1 و َسافَرَ جَمِيعُ بَني إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ صَحْراءِ سِينَ عَلَى مَراحِلَ، كَما قالَ اللهُ لَهُمْ. وَخَيَّمُوا فِي مَنْطِقَةِ رَفِيدِيمَ، لَكِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ هُناكَ ماءٌ لِيَشرَبُوا.

All the people of Israel left the Desert of Sin, traveling from one place to another as the Lord told them. They set up their tents at Rephidim. But there was no water for the people to drink.

2 ف َتَجادَلَ الشَّعبُ مَعَ مُوسَى، وَقالُوا لَهُ: «أعطِنا ماءً لِنَشرَبَ.» فَقالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ: «لِماذا تُخاصِمُونَنِي؟ لِماذا تُجَرِّبُونَ صَبرَ اللهِ ؟»

So the people argued with Moses, saying, “Give us water to drink.” And Moses said to them, “Why do you argue with me? Why do you test the Lord?”

3 ل َكِنَّهُمْ عَطِشُوا وَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَى مُوسَى وَقالُوا: «لِماذا أخرَجْتَنا مِنْ مِصرَ، لِتَقتُلَنا نَحنُ وَأولادَنا وَماشِيَتَنا بِالعَطَشِ؟»

But the people were thirsty there for water. They complained against Moses, saying, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and animals with thirst?”

4 ف َصَرَخَ مُوسَى إلَى اللهِ وَقالَ: «ماذا أفعَلُ بِهَذا الشَّعبِ؟ إنَّهُمْ يَكادُونَ يَرجُمُونَنِي.»

So Moses called to the Lord, saying, “What should I do with these people? They are almost ready to throw stones at me.”

5 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «مُرَّ مِنْ أمامِ الشَّعبِ، وَخُذْ مَعكَ بَعضَ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ. وَخُذْ بِيَدِكَ عَصاكَ الَّتِي ضَرَبْتَ بِها نَهْرَ النِّيلَ، وَاذْهَبْ.

The Lord said to Moses, “Pass in front of the people and take some of the leaders of Israel with you. Take the special stick in your hand with which you hit the Nile, and go.

6 س َأقِفُ أمامَكَ هُناكَ عَلَى صَخرَةِ حُورِيبَ. فَحِينَ تَضرِبُ الصَّخرَةَ، سَيَخرُجُ مِنها ماءٌ لِيَشرَبَ الشَّعبُ.» فَفَعَلَ مُوسَى ذَلِكَ أمامَ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ.

See, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb. When you hit the rock, water will come out of it and the people will drink.” And Moses did so, with the leaders of Israel watching.

7 و َدَعا المَكانَ بِاسْمِ «مَسَّةَ وَمَرِيبَةَ» بِسَبَبِ مُخاصَمَةِ بَني إسْرائِيلَ للهِ وَبِسَبَبِ تَجرِبَتِهِمْ لِصَبرِهِ، إذْ قالُوا: «لِنَرَ إنْ كانَ يهوه فِي وَسَطِنا أمْ لا؟» الحربُ مَعَ عمالِيق

He called the name of the place Massah and Meribah because of the arguing of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord, saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?” War with Amalek

8 و َأتَتْ قَبِيلَةُ عَمالِيقَ لِمُحارَبَةِ إسْرائِيلَ فِي رَفِيدِيمَ.

Then Amalek came and fought against Israel at Rephidim.

9 ف َقالَ مُوسَى لِيَشُوعَ: «اختَرْ رِجالاً، وَاخرُجْ حارِبْ قَبِيلَةَ عَمالِيقَ. وَسَأقِفُ أنا غَداً عَلَى قِمَّةِ التَّلَّةِ وَعَصا اللهِ فِي يَدِي.»

So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us. And go out and fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the special stick of God in my hand.”

10 ف َعَمِلَ يَشُوعُ كَما قالَ مُوسَى لَهُ، فَحارَبَ قَبِيلَةَ عَمالِيقَ. وَصَعِدَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ وَحُورُ إلَى قِمَّةِ التَّلَّةِ.

Joshua did as Moses told him. He fought against Amalek. And Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

11 و َحِينَ كانَ مُوسَى يَرفَعُ يَدَيهِ، كانَ إسْرائِيلُ يَنتَصِرُ. وَحِينَ كانَ يُنزِلُ يَدَيهِ، كانَ عَمالِيقُ يَنتَصِرُ.

When Moses held up his hand, Israel would be winning. But when he let his hand down, Amalek would win.

12 و َحِينَ تَعِبَتْ يَدا مُوسَى، أخَذَ هارُونُ وَحُورُ حَجَراً وَوَضَعاهُ تَحْتَهُ. فَجَلَسَ مُوسَى عَلَى الحَجَرِ. وَأسْنَدَ هارُونُ وَحُورُ يَدَيهِ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْ جِهَةٍ. فَظَلَّتْ يَداهُ ثابِتَتَينِ إلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمسِ.

Moses’ hands became tired. So they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on each side. His hands did not move until the sun went down.

13 و َهَزَمَ يَشُوعُ عَمالِيقَ وَشَعبَهُ بِحَدِّ السَّيفِ.

So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his people with the sword.

14 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «اكتُبْ هَذا لِلذِّكرَى فِي كِتابٍ، وَقُلْ عَلَى مَسمَعِ يَشُوعَ: ‹سَأُلاشِي كُلَّ أثَرٍ لِقَبِيلَةِ عَمالِيقَ مِنْ تَحْتِ السَّماءِ.›»

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write this in a book, to be remembered, and tell Joshua that I will take away everything under heaven that would help you remember Amalek.”

15 و َبَنَى مُوسَى مَذبَحاً، وَدَعاهُ «يهوه رايَتِي.»

Moses built an altar and gave it the name The Lord is My Banner.

16 و َقالَ: «أرفَعُ يَدَيَّ نَحوَ عَرشِ اللهِ وَأُقسِمُ: سَيُحارِبُ اللهُ قَبِيلَةَ عَمالِيقَ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

And he said, “Because the Lord has promised to have war against Amalek through all time.”