The Lord Gives Water from a Rock
1 The Israelites left the desert and moved from one place to another each time the Lord ordered them to. Once they camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for them to drink.
2 The people started complaining to Moses, “Give us some water!”
Moses replied, “Why are you complaining to me and trying to put the Lord to the test?”
3 But the people were thirsty and kept on complaining, “Moses, did you bring us out of Egypt just to let us and our families and our animals die of thirst?”
4 Then Moses prayed to the Lord, “What am I going to do with these people? They are about to stone me to death!”
5 The Lord answered, “Take some of the leaders with you and go ahead of the rest of the people. Also take along the walking stick with which you struck the Nile River. 6 When you get to the rock at Mount Sinai, I will be there with you. Strike the rock with the stick, and water will pour out for the people to drink.” Moses did this while the leaders watched.
7 The people had complained and tested the Lord by asking, “Is the Lord really with us?” So Moses named that place Massah, which means “testing” and Meribah, which means “complaining.”
Israel Defeats the Amalekites
8 When the Israelites were at Rephidim, they were attacked by the Amalekites. 9 So Moses told Joshua, “Have some men ready to attack the Amalekites tomorrow. I will stand on a hilltop, holding this walking stick that has the power of God.”
10 Joshua led the attack as Moses had commanded, while Moses, Aaron, and Hur stood on the hilltop. 11 The Israelites out-fought the Amalekites as long as Moses held up his arms, but they started losing whenever he lowered them. 12 After a while, his arms were so tired that Aaron and Hur got a rock for him to sit on. Then they stood beside him and supported his arms in the same position until sunset. 13 That's how Joshua defeated the Amalekites.
14 Afterwards, the Lord said to Moses, “Write an account of this victory and read it to Joshua. I want the Amalekites to be forgotten forever.”
15 Moses built an altar and named it “The Lord Gives Me Victory.” 16 Then Moses explained, “This is because I depended on the Lord. But in future generations, the Lord will fight the Amalekites again and again.”
Ūdens no klints
(4Moz 20:1–13)1 Viss Israēla dēlu pulks gāja pa Sīna tuksnesi, kā Kungs bija teicis. Tad viņi apstājās Refidīmā, un tautai nebija ūdens, ko dzert. 2 Tauta strīdējās ar Mozu un sacīja: “Dod mums ūdeni, ko dzert!” Bet Mozus tiem teica: “Kāpēc jūs strīdaties ar mani?! Kāpēc jūs pārbaudāt Kungu?!” 3 Tauta, slāpdama pēc ūdens, kurnēja pret Mozu un teica: “Kāpēc tu atvedi mūs no Ēģiptes – vai lai nogalētu mūs, mūsu dēlus un mūsu ganāmpulkus slāpēs?!” 4 Un Mozus brēca uz Kungu, sacīdams: “Ko lai es daru šai tautai – vēl mazliet, un tie mani nomētās akmeņiem!” 5 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Izej tautas priekšā, ņem sev līdzi dažus Israēla vecajos un savu spieķi, ar ko tu siti Nīlu, ņem to rokā un ej! 6 Redzi, es nostāšos tavā priekšā uz klints Horebā – tad tu sit klinti, un no tās izplūdīs ūdens, un tauta varēs dzert!” Un Mozus tā darīja, Israēla vecajiem redzot. 7 Tās vietas viņš nosauca par Masu un Merību , jo Israēla dēli bija strīdējušies un pārbaudījuši Kungu, sacīdami: “Vai Kungs ir ar mums vai nav?!”
Amālēks karo ar Israēlu un tiek sakauts
(1Moz 14:74Moz 13:294Moz 14:25)8 Tad nāca Amālēks un karoja ar Israēlu Refidīmā. 9 Un Mozus teica Jozuam: “Izraugies no mums vīrus un ej karot ar Amālēku! Rīt es nostāšos kalna galā ar Dieva nūju rokā!” 10 Jozua darīja, kā Mozus viņam teica, – cīnījās ar Amālēku. Bet Mozus, Ārons un Hūrs uzkāpa kalna galā. 11 Un bija tā – kad Mozus turēja savu roku paceltu, tad Israēls uzvarēja, bet, kad viņš atpūtināja roku, uzvarēja Amālēks. 12 Kad Mozus rokas nogura, viņi paņēma akmeni un palika zem tām; viņš sēdēja uz tā, bet Ārons un Hūrs turēja viņa rokas no abām pusēm – un viņa rokas palika izstieptas, kamēr norietēja saule. 13 Un Jozua uzvarēja Amālēku un viņa ļaudis ar zobenu.
14 Un Kungs teica Mozum: “Raksti šo visu grāmatā, lai paliek atmiņā, un stāsti Jozuam – izdzēst es izdzēsīšu Amālēka piemiņu zem debesīm!” 15 Tad Mozus uzcēla altāri un nosauca to vārdā “Kungs – mans karogs”. 16 Viņš teica: “Jo roka uz Kunga troņa! Karš Kungam ar Amālēku uz paaudžu paaudzēm!”
