1 Un viss Israēla bērnu pulks uz tā Kunga pavēli devās ceļā no Sina tuksneša vairākos pārgājienos un apmetās nometnē pie Refidimas, bet tur ļaudīm nebija dzeramā ūdens.
2 Tad ļaudis bārās ar Mozu, sacīdami: „Dod mums ūdeni, ka varām dzert!“ Bet Mozus viņiem sacīja: „Ko jūs rājaties ar mani? Kādēļ jūs kārdināt to Kungu?“
3 Un tauta, pēc ūdens izslāpusi, kurnēja pret Mozu, sacīdama: „Kāpēc tu mūs esi izvedis no Ēģiptes, vai lai mēs mirtu aiz slāpēm, mēs un mūsu bērni un mūsu lopi?“
4 Un Mozus brēca uz to Kungu un sacīja: „Ko lai es daru ar šiem ļaudīm? Daudz netrūkst, ka tie mani nomētās ar akmeņiem.“
5 Tad tas Kungs sacīja Mozum: „Ej tautas priekšā un ņem kādus Israēla vecajus sev līdz un ari zizli, ar kujru tu esi sitis ūdeņus, paņem to un ej!
6 Redzi, Es tur stāvēšu tavā priekšā uz klints pie Horeba, un tu sit to klinti, tad no tās iztecēs ūdens ļaudīm ko dzert.“ Un Mozus tā darīja Israēla vecaju acu priekšā.
7 Un to vietu nosauca Masa un Meriba, tāpēc ka Israēla ļaudis bija cēluši ķildu un bija kārdinājuši to Kungu, sacīdami: „Vai tas Kungs ir mūsu vidū vai nav?“
8 Un Amaleks uzmācās ar kapi Israēlam pie Refidimas.
9 Tad Mozus sacīja uz Jozuu: „Izraugi mums karavīrus un izej cīņā pret Amaleku; rīt es nostāšos kalna virsotnē, un Dieva zizlis būs manā rokā.“
10 Un Jozua darīja tā, kā Mozus bija viņam licis, lai cīnītos ar Amaleku; bet Mozus, Ārons un Hūrs uzkāpa kalna virsotnē.
11 Un notika, ka, kamēr Mozus bija savu roku pacēlis, Israēls ņēma virsroku, bet, kad Mozus savu roku nolaida, virsroku ņēma Amaleks.
12 Kad Mozum rokas kļuva smagas, tad viņi paņēma akmeni un nolika to zem tā, un viņš uz tā atsēdās, bet Arons un Hūrs atbalstīja viņa rokas, viens no vienas, otrs no otras puses. Un tā viņa rokas palika stingras, kamēr saule nogāja.
13 Un Jozua sakāva Amaleku un viņa tautu ar zobena asmeni.
14 Tad tas Kungs sacīja Mozum: „Ieraksti to piemiņai grāmatā un liec to Jozuam ausis, ka Es pilnīgi izdeldēšu Amaleka viru piemiņu no zemes virsus.“
15 Un Mozus uzcēla altāri un nosauca tā vārdu: „Tas Kungs ir mans karogs.“
16 Un viņš teica: „Mana roka tur tā Kunga karogu! Tas Kungs kājos pret Amaleku uz audžu audzēm!“
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.”
