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Exodus 17
Het Boek
Exodus 17
Het Boek
Water uit de rots
17 Volgens de opdracht van de Here verliet het volk Israël de woestijn Sin en trok langs diverse pleisterplaatsen naar Refidim, waar zij hun kamp opsloegen. Daar was echter geen water te vinden! 2 Opnieuw mopperde het volk en eiste van Mozes: ‘Geef ons water, zodat we kunnen drinken!’ ‘Waarom moppert u op mij?’ vroeg Mozes. ‘Wilt u soms de Here op de proef stellen om te zien hoe lang Hij geduld met u heeft?’ 3 Maar gekweld door de dorst, riepen zij: ‘Waarom hebt u ons uit Egypte gehaald? Waarom moeten wij, onze kinderen en ons vee hier sterven?’ 4 Toen bad Mozes tot de Here en smeekte Hem: ‘Wat moet ik doen? Nog even en zij stenigen mij!’
5 De Here antwoordde: ‘Roep de leiders van Israël bij u en breng het volk naar het Horeb-gebergte. 6 Daar zal Ik u ontmoeten. Sla daar met uw staf op een rots—dezelfde staf waarmee u op het water van de Nijl hebt geslagen—en er zal water tevoorschijn komen, zodat zij kunnen drinken!’ Mozes deed wat de Here had gezegd en het water golfde tevoorschijn!
7 Mozes noemde die plaats Massa (Verzoeking) en Meriba (Ruzie), omdat de Israëlieten tegen de Here waren opgestaan en Hem hadden uitgedaagd met de woorden: ‘Is de Here bij ons of niet?’
8 Toen verschenen de Amalekieten op het toneel en vochten bij Refidim tegen de Israëlieten. 9 Mozes zei tegen Jozua: ‘Roep de mannen te wapen en vecht tegen het leger van Amalek. Morgen zal ik op de heuveltop staan met de staf van God in mijn hand!’
10 Jozua verzamelde zijn mannen en trok ten strijde. Ondertussen beklommen Mozes, Aäron en Chur de heuvel. 11 Telkens wanneer Mozes zijn hand omhoog deed, had Israël de overhand, maar wanneer zijn hand niet meer omhoog was, was Amalek de winnende partij. 12 Toen hij last kreeg van vermoeidheid, rolden zij een steen naar hem toe, waarop hij kon zitten. Aäron en Hur stonden naast hem en hielden zijn armen omhoog tot zonsondergang. 13 Zo overwon Jozua de Amalekieten en hij vernietigde hen.
14 En de Here beval Mozes: ‘Leg deze gebeurtenissen vast zodat ze niet worden vergeten. En prent Jozua in dat Ik de herinnering aan Amalek voor altijd zal laten verdwijnen.’
15 Toen bouwde Mozes een altaar en noemde het: ‘De Here is mijn banier.’ 16 Hij riep uit: ‘De hand van de Here beschermt ons vanuit de hemel en Hij voert onze strijd tegen Amalek van generatie op generatie.’
Exodus 17
King James Version
Exodus 17
King James Version
17 And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.
2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord?
3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?
4 And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.
5 And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.
6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.
7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?
8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.
9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand.
10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the hill.
11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed.
12 But Moses hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.
13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
14 And the Lord said unto Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.
15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovahnissi:
16 For he said, Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord will have war with Amalek from generation to generation.
Exodus 17
New International Version
Exodus 17
New International Version
Water From the Rock
17 The whole Israelite community set out from the Desert of Sin,(A) traveling from place to place as the Lord commanded. They camped at Rephidim,(B) but there was no water(C) for the people to drink. 2 So they quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water(D) to drink.”(E)
Moses replied, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you put the Lord to the test?”(F)
3 But the people were thirsty(G) for water there, and they grumbled(H) against Moses. They said, “Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to make us and our children and livestock die(I) of thirst?”
4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone(J) me.”
5 The Lord answered Moses, “Go out in front of the people. Take with you some of the elders of Israel and take in your hand the staff(K) with which you struck the Nile,(L) and go. 6 I will stand there before you by the rock at Horeb.(M) Strike(N) the rock, and water(O) will come out of it for the people to drink.” So Moses did this in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the place Massah[a](P) and Meribah[b](Q) because the Israelites quarreled and because they tested the Lord saying, “Is the Lord among us or not?”
The Amalekites Defeated
8 The Amalekites(R) came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.(S) 9 Moses said to Joshua,(T) “Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff(U) of God in my hands.”
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur(V) went to the top of the hill. 11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning,(W) but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning. 12 When Moses’ hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up—one on one side, one on the other—so that his hands remained steady till sunset.(X) 13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite(Y) army with the sword.
14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Write(Z) this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out(AA) the name of Amalek(AB) from under heaven.”
15 Moses built an altar(AC) and called(AD) it The Lord is my Banner. 16 He said, “Because hands were lifted up against[c] the throne of the Lord,[d] the Lord will be at war against the Amalekites(AE) from generation to generation.”(AF)
Footnotes
- Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
- Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.
- Exodus 17:16 Or to
- Exodus 17:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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