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击盘出水(A)

17 以色列全体会众都照着耶和华的吩咐,一站一站,从汛的旷野起程,在利非订安营。在那里人民没有水喝。 因此人民与摩西争吵,说:“给我们水喝吧。”摩西对他们说:“你们为甚么与我争吵呢?你们为甚么试探耶和华呢?” 人民在那里渴望得水喝,就向摩西发怨言,说:“你为甚么把我们从埃及领上来,使我们和我们的儿女,以及我们的牲畜都渴死呢?” 摩西向耶和华呼求,说:“我要怎样对待这人民呢?他们几乎要用石头打死我了。” 耶和华回答摩西:“你要到人民的面前,要带着以色列的几个长老和你一起,手里要拿着你先前击打河水的杖。 看哪,我必在何烈山那里的盘石上站在你面前;你要击打盘石,就必有水从盘石流出来,使人民可以喝。”摩西就在以色列的长老眼前这样行了。 他给那地方起名叫玛撒,又叫米利巴,因为以色列人在那里争吵,又因为他们试探耶和华,说:“耶和华是不是在我们中间呢?”

与亚玛力人作战

那时亚玛力人来了,在利非订和以色列人争战。 摩西对约书亚说:“你要为我们选出人来,出去和亚玛力人争战;明天我要站在山顶上,手里拿着 神的杖。” 10 于是,约书亚照着摩西吩咐他的行了,去和亚玛力人争战;摩西、亚伦和户珥都上了山顶。 11 摩西举起手来的时候,以色列人就得胜;摩西把手放下来的时候,亚玛力人就得胜。 12 可是摩西的两手疲乏了,他们就搬块石头来,放在摩西下面,他就坐在上面;亚伦和户珥,一边一个,扶着摩西的两手;这样,他的两手就稳住,直到日落的时候。 13 约书亚用刀打败了亚玛力王和他的人民。

14 耶和华对摩西说:“我要把亚玛力的名号从天下完全抹掉;你要把话写在书上作记念,也要告诉约书亚。” 15 摩西筑了一座祭坛,给它起名叫“耶和华尼西”。 16 摩西又说:“向耶和华的旌旗举手,耶和华必世世代代和亚玛力人争战。”

L'acqua scaturita dalla roccia

17 Tutta la comunità degli Israeliti levò l'accampamento dal deserto di Sin, secondo l'ordine che il Signore dava di tappa in tappa, e si accampò a Refidim. Ma non c'era acqua da bere per il popolo. Il popolo protestò contro Mosè: «Dateci acqua da bere!». Mosè disse loro: «Perché protestate con me? Perché mettete alla prova il Signore?». In quel luogo dunque il popolo soffriva la sete per mancanza di acqua; il popolo mormorò contro Mosè e disse: «Perché ci hai fatti uscire dall'Egitto per far morire di sete noi, i nostri figli e il nostro bestiame?». Allora Mosè invocò l'aiuto del Signore, dicendo: «Che farò io per questo popolo? Ancora un poco e mi lapideranno!». Il Signore disse a Mosè: «Passa davanti al popolo e prendi con te alcuni anziani di Israele. Prendi in mano il bastone con cui hai percosso il Nilo, e và! Ecco, io starò davanti a te sulla roccia, sull'Oreb; tu batterai sulla roccia: ne uscirà acqua e il popolo berrà». Mosè così fece sotto gli occhi degli anziani d'Israele. Si chiamò quel luogo Massa e Meriba, a causa della protesta degli Israeliti e perché misero alla prova il Signore, dicendo: «Il Signore è in mezzo a noi sì o no?».

Combattimento contro Amalek

Allora Amalek venne a combattere contro Israele a Refidim. Mosè disse a Giosuè: «Scegli per noi alcuni uomini ed esci in battaglia contro Amalek. Domani io starò ritto sulla cima del colle con in mano il bastone di Dio». 10 Giosuè eseguì quanto gli aveva ordinato Mosè per combattere contro Amalek, mentre Mosè, Aronne, e Cur salirono sulla cima del colle. 11 Quando Mosè alzava le mani, Israele era il più forte, ma quando le lasciava cadere, era più forte Amalek. 12 Poiché Mosè sentiva pesare le mani dalla stanchezza, presero una pietra, la collocarono sotto di lui ed egli vi sedette, mentre Aronne e Cur, uno da una parte e l'altro dall'altra, sostenevano le sue mani. Così le sue mani rimasero ferme fino al tramonto del sole. 13 Giosuè sconfisse Amalek e il suo popolo passandoli poi a fil di spada. 14 Allora il Signore disse a Mosè: «Scrivi questo per ricordo nel libro e mettilo negli orecchi di Giosuè: io cancellerò del tutto la memoria di Amalek sotto il cielo!».

15 Allora Mosè costruì un altare, lo chiamò «Il Signore è il mio vessillo» 16 e disse:

«Una mano s'è levata sul trono del Signore:
vi sarà guerra del Signore contro Amalek
di generazione in generazione!».

17 (vii) The whole community of the people of Isra’el left the Seen Desert, traveling in stages, as Adonai had ordered, and camped at Refidim; but there was no water for the people to drink. The people quarreled with Moshe, demanding, “Give us water to drink!” But Moshe replied, “Why pick a fight with me? Why are you testing Adonai?” However, the people were thirsty for water there and grumbled against Moshe, “For what did you bring us up from Egypt? To kill us, our children and our livestock with thirst?”

Moshe cried out to Adonai, “What am I to do with these people? They’re ready to stone me!” Adonai answered Moshe, “Go on ahead of the people, and bring with you the leaders of Isra’el. Take your staff in your hand, the one you used to strike the river; and go. I will stand in front of you there on the rock in Horev. You are to strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so the people can drink.” Moshe did this in the sight of the leaders of Isra’el. The place was named Massah [testing] and M’rivah [quarreling] because of the quarreling of the people of Isra’el and because they tested Adonai by asking, “Is Adonai with us or not?”

Then ‘Amalek came and fought with Isra’el at Refidim. Moshe said to Y’hoshua, “Choose men for us, go out, and fight with ‘Amalek. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with God’s staff in my hand.” 10 Y’hoshua did as Moshe had told him and fought with ‘Amalek. Then Moshe, Aharon and Hur went up to the top of the hill. 11 When Moshe raised his hand, Isra’el prevailed; but when he let it down, ‘Amalek prevailed. 12 However, Moshe’s hands grew heavy; so they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Aharon and Hur held up his hands, the one on the one side and the other on the other; so that his hands stayed steady until sunset. 13 Thus Y’hoshua defeated ‘Amalek, putting their people to the sword.

(Maftir) 14 Adonai said to Moshe, “Write this in a book to be remembered, and tell it to Y’hoshua: I will completely blot out any memory of ‘Amalek from under heaven.” 15 Moshe built an altar, called it Adonai Nissi [Adonai is my banner/miracle], 16 and said, “Because their hand was against the throne of Yah, Adonai will fight ‘Amalek generation after generation.”

Haftarah B’shallach: Shof’tim (Judges) 4:4–5:31 (A); 5:1–31 (S)

B’rit Hadashah suggested readings for Parashah B’shallach: Luke 2:22–24; Yochanan (John) 6:25–35; 19:31–37; 1 Corinthians 10:1–13; 2 Corinthians 8:1–15; Revelation 15:1–4

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.

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?

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?

And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

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.

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.

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?

Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

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.

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. 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)

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?”

Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What am I to do with these people? They are almost ready to stone(J) me.”

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. 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. 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

The Amalekites(R) came and attacked the Israelites at Rephidim.(S) 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

  1. Exodus 17:7 Massah means testing.
  2. Exodus 17:7 Meribah means quarreling.
  3. Exodus 17:16 Or to
  4. Exodus 17:16 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.