The Book of Exodus, Chapter 17ΕΞΟΔΟΣ ΙΖ′

καὶ ἀπῆρεν πᾶσα συναγωγὴ υἱῶν Ισραηλ ἐκ τῆς ἐρήμου Σιν κατὰ παρεμβολὰς αὐτῶν διὰ ῥήματος κυρίου καὶ παρενεβάλοσαν ἐν Ραφιδιν· οὐκ ἦν δὲ ὕδωρ τῷ λαῷ πιεῖν.

And the whole congregation of the sons of Israel set out from the wilderness of Sin, according to their encampments, by the word of the LORD; and they camped at Rephidim. But there was no water for the people to drink.

καὶ ἐλοιδορεῖτο ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγοντες δὸς ἡμῖν ὕδωρ ἵνα πίωμεν· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Μωυσῆς τί λοιδορεῖσθέ μοι καὶ τί πειράζετε κύριον;

And the people quarreled with Moses, saying, 'Give us water that we may drink!' And Moses said to them, 'Why do you quarrel with me, and why do you test the LORD?'

ἐδίψησεν δὲ ἐκεῖ ὁ λαὸς ὕδατι καὶ ἐγόγγυζεν ἐκεῖ ὁ λαὸς πρὸς Μωυσῆν λέγοντες ἵνα τί τοῦτο ἀνεβίβασας ἡμᾶς ἐξ Αἰγύπτου ἀποκτεῖναι ἡμᾶς καὶ τὰ τέκνα ἡμῶν καὶ τὰ κτήνη τῷ δίψει;

But the people thirsted there for water, and the people murmured there against Moses, saying, 'Why is this—you have brought us up out of Egypt to kill us and our children and the cattle with thirst?'

ἐβόησεν δὲ Μωυσῆς πρὸς κύριον λέγων τί ποιήσω τῷ λαῷ τούτῳ; ἔτι μικρὸν καὶ καταλιθοβολήσουσίν με.

And Moses cried out to the LORD, saying, 'What shall I do with this people? Yet a little, and they will stone me.'

καὶ εἶπεν κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν προπορεύου τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου λαβὲ δὲ μετὰ σεαυτοῦ ἀπὸ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ τὴν ῥάβδον ἐν ᾗ ἐπάταξας τὸν ποταμόν λαβὲ ἐν τῇ χειρί σου καὶ πορεύσῃ.

And the LORD said to Moses, 'Go on ahead of this people, and take with you some of the elders of the people; and the staff with which you struck the river, take in your hand, and go.'

ὅδε ἐγὼ ἕστηκα πρὸ τοῦ σὲ ἐκεῖ ἐπὶ τῆς πέτρας ἐν Χωρηβ· καὶ πατάξεις τὴν πέτραν, καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ἐξ αὐτῆς ὕδωρ, καὶ πίεται ὁ λαός μου. ἐποίησεν δὲ Μωυσῆς οὕτως ἐναντίον τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ.

'Behold, I will stand there before you upon the rock in Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water will come out of it, and my people will drink.' And Moses did so before the sons of Israel.

καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ τόπου ἐκείνου Πειρασμὸς καὶ Λοιδόρησις διὰ τὴν λοιδορίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ισραηλ καὶ διὰ τὸ πειράζειν κύριον λέγοντας εἰ ἔστιν κύριος ἐν ἡμῖν ἢ οὔ.

And he named the name of that place Testing and Reviling (Massah and Meribah), because of the reviling of the sons of Israel and because they tested the LORD, saying, 'Is the LORD among us or not?'

ἦλθεν δὲ Αμαληκ καὶ ἐπολέμει Ισραηλ ἐν Ραφιδιν.

And Amalek came and made war on Israel at Rephidim.

εἶπεν δὲ Μωυσῆς τῷ Ἰησοῦ ἐπίλεξον σεαυτῷ ἄνδρας δυνατοὺς καὶ ἐξελθὼν παράταξαι τῷ Αμαληκ αὔριον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἕστηκα ἐπὶ τῆς κορυφῆς τοῦ βουνοῦ, καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν τῇ χειρί μου.

And Moses said to Joshua, 'Choose out for yourself mighty men, and go out and set yourself in array against Amalek tomorrow; and behold, I will stand on the top of the hill, and the staff of God will be in my hand.'

καὶ ἐποίησεν Ἰησοῦς καθάπερ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Μωυσῆς, καὶ ἐξελθὼν παρετάξατο τῷ Αμαληκ· καὶ Μωυσῆς καὶ Ααρων καὶ Ωρ ἀνέβησαν ἐπὶ τὴν κορυφὴν τοῦ βουνοῦ.

And Joshua did just as Moses told him, and going out he set himself in array against Amalek; and Moses and Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

καὶ ἐγίνετο ὅταν ἐπῆρεν Μωυσῆς τὰς χεῖρας κατίσχυεν Ισραηλ· ὅταν δὲ καθῆκεν τὰς χεῖρας κατίσχυεν Αμαληκ.

And it came to pass that whenever Moses lifted up his hands Israel prevailed, but whenever he lowered his hands Amalek prevailed.

αἱ δὲ χεῖρες Μωυσῆ βαρεῖαι· καὶ λαβόντες λίθον ὑπέθηκαν ὑπ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ ἐκάθητο ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ Ααρων καὶ Ωρ ἐστήριζον τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, ἐντεῦθεν εἷς καὶ ἐντεῦθεν εἷς· καὶ ἐγένοντο αἱ χεῖρες Μωυσῆ ἐστηριγμέναι ἕως δυσμῶν ἡλίου.

But the hands of Moses were heavy; and taking a stone they put it under him, and he sat upon it, and Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on this side and one on that side; and the hands of Moses were held steady until the setting of the sun.

καὶ ἐτρέψατο Ἰησοῦς τὸν Αμαληκ καὶ πάντα τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν φόνῳ μαχαίρας.

And Joshua routed Amalek and all his people with the edge of the sword.

εἶπεν δὲ κύριος πρὸς Μωυσῆν κατάγραψον τοῦτο εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐν βιβλίῳ καὶ δὸς εἰς τὰ ὦτα Ἰησοῖ ὅτι ἀλοιφῇ ἐξαλείψω τὸ μνημόσυνον Αμαληκ ἐκ τῆς ὑπὸ τὸν οὐρανόν.

And the LORD said to Moses, 'Write this down for a memorial in a book, and give it into the ears of Joshua, that with utter blotting I will wipe out the memorial of Amalek from under heaven.'

καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν Μωυσῆς θυσιαστήριον κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπωνόμασεν τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Κύριός μου καταφυγή.

And Moses built an altar to the LORD, and named it 'The LORD is my refuge.'

ὅτι ἐν χειρὶ κρυφαίᾳ πολεμεῖ κύριος ἐπὶ Αμαληκ ἀπὸ γενεῶν εἰς γενεάς.

for with a hidden hand the LORD wages war against Amalek from generation to generation.