1Igitur profecta omnis multitudo filiorum Israël de deserto Sin per mansiones suas,And so, the entire multitude of the sons of Israel, having set out from the desert of Sin in stages,juxta sermonem Domini, castrametati sunt in Raphidim,according to the word of the Lord, made camp at Rephidim,ubi non erat aqua ad bibendum populo.where there was no water for the people to drink.

2Qui jurgatus contra Moysen,And arguing against Moses,ait:they said,Da nobis aquam,“Give us water,ut bibamus.so that we may drink.”Quibus respondit Moyses:And Moses answered them:Quid jurgamini contra me?“Why argue against me?cur tentatis Dominum?For what reason do you tempt the Lord?”

3Sitivit ergo ibi populus præ aquæ penuria,And so the people were thirsty in that place, due to the scarcity of water,et murmuravit contra Moysen,and they murmured against Moses,dicens:saying:Cur fecisti nos exire de Ægypto,“Why did you cause us to go out of Egypt,ut occideres nos, et liberos nostros,so as to kill us and our children, as well as our cattle,ac jumenta siti?with thirst?”

4Clamavit autem Moyses ad Dominum,Then Moses cried out to the Lord,dicens:saying:Quid faciam populo huic?“What shall I do with this people?adhuc paululum,A little while moreet lapidabit me.and they will stone me.”

5Et ait Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Antecede populum,“Go before the people,et sume tecum de senioribus Israël:and take with you some of the elders of Israel.et virgam qua percussisti fluvium,And take in your hand the staff,tolle in manu tua,with which you struck the river,et vade.and advance.

6En ego stabo ibi coram te,Lo, I will stand in that place before you,supra petram Horeb:on the rock of Horeb.percutiesque petram,And you shall strike the rock,et exibit ex ea aqua,and water will go forth from it,ut bibat populus.so that the people may drink.”Fecit Moyses ita coram senioribus Israël:Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

7et vocavit nomen loci illius, Tentatio,And he called the name of that place ‘Temptation,’propter jurgium filiorum Israël,because of the arguing of the sons of Israel,et quia tentaverunt Dominum, dicentes:and because they tempted the Lord,Estne Dominus in nobis,saying: “Is the Lord with us,an non?or not?”

8Venit autem Amalec,And Amalek cameet pugnabat contra Israël in Raphidim.and fought against Israel at Rephidim.

9Dixitque Moyses ad Josue:And Moses said to Joshua:Elige viros: et egressus,“Choose men. And when you go out,pugna contra Amalec:fight against Amalek.cras ego stabo in vertice collis,Tomorrow, I will stand at the top of the hill,habens virgam Dei in manu mea.holding the staff of God in my hand.”

10Fecit Josue ut locutus erat Moyses,Joshua did as Moses had spoken,et pugnavit contra Amalec:and he fought against Amalek.Moyses autem et Aaron et Hur ascenderunt super verticem collis.But Moses and Aaron and Hur ascended to the top of the hill.

11Cumque levaret Moyses manus,And when Moses lifted up his hands,vincebat Israël:Israel prevailed.sin autem paululum remisisset,But when he released them a little while,superabat Amalec.Amalek overcame.

12Manus autem Moysi erant graves:Then the hands of Moses became heavy.sumentes igitur lapidem,And so,posuerunt subter eum,taking a stone,in quo sedit:they placed it beneath him,Aaron autemand he sat on it.et Hur sustentabant manus ejus ex utraque parte.Then Aaron and Hur sustained his hands from both sides.Et factum est ut manus illius non lassarentur usque ad occasum solis.And it happened that his hands did not tire until the setting of the sun.

13Fugavitque Josue Amalec,And Joshua put to flight Amaleket populum ejus in ore gladii.and his people by the edge of the sword.

14Dixit autem Dominus ad Moysen:Then the Lord said to Moses: “Write this,Scribe hoc ob monimentum in libro, et trade auribus Josue:as a memorial in a book, and deliver it to the ears of Joshua.delebo enim memoriam Amalec sub cælo.For I will wipe away the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”

15Ædificavitque Moyses altare:And Moses built an altar.et vocavit nomen ejus,And he called its name,Dominus exaltatio mea,‘The Lord, my Exaltation.’dicens:For he said:

16Quia manus solii Domini,“The hand of the throne of the Lord,et bellum Domini erit contra Amalec,and the war of the Lord,a generatione in generationem.will be against Amalek from generation to generation.”