Water Comot From di Rock
For Rephidim di people quarrel about water and dem ready to stone Moses, dem dey ask whether our Papa dey among dem or not. Dem tell am make e strike di rock, and water comot. Den Amalek attack, and Israel win only as long as Aaron and Hur hold Moses hand up.
17 1All di Israel community comot from di Wilderness of Sin, dey travel small-small as our Papa command dem, and dem camp for Rephidim—but water no dey for di people to drink. 2Di people argue with Moses: “Give us water make we drink.” Moses answer, “Why una dey argue with me? Why una dey test our Papa?”
3Water thirst catch di people for there and dem grumble against Moses, dey talk, “Why you bring us comot from Egypt come kill us and our pikin dem and our animal dem with thirst?”
4Moses cry out give our Papa, “Wetin I go do with dis people? Dem don ready to stone me.”
5Our Papa tell Moses, “Waka go front of di people. Carry some elders of Israel follow you, and carry for your hand di staff wey you take strike di Nile, den go. 6I go stand there for your front on top di rock for Horeb. Strike di rock, and water go comot from am for di people to drink.” Moses do am so as di elders of Israel dey watch.
7E name di place Massah and Meribah, because di people of Israel quarrel and test our Papa, dey ask, “Our Papa dey among us or e no dey?” a a v7 Massah mean “testing” and Meribah mean “quarreling” — dem name di place because of how di people doubt whether our Papa really dey with dem.
our Papa Win di Battle
8Den Amalek come fight against Israel for Rephidim. 9Moses tell Joshua, “Pick men for us, and go out to fight Amalek. Tomorrow I go stand on top di hill with our Papa staff for my hand.” 10Joshua do as Moses talk and fight Amalek; Moses, Aaron, and Hur go up to di top of di hill. 11Now anytime Moses raise up im hand, Israel dey win; but anytime e bring im hand down, Amalek dey win. 12Moses hand dem come heavy, so dem put stone under am and e sidon on top am, while Aaron and Hur hold im hands up, one for each side, so dem stay steady until sun go down. 13And Joshua conquer Amalek and im people with di edge of di sword.
14Our Papa tell Moses, “Write dis one for book as reminder, and read am loud give Joshua: I go completely rub commot Amalek memory from under heaven.”
15Moses build altar and name am “Our Papa Na My Banner,” b b v15 Moses name di altar “our Papa na my banner” after Israel win Amalek, wey dem win while im hands dey raised up to our Papa. 16and e talk, “For hand dey on top di throne of our Papa: E go fight against Amalek generation after generation.” c c v16 “A hand on top di throne” na war oath: Amalek strike first against our Papa rule, so e swear to fight dem forever.
