خرُوج 16

١ 1 ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَتْ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ إِيلِيمَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلُوا إِلَى صَحْرَاءِ سِينَ الْوَاقِعَةِ بَيْنَ إِيلِيمَ وَسِينَاءَ، وَذَلِكَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

The people journeyed on from Elim, and all the community of Israelites came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

٢ 2 وَهُنَاكَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ تَذَمَّرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَرُونَ،

The whole community of Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

٣ 3 وَقَالُوا لَهُمَا: «لَيْتَ الرَّبَّ أَمَاتَنَا فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، فَهُنَاكَ كُنَّا نَجْلِسُ حَوْلَ قُدُورِ اللَّحْمِ نَأْكُلُ خُبْزاً حَتَّى الشَّبْعِ. وَهَا أَنْتُمَا قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُمَانَا إِلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحْرَاءِ لِتُمِيتَا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةِ جُوعاً».

The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by Yahweh's hand in the land of Egypt when we were sitting by the pots of meat and were eating bread to the full. For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill our whole community with hunger.”

٤ 4 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «هَا أَنَا أُمْطِرُ عَلَيْكُمْ خُبْزاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، فَيَخْرُجُ الشَّعْبُ وَيَلْتَقِطُ حَاجَةَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ، لِكَيْ أَمْتَحِنَهُمْ، فَأَرَى إنْ كَانُوا يَسْلُكُونَ فِي شَرِيعَتِي أَمْ لا.

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people will go out and gather a day's portion every day so that I may test them to see whether or not they will walk in my law.

٥ 5 وَلَكِنْ لِيَكُنْ مَا يَلْتَقِطُونَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسِ ضِعْفَ مَا يَجْمَعُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ».

It will come about on the sixth day, that they will gather twice as much as what they gathered every day before, and they will cook what they bring in.”

٦ 6 فَقَالَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ لِجَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

Then Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “In the evening you will know that it is Yahweh who has brought you out from the land of Egypt.

٧ 7 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ تُعَايِنُونَ مَجْدَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ نَحْنُ حَتَّى تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَيْنَا؟»

In the morning you will see Yahweh's glory, for he hears your complaining against him. Who are we for you to complain against us?”

٨ 8 وَقَالَ مُوسَى أَيْضاً: «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، عِنْدَمَا يُعْطِيكُمْ لَحْماً فِي الْمَسَاءِ لِتَأْكُلُوا، وَخُبْزاً فِي الصَّبَاحِ لِتَشْبَعُوا، لأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ. فَمَاذَا نَحْنُ؟ إِنَّكُمْ تَتَذَمَّرُونَ عَلَى اللهِ».

Moses also said, “You will know this when Yahweh gives you meat in the evening and bread in the morning to the full—for he has heard the complaints that you speak against him. Who are Aaron and I? Your complaints are not against us; they are against Yahweh.”

٩ 9 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِهَرُونَ: «قُلْ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَمْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَهُمْ».

Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the community of the people of Israel, 'Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your complaints.'”

١٠ 10 وَفِيمَا كَانَ هَرُونُ يُخَاطِبُ كُلَّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، الْتَفَتُوا نَحْوَ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَإذَا بِمَجْدِ الرَّبِّ قَدْ تَجَلَّى فِي السَّحَابِ.

It came about, as Aaron spoke to the whole community of the people of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, Yahweh's glory appeared in the cloud.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

١٢ 12 «سَمِعْتُ تَذَمُّرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْماً، وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ تَشْبَعُونَ خُبْزاً، فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ».

“I have heard the complaints of the people of Israel. Speak to them and say, 'In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.'”

١٣ 13 فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَسَاءِ أَقْبَلَتْ طُيُورُ السَّلْوَى (السُّمَانَي) وَغَطَّتِ الْمُخَيَّمَ. وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ كَسَتْ طَبَقَةُ النَّدَى الأَرْضَ الْمُحِيطَةَ بِالْمُخَيَّمِ.

It came about in the evening that quails came up and covered the camp. In the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

١٤ 14 وَعِنْدَمَا زَالَتْ طَبَقَةُ النَّدَى إِذَا وَجْهُ الصَّحْرَاءِ مُغَطَّى بِشَيْءٍ رَقِيقٍ كالْقُشُورِ، مُكَتَّلٍ كَالْجَلِيدِ.

When the dew was gone, there on the surface of the wilderness were thin flakes like frost on the ground.

١٥ 15 وَعِنْدَمَا رَآهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ «مَنْهُو» أَيْ مَا هَذَا؟ لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا مَا هُوَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ موُسَى: «هُوَ خُبْزُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكُمْ لِتَأْكُلُوهُ.

When the people of Israel saw it, they said one to another, “What is it?” They did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that Yahweh has given you to eat.

١٦ 16 وَهَذَا مَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِهِ الرَّبُّ: الْتَقِطُوا مِنْهُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ، لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ عُمِراً (نَحْوَ لِتْرَيْنِ وَنِصْفِ اللِّتْرِ) وَفْقاً لِعَدَدِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْمُقِيمِينَ مَعَهُ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ».

This is the command that Yahweh has given: 'You must gather, each one of you, the amount you need to eat, an omer for each person of the number of your people. This is how you will gather it: Gather enough to eat for every person who lives in your tent.'”

١٧ 17 فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ هَكَذَا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ مُكَثِّراً، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ مُقِلًّا.

The people of Israel did so. Some gathered more, some gathered less.

١٨ 18 وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا كَالُوا بِالعُمِرِ مَا الْتَقَطُوهُ، فَإِنَّ الْمُكَثِّرَ لَمْ يَفْضُلْ عَنْهُ، وَالمُقِلَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ شَيْءٌ، فَجَمَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ.

When they measured it with an omer measure, those who had gathered much had nothing left over, and those who had gathered little had no lack. Each person gathered enough to meet their need.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ: «لا يُبْقِ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ».

Then Moses said to them, “No one must leave any of it until morning.”

٢٠ 20 وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لِمُوسَى، بَلْ أَبْقَوْا مِنْهُ لِلصَّبَاحِ، فَتَوَلَّدَ فِيهِ دُودٌ وَأَنْتَنَ. فَسَخَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُوسَى.

However, they did not listen to Moses. Some of them left some of it until morning, but it bred worms and became foul. Then Moses became angry with them.

٢١ 21 فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَلْتَقِطُ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ. وَمَا إِنْ تَشْتَدُّ حَرَارَةُ الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى يَذُوبَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.

They gathered it morning by morning. Each person gathered enough to eat for that day. When the sun became hot, it melted.

٢٢ 22 أَمَّا فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسِ فَكَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ مِنَ الْخُبْزِ الضِّعْفَ، أَيْ عُمِرَيْنِ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ لِتْرَاتٍ) لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فَجَاءَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَأَبْلَغُوا الأَمْرَ لِمُوسَى.

It came about that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told this to Moses.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ. غَداً يَكُونُ يَوْمَ رَاحَةٍ، سَبْتاً مُقَدَّساً لِلرَّبِّ. اخْبِزُوا مَا تُرِيدُونَ خَبْزَهُ وَاطْبُخُوا مَا تَشَاؤُونَ، وَاحْتَفِظُوا بِمَا يَفْضُلُ إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ».

He said to them, “This is what Yahweh has said: 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath in Yahweh's honor. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. All that remains over, set it aside for yourselves until morning.'”

٢٤ 24 فَأَبْقُوهُ إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى، فَلَمْ يُنْتِنْ وَلا صَارَ فِيهِ دُودٌ.

So they set it aside until morning, as Moses had instructed. It did not become foul, nor was there any worm in it.

٢٥ 25 وَقَالَ مُوسَى: «كُلُوا الْيَوْمَ لأَنَّ الْيَوْمَ هُوَ سَبْتٌ لِلرَّبِّ، إذْ لَنْ تَجِدُوا الْيَوْمَ طَعَاماً فِي الْحَقْلِ.

Moses said, “Eat that food today, for today is a day reserved as a Sabbath to honor Yahweh. Today you will not find it in the fields.

٢٦ 26 سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ تَلْتَقِطُونَهُ وَأَمَّا الْيَوْمُ السَّابِعُ فَهُوَ سَبْتٌ وَلَنْ تَجِدُوا فِيهِ طَعَاماً».

You will gather it during six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. On the Sabbath there will be no manna.”

٢٧ 27 غَيْرَ أَنَّ أُنَاساً مِنْهُمْ خَرَجُوا فِي السَّبْتِ لِيَلْتَقِطُوا مِنْهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا شَيْئاً.

It came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather manna, but they found none.

٢٨ 28 ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «إِلَى مَتَى تَأْبُونَ حِفْظَ وَصَايَايَ وَشَرِيعَتِي؟

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

٢٩ 29 انْظُرُوا. فَهَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُ السَّبْتَ لِذَلِكَ هُوَ يُقَدِّمُ لَكُمْ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسِ خُبْزَ يَوْمَيْنِ، فَلْيَلْبَثْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَلا يُغَادِرْهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ».

See, Yahweh has given you the Sabbath. So on the sixth day he is giving you bread for two days. Each of you must stay in his own place; no one must go out from his place on the seventh day.”

٣٠ 30 فَاسْتَرَاحَ الشَّعْبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ.

So the people rested on the seventh day.

٣١ 31 وَدَعَا شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْخُبْزَ «مَنّاً». وَكَانَ أَبْيَضَ كَبِزْرِ الْكُزْبَرَةِ، وَمَذَاقُهُ كَرِقَاقٍ مَصْنُوعَةٍ بِعَسَلٍ.

The people of Israel called that food “manna.” It was white like coriander seed, and its taste was like wafers made with honey.

٣٢ 32 وَقَالَ مُوسَى: «إِلَيْكُمْ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ: احْفَظُوا مِلْءَ الْعُمِرِ مِنْهُ ذِكْرَى لأَجْيَالِكُمُ الْمُقْبِلَةِ، لِكَيْ يَرَوْا الْخُبْزَ الَّذِي أَطْعَمْتُكُمْ بِهِ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ عِنْدَمَا أَخْرَجْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ».

Moses said, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: 'Let an omer of manna be kept throughout your people's generations so that your descendants might see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, after I brought you out from the land of Egypt.'”

٣٣ 33 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِهَرُونَ: «خُذْ إِنَاءً وَاجْعَلْ فِيهِ مِقْدَارَ عُمِرٍ مِنَ الْمَنِّ وَضَعْهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لِيَظَلَّ مَحْفُوظاً فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ».

Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot and put an omer of manna into it. Preserve it before Yahweh to be kept throughout the people's generations.”

٣٤ 34 وَكَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَضَعَهُ هَرُونُ أَمَامَ الشَّهَادَةِ حِفَاظاً عَلَيْهِ.

As Yahweh commanded Moses, Aaron stored it beside the covenant decrees in the ark.

٣٥ 35 وَاقْتَاتَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ بِالمَنِّ طَوَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً حَتَّى جَاءُوا إِلَى تُخُومِ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ الْعَامِرَةِ بِالسُّكَّانِ.

The people of Israel ate manna forty years until they came to inhabited land. They ate it until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

٣٦ 36 وَأَمَّا الْعُمِرُ فَهُوَ عُشْرُ الإِيفَةِ.

Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.