4 Mosebog 11

1 Men Folket knurrede højlydt for HERREN over deres usle Kaar; og da HERREN hørte det, blussede hans Vrede op, og HERRENS Ild brød løs iblandt dem og aad om sig i den yderste Del af Lejren.

And it came to pass that when the people murmured, it was evil in the ears of Jehovah; and Jehovah heard it, and his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burned among them, and consumed [some] in the extremity of the camp.

2 Da raabte Folket til Moses, og Moses gik i Forbøn hos HERREN. Saa dæmpedes Ilden.

And the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to Jehovah — and the fire abated.

3 Derfor kaldte man dette Sted Tab'era, fordi HERRENS Ild brød løs iblandt dem.

And they called the name of that place Taberah; because a fire of Jehovah burned among them.

4 Men den sammenløbne Hob, som fandtes iblandt dem, blev lysten. Saa tog ogsaa Israeliterne til at græde igen, og de sagde: »Kunde vi dog faa Kød at spise!

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted; and the children of Israel also wept again and said, Who will give us flesh to eat?

5 Vi mindes Fiskene, vi fik at spise for intet i Ægypten, og Agurkerne, Vandmelonerne, Porrerne, Hvidløgene og Skalotterne,

We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt for nothing; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic;

6 og nu vansmægter vi; her er hverken det ene eller det andet, vi ser aldrig andet end Manna.«

and now our soul is dried up: there is nothing at all but the manna before our eyes.

7 Mannaen lignede Korianderfrø og saa ud som Bdellium.

And the manna was as coriander seed, and its appearance as the appearance of bdellium.

8 Folket gik rundt og sankede den op; derpaa malede de den i Haandkværne eller stødte den i Mortere; saa kogte de den i Gryder og lavede Kager deraf; den smagte da som Bagværk tillavet i Olie.

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it with hand-mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was as the taste of oil-cakes.

9 Naar Duggen om Natten faldt over Lejren, faldt ogsaa Mannaen ned over den.

And when the dew fell upon the camp by night, the manna fell upon it.

10 Og Moses hørte, hvorledes alle Folkets Slægter græd, enhver ved Indgangen til sit Telt; da blussede HERRENS Vrede voldsomt op, og det vakte ogsaa Moses's Mishag.

And Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every one at the entrance of his tent; and the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly; it was also evil in the eyes of Moses.

11 Da sagde Moses til HERREN: »Hvorfor har du handlet saa ilde med din Tjener, og hvorfor har jeg ikke fundet Naade for dine Øjne, siden du har lagt hele dette Folk som en Byrde paa mig?

And Moses said to Jehovah, Why hast thou done evil to thy servant, and why have I not found favour in thine eyes, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

12 Mon det er mig, der har undfanget hele dette Folk, mon det er mig, der har født det, siden du forlanger, at jeg i min Favn skal bære det hen til det Land, du tilsvor dets Fædre, som en Fosterfader bærer det diende Barn?

Have I conceived all this people, have I brought them forth, that thou sayest to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as the nursing-father beareth the suckling, unto the land which thou didst swear unto their fathers?

13 Hvor skal jeg gaa hen og skaffe hele dette Folk Kød? Thi de græder rundt om mig og siger: Skaf os Kød at spise?

Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh that we may eat!

14 Jeg kan ikke ene bære hele dette Folk, det er mig for tungt.

I am not able to bear all this people alone, for it is too heavy for me.

15 Hvis du vil handle saaledes med mig, saa dræb mig hellere, om jeg har fundet Naade for dine Øjne, saa at jeg ikke skal være nødt til at opleve saadan Elendighed!«

And if thou deal thus with me, slay me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, that I may not behold my wretchedness.

16 HERREN svarede Moses: »Kald mig halvfjerdsindstyve af Israels Ældste sammen, Mænd, som du ved hører til Folkets Ældste og Tilsynsmænd, før dem hen til Aabenbaringsteltet og lad dem stille sig op hos dig der.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and their officers; and take them to the tent of meeting, and they shall stand there with thee.

17 Saa vil jeg stige ned og tale med dig der, og jeg vil tage noget af den Aand, der er over dig, og lade den komme over dem, for at de kan hjælpe dig med at bære Folkets Byrde, saa du ikke ene skal bære den.

And I will come down and talk with thee there; and I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, and thou shalt not bear it alone.

18 Men til Folket skal du sige: Helliger eder til i Morgen, saa skal I faa Kød at spise! I har jo grædt højlydt for HERREN og sagt: Kunde vi dog faa Kød at spise! Vi havde det jo bedre i Ægypten! Derfor vil HERREN give eder Kød at spise;

And unto the people shalt thou say, Hallow yourselves for to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh; for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who will give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt; and Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

19 og ikke blot een eller to eller fem eller ti eller tyve Dage skal I spise det,

Not one day shall ye eat, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;

20 men en hel Maaned igennem, indtil det staar eder ud af Næsen, og I væmmes derved, fordi I har ringeagtet HERREN, der er i eders Midte, og grædt for hans Aasyn og sagt: Hvorfor drog vi dog ud af Ægypten!«

[but] for a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it become loathsome unto you; because that ye have despised Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

21 Moses svarede: »600 000 Fodfolk tæller det Folk, jeg har om mig, og du siger: Jeg vil skaffe dem Kød, saa de har nok at spise en hel Maaned!

And Moses said, The people in whose midst I am are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou sayest, I will give them flesh that they may eat a whole month.

22 Kan der slagtes saa meget Smaakvæg og Hornkvæg til dem, at det kan slaa til, eller kan alle Fisk i Havet samles sammen til dem, saa det kan slaa til?«

Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered for them, to suffice them?

23 HERREN svarede Moses: »Er HERRENS Arm for kort? Nu skal du faa at se, om mit Ord gaar i Opfyldelse for dig eller ej.«

And Jehovah said to Moses, Hath Jehovah's hand become short? Now shalt thou see whether my word will come to pass unto thee or not.

24 Da gik Moses ud og kundgjorde Folket HERRENS Ord. Og han samlede halvfjerdsindstyve af Folkets Ældste og lod dem stille sig rundt om Teltet.

And Moses went out and told the people the words of Jehovah; and he gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tent.

25 Saa steg HERREN ned i Skyen og talede til ham; og han tog noget af den Aand, der var over ham, og lod den komme over de halvfjerdsindstyve Ældste, og da Aanden hvilede over dem, kom de i profetisk Henrykkelse noget, som ikke siden hændtes dem.

And Jehovah came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy men, the elders; and it came to pass, that when the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied, but they did not repeat [it].

26 Imidlertid var to Mænd blevet tilbage i Lejren, den ene hed Eldad, den anden Medad. Ogsaa over dem kom Aanden, thi de hørte til dem, der var optegnede, men de var ikke gaaet ud til Teltet, og nu kom de i profetisk Henrykkelse inde i Lejren.

And two men remained in the camp, the name of the one, Eldad, and the name of the other, Medad; and the Spirit rested upon them (and they were among them that were written, but they had not gone out to the tent); and they prophesied in the camp.

27 Da løb en ung Mand ud og fortalte Moses det og sagde: »Eldad og Medad er kommet i profetisk Henrykkelse inde i Lejren.«

And there ran a youth, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.

28 Josua, Nuns Søn, der fra sin Ungdom af havde gaaet Moses til Haande, sagde da: »Min Herre Moses, stands dem i det!«

And Joshua the son of Nun, the attendant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them!

29 Men Moses sagde til ham: »Er du skinsyg paa mine Vegne? Gid alt HERRENS Folk var Profeter, gid HERREN vilde lade sin Aand komme over dem!«

But Moses said to him, Enviest thou for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, [and] that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!

30 Derpaa trak Moses sig tilbage til Lejren med Israels Ældste.

And Moses withdrew into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

31 Da rejste der sig paa HERRENS Bud en Vind, som førte Vagtler med sig fra Havet og drev dem hen over Lejren saa langt som en Dagsrejse paa begge Sider af Lejren i en Højde af et Par Alen over Jorden.

And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and drove quails from the sea, and cast them about the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and about a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the earth.

32 Saa gav Folket sig hele den Dag, hele Natten og hele den næste Dag til at samle Vagtlerne op; det mindste, nogen samlede, var ti Homer. Og de bredte dem ud til Tørring rundt om Lejren.

And the people rose up all that day, and the whole night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered little gathered ten homers; and they spread them abroad for themselves round about the camp.

33 Medens Kødet endnu var imellem Tænderne paa dem, før det endnu var spist, blussede HERRENS Vrede op imod Folket, og HERREN lod en meget haard Straf ramme Folket.

The flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, when the wrath of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.

34 Og man kaldte Stedet Kibrot-Hatta'ava, thi der blev de lystne Folk jordet.

And they called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah; because there they buried the people who lusted.

35 Fra Kibrot-Hatta'ava drog Folket til Hazerot, og de gjorde Holdt i Hazerot.

From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth; and they were at Hazeroth.