Wuok 16
1 Oganda jo-Israel duto nochako wuoth kawuok Elim mi gidhi e thim mar Sin mantie e kind Elim gi Sinai, chiengʼ mar apar gabich mar dwe mar ariyo bangʼ kane gisewuok Misri.
They/We left Elim, and all the Israeli people came to the desert [named] Sin. That is between Elim and Sinai [Mountain]. That was on the fifteenth day of the second month after they/we left Egypt.
2 E thim kanyo oganda jo-Israel duto nongʼur ne Musa gi Harun.
There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 Jo-Israel nowachonegi niya, “Mad ne Jehova Nyasaye negwa e piny Misri! Kuno ne wabet kwalworo agulni mopongʼ gi ringʼo, kendo ne wachamo kit chiemo moro amora mane wadwaro, to isekelowa e thim ka mondo kech oneg ogandani duto.”
They said to them/us, “We wish that Yahweh had killed us in Egypt! There we had meat to eat, and all the bread that we wanted. But you have brought us into this desert in order that we will all starve to death!”
4 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, “Abiro lwaronu makati koa e polo malo. Ji nyaka wuogi pile pile mondo ochok moromogi odiechiengno. Kuom yorni abiro temogigo mondo ane kata ka gibiro luwo chikena.”
Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Listen to what I am going [to do]. I am going to send something from the sky that will [take the place of] bread for all of you. When I do that, the people must go out of their tents every day and gather just enough to eat on that day. [When I do that], I will find out whether they will obey my instructions or not.
5 Chiengʼ mar auchiel nyaka gitedi gima gichoko, mano nyaka bed marom nyadiriyo kuom gima gisebedo ka gichoko odiechienge moko odiechiengʼ kodiechiengʼ.
On the sixth day [after I start doing that], they will be able to gather twice as much as on the other days, [and not have to gather any on the seventh day]. Then they can prepare it [to eat it on the 6th and 7th days].”
6 Kuom mano Musa gi Harun nowacho ne jo-Israel duto kama: “Godhiambo ubiro ngʼeyo ni ne en Jehova Nyasaye ema noresou Misri,
So Aaron and Moses/I said to all the Israeli people, “This evening you will know that it was Yahweh, [not we], who brought you out of Egypt.
7 kendo gokinyi ubiro neno duongʼ mar Jehova Nyasaye, nikech osewinjo ngʼur ma ungʼurnego. Wan to wan ngʼa gini ma dimi ungʼurnwa?”
And tomorrow morning you will see how great Yahweh is, because he has heard what you have complained about. He is the one whom you have really complained to, because we are just his servants.” [RHQ]
8 Bende Musa nowachonegi niya, “Ubiro ngʼeyo ni ne en Jehova Nyasaye ka omiyou ringʼo mondo ucham godhiambo kendo gi Makati duto ma udwaro gokinyi nimar osewinjo ngʼur ma ungʼurnego. Wan to wan ngʼa? Ok wan ema ungʼurnwa to ungʼurne mana Jehova Nyasaye.”
Then Moses/I also said, “[From now on, each] evening Yahweh will give you meat to eat, and [each] morning he will give you [something that will take the place of] bread, because he has heard what you have complained about. Yahweh is the one to whom you have really complained, not us. We are just his servants.” [RHQ]
9 Eka Musa nowacho ni Harun niya, “Nyis oganda jo-Israel duto ni, ‘Biuru e nyim Jehova Nyasaye, nimar osewinjo ngʼur ma ungʼurgo.’”
Then Moses/I said to Aaron, “Tell all the Israeli people, ‘Come and stand here in the presence of Yahweh, because he has heard what you have been complaining about.’”
10 Ka pod Harun ne wuoyo ni oganda jo-Israel duto, negingʼiyo yo thim kendo duongʼ mar Jehova Nyasaye ne othinyore e boche polo.
So Aaron told them that. And as Aaron was talking to all the Israeli people, they looked toward the desert, and were surprised to see the (dazzling light/incredible brightness) of Yahweh in the cloud [that had been leading them].
11 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya,
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
12 “Asewinjo ngʼur mar jo-Israel. Nyisgi kama, ‘Ka piny yuso ubiro chamo ringʼo kendo gokinyi ubiro chamo Makati muyiengʼ. Eka ubiro ngʼeyo ni an Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasachu.’”
“I have heard what the Israeli people have been complaining about. So say to them, ‘From now on, each evening, you will have meat to eat. And each morning you will have something that will take the place of bread. You will have all you want of it to eat.’ Then you will know that I, Yahweh, [have the power to do what I say that I will do].”
13 Odhiambono, aluru nobiro moimo kambi kendo gokinyi ne nitie thoo momoko koluoro kambi.
That evening, (quails/small plump birds) appeared, and [there were so many that] they covered the campsite. The next morning there was [something like] dew all around the campsite.
14 Kane thoo oserumo, gik marochere mongʼinore ongʼinore momoko ewi lowo nonenore.
When the dew evaporated, on the surface of the desert there was a thick layer of something that looked like white flakes. It looked like frost.
15 Ka jo-Israel nonene, negipenjore kendgi niya, “Ma en angʼo?” Nimar ne ok gingʼeyo gima ne en. Musa nowachonegi niya, “En e Makati ma Jehova Nyasaye osemiyou mondo ucham.
When the Israeli people saw it, since they [had never seen it before and] did not know what it was, they said to each other, “What is it?” Moses/I replied to them, “It is something Yahweh has given you to eat, to take the place of bread.
16 Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye osechiko, ‘Ngʼato ka ngʼato nyaka chok mangʼeny kaka odwaro. Kaw moromo ngʼato ka ngʼato ma udakgo.’”
This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘Each of you should gather as much as you need to eat. Gather two quarts/liters for each person who lives in your tents.’”
17 Jo-Israel notimo kaka nonyisgi; jomoko nochoko mangʼeny, to jomoko nochoko matin.
So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
18 To kane gipimogi gi gir pimo mar omer, ngʼat mane ochoko mangʼeny ok ne nigi mangʼeny bende ngʼat mane ochoko matin ok ne nigi matin ahinya. Ngʼato ka ngʼato nochoko mana mangʼeny moromo gi dwarone.
But when they measured [what they had gathered], those that had gathered a lot did not have anything left over. And those that gathered less still had enough to eat. Each person gathered just what they needed.
19 Eka Musa nowachonegi niya, “Onge ngʼato manokan chiemono kata matin nyaka okinyi.”
Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
20 Kata kamano, jomoko kuomgi ne ok odewo wach Musa, negikano moko nyaka okinyi, to negiyudo ka kudni opongʼo chiemono kendo negichako dungʼ. Kuom mano Musa ne iye owangʼ kodgi.
But some of them did not pay any attention to what Moses/I said. They kept some of it until the next morning. But it was full of maggots and smelled rotten. And that made Moses/me angry.
21 Okinyi ka okinyi ngʼato ka ngʼato ne choko moromo gi dwarone to ka chiengʼ nobedo makech to chiemono ne oleny.
Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
22 Chiengʼ mar auchiel, ngʼato ka ngʼato nochoko morome nyadiriyo, bangʼe to jotend dhoudi nobiro mokelo ne Musa wachni.
On the sixth day after they started gathering it, each person was able to gather four quarts/liters, which was twice [as much as they gathered on the other days]. When the leaders of the people came to Moses/me and told him/me [about that],
23 Eka nowachonegi kama, “Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye ochiko, ‘Kiny en odiechieng yweyo, ma en Sabato maler mowal ne Jehova Nyasaye. Teduru mago mudwaro tedo kendo bokuru mago mudwaro boko, to modongʼ to ukan nyaka kiny.’”
Moses/I said to them, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘Tomorrow will be a day for you to rest completely. It will be a day dedicated to Yahweh. So today, bake or boil what you will [need for today and for tomorrow]. Whatever is left [this evening], you should put aside and keep it [to eat] tomorrow.’”
24 Kuom mano negikano chiemo nyaka okinyi mana kaka Musa nochikogi kendo chiemono ne ok owichore kata timo kudni.
So they did what Moses/I commanded. What was left over, they kept until the next day. It did not spoil and did not get maggots in it!
25 Musa nowachonegi niya, “Mano ema ucham kawuono nikech kawuono en Sabato ni Jehova Nyasaye. Ok unuyud chiemo munyalo kwanyo kawuono.
[On that day], Moses/I said, “Eat today [what you have saved from yesterday], because today is a day dedicated to Yahweh. Today you will not find any of that food outside.
26 Chokuru chiemo kuom ndalo auchiel, nimar odiechiengʼ mar abiriyo ma en Sabato ok nonwangʼ chiemono.”
[Every week], you must gather it for six days; but on the seventh day, which will be a day of rest, you will not find any.”
27 Kata kamano, jomoko nodhi mondo ochok chiemo chiengʼ mar abiriyo, to ne ok giyudo.
On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
28 Eka Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya, “Ubiro tamoru rito chikena kod puonjna nyaka karangʼo?”
Then Yahweh [told Moses/me to say this to] the people: “How long will you people refuse to do all the things that I tell you?
29 Beduru kungʼeyo ni Jehova Nyasaye osemiyou Sabato, mano emomiyo chiengʼ mar auchiel omiyou Makati moromo ndalo ariyo. Ngʼato ka ngʼato nyaka sik kama entie chiengʼ mar abiriyo, kendo onge ngʼama nodhi oko.
Listen! Yahweh has given you a day of rest. So on the sixth day [of each week], he will be giving you enough of this food for two days. Each of you should stay in his tent [and do no work] on the seventh day!”
30 Kuom mano oganda noyweyo chiengʼ mar abiriyo.
So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 Oganda jo-Israel noluongo makatino ni manna nikech nochalo gi kodhi matindo tindo marachere, kendo ne en gi ndhandhu machal gi kek moted gi mor kich.
The Israeli people called this food manna, [which sounds like the words in their language that mean ‘what is it]?’ It looked like small seeds [called] coriander, but it was white, and it tasted like thin wafers/biscuits made with honey.
32 Musa nowacho niya, “Ma e gima Jehova Nyasaye osechiko, ‘Kaw mana moromo ngʼato achiel chamo kendo kane ni tienge mabiro mondo gine Makati mane amiyou uchamo e thim kane agolou e piny Misri.’”
Moses/I said, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: ‘You must keep two quarts/liters of it for all future generations, so that they can see the [food that took the place of] bread that I gave to your [ancestors] when I brought them out of Egypt.’”
33 Kuom mano Musa nonyiso Harun kama, “Kaw manna madirom ngʼato achiel chamo mondo iket e agulu. Bangʼe kete e nyim Jehova Nyasaye mondo okane ne tienge mabiro.”
And he/I said to Aaron, “Take a jar, and put two quarts of manna in it. Then put it [in a place] where Yahweh can see it. It is to be kept like that for all future generations.”
34 Kaka Jehova Nyasaye nochiko Musa, Harun noketo manna e nyim Sandug Muma mondo mi okane.
[Many years later], as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me, Aaron put the jar in front of the box [that contained the stone slabs on which] the Ten Commandments [were written].
35 Jo-Israel nochamo manna kuom higni piero angʼwen nyaka negichopo e piny mane ji odakie, negichamo manna nyaka negichopo e tongʼ mar piny Kanaan.
The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
36 (Omer en achiel kuom apar mar efa.)
(The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
