Exodus 16
1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
以色列子民全會眾從厄林起程，來到厄林和西乃之間的欣曠野時，在離埃及後第二月第十五日。
2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;
以色列子民全會眾在曠野裏都抱怨梅瑟和亞郎。
3 and the children of Israel said unto them: 'Would that we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.'
以色列子民向他們說：「巴不得我們在埃及國坐在肉鍋旁，有食物吃飽的時候，死在上主的手中! 你們領我們到這曠野裏來，是想叫這全會眾餓死啊! 」
4 Then said the LORD unto Moses: 'Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in My law, or not.
上主向梅瑟說：「看，我要從天上給你們降下食物，百姓要每天出去收斂當日所需要的，為試探他們是否遵行我的法律。
5 And it shall come to pass on the sixth day that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.'
但到第六天，他們準備帶回來的食物要比每天多一倍。」
6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel: 'At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;
梅瑟和亞郎對全以色列子民說：「今晚你們要知道，是上主領你們出了埃及國；
7 and in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the LORD; for that He hath heard your murmurings against the LORD; and what are we, that ye murmur against us?'
明早你們要看見上主的榮耀，因為你們抱怨上主的話，他已聽見了。我們算什麼﹖你們竟抱怨我們! 」
8 And Moses said: 'This shall be, when the LORD shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against Him; and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the LORD.'
梅瑟又說：「晚上上主要給你們肉吃，早晨你們可以吃飽，因為上主聽見了你們抱怨他所說的怨言。我們算什麼﹖你們不是抱怨我們，而是抱怨上主。」瑪納
9 And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel: Come near before the LORD; for He hath heard your murmurings.'
梅瑟向亞郎說：「你向以色列子民全會眾說：你們應走到上主前，因為他聽見了你們的怨言。」
10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spoke unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in the cloud.
亞郎正向以色列子民全會眾說話的時候，他們轉面朝向曠野，看見上主的榮耀顯現在雲彩中。
11 And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying:
那時上主向梅瑟說：「
12 'I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak unto them, saying: At dusk ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God.'
我聽見了以色列子民的怨言。你給他們說：黃昏的時候你們要有肉吃，早晨要有食物吃飽，這樣你們就知道，我是上主，你們的天主。」
13 And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew round about the camp.
到了晚上，有鵪鶉飛來，遮蓋了營幕；到了早晨，營幕四周落了一層露水。
14 And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale-like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the ground.
露水昇化之後，在曠野的地面上，留下稀薄的碎屑，稀薄得好像地上的霜。
15 And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another: 'What is it?' — for they knew not what it was. And Moses said unto them: 'It is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat.
以色列子民一見，就彼此問說：「這是什麼﹖」原來他們不知道這是什麼。梅瑟告訴他們說：「這是上主賜給你們的食物。
16 This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Gather ye of it every man according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, shall ye take it, every man for them that are in his tent.'
上主曾這樣吩咐說：你們應按每人的食量去收斂，按照你們帳幕的人數去拾取，每人一「曷默耳。」
17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.
以色列子民就照樣作了；收斂的時候，有的多，有的少，
18 And when they did mete it with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.
但他們用「曷默耳」衝量時，那多收的，也沒有剩餘；那少收的，也沒有缺少；各人正按他們的食量收斂了。
19 And Moses said unto them: 'Let no man leave of it till the morning.'
梅瑟向他們說：「誰也不准將一些留到早晨。」
20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and rotted; and Moses was wroth with them.
但他們沒有聽梅瑟的話；有一人把一些留到早晨，但都被虫子咬爛，發生臭味；梅瑟遂向他們發怒。
21 And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it melted.
於是他們每天早晨按各人的食量去收斂；太陽一發熱，就融化了。
22 And it came to pass that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.
於是第六天他們收斂了兩倍的食物，每人二「曷默耳；」會眾的首領來向梅瑟報告此事。
23 And he said unto them: 'This is that which the LORD hath spoken: To-morrow is a solemn rest, a holy sabbath unto the LORD. Bake that which ye will bake, and seethe that which ye will seethe; and all that remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.'
梅瑟向他們說：「上主曾這樣吩咐說：明天是安息日；是祝聖於上主的安息聖日；你們要烤的就烤罷! 要煮的，就煮罷! 凡吃了剩下的，應保留到次日。」
24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade; and it did not rot, neither was there any worm therein.
他們就照梅瑟所吩咐的，把吃下剩下的，留到次日也沒有發臭，，也沒有虫咬。
25 And Moses said: 'Eat that to-day; for to-day is a sabbath unto the LORD; to-day ye shall not find it in the field.
梅瑟說道：「今天吃這些罷! 因為今天是敬上主的安息日，今天在野外什麼也找不到。
26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day is the sabbath, in it there shall be none.'
六天你們可去收斂，但第七天是安息日，什麼也沒有。」
27 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that there went out some of the people to gather, and they found none.
到了第七天，百姓中有人去收斂，但什麼也沒有找到。
28 And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?
上主向梅瑟說：「你們不守我的命令和我的法律要到何時呢﹖
29 See that the LORD hath given you the sabbath; therefore He giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.'
看上主給你們立了安息日，為此到第六天他給你們兩天的食物；到第七天各人都應留在家內，不准任何人離開自己的地方。」
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
這樣百姓在第七天守了安息日。
31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna; and it was like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
以色列家給這食物取名叫「瑪納。」它像胡荽的種子那樣白，滋味好似蜜餅。
32 And Moses said: 'This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded: Let an omerful of it be kept throughout your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.'
梅瑟說：「上主這樣吩咐說：裝滿一「曷默耳」瑪納，留給你們的後代子孫，為使他們能看到我領你們出離埃及國時，在曠野裏養活你們的食物。」
33 And Moses said unto Aaron: 'Take a jar, and put an omerful of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept throughout your generations.'
梅瑟向亞郎說：「拿一個罐子，裝滿一「曷默耳」瑪納，放在上主面前，留給你們的後代子孫。」
34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.
亞郎就照上主吩咐梅瑟的話，將瑪納放在約版前面，保留起來。
35 And the children of Israel did eat the manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat the manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.
以色列子民吃瑪納四十年之久，直到進入有人居住的地方為止；他們吃瑪納，直到進入客納罕地的邊界。
36 Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah.
一「曷默耳」是一「厄法」的十分之一。
