Exodus 16

1 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.

Kemudian umat Israel meninggalkan Elim. Pada hari kelima belas bulan kedua, satu bulan sejak mereka keluar dari Mesir, tibalah mereka di padang belantara Sin yang terletak di antara Elim dan gunung Sinai.

2 There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.

Di padang belantara itu, umat Israel bersungut-sungut terhadap Musa dan Harun.

3 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!”

Kata mereka, “Lebih baik kalau TUHAN membunuh kami ketika kami masih di Mesir, daripada kalian berdua membawa kami ke padang belantara ini dan membiarkan kami mati kelaparan! Setidaknya, di Mesir kami tidak pernah kekurangan roti dan daging!”

4 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.

Maka TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Aku akan memberi kalian makanan dari surga seperti hujan turun dari langit. Setiap hari, umat itu harus keluar mengumpulkan makanan secukupnya untuk sehari. Aku hendak menguji apakah mereka mau menuruti perintah-Ku atau tidak.

5 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].”

Pada hari yang keenam dalam tiap-tiap minggu, mereka akan memperoleh dua kali lebih banyak daripada biasanya.”

6 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.

Lalu Musa dan Harun berkata kepada seluruh umat Israel, “Nanti saat matahari terbenam, kamu semua akan tahu bahwa TUHANlah yang sudah membawa kita keluar dari Mesir.

7 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]

Besok pagi, kamu akan melihat kemuliaan TUHAN, karena Dia sudah mendengar keluhanmu terhadap-Nya. Sesungguhnya, terhadap Dialah kamu bersungut-sungut, bukan terhadap kami, karena kami hanya utusan-Nya!

8 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]

TUHAN akan memberikan daging kepada setiap keluarga pada waktu sore, dan roti pada waktu pagi, sebab TUHAN sudah mendengar gerutuanmu terhadap-Nya. Siapakah kami ini?! Sebenarnya keluhanmu bukanlah terhadap kami, melainkan terhadap TUHAN.”

9 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.’”

Kemudian Musa berkata kepada Harun, “Beritahukanlah kepada seluruh umat Israel: Datanglah kepada TUHAN, karena Dia sudah mendengar gerutuan kalian.”

10 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].

Sementara Harun berbicara kepada umat Israel, tiba-tiba dari arah padang belantara tampaklah kepada mereka kemuliaan TUHAN di dalam awan.

11 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,

TUHAN berbicara kepada Musa,

12 “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].”

“Aku sudah mendengar keluhan umat Israel. Katakanlah kepada mereka, ‘Sewaktu matahari terbenam, kamu semua akan makan daging, dan pada waktu pagi kamu akan kenyang makan roti. Dengan demikian, kamu akan tahu bahwa Akulah TUHAN, Allahmu.’”

13 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.

Sore itu juga, burung puyuh berdatangan begitu banyaknya hingga menutupi perkemahan mereka. Pada pagi harinya, turunlah embun di sekitar perkemahan.

14 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.

Ketika embun itu sudah menguap, tampaklah di permukaan tanah sesuatu yang tipis seperti sisik dan halus seperti tetesan embun beku pada musim dingin.

15 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.

Melihat itu, umat Israel bertanya-tanya satu sama lain, “Apa ini?” Karena mereka tidak mengetahui benda itu. Lalu kata Musa, “Inilah makanan yang TUHAN berikan kepada kita.

16 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.’”

TUHAN memerintahkan agar kalian masing-masing mengumpulkan sebanyak yang dibutuhkan, yaitu dua liter untuk setiap anggota keluarga.”

17 So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.

Maka umat Israel melakukannya. Ada yang mengumpulkan banyak, dan ada yang mengumpulkan sedikit.

18 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.

Walaupun begitu, ketika mereka menakarnya, ternyata yang mengumpulkan banyak tidak kelebihan, dan yang mengumpulkan sedikit tidak kekurangan. Masing-masing mengumpulkan sejumlah yang mereka perlukan.

19 Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”

Musa berkata kepada mereka, “Jangan sisakan sedikit pun untuk besok.”

20 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.

Namun, beberapa di antara mereka tidak taat kepada Musa. Mereka menyisakan sebagian makanan itu sampai pagi. Ternyata sisa makanan itu menjadi berulat dan berbau busuk. Musa pun memarahi mereka.

21 Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.

Setiap pagi, orang Israel mengumpulkan makanan itu sebanyak yang mereka perlukan. Ketika matahari semakin panas, makanan itu mencair dan lenyap.

22 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],

Pada hari yang keenam, mereka mengumpulkan makanan itu seperti biasa, tetapi ketika pulang, mereka melihat bahwa makanan itu sudah menjadi dua kali lipat. Ternyata setiap orang mendapat enam liter. Para pemimpin menjadi bingung lalu datang kepada Musa untuk memberitahukannya.

23 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.’”

Jawab Musa, “Inilah perintah TUHAN: Besok adalah hari Sabat, hari yang dikhususkan bagi TUHAN sebagai hari untuk beristirahat. Masaklah sebanyak yang kamu inginkan, makanlah sebagian pada hari ini, dan simpanlah sebagian lainnya yang untuk dimakan besok.”

24 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!

Maka mereka menyimpan sisa makanan itu sesuai perintah Musa. Keesokan harinya, makanan yang mereka simpan itu tidak basi dan tidak berulat.

25 [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.

Kata Musa kepada mereka, “Makanlah makanan itu, karena hari ini adalah hari Sabat bagi TUHAN, yaitu hari peristirahatan untuk menghormati TUHAN. Hari ini kamu tidak akan menemukan makanan itu di padang.

26 [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.”

Selama enam hari kamu mengumpulkan makanan itu, tetapi hari yang ketujuh adalah Sabat. Makanan tidak akan turun pada hari itu.”

27 On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.

Pada hari Sabat, beberapa orang keluar untuk mengumpulkan makanan, tetapi mereka tidak menemukan apa-apa.

28 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?

Lalu TUHAN berkata kepada Musa, “Sampai kapan mereka terus menolak untuk taat pada perintah-Ku dan ajaran-Ku?

29 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!”

Hendaklah mereka ingat bahwa Aku, TUHAN, sudah memberikan hari yang ketujuh bagi kalian untuk beristirahat. Oleh karena itu, pada hari yang keenam Aku memberikan makanan dua kali lipat supaya cukup untuk dua hari. Pada hari Sabat, hari yang ketujuh, diamlah di dalam kemahmu masing-masing dan jangan keluar.”

30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

Demikianlah sejak hari itu umat Israel tidak bekerja pada hari Sabat.

31 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.

Umat Israel menamai makanan itu manna. Bentuknya seperti biji ketumbar, kecil, warnanya putih, dan rasanya seperti kue madu.

32 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.’”

Musa berkata, “Inilah perintah TUHAN, ‘Ambillah dua liter manna dan simpanlah itu, supaya setiap generasimu turun temurun dapat melihat makanan yang Aku berikan kepadamu di padang belantara, ketika Aku membawamu keluar dari Mesir.’”

33 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.”

Lagi kata Musa kepada Harun, “Ambillah sebuah kendi dan isilah dengan dua liter manna, lalu taruhlah kendi itu di hadapan TUHAN untuk disimpan turun temurun.”

34 [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].

Harun melakukan sesuai perintah TUHAN kepada Musa dan menyimpan kendi itu di depan peti perjanjian.

35 The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.

Orang Israel makan manna selama empat puluh tahun sampai mereka tiba di Kanaan.

36 (The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)

Pada zaman itu, takaran manna yang orang Yahudi gunakan disebut gomer. Satu gomer sama dengan sepersepuluh efa.