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.
Depois que partiram de Elim, toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel veio ao deserto de Sim, que está entre Elim e Sinai, aos quinze dias do segundo mês depois que saíram da terra do Egito.
2 There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
E toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel murmurou contra Moisés e Arão no deserto;
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!”
E diziam-lhes os filhos de Israel: Bom seria se tivéssemos morrido por meio do SENHOR na terra do Egito, quando nos sentávamos junto às panelas das carnes, quando comíamos pão em fartura; pois nos tirastes a este deserto, para matar de fome a toda esta multidão.
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.
E o SENHOR disse a Moisés: Eis que eu vos farei chover pão do céu; e o povo sairá, e colherá para cada um dia, para que eu lhe prove se anda em minha lei, ou não.
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].”
Mas ao sexto dia prepararão o que coletarem, que será o dobro do que costumam colher cada dia.
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.
Então disse Moisés e Arão a todos os filhos de Israel: À tarde sabereis que o SENHOR vos tirou da terra do Egito:
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]
E à próxima manhã vereis a glória do SENHOR; porque ele ouviu as vossas murmurações contra o SENHOR; pois quem somos nós, para que vós murmureis contra nós?
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]
E disse Moisés: o SENHOR vos dará à tarde carne para comer, e à manhã pão em fartura; pois o SENHOR ouviu as vossas murmurações com que murmurais contra ele; pois quem somos nós? As vossas murmurações não são contra nós, mas sim contra o SENHOR.
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.’”
E disse Moisés a Arão: Dize a toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel: Aproximai-vos à presença do SENHOR; que ele ouviu vossas murmurações.
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].
E falando Arão a toda a congregação dos filhos de Israel, olharam até o deserto, e eis a glória do SENHOR, que apareceu na nuvem.
11 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
E o SENHOR falou a Moisés, dizendo:
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].”
Eu ouvi as murmurações dos filhos de Israel; fala-lhes, dizendo: Ao entardecer comereis carne, e pela manhã vos fartareis de pão, e sabereis que eu sou o SENHOR vosso Deus.
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.
E vinda a tarde subiram codornizes que cobriram o acampamento; e à manhã desceu orvalho em derredor do acampamento.
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.
E quando o orvalho cessou de descer, eis sobre a face do deserto uma coisa miúda, redonda, miúda como uma geada sobre a terra.
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.
E vendo-o os filhos de Israel, se disseram uns aos outros: Que é isto? porque não sabiam que era. Então Moisés lhes disse: É o pão que o SENHOR vos dá para comer.
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.’”
Isto é o que o SENHOR mandou: Colhereis dele cada um segundo puder comer; um gômer por cabeça, conforme o número de vossas pessoas, tomareis cada um para os que estão em sua tenda.
17 So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
E os filhos de Israel o fizeram assim: e recolheram uns mais, outros menos:
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.
E mediam-no por gômer, e não sobrava ao que havia recolhido muito, nem faltava ao que havia recolhido pouco: cada um recolheu conforme o que havia de comer.
19 Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
E disse-lhes Moisés: Nenhum deixe nada disso para amanhã.
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.
Mas eles não obedeceram a Moisés, mas sim que alguns deixaram dele para outro dia, e criou bichos, e apodreceu-se; e irou-se contra eles Moisés.
21 Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
E recolhiam-no cada manhã, cada um segundo o que havia de comer: e logo que o sol aquecia, derretia-se.
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],
No sexto dia recolheram comida em dobro, dois gômeres para cada um; e todos os príncipes da congregação vieram a Moisés, e contaram-lhe isso.
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.’”
E ele lhes disse: Isto é o que o SENHOR disse: Amanhã é o repouso, o santo sábado do SENHOR; o que houverdes de assar, assai-o hoje, e o que houverdes de cozinhar, cozinhai-o; e tudo o que vos sobrar, guardai-o para amanhã.
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!
E eles o guardaram até a manhã, segundo que Moisés havia mandado, e não se apodreceu, nem houve nele bicho.
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.
E disse Moisés: Comei-o hoje, porque hoje é sábado do SENHOR: hoje não achareis no campo.
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.”
Nos seis dias o recolhereis; mas o sétimo dia é sábado, no qual não se achará.
27 On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
E aconteceu que alguns do povo saíram no sétimo dia a recolher, e não acharam.
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?
E o SENHOR disse a Moisés: Até quando não querereis guardar meus mandamentos e minhas leis?
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!”
Olhai que o SENHOR vos deu o sábado, e por isso vos dá no sexto dia pão para dois dias. Fique, pois, cada um em sua morada, e ninguém saia de seu lugar no sétimo dia.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
Assim o povo repousou o sétimo dia.
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.
E a casa de Israel o chamou maná; e era como semente de coentro, branco, e seu sabor como de bolos com mel.
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.’”
E disse Moisés: Isto é o que o SENHOR mandou: Encherás um gômer dele para que se guarde para vossos descendentes, a fim de que vejam o pão que eu vos dei a comer no deserto, quando eu vos tirei da terra do Egito.
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.”
E disse Moisés a Arão: Toma um vaso e põe nele um gômer cheio de maná, e põe-o diante do SENHOR, para que seja guardado para vossos descendentes.
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].
E Arão o pôs diante do testemunho para guardá-lo, como o SENHOR o mandou a Moisés.
35 The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
Assim os filhos de Israel comeram maná por quarenta anos, até que entraram em terra habitada; comeram maná até que chegaram ao limite da terra de Canaã.
36 (The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
E um gômer é a décima parte do efa.
