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.
Partieron de Elim, y toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel llegó al desierto de Sin, que está entre Elim y Sinaí, el día quince del segundo mes después de su salida de la tierra de Egipto.
2 There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
Toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel murmuró contra Moisés y contra Aarón en el desierto;
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!”
y los hijos de Israel les dijeron: “Ojalá hubiéramos muerto por mano de Yahvé en la tierra de Egipto, cuando nos sentábamos junto a las ollas de carne, cuando nos saciábamos de pan, porque ustedes nos han traído a este desierto para matar de hambre a toda esta asamblea.”
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.
Entonces Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “He aquí que yo haré llover pan del cielo para ustedes, y el pueblo saldrá a recoger la porción de un día cada día, para que yo los pruebe, si andan o no en mi ley.
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].”
Al sexto día prepararán lo que traigan, y será el doble de lo que recojan cada día.”
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.
Moisés y Aarón dijeron a todos los hijos de Israel: “Al anochecer, sabrán que el Señor los ha sacado de la tierra de Egipto.
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]
Por la mañana, verán la gloria de Yahvé, porque él escucha sus murmuraciones contra Yahvé. ¿Quiénes somos nosotros, para que murmuren contra nosotros?”
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]
Moisés dijo: “Ahora Yahvé os dará de comer por la tarde, y por la mañana pan para saciaros, porque Yahvé oye vuestras murmuraciones, que vosotros murmuráis contra él. ¿Y quiénes somos nosotros? Sus murmuraciones no son contra nosotros, sino contra Yahvé”.
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.’”
Moisés le dijo a Aarón: “Dile a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel que se acerque a Yahvé, porque él ha escuchado sus murmuraciones”.
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].
Mientras Aarón hablaba a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, miraron hacia el desierto, y he aquí que la gloria de Yahvé apareció en la nube.
11 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Yahvé habló a Moisés diciendo:
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].”
“He oído las murmuraciones de los hijos de Israel. Háblales diciendo: ‘Al atardecer comeréis carne, y por la mañana os saciaréis de pan. Entonces sabrán que yo soy Yahvé, vuestro Dios’”.
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.
Al atardecer, las codornices subieron y cubrieron el campamento; y por la mañana el rocío se posó alrededor del campamento.
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.
Cuando el rocío que había caído se desvaneció, he aquí que en la superficie del desierto había una cosa pequeña y redonda, pequeña como la escarcha del suelo.
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.
Cuando los hijos de Israel lo vieron, se dijeron unos a otros: “¿Qué es?” Porque no sabían lo que era. Moisés les dijo: “Es el pan que el Señor les ha dado 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.’”
Esto es lo que Yahvé ha ordenado: ‘Recoged de él cada uno según su consumo; un omer por cabeza, según el número de vuestras personas, lo tomaréis, cada uno para los que están en su tienda’.”
17 So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
Los hijos de Israel lo hicieron así, y unos recogieron más y otros 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.
Cuando lo midieron con un omer, al que recogió mucho no le sobró nada, y al que recogió poco no le faltó. Cada uno recogió según lo que comía.
19 Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
Moisés les dijo: “Que nadie deje nada de ello mañana”.
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.
Pero no escucharon a Moisés, sino que algunos de ellos dejaron parte de ella hasta la mañana, de modo que criaba gusanos y apestaba; y Moisés se enojó con ellos.
21 Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
Lo recogieron de mañana en mañana, cada uno según su consumo. Cuando el sol se calentó, se derritió.
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],
Al sexto día, recogieron el doble de pan, dos omers para cada uno; y todos los jefes de la congregación vinieron a decírselo a Moisés.
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.’”
Este les dijo: “Esto es lo que ha dicho el Señor: ‘Mañana es un descanso solemne, un sábado sagrado para el Señor. Horneen lo que quieran hornear, y hiervan lo que quieran hervir; y todo lo que sobre lo guarden hasta la mañana’”.
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!
Lo guardaron hasta la mañana, tal como lo ordenó Moisés, y no se ensució, ni hubo gusanos en él.
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.
Moisés dijo: “Coman eso hoy, porque hoy es sábado para Yahvé. Hoy no lo encontrarás en el 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.”
Seis días lo recogerás, pero el séptimo día es sábado. En él no habrá nada”.
27 On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
El séptimo día, algunos del pueblo salieron a recoger, y no encontraron nada.
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?
Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “¿Hasta cuándo os negáis a cumplir mis mandamientos y mis leyes?
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!”
Miren, porque Yahvé les ha dado el sábado, por eso les da en el sexto día el pan de dos días. Que cada uno se quede en su lugar. Que nadie salga de su lugar en el séptimo día”.
30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
Así que el pueblo descansó el séptimo día.
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.
La casa de Israel lo llamó “Maná”, y era como semilla de cilantro, blanco; y su sabor era como de obleas con miel.
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.’”
Moisés dijo: “Esto es lo que Yahvé ha ordenado: ‘Guarden un omer lleno de él a lo largo de sus generaciones, para que vean el pan con el que los alimenté en el desierto, cuando los saqué de la tierra de Egipto’”.
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.”
Moisés le dijo a Aarón: “Toma una vasija y pon en ella un omer lleno de maná, y guárdalo delante de Yahvé, para que lo guarden a lo largo de sus generaciones.”
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].
Tal como Yahvé le ordenó a Moisés, Aarón lo depositó ante el Testimonio, para que se conservara.
35 The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
Los hijos de Israel comieron el maná durante cuarenta años, hasta que llegaron a una tierra habitada. Comieron el maná hasta que llegaron a los límites de la tierra de Canaán.
36 (The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
Un omeres la décima parte de un efa.
