Numbers 11
1 One day the people complained to Yahweh about their troubles. When Yahweh heard what they were saying, he became angry. So he sent a fire which burned among the people at the edge of their camp.
Ary dia nitaraim-pahoriana teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah ny olona, ary nony ren’ i Jehovah izany, dia nirehitra ny fahatezerany, ary ny afon’ i Jehovah nandoro azy, ka may ny teo an-tsisin’ ny toby.
2 Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
Dia nitaraina tamin’ i Mosesy ny olona; ary Mosesy nifona tamin’ i Jehovah, dia maty ny afo.
3 So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
Ary ny anaran’ izany tany izany dia nataony hoe Tabera, satria nandoro azy ny afon’ i Jehovah.
4 Then some troublemakers from other people-groups [who were traveling] with the Israelis began to want better food. And [when they started complaining] the Israeli people also started to complain.
Ary ny olona hafa firenena izay niharo taminy dia liana, ary ny Zanak’ Isiraely koa dia nitomany indray hoe: Enga anie ka hisy hanome hena hohaninay!
5 They said, “We wish we had some meat!
Tsaroanay ny hazandrano izay nohaninay, maimaim-poana tany Egypta mbamin’ ny voatango sy tongolo samy hafa karazana.
6 We remember the fish that we ate while we were in Egypt, fish that was given to us without (cost/asking us to pay for it). And we had all the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic [that we wanted]. But now we do not have any desire to eat, because all we have to eat is this manna!”
Fa izao dia maina ny ainay: tsy misy na inona na inona eto imasonay afa-tsy ny mana ihany.
7 The manna resembled small white seeds.
Ary ny mana dia toy ny voan-drafy, ary ny tarehiny dia tahaka ny tarehin’ ny bedola.
8 [Each morning] the people would go out and gather some [from the surface of the ground]. Then they made flour by grinding it or pounding it with stones. Then they [added water and] boiled it in a pot, or they made flat cakes with it [and baked them]. The cakes tasted like bread that was baked with [olive] oil.
Nandehandeha ny olona ka nanangona azy, dia nitoto azy tamin’ ny fikosoham-bary na tamin’ ny laona, ary nahandro azy tamin’ ny vilany, dia nanao mofo azy; ary ny fanandramana azy dia tahaka ny fanandramana mofo misy diloilo.
9 Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
Ary raha nilatsaka tamin’ ny toby ny ando nony alina, dia nilatsaka koa niaraka taminy ny mana.
10 Moses/I heard all the Israeli people complaining as they were standing in the entrances of their tents. Yahweh became very angry, and Moses/I was also very perturbed.
Ary Mosesy nandre ny olona nitomany tamin’ ny isam-pianakaviany, samy teo amin’ ny varavaran’ ny lainy avy; dia nirehitra fatratra ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah; ary tsy sitrak’ i Mosesy koa izany.
11 He/I [went into the Sacred Tent and] asked Yahweh, “Why have you caused me, your servant, to experience this trouble [RHQ]? Act mercifully to me! What wrong have I done, with the result that you have appointed me to take care of all of these people [RHQ]?
Dia hoy Mosesy tamin’ i Jehovah: Nahoana no dia nasianao ratsy ny mpanomponao? ary nahoana no tsy nahita fitia eo imasonao aho, ka nampitondrainao enta-mavesatra, dia ity firenena rehetra ity?
12 (I am not their father./Am I their father?) [RHQ] Why have you told me to take care of them like a woman carries around her baby and (nurses it/gives it her milk) [MET, RHQ]? How can I take them to the land that you promised to give to our ancestors [RHQ]?
Izaho va no torontoronina an’ ity firenena rehetra ity? ary izaho va no niteraka azy, no ilazanao hoe: Trotroinao izy, tahaka ny ray mpitaiza mitondra ny zaza minono, ho any amin’ ny tany izay nianiananao tamin’ ny razany homena azy?
13 Where can I get meat to feed all these people? They keep complaining to me, saying, ‘Give us some meat to eat!’
Avy aiza no hahazoako hena homena ity firenena rehetra ity, no dia mitomany amiko izy manao hoe: Omeo hena izahay hohaninay?
14 I cannot carry all these people’s burdens by myself! [They are like a heavy load [MET], and] I cannot carry this very heavy load any more.
Tsy zakako izaho irery ny mitondra ity firenena rehetra ity, fa mavesatra amiko loatra.
15 If you intend to act like this toward me, kill me now. If you are really concerned about me, be kind to me and [kill me to] end my misery [of trying to take care of them]!”
Koa raha izao no ataonao amiko, masìna Hianao, vonoy mihitsy aho, raha nahita fitia eo imasonao; fa aza avela hahita ny fahoriako aho.
16 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Summon 70 men whom you know are leaders among the Israeli people. Tell them to stand with you in front of the Sacred Tent.
Dia hoy Jehovah tamin’ i Mosesy: Manangòna fito-polo lahy amin’ ny loholon’ ny Isiraely ho etỳ amiko, dia izay fantatrao ho loholona amin’ ny fireneny sy mpifehy azy; ary ento miaraka aminao ho ao amin’ ny trano-lay fihaonana izy.
17 I will come down and talk with you there. Then I will take some of [the power of] my Spirit that you have, and I will put [that power] on them also. They will help you to take care of some of the things that the people are concerned about, in order that you will not need to do it alone.
Dia hidina Aho ka hiteny aminao eo; ary Izaho haka amin’ ny Fanahy Izay ao aminao ka hametraka izany ao amin’ ireo, ary hiara-mitondra ity firenena ity aminao ireo, fa tsy ianao irery intsony no hitondra azy.
18 “Furthermore, say to the people, ‘Make yourselves acceptable to me, and tomorrow you will have meat to eat. You were complaining, and Yahweh heard you when you were saying, “We want some meat to eat. We had better food in Egypt!” Now Yahweh will give you some meat, and you will eat it.
Koa lazao amin’ ny olona hoe: Manamasìna ny tenanareo ho amin’ ny ampitso, dia hihinan-kena ianareo; fa nitomany teo anatrehan’ i Jehovah ianareo ka nanao hoe: Enga anie ka hisy hanome hena hohaninay! fa soa no hitanay tany Egypta; dia homen’ i Jehovah hena ianareo, ka hohaninareo.
19 You will eat meat not only for one or two days, nor only for five or ten or 20 days.
Tsy indray andro no hihinananareo na indroa andro, na hadimiana, na hafoloana, na roa-polo andro aza,
20 [You will eat meat every day] for one month, and then you will loathe/despise it, and it will cause you to want to vomit. [This will happen] because you have rejected Yahweh who is here among you, and you have wailed in his presence, saying [“We would have had better food to eat] if we had not left Egypt [RHQ].”’”
fa hatramin’ ny iray volana mipaka, dia mandra-pivoakany amin’ ny vavoronareo ka haharikoriko anareo; satria nolavinareo Jehovah, Izay eo aminareo, ka nitomany teo anatrehany ianareo nanao hoe: Nahoana re no nivoaka avy tany Egypta izahay?
21 But Moses/I replied to Yahweh, “There are 600,000 men [plus women and children] here with me, so ([why] do you say ‘I will give them plenty of meat every day for a month!’?/it does not seem right for you to say ‘I will give them plenty of meat every day for a month!’) [RHQ]
Dia hoy Mosesy: Ny olona izay itoerako dia lehilahy enina hetsy izay mahalia lalana; ary hoy ianao: Homeko hena izy mba hohaniny mandritra ny iray volana.
22 Even if we killed all the sheep and cattle, that would not [RHQ] be enough [to provide meat for all of them] Even if we caught all the fish in the sea [and gave it to them], that would not be enough [RHQ]!”
Moa ondry aman’ osy sy omby va no hovonoina ho azy hahavoky azy? sa ny hazandrano rehetra ao amin’ ny ranomasina no hangonina ho azy hahavoky azy?
23 But Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Do you think that I [SYN] have no power? You will now see if I can do what I say I will do.”
Dia hoy Jehovah tamin’ i Mosesy: Nihafohy va ny tànan’ i Jehovah? ankehitriny dia ho hitanao na ho tanteraka aminao ny teniko, na tsia.
24 So Moses/I went out [from the Sacred Tent] and told the people what Yahweh had said. Then he/I gathered together the 70 leaders and told them to stand around the Sacred Tent.
Dia nivoaka Mosesy ka nilaza ny tenin’ i Jehovah tamin’ ny olona; dia nanangona fito-polo lahy tamin’ ny loholon’ ny firenena izy ka nampitoetra azy manodidina ny trano-lay.
25 Then Yahweh came down in the cloud [that was above the tent] and spoke to Moses/me. He took some of [the power of] the Spirit that he had given to Moses/me and gave it to the 70 leaders. By means of the power of the Spirit within them, they (prophesied/spoke messages that Yahweh gave them), but they did that only once.
Ary nidina teo amin’ ny rahona Jehovah ka niteny taminy, dia nangalany ny Fanahy izay tao amin’ i Mosesy ka napetrany tao amin’ ny loholona fito-polo lahy; ary raha mbola nitoetra tao aminy ny Fanahy, dia naminany izy, nefa tsy nanao intsony.
26 Two of the leaders whom Moses/I appointed, Eldad and Medad, were not there when the rest of them gathered together. They had not left [their tents] to go and stand around the Sacred Tent. But Yahweh’s Spirit came on them also, and they started to (prophesy/speak messages from Yahweh).
Fa nisy roa lahy nijanona teo an-toby, Eldada no anaran’ ny anankiray, ary Medada no anaran’ ny anankiray; ary ny Fanahy nitoetra tao aminy; ary isan’ izay voasoratra izy roa lahy, nefa tsy mba nankeo amin’ ny trano-lay; dia naminany teo an-toby izy roa lahy.
27 So a young man ran and told Moses/me, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in all their tents!”
Ary nisy zatovo nihazakazaka, dia nilaza tamin’ i Mosesy ka nanao hoe: Eldada sy Medada maminany etsy an-toby.
28 Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
Dia namaly Josoa, zanak’ i Nona, izay nanompo an’ i Mosesy hatry ny fony tanora, ka nanao hoe: Ry Mosesy, tompoko, rarao izy roa lahy.
29 But Moses/I replied, “(Are you worried that they might injure my reputation/Do you think that I want to be the only one who prophesies) [RHQ]? I wish that all Yahweh’s people could (prophesy/speak messages from Yahweh). I wish that Yahweh would give the power of his Spirit to all of them!”
Fa hoy Mosesy taminy: Izaho va no ialonanao? enga anie ka ho mpaminany avokoa ny olon’ i Jehovah rehetra, ka halatsak’ i Jehovah aminy ny Fanahiny!
30 Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
Dia nankeo an-toby Mosesy sy ny loholon’ ny Isiraely.
31 Then Yahweh sent a strong wind from the sea. It blew quail into the area all around the camp for miles in every direction, [and caused the quail to fall onto the ground]. They were piled up on the ground about (3 feet/1 meter) high!
Ary nisy rivotra nivoaka avy tamin’ i Jehovah ka nitondra papelika avy tany amin’ ny ranomasina ary nampihahakahaka azy teny amin’ ny toby, ka tokony ho lalana indray andro manodidina ny toby no nisy azy, ary tokony ho roa hakiho ambonin’ ny tany izy.
32 So the people went out and gathered up the quail all that day, and all that night, and all of the following day. [It seemed as though] everyone gathered at least 50 bushels! They spread the quail out on the ground all around the camp, [so that the quail would dry out].
Dia nitsangana ny olona nandritra izany andro izany sy nandritra ny alina sy ny ampitson’ iny koa ka nanangona ny papelika; ary izay kely fanangona no folo homera; ary nahahiny ho maina ireny manodidina ny toby.
33 [Then they cooked them and started to eat them]. But while they were still eating the meat [MTY], Yahweh [showed that he] was very angry with them. He struck them with a severe plague/sickness, [and many people died].
Fa raha mbola teo am-bavany ny hena ka tsy mbola lany, dia nirehitra tamin’ ny olona ny fahatezeran’ i Jehovah, ary namely ny olony tamin’ ny kapoka mafy indrindra Izy.
34 The people who died and were buried were the ones who had said they wanted to eat meat [like they had formerly eaten in Egypt]. So they called that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, [which means ‘graves of those who craved’].
Ary ny anaran’ izany tany izany nataony hoe: Kibrota-hatava, satria teo no nandevenana ny olona izay liana.
35 From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
Ary niala tao Kibrota-hatava ny olona ka nifindra nankany Hazerota; dia nitoetra tany Hazerota izy.
