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.
Murmuró el pueblo, quejándose de muy mala manera contra Yahvé. Lo oyó Yahvé, y se inflamó su ira, de modo que se encendió contra ellos un fuego de Yahvé y abrasó una extremidad del campamento.
2 Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
Entonces el pueblo clamó a Moisés, y Moisés oró a Yahvé, y el fuego se apagó.
3 So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
Por lo cual se dio a aquel lugar el nombre de Taberá, porque el fuego de Yahvé se había encendido contra ellos.
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.
Mas sucedió que la gente adventicia que iba en medio del pueblo tuvo un vehemente deseo; y también los hijos de Israel volvieron a llorar, diciendo: “¡Quién nos diera carne que comer!
5 They said, “We wish we had some meat!
Se nos vienen a la memoria el pescado que de balde comíamos en Egipto, los cohombros, los melones, los puerros, las cebollas, los ajos.
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!”
¡Mas ahora, seca esta ya nuestra alma, y no vemos sino este maná!”
7 The manna resembled small white seeds.
Era el maná semejante a la semilla de cilantro, y su color como el color de bedelio.
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.
El pueblo solía desparramarse para recogerlo; lo molían en molinos, o lo majaban en morteros y lo cocían en ollas, o hacían de él tortas; y era su sabor como el sabor de buñuelos amasados con aceite.
9 Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
Cuando de noche descendía el rocío sobre el campamento, descendía el maná juntamente con él.
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.
Oyó Moisés al pueblo que se lamentaba en sus familias, cada cual a la entrada de su tienda. Se encendió entonces la ira de Yahvé en gran manera; y también a Moisés le pareció muy mal.
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]?
Y dijo Moisés a Yahvé: “¿Por qué tratas tan mal a tu siervo? ¿Y por qué no he hallado gracia a tus ojos y has echado sobre mí el peso de todo este pueblo?
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]?
¿Acaso soy yo quien he concebido todo este pueblo? ¿Soy yo quien lo ha dado a luz, para que me digas: «llévalo en tu regazo», como lleva la nodriza al niño de pecho, hasta la tierra que juraste dar a sus padres?
13 Where can I get meat to feed all these people? They keep complaining to me, saying, ‘Give us some meat to eat!’
¿Dónde tomo yo carne para dar a toda esta gente que llora delante de mí, diciendo: Danos carne que comer?
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.
Yo no soy capaz de soportar solo a toda esta gente, pues es demasiado pesado para mí.
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]!”
Si me tratas así, quítame más bien la vida, si es que he hallado gracia a tus ojos, para que no vea yo esta mi desdicha.”
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.
Entonces dijo Yahvé a Moisés: “Reúneme setenta hombres de los ancianos de Israel, de los que tú sabes que son ancianos del pueblo y jefes del mismo; los conducirás al Tabernáculo de la Reunión, donde se queden contigo.
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.
Yo descenderé y hablaré allí contigo; y tomaré del Espíritu que está sobre ti, y lo pondré sobre ellos, para que lleven juntamente contigo la carga del pueblo y no la lleves tú solo.
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.
Y dirás al pueblo: Santificaos para mañana, pues comeréis carne, ya que habéis llorado a oídos de Yahvé, diciendo: ¡Quién nos diera carne que comer! Mejor nos iba en Egipto. Ahora Yahvé os dará carne que comer.
19 You will eat meat not only for one or two days, nor only for five or ten or 20 days.
La comeréis no solo un día, ni dos días, ni cinco, ni diez, ni veinte,
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].”’”
sino durante todo un mes, hasta que os salga por las narices y os cause repugnancia; por cuanto habéis desechado a Yahvé que está en medio de vosotros, y habéis llorado ante Él, diciendo: ¿Por qué hemos salido de Egipto?”
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]
Respondió Moisés: “Seiscientos mil hombres de a pie cuenta el pueblo en cuyo medio estoy; y Tú dices: ¡Yo les daré carne para que coman durante todo un mes!
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]!”
¿Por ventura se puede degollar para ellos ganado menor y ganado mayor que les baste? ¿O pescar para ellos todos los peces del mar para abastecerlos?”
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.”
Yahvé replicó a Moisés: “¿Acaso se ha acortado la mano de Yahvé? Ya verás si se te cumplirá o no mí palabra.”
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.
Luego Moisés salió y refirió al pueblo las palabras de Yahvé, y reunió de los ancianos del pueblo setenta hombres, a los cuales colocó en torno al Tabernáculo.
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.
Y Yahvé bajó en la nube y habló con él; y tomó del Espíritu que estaba sobre él y lo puso sobre los setenta ancianos, los cuales cuando se posó sobre ellos el Espíritu profetizaron, pero no volvieron a hacerlo.
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).
Mas dos de ellos, uno llamado Eldad, y el otro Medad, se habían quedado en el campamento, y sin embargo se posó sobre ellos el Espíritu —estaban en la lista, pero no habían ido al Tabernáculo— y profetizaron en el campamento.
27 So a young man ran and told Moses/me, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in all their tents!”
Corrió un mozo a dar aviso a Moisés, diciendo: “Eldad y Medad están profetizando en el campamento.”
28 Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
Entonces Josué, hijo de Nun, ministro de Moisés desde su juventud, tomó la palabra y dijo: “Señor mío Moisés, hazles callar”;
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!”
Moisés le respondió: “¿Estás celoso por mí? ¡Ojalá que todos del pueblo de Yahvé fuesen profetas y derramara Yahvé su Espíritu sobre ellos!”
30 Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
Después Moisés se retiró al campamento, él y los ancianos de Israel.
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!
Comenzó a soplar un viento de Yahvé, que trajo codornices desde el Mar, y las hizo volar sobre el campamento, a solo dos codos de altura sobre la tierra, en la extensión de una jornada de camino por una parte, y de una jornada de camino por la otra, alrededor del campamento.
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].
Todo aquel día, y toda aquella noche, y todo el día siguiente, estuvo levantado el pueblo, y recogieron codornices: el que menos, recogió diez gómor; y las extendieron en los alrededores del campamento.
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].
Todavía tenían la carne entre sus dientes, y no habían aún acabado, cuando la ira de Yahvé se encendió contra el pueblo e hirió Yahvé al pueblo con una plaga muy grande.
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’].
Y fue llamado aquel lugar Kibrot- Hataavá; porque allí enterraron a la gente codiciosa (de carne). De Kibrot-Hataavá partieron para Haserot; y se quedaron en Haserot.
35 From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
