Egzòd 16
1 Alò, yo te kite Élim, e tout asanble fis Israël yo te vini nan dezè Sin, ki te antre Élim ak Sinai an. Sa te fèt nan kenzyèm jou dezyèm mwa apre depa yo nan peyi Égypte la.
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.
2 Konsa, tout asanble fis Israël yo te plenyen kont Moïse avèk Aaron nan dezè a.
There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 Fis Israël yo te di yo: “Pito ke nou te mouri pa men SENYÈ a nan peyi Égypte la pandan nou t ap chita akote chodyè vyann yo, pandan nou t ap manje pen jis nou vin plen. Men ou mennen nou deyò nan dezè sila a pou touye tout asanble a avèk grangou.”
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!”
4 Alò, SENYÈ a te di Moïse: “Gade byen, Mwen va vide pen sòti nan syèl la tankou lapli pou nou. Epi pèp la va sòti chak jou pou ranmase sa ki kont pou jounen an, pou Mwen kapab fè yo pase a leprèv; pou M wè si yo va mache nan enstriksyon Mwen yo.
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.
5 Nan sizyèm jou a, lè yo prepare sa ke yo fè antre, li va doub sa ke yo konn pran pa jou yo.”
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].”
6 Alò, Moïse avèk Aaron te di a tout fis Israël yo: “Nan aswè nou va rekonèt ke SENYÈ a te mennen nou sòti nan peyi Égypte la.
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.
7 Nan maten a nou va wè glwa SENYÈ a, paske Li tande plent nou yo kont SENYÈ a. Epi kisa nou ye pou nou ta plenyen kont nou?”
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]
8 Moïse te di: “Sa va vin rive lè SENYÈ a bannou vyann pou nou manje nan aswè, ak pen jiskaske nou vin satisfè nan maten. Paske SENYÈ a tande plent ke nou fè kont Li. Epi kisa nou ye? Plent nou yo pa kont nou, men kont SENYÈ a.”
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]
9 Alò Moïse te di a Aaron: “Pale a tout asanble fis Israël yo, ‘Rapwoche nou devan SENYÈ a, paske Li tande plent nou yo.’”
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.’”
10 Li te vin rive ke pandan Aaron t ap pale a tout asanble a fis Israël yo, ke yo te gade vè dezè a, e vwala, glwa SENYÈ a te parèt nan nwaj la.
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].
11 Konsa, SENYÈ a te pale a Moïse e te di:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
12 “Mwen tande plent a fis Israël yo. Pale ak yo pou di: ‘Nan aswè avan li fènwa, nou va manje vyann, e nan maten, nou va vin plen avèk pen. Konsa, nou va konnen ke Mwen se SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an.’”
“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].”
13 Alò, li vin rive nan aswè ke zwazo kay yo te monte. Yo te kouvri tout kan an. Nan maten an te gen yon kouch lawouze ki te antoure kan an.
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.
14 Lè kouch lawouze a te disparèt, gade, sou sifas dezè a, te gen yon bagay ki te sanble yon ti kal byen fen, ki sanble frechè lawouze sou tè a.
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.
15 Lè fis Israël yo te wè li, yo te di a youn lòt: “Kisa sa ye?” Paske yo pa t konnen kisa sa li te ye. Epi Moïse te di yo: “Sa se pen ke SENYÈ a bannou pou nou manje.
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.
16 Men sa ke SENYÈ a kòmande: ‘Chak moun ranmase ladann selon sa ke li va manje. Nou va pran yon omè pou chak, selon kantite moun chak nan nou genyen nan tant li.’”
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.’”
17 Fis Israël yo te fè sa, kèk te pran plis, e kèk te pran mwens.
So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
18 Lè yo te mezire li avèk yon omè, sa ki te pran anpil yo pa t gen twòp, ni sa ki te pran piti yo pa t manke. Chak moun te ranmase sa ke li te dwe manje.
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.
19 Moïse te di yo: “Pa kite pèsòn konsève anyen ladann pou rive demen.”
Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
20 Men yo pa t koute Moïse. Kèk nan yo te kite yon pati pou maten. Konsa, li te kale vè, e te vin rans. Moïse te fache avèk yo.
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.
21 Yo te ranmase li chak jou, chak moun selon sa li ta dwe manje. Men lè solèy la te vin cho, li te vin fann.
Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
22 Alò nan sizyèm jou a, yo te pran doub fòs pen, de omè pou chak moun. Tout dirijan asanble yo te fè rapò sa a Moïse.
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],
23 Alo, konsa li te reponn yo: “Men sa ke SENYÈ a vle: ‘Demen se yon jou Saba, yon Saba sen a SENYÈ a. Kwit sa ke nou va kwit, bouyi sa ke nou va bouyi, e tout sa ki rete, mete l akote pou konsève jis rive nan maten.’”
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.’”
24 Alò, yo te mete li akote jis rive nan maten, jan Moïse te kòmande a, e li pa t vin kanni, ni li pa t gen okenn vè ladann.
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!
25 Moïse te di: “Manje li jodi a, paske jodi a se yon Saba a SENYÈ a. Jodi a nou p ap twouve li nan chan an.
[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.
26 Sis jou nou va pran li, men nan setyèm jou a, jou Saba a, p ap genyen okenn.”
[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.”
27 Li te rive nan setyèm jou a, ke kèk nan moun yo te ale pran, men yo pa t twouve menm.
On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
28 Alò, SENYÈ a te di a Moïse: “Pou konbyen de tan nou va refize kenbe kòmandman Mwen yo, ak enstriksyon Mwen yo?
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?
29 Gade, SENYÈ a te bannou Saba a. Pou sa, Li bannou pen pou de jou nan sizyèm jou a. Kite chak moun rete nan plas li. Pa kite pèsòn sòti nan plas li nan setyèm jou a.”
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!”
30 Pou sa, pèp Israël la te poze nan setyèm jou a.
So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 Lakay Israël te nonmen li lamàn. Li te tankou grenn koryandè, blan avèk yon gou tankou gato avèk siwo myèl.
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.
32 Alò, Moïse te di: “Men Sa ke SENYÈ a te kòmande, ‘Kite yon omè ladann pami tout jenerasyon yo pou yo kapab wè pen ke Mwen te bannou nan dezè a, lè Mwen te mennen nou sòti nan peyi Égypte la.’”
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.’”
33 Moïse te di a Aaron: “Pran yon bokal, mete yon omè plen lamàn ladann, epi plase li devan SENYÈ a pou kenbe li pandan tout jenerasyon nou yo.”
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.”
34 Jan SENYÈ a te kòmande Moïse la, konsa Aaron te plase li devan temwen an, pou l konsève.
[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].
35 Fis Israël yo te manje lamàn pandan karant ane, jis lè yo te rive nan yon peyi ki te peple deja. Yo te manje lamàn jis yo rive nan fwontyè peyi Canaan an.
The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
36 Alò, yon Omè se yon dizyèm pati a yon efa.
(The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
