Ọnụọgụgụ 11
1 Mgbe na-adịghị anya ụmụ Izrel bidoro itamu ntamu nʼihi ihe ike niile ha na-ezute nʼije ha. Ma ntamu a ruru Onyenwe anyị ntị. Nʼihi ya, Onyenwe anyị were iwe dị ukwuu megide ha. Ọkụ sitere nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ, ree nʼetiti ha, repịa ụfọdụ ndị bi nʼakụkụ ngwụsị ọmụma ụlọ ikwu ahụ.
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.
2 Mgbe nke a mere, ụmụ Izrel tikuru Mosis mkpu akwa. Mosis kpere ekpere nye Onyenwe anyị nʼihi ha, ọkụ ahụ kwụsịkwara.
Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
3 Nʼihi ya, a kpọrọ ebe ahụ Tabera, nʼihi ọkụ ahụ si nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ ree nʼetiti ha.
So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
4 Ndị amakekwu so ụmụ Izrel nʼije a malitere itamu ntamu banyere nri ndị ọzọ na-agụ ha agụụ. Nke a mere ka ụmụ Izrel malite ịkwa akwa, na-asị, “A sịkwarị na anyị nwere anụ anyị ga-ata.
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.
5 Anyị chetara azụ anyị tara nʼIjipt, nke na-adịghị efu anyị ego, ya na kukumba, na melọn, na liik, na ayo na galiik.
They said, “We wish we had some meat!
6 Ma ugbu a, anyị enweghịkwa agụụ iri nri, nʼihi na site nʼụbọchị ruo nʼụbọchị, ọ bụ naanị mánà bụ ihe oriri anyị nwere.”
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!”
7 Mánà dịka mkpụrụ kọrianda, na-acha ka eso osisi kpọrọ nkụ.
The manna resembled small white seeds.
8 Ndị Izrel na-ejegharị na-achịkọta ha. Emesịa, ha na-eji nkume e ji akwọ nri na-akwọri ha. Oge ụfọdụ, ha na-eji ikwe nri sụọ ya. Emesịa, ha na-esi ya esi, maọbụ ghee ya eghe. Ọ na-atọ dịka ihe e ji mmanụ oliv ghee.
[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.
9 Mánà ndị a na-ada mgbe igirigi dara nʼọmụma ụlọ ikwu nʼabalị.
Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
10 Mosis nụrụ mkpu akwa ụmụ Izrel niile, nke na-ada nʼezinaụlọ ọbụla nʼakụkụ ọnụ ụzọ ụlọ ikwu ha. Iwe were Onyenwe anyị nke ukwuu. Otu a kwa, obi jọrọ Mosis njọ nke ukwuu.
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.
11 Mosis jụrụ Onyenwe anyị sị, “Gịnị mere i ji bokwasị ohu gị nsogbu dị otu a nʼisi? Gịnị ka m mere na m ahụtakwaghị amara nʼebe ị nọ, nke mere i ji bukwasị m ibu arọ nke ilekọta ndị a?
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]?
12 Ọ bụ m tụrụ ime ndị a niile? Ọ bụ m mụrụ ha? Gịnị mere i ji si m kuru ha nʼaka m gawa nʼala ahụ ị ṅụrụ nʼiyi inye nna nna ha, dịka m bụ nne nwa na-ekugharị nwantakịrị?
(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]?
13 Ebee ka m ga-achọta anụ ga-ezuru igwe mmadụ ndị a? Lee na ha na-akwasa m akwa na-asị m, ‘Nye anyị anụ!’
Where can I get meat to feed all these people? They keep complaining to me, saying, ‘Give us some meat to eat!’
14 Agaghị m ebulite ibu ịchịkọta ndị a niile nʼonwe m! Ibu a dị m arọ nke ukwuu.
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.
15 Ọ bụrụ na ị ga-esi otu a meso m mmeso, biko napụ m ndụ m ugbu a, nʼihi na ọnwụ m ga-egosi na m natara amara nʼebe ị nọ. Site nʼọnọdụ a ga-ewetara m mbibi wezuga m.”
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]!”
16 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị gwara Mosis okwu sị ya, “Kpọkọta iri ndị okenye ụmụ Izrel asaa, ndị ị maara na ha bụ ndị ndu, na ndị nlekọta ije ozi nʼetiti ụmụ Izrel. Kpọta ha nʼụlọ nzute m ka ha soro gị guzoro.
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.
17 Aga m abịa nʼebe ahụ gwa gị okwu. Mgbe ahụ kwa, aga m ewere ụfọdụ nʼime Mmụọ m dị nʼime gị tinye nʼime iri ndị ndu asaa ahụ. Ha ga-enyere gị aka ibu ibu arọ nke ịchịkọta ụmụ Izrel. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ọ gaghị abụkwa ibu dịrị naanị gị ibu.
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.
18 “Ugbu a, gwa ndị Izrel niile si ha, ‘Doonụ onwe unu nsọ, kwadoonụ maka echi, mgbe unu ga-ata anụ. Onyenwe anyị nụrụ mgbe unu kwara akwa sị, “A sịkwa na anyị nwere anụ anyị ga-ata. Ihe dịrị anyị mma nʼIjipt karịa otu ọ dị ugbu a.”
“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.
19 Anụ unu ga-eri abụghị naanị nke otu ụbọchị, maọbụ ụbọchị abụọ, maọbụ ụbọchị ise, maọbụ iri, ma ọ bụkwanụ iri ụbọchị abụọ!
You will eat meat not only for one or two days, nor only for five or ten or 20 days.
20 Kama unu ga-eri ya otu ọnwa zuru ezu, ruo mgbe ọ ga-esi unu nʼimi sọpụta, ghọrọ unu ihe ịsọ oyi. Nʼihi na unu ajụla Onyenwe anyị, onye nọ nʼetiti unu, kwaa akwa nʼihu ya, sị, “Gịnị mere anyị ji site nʼala Ijipt pụta?”’”
[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].”’”
21 Ma Mosis sịrị Onyenwe anyị, “Ọnụọgụgụ ndị ikom dị narị puku isii ndị ji ụkwụ eje ka m nọ nʼetiti ha, ma ị na-asị, ‘Aga m enye ha anụ otu ọnwa.’
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]
22 Ọ ga-ezuru ha ma ọ bụrụ na e gbuoro ha igwe ehi na atụrụ? Ọ bụ azụ niile nke dị nʼoke osimiri ga-ezuru ha ma egbuo ha niile nye ha?”
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]!”
23 Onyenwe anyị sịrị Mosis, “Aka Onyenwe anyị ọ dị mkpụmkpụ? Ugbu a, ị ga-ahụ ma m ga-emezu okwu m, maọbụ na m agaghị emezu ya.”
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.”
24 Ya mere, Mosis pụrụ ga gwa ụmụ Izrel ihe Onyenwe anyị kwuru. Ọ chịkọtara iri ndị okenye asaa ahụ nye ha ọnọdụ gburugburu ụlọ nzute ahụ.
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.
25 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị rịdatara nʼime igwe ojii. Ya na Mosis kparịtaa ụka. Onyenwe anyị weere ụfọdụ nʼime Mmụọ dị nʼime Mosis, tinye ya nʼime iri ndị okenye asaa ndị ahụ. Mgbe Mmụọ a batara nʼime ha, ha niile buru amụma. Ma ha ebughị amụma gaa nʼihu.
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.
26 Ma mmadụ abụọ nʼime iri ndị okenye asaa ndị ahụ, Eldad na Medad nọgidere nʼọmụma ụlọ ikwu ha. Ọ bụ ezie na e depụtara aha ha dịka ndị ndu, ma ha esoghị ndị ọzọ gaa nʼụlọ nzute. Ma Mmụọ ahụ bịakwasịrị ha nʼebe ahụ ha nọ. Ha bukwara amụma.
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).
27 Otu okorobịa gbapụrụ ọsọ gaa kọọrọ Mosis sị ya, “Eldad na Medad na-ebu amụma nʼọmụma ụlọ ikwu ha.”
So a young man ran and told Moses/me, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in all their tents!”
28 Joshua nwa Nun, onyeozi Mosis site na mgbe ọ bụ okorobịa, gwara Mosis okwu sị ya, “Onyenwe m Mosis, mee ka ndị a kwụsị ibu amụma.”
Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
29 Ma Mosis zara sị, “Ọ bụ nʼihi ikwochitara m ekworo ka i ji chọọ ka m kwụsị ha? Ọ gaara atọ m ụtọ ma a sị na ndị Onyenwe anyị niile bụ ndị amụma, ndị Onyenwe anyị ga-etinye Mmụọ ya nʼime ha!”
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!”
30 Mgbe ahụ Mosis na ndị okenye Izrel ndị ahụ niile lọghachiri nʼebe ụlọ ikwu ha dị.
Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
31 Otu oke ifufe sitere nʼebe Onyenwe anyị nọ bịa si nʼosimiri bute ọtụtụ nnụnụ a na-akpọ kweel. O mere ka nnụnụ ndị a daa nʼebe ụmụ Izrel mara ụlọ ikwu ha, nʼime ogige ya niile. Nnụnụ ndị a fere ihe dịka otu mita site nʼelu ala, nʼakụkụ niile, ruo nʼebe mmadụ pụrụ iji ụkwụ jeruo nʼotu ụbọchị. Ha jupụtakwara ebe niile.
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!
32 Ya mere ndị Izrel biliri ụbọchị ahụ niile, na nʼabalị ahụ niile, na echi ya niile pụọ ịchịkọta nnụnụ kweel ndị a! Onye gbutere nke nta gbutezuru ihe ọtụtụ homa iri. Ha gbasara ha akụkụ niile nke ogige ọmụma ụlọ ikwu ahụ.
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].
33 Ma mgbe anụ ndị a ka dị ha nʼọnụ, Onyenwe anyị were iwe dị ukwuu megide ha. O tiri ha nrịa nrịa na-efe efe.
[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].
34 Nʼihi nke a, a kpọrọ aha ebe ahụ Kibrọt Hataava, nʼihi na nʼebe ahụ ka e liri ndị Izrel nwụrụ nʼihi oke ọchịchọ nri.
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’].
35 Site na Kibrọt Hataava, ndị Izrel biliri njem rute Hazerọt ebe ha nọrọ.
From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
