2 Mosebok 16
1 So tok dei ut att frå Elim, og femtande dagen i andre månaden etter at dei hadde fare frå Egyptarlandet, kom heile Israels-lyden til Sinheidi, som ligg millom Elim og Sinai.
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 Medan dei var der i øydemarkerne, tok heile Israels-lyden til å mukka mot Moses og Aron,
There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 og sagde: «Det vøre betre me hadde døytt for Herrens hand i Egyptarlandet, då me sat uppyver kjøtgrytorne og åt oss mette på brød. For no hev de ført oss ut i villmarki, so heile denne mannefjølden lyt døy av svolt.»
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 Då sagde Herren til Moses: «Sjå no vil eg lata det regna brød åt dykk frå himmelen, og folket skal ganga ut kvar dag og sanka det dei treng for dagen; soleis vil eg røyna deim, um dei held seg etter lovi mi eller ikkje.
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 Og når dei lagar til det dei kjem heim med sette dagen, då skal det vera ein gong til so mykje som det dei elles sankar um dagen.»
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 So sagde Moses og Aron til alt Israels-folket: «I kveld skal de koma til å sanna at det er Herren som hev ført dykk ut or Egyptarlandet;
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 og i morgon tidleg skal de få sjå kor stor Herren er; for han hev høyrt korleis de mukkar imot honom - kva er vel me? kann det vera verdt å mukka mot oss?
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 De skal få sjå det, » sagde Moses, «når han gjev dykk kjøt å eta i kveld og brød i morgon tidleg, so de fær metten dykkar; for Herren hev høyrt korleis de murrar og mukkar imot honom - kva er vel me? det er ikkje oss de mukkar imot, men Herren.»
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 So Moses sagde med Aron: «Seg til heile Israels-lyden: «Stig fram for Herrens åsyn! For han hev høyrt korleis de mukkar.»»
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 Då hende det, medan Aron tala til heile Israels-lyden, og dei vende augo mot øydemarki, at Herrens herlegdom synte seg i skyi.
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 Og Herren tala til Moses og sagde:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
12 «Eg hev høyrt korleis Israels-folket mukkar. Tala du til deim og seg: «I skumingi skal de få kjøt å eta, og i morgon tidleg skal de få metta dykk med brød, og de skal sanna, at eg er Herren, dykkar Gud.»»
“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 Då det so vart kvelden, kom enghønorne fljugande so tjukt, at dei tekte heile lægret, og um morgonen hadde det lagt seg dalskodd rundt ikring lægret,
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 og då skoddi letta, fekk dei sjå noko fint, kornut, burtyver heidi; det låg tunt som ei hela på marki.
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 Då Israels-folket såg det, sagde dei seg imillom: «Kva er dette?» For dei visste ikkje kva det var. Då sagde Moses til deim: Det er det brødet som Herren hev gjeve dykk å eta.
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 Høyr no kva Herren hev sagt: «De skal sanka av det so mykje de treng, ei kanna til manns, etter som de hev folk til; kvar skal henta åt deim som høyrer til huset hans.
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 Og Israels-folket gjorde som han sagde, og sanka, sume mykje og sume lite.
So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
18 Men då dei mælte det i kannemålet, gjekk det inkje av for deim som hadde sanka mykje, og det som mindre hadde sanka, leid ingen skort; kvar hadde sanka det han turvte.
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 Og Moses sagde til deim: Ingen må leiva noko av det til morgons.»
Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
20 Men dei høyrde ikkje på Moses, og sume etla att noko til morgonmålet; då kvikna det makk i det, og det stod ei vond tev av det. Og Moses vart vreid på deim.
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 Sidan sanka dei det morgon etter morgon, kvar etter som han trong til. Men når soli tok til å hita, so bråna det.
Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
22 So hende det sette dagen at dei fann ein gong til so mykje brød som elles, tvo kannor til manns, og alle dei øvste av lyden kom og sagde det med Moses.
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 Då sagde han til deim: «Det er det Herren hev sagt: «I morgon er det kviledag, helgekvild for Herren.» Baka no det de vil, og koka det de vil! Men alt det som vert att, skal de leggja burt og gøyma til morgons.»
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 So lagde dei det burt til um morgonen, som Moses sagde, og det stod ingen illtev av det, og kom ikkje makk i det.
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 Og Moses sagde: «Et det i dag, for i dag er det kviledag for Herren; i dag finn de ikkje noko på marki.
[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 Seks dagar skal de sanka det; men den sjuande dagen er det helg; då er det ikkje å finna.»
[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 Likevel var det nokre av folket som gjekk ut den sjuande dagen og vilde sanka, men dei fann inkje.
On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
28 Då sagde Herren til Moses: «Kor lenge skal det vara fyrr de vil lyda bodi og loverne mine?
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 Kom i hug: Herren hev gjeve dykk kviledagen; difor er det at han sette dagen gjev dykk brød for tvo dagar. Haldt dykk no heime, kvar hjå seg! Ingen gange burt frå bustaden sin sjuande dagen!»
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 Sidan heldt folket seg i ro den sjuande dagen.
So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 Israels-ætti kalla det brødet manna; det liktest korianderfrø; det var kvitt på liten, og smaka som vaflar med honning.
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 Og Moses sagde: «Høyr no kva Herren segjer til dykk: «Ein full kanna med manna skal de gøyma, mann etter mann, so etterkomarane dykkar kann sjå det brødet eg gav dykk å eta i øydemarki, då eg fylgde dykk ut or Egyptarlandet!»»
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 So sagde han til Aron: «Tak ei krukka og hav upp i henne ei full kanna med manna, og set det ned for Herrens åsyn, so det vert gøymt frå mann til mann.»
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 Og Aron gjorde som Herren hadde sagt til Moses, og sette det ned framfor lovtavlorne: der skulde det gøymast.
[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 Israels-folket åt manna i fyrti år, til dess dei kom til bygde land; manna åt dei alt til dei kom til utenden av Kana’ans-landet.
The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
36 Ei kanna, det var tiandeparten av ei skjeppa.
(The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
