4 Mosebok 11
1 Det var ein gong folket klaga seg for Herren, liksom dei leid vondt. Då Herren høyrde det, vart han harm, og elden hans slo ned millom deim, og herja i den eine enden av lægret.
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 Då ropa folket på Moses, og Moses bad til Herren for deim; so slokna elden av.
Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
3 Sidan kalla dei den staden Tabera, av di Herrens eld slo ned millom deim.
So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
4 Men herkemugen, som var med deim, fyste etter annan kost; då for Israels-folket og til å jamra seg att, og sagde: «Gud gjev me hadde kjøt å eta!
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 Me saknar fisken som me fekk kostelaust i Egyptarland, og agurkarne og melonorne og purren og kvitlauken og skarlauken;
They said, “We wish we had some meat!
6 her turkar me reint upp; me ser ikkje anna for augo enn manna.»
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 Manna var likt korianderfrø og på lit som bedolahkvåda.
The manna resembled small white seeds.
8 Folket for utyver og sanka det, og mol det på handkvern eller støytte det sund i mortlar. Sidan saud dei det i gryta, og laga kakor av det; då smaka det som sukkerbrød med olje i.
[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 Når dalskoddi seig ned yver lægri um natti, fylgde det manna med.
Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
10 Då Moses høyrde gråt frå kvart einaste hus, og såg at Herren var fælande harm, tykte han det var ilt,
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 og sagde til Herren: «Kvi hev du fare so hardt med tenaren din? Kvi hev du so lite godhug for meg at du vil leggja på meg slik ei byrd som å syta for heile dette folket?
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 Hev då eg gjeve deim livet eller sett deim inn i verdi, sidan du segjer med meg at eg skal halda deim på armen, som barnfostren held eit sugebarn, og bera deim fram til det landet du hev lova federne deira?
(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 Kvar skal eg taka kjøt frå til heile dette folket? For dei heng yver meg med gråt, og segjer: «Gjev oss kjøt, so me fær eta!»
Where can I get meat to feed all these people? They keep complaining to me, saying, ‘Give us some meat to eat!’
14 Ikkje kann eg åleine syta for heile dette folket; det er meir enn eg orkar.
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 Vil du fara so med meg, so drep meg heller med ein gong, so sant du vil meg vel, og lat meg ikkje sjå mi eigi ulukka.»
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 Då sagde Herren til Moses: «Kalla meg i hop sytti av dei gildaste menner i Israel, deim som du veit er dei gjævaste millom folket og formenner for deim! Tak deim so med deg til møtetjeldet og lat deim standa der hjå deg,
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 so vil eg koma ned og tala med deg der, og eg vil lata deim og få av den åndi som er yver deg, so dei kann hjelpa deg og bera all den tyngsla du hev av folket, og du ikkje tarv bera henne åleine.
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 Og til folket skal du segja: «Helga dykk til i morgon, so skal de få kjøt å eta, etter di de jamra dykk for Herren og sagde: «Gud gjeve me hadde kjøt! Å kor godt me livde i Egyptarland!» No vil Herren gjeva dykk kjøt, som de skal eta av,
“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 og det ikkje ein dag, eller tvo eller fem eller ti eller tjuge dagar,
You will eat meat not only for one or two days, nor only for five or ten or 20 days.
20 men ein heil månad, til de byd dykk imot, so det lyt gjeva det upp att, for di de mismætte Herren som er midt imillom dykk, og jamra dykk for honom, og sagde: «Kvi for me då frå Egyptarland?»»»
[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 «Seks hundrad tusund gangføre menner er det folket som eg fylgjest med, » svara Moses, «og du segjer at du vil gjeva deim kjøt so dei hev mat for ein heil månad!
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 Skal me slagta so mange sauer og naut at det rekk til for deim, eller skal all fisken i havet sankast i hop so dei fær nok?»
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 Då sagde Herren til Moses: «Rekk ikkje Herrens arm so langt som han vil? No skal du få sjå um det ikkje gjeng som eg hev sagt.»
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 So gjekk Moses ut, og kunngjorde Herrens ord for folket, og han kalla saman sytti av dei gjævaste mennerne i lyden, og bad deim standa rundt ikring møtetjeldet.
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 Og Herren for ned i skyi, og tala til Moses, og let dei sytti gjæve mennerne få av den åndi som var yver honom. Då hende det at med same åndi let seg ned yver deim, tala dei profetord, men sidan gjorde dei det ikkje.
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 Det var tvo menner som hadde vorte att i lægret; den eine heitte Eldad og den andre Medad. På deim let åndi seg og ned; for dei høyrde til deim som var uppskrivne, men dei hadde ikkje gjenge ut til møtetjeldet, og no tala dei profetord i lægret.
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 Og ein svein kom springande med bod til Moses og sagde: «Eldad og Medad talar profetord i lægret.»
So a young man ran and told Moses/me, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in all their tents!”
28 Då tok Josva frami, han som hadde vore fylgjesveinen åt Moses alt ifrå ungdomen, og sagde: «Herre Moses, forbyd deim dette!»
Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
29 «Er du åbru for mi skuld?» svara Moses. «Eg vilde at heile Herrens folk kunde tala profetord, og at Herren sende sin Ande yver deim!»
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 Då Moses vel var komen attende til lægret saman med Israels hovdingar,
Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
31 so sende Herren ein vind som førde enghønor inn ifrå havet, og støytte deim ned yver lægret og markerne rundt ikring, so vidt som ei dagsleid i firkant. Dei flaug so lågt at dei ikkje var meir enn eit par alner frå marki,
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 og folket var ute heile den dagen og heile natti og heile den andre dagen og samla deim inn; ingen sanka mindre enn eit tjug tunnor, og dei breidde deim utyver rundt ikring lægret.
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 Medan dei endå åt av kjøtet - det var ikkje ende - loga Herrens vreide upp att, og han sende ein øgjeleg manndaude yver deim.
[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 Difor kallar dei den staden Kibrot-Hatta’ava; for der vart dei jorda dei som hadde vore so fysne.
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 Frå Kibrot-Hatta’ava for folket til Haserot, og der vart dei verande ei tid.
From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
