Números 11
1 No pasó mucho tiempo antes de que la gente empezara a quejarse de lo mucho que estaban sufriendo. Cuando el Señor escuchó lo que decían, se enfadó. El fuego del Señor los quemó, destruyendo algunos que iban por los extremos del campamento.
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 El pueblo clamó a Moisés por ayuda. Entones él oró al Señor y el fuego se apagó.
Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
3 Ese lugar se llamó Taberá, porque el fuego del Señor los quemó.
So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
4 Entonces un grupo de alborotadores que estaba entre ellos tenían antojos de comida tan intensos que afectaron a los israelitas que empezaron a llorar de nuevo, preguntando “¿Quién va a conseguirnos algo de carne para comer?
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 Recuerden todo el pescado que comíamos en Egipto y que no nos costaba nada, así como los pepinos, los melones, los puerros, las cebollas y el ajo.
They said, “We wish we had some meat!
6 ¡Pero ahora nos estamos desvaneciendo aquí! ¡Lo único que vemos es este maná!”
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 El maná tenía la apariencia de semillas de cilantro, de color claro como la resina.
The manna resembled small white seeds.
8 El pueblo salía a recogerlo, lo molíancon un molino o lo trituraban en un mortero; luego lo hervirían en una olla y lo convertirían en pan plano. EL sabor era como de pasteles hechos con el mejor aceite de oliva.
[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 Cuando el rocío descendíasobre el campamento por la noche, el maná bajaba con él.
Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
10 Moisés escuchó a todas las familias llorando a la entrada de sus tiendas. El Señor se enfadó mucho, y Moisés también se enfadó.
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 Le preguntó al Señor: “¿Por qué me has puesto las cosas tan difíciles a mí, tu siervo? ¿Por qué estás tan descontento conmigo que me has puesto la pesada responsabilidad de toda esta gente?
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 ¿Acaso son mis hijos? ¿Los di a luz para que me dijeras: ‘Sujétalos en tu pecho como una nodriza que lleva un bebé’ y luego tener que llevarlos a la tierra que les prometiste a sus antepasados?
(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 ¿De dónde se supone que voy a sacar carne para todos ellos? Se siguen quejando de mí, ‘¡Consíguenos algo de carne para comer!’
Where can I get meat to feed all these people? They keep complaining to me, saying, ‘Give us some meat to eat!’
14 No puedo seguir soportando a todo este pueblo yo solo. ¡Es demasiado!
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 Si esta es la forma en que me vas a tratar, entonces por favor mátame ahora para no tener que enfrentarme a esta depresión que me abruma. Por favor, concédeme esta petición”.
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 Entonces el Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Trae ante mí setenta ancianos israelitas que sepas que son respetados como líderes por el pueblo. Llévalos al Tabernáculo de Reunión. Se quedarán allí contigo.
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 Yo bajaré y hablaré contigo allí. Tomaré un poco del Espíritu que tienes y se lo daré. Ellos tomarán parte de la responsabilidad del pueblo para que no tengas que soportarlo todo tú solo.
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 “Dile al pueblo: Purifíquense, porque mañana tendrán carne para comer, pues se han quejado y el Señor ha oído su petición: ‘¿Quién nos va a dar carne para comer? Estábamos mejor en Egipto’. Así que el Señor va a proveerles carne para comer.
“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 La comerán, no sólo por un día o dos, ni por cinco, diez o veinte días.
You will eat meat not only for one or two days, nor only for five or ten or 20 days.
20 La comerán durante un mes entero hasta que vomiten y les salga por las narices, porque han rechazado al Señor, que está aquí con ustedes, y se han quejado de él diciendo: ‘¿Por qué se nos ocurrió salir de Egipto?’”
[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 Pero Moisés respondió: “Estoy aquí con 600.000 personas y me dices: ‘Les voy a dar carne y la comerán durante un mes’?
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 ún si todos nuestros rebaños y manadas fueran sacrificados, no sería suficiente para ellos. Incluso si todos los peces del mar fueran capturados, ¡no sería suficiente para todos ellos!”
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 “¿No tiene el Señor el poder de hacer eso?”, respondió el Señor. “¡Ahora vas a ver con tus ojos si lo que he dicho sucederá o no!”
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 Entonces Moisés fue y compartió con el pueblo lo que el Señor dijo. Convocó a setenta ancianos del pueblo y los hizo ponerse de pie alrededor de la tienda.
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 Entonces el Señor descendió y le habló. El Señor tomó algo del Espíritu que Moisés tenía y se lo dio. Ellos profetizaron, pero esto no volvió a suceder.
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 Sin embargo, dos hombres llamados Eldad y Medad se habían quedado en el campamento, y el Espíritu vino sobre ellos también. (Habían sido puestos en la lista de los setenta ancianos, pero no habían ido a la tienda. Pero profetizaron donde estaban en el campamento de todos modos).
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 Un joven corrió y le dijo a Moisés: “Eldad y Medad están profetizando en el campamento”.
So a young man ran and told Moses/me, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in all their tents!”
28 Josué, hijo de Nun, que había sido asistente de Moisés desde joven, reaccionó diciendo: “¡Moisés, mi señor, tienes que detenerlos!”
Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
29 “¿Estás celoso de mi reputación?” respondió Moisés. “¡Deseo que cada uno en el pueblo del Señor sea profeta y que el Señor les dé su espíritu a todos!”
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 Entonces Moisés volvió al campamento con los ancianos de Israel.
Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
31 El Señor envió un viento que sopló codornices desde el mar y las hizo caer cerca del campamento. Cubrieron el suelo hasta una profundidad de unos dos codos y se extendieron durante un día de viaje en todas direcciones del campamento.
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 Durante todo ese día y noche, y durante todo el día siguiente, el pueblo siguió recogiendo codornices. Todos recolectaron al menos diez homers, y las repartieron por todo el campamento.
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 Pero mientras la gente seguía mordiendo la carne, incluso antes de que la masticaran, el Señor mostró su ardiente ira contra ellos, matando a algunos de ellos con una grave enfermedad.
[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 Llamaron a ese lugar Quibrot-Hatavá, porque allí enterraron a la gente que tenía estos intensos antojos de comida.
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 Luego se trasladaron de Quibrot-Hataváhacia Jazerot, donde permanecieron durante algún tiempo.
From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
