Números 11
1 El pueblo se quejaba a los oídos del Señor. Cuando Yahvé lo oyó, se encendió su ira; y el fuego de Yahvé ardió entre ellos, y consumió algunas de las afueras 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; Moisés oró a Yahvé, y el fuego se calmó.
Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
3 El nombre de ese lugar fue llamado Taberah, porque el fuego de Yahvé ardía entre ellos.
So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
4 La multitud mixta que estaba en medio de ellos tuvo mucho deseo insaciable; también los hijos de Israel volvieron a llorar y dijeron: “¿Quién nos dará de 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 Nos acordamos del pescado que comimos en Egipto de balde; de los pepinos, los melones, los puerros, las cebollas y los ajos;
They said, “We wish we had some meat!
6 pero ahora hemos perdido el apetito. No hay nada más que este maná para mirar”.
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 era como una semilla de cilantro, y parecía bdellium.
The manna resembled small white seeds.
8 La gente iba de un lado a otro, lo recogía y lo molía en molinos o lo batía en morteros, lo hervía en ollas y hacía tortas con él. Su sabor era como el del aceite fresco.
[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 caía sobre el campamento por la noche, el maná caía sobre él.
Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
10 Moisés oyó que el pueblo lloraba en sus familias, cada uno a la puerta de su tienda; y la ira de Yahvé ardía en gran medida, y Moisés se disgustó.
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 Moisés dijo a Yahvé: “¿Por qué has tratado tan mal a tu siervo? ¿Por qué no he hallado gracia ante tus ojos, para que pongas sobre mí la carga de todo este pueblo?
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 ¿He concebido yo a todo este pueblo? ¿Acaso los he sacado, para que me digas: “Llévalos en tu seno, como una nodriza lleva a un niño de pecho, a la tierra que juraste a sus padres”?
(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 podría sacar carne para dar a todo este pueblo? Porque lloran ante mí, diciendo: ‘Danos carne para que comamos’.
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 soportar solo a todo este pueblo, porque es demasiado pesado para mí.
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 me tratas así, por favor, mátame ahora mismo, si es que he hallado gracia ante tus ojos; y no me dejes ver mi miseria.”
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 El Señor le dijo a Moisés: “Reúne conmigo a setenta hombres de los ancianos de Israel, que sepas que son los ancianos del pueblo y los oficiales sobre ellos, y tráelos a la Tienda de Reunión, para que estén 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 con ustedes allí. Tomaré del Espíritu que está sobre ti, y lo pondré sobre ellos; y ellos llevarán la carga del pueblo contigo, para que no la lleves 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 “Di al pueblo: “Santificaos para prepararos para mañana, y comeréis carne; porque habéis llorado a oídos de Yahvé, diciendo: “¿Quién nos dará de comer? Porque nos fue bien en Egipto”. Por lo tanto, Yahvé les dará carne, y ustedes comerán.
“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 No comeréis un solo día, ni dos días, ni cinco días, ni diez días, ni veinte días,
You will eat meat not only for one or two days, nor only for five or ten or 20 days.
20 sino un mes entero, hasta que os salga por las narices, y os resulte repugnante; porque habéis rechazado a Yahvé, que está en medio de vosotros, y habéis llorado ante él, diciendo: “¿Por qué salimos 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 Moisés dijo: “El pueblo, en medio del cual me encuentro, es de seiscientos mil hombres de a pie; y tú has dicho: ‘Les daré comida para que coman todo 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 ¿Se sacrificarán para ellos rebaños y manadas, para que les baste? ¿Se reunirán para ellos todos los peces del mar, para que les basten?”
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 Yahvé dijo a Moisés: “¿Se ha acortado la mano de Yahvé? Ahora verás si mi palabra se cumple 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 Moisés salió y le contó al pueblo las palabras de Yahvé, y reunió a setenta hombres de los ancianos del pueblo, y los puso 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 El Señor descendió en la nube y le habló, y tomó del Espíritu que estaba sobre él y lo puso sobre los setenta ancianos. Cuando el Espíritu se posó sobre ellos, profetizaron, pero no lo hicieron más.
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 Pero dos hombres se quedaron en el campamento. El nombre de uno era Eldad, y el del otro Medad; y el Espíritu reposó sobre ellos. Eran de los que estaban escritos, pero no habían salido a la Tienda; y profetizaban en el campamento.
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 se lo comunicó a Moisés, diciendo: “¡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, siervo de Moisés, uno de sus elegidos, respondió: “¡Mi señor Moisés, prohíbelo!”
Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
29 Moisés le dijo: “¿Estás celoso por mí? Ojalá todo el pueblo de Yahvé fuera profeta, para que Yahvé pusiera su Espíritu en ellos”.
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 Moisés entró en el campamento, él y los ancianos de Israel.
Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
31 Salió un viento de Yahvé y trajo codornices del mar, y las dejó caer junto al campamento, como a un día de camino de un lado, y a un día de camino del otro, alrededor del campamento, y como a dos codos sobre la superficie de la tierra.
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 El pueblo se levantó todo ese día, toda esa noche y todo el día siguiente, y recogió las codornices. El que menos juntó, juntó diez homers; y se las repartieron todas alrededor del 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 Mientras la carne estaba todavía entre sus dientes, antes de ser masticada, la ira de Yahvé ardió contra el pueblo, y Yahvé hirió al pueblo con una plaga muy grande.
[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 El nombre de ese lugar fue llamado Kibrot Hataava, porque allí enterraron a la gente que codiciaba.
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 Desde Kibrot Hataava el pueblo viajó a Hazeroth; y se quedaron en Hazeroth.
From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
