Éxodo 16
1 Salieron de Elim. Toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel salió de Elim y llegó al desierto de Sin, que está entre Elim y Sinaí, a los 15 días del segundo mes después de la salida de la tierra de Egipto.
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 Entonces toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel murmuró contra Moisés y Aarón en el desierto.
There in the desert, the Israeli [HYP] people complained to Aaron and Moses/me.
3 Los hijos de Israel les decían: ¡Ojalá hubiéramos muerto por la mano de Yavé en la tierra de Egipto, cuando nos sentábamos junto a las ollas de carne, cuando comíamos pan hasta la saciedad! Ustedes nos sacaron a este desierto para matar de hambre a toda esta multitud.
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 Yavé dijo a Moisés: Mira, Yo hago llover pan del cielo para ustedes. Saldrá el pueblo y recogerá la ración diaria cada día, a fin de Yo probarlo, si anda en mi Ley, o no.
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 Pero en el sexto día, cuando preparen lo que van a llevar a casa, será el doble de lo que recogen diariamente.
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 Moisés y Aarón dijeron a todos los hijos de Israel: En la tarde comprenderán que Yavé los sacó de la tierra de Egipto,
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 y por la mañana verán la gloria de Yavé, porque Él escuchó sus murmuraciones contra Yavé. Pues nosotros, ¿quiénes somos para que murmuren contra nosotros?
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 Y Moisés dijo: Cuando Yavé les dé por la tarde carne para comer, y por la mañana pan hasta saciarlos, será porque Yavé escuchó sus murmuraciones que expresaron contra Él, porque nosotros, ¿quiénes somos? Sus murmuraciones no son contra nosotros, sino contra Yavé.
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 Y Moisés dijo a Aarón: Dí a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel: Acérquense ante la Presencia de Yavé, pues Él escuchó sus murmuraciones.
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 Sucedió que mientras Aarón hablaba a toda la congregación de los hijos de Israel, miraron hacia el desierto, ¡y ahí apareció la gloria de Yavé en la nube!
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 Yavé habló a Moisés:
Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
12 Yo escuché las murmuraciones de los hijos de Israel. Diles: Al llegar la noche comerán carne, y por la mañana se saciarán de pan. Y entenderán que Yo soy Yavé su ʼElohim.
“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 Ocurrió que al llegar la noche salieron las codornices y cubrieron el campamento. En la mañana había una capa de rocío alrededor del campamento.
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 Cuando la capa de rocío se evaporó, ahí estaba sobre la superficie del desierto una cosa menuda como escamas, delgada como la escarcha sobre la tierra.
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 Cuando los hijos de Israel la vieron, se dijeron unos a otros: ¿Maná? [Es decir]: ¿Qué es esto? Pues no sabían qué era eso. Entonces Moisés les dijo: Esto es el pan que Yavé les da para comer.
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 Esto es lo que Yavé ordenó: Recoja de él cada hombre tanto como va a comer: Conforme al número de personas que cada uno tiene en su tienda, un gomer por persona.
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 Así lo hicieron los hijos de Israel, y recogieron unos más, otros menos.
So that is what the Israeli people did. Some gathered more and some gathered less.
18 Lo medían por gomer, y no sobraba al que recogió mucho, ni faltaba al que recogió poco. Cada uno recogió tanto como iba a comer.
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 Moisés les dijo: Ninguno deje algo de él para la mañana.
Moses/I said to them, “Do not leave any of it to eat tomorrow morning!”
20 Pero no obedecieron a Moisés, sino algunos dejaron de él hasta el día siguiente, y crió gusanos y hedió. Y Moisés se airó contra ellos.
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 Así pues, lo recogían de mañana en mañana, cada uno según lo que iba a comer. Cuando el sol calentaba, se derretía.
Each morning they gathered as much as they needed. But [later], when the sun got hot, [what was left on the ground] melted.
22 Sucedió que el sexto día recogieron el doble de alimento, 4,4 litros para cada uno. Todos los principales de la congregación acudieron a Moisés, y le informaron.
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 Él les dijo: Esto es lo que Yavé dijo: Mañana es sábado santo para Yavé. Lo que van a hornear, hornéenlo. Lo que van a cocinar, cocínenlo, y todo lo que sobre, deposítenlo para conservarlo hasta mañana.
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 Lo depositaron hasta el día siguiente, como Moisés ordenó, y no hedió ni hubo gusano en él.
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 Moisés dijo: Cómanlo hoy, porque hoy es sábado para Yavé. Hoy no lo hallarán en el campo.
[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 Seis días lo recogerán, pero el séptimo día es sábado. En él no habrá.
[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 Sin embargo, aconteció que algunos del pueblo salieron a recoger el día séptimo, y no encontraron.
On the seventh day, some of the people went outside their tents to gather some of that food, but there was none.
28 Entonces Yavé dijo a Moisés: ¿Hasta cuándo rehusarán guardar mis Mandamientos y mis Leyes?
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 Miren que Yavé les dio el sábado, por tanto en el sexto día les da pan para dos días. Permanezca cada uno en su sitio, y nadie salga de su lugar el sábado.
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 El pueblo reposó el sábado.
So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 La casa de Israel lo llamó maná. Era como semillas de cilantro blanco, y su sabor era como de hojuelas con miel.
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 Moisés dijo: Esto es lo que Yavé ordenó: Llenen 2,2 litros de él, y consérvenlo a través de sus generaciones para que vean el pan que Yo les dí a comer en el desierto cuando los saqué de la tierra de Egipto.
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 Y Moisés dijo a Aarón: Toma una vasija y pon en ella 2,2 litros de maná, y ponlo delante de Yavé a fin de conservarlo a través de sus generaciones.
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 Aarón lo puso delante del Testimonio para guardarlo, como Yavé ordenó a Moisés.
[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 Así los hijos de Israel comieron maná 40 años, hasta que llegaron a una tierra habitada. Comieron maná hasta que llegaron al límite de la tierra de Canaán.
The Israeli people were able to eat manna [every day] for 40 years, until they came to the border of Canaan land.
36 Un gomer es la décima parte del efa.
(The standard measure [that they used at that time] held 20 quarts/liters.)
