Números 11
1 Y aconteció que el pueblo se quejó a oídos del SEÑOR; y lo oyó el SEÑOR, y se enardeció su furor, y se encendió en ellos fuego del SEÑOR y consumió en el extremo 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 Entonces el pueblo dio voces a Moisés, y Moisés oró al SEÑOR, y se calmó el fuego.
Then the people cried out to Moses/me, and he/I prayed to Yahweh. Then the fire stopped burning.
3 Y llamó a aquel lugar Tabera; porque el fuego del SEÑOR se encendió en ellos.
So they called that place Taberah, [which means ‘burning’], because the fire from Yahweh had burned among them.
4 Y el vulgo que se mezcló con ellos tuvo deseo, y volvieron, y aun lloraron los hijos de Israel, y dijeron: ¡Quién nos diera a comer carne!
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 comíamos en Egipto de balde, de los pepinos, y de los melones, y de los puerros, y de las cebollas, y de los ajos;
They said, “We wish we had some meat!
6 y ahora nuestra alma se seca; que nada sino maná ven nuestros ojos.
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 Y era el maná como semilla de culantro, y su color como color de bedelio.
The manna resembled small white seeds.
8 El pueblo se esparcía, y lo recogía, y lo molía en molinos, o lo majaba en morteros, y lo cocía en caldera, o hacía de él tortas; y su sabor era como sabor de aceite nuevo.
[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 Y cuando descendía el rocío sobre el campamento de noche, el maná descendía sobre él.
Each night the manna came down on their ground where their tents were, like dew [from the sky].
10 Y oyó Moisés al pueblo, que lloraba por sus familias, cada uno a la puerta de su tienda; y el furor del SEÑOR se encendió en gran manera; también le pareció mal a Moisés.
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 Y dijo Moisés al SEÑOR: ¿Por qué has hecho mal a tu siervo? ¿y por qué no he hallado gracia en tus ojos, que has puesto la carga de todo este pueblo sobre mí?
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 ¿Concebí yo a todo este pueblo? ¿Lo engendré yo, para que me digas: Llévalo en tu seno, como lleva la que cría al que mama, a la tierra de la cual 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 tengo yo carne para dar a todo este pueblo? Porque lloran a mí, diciendo: Danos carne 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 yo solo soportar a todo este pueblo, que me es demasiado pesado.
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 Y si así lo haces tú conmigo, yo te ruego que me mates de repente, si he hallado gracia en tus ojos; y que yo no vea mi mal.
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 dijo a Moisés: Júntame setenta varones de los ancianos de Israel, que tú sabes que son ancianos del pueblo y sus príncipes; y tráelos a la puerta del tabernáculo del testimonio, y esperen 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 Y yo descenderé y hablaré allí contigo; y tomaré del espíritu que está en ti, y pondré en ellos; y llevarán contigo la carga del pueblo, y no la llevarás 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 Pero dirás al pueblo: Santificaos para mañana, y comeréis carne; porque habéis llorado en oídos del SEÑOR, diciendo: ¡Quién nos diera a comer carne! ¡Cierto mejor nos iba en Egipto! El SEÑOR, pues, os dará carne, y comeréis.
“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 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 hasta un mes de tiempo, hasta que os salga por las narices, y os sea en aborrecimiento; por cuanto menospreciasteis al SEÑOR que está en medio de vosotros, y llorasteis delante de él, diciendo: ¿Para qué salimos acá 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 Entonces dijo Moisés: Seiscientos mil de a pie es el pueblo en medio del cual yo estoy; y tú dices: ¡Les daré carne, y comerán el tiempo de 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 degollarán para ellos ovejas y bueyes que les basten? ¿o se juntarán para ellos todos los peces del mar para que tengan abasto?
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 Entonces el SEÑOR respondió a Moisés: ¿Se ha acortado la mano del SEÑOR? Ahora verás si te sucede mi dicho, 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 Y salió Moisés, y dijo al pueblo las palabras del SEÑOR; y juntó a los setenta varones de los ancianos del pueblo, y los hizo estar alrededor del tabernáculo.
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 en la nube, y le habló; y tomó del espíritu que estaba en él, y lo puso en los setenta varones ancianos; y fue que, al reposar sobre ellos el espíritu, profetizaron, y no cesaron.
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 Y habían quedado en el campamento dos varones, el uno se llamaba Eldad y el otro Medad, sobre los cuales también reposó el espíritu; estaban éstos entre los inscritos, mas no habían salido al tabernáculo; y comenzaron a profetizar 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 Y corrió un joven, y dio aviso a Moisés, y dijo: Eldad y Medad profetizan en el campamento.
So a young man ran and told Moses/me, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in all their tents!”
28 Entonces respondió Josué hijo de Nun, ministro de Moisés, uno de sus jóvenes, y dijo: Señor mío Moisés, impídelos.
Joshua, who had helped Moses/me since he was a young man, said, “Sir, tell them to stop doing that!”
29 Y Moisés le respondió: ¿Tienes tú celos por mí? Mas quién diese que todo el pueblo del SEÑOR fuese profeta, que el SEÑOR diese su espíritu sobre 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 Y se recogió Moisés al campamento, él y los ancianos de Israel.
Then Moses/I and all the leaders went back to their/our tents.
31 Y salió un viento del SEÑOR, y trajo codornices del mar, y las dejó sobre el campamento, un día de camino a un lado, y un día de camino al otro, en derredor del campamento, y casi dos codos sobre la faz 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 Entonces el pueblo estuvo levantado todo aquel día, y toda la noche, y todo el día siguiente, y recogieron codornices; el que menos, recogió diez montones; y las tendieron para sí a lo largo en derredor 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 Aún estaba la carne entre los dientes de ellos, antes que fuese mascada, cuando el furor del SEÑOR se encendió en el pueblo, e hirió el SEÑOR 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 Y llamó el nombre de aquel lugar Kibrot-hataava, por cuanto allí sepultaron al pueblo codicioso.
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 De Kibrot-hataava movió el pueblo a Hazerot, y pararon en Hazerot.
From there, the Israelis continued walking [east] until they arrived at Hazeroth [town], where they stopped and stayed [for a long time].
