اَلْخُرُوجُ 16

١ 1 ثُمَّ ٱرْتَحَلُوا مِنْ إِيلِيمَ. وَأَتَى كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى بَرِّيَّةِ سِينٍ، ٱلَّتِي بَيْنَ إِيلِيمَ وَسِينَاءَ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ ٱلشَّهْرِ ٱلثَّانِي بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

The people journeyed on from Elim, and all the community of Israelites came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

٢ 2 فَتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَارُونَ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ.

The whole community of Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness.

٣ 3 وَقَالَ لَهُمَا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ: «لَيْتَنَا مُتْنَا بِيَدِ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، إِذْ كُنَّا جَالِسِينَ عِنْدَ قُدُورِ ٱللَّحْمِ نَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا لِلشَّبَعِ. فَإِنَّكُمَا أَخْرَجْتُمَانَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْقَفْرِ لِكَيْ تُمِيتَا كُلَّ هَذَا ٱلْجُمْهُورِ بِٱلْجُوعِ».

The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by Yahweh's hand in the land of Egypt when we were sitting by the pots of meat and were eating bread to the full. For you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill our whole community with hunger.”

٤ 4 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «هَا أَنَا أُمْطِرُ لَكُمْ خُبْزًا مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ. فَيَخْرُجُ ٱلشَّعْبُ وَيَلْتَقِطُونَ حَاجَةَ ٱلْيَوْمِ بِيَوْمِهَا. لِكَيْ أَمْتَحِنَهُمْ، أَيَسْلُكُونَ فِي نَامُوسِي أَمْ لَا.

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people will go out and gather a day's portion every day so that I may test them to see whether or not they will walk in my law.

٥ 5 وَيَكُونُ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّادِسِ أَنَّهُمْ يُهَيِّئُونَ مَا يَجِيئُونَ بِهِ فَيَكُونُ ضِعْفَ مَا يَلْتَقِطُونَهُ يَوْمًا فَيَوْمًا».

It will come about on the sixth day, that they will gather twice as much as what they gathered every day before, and they will cook what they bring in.”

٦ 6 فَقَالَ مُوسَى وَهَارُونُ لِجَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «فِي ٱلْمَسَاءِ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

Then Moses and Aaron said to all the people of Israel, “In the evening you will know that it is Yahweh who has brought you out from the land of Egypt.

٧ 7 وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ تَرَوْنَ مَجْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِٱسْتِمَاعِهِ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ. وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَمَاذَا حَتَّى تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَيْنَا؟».

In the morning you will see Yahweh's glory, for he hears your complaining against him. Who are we for you to complain against us?”

٨ 8 وَقَالَ مُوسَى: «ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يُعْطِيكُمْ فِي ٱلْمَسَاءِ لَحْمًا لِتَأْكُلُوا، وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ خُبْزًا لِتَشْبَعُوا، لِٱسْتِمَاعِ ٱلرَّبِّ تَذَمُّرَكُمُ ٱلَّذِي تَتَذَمَّرُونَ عَلَيْهِ. وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَمَاذَا؟ لَيْسَ عَلَيْنَا تَذَمُّرُكُمْ بَلْ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ».

Moses also said, “You will know this when Yahweh gives you meat in the evening and bread in the morning to the full—for he has heard the complaints that you speak against him. Who are Aaron and I? Your complaints are not against us; they are against Yahweh.”

٩ 9 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِهَارُونَ: «قُلْ لِكُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: ٱقْتَرِبُوا إِلَى أَمَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ».

Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the community of the people of Israel, 'Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your complaints.'”

١٠ 10 فَحَدَثَ إِذْ كَانَ هَارُونُ يُكَلِّمُ كُلَّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُمُ ٱلْتَفَتُوا نَحْوَ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ، وَإِذَا مَجْدُ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدْ ظَهَرَ فِي ٱلسَّحَابِ.

It came about, as Aaron spoke to the whole community of the people of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and, behold, Yahweh's glory appeared in the cloud.

١١ 11 فَكَلَّمَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى قَائِلًا:

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

١٢ 12 «سَمِعْتُ تَذَمُّرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. كَلِّمْهُمْ قَائِلًا: فِي ٱلْعَشِيَّةِ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْمًا، وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ تَشْبَعُونَ خُبْزًا، وَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنِّي أَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ».

“I have heard the complaints of the people of Israel. Speak to them and say, 'In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.'”

١٣ 13 فَكَانَ فِي ٱلْمَسَاءِ أَنَّ ٱلسَّلْوَى صَعِدَتْ وَغَطَّتِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةَ. وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ كَانَ سَقِيطُ ٱلنَّدَى حَوَالَيِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ.

It came about in the evening that quails came up and covered the camp. In the morning the dew lay round about the camp.

١٤ 14 وَلَمَّا ٱرْتَفَعَ سَقِيطُ ٱلنَّدَى إِذَا عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ شَيْءٌ دَقِيقٌ مِثْلُ قُشُورٍ. دَقِيقٌ كَٱلْجَلِيدِ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

When the dew was gone, there on the surface of the wilderness were thin flakes like frost on the ground.

١٥ 15 فَلَمَّا رَأَى بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ قَالُوا بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ: «مَنْ هُوَ؟» لِأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا مَا هُوَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مُوسَى: «هُوَ ٱلْخُبْزُ ٱلَّذِي أَعْطَاكُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ لِتَأْكُلُوا.

When the people of Israel saw it, they said one to another, “What is it?” They did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that Yahweh has given you to eat.

١٦ 16 هَذَا هُوَ ٱلشَّيْءُ ٱلَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ. اِلْتَقِطُوا مِنْهُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حَسَبِ أُكْلِهِ. عُمِرًا لِلرَّأْسِ عَلَى عَدَدِ نُفُوسِكُمْ تَأْخُذُونَ، كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لِلَّذِينَ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ».

This is the command that Yahweh has given: 'You must gather, each one of you, the amount you need to eat, an omer for each person of the number of your people. This is how you will gather it: Gather enough to eat for every person who lives in your tent.'”

١٧ 17 فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ هَكَذَا، وَٱلْتَقَطُوا بَيْنَ مُكَثِّرٍ وَمُقَلِّلٍ.

The people of Israel did so. Some gathered more, some gathered less.

١٨ 18 وَلَمَّا كَالُوا بِٱلْعُمِرِ، لَمْ يُفْضِلِ ٱلْمُكَثِّرُ وَٱلْمُقَلِّلُ لَمْ يُنْقِصْ. كَانُوا قَدِ ٱلْتَقَطُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حَسَبِ أُكْلِهِ.

When they measured it with an omer measure, those who had gathered much had nothing left over, and those who had gathered little had no lack. Each person gathered enough to meet their need.

١٩ 19 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ مُوسَى: «لَا يُبْقِ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ».

Then Moses said to them, “No one must leave any of it until morning.”

٢٠ 20 لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَسْمَعُوا لِمُوسَى، بَلْ أَبْقَى مِنْهُ أُنَاسٌ إِلَى ٱلصَّبَاحِ، فَتَوَلَّدَ فِيهِ دُودٌ وَأَنْتَنَ. فَسَخَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُوسَى.

However, they did not listen to Moses. Some of them left some of it until morning, but it bred worms and became foul. Then Moses became angry with them.

٢١ 21 وَكَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَهُ صَبَاحًا فَصَبَاحًا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى حَسَبِ أُكْلِهِ. وَإِذَا حَمِيَتِ ٱلشَّمْسُ كَانَ يَذُوبُ.

They gathered it morning by morning. Each person gathered enough to eat for that day. When the sun became hot, it melted.

٢٢ 22 ثُمَّ كَانَ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّادِسِ أَنَّهُمُ ٱلْتَقَطُوا خُبْزًا مُضَاعَفًا، عُمِرَيْنِ لِلْوَاحِدِ. فَجَاءَ كُلُّ رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجَمَاعَةِ وَأَخْبَرُوا مُوسَى.

It came about that on the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each person. All the leaders of the community came and told this to Moses.

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا مَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: غَدًا عُطْلَةٌ، سَبْتٌ مُقَدَّسٌ لِلرَّبِّ. ٱخْبِزُوا مَا تَخْبِزُونَ وَٱطْبُخُوا مَا تَطْبُخُونَ. وَكُلُّ مَا فَضِلَ ضَعُوهُ عِنْدَكُمْ لِيُحْفَظَ إِلَى ٱلْغَدِ».

He said to them, “This is what Yahweh has said: 'Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath in Yahweh's honor. Bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. All that remains over, set it aside for yourselves until morning.'”

٢٤ 24 فَوَضَعُوهُ إِلَى ٱلْغَدِ كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى، فَلَمْ يُنْتِنْ وَلَا صَارَ فِيهِ دُودٌ.

So they set it aside until morning, as Moses had instructed. It did not become foul, nor was there any worm in it.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ مُوسَى: «كُلُوهُ ٱلْيَوْمَ، لِأَنَّ لِلرَّبِّ ٱلْيَوْمَ سَبْتًا. ٱلْيَوْمَ لَا تَجِدُونَهُ فِي ٱلْحَقْلِ.

Moses said, “Eat that food today, for today is a day reserved as a Sabbath to honor Yahweh. Today you will not find it in the fields.

٢٦ 26 سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ تَلْتَقِطُونَهُ، وَأَمَّا ٱلْيَوْمُ ٱلسَّابِعُ فَفِيهِ سَبْتٌ، لَا يُوجَدُ فِيهِ».

You will gather it during six days, but the seventh day is the Sabbath. On the Sabbath there will be no manna.”

٢٧ 27 وَحَدَثَ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ أَنَّ بَعْضَ ٱلشَّعْبِ خَرَجُوا لِيَلْتَقِطُوا فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا.

It came about on the seventh day that some of the people went out to gather manna, but they found none.

٢٨ 28 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «إِلَى مَتَى تَأْبَوْنَ أَنْ تَحْفَظُوا وَصَايَايَ وَشَرَائِعِي؟

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

٢٩ 29 اُنْظُرُوا! إِنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ أَعْطَاكُمُ ٱلسَّبْتَ. لِذَلِكَ هُوَ يُعْطِيكُمْ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّادِسِ خُبْزَ يَوْمَيْنِ. ٱجْلِسُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي مَكَانِهِ. لَا يَخْرُجْ أَحَدٌ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ».

See, Yahweh has given you the Sabbath. So on the sixth day he is giving you bread for two days. Each of you must stay in his own place; no one must go out from his place on the seventh day.”

٣٠ 30 فَٱسْتَرَاحَ ٱلشَّعْبُ فِي ٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلسَّابِعِ.

So the people rested on the seventh day.

٣١ 31 وَدَعَا بَيْتُ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱسْمَهُ «مَنًّا». وَهُوَ كَبِزْرِ ٱلْكُزْبَرَةِ، أَبْيَضُ، وَطَعْمُهُ كَرِقَاقٍ بِعَسَلٍ.

The people of Israel called that food “manna.” It was white like coriander seed, and its taste was like wafers made with honey.

٣٢ 32 وَقَالَ مُوسَى: «هَذَا هُوَ ٱلشَّيْءُ ٱلَّذِي أَمَرَ بِهِ ٱلرَّبُّ. مِلْءُ ٱلْعُمِرِ مِنْهُ يَكُونُ لِلْحِفْظِ فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ. لِكَيْ يَرَوْا ٱلْخُبْزَ ٱلَّذِي أَطْعَمْتُكُمْ فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ حِينَ أَخْرَجْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ».

Moses said, “This is what Yahweh has commanded: 'Let an omer of manna be kept throughout your people's generations so that your descendants might see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, after I brought you out from the land of Egypt.'”

٣٣ 33 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِهَارُونَ: «خُذْ قِسْطًا وَاحِدًا وَٱجْعَلْ فِيهِ مِلْءَ ٱلْعُمِرِ مَنًّا، وَضَعْهُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ لِلْحِفْظِ فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ».

Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot and put an omer of manna into it. Preserve it before Yahweh to be kept throughout the people's generations.”

٣٤ 34 كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَضَعَهُ هَارُونُ أَمَامَ ٱلشَّهَادَةِ لِلْحِفْظِ.

As Yahweh commanded Moses, Aaron stored it beside the covenant decrees in the ark.

٣٥ 35 وَأَكَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْمَنَّ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً حَتَّى جَاءُوا إِلَى أَرْضٍ عَامِرَةٍ. أَكَلُوا ٱلْمَنَّ حَتَّى جَاءُوا إِلَى طَرَفِ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ.

The people of Israel ate manna forty years until they came to inhabited land. They ate it until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

٣٦ 36 وَأَمَّا ٱلْعُمِرُ فَهُوَ عُشْرُ ٱلْإِيفَةِ.

Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.