اَلْعَدَد 11

١ 1 وَكَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ كَأَنَّهُمْ يَشْتَكُونَ شَرًّا فِي أُذُنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَسَمِعَ ٱلرَّبُّ فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُهُ، فَٱشْتَعَلَتْ فِيهِمْ نَارُ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَحْرَقَتْ فِي طَرَفِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ.

And the people were as murmurers, speaking evil in the ears of Jehovah. And when Jehovah heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of Jehovah burnt among them, and devoured in the outermost part of the camp.

٢ 2 فَصَرَخَ ٱلشَّعْبُ إِلَى مُوسَى، فَصَلَّى مُوسَى إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ فَخَمَدَتِ ٱلنَّارُ.

And the people cried to Moses. And Moses prayed to Jehovah, and the fire abated.

٣ 3 فَدُعِيَ ٱسْمُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ «تَبْعِيرَةَ» لِأَنَّ نَارَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱشْتَعَلَتْ فِيهِمْ.

And the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.

٤ 4 وَٱللَّفِيفُ ٱلَّذِي فِي وَسَطِهِمِ ٱشْتَهَى شَهْوَةً. فَعَادَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ أَيْضًا وَبَكَوْا وَقَالُوا: «مَنْ يُطْعِمُنَا لَحْمًا؟

And the mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly. And the sons of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

٥ 5 قَدْ تَذَكَّرْنَا ٱلسَّمَكَ ٱلَّذِي كُنَّا نَأْكُلُهُ فِي مِصْرَ مَجَّانًا، وَٱلْقِثَّاءَ وَٱلْبَطِّيخَ وَٱلْكُرَّاثَ وَٱلْبَصَلَ وَٱلثُّومَ.

We remember the fish which we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic,

٦ 6 وَٱلْآنَ قَدْ يَبِسَتْ أَنْفُسُنَا. لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ غَيْرَ أَنَّ أَعْيُنَنَا إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْمَنِّ!».

but now our soul is dried away. There is nothing at all except this manna to look upon.

٧ 7 وَأَمَّا ٱلْمَنُّ فَكَانَ كَبِزْرِ ٱلْكُزْبَرَةِ، وَمَنْظَرُهُ كَمَنْظَرِ ٱلْمُقْلِ.

And the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance of it as the appearance of bdellium.

٨ 8 كَانَ ٱلشَّعْبُ يَطُوفُونَ لِيَلْتَقِطُوهُ، ثُمَّ يَطْحَنُونَهُ بِٱلرَّحَى أَوْ يَدُقُّونَهُ فِي ٱلْهَاوَنِ وَيَطْبُخُونَهُ فِي ٱلْقُدُورِ وَيَعْمَلُونَهُ مَلَّاتٍ. وَكَانَ طَعْمُهُ كَطَعْمِ قَطَائِفَ بِزَيْتٍ.

The people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it. And the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.

٩ 9 وَمَتَى نَزَلَ ٱلنَّدَى عَلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ لَيْلًا كَانَ يَنْزِلُ ٱلْمَنُّ مَعَهُ.

And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

١٠ 10 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ مُوسَى ٱلشَّعْبَ يَبْكُونَ بِعَشَائِرِهِمْ، كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ فِي بَابِ خَيْمَتِهِ، وَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ جِدًّا، سَاءَ ذَلِكَ فِي عَيْنَيْ مُوسَى.

And Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent. And the anger of Jehovah was kindled greatly, and Moses was displeased.

١١ 11 فَقَالَ مُوسَى لِلرَّبِّ: «لِمَاذَا أَسَأْتَ إِلَى عَبْدِكَ؟ وَلِمَاذَا لَمْ أَجِدْ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ حَتَّى أَنَّكَ وَضَعْتَ ثِقْلَ جَمِيعِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ عَلَيَّ؟

And Moses said to Jehovah, Why have thou dealt ill with thy servant? And why have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou lay the burden of all this people upon me?

١٢ 12 أَلَعَلِّي حَبِلْتُ بِجَمِيعِ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ؟ أَوْ لَعَلِّي وَلَدْتُهُ، حَتَّى تَقُولَ لِي ٱحْمِلْهُ فِي حِضْنِكَ كَمَا يَحْمِلُ ٱلْمُرَبِّي ٱلرَّضِيعَ، إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلَّتِي حَلَفْتَ لِآبَائِهِ؟

Have I conceived all this people? Have I brought them forth, that thou should say to me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nurturing father carries the sucking child, to the land which thou swore to their fathers?

١٣ 13 مِنْ أَيْنَ لِي لَحْمٌ حَتَّى أُعْطِيَ جَمِيعَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ؟ لِأَنَّهُمْ يَبْكُونَ عَلَيَّ قَائِلِينَ: أَعْطِنَا لَحْمًا لِنَأْكُلَ.

From where should I have flesh to give to all this people? For they weep to me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

١٤ 14 لَا أَقْدِرُ أَنَا وَحْدِي أَنْ أَحْمِلَ جَمِيعَ هَذَا ٱلشَّعْبِ لِأَنَّهُ ثَقِيلٌ عَلَيَّ.

I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.

١٥ 15 فَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَفْعَلُ بِي هَكَذَا، فَٱقْتُلْنِي قَتْلًا إِنْ وَجَدْتُ نِعْمَةً فِي عَيْنَيْكَ، فَلَا أَرَى بَلِيَّتِي».

And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favor in thy sight, and let me not see my wretchedness.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «ٱجْمَعْ إِلَيَّ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ شُيُوخُ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَعُرَفَاؤُهُ، وَأَقْبِلْ بِهِمْ إِلَى خَيْمَةِ ٱلِٱجْتِمَاعِ فَيَقِفُوا هُنَاكَ مَعَكَ.

And Jehovah said to Moses, Gather to me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou know to be the elders of the people and officers over them. And bring them to the tent of meeting, that they may stand there with thee.

١٧ 17 فَأَنْزِلَ أَنَا وَأَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَكَ هُنَاكَ، وَآخُذَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْكَ وَأَضَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَيَحْمِلُونَ مَعَكَ ثِقْلَ ٱلشَّعْبِ، فَلَا تَحْمِلُ أَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ.

And I will come down and talk with thee there. And I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them, and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou not bear it thyself alone.

١٨ 18 وَلِلشَّعْبِ تَقُولُ: تَقَدَّسُوا لِلْغَدِ فَتَأْكُلُوا لَحْمًا، لِأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ بَكَيْتُمْ فِي أُذُنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ قَائِلِينَ: مَنْ يُطْعِمُنَا لَحْمًا؟ إِنَّهُ كَانَ لَنَا خَيْرٌ فِي مِصْرَ. فَيُعْطِيكُمُ ٱلرَّبُّ لَحْمًا فَتَأْكُلُونَ.

And say thou to the people, Sanctify yourselves against tomorrow, and ye shall eat flesh, for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt. Therefore Jehovah will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.

١٩ 19 تَأْكُلُونَ لَا يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا، وَلَا يَوْمَيْنِ، وَلَا خَمْسَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَلَا عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ، وَلَا عِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا،

Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days,

٢٠ 20 بَلْ شَهْرًا مِنَ ٱلزَّمَانِ، حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ مِنْ مَنَاخِرِكُمْ، وَيَصِيرَ لَكُمْ كَرَاهَةً، لِأَنَّكُمْ رَفَضْتُمُ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱلَّذِي فِي وَسَطِكُمْ وَبَكَيْتُمْ أَمَامَهُ قَائِلِينَ: لِمَاذَا خَرَجْنَا مِنْ مِصْرَ؟»

but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome to you, because ye have rejected Jehovah who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why did we come forth out of Egypt?

٢١ 21 فَقَالَ مُوسَى: «سِتُّ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ مَاشٍ هُوَ ٱلشَّعْبُ ٱلَّذِي أَنَا فِي وَسَطِهِ، وَأَنْتَ قَدْ قُلْتَ: أُعْطِيهِمْ لَحْمًا لِيَأْكُلُوا شَهْرًا مِنَ ٱلزَّمَانِ.

And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen, and thou have said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

٢٢ 22 أَيُذْبَحُ لَهُمْ غَنَمٌ وَبَقَرٌ لِيَكْفِيَهُمْ؟ أَمْ يُجْمَعُ لَهُمْ كُلُّ سَمَكِ ٱلْبَحْرِ لِيَكْفِيَهُمْ؟»

Shall flocks and herds be slain for them, to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

٢٣ 23 فَقَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «هَلْ تَقْصُرُ يَدُ ٱلرَّبِّ؟ ٱلْآنَ تَرَى أَيُوافِيكَ كَلَامِي أَمْ لَا».

And Jehovah said to Moses, Is Jehovah's hand grown short? Now thou shall see whether my word shall come to pass to thee or not.

٢٤ 24 فَخَرَجَ مُوسَى وَكَلَّمَ ٱلشَّعْبَ بِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَجَمَعَ سَبْعِينَ رَجُلًا مِنْ شُيُوخِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَأَوْقَفَهُمْ حَوَالَيِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ.

And Moses went out, and told the people the words of Jehovah. And he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tent.

٢٥ 25 فَنَزَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ فِي سَحَابَةٍ وَتَكَلَّمَ مَعَهُ، وَأَخَذَ مِنَ ٱلرُّوحِ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَى ٱلسَّبْعِينَ رَجُلًا ٱلشُّيُوخَ. فَلَمَّا حَلَّتْ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلرُّوحُ تَنَبَّأُوا، وَلَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَزِيدُوا.

And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and put it upon the seventy elders. And it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, but they did so no more.

٢٦ 26 وَبَقِيَ رَجُلَانِ فِي ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ، ٱسْمُ ٱلْوَاحِدِ أَلْدَادُ، وَٱسْمُ ٱلْآخَرِ مِيدَادُ، فَحَلَّ عَلَيْهِمَا ٱلرُّوحُ. وَكَانَا مِنَ ٱلْمَكْتُوبِينَ، لَكِنَّهُمَا لَمْ يَخْرُجَا إِلَى ٱلْخَيْمَةِ، فَتَنَبَّآ فِي ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ.

But there remained two men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the spirit rested upon them. And they were of those who were written, but had not gone out to the tent. And they prophesied in the camp.

٢٧ 27 فَرَكَضَ غُلَامٌ وَأَخْبَرَ مُوسَى وَقَالَ: «أَلْدَادُ وَمِيدَادُ يَتَنَبَّآنِ فِي ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ».

And a young man ran, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

٢٨ 28 فَأَجَابَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ خَادِمُ مُوسَى مِنْ حَدَاثَتِهِ وَقَالَ: «يَا سَيِّدِي مُوسَى، ٱرْدَعْهُمَا!»

And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

٢٩ 29 فَقَالَ لَهُ مُوسَى: «هَلْ تَغَارُ أَنْتَ لِي؟ يَا لَيْتَ كُلَّ شَعْبِ ٱلرَّبِّ كَانُوا أَنْبِيَاءَ إِذَا جَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ رُوحَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ».

And Moses said to him, Are thou jealous for my sake? Would that all of Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his spirit upon them!

٣٠ 30 ثُمَّ ٱنْحَازَ مُوسَى إِلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ هُوَ وَشُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

And Moses went into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

٣١ 31 فَخَرَجَتْ رِيحٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَسَاقَتْ سَلْوَى مِنَ ٱلْبَحْرِ وَأَلْقَتْهَا عَلَى ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ، نَحْوَ مَسِيرَةِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ هُنَا وَمَسِيرَةِ يَوْمٍ مِنْ هُنَاكَ، حَوَالَيِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ، وَنَحْوَ ذِرَاعَيْنِ فَوْقَ وَجْهِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, about a day's journey on this side, and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

٣٢ 32 فَقَامَ ٱلشَّعْبُ كُلَّ ذَلِكَ ٱلنَّهَارِ، وَكُلَّ ٱللَّيْلِ وَكُلَّ يَوْمِ ٱلْغَدِ وَجَمَعُوا ٱلسَّلْوَى. ٱلَّذِي قَلَّلَ جَمَعَ عَشَرَةَ حَوَامِرَ. وَسَطَّحُوهَا لَهُمْ مَسَاطِحَ حَوَالَيِ ٱلْمَحَلَّةِ.

And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails. He who gathered least gathered ten homers. And they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

٣٣ 33 وَإِذْ كَانَ ٱللَّحْمُ بَعْدُ بَيْنَ أَسْنَانِهِمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَنْقَطِعَ، حَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى ٱلشَّعْبِ، وَضَرَبَ ٱلرَّبُّ ٱلشَّعْبَ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً جِدًّا.

While the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Jehovah was kindled against the people, and Jehovah smote the people with a very great plague.

٣٤ 34 فَدُعِيَ ٱسْمُ ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعِ «قَبَرُوتَ هَتَّأَوَةَ» لِأَنَّهُمْ هُنَاكَ دَفَنُوا ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَهَوْا.

And the name of that place was called Kibrothhattaavah, because there they buried the people who lusted.

٣٥ 35 وَمِنْ قَبَرُوتَ هَتَّأَوَةَ ٱرْتَحَلَ ٱلشَّعْبُ إِلَى حَضَيْرُوتَ، فَكَانُوا فِي حَضَيْرُوتَ.

From Kibrothhattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they abode at Hazeroth.