1 A nd the people grumbled and deplored their hardships, which was evil in the ears of the Lord, and when the Lord heard it, His anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burned among them and devoured those in the outlying parts of the camp.

وَحِينَ بَدَأ الشَّعبُ يَتَذَمَّرُونَ بِشِدَّةٍ أمامَ اللهِ ، سَمِعَ اللهُ تَذَمُّرَهُمْ وَغَضِبَ جِدّاً. فَخَرَجَتْ نارٌ مِنَ اللهِ عَلَيهِمْ وَالتَهَمَتْ بَعضَ الخِيَمِ فِي أطرافِ المُخَيَّمِ.

2 T he people cried to Moses, and when Moses prayed to the Lord, the fire subsided.

فَصَرَخَ الشَّعبُ إلَى مُوسَى طالِبِينَ العَونَ، فَصَلَّى مُوسَى إلَى اللهِ ، فَخَمَدَتِ النّارُ.

3 H e called the name of the place Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

وَلِذا دَعُوا ذَلِكَ المَكانَ تَبْعِيرَةَ، لأنَّ ناراً مَنْ عِندِ اللهِ خَرَجَتْ عَلَيهِمْ هُناكَ. اختِيارُ السَّبعِينَ شَيخا

4 A nd the mixed multitude among them began to lust greatly, and the Israelites wept again and said, Who will give us meat to eat?

وَاشتَهَى الغُرَباءُ الَّذِينَ خَرَجوا مِنْ مِصْرَ مَعَ بَني إسْرائِيلَ طَعاماً أفضَلَ. وَبَكَى بَنو إسْرائِيلَ ثانِيَةً وَقالُوا: «مَنْ يُعطِينا لَحماً لِنَأكُلَ؟

5 W e remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt and without cost, the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

نَحْنُ نَتَحَسَّرُ عَلَى السَّمَكِ الَّذِي كُنّا نَأكُلُهُ فِي مِصرَ مَجّاناً. وَكَذَلِكَ عَلَى الخِيارِ وَالبَطِّيخِ وَالكُرّاثِ وَالبَصَلِ وَالثَّومِ.

6 B ut now our soul (our strength) is dried up; there is nothing at all to be seen but this manna.

أمّا الآنَ فَقَدْ فَقَدْنا شَهِيَّتَنا، فَلَيسَ هُناكَ سِوَى هَذا المَنِّ لِنَنظُرَ إلَيهِ.»

7 T he manna was like coriander seed and its appearance was like that of bdellium.

كانَ المَنُّ كَبُذُورِ الكُزبَرَةِ، وَلَونُهُ كَالصَّمغِ.

8 T he 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 it tasted like cakes baked with fresh oil.

فَانتَشَرَ النّاسُ وَجَمَعُوا المَنَّ. فَكانُوا يَطحَنُونَهُ بَحَجَرَيِّ الرَّحَى أوْ يَدُقُّونَهُ فِي الهاوِنِ. ثُمَّ يَسلُقُونَهُ فِي قِدرٍ وَيَصنَعُونَ مِنهُ كَعْكاً، طَعمُهُ كَطَعمِ الكَعْكِ المَقلِيِّ بِالزَّيتِ.

9 A nd when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.

فَحِينَ كانَ النَّدَى يَأتِي عَلَى أرْضِ المُخَيَّمِ فِي اللَّيلِ، كانَ المَنُّ يَنزِلُ مَعَهُ.

10 A nd Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the Lord blazed hotly, and in the eyes of Moses it was evil.

فَسَمِعَ مُوسَى الشَّعبَ يَبكُونَ فِي عَشائِرِهِمْ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ عَلَى مَدْخَلِ خَيمَتِهِ. فَغَضِبَ اللهُ جِدّاً، وَتَضايَقَ مُوسَى مِنْ كُلِّ هَذا.

11 A nd Moses said to the Lord, Why have You dealt ill with Your servants? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You lay the burden of all this people on me?

وَقالَ مُوسَى للهِ: «لِماذا سَبَّبْتَ لِيَ الضِّيقَ وَأنا خادِمُكَ؟ لِماذا لَمْ أحظَ بِرِضاكَ؟ لِماذا جَعَلْتَ مَسؤُولِيَّةَ هَذا الشَّعبِ وَحِملَهُ عَلَى أكتافِي؟

12 H ave I conceived all this people? Have I brought them forth, that You should say to me, Carry them in your bosom, as a nursing father carries the sucking child, to the land which You swore to their fathers ?

هَلْ حَبِلْتُ بِكُلِّ هَذا الشَّعبِ؟ هَلْ وَلَدْتُهُمْ حَتَّى تَقُولُ لِي: ‹احْمِلْهُمْ فِي حِضْنِكَ كَالمُرَبِّيَةِ الَّتِي تَحمِلُ طِفلاً، إلَى الأرْضِ الَّتِي وَعَدْتُ بِأنْ أُعطِيَها لآبائِهِمْ؟›

13 W here should I get meat to give to all these people? For they weep before me and say, Give us meat, that we may eat.

مِنْ أيْنَ لِي لَحْمٌ لأُعْطِيَ كُلَّ هَذا الشَّعبِ حِينَ يَبكُونَ أمامِي وَيَقُولُونَ: ‹أعطِنا لَحْماً لِنَأكُلَ؟›

14 I am not able to carry all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.

لا أستَطِيعُ أنْ أهتَمَّ بِكُلِّ هَذا الشَّعبِ وَحدِي، لأنَّهُ أكثَرُ مِمّا أستَطِيعُ قِيادَتَهُ.

15 A nd if this is the way You deal with me, kill me, I pray You, at once, and be granting me a favor and let me not see my wretchedness.

فَإنْ كُنتَ سَتُعامِلُنِي هَكَذا، فَأسألُكَ أنْ تَقتُلَنِي، إنْ حَظِيتُ بِرِضاكَ، وَلا تَدَعْنِي أرَى بَلِيَّتِي وَبُؤْسِي أكثَرَ.»

16 A nd the Lord said to Moses, Gather for Me seventy men of the elders of Israel whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the Tent of Meeting and let them stand there with you.

فَقَالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «اجْمَعْ لِي سَبعِينَ مِنْ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ تَعرِفُ أنَّهُمْ شُيُوخٌ وَقادةٌ لِلشَّعبِ. أحضِرْهُمْ إلَى خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ وَأوقِفْهُمْ هُناكَ مَعَكَ.

17 A nd I will come down and talk with you there; and I will take of the Spirit which is upon you and will put It upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, so that you may not have to bear it yourself alone.

فَسَأنزِلُ وَأتَكَلَّمُ مَعَكَ هُناكَ. سَآخُذُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الَّذِي عَلَيكَ وَأضَعُ عَلَيهِمْ، فَيُساعِدُونَكَ فِي الاهتِمامِ بِالشَّعْبِ حَتَّى لا تَهتَمَّ بِهِمْ وَتَحْمِلَ مَسْؤُولِيَّتِهِم وَحدَكَ.

18 A nd say to the people, Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept in the hearing of the Lord, saying, Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt. Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat.

«وَقُلْ لِلشَّعبِ: قَدِّسُوا أنفُسَكُمْ لأجلِ الغَدِ، وَسَتَأكُلُونَ لَحماً، لأنَّكُمْ بَكَيتُمْ أمامَ اللهِ وَقُلْتُمْ: ‹مَنْ يُعطِينا لَحماً لِنَأكُلَ؟ كانَ الوَضعُ فِي مِصرَ أفضَلَ.› سَيُعطِيكُمُ اللهُ لَحماً فَتَأكُلُونَهُ.

19 Y ou shall not eat one day, or two, or five, or ten, or twenty days,

وَلَنْ تَأكُلُوا مِنهُ لِيَومٍ أوِ يَومينِ أوْ خَمسَةِ أيّامٍ أوْ عَشْرَةٍ أوْ عِشرِينَ يَوماً،

20 B ut a whole month—until it comes out at your nostrils and is disgusting to you—because you have rejected and despised the Lord Who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, Why did we come out of Egypt?

لَكِنَّكُمْ سَتَأكُلُونَ لَحماً لِشَهرٍ كامِلٍ إلَى أنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنْ مَناخِرِكُمْ فَتَقْرَفونَهُ! لأنَّكُمْ رَفَضْتُمْ اللهَ السّاكِنَ فِي وَسَطِكُمْ، وَبَكَيتُمْ أمامَهُ وَقُلْتُمْ: ‹لِماذا خَرَجْنا مِنْ مِصرَ؟›»

21 B ut Moses said, The people among whom I am are 600, 000 footmen, and You have said, I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!

ثُمَّ قالَ مُوسَى للهِ: «مَعِي سِتُّ مِئَةِ ألفِ رَجُلٍ، وَمَعَ هَذا فَأنتَ تَقُولُ: ‹سَأُعطِيهِمْ لَحماً، وَسَيَأكُلُونَ مِنهُ لِمُدَّةِ شَهرٍ كامِلٍ.›

22 S hall flocks and herds be killed to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be collected to satisfy them?

إنْ ذُبِحَتِ الأغنامُ وَالأبقارُ، فَهَلْ سَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ كافِياً لَهُمْ؟ وَحَتَّى لَوْ اصْطَدْنا كُلَّ سَمَكِ البَحْرِ فَلَنْ يَكْفِيهُمْ.»

23 T he Lord said to Moses, Has the Lord’s hand (His ability and power) become short (thwarted and inadequate)? You shall see now whether My word shall come to pass for you or not.

فَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «هَلْ قُدرَةُ اللهِ مَحْدُودَةٌ؟ سَتَرَى الآنَ إنْ كانَ ما قُلْتُهُ سَيَتِمُّ أمْ لا.»

24 S o Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people and set them round about the Tent.

فَخَرَجَ مُوسَى وَأخبَرَ الشَّعبَ بِما قالَهُ اللهُ ، وَجَمَعَ السَّبعِينَ رَجُلاً مِنْ شُيُوخِ إسْرائِيلَ وَجَعَلَهُمْ يَقِفُونَ حَولَ الخَيمَةِ.

25 A nd the Lord 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 when the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. Then they did so no more.

ثُمَّ نَزَلَ اللهُ فِي السَّحابَةِ وَتَكَلَّمَ إلَى مُوسَى. وَأخَذَ اللهُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ الَّذِي كانَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى السَّبعِينَ شَيخاً. وَحِينَ حَلَّ الرُّوحُ عَلَيهِمْ بَدَأُوا يِتَنَبَّأُونَ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَتَنَبَّأُوا مَرَّةً ثانِيَةً.

26 B ut there remained two men in the camp named Eldad and Medad. The Spirit rested upon them, and they were of those who were selected and listed, yet they did not go out to the Tent, but they prophesied in the camp.

وَكانَ اثْنانِ مِنَ الرِّجالِ قَدْ بَقِيا فِي المُخَيَّمِ، وَكانَ اسْمُ أحَدِهِما ألْدادَ وَاسْمُ الثّانِي مِيدادَ. وَحَلَّ الرُّوحُ عَلَيهِما. وَكانا مِنْ ضِمنِ المُسَجَّلِينَ، وَلَكِنَّهُما لَمْ يَخرُجا إلَى خَيمَةِ الاجْتِماعِ، وَلِذا كانا يَتَنَبَّآنِ فِي المُخَيَّمِ.

27 A nd a young man ran to Moses and said, Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.

فَرَكَضَ شابٌّ وَقالَ لِمُوسَى: «ألْدادُ وَمِيدادُ يَتَنَبَّآنِ فِي المُخَيَّمِ.»

28 J oshua son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, My lord Moses, forbid them!

فَقالَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ مُساعِدُ مُوسَى مُنذُ شَبابِهِ: «يا سَيِّدِي مُوسَى، أوقِفْهُما.»

29 B ut Moses said to him, Are you envious or jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!

فَقالَ مُوسَى لَهُ: «أتَغارُ عَلَيَّ؟ إنَّنِي أتَمَنَّى لَو أنَّ كُلَّ شَعبِ اللهِ كانُوا أنبِياءَ، إذْ يَضَعُ اللهُ رُوحَهُ عَلَيهِمْ.»

30 A nd Moses went back into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

ثُمَّ رَجِعَ مُوسَى وَالشُّيُوخُ إلَى المُخَيَّمِ. طُيُورُ السَّلوَى

31 A nd there went forth a wind from the Lord and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and on the other side, all around the camp, about two cubits above the ground.

وَهَبَّتْ رِيحٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ ، فَساقَتْ طُيُورَ السَّلوَى مِنَ البَحرِ، وَنَشَرَتْها حَولَ المُخَيَّمِ. كانَتِ الطُّيُورُ عَلَى بُعْدِ مَسِيرِ يَومٍ مِنْ جَمِيعِ جِهاتِ المُخَيَّمِ، وَعَلَى ارْتِفاعِ ذِرَاعَينِ!

32 A nd the people rose all that day and all night and all the next day and caught and gathered the quails. He who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves round about the camp.

فَقامَ النَّاسُ وَجَمَعُوا مِنَ السَّلوَى طِيلَةَ ذَلِكَ اليَومِ وَتِلكَ اللَّيلَةِ وَاليَومِ التّالِي. وَأقَلُّ كَمِّيَّةٍ جَمَعَها فَرْدٌ واحِدٌ، كَانَتْ نَحْوَ عَشْرَةِ أكياسٍ كَبِيرَةٍ! وَنَشَرُوا السَّلوَى حَولَ المُخَيَّم.

33 W hile the meat was yet between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote them with a very great plague.

وَبَينَما كانَ اللَّحمُ ما يَزالُ بَينَ أسنانِهِمْ، وَقَبلَ أنْ يُلتَهَمَ، اشْتَدَّ غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى الشَّعبِ، وَأرسَلَ اللهُ مَرَضاً فَظِيعاً عَلَى الشَّعبِ.

34 T hat place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who lusted, whose physical appetite caused them to sin.

وَلِذا دَعَوا ذَلِكَ المَكانَ قَبَرُوتَ هَتَّأوَةَ، لأنَّهُمْ هُناكَ دَفَنُوا ذَوِي الشَّهوَةِ.

35 T he Israelites journeyed from Kibroth-hattaavah to Hazeroth, where they remained.

وَمِنْ قَبَرُوتَ هَتَّأوَةَ ارْتَحَلَ الشَّعبُ إلَى حَضَيرُوتَ وَمَكَثُوا فِيها.