1 و َارتَحَلُوا مِنْ إيلِيمَ، وَأتَى كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى صَحْراءِ سِينَ، الواقِعَةِ بَينَ إيلِيمَ وَسِيناءَ. كانَ ذَلِكَ فِي اليَومِ الخامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهرِ الثّانِي بَعدَ الخُرُوجِ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ.

They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.

2 و َتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهارُونَ فِي الصَّحْراءِ.

The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;

3 و َقالَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ لَهُما: «يا لَيتَنا مِتْنا بِيَدِ اللهِ فِي أرْضِ مِصرَ، حَيثُ كُنّا نَجلِسُ بِجانِبِ قُدُورِ اللَّحمِ، وَنَأْكُلُ خُبزاً إلَى الشَّبَعِ. قَدْ أحضَرْتُمانا إلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحْراءِ لِتَقتُلا الشَّعبَ بِالجُوعِ.»

and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”

4 ف َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «سَأُمطِرُ خُبزاً عَلَيكُمْ مِنَ السَّماءِ. وَسَيَخرُجُ الشَّعبُ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِمْ لِيَجمَعُوا حاجَةَ كُلِّ يَومٍ بِيَومِهِ، لِأمتَحِنَهُمْ وَأرَى إنْ كانُوا يُطِيعُونَ شَرِيعَتِي أمْ لا.

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law, or not.

5 و َفِي اليَومِ السّادِسِ، عِنْدَما يُجَهِّزُونَ طَعَامَهُمْ، سَيَجِدُونَ أنَّ لَديهِمْ ضِعفَ ما يَجمَعُونَهُ فِي أيِّ يَومٍ آخَرَ.»

It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”

6 و َقالَ مُوسَى وَهارُونُ لِكُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: «فِي المَساءِ سَتُدْرِكُونَ أنَّ اللهَ أخرَجَكُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ.

Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt;

7 و َفِي الصَّباحِ سَتَرَوْنَ مَجدَ اللهَ لِأنَّهُ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ عَلَيهِ. وَأمّا نَحنُ فَمَنْ نَكُونُ كَي تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَينا؟»

and in the morning, then you shall see Yahweh’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”

8 و َقالَ مُوسَى: «سَيُعطِيكُمُ اللهُ لَحماً لِتَأْكُلُوا فِي المَساءِ، وَخُبزاً فِي الصَّباحِ لِتَشبَعُوا، لِأنَّ اللهَ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمُ الَّذِي تَتَذَمَّرُونَ بِهِ عَلَيهِ، وَأمّا نَحنُ فَمَنْ نَكُونُ؟ تَذَمُّرُكُمْ لَيسَ عَلَينا بَلْ عَلَى اللهِ.»

Moses said, “Now Yahweh shall give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you; because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.”

9 و َقالَ مُوسَى لِهارُونَ: «قُلْ لِكُلِّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ: ‹اقتَرِبُوا إلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ.›»

Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.’”

10 و َحِينَ كَلَّمَ هارُونُ كُلَّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ، التَفَتُوا نَحوَ الصَّحْراءِ فَرَأَوْا مَجدَ اللهِ ظاهِراً فِي السَّحابِ.

As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, Yahweh’s glory appeared in the cloud.

11 و َكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

12 « قَدْ سَمِعْتُ تَذَمُّرَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. قُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹فِي المَساءِ سَتَأكُلُونَ لَحماً، وَفِي الصَّباحِ سَتَشبَعُونَ مِنَ الخُبزِ، كَي تَعرِفُوا أنِّي أنا إلَهُكُمْ.›»

“I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.’”

13 و َفِي المَساءِ أتَتْ طُيُورُ السَّلوَى وَغَطَّتِ المُخَيَّمَ. وَفِي الصَّباحِ، كانَتْ هُناكَ طَبَقَةٌ مِنَ النَّدَى حَولَ المُخَيَّمِ.

In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

14 و َحِينَ اختَفَتْ طَبَقَةُ النَّدَى، ظَهَرَتْ طَبَقَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌ مِنَ الجَلِيدِ عَلَى الأرْضِ.

When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground.

15 ف َحِينَ رَأى بَنو إسْرائِيلَ هَذا الشِّيءَ قالَ بَعضُهُمْ لِبَعضٍ: «ما هَذا؟» لِأنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَعرِفُونَ ما هُوَ. فَقالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ: «إنَّهُ الخُبزُ الَّذِي أعطاهُ اللهُ لَكُمْ لِتَأكُلُوهُ.

When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat.”

16 ف َهَذا هُوَ ما أمَرَ بِهِ اللهُ: ‹لِيَجمَعْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ ما يَستَطِيعُ أكلَهُ. اجمَعُوا مِلْءَ سَلَّةٍ لِكُلِّ واحِدٍ، بِحَسَبِ عَدَدِ الأفْرادِ الَّذِينَ فِي خَيمَتِهِ.›»

This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: “Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.”

17 ف َعَمِلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ بِحَسَبِ هَذا الكَلامِ، فَجَمَعَ بَعضُهُمُ الكَثِيرَ، وَجَمَعَ بَعضُهُمُ القَلِيلَ.

The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

18 و َحِينَ قاسُوا كَمِّيّاتِ الطَّعامِ بِالسِلالِ، وَجَدوا أنَّ الَّذِينَ جَمَعُوا كَثِيراً لَمْ يَفِيضُوا عَنْ حاجَتِهِمْ، وَالَّذِينَ جَمَعُوا قَليلاً لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُمْ شَيءٌ. فَقَدْ جَمَعَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ حَسَبَ احْتِياجِهِ.

When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

19 و َقالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ: «لا تُبقُوا مِنهُ شَيئاً إلَى الصَّباحِ.»

Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”

20 ل َكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَستَمِعُوا لِمُوسَى، فَتَرَكَ بَعضُهُمْ شَيئاً مِنهُ إلَى الصَّباحِ، فَظَهَرَ فِيهِ دُودٌ وَأنتَنَ. حِينَئِذٍ، غَضِبَ مُوسَى عَلَيهِمْ.

Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.

21 و َفِي كُلِّ صَباحٍ، كانَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُمْ يَجمَعُ بِحَسَبِ قُدرَتِهِ عَلَى الأكلِ. وَحِينَ كانَتِ حَرارَةُ الشَّمسِ تَزيدُ، يَذُوبُ الطَّعامُ.

They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.

22 و َكانُوا فِي اليَومِ السّادِسِ يَجمَعُونَ ضِعفَ الكَمِّيَّةِ المُعتادَةِ، مِلْءَ سَلَّتَيْنِ لِكُلِّ فَردٍ. فَجاءَ كُلُّ رُؤَساءِ الشَّعبِ وَأخبَرُوا مُوسَى.

On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one, and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

23 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذا ما أمَرَ اللهُ بِهِ: ‹غَداً هُوَ السَّبتُ، يَومُ راحَةٍ مُقَدَّسَةٍ للهِ. اخبِزُوا قَدْرَ ما تُرِيدُونَ، وَاسلِقُوا قَدْرَ ما تُرِيدُونَ، وَاحتَفِظُوا بِما يَتَبَقَّى إلَى الصَّباحِ.›»

He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’”

24 ف َاحْتَفَظُوا بِهِ حَتَّى الصَّباحِ كَما أمَرَ مُوسَى، وَلَمْ يُنتِنْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ دُودٌ.

They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it.

25 و َقالَ مُوسَى: «كُلُوهُ اليَومَ، لِأنَّ اليَومَ سَبتٌ للهِ. لَنْ تَجِدُوهُ اليَومَ فِي الحَقلِ.

Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field.

26 ت َجمَعُونَهُ سِتَّةَ أيّامٍ، لَكِنْ فِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ، يَومِ السَّبتِ، لَنْ تَجِدُوهُ.»

Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.”

27 و َفِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ خَرَجَ بَعضُ النّاسِ لِيَجمَعُوا المَنَّ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا.

On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.

28 و َقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «إلَى مَتَى تَرفُضُونَ إطاعَةَ وَصايايَ وَشَرائِعِي؟

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

29 ه ا إنَّ اللهَ أعطاكُمُ السَّبتَ، وَلِهَذا فَهُوَ يُعطِيكُمْ طَعاماً لِيَومَينِ فِي اليَومِ السّادِسِ. عَلَى كُلِّ واحِدٍ مِنكُمْ أنْ يَبقَى فِي البَيتِ. لا يَخرُجْ أحَدٌ مِنْ مَكانِهِ فِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ.»

Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”

30 ف َاسْتَراحَ الشَّعبُ فِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ.

So the people rested on the seventh day.

31 و َسَمَّى بَنو إسْرائِيلَ ذَلِكَ الطَّعامَ «مَنَّ.» وَهُوَ يُشبِهُ بُذُورَ الكُزبَرَةِ، وَلَونُهُ أبْيَضُ، وَطَعمُهُ كَكَعكٍ بِالعَسَلِ.

The house of Israel called its name Manna, and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

32 و َقالَ مُوسَى: «هَذا ما أمَرَ اللهُ بِهِ: ‹احْتَفِظُوا بِمِلءِ سَلَّةٍ مِنَ المَنِّ لِأجلِ أجيالِكُمْ فِي المُستَقبَلِ، لِكَي يَرَوا الخُبزَ الَّذِي أعطَيتُهُ لَكُمْ لِتَأكُلُوهُ فِي الصَّحْراءِ حِينَ أخرَجتُكُمْ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ.›»

Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

33 و َقالَ مُوسَى لِهارُونَ: «خُذْ مِلءَ سَلَّةٍ مِنَ المَنِّ، وَضَعْهُ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ لِلاحتِفاظِ بِهِ لِأجيالِكُمْ فِي المُستَقبَلِ.»

Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations.”

34 ف َوَضَعَهُ هارُونُ أمامَ صَنْدُوقِ الشَّهادَةِ لِحِفظِهِ كَما أمَرَ اللهُ مُوسَى.

As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

35 و َأكَلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ المَنَّ لِأربَعِينَ سَنَةً، إلَى أنْ جاءُوا إلَى أرْضٍ مَسكُونَةٍ. أكَلُوا المَنَّ إلَى أنْ أتَوْا إلَى حُدُودِ أرْضِ كَنعانَ.

The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan.

36 و َكانَ حَجمُ السَّلَّةِ نَحْوَ عُشْرِ القُفَّةِ.

Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.