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

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 uttermost part of the camp.

2 ف َصَرَخَ الشَّعبُ إلَى مُوسَى طالِبِينَ العَونَ، فَصَلَّى مُوسَى إلَى اللهِ ، فَخَمَدَتِ النّارُ.

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

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

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

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

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

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

We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic:

6 أ مّا الآنَ فَقَدْ فَقَدْنا شَهِيَّتَنا، فَلَيسَ هُناكَ سِوَى هَذا المَنِّ لِنَنظُرَ إلَيهِ.»

but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon.

7 ك انَ المَنُّ كَبُذُورِ الكُزبَرَةِ، وَلَونُهُ كَالصَّمغِ.

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

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

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.

9 ف َحِينَ كانَ النَّدَى يَأتِي عَلَى أرْضِ المُخَيَّمِ فِي اللَّيلِ، كانَ المَنُّ يَنزِلُ مَعَهُ.

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

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

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.

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

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Wherefore hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?

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

Have I conceived all this people? have I brought them forth, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father carrieth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?

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

Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we may eat.

14 ل ا أستَطِيعُ أنْ أهتَمَّ بِكُلِّ هَذا الشَّعبِ وَحدِي، لأنَّهُ أكثَرُ مِمّا أستَطِيعُ قِيادَتَهُ.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 bear it not thyself alone.

18 « 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.

And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to-morrow, 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.

19 و َلَنْ تَأكُلُوا مِنهُ لِيَومٍ أوِ يَومينِ أوْ خَمسَةِ أيّامٍ أوْ عَشْرَةٍ أوْ عِشرِينَ يَوماً،

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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.

25 ث ُمَّ 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.

And Jehovah came down in the cloud, and spake unto 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.

26 و َكانَ 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.

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 them that were written, but had not gone out unto the Tent; and they prophesied in the camp.

27 ف َرَكَضَ شابٌّ وَقالَ لِمُوسَى: «ألْدادُ وَمِيدادُ يَتَنَبَّآنِ فِي المُخَيَّمِ.»

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

28 ف َقالَ يَشُوعُ بْنُ نُونَ مُساعِدُ مُوسَى مُنذُ شَبابِهِ: «يا سَيِّدِي مُوسَى، أوقِفْهُما.»

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

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

And Moses said unto him, Art thou jealous for my sake? would that all Jehovah's people were prophets, that Jehovah would put his Spirit upon them!

30 ث ُمَّ رَجِعَ مُوسَى وَالشُّيُوخُ إلَى المُخَيَّمِ. طُيُورُ السَّلوَى

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

31 و َهَبَّتْ 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!

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.

32 ف َقامَ 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.

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

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

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

34 و َلِذا دَعَوا ذَلِكَ المَكانَ قَبَرُوتَ هَتَّأوَةَ، لأنَّهُمْ هُناكَ دَفَنُوا ذَوِي الشَّهوَةِ.

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

35 و َمِنْ قَبَرُوتَ هَتَّأوَةَ ارْتَحَلَ الشَّعبُ إلَى حَضَيرُوتَ وَمَكَثُوا فِيها.

From Kibrothhattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.