1 A ll the people of Israel left Elim, and came to the Desert of Sin, between Elim and Sinai. It was the fifteenth day of the second month after they left the land of Egypt.

وَارتَحَلُوا 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.

2 A nd all the people of Israel complained against Moses and Aaron in the desert,

وَتَذَمَّرَ كُلُّ بَني إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهارُونَ فِي الصَّحْراءِ.

3 s aying, “We should have died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. For you have brought us out into this desert to kill all of us with hunger.”

وَقالَ 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.»

4 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “See, I will rain bread from heaven for you. The people will go out and gather a day’s share every day, so I may test them to see if they will follow My Law or not.

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

5 O n the sixth day they are to bring in twice as much as they gather each day.”

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

6 S o Moses and Aaron said to the people of Israel, “This evening you will know that the Lord has brought you out of the land of Egypt.

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

7 A nd in the morning you will see the greatness of the Lord. For He hears your complaining against the Lord. What are we, that you complain against us?”

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

8 M oses said, “The Lord is giving you meat to eat in the evening and all the bread you want in the morning. For He hears how you complain against Him. What are we? You complain not against us, but against the Lord.”

وَقالَ 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.»

9 T hen Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the people of Israel, ‘Come near to the Lord, for He has heard your complaining.’”

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

10 W hen Aaron spoke to all the people of Israel, they looked toward the desert. And they saw in the cloud the shining-greatness of the Lord.

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

11 T he Lord said to Moses,

وَكَلَّمَ اللهُ مُوسَى فَقالَ:

12 “ I have heard the complaining of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘In the evening you will eat meat, and in the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’”

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

13 I n the evening quails came and covered the place where the people were staying. And in the early morning a little water was around the tents.

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

14 W hen the water had gone, there were small white pieces all over the ground of the desert.

وَحِينَ اختَفَتْ طَبَقَةُ النَّدَى، ظَهَرَتْ طَبَقَةٌ رَقِيقَةٌ مِنَ الجَلِيدِ عَلَى الأرْضِ.

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

فَحِينَ 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.

16 T his is what the Lord has told you to do: ‘Every man gather as much of it as he can eat. Take a jar for every person that each of you has in his tent.’”

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

17 T he people did so. Some gathered much and some less.

فَعَمِلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ بِحَسَبِ هَذا الكَلامِ، فَجَمَعَ بَعضُهُمُ الكَثِيرَ، وَجَمَعَ بَعضُهُمُ القَلِيلَ.

18 W hen they saw how much they had, he who had gathered much had no more than what was needed. And he who had gathered less had enough. Every man gathered as much as he could eat.

وَحِينَ 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.

19 M oses said to them, “Let no one save any of it until morning.”

وَقالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ: «لا تُبقُوا مِنهُ شَيئاً إلَى الصَّباحِ.»

20 B ut they did not listen to Moses. Some left part of it until morning. And worms grew in it and it became bad to eat. So Moses was angry with them.

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

21 M orning after morning they gathered it, every man as much as he could eat. But when the sun became hot, it would melt.

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

22 O n the sixth day they gathered twice as much bread, two jars for each person. When all the leaders of the people came and told Moses,

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

23 h e said to them, “This is what the Lord said: ‘Tomorrow is a time of rest, a holy Day of Rest to the Lord. Make ready the food you will need for today. Then put aside what is left to be kept until morning.’”

فَقالَ 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.›»

24 S o they put it aside until morning, as Moses told them. And it did not become bad to eat, and there were no worms in it.

فَاحْتَفَظُوا بِهِ حَتَّى الصَّباحِ كَما أمَرَ مُوسَى، وَلَمْ يُنتِنْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ فِيهِ دُودٌ.

25 M oses said, “Eat it today. For today is a Day of Rest to the Lord. Today you will not find it in the field.

وَقالَ مُوسَى: «كُلُوهُ اليَومَ، لِأنَّ اليَومَ سَبتٌ للهِ. لَنْ تَجِدُوهُ اليَومَ فِي الحَقلِ.

26 S ix days you will gather it. But on the seventh day, the Day of Rest, there will be none.”

تَجمَعُونَهُ سِتَّةَ أيّامٍ، لَكِنْ فِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ، يَومِ السَّبتِ، لَنْ تَجِدُوهُ.»

27 O n the seventh day some of the people went out to gather it. But they found none.

وَفِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ خَرَجَ بَعضُ النّاسِ لِيَجمَعُوا المَنَّ، لَكِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَجِدُوا.

28 T hen the Lord said to Moses, “How much longer will you go against My Word and My Laws?

وَقالَ اللهُ لِمُوسَى: «إلَى مَتَى تَرفُضُونَ إطاعَةَ وَصايايَ وَشَرائِعِي؟

29 S ee, the Lord has given you the Day of Rest. This is why He gives you bread for two days on the sixth day. Every man should stay home and not leave his place on the seventh day.”

ها 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.»

30 S o the people rested on the seventh day.

فَاسْتَراحَ الشَّعبُ فِي اليَومِ السّابِعِ.

31 T he people of Israel called it bread from heaven. It was like coriander seed, white, and tasted like bread made with honey.

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

32 M oses said, “This is what the Lord has said: ‘Let a jar of it be kept for your children and grandchildren to come, so they may see the bread that I fed you in the desert when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

وَقالَ 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.›»

33 T hen Moses said to Aaron, “Take a jar full of the bread from heaven. And put it before the Lord, to be kept for all your children to come.”

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

34 A s the Lord told Moses, Aaron put it in front of the special box of the agreement to be kept.

فَوَضَعَهُ هارُونُ أمامَ صَنْدُوقِ الشَّهادَةِ لِحِفظِهِ كَما أمَرَ اللهُ مُوسَى.

35 T he people of Israel ate the bread from heaven forty years, until they came to a land where other people lived. They ate the bread from heaven until they came to the land of Canaan.

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

36 ( It took about ten jars to fill a large basket.)

وَكانَ حَجمُ السَّلَّةِ نَحْوَ عُشْرِ القُفَّةِ.