1 A nd the people is evil, as those sighing habitually in the ears of Jehovah, and Jehovah heareth, and His anger burneth, and the fire of Jehovah burneth among them, and consumeth in the extremity of the camp.

Now the people complained about their troubles in the hearing of the Lord. When the Lord heard it, His anger burned. The fire of the Lord burned among them, and destroyed some around the outer parts of the tents.

2 A nd the people cry unto Moses, and Moses prayeth unto Jehovah, and the fire is quenched;

Then the people cried to Moses and he prayed to the Lord, and the fire went out.

3 a nd he calleth the name of that place Taberah, for the fire of Jehovah hath `burned' among them.

So the name of that place was called Taberah, because the fire of the Lord burned among them.

4 A nd the rabble who in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, `Who doth give us flesh?

The mixed group of people among them had strong desires. The people of Israel cried again and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

5 W e have remembered the fish which we do eat in Egypt for nought, the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick;

We remember all the fish we could eat free in Egypt, and all the fruit and vegetables and spices.

6 a nd now our soul dry, there is not anything, save the manna, before our eyes.'

But now our strength is gone. There is nothing at all to look at except this bread from heaven.”

7 A nd the manna is as coriander seed, and its aspect as the aspect of bdolach;

Now the bread from heaven was like coriander seed, and it looked like bdellium.

8 t he people have turned aside and gathered, and ground with millstones, or beat in a mortar, and boiled in a pan, and made it cakes, and its taste hath been as the taste of the moisture of oil.

The people would go and gather it and beat it between stones. They boiled it in a pot or made bread with it. It tasted like bread made with oil.

9 A nd in the descending of the dew on the camp by night, the manna descendeth upon it.

When the grass became wet around the tents at night, the bread from heaven would fall.

10 A nd Moses heareth the people weeping by its families, each at the opening of his tent, and the anger of Jehovah burneth exceedingly, and in the eyes of Moses evil.

Moses heard all the people crying in every family, each man at the door of his tent. The Lord became very angry with them and Moses was not pleased.

11 A nd Moses saith unto Jehovah, `Why hast Thou done evil to Thy servant? and why have I not found grace in Thine eyes -- to put the burden of all this people upon me?

So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You been so hard on Your servant? Why have I not found favor in Your eyes, that You have laid the troubles of all these people on me?

12 I -- have I conceived all this people? I -- have I begotten it, that Thou sayest unto me, Carry it in thy bosom as the nursing father beareth the suckling, unto the ground which Thou hast sworn to its fathers?

Did I give birth to all these people? Did I bring them out, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them close to your heart as a nurse carries a nursing baby, to the land You promised their fathers’?

13 W hence have I flesh to give to all this people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give to us flesh, and we eat.

Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? They cry in front of me, saying, ‘Give us meat so we may eat!’

14 I am not able -- I alone -- to bear all this people, for too heavy for me;

I am not able to carry all these people alone. The load is too heavy for me.

15 a nd if thus Thou art doing to me -- slay me, I pray Thee; slay, if I have found grace in thine eyes, and let me not look on mine affliction.'

So if You are going to act this way toward me, I beg You to kill me now, if I have found favor in Your eyes. Do not let me see how bad off I am.” The Seventy Leaders

16 A nd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou hast known that they are elders of the people, and its authorities; and thou hast taken them unto the tent of meeting, and they have stationed themselves there with thee,

The Lord said to Moses, “Gather for Me seventy men from the leaders of Israel, whom you know to be the leaders of the people, the men who rule over them. Bring them to the meeting tent and let them stand there with you.

17 a nd I have come down and spoken with thee there, and have kept back of the Spirit which upon thee, and have put on them, and they have borne with thee some of the burden of the people, and thou dost not bear thyself alone.

Then I will come down and speak with you there. I will take of the Spirit Who is upon you, and will put Him upon them. Then they will carry the troubles of the people with you so you will not carry them all alone.

18 ` And unto the people thou dost say, Sanctify yourselves for to-morrow, and ye have eaten flesh (for ye have wept in the ears of Jehovah, saying, Who doth give us flesh? for we good in Egypt) -- and Jehovah hath given to you flesh, and ye have eaten.

Say to the people, ‘Make yourselves holy for tomorrow, and you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you cried and said, “If only someone would give us meat to eat! For it was well with us in Egypt.” So the Lord will give you meat and you will eat.

19 Y e do not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days; --

You will not eat it for only one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days.

20 u nto a month of days, till that it come out from your nostrils, and it hath become to you an abomination; because that ye have loathed Jehovah, who in your midst, and weep before Him, saying, Why is this? -- we have come out of Egypt!'

But you will eat it a whole month, until it comes out of your nose and you hate it, because you have turned away from the Lord Who is among you. You have cried before Him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”

21 A nd Moses saith, `Six hundred thousand footmen the people in whose midst I; and Thou, Thou hast said, Flesh I give to them, and they have eaten, a month of days!

But Moses said, “The people whom I am among are 600, 000 on foot. And You have said, ‘I will give them meat so they may eat for a whole month.’

22 I s flock and herd slaughtered for them, that one hath found for them? -- are all the fishes of the sea gathered for them -- that one hath found for them?'

Will enough flocks and cattle be killed to feed them? Or will enough fish be gathered from the sea to feed them?”

23 A nd Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Is the hand of Jehovah become short? now thou dost see whether My word meeteth thee or not.'

The Lord said to Moses, “Is there an end to the Lord’s power? Now you will see if My Word will come true for you or not.”

24 A nd Moses goeth out, and speaketh unto the people the words of Jehovah, and gathereth seventy men of the elders of the people, and causeth them to stand round about the tent,

So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord. And he gathered seventy men from the leaders of the people, and had them stand around the meeting tent.

25 a nd Jehovah cometh down in the cloud, and speaketh unto him, and keepeth back of the Spirit which on him, and putteth on the seventy men of the elders; and it cometh to pass at the resting of the Spirit on them, that they prophesy, and do not cease.

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him. He took of the Spirit Who was upon him and put Him upon the seventy leaders. When the Spirit rested upon them, they spoke the word of the Lord. But they did not do it again.

26 A nd two of the men are left in the camp, the name of the one Eldad, and the name of the second Medad, and the spirit resteth upon them, (and they are among those written, and have not gone out to the tent), and they prophesy in the camp;

But two men had stayed among the tents. Their names were Eldad and Medad, and the Spirit rested upon them. They were among those who had been chosen, but had not gone out to the meeting tent. So they spoke the word of the Lord among the tents.

27 a nd the young man runneth, and declareth to Moses, and saith, `Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.'

A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are speaking the word of the Lord among the tents.”

28 A nd Joshua son of Nun, minister of Moses, of his young men, answereth and saith, `My lord Moses, restrain them.'

Then Joshua the son of Nun, the helper of Moses since he was young, said, “Moses, my lord, do not let them.”

29 A nd Moses saith to him, `Art thou zealous for me? O that all Jehovah's people were prophets! that Jehovah would put His Spirit upon them!'

But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my good? If only all the Lord’s people would speak for God, that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!”

30 A nd Moses is gathered unto the camp, he and the elders of Israel.

Then Moses and the leaders of Israel returned to the tents. The Lord Sends Quails

31 A nd a spirit hath journeyed from Jehovah, and cutteth off quails from the sea, and leaveth by the camp, as a day's journey here, and as a day's journey there, round about the camp, and about two cubits, on the face of the land.

Now a wind went out from the Lord. It brought quail from the sea, and let them fall beside the place where the tents were set up. They fell all around the tents, about as far on each side as it takes to travel in a day. They lay on the ground as deep as two cubits.

32 A nd the people rise all that day, and all the night, and all the day after, and gather the quails -- he who hath least hath gathered ten homers -- and they spread them out for themselves round about the camp.

The people worked all day and all night and all the next day gathering the quail. He who gathered the least gathered enough to fill 110 baskets. And they spread them out for themselves all around the tents.

33 T he flesh is yet between their teeth -- it is not yet cut off -- and the anger of Jehovah hath burned among the people, and Jehovah smiteth among the people -- a very great smiting;

While the meat was still between their teeth and not yet eaten, the Lord became angry with the people. The Lord sent a bad sickness upon the people.

34 a nd calleth the name of that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, for there they have buried the people who lust.

So the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah. Because there they buried the people who had wanted meat to eat.

35 F rom Kibroth-Hattaavah have the people journeyed to Hazeroth, and they are in Hazeroth.

The people left Kibroth-hattaavah and went to Hazeroth. And they stayed at Hazeroth.