Exodus 16

1 On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.

1 ثُمَّ انْتَقَلَتْ كُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ إِيلِيمَ حَتَّى أَقْبَلُوا إِلَى صَحْرَاءِ سِينَ الْوَاقِعَةِ بَيْنَ إِيلِيمَ وَسِينَاءَ، وَذَلِكَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي بَعْدَ خُرُوجِهِمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

2 And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

2 وَهُنَاكَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ تَذَمَّرَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى مُوسَى وَهَرُونَ،

3 “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

3 وَقَالُوا لَهُمَا: «لَيْتَ الرَّبَّ أَمَاتَنَا فِي أَرْضِ مِصْرَ، فَهُنَاكَ كُنَّا نَجْلِسُ حَوْلَ قُدُورِ اللَّحْمِ نَأْكُلُ خُبْزاً حَتَّى الشَّبْعِ. وَهَا أَنْتُمَا قَدْ أَخْرَجْتُمَانَا إِلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحْرَاءِ لِتُمِيتَا كُلَّ هَذِهِ الْجَمَاعَةِ جُوعاً».

4 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

4 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «هَا أَنَا أُمْطِرُ عَلَيْكُمْ خُبْزاً مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، فَيَخْرُجُ الشَّعْبُ وَيَلْتَقِطُ حَاجَةَ كُلِّ يَوْمٍ بِيَوْمِهِ، لِكَيْ أَمْتَحِنَهُمْ، فَأَرَى إنْ كَانُوا يَسْلُكُونَ فِي شَرِيعَتِي أَمْ لا.

5 Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

5 وَلَكِنْ لِيَكُنْ مَا يَلْتَقِطُونَهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسِ ضِعْفَ مَا يَجْمَعُونَهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ».

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

6 فَقَالَ مُوسَى وَهَرُونُ لِجَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ: «فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ الَّذِي أَخْرَجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ.

7 and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?”

7 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ تُعَايِنُونَ مَجْدَ الرَّبِّ، لأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ، وَلَكِنْ مَنْ نَحْنُ حَتَّى تَتَذَمَّرُوا عَلَيْنَا؟»

8 And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

8 وَقَالَ مُوسَى أَيْضاً: «إِنَّكُمْ سَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، عِنْدَمَا يُعْطِيكُمْ لَحْماً فِي الْمَسَاءِ لِتَأْكُلُوا، وَخُبْزاً فِي الصَّبَاحِ لِتَشْبَعُوا، لأَنَّهُ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَكُمْ عَلَيْهِ. فَمَاذَا نَحْنُ؟ إِنَّكُمْ تَتَذَمَّرُونَ عَلَى اللهِ».

9 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”

9 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِهَرُونَ: «قُلْ لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنْ يَمْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لأَنَّهُ قَدْ سَمِعَ تَذَمُّرَهُمْ».

10 And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.

10 وَفِيمَا كَانَ هَرُونُ يُخَاطِبُ كُلَّ جَمَاعَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، الْتَفَتُوا نَحْوَ الصَّحْرَاءِ وَإذَا بِمَجْدِ الرَّبِّ قَدْ تَجَلَّى فِي السَّحَابِ.

11 Then the LORD said to Moses,

11 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى:

12 “I have heard the grumbling of the Israelites. Tell them, ‘At twilight 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.’”

12 «سَمِعْتُ تَذَمُّرَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَأْكُلُونَ لَحْماً، وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ تَشْبَعُونَ خُبْزاً، فَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّنِي أَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلَهُكُمْ».

13 That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

13 فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَسَاءِ أَقْبَلَتْ طُيُورُ السَّلْوَى (السُّمَانَي) وَغَطَّتِ الْمُخَيَّمَ. وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ كَسَتْ طَبَقَةُ النَّدَى الأَرْضَ الْمُحِيطَةَ بِالْمُخَيَّمِ.

14 When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.

14 وَعِنْدَمَا زَالَتْ طَبَقَةُ النَّدَى إِذَا وَجْهُ الصَّحْرَاءِ مُغَطَّى بِشَيْءٍ رَقِيقٍ كالْقُشُورِ، مُكَتَّلٍ كَالْجَلِيدِ.

15 When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

15 وَعِنْدَمَا رَآهُ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ، قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ «مَنْهُو» أَيْ مَا هَذَا؟ لأَنَّهُمْ لَمْ يَعْرِفُوا مَا هُوَ. فَقَالَ لَهُمْ موُسَى: «هُوَ خُبْزُ الرَّبِّ الَّذِي أَعْطَاكُمْ لِتَأْكُلُوهُ.

16 This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’”

16 وَهَذَا مَا يَأْمُرُكُمْ بِهِ الرَّبُّ: الْتَقِطُوا مِنْهُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ، لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ عُمِراً (نَحْوَ لِتْرَيْنِ وَنِصْفِ اللِّتْرِ) وَفْقاً لِعَدَدِ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْمُقِيمِينَ مَعَهُ فِي خَيْمَتِهِ».

17 So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.

17 فَفَعَلَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ هَكَذَا فَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ مُكَثِّراً، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ الْتَقَطَ مُقِلًّا.

18 When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

18 وَلَكِنْ عِنْدَمَا كَالُوا بِالعُمِرِ مَا الْتَقَطُوهُ، فَإِنَّ الْمُكَثِّرَ لَمْ يَفْضُلْ عَنْهُ، وَالمُقِلَّ لَمْ يَنْقُصْهُ شَيْءٌ، فَجَمَعَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ.

19 Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”

19 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لَهُمْ: «لا يُبْقِ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ».

20 But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

20 وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ، فَإِنَّ بَعْضَهُمْ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لِمُوسَى، بَلْ أَبْقَوْا مِنْهُ لِلصَّبَاحِ، فَتَوَلَّدَ فِيهِ دُودٌ وَأَنْتَنَ. فَسَخَطَ عَلَيْهِمْ مُوسَى.

21 Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

21 فَكَانَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ يَلْتَقِطُ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَأْكَلِهِ. وَمَا إِنْ تَشْتَدُّ حَرَارَةُ الشَّمْسِ حَتَّى يَذُوبَ مَا بَقِيَ مِنْهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ.

22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

22 أَمَّا فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسِ فَكَانُوا يَلْتَقِطُونَ مِنَ الْخُبْزِ الضِّعْفَ، أَيْ عُمِرَيْنِ (نَحْوَ خَمْسَةِ لِتْرَاتٍ) لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ فَجَاءَ رُؤَسَاءُ الْجَمَاعَةِ وَأَبْلَغُوا الأَمْرَ لِمُوسَى.

23 He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”

23 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «هَذَا مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ. غَداً يَكُونُ يَوْمَ رَاحَةٍ، سَبْتاً مُقَدَّساً لِلرَّبِّ. اخْبِزُوا مَا تُرِيدُونَ خَبْزَهُ وَاطْبُخُوا مَا تَشَاؤُونَ، وَاحْتَفِظُوا بِمَا يَفْضُلُ إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ».

24 So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.

24 فَأَبْقُوهُ إِلَى الصَّبَاحِ كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى، فَلَمْ يُنْتِنْ وَلا صَارَ فِيهِ دُودٌ.

25 “Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.

25 وَقَالَ مُوسَى: «كُلُوا الْيَوْمَ لأَنَّ الْيَوْمَ هُوَ سَبْتٌ لِلرَّبِّ، إذْ لَنْ تَجِدُوا الْيَوْمَ طَعَاماً فِي الْحَقْلِ.

26 For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”

26 سِتَّةَ أَيَّامٍ تَلْتَقِطُونَهُ وَأَمَّا الْيَوْمُ السَّابِعُ فَهُوَ سَبْتٌ وَلَنْ تَجِدُوا فِيهِ طَعَاماً».

27 Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything.

27 غَيْرَ أَنَّ أُنَاساً مِنْهُمْ خَرَجُوا فِي السَّبْتِ لِيَلْتَقِطُوا مِنْهُ، فَلَمْ يَجِدُوا شَيْئاً.

28 Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

28 ثُمَّ قَالَ الرَّبُّ لِمُوسَى: «إِلَى مَتَى تَأْبُونَ حِفْظَ وَصَايَايَ وَشَرِيعَتِي؟

29 Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”

29 انْظُرُوا. فَهَا الرَّبُّ قَدْ أَعْطَاكُمُ السَّبْتَ لِذَلِكَ هُوَ يُقَدِّمُ لَكُمْ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّادِسِ خُبْزَ يَوْمَيْنِ، فَلْيَلْبَثْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَلا يُغَادِرْهُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ».

30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

30 فَاسْتَرَاحَ الشَّعْبُ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ.

31 Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.

31 وَدَعَا شَعْبُ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْخُبْزَ «مَنّاً». وَكَانَ أَبْيَضَ كَبِزْرِ الْكُزْبَرَةِ، وَمَذَاقُهُ كَرِقَاقٍ مَصْنُوعَةٍ بِعَسَلٍ.

32 Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

32 وَقَالَ مُوسَى: «إِلَيْكُمْ مَا أَمَرَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ: احْفَظُوا مِلْءَ الْعُمِرِ مِنْهُ ذِكْرَى لأَجْيَالِكُمُ الْمُقْبِلَةِ، لِكَيْ يَرَوْا الْخُبْزَ الَّذِي أَطْعَمْتُكُمْ بِهِ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ عِنْدَمَا أَخْرَجْتُكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ».

33 So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”

33 وَقَالَ مُوسَى لِهَرُونَ: «خُذْ إِنَاءً وَاجْعَلْ فِيهِ مِقْدَارَ عُمِرٍ مِنَ الْمَنِّ وَضَعْهُ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ لِيَظَلَّ مَحْفُوظاً فِي أَجْيَالِكُمْ».

34 And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

34 وَكَمَا أَمَرَ الرَّبُّ مُوسَى وَضَعَهُ هَرُونُ أَمَامَ الشَّهَادَةِ حِفَاظاً عَلَيْهِ.

35 The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

35 وَاقْتَاتَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ بِالمَنِّ طَوَالَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةً حَتَّى جَاءُوا إِلَى تُخُومِ أَرْضِ كَنْعَانَ الْعَامِرَةِ بِالسُّكَّانِ.

36 (Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)

36 وَأَمَّا الْعُمِرُ فَهُوَ عُشْرُ الإِيفَةِ.