Numbers 11
King James Version
11 And when the people complained, it displeased the Lord: and the Lord heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the Lord burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.
2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched.
3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because the fire of the Lord burnt among them.
4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
6 But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.
7 And the manna was as coriander seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium.
8 And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.
9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.
10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.
11 And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me?
12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which thou swarest unto their fathers?
13 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 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me.
15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
16 And the Lord 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 tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.
17 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 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in the ears of the Lord, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat? for it was well with us in Egypt: therefore the Lord will give you flesh, and ye shall eat.
19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days;
20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have despised the Lord which is among you, and have wept before him, saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?
21 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 Shall the flocks and the 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 And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tabernacle.
25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
26 But there remained two of the 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 went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.
27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.
28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord'S people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!
30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
31 And there went forth a wind from the Lord, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall by the camp, as it were a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth.
32 And the people stood up all that day, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp.
33 And while the flesh was yet between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled against the people, and the Lord smote the people with a very great plague.
34 And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
35 And the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.
Numbers 11
American Standard Version
11 And the people were as murmurers, [a]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 And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto Jehovah, and the fire abated. 3 And the name of that place was called [b]Taberah, because the fire of Jehovah burnt among them.
4 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 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 but now our soul is dried away; there is nothing at all save this manna to look upon. 7 And the manna was like coriander seed, and the [c]appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium. 8 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 [d]fresh oil. 9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell [e]upon it. 10 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 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 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 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 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 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 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 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 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 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days, neither ten days, nor twenty days, 20 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp. 28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, [f]one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 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 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
31 And there went forth a wind from Jehovah, and brought quails from the sea, and let them fall [g]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 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 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 And the name of that place was called [h]Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted. 35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed unto Hazeroth; and they abode at Hazeroth.
Footnotes
- Numbers 11:1 Or, which was evil
- Numbers 11:3 That is, Burning.
- Numbers 11:7 Hebrew eye.
- Numbers 11:8 Or, cakes baked with oil
- Numbers 11:9 Or, with
- Numbers 11:28 Or, from his youth
- Numbers 11:31 Or, over
- Numbers 11:34 That is, The graves of lust.
4 Moseboken 11
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Gud sänder eld över folket
11 Folket började snart klaga över alla svårigheter och Herren hörde dem. Han blev vred på dem och sände en Herrens eld och utplånade delar av lägrets ytterområden. 2 Då ropade de till Mose om hjälp och när han bad till Herren för dem upphörde elden. 3 Efter detta blev platsen kallad Tavera[a] eftersom Herrens eld hade brunnit bland dem.
Folket klagar och Gud ger dem kött
4 Då började hopen av löst folk bland dem att längta efter det goda som fanns i Egypten. Också bland Israels folk började man klaga: ”Om vi ändå hade lite kött att äta! 5 Tänk om vi hade lite av den goda fisk som vi fick i Egypten så mycket vi önskade och gurkor och meloner, purjolök, rödlök och vitlök! 6 Vi tappar matlusten av att inte se annat än manna varenda dag!”
7 Mannat liknade korianderfrö och påminde om harts. 8 Folket samlade det från marken och malde det till mjöl eller krossade det i mortlar. Sedan kokade de det eller gräddade kakor av det och det smakade som om det var tillagat med olivolja. 9 Mannat föll om natten samtidigt med daggen.
10 Mose hörde hur familjerna stod i sina tältöppningar och grät. Herrens vrede blev allt större och Mose blev själv mycket illa till mods.
11 Då sa Mose till Herren: ”Varför har du gjort så här illa mot din tjänare? Varför ser du på mig med så lite välvilja att du har lagt bördan av hela detta folk på mig? 12 Inte är de väl mina barn? Inte är det väl jag som är far till dem? Varför har du låtit mig bli som en dadda för dem tills vi kommer till det land du lovade deras förfäder? 13 Var ska jag kunna få tag i kött åt alla dessa människor? De gråter ju och säger till mig: ’Ge oss kött!’ 14 Jag kan inte själv bära allt detta! Bördan är alltför tung! 15 Om du tänker behandla mig på det sättet, så visa mig välvilja och ta mitt liv nu på fläcken! Det skulle vara barmhärtigare! Låt mig få slippa det här eländet!”
16 Då sa Herren till Mose: ”Kalla samman sjuttio av Israels äldste, män som du känner som folkets ledare och tillsyningsmän, och för fram dem inför mig vid uppenbarelsetältet, så att de står där tillsammans med dig. 17 Jag ska komma ner och tala med dig där, och jag ska ta av den Ande som är över dig och låta den komma också över dem. De ska dela bördan av folket med dig, så att inte du ensam behöver ha hela ansvaret.
18 Säg också till folket att helga sig, för i morgon ska de få kött att äta. Säg till dem: ’Herren har hört er gråt över att ni inte har kött att äta och er klagan över allt som ni varit tvungna att lämna bakom er i Egypten. Han tänker ge er kött. Ni ska äta det, 19 inte bara en eller två dagar eller fem eller tio eller ens tjugo! 20 I en hel månad ska ni få kött tills ni får avsmak för det och spyr ut det genom näsan, för ni har förkastat Herren som finns här bland er och ni har gråtit av längtan efter Egypten.’ ”
21 Men Mose sa: ”Här finns det 600 000 män, och ändå har du lovat dem kött i en hel månad. 22 Om vi slaktade all vår boskap skulle det ändå inte räcka! Inte ens all fisk i havet är nog!”
23 Då sa Herren till Mose: ”När skulle Herren ha blivit så maktlös? Nu ska du få se om mitt ord är sant eller inte!”
24 Mose gick ut och berättade för folket vad Herren hade sagt. Han samlade sjuttio män av Israels äldste runt tältet. 25 Herren kom ner i molnet och talade med Mose, och han tog av den Ande som var över Mose och lät den komma över de sjuttio. När Anden kom över dem profeterade de, men det hände bara vid det tillfället.
26 Men två av de sjuttio, Eldad och Medad, hade blivit kvar i lägret, och Anden kom också över dem. De hörde till de utvalda men hade inte gått till tältet. Nu profeterade de där de stod. 27 En ung man sprang till Mose och berättade att Eldad och Medad profeterade i lägret. 28 Då sa Josua, Nuns son, Moses medhjälpare sedan sin ungdom: ”Du, min herre, måste försöka få dem att sluta!”
29 Men Mose svarade: ”Är du avundsjuk för min skull? Jag önskar att allt Herrens folk var profeter och att Herren kunde sända sin Ande över dem alla!”
30 Därefter återvände Mose och de äldste till lägret.
31 Sedan sände Herren en vind som förde med sig vaktlar in från havet till lägret och en dagsresa runt omkring det. De flög en meter ovanför marken. 32 Folket fångade dem och slaktade dem hela den dagen och natten och även följande dag. Ingen samlade in mindre än ett par – tre tusen liter[b] och det låg vaktlar överallt. 33 Men när folket satte tänderna i köttet, hann de knappt börja tugga förrän Herrens vrede upptändes mot dem och många dog i svåra plågor. 34 Platsen kom att kallas Kivrot Hattaava[c], därför att det var där de människor begravdes som haft begär efter kött. 35 Folket bröt upp från Kivrot Hattaava och vandrade vidare till Haserot där de stannade en tid.
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