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Nang unang buwan ng ikalawang taon, mula nang inilabas ang mga Israelita sa Egipto, sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises doon sa disyerto ng Sinai, “Ipagdiriwang ng mga Israelita ang Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel sa nakatakdang panahon. Simula sa paglubog ng araw sa ika-14 na araw ng buwang ito, kailangang sundin ninyo ang lahat ng tuntunin tungkol sa pistang ito.”

Kaya sinabihan ni Moises ang mga Israelita na ipagdiwang ang Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel, at sinunod nila ito roon sa disyerto ng Sinai nang lumubog ang araw nang ika-14 na araw ng unang buwan. Ginawa ito ng lahat ng mga Israelita ayon sa iniutos ng Panginoon kay Moises.

Pero may iba sa kanila na hindi nakapagdiwang ng Pistang ito dahil nang araw na iyon, itinuturing silang marumi dahil nakahipo sila ng patay. Kaya nang mismong araw na iyon, pumunta sila kina Moises at Aaron at sinabi nila, “Naging marumi kami dahil nakahipo kami ng patay, pero bakit ba hindi kami pinapayagan sa pagdiriwang ng pistang ito at sa pag-aalay ng mga handog sa Panginoon kasama ng ibang mga Israelita sa naitakdang panahon?” Sumagot si Moises sa kanila, “Maghintay muna kayo hanggang sa malaman ko kung ano ang iuutos ng Panginoon sa akin tungkol sa inyo.”

Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Moises, 10 “Sabihin mo sa mga Israelita na kahit sino sa kanila o sa kanilang mga lahi na naging marumi dahil sa paghipo ng patay o dahil bumiyahe siya sa malayo, makakapagdiwang pa rin siya ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel. 11 Ipagdiriwang nila ito pagkalipas ng isang buwan, simula sa paglubog ng araw sa ika-14 na araw ng ikalawang buwan. Kakain sila ng tupa kasama ng tinapay na walang pampaalsa at ng mapait na halaman. 12 Kailangang wala silang iiwanang pagkain kinaumagahan, at hindi rin nila babaliin ang mga buto ng tupa. Kung magdiriwang sila ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel, kailangang sundin ang lahat ng mga tuntunin tungkol dito.

13 “Pero ang tao na hindi nagdiwang ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel, kahit na itinuturing pa siyang malinis at hindi bumiyahe sa malayo, ang taong iyon ay huwag na ninyong ituring na kababayan, dahil hindi siya nag-alay ng handog para sa Panginoon sa nakatakdang panahon. Magdurusa siya sa kanyang kasalanan.

14 “Kung may dayuhan na naninirahang kasama ninyo na gustong makipagdiwang ng Pista ng Paglampas ng Anghel, kailangang ipagdiwang niya ito ayon sa lahat ng mga tuntunin nito. Magkapareho lang ang mga tuntunin para sa mga katutubong Israelita at sa mga dayuhan.”

Ang Ulap sa Toldang Tipanan(A)

15 Nang araw na ipinatayo ang Toldang Sambahan na tinatawag ding Toldang Tipanan, natakpan ito ng ulap. Ang ulap na ito ay nagliliwanag na parang apoy mula gabi hanggang umaga. 16 Ganito palagi ang nangyayari – ang ulap ay bumabalot sa Toldang Tipanan kung araw at nagliliwanag naman ito na parang apoy kung gabi. 17 Kapag pumapaitaas na ang ulap, umaalis na rin ang mga Israelita at nagpapatuloy sa kanilang paglalakbay, at kung saan tumitigil ang ulap, doon sila nagkakampo. 18 Kaya naglalakbay at nagkakampo ang mga Israelita ayon sa utos ng Panginoon. Hindi sila naglalakbay habang nasa ibabaw pa ng Tolda ang ulap. 19 Kahit magtagal ang ulap sa ibabaw ng Tolda, naghihintay lang sila sa utos ng Panginoon at hindi sila umaalis. 20 Kung minsan, mga ilang araw lang ang ulap sa ibabaw ng Tolda, kaya nananatili rin doon ang mga tao ng ilang araw. Pagkatapos, aalis ulit sila ayon sa utos ng Panginoon. 21 Kung minsan namaʼy nananatili lang ang ulap sa ibabaw ng Tolda ng isang gabi at pumapaitaas na ito kinaumagahan, at nagpapatuloy sila sa paglalakbay. Araw man o gabi, naglalakbay ang mga Israelita sa tuwing pumapaitaas ang ulap. 22 Kung nananatili ang ulap sa ibabaw ng Tolda ng dalawang araw o isang buwan o isang taon, ganoon din katagal nananatili ang mga Israelita sa kanilang kampo. 23 Kaya nagkakampo at naglalakbay ang mga Israelita ayon sa utos ng Panginoon. At sinunod nila ang mga utos ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ni Moises.

The Passover

The Lord spoke to Moses in the Desert of Sinai in the first month(A) of the second year after they came out of Egypt.(B) He said, “Have the Israelites celebrate the Passover(C) at the appointed time.(D) Celebrate it at the appointed time, at twilight on the fourteenth day of this month,(E) in accordance with all its rules and regulations.(F)

So Moses told the Israelites to celebrate the Passover,(G) and they did so in the Desert of Sinai(H) at twilight on the fourteenth day of the first month.(I) The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses.(J)

But some of them could not celebrate the Passover on that day because they were ceremonially unclean(K) on account of a dead body.(L) So they came to Moses and Aaron(M) that same day and said to Moses, “We have become unclean because of a dead body, but why should we be kept from presenting the Lord’s offering with the other Israelites at the appointed time?(N)

Moses answered them, “Wait until I find out what the Lord commands concerning you.”(O)

Then the Lord said to Moses, 10 “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any of you or your descendants are unclean because of a dead body(P) or are away on a journey, they are still to celebrate(Q) the Lord’s Passover, 11 but they are to do it on the fourteenth day of the second month(R) at twilight. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.(S) 12 They must not leave any of it till morning(T) or break any of its bones.(U) When they celebrate the Passover, they must follow all the regulations.(V) 13 But if anyone who is ceremonially clean and not on a journey fails to celebrate the Passover, they must be cut off from their people(W) for not presenting the Lord’s offering at the appointed time. They will bear the consequences of their sin.

14 “‘A foreigner(X) residing among you is also to celebrate the Lord’s Passover in accordance with its rules and regulations. You must have the same regulations for both the foreigner and the native-born.’”

The Cloud Above the Tabernacle

15 On the day the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant law,(Y) was set up,(Z) the cloud(AA) covered it. From evening till morning the cloud above the tabernacle looked like fire.(AB) 16 That is how it continued to be; the cloud covered it, and at night it looked like fire.(AC) 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from above the tent, the Israelites set out;(AD) wherever the cloud settled, the Israelites encamped.(AE) 18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites set out, and at his command they encamped. As long as the cloud stayed over the tabernacle, they remained(AF) in camp. 19 When the cloud remained over the tabernacle a long time, the Israelites obeyed the Lord’s order(AG) and did not set out.(AH) 20 Sometimes the cloud was over the tabernacle only a few days; at the Lord’s command they would encamp, and then at his command they would set out. 21 Sometimes the cloud stayed only from evening till morning, and when it lifted in the morning, they set out. Whether by day or by night, whenever the cloud lifted, they set out. 22 Whether the cloud stayed over the tabernacle for two days or a month or a year, the Israelites would remain in camp and not set out; but when it lifted, they would set out. 23 At the Lord’s command they encamped, and at the Lord’s command they set out. They obeyed the Lord’s order, in accordance with his command through Moses.

The Passover at Sinai

The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: Let the Israelites keep the passover at its appointed time. On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight,[a] you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its regulations you shall keep it. So Moses told the Israelites that they should keep the passover. They kept the passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight,[b] in the wilderness of Sinai. Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the Israelites did. Now there were certain people who were unclean through touching a corpse, so that they could not keep the passover on that day. They came before Moses and Aaron on that day, and said to him, “Although we are unclean through touching a corpse, why must we be kept from presenting the Lord’s offering at its appointed time among the Israelites?” Moses spoke to them, “Wait, so that I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 10 Speak to the Israelites, saying: Anyone of you or your descendants who is unclean through touching a corpse, or is away on a journey, shall still keep the passover to the Lord. 11 In the second month on the fourteenth day, at twilight,[c] they shall keep it; they shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it until morning, nor break a bone of it; according to all the statute for the passover they shall keep it. 13 But anyone who is clean and is not on a journey, and yet refrains from keeping the passover, shall be cut off from the people for not presenting the Lord’s offering at its appointed time; such a one shall bear the consequences for the sin. 14 Any alien residing among you who wishes to keep the passover to the Lord shall do so according to the statute of the passover and according to its regulation; you shall have one statute for both the resident alien and the native.

The Cloud and the Fire

15 On the day the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the covenant;[d] and from evening until morning it was over the tabernacle, having the appearance of fire. 16 It was always so: the cloud covered it by day[e] and the appearance of fire by night. 17 Whenever the cloud lifted from over the tent, then the Israelites would set out; and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the Israelites would camp. 18 At the command of the Lord the Israelites would set out, and at the command of the Lord they would camp. As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they would remain in camp. 19 Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the Israelites would keep the charge of the Lord, and would not set out. 20 Sometimes the cloud would remain a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the Lord they would remain in camp; then according to the command of the Lord they would set out. 21 Sometimes the cloud would remain from evening until morning; and when the cloud lifted in the morning, they would set out, or if it continued for a day and a night, when the cloud lifted they would set out. 22 Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, resting upon it, the Israelites would remain in camp and would not set out; but when it lifted they would set out. 23 At the command of the Lord they would camp, and at the command of the Lord they would set out. They kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 9:3 Heb between the two evenings
  2. Numbers 9:5 Heb between the two evenings
  3. Numbers 9:11 Heb between the two evenings
  4. Numbers 9:15 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
  5. Numbers 9:16 Gk Syr Vg: Heb lacks by day