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Mga Bilang 11
Magandang Balita Biblia
Mga Bilang 11
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Lugar na Tinawag na Tabera
11 Dahil sa hirap na dinaranas, nagreklamo ang mga Israelita. Dahil dito, nagalit si Yahweh at pinaulanan ng apoy ang isang bahagi ng kanilang kampo. 2 Kaya, nagmakaawa kay Moises ang mga Israelita at agad naman siyang dumulog kay Yahweh. Dininig naman siya at namatay ang apoy. 3 At ang lugar na iyo'y tinawag nilang Tabera[a] sapagkat nagliyab doon ang apoy mula kay Yahweh.
Pumili si Moises ng Pitumpung Pinuno
4 Ang mga dayuhang sumama sa paglalakbay ng mga Israelita ay nanabik sa dati nilang pagkain at nagaya sa kanila ang mga Israelita. Kaya, nagreklamo na naman sila. Ang sabi nila, “Kailan pa ba tayo makakatikim ng karne? 5 Mabuti pa sa Egipto! Doon, nahihingi lang ang isda. At naaalaala ba ninyo ang pipino, pakwan, sibuyas, bawang at gulay na kinakain natin noon? 6 Nanghihina na tayo ngayon. Walang makain dito kundi ang mannang ito!”
7 Ang(A) manna ay parang buto ng kulantro at kakulay ng bedelio. 8 Ito ang laging pinupulot ng mga tao. Ginigiling nila ito o binabayo. Kapag niluto, ito'y lasang tinapay na sinangkapan ng langis. 9 Ito'y(B) kasama ng hamog na bumabagsak kung gabi.
10 Narinig ni Moises ang reklamo ng lahat ng sambahayan na nakatayo sa pintuan ng kani-kanilang tolda. Nagalit nang labis si Yahweh, kaya't nanlumo si Moises. 11 Itinanong ni Moises kay Yahweh, “Bakit ninyo ako ginaganito? Anong ikinagagalit ninyo sa akin? Bakit ninyo ako binigyan ng ganito kabigat na pasanin? 12 Ako ba ang nagsilang sa kanila? Aalagaan ko ba sila tulad ng pag-aalaga ng ina sa kanyang anak, hanggang makarating kami sa lupaing ipinangako ninyo sa aming mga ninuno? 13 Ayaw nila akong tigilan sa kahihingi ng karne. Saan ako kukuha ng karne para sa ganito karaming tao? 14 Hindi ko sila kayang alagaang mag-isa. Napakabigat ng pasaning ito para sa akin! 15 Kung ganito rin lamang ang gagawin ninyo sa akin, mabuti pa'y mamatay na ako ngayon din kaysa maghirap nang matagal.”
16 Dahil dito, sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Pumili ka ng pitumpung matatandang pinuno sa Israel, iyong mga kinikilala ng kanilang lipi, at isama mo sa Toldang Tipanan. 17 Pagdating ninyo roon, bababâ ako at makikipag-usap sa iyo. Babahaginan ko sila ng espiritung ibinigay ko sa iyo upang makatulong mo sila. 18 Sabihin mo naman sa buong bayan na ihanda nila ang kanilang mga sarili sapagkat bukas ay makakakain na sila ng karne. Nagrereklamo na naman sila. Itinatanong nila kung kailan pa sila makakatikim ng karne. Sinabi pang mabuti pa sa Egipto at marami silang pagkain. Kaya, bukas, ibibigay ko sa kanila ang pagkaing gusto nila. 19 Hindi lamang para sa isa, dalawa, lima, sampu, dalawampung araw ang ibibigay ko sa kanila, 20 kundi para sa isang buong buwan. Laging ito ang kakainin nila hanggang sa magsawa sila at magkandasuka sa pagkain nito sapagkat itinakwil nila ako at sinabi pa nilang mabuti pang hindi na sila umalis sa Egipto.”
21 Sumagot si Moises, “Lahat-lahat ng kasama ko'y 600,000, at sinasabi mong bibigyan mo sila ng karne para sa isang buong buwan? 22 Kahit na patayin ang lahat naming hayop o mahuli ang lahat ng isda sa dagat ay hindi sasapat sa ganito karaming tao.”
23 Sinabi ni Yahweh, “Moises, mayroon ba akong hindi kayang gawin? Ngayon di'y ipapakita ko sa iyo kung totoo o hindi ang aking sinasabi.”
24 Lumakad na si Moises at ibinalita sa mga Israelita ang sinabi ni Yahweh. Isinama niya ang pitumpung pinuno ng Israel at pinatayo sa paligid ng Toldang Tipanan. 25 Bumabâ si Yahweh sa ulap at kinausap si Moises. Ang pitumpung matatandang pinuno ay binahaginan nga niya ng espiritu, tulad ng ibinigay niya kay Moises. Sila'y napuspos ng kapangyarihan at nagpropesiya ngunit hindi na nila ito muling nagawa.
26 May naiwang dalawang pinuno sa kampo, Eldad ang pangalan ng isa at Medad naman ang isa. Tinawag silang kasama ng pitumpu ngunit hindi sumama. Gayunman, binahaginan din sila ng espiritu ni Yahweh kaya sila'y nagpahayag din tulad ng mga propeta sa loob ng kampo. 27 Nakita pala sila ng isang binata at patakbo itong nagpunta kay Moises. Sinabi niya, “Sina Eldad at Medad ay nagpapahayag sa kampo.”
28 Dahil dito, sinabi ni Josue na anak ni Nun at lingkod ni Moises, “Bakit di po ninyo sila sawayin?”
29 Ngunit sinabi ni Moises, “Nangangamba ka bang ako'y mababawasan ng karangalan? Gusto ko ngang maging propeta at mapuspos ng espiritu ni Yahweh ang lahat ng mga Israelita.” 30 Si Moises at ang pitumpung pinuno ng Israel ay nagbalik na sa kampo.
Nagpadala ng Napakaraming Pugo si Yahweh
31 Si Yahweh ay nagpadala ng hanging may tangay na laksa-laksang pugo mula sa kabila ng dagat. Ang mga ito'y nagliliparan sa paligid ng kampo. Isang metro lang ang taas ng kanilang lipad mula sa lupa at ang lawak ay isang araw na lakarin sa kabi-kabilang kampo. 32 Lumabas ng kampo ang mga Israelita at nanghuli ng pugo hanggang kinabukasan; ang pinakakaunting nahuli ng isang tao ay aabot sa sampung malalaking sisidlan.[b] Ang mga ito'y ibinilad nila sa paligid ng kampo. 33 Ngunit bago pa lamang nila ito kinakagat, ibinuhos na ni Yahweh ang kanyang galit sa mga Israelita at siya'y nagpadala ng isang kakila-kilabot na salot. 34 Ang lugar na iyon ay tinawag na Kibrot-hataava sapagkat doon nalibing ang mga taong naging hayok sa karne. 35 Mula roon, nagpatuloy sila ng paglalakbay hanggang sa Hazerot.
Footnotes
- Mga Bilang 11:3 TABERA: Sa wikang Hebreo, ang mga salitang “Tabera” at “nagliliyab” ay magkasintunog.
- Mga Bilang 11:32 MALALAKING SISIDLAN: Ang mga sisidlang ito ay maaaring maglaman ng timbang na halos 220 litro.
Numbers 11
New King James Version
Numbers 11
New King James Version
The People Complain
11 Now (A)when the people complained, it displeased the Lord; (B)for the Lord heard it, and His anger was aroused. So the (C)fire of the Lord burned among them, and consumed some in the outskirts of the camp. 2 Then the people (D)cried out to Moses, and when Moses (E)prayed to the Lord, the fire was [a]quenched. 3 So he called the name of the place [b]Taberah, because the fire of the Lord had burned among them.
4 Now the (F)mixed multitude who were among them [c]yielded to (G)intense craving; so the children of Israel also wept again and said: (H)“Who will give us meat to eat? 5 (I)We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; 6 but now (J)our whole being is dried up; there is nothing at all except this manna before our eyes!”
7 Now (K)the manna was like coriander seed, and its color like the color of bdellium. 8 The people went about and gathered it, ground it on millstones or beat it in the mortar, cooked it in pans, and made cakes of it; and (L)its taste was like the taste of pastry prepared with oil. 9 And (M)when the dew fell on the camp in the night, the manna fell on it.
10 Then Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, everyone at the door of his tent; and (N)the anger of the Lord was greatly aroused; Moses also was displeased. 11 (O)So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have You afflicted Your servant? And why have I not found favor in Your sight, that You have laid the [d]burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I beget them, that You should say to me, (P)‘Carry them in your bosom, as a (Q)guardian carries a nursing child,’ to the land which You (R)swore[e] to their fathers? 13 (S)Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they weep all over me, saying, ‘Give us meat, that we may eat.’ 14 (T)I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me. 15 If You treat me like this, please kill me here and now—if I have found favor in Your sight—and (U)do not let me see my wretchedness!”
The Seventy Elders
16 So the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me (V)seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and (W)officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. 17 Then I will come down and talk with you there. (X)I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone. 18 Then you shall say to the people, [f]‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept (Y)in the hearing of the Lord, saying, “Who will give us meat to eat? For it was well with us in Egypt.” Therefore the Lord will give you meat, and you shall eat. 19 You shall eat, not one day, nor two days, nor five days, nor ten days, nor twenty days, 20 (Z)but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have (AA)despised the Lord who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, (AB)“Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?” ’ ”
21 And Moses said, (AC)“The people whom I am among are six hundred thousand men on foot; yet You have said, ‘I will give them meat, that they may eat for a whole month.’ 22 (AD)Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to provide enough for them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to provide enough for them?”
23 And the Lord said to Moses, (AE)“Has[g] the Lord’s arm been shortened? Now you shall see whether (AF)what I say will happen to you or not.”
24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of the Lord, and he (AG)gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people and placed them around the tabernacle. 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, (AH)when the Spirit rested upon them, that (AI)they prophesied, [h]although they never did so again.
26 But two men had remained in the camp: the name of one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad. And the Spirit rested upon them. Now they were among those listed, but who (AJ)had not gone out to the tabernacle; yet they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
28 So Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, one of his choice men, answered and said, “Moses my lord, (AK)forbid them!”
29 Then Moses said to him, “Are you [i]zealous for my sake? (AL)Oh, that all the Lord’s people were prophets and that the Lord would put His Spirit upon them!” 30 And Moses returned to the camp, he and the elders of Israel.
The Lord Sends Quail
31 Now a (AM)wind went out from the Lord, and it brought quail from the sea and left them fluttering near the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and about a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, and about two cubits above the surface of the ground. 32 And the people stayed up all that day, all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quail (he who gathered least gathered ten (AN)homers); and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp. 33 But while the (AO)meat was still between their teeth, before it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was aroused against the people, and the Lord struck the people with a very great plague. 34 So he called the name of that place [j]Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had yielded to craving.
35 (AP)From Kibroth Hattaavah the people moved to Hazeroth, and camped at Hazeroth.
Footnotes
- Numbers 11:2 extinguished
- Numbers 11:3 Lit. Burning
- Numbers 11:4 Lit. lusted intensely
- Numbers 11:11 responsibility
- Numbers 11:12 solemnly promised
- Numbers 11:18 Set yourselves apart
- Numbers 11:23 Is the Lord’s power limited?
- Numbers 11:25 Tg., Vg. and they did not cease
- Numbers 11:29 jealous
- Numbers 11:34 Lit. Graves of Craving
Numbers 11
Tree of Life Version
Numbers 11
Tree of Life Version
70 Elders to Share the Burden
11 The people were murmuring in the ears of Adonai about hardship, and when Adonai heard, His anger burned. The fire of Adonai blazed among them, ravaging the outskirts of the camp. 2 The people cried out to Moses, so Moses prayed to Adonai and the fire died out. 3 The name of that place was thus called Taberah because fire from Adonai had burned among them.
4 The grumblers among them began to have cravings, so Bnei-Yisrael began to wail repeatedly, saying, “If we could just eat some meat! 5 We remember the fish that we used to eat in Egypt, for free—the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic! 6 But now we have no appetite. We never see anything but this manna.”
7 Now the manna was similar to coriander seed and had an appearance like gum resin. 8 The people went about, gathered it up, and ground it in a hand mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made it into cakes. It had a taste like something made with olive oil. 9 When the dew descended on the camp at night, the manna descended with it.
10 Moses heard the people wailing by their families, each man at the door to his tent. Adonai’s anger became very hot, and Moses was troubled.
11 So Moses asked Adonai, “Why have You brought trouble on Your servant? Haven’t I found favor in Your eyes—that You laid the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people, or did I give birth to them, that You should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom just as the nurse carries an infant’—to the land You promised to their fathers? 13 Where can I get meat for all these people? For they wail to me saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I am not able to carry all these people by myself! The load is too heavy for me! 15 If this is how You are treating me, kill me now! If I have found favor in Your eyes, kill me please—don’t let me see my own misery!”
16 Adonai said to Moses, “Bring me 70 of the elders of Israel whom you know to be elders of the people and their leaders. Take them to the Tent of Meeting, so they may stand with you there. 17 Then I will come down and speak with you there, and, I will take some of the Ruach that is on you and will place it on them. They will carry with you the burden of the people, so you will not be carrying it alone.”[a]
18 “Now to the people say: Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow, because you will eat meat, for you wailed in Adonai’s ears saying, ‘If only we could eat meat! It was better for us in Egypt!’ Now Adonai will give you meat and you will eat! 19 You will eat—not for one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, 20 but for an entire month—until it is coming out of your nostrils and it becomes loathsome to you! For you rejected Adonai who is among you, and you wailed to His face saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?”
21 Moses then said, “600,000 foot soldiers—the people I am in the middle of—yet You say, ‘I am going to give them meat to eat for an entire month?’ 22 If flocks and herds were slaughtered, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught, would they have enough?”
23 Adonai said to Moses, “Is Adonai’s arm too short? Now you will see whether My word will come true for you or not.”
Seventy Elders Prophesying
24 So Moses went out and told the people Adonai’s words. He gathered 70 of the elders of the people and had them stand around the Tent. 25 Adonai descended in the cloud and spoke with him. He took some of the Ruach that was on him and placed it on each of the 70 elders. It so happened that when the Ruach first rested on them, they prophesied—but never again.
26 Two men, however, had remained in the camp. The name of one was Eldad and the name of the other was Medad. The Ruach rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the Tent. So they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses and said, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp!”
28 Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses since his youth, cried out and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”
29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous on my behalf? If only Adonai would make all the people prophets! If only Adonai would put the Spirit on all of them!”
30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
Quails From the Sea
31 Now a wind went out from Adonai and drove quails from the sea. He brought them into the camp to about a day’s journey in any direction, about two cubits above the ground all around the camp. 32 The people went out all that night and all the following day and collected quail. No one gathered less than ten omers. They spread them out all around the camp.
33 Yet while the meat was between their teeth, before it was swallowed, Adonai’s anger burned against the people. So Adonai struck the people with a severe plague. 34 For that reason the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah[b], because they buried the people who were craving.
35 From Kibroth-hattaavah the people journeyed to Hazeroth and stayed in Hazeroth.
Footnotes
- Numbers 11:17 cf. Acts 6:1-6.
- Numbers 11:34 Meaning the graves of greediness.
Numbers 11
New International Version
Numbers 11
New International Version
Fire From the Lord
11 Now the people complained(A) about their hardships in the hearing of the Lord,(B) and when he heard them his anger was aroused.(C) Then fire from the Lord burned among them(D) and consumed(E) some of the outskirts of the camp. 2 When the people cried out to Moses, he prayed(F) to the Lord(G) and the fire died down. 3 So that place was called Taberah,[a](H) because fire from the Lord had burned among them.(I)
Quail From the Lord
4 The rabble with them began to crave other food,(J) and again the Israelites started wailing(K) and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we ate in Egypt at no cost—also the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.(L) 6 But now we have lost our appetite; we never see anything but this manna!(M)”
7 The manna was like coriander seed(N) and looked like resin.(O) 8 The people went around gathering it,(P) and then ground it in a hand mill or crushed it in a mortar. They cooked it in a pot or made it into loaves. And it tasted like something made with olive oil. 9 When the dew(Q) settled on the camp at night, the manna also came down.
10 Moses heard the people of every family wailing(R) at the entrance to their tents. The Lord became exceedingly angry, and Moses was troubled. 11 He asked the Lord, “Why have you brought this trouble(S) on your servant? What have I done to displease you that you put the burden of all these people on me?(T) 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give them birth? Why do you tell me to carry them in my arms, as a nurse carries an infant,(U) to the land you promised on oath(V) to their ancestors?(W) 13 Where can I get meat for all these people?(X) They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14 I cannot carry all these people by myself; the burden is too heavy for me.(Y) 15 If this is how you are going to treat me, please go ahead and kill me(Z)—if I have found favor in your eyes—and do not let me face my own ruin.”
16 The Lord said to Moses: “Bring me seventy of Israel’s elders(AA) who are known to you as leaders and officials among the people.(AB) Have them come to the tent of meeting,(AC) that they may stand there with you. 17 I will come down and speak with you(AD) there, and I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them.(AE) They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.(AF)
18 “Tell the people: ‘Consecrate yourselves(AG) in preparation for tomorrow, when you will eat meat. The Lord heard you when you wailed,(AH) “If only we had meat to eat! We were better off in Egypt!”(AI) Now the Lord will give you meat,(AJ) and you will eat it. 19 You will not eat it for just one day, or two days, or five, ten or twenty days, 20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and you loathe it(AK)—because you have rejected the Lord,(AL) who is among you, and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”(AM)
21 But Moses said, “Here I am among six hundred thousand men(AN) on foot, and you say, ‘I will give them meat to eat for a whole month!’ 22 Would they have enough if flocks and herds were slaughtered for them? Would they have enough if all the fish in the sea were caught for them?”(AO)
23 The Lord answered Moses, “Is the Lord’s arm too short?(AP) Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.(AQ)”
24 So Moses went out and told the people what the Lord had said. He brought together seventy of their elders and had them stand around the tent. 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud(AR) and spoke with him,(AS) and he took some of the power of the Spirit(AT) that was on him and put it on the seventy elders.(AU) When the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied(AV)—but did not do so again.
26 However, two men, whose names were Eldad and Medad, had remained in the camp. They were listed among the elders, but did not go out to the tent. Yet the Spirit also rested on them,(AW) and they prophesied in the camp. 27 A young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
28 Joshua son of Nun,(AX) who had been Moses’ aide(AY) since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”(AZ)
29 But Moses replied, “Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the Lord’s people were prophets(BA) and that the Lord would put his Spirit(BB) on them!”(BC) 30 Then Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.
31 Now a wind went out from the Lord and drove quail(BD) in from the sea. It scattered them up to two cubits[b] deep all around the camp, as far as a day’s walk in any direction. 32 All that day and night and all the next day the people went out and gathered quail. No one gathered less than ten homers.[c] Then they spread them out all around the camp. 33 But while the meat was still between their teeth(BE) and before it could be consumed, the anger(BF) of the Lord burned against the people, and he struck them with a severe plague.(BG) 34 Therefore the place was named Kibroth Hattaavah,[d](BH) because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
35 From Kibroth Hattaavah the people traveled to Hazeroth(BI) and stayed there.
Footnotes
- Numbers 11:3 Taberah means burning.
- Numbers 11:31 That is, about 3 feet or about 90 centimeters
- Numbers 11:32 That is, possibly about 1 3/4 tons or about 1.6 metric tons
- Numbers 11:34 Kibroth Hattaavah means graves of craving.
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