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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
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Numbers 11
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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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