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.

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The Passover Celebrated

And the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, (A)in the first month of the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. (B)On the fourteenth day of this month, at twilight, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and all its rules you shall keep it.” So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. And they kept the Passover in the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month, at twilight, in the wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the people of Israel did. And there were certain men who were (C)unclean through touching a dead body, so that they could not keep the Passover on that day, and (D)they came before Moses and Aaron on that day. And those men said to him, “We are unclean through touching a dead body. Why are we kept from bringing the Lord's (E)offering at its appointed time among the people of Israel?” And Moses said to them, “Wait, that (F)I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”

The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 10 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If any one of you or of your descendants is unclean through touching a dead body, or is on a long journey, he shall still keep the Passover to the Lord. 11 (G)In the second month on the fourteenth day at twilight they shall keep it. (H)They shall eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 (I)They shall leave none of it until the morning, (J)nor break any of its bones; (K)according to all the statute for the Passover they shall keep it. 13 But if anyone who is clean and is not on a journey fails to keep the Passover, (L)that person shall be cut off from his people because he did not bring the Lord's (M)offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear his sin. 14 And if a stranger sojourns among you and would keep the Passover to the Lord, according to the statute of the Passover and according to its rule, so shall he do. (N)You shall have one statute, both for the sojourner and for the native.”

The Cloud Covering the Tabernacle

15 (O)On the day that the tabernacle was set up, the cloud covered the tabernacle, the tent of the testimony. And (P)at evening it was over the tabernacle like the appearance of fire until morning. 16 So it was always: the cloud covered it by day[a] and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And whenever the cloud (Q)lifted from over the tent, after that the people of Israel set out, and in the place where the cloud settled down, there the people of Israel camped. 18 At the command of the Lord the people of Israel set out, and at the command of the Lord they camped. (R)As long as the cloud rested over the tabernacle, they remained in camp. 19 Even when the cloud continued over the tabernacle many days, the people of Israel (S)kept the charge of the Lord and did not set out. 20 Sometimes the cloud was a few days over the tabernacle, and according to the command of the Lord they remained in camp; then according to the command of the Lord they set out. 21 And sometimes the cloud remained from evening until morning. And when the cloud lifted in the morning, they set out, or if it continued for a day and a night, when the cloud lifted they set out. 22 Whether it was two days, or a month, or a longer time, that the cloud continued over the tabernacle, abiding there, the people of Israel (T)remained in camp and did not set out, but when it lifted they set out. 23 At the command of the Lord they camped, and at the command of the Lord they set out. (U)They kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord by Moses.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 9:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew lacks by day

Sărbătorirea Paştelui în Sinai

Domnul i-a vorbit lui Moise în pustia Sinai, în prima zi a celui de-al doilea an după ce au ieşit din ţara Egiptului:

„Israeliţii să ţină Paştele la vremea hotărâtă. Să-l ţină la vremea hotărâtă, în a paisprezecea zi a acestei luni, între cele două seri[a]; să-l ţineţi potrivit cu toate hotărârile şi toate legile luate cu privire la el.“

Moise le-a spus israeliţilor că trebuie să ţină Paştele. Ei au ţinut Paştele în luna întâi, în a paisprezecea zi, între cele două seri, în pustia Sinai. Israeliţii au făcut aşa cum i-a poruncit Domnul lui Moise.

Au existat însă nişte oameni care, fiind necuraţi din cauză că se atinseseră de un mort, n-au putut ţine Paştele în ziua aceea. Ei s-au înfăţişat înaintea lui Moise şi a lui Aaron în aceeaşi zi şi i-au zis lui Moise:

– Ştim că suntem necuraţi din cauză că ne-am atins de un mort, dar de ce trebuie să fim împiedicaţi să aducem jertfă Domnului la vremea hotărâtă împreună cu ceilalţi israeliţi?

Moise le-a spus:

– Aşteptaţi până voi afla ce va porunci Domnul cu privire la voi.

Domnul i-a zis lui Moise: 10 „Spune-le israeliţilor: «Chiar dacă cineva dintre voi sau dintre urmaşii voştri va fi necurat din cauză că a atins un mort sau va fi departe în călătorie, va putea totuşi să ţină Paştele Domnului. 11 Să-l ţină în luna a doua, în a paisprezecea zi, între cele două seri; să mănânce mielul de Paşte cu azime şi cu ierburi amare. 12 Să nu lase nimic din el până dimineaţa şi să nu-i zdrobească nici un os. Să ţină Paştele conform tuturor hotărârilor luate cu privire la el. 13 Dar dacă cineva este şi curat, şi nici nu este plecat în călătorie, dar se abţine să ţină Paştele, să fie nimicit din popor pentru că n-a adus jertfă Domnului la vremea hotărâtă; un astfel de om îşi va purta păcatul. 14 Orice străin care locuieşte între voi şi doreşte să sărbătorească Paştele Domnului, să facă acest lucru potrivit legii Paştelui, ţinând cont de hotărârile luate cu privire la el; să aveţi o singură lege atât pentru străin, cât şi pentru băştinaş.»“

Norul de deasupra Tabernaculului

15 În ziua când a fost înălţat Tabernaculul, norul a acoperit Tabernaculul, adică Cortul Mărturiei; de seara până dimineaţa norul era deasupra Tabernaculului, arătând ca un foc. 16 Aşa era tot timpul: ziua, norul acoperea Tabernaculul, iar noaptea arăta ca un foc. 17 Când norul se ridica de deasupra Cortului, israeliţii porneau din nou la drum şi, acolo unde se oprea norul, acolo îşi aşezau tabăra şi israeliţii. 18 La porunca Domnului israeliţii porneau şi la porunca Domnului israeliţii îşi aşezau tabăra. Ei rămâneau în tabără atâta timp cât norul stătea deasupra Tabernaculului. 19 Când norul rămânea mai multe zile deasupra Tabernaculului, israeliţii păzeau porunca Domnului şi nu porneau. 20 Uneori norul rămânea doar câteva zile deasupra Tabernaculului, astfel că ei rămâneau în tabără la porunca Domnului şi apoi, tot la porunca Domnului porneau. 21 Uneori norul rămânea de seara până dimineaţa, astfel că ei porneau dimineaţa, când norul se ridica. Dacă norul rămânea o zi şi o noapte, ei porneau atunci când se ridica. 22 Dacă norul rămânea deasupra Tabernaculului două zile sau o lună sau mai multe zile, israeliţii rămâneau în tabără şi nu porneau; ei porneau doar atunci când acesta se ridica. 23 La porunca Domnului îşi aşezau tabăra şi la porunca Domnului porneau. Ei păzeau porunca Domnului, porunca Domnului dată prin Moise.

Footnotes

  1. Numeri 9:3 Între amurg şi întunericul propriu-zis al nopţii; peste tot în capitol