Numbers 9
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
9 The Lord said 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,
2 Let the Israelites keep the Passover at its appointed time.
3 On the fourteenth day of this month in the evening, you shall keep it at its appointed time; according to all its statutes and ordinances you shall keep it.
4 So Moses told the Israelites they should keep the Passover.
5 And they kept the Passover on the fourteenth day of the first month in the evening in the Wilderness of Sinai; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the Israelites did.
6 And there were certain men who were defiled by touching the dead body of a man, so they could not keep the Passover on that day; and they came before Moses and Aaron on that day.
7 Those men said to [Moses], We are defiled by touching the dead body. Why are we prevented from offering the Lord’s offering at its appointed time among the Israelites?
8 And Moses said to them, Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will command concerning you.
9 And the Lord said to Moses,
10 Say to the Israelites, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of touching a dead body or is far off on a journey, still he shall keep the Passover to the Lord.
11 On the fourteenth day of the second month in the evening they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
12 They shall leave none of it until the morning nor break any bone of it; according to all the statutes for the Passover they shall keep it.(A)
13 But the man who is clean and is not on a journey, yet does not keep the Passover, that person shall be cut off from among his people because he did not bring the Lord’s offering at its appointed time; that man shall bear [the penalty of] his sin.
14 And if a stranger sojourns among you and will keep the Passover to the Lord, according to [its] statutes and its ordinances, so shall he do; you shall have one statute both for the temporary resident and for him who was born in the land.
15 And on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud [of God’s presence] covered the tabernacle, that is, the Tent of the Testimony; and at evening it was over the tabernacle, having the appearance of [a pillar of] fire until the morning.(B)
16 So it was constantly; the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night.
17 Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, after that the Israelites journeyed; and in the place where the cloud rested, there the Israelites encamped.
18 At the Lord’s command the Israelites journeyed, and at [His] command they encamped. As long as the cloud rested upon the tabernacle they remained encamped.
19 Even when the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle many days, the Israelites kept the Lord’s charge and did not set out.
20 And sometimes the cloud was only a few days upon the tabernacle, but according to the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at His command they journeyed.
21 And sometimes the cloud remained [over the tabernacle] from evening only until morning, but when the cloud was taken up, they journeyed; whether it was taken up by day or by night, they journeyed.
22 Whether it was two days or a month or a longer time that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, dwelling on it, the Israelites remained encamped; but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
23 At the command of the Lord they remained encamped, and at [His] command they journeyed; they kept the charge of the Lord, at the command of the Lord through Moses.
Numbers 9
English Standard Version
The Passover Celebrated
9 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, 2 “Let the people of Israel keep the Passover at its appointed time. 3 (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.” 4 So Moses told the people of Israel that they should keep the Passover. 5 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. 6 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. 7 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?” 8 And Moses said to them, “Wait, that (F)I may hear what the Lord will command concerning you.”
9 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
- Numbers 9:16 Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate; Hebrew lacks by day
Numeri 9
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
IV. LA PASQUA E LA PARTENZA
Data della pasqua
9 Il Signore parlò ancora a Mosè nel deserto del Sinai, il primo mese del secondo anno, da quando uscirono dal paese d'Egitto, dicendo: 2 «Gli Israeliti celebreranno la pasqua nel tempo stabilito. 3 La celebrerete nel tempo stabilito, il quattordici di questo mese tra le due sere; la celebrerete secondo tutte le leggi e secondo tutte le prescrizioni e le usanze». 4 Mosè parlò agli Israeliti perché celebrassero la pasqua. 5 Essi celebrarono la pasqua il quattordici del mese al tramonto, nel deserto del Sinai; gli Israeliti agirono secondo tutti gli ordini che il Signore aveva dato a Mosè.
Casi particolari
6 Ora vi erano alcuni uomini che essendo immondi per aver toccato un morto, non potevano celebrare la pasqua in quel giorno. Si presentarono in quello stesso giorno davanti a Mosè e davanti ad Aronne; 7 quegli uomini dissero a Mosè: «Noi siamo immondi per aver toccato un cadavere; perché dovremo essere impediti di presentare l'offerta del Signore, al tempo stabilito, in mezzo agli Israeliti?». 8 Mosè rispose loro: «Aspettate e sentirò quello che il Signore ordinerà a vostro riguardo». 9 Il Signore disse a Mosè: 10 «Parla agli Israeliti e ordina loro: Se uno di voi o dei vostri discendenti sarà immondo per il contatto con un cadavere o sarà lontano in viaggio, potrà ugualmente celebrare la pasqua in onore del Signore. 11 La celebreranno il quattordici del secondo mese al tramonto; mangeranno la vittima pasquale con pane azzimo e con erbe amare; 12 non ne serberanno alcun resto fino al mattino e non ne spezzeranno alcun osso. La celebreranno secondo tutte le leggi della pasqua. 13 Ma chi è mondo e non è in viaggio, se si astiene dal celebrare la pasqua, sarà eliminato dal suo popolo; perché non ha presentato l'offerta al Signore nel tempo stabilito, quell'uomo porterà la pena del suo peccato. 14 Se uno straniero che soggiorna in mezzo a voi celebra la pasqua del Signore, si conformerà alle leggi e alle prescrizioni della pasqua. Avrete un'unica legge per lo straniero e per il nativo del paese».
La nube
15 Nel giorno in cui la Dimora fu eretta, la nube coprì la Dimora, ossia la tenda della testimonianza; alla sera essa aveva sulla Dimora l'aspetto di un fuoco che durava fino alla mattina. 16 Così avveniva sempre: la nube copriva la Dimora e di notte aveva l'aspetto del fuoco. 17 Tutte le volte che la nube si alzava sopra la tenda, gli Israeliti si mettevano in cammino; dove la nuvola si fermava, in quel luogo gli Israeliti si accampavano. 18 Gli Israeliti si mettevano in cammino per ordine del Signore e per ordine del Signore si accampavano; rimanevano accampati finché la nube restava sulla Dimora. 19 Quando la nube rimaneva per molti giorni sulla Dimora, gli Israeliti osservavano la prescrizione del Signore e non partivano. 20 Se la nube rimaneva pochi giorni sulla Dimora, per ordine del Signore rimanevano accampati e per ordine del Signore levavano il campo. 21 Se la nube si fermava dalla sera alla mattina e si alzava la mattina, subito riprendevano il cammino; o se dopo un giorno e una notte la nube si alzava, allora riprendevano il cammino. 22 Se la nube rimaneva ferma sulla Dimora due giorni o un mese o un anno, gli Israeliti rimanevano accampati e non partivano: ma quando si alzava, levavano il campo. 23 Per ordine del Signore si accampavano e per ordine del Signore levavano il campo; osservavano le prescrizioni del Signore, secondo l'ordine dato dal Signore per mezzo di Mosè.
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