Liber Numeri, 11

1. Ortum est murmur populi, quasi dolentium pro labore, contra Dominum. Quod cum audisset Dominus, iratus est, et accensus in eos ignis Domini devoravit extremam castrorum partem.

1. And the people complained in the hearing of the LORD about their misfortunes; and when the LORD heard it, his anger was kindled, and the fire of the LORD burned among them, and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.

2. Cumque clamasset populus ad Moysen, oravit Moyses ad Dominum, et absorptus est ignis.

2. Then the people cried to Moses; and Moses prayed to the LORD, and the fire abated.

3. Vocaverunt nomen loci illius Tabera, eo quod incensus fuisset contra eos ignis Domini.

3. So the name of that place was called Tab'erah, because the fire of the LORD burned among them.

4. Vulgus autem promiscuum, quod erat in medio eius, flagravit desiderio, et sedentes fleverunt pariter filii Israel et dixerunt: “Quis dabit nobis ad vescendum carnes?

4. Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving; and the people of Israel also wept again, and said, "O that we had meat to eat!

5. Recordamur piscium, quos comedebamus in Aegypto gratis; in mentem nobis veniunt cucumeres et pepones porrique et cepae et alia.

5. We remember the fish we ate in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;

6. Guttur nostrum aridum est; nihil aliud respiciunt oculi nostri nisi man”.

6. but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at."

7. Erat autem man quasi semen coriandri aspectus bdellii.

7. Now the manna was like coriander seed, and its appearance like that of bdellium.

8. Circuibatque populus et colligens illud frangebat mola sive terebat in mortario coquens in olla et faciens ex eo tortulas saporis quasi panis oleati.

8. The people went about and gathered it, and ground it in mills or beat it in mortars, and boiled it in pots, and made cakes of it; and the taste of it was like the taste of cakes baked with oil.

9. Cumque descenderet nocte super castra ros, descendebat pariter et man.

9. When the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell with it.

10. Audivit ergo Moyses flentem populum per familias, singulos per ostia tentorii sui. Iratusque est furor Domini valde; quod Moysi intoleranda res visa est,

10. Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the LORD blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased.

11. et ait ad Dominum: “Cur afflixisti servum tuum? Quare non invenio gratiam coram te? Et cur imposuisti pondus universi populi huius super me?

11. Moses said to the LORD, "Why hast thou dealt ill with thy servant? And why have I not found favor in thy sight, that thou dost lay the burden of all this people upon me?

12. Numquid ego concepi omnem hunc populum vel genui eum, ut dicas mihi: "Porta eum in sinu tuo, sicut portare solet nutrix infantulum, et defer in terram, pro qua iurasti patribus eorum?".

12. Did I conceive all this people? Did I bring them forth, that thou shouldst say to me, `Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries the sucking child, to the land which thou didst swear to give their fathers?'

13. Unde mihi carnes, ut dem universo populo isti? Flent contra me dicentes: "Da nobis carnes, ut comedamus!".

13. Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, `Give us meat, that we may eat.'

14. Non possum ego solus sustinere omnem hunc populum, quia nimis gravis est mihi.

14. I am not able to carry all this people alone, the burden is too heavy for me.

15. Si hoc modo agis mecum, obsecro ut interficias me, si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, ne videam amplius mala mea!”.

15. If thou wilt deal thus with me, kill me at once, if I find favor in thy sight, that I may not see my wretchedness."

16. Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen: “Congrega mihi septuaginta viros de senibus Israel, quos tu nosti quod senes populi sint ac magistri, et duces eos ad ostium tabernaculi conventus, stabuntque ibi tecum.

16. And the LORD said to Moses, "Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let them take their stand there with you.

17. Et descendam et loquar tibi et auferam de spiritu tuo tradamque eis, ut sustentent tecum onus populi, et non tu solus graveris.

17. And I will come down and talk with you there; and I will take some of the spirit which is upon you and put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.

18. Populo quoque dices: Sanctificamini, cras comedetis carnes; ego enim audivi vos flere: "Quis dabit nobis escas carnium? Bene nobis erat in Aegypto". Et dabit vobis Dominus carnes, et comedetis

18. And say to the people, `Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat; for you have wept 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. non uno die nec duobus vel quinque aut decem nec viginti quidem,

19. You shall not eat one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,

20. sed usque ad mensem dierum, donec exeat per nares vestras et vertatur in nauseam, eo quod reppuleritis Dominum, qui in medio vestri est, et fleveritis coram eo dicentes: "Quare egressi sumus ex Aegypto?"”.

20. but a whole month, until it comes out at your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have rejected the LORD who is among you, and have wept before him, saying, "Why did we come forth out of Egypt?"'"

21. Et ait Moyses: “Populus, in cuius medio sum, sescenta milia peditum sunt, et tu dicis: "Dabo eis esum carnium mense integro!".

21. But Moses said, "The people among whom I am number six hundred thousand on foot; and thou hast said, `I will give them meat, that they may eat a whole month!'

22. Numquid ovium et boum multitudo caedetur, ut possit sufficere ad cibum? Vel omnes pisces maris in unum congregabuntur, ut eos satient?”.

22. Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?"

23. Cui respondit Dominus: “Numquid manus Domini abbreviata est? Iam nunc videbis utrum meus sermo opere compleatur an non”.

23. And the LORD said to Moses, "Is the LORD's hand shortened? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not."

24. Venit igitur Moyses et narravit populo verba Domini congregans septuaginta viros de senibus Israel, quos stare fecit circa tabernaculum.

24. So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD; and he gathered seventy men of the elders of the people, and placed them round about the tent.

25. Descenditque Dominus per nubem et locutus est ad eum auferens de spiritu, qui erat in Moyse, et dans septuaginta viris senibus. Cumque requievisset in eis spiritus, prophetaverunt nec ultra fecerunt.

25. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was upon him and put it upon the seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did so no more.

26. Remanserant autem in castris duo viri, quorum unus vocabatur Eldad et alter Medad, super quos requievit spiritus; nam et ipsi descripti fuerant et non exierant ad tabernaculum. Cumque prophetarent in castris,

26. Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested upon them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp.

27. cucurrit puer et nuntiavit Moysi dicens: “Eldad et Medad prophetant in castris”.

27. And a young man ran and told Moses, "Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp."

28. Statim Iosue filius Nun minister Moysi et electus eius a iuventute sua ait: “Domine mi Moyses, prohibe eos!”.

28. And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, "My lord Moses, forbid them."

29. At ille: “Quid, inquit, aemularis pro me? Quis tribuat, ut omnis populus prophetet, et det eis Dominus spiritum suum?”.

29. But Moses said to him, "Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the LORD's people were prophets, that the LORD would put his spirit upon them!"

30. Reversusque est Moyses et maiores natu Israel in castra.

30. And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

31. Ventus autem egrediens a Domino arreptas trans mare coturnices detulit et demisit in castra itinere, quantum uno die confici potest, ex omni parte castrorum per circuitum; volabantque in aere duobus cubitis altitudine super terram.

31. And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and it brought quails from the sea, and let them fall beside the camp, about a day's journey on this side and a day's journey on the other side, round about the camp, and about two cubits above the face of the earth.

32. Surgens ergo populus toto die illo et nocte ac die altero congregavit coturnicum, qui parum, decem choros; et extenderunt eas per gyrum castrorum.

32. And the people rose all that day, and all night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails; he who gathered least gathered ten homers; and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp.

33. Adhuc carnes erant in dentibus eorum, nec defecerat huiuscemodi cibus, et ecce furor Domini concitatus in populum percussit eum plaga magna nimis.

33. While the meat was yet between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of the LORD was kindled against the people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.

34. Vocatusque est ille locus Cibrottaava; ibi enim sepelierunt populum, qui desideraverat.

34. Therefore the name of that place was called Kib'roth-hatta'avah, because there they buried the people who had the craving.

35. Egressi autem de Cibrottaava, venerunt in Aseroth et manserunt ibi.

35. From Kib'roth-hatta'avah the people journeyed to Haze'roth; and they remained at Haze'roth.