III. COV HIS XAS LAIS NROG TSWV NTUJ COG LUS
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1Tas tsoom tub ki Is Xas Lais tso lub zos Es Lis tseg, lawv sawv daws mus txog lub hav suab puam Xees, nyob nruab nrab ntawm Es Lis thiab lub roob Xis Nais, yog hnub tim kaum tsib lub hli ob txij hnub lawv tawm Hais Nkws Tos teb los. 2Tas tsoom tub ki Is Xas Lais cem cem yws yws rau Mais Xes thiab As Loos nkawd nyob hauv teb chaws suab puam; 3cov Is Xas Lais hais rau nkawd tias “Kheev lam Yas Ves txhais tes tua kom peb tuag tas nyob Hais Nkws Tos teb, thaum peb zaum ncig tej niag lauj kaub nqaij, thaum peb muaj mov noj tsau plab npo mas, peb paub tseeb tias neb coj peb los nyob hauv lub hav suab puam no kom peb sawv daws tuag tshaib tas xwb.”
1 They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. 2 The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness; 3 and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by Yahweh’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat pots, when we ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger.”
4 Ces HUAB TAIS hais rau Mais Xes tias : “Kuv yuav ua kom mov poob saum txheej ntuj saud los rau nej noj. Cov neeg yuav niaj tag kis tawm mus khaws kom txaus rau lawv noj hnub ntawd xwb, kuv xav sim lawv, kuv thiaj paub tias lawv puas mloog kuv txoj cai los tsis mloog. 5 Hnub rau, thaum lawv muab qhov lawv mus khaws tau lawm los ua noj, mas yuav tsum muaj npaum li qhov lawv niaj hnub khaws ob npaug.”
4 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from the sky for you, and the people shall go out and gather a day’s portion every day, that I may test them, whether they will walk in my law or not. 5 It shall come to pass on the sixth day, that they shall prepare that which they bring in, and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily.”
6 Mais Xes thiab As Loos nkawd hais rau tas tsoom Is Xas Lais tias : “Ib tsam tsaus ntuj, nej yuav paub tseeb tias yog HUAB TAIS coj nej tawm Hais Nkws Tos teb los, 7 ces tag kis sawv ntxov nej yuav pom HUAB TAIS lub hwj chim loj. Vim nws hnov nej cov lus yws lus cem txog nws lawm. Ntawm wb, mas wb ua tsis tau tus dab tsi, ua cas nej thiaj pheej yws thiab cem rau wb ?” 8 Mais Xes hais tias : “Ib tsam tsaus ntuj, HUAB TAIS yuav muab nqaij rau nej noj, hos tag kis sawv ntxov, nws yuav muab mov rau nej noj kom tsau nej plab, vim HUAB TAIS tau hnov nej yws nej cem txog nws. Ntawm wb, wb ua tau dab tsi ? Nej cov lus cem lus yws tsis raug wb, tab sis raug HUAB TAIS xwb.” 9 Mais Xes hais rau As Loos tias : “Koj hais rau tas tsoom Is Xas Lais tias : Nej cia li txav los ze ntawm HUAB TAIS xub ntiag, vim nws tau hnov nej cov lus yws lus cem lawm.” 10 Ces thaum As Loos tab tom hais lus rau tas tsoom Is Xas Lais, lawv tig mus ntsia tom sab hav suab puam, lawv pom HUAB TAIS lub hwj chim tawm los nyob saum cov huab. 11 HUAB TAIS hais lus rau Mais Xes hais tias : 12 “Kuv tau hnov cov Is Xas Lais tej lus yws lus cem lawm. Koj hais cov lus no rau lawv : Thaum yuav tsaus ntuj, nej yuav tau nqaij noj, thaum kaj ntug, nej yuav tau mov noj kom tsau plab. Ces nej yuav paub tias kuv yog HUAB TAIS nej tus Tswv Ntuj tiag.”
6 Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt. 7 In the morning, you shall see Yahweh’s glory; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?” 8 Moses said, “Now Yahweh will give you meat to eat in the evening, and in the morning bread to satisfy you, because Yahweh hears your murmurings which you murmur against him. And who are we? Your murmurings are not against us, but against Yahweh.” 9 Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come close to Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.’ ” 10 As Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, Yahweh’s glory appeared in the cloud. 11 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel. Speak to them, saying, ‘At evening you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am Yahweh your God.’ ”
13 Thaum tsaus ntuj, muaj ib co yij ya tuaj tsaws puv thaj chaw lawv nyob, hos thaum sawv ntxov, muaj ib txheej lwg dawb paug puv ib ncig thaj tsam lawv nyob. 14 Thaum cov lwg ntawd qhuav tas, ces txawm pom ib co hmoov mos mos, ua tsig daws, zoo li ib co te, nyob saum npoo av suab puam. 15 Thaum cov Is Xas Lais pom li ntawd, lawv sib nug zom zaws tias : “Cov ntawd yog dab tsi ?” Vim lawv yeej tsis paub tias yog dab tsi tiag. Mais Xes hais rau lawv tias : “Cov ntawd, yog cov mov uas HUAB TAIS muab pub rau nej noj. 16 HUAB TAIS tau ceeb toom li no : Nej yuav tsum nyias khaws kom txaus nyias noj xwb, khaws ib tug neeg ib taig xwb. Nej khaws kom txaus nej yim neeg hauv nej lub tsev tsam phooj xwb.” 17 Cov Is Xas Lais ua raws li ntawd, lawv ib txhia khaws ntau ib txhia khaws tsawg. 18 Thaum lawv muab tais luj, tus khaws ntau, nws kuj tsis tau ntau tshaj tus khaws tsawg, hos tus khaws tsawg, nws kuj khaws tau txaus noj thiab, lawv nyias khaws kom txaus nyias noj. 19 Mais Xes hais rau lawv tias : “Nej tsis txhob khaws tshaj coj los cia rau tag kis.” 20 Muaj ib txhia tsis mloog Mais Xes hais, lawv khaws tshaj coj los cia rau tag kis, ces txawm muaj kas noj thiab lwj tas. Mais Xes npau taws rau lawv kawg. 21 Lawv niaj tag kis mus khaws, nyias khaws kom txaus nyias noj xwb, thaum lub hnub tuaj sov lawm, cov ntawd txawj yaj tas mus. 22 Hnub rau, lawv khaws ob npaug, ib tug neeg ob taig, ces cov thawj coj mus hais qhia Mais Xes paub.
23 Mais Xes hais rau lawv tias : “HUAB TAIS hais li no : tag kis yog ib hnub uas nej yuav so tiag, yog ib hnub ntshiab rau HUAB TAIS, yog hnub xas npas tos. Nej xav ua noj li cas los nej ua, nej xav hau noj li cas los nej hau, qhov seem, nej muab khaws cia rau tag kis.” 24 Ces lawv khaws qhov seem cia rau tag kis li Mais Xes tau hais, txawm tsis lwj thiab tsis muaj kas nyob hauv. 25 Mais Xes hais tias : “Hnub no, nej noj qhov seem ntawd xwb, vim hnub no yog hnub xas npas tos, HUAB TAIS caiv, hnub no nej yuav mus nrhiav tsis tau nyob tom teb. 26 Rau hnub, mas nej niaj hnub mus khaws, tiam sis hnub xya, yog hnub xas npas tos, mas yuav tsis muaj rau nej khaws.” 27 Tiam sis hnub xya, muaj ib co neeg tseem tawm mus khaws thiab uas lawv nrhiav tsis tau dab tsi li. 28 HUAB TAIS hais rau Mais Xes tias : “Nej yuav tawv tsis mloog kuv cov lus qhia thiab kuv cov kev cai mus txog thaum twg ? 29 Nej yuav tsum to taub, HUAB TAIS muab hnub xas npas tos rau nej nyob, vim li ntawd, hnub rau nws thiaj muab mov kom txaus rau nej noj ob hnub. Hnub xya, nej yuav tsum so, nyias nyob twj ywm nyias qhov chaw, tsis pub kom leej twg tawm hauv nws tsev mus sab nraud li.” 30 Ces tsoom pej xeem thiaj li tsis ua hauj lwm hnub xya.
13 In the evening, quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp. 14 When the dew that lay had gone, behold, on the surface of the wilderness was a small round thing, small as the frost on the ground. 15 When the children of Israel saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread which Yahweh has given you to eat. 16 This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: ‘Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer† a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.’ ” 17 The children of Israel did so, and some gathered more, some less. 18 When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They each gathered according to his eating. 19 Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.” 20 Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, so it bred worms and became foul; and Moses was angry with them. 21 They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted. 22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much bread, two omers for each one; and all the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses. 23 He said to them, “This is that which Yahweh has spoken, ‘Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath to Yahweh. Bake that which you want to bake, and boil that which you want to boil; and all that remains over lay up for yourselves to be kept until the morning.’ ” 24 They laid it up until the morning, as Moses ordered, and it didn’t become foul, and there were no worms in it. 25 Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field. 26 Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.” 27 On the seventh day, some of the people went out to gather, and they found none. 28 Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws? 29 Behold, because Yahweh has given you the Sabbath, therefore he gives you on the sixth day the bread of two days. Everyone stay in his place. Let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.” 30 So the people rested on the seventh day.
31 Tsev neeg Is Xas Lais hu cov mov ntawd ua Mas Nas. Cov mov Mas Nas zoo li ib co noob zaub txhwb, dawb dawb thiab qab li ib co ncuav xyaw zib mu. 32 Mais Xes hais tias : “HUAB TAIS hais li no : Nej yawm kom puv ib taig, nej muab khaws cia rau nej cov xeeb zeej xeeb ntxwv tom qab, kom lawv tau pom cov mov kuv muab rau nej noj nyob teb chaws suab puam, thaum kuv coj nej tawm hauv Hais Nkws Tos teb los.” 33 Mais Xes hais rau As Loos tias : “Koj muab ib lub hub me, koj luj ib taig Mas Nas los hliv rau hauv, koj coj mus txawb rau ntawm HUAB TAIS xub ntiag kom tsis txhob lwj, ces nej cov xeeb ntxwv tom qab thiaj yuav tau pom.” 34 As Loos ua raws li HUAB TAIS tau hais rau Mais Xes. Nws muab tais Mas Nas coj mus tso rau ntawm lub Xab Cog Lus, kom tsis txawj lwj. 35 Cov Is Xas Lais noj mov Mas Nas tau plaub caug xyoo, mus txog thaum lawv los tshwm rau lub teb chaws muaj neeg nyob. Lawv noj mov Mas Nas mus txog thaum lawv tsiv los txog ntawm ciam teb Kas Nas Has. 36 Ib taig yog ntau npaum li ib feem kaum ntawm ib kawg.
31 The house of Israel called its name “Manna”,‡ and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey. 32 Moses said, “This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded, ‘Let an omer-full of it be kept throughout your generations, that they may see the bread with which I fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’ ” 33 Moses said to Aaron, “Take a pot, and put an omer-full of manna in it, and lay it up before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations.” 34 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. 35 The children of Israel ate the manna forty years, until they came to an inhabited land. They ate the manna until they came to the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is one tenth of an ephah.§