Números 11

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1 O povo pôs-se a murmurar amargamente aos ouvidos do Senhor. O Senhor, ouvindo isso, irou-se: o fogo do Senhor acendeu-se entre eles e devorou a extremidade do acampamento.	1 Meanwhile, there arose a murmur among the people against the Lord, as if they were grief-stricken because of their labors. And when the Lord had heard it, he was angry. And when the fire of the Lord was enflamed against them, it devoured those who were at the extreme end of the camp.
2 O povo clamou a Moisés; Moisés orou ao Senhor e o fogo extinguiu-se.	2 And when the people had cried out to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was consumed.
3 Deu-se àquele lugar o nome de Tabeera, porque o fogo do Senhor se tinha acendido no meio deles.	3 And he called the name of that place, ‘The Burning,’ because the fire of the Lord had burned against them.
4 A população que estava no meio de Israel foi atacada por um desejo desordenado; e mesmo os israelitas recomeçaram a gemer: "Quem nos dará carne para comer?, diziam eles.	4 So then, the mix of common people, who had ascended with them, were enflamed with desire, and sitting and weeping, with the sons of Israel joining them, they said, “Who will give us flesh to eat?
5 Lembramo-nos dos peixes que comíamos de graça no Egito, os pepinos, os melões, os alhos bravos, as cebolas e os alhos.	5 We remember the fish that we ate freely in Egypt; we call to mind the cucumbers, and melons, and leeks, and onions, and garlic.
6 Agora nossa alma está seca. Não há mais nada, e só vemos maná diante de nossos olhos."	6 Our life is dry; our eyes look out to see nothing but manna.”
7 O maná assemelhava-se ao grão de coentro e parecia-se com o bdélio.	7 Now the manna was like coriander seed, but with the color of bdellium.
8 O povo dispersava-se para colhê-lo; moía-o com a mó ou esmagava-o num pilão, cozia-o numa panela e fazia bolos com ele, os quais tinham o sabor de um bolo amassado com óleo.	8 And the people wandered about, gathering it, and they crushed it with a millstone, or ground it with a mortar; then they boiled it in a pot, and made biscuits out of it, with a taste like bread made with oil.
9 Enquanto de noite caía o orvalho no campo, caía também com ele o maná.	9 And when the dew descended in the night over the camp, the manna descended together with it.
10 Ouviu Moisés o povo que chorava, agrupado por famílias, cada uma à entrada de sua tenda. A cólera do Senhor acendeu-se com violência. Moisés entristeceu-se.	10 And so, Moses heard the people weeping by their families, each one at the door of his tent. And the fury of the Lord was greatly enflamed. And to Moses also the matter seemed intolerable.
11 E disse ao Senhor: "Por que afligis vosso servo? Por que não acho eu favor a vossos olhos, vós que me impusestes a carga de todo esse povo?	11 And so he said to the Lord: “Why have you afflicted your servant? Why do I not find favor before you? And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me?
12 Porventura fui eu que concebi esse povo? Ou acaso fui eu que o dei à luz, para me dizerdes: leva-o em teu seio como a ama costuma levar o bebê, para a terra que, com juramento, prometi aos seus pais?	12 Could I have conceived this entire multitude, or have given birth to them, so that you might say to me: Carry them in your bosom, as a nursemaid usually carries a little infant, and bring them into the land, about which you have sworn to their fathers?
13 Onde encontrarei carne para dar a todo esse povo que vem chorar perto de mim, dizendo: dá-nos carne para comer?	13 From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying, ‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’
14 Eu sozinho não posso suportar todo esse povo; ele é pesado demais para mim.	14 I alone am unable to sustain this entire people, because it is too heavy for me.
15 Em lugar de tratar-me assim, rogo-vos que antes me façais morrer, se achei agrado a vossos olhos, a fim de que eu não veja a minha infelicidade!	15 But if it seems to you otherwise, I beg you to put me to death, and so may I find grace in your eyes, lest I be afflicted with such evils.”
16 O Senhor respondeu a Moisés: "Junta-me setenta homens entre os anciãos de Israel, que sabes serem os anciãos do povo e tenham autoridade sobre ele. Conduze-os à tenda de reunião, onde estarão contigo.	16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be elders, as well as teachers, of the people. And you shall lead them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and you shall cause them to stand there with you,
17 Então descerei e ali falarei contigo. Tomarei do espírito que está em ti e o derramarei sobre eles, para que possam levar contigo a carga do povo e não estejas mais sozinho.	17 so that I may descend and speak to you. And I will take from your spirit, and I will deliver it to them, so that, with you, they may sustain the burden of the people, and so that you will not be weighed down alone.
18 Dirás ao povo: santificai-vos para amanhã, e tereis carne para comer, pois chorasses aos ouvidos do Eterno, dizendo: Quem nos dará carne para comer? Estávamos tão bem no Egito!... O Senhor vos dará carne, e comereis.	18 You shall also say to the people: Be sanctified. Tomorrow you will eat flesh. For I have heard you say: ‘Who will give us flesh to eat? It was well with us in Egypt.’ So then, may the Lord give you flesh. And you will eat,
19 E comereis não só um dia, nem dois, nem cinco, nem dez, nem vinte,	19 not for one day, nor for two, nor for five, nor for ten, nor even for twenty,
20 mas durante um mês inteiro, até que ela vos saia pelas narinas e vos cause nojo: porque rejeitasses o Senhor que está no meio de vós e dissestes-lhe chorando: por que saímos nós do Egito?"	20 but for up to a month of days, until it exits from your nostrils, and until it turns into nausea for you, because you have slipped away from the Lord, who is in your midst, and because you have wept before him, saying: ‘Why did we go forth out of Egypt?’ ”
21 Moisés disse: "Este povo, no meio do qual estou, conta seiscentos mil homens de pé, e dizeis que lhes dareis carne para que comam um mês inteiro!	21 And Moses said: “There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people, and yet you say, ‘I will give them flesh to eat for a whole month.’
22 Porventura matar-se-á tanta quantidade de ovelhas e bois até que tenham bastante? Ou juntar-se-ão todos os peixes do mar para fartá-los?"	22 Could a multitude of sheep and oxen be slain, so that there would be enough food? Or will the fishes of the sea be gathered together, in order to satisfy them?”
23 O Senhor respondeu a Moisés: "Acaso será impotente a mão do Senhor? Verás sem demora se se fará ou não o que eu te disse."	23 And the Lord answered him: “Can the hand of the Lord be ineffective? Soon now, you shall see whether my word will be fulfilled in this work.”
24 Moisés saiu e referiu ao povo as palavras do Senhor. Reuniu setenta homens dos anciãos do povo e os colocou em volta da tenda.	24 And so, Moses went and explained the words of the Lord to the people. Gathering together seventy men from the elders of Israel, he caused them to stand around the tabernacle.
25 O Senhor desceu na nuvem e falou a Moisés; tomou uma parte do espírito que o animava e a pôs sobre os setenta anciãos. Apenas repousara o espírito sobre eles, começaram a profetizar; mas não continuaram.	25 And the Lord descended in a cloud, and he spoke to him, taking from the Spirit which was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the Spirit had rested in them, they prophesied; nor did they cease afterwards.
26 Dois homens tinham ficado no acampamento: um chamava-se Eldad e o outro, Medad, e o espírito repousou também sobre eles, pois tinham sido alistados, mas não tinham ido à tenda; e profetizaram no acampamento.	26 Now there had remained in the camp two of the men, of whom one was called Eldad, and the other Medad, upon whom the Spirit rested; for they also had been enrolled, but they did not go forth to the tabernacle.
27 Um jovem correu a dar notícias a Moisés: "Eldad e Medad, disse ele, profetizam no acampamento."	27 And when they were prophesying in the camp, a boy ran and reported to Moses, saying: “Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.”
28 Então Josué, filho de Nun, servo de Moisés desde a sua juventude, tomou a palavra: "Moisés, disse ele, meu senhor, impede-os."	28 Promptly, Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses and chosen from many, said: “My lord Moses, prohibit them.”
29 Moisés, porém, respondeu: "Por que és tão zeloso por mim? Prouvera a Deus que todo o povo do Senhor profetizasse, e que o Senhor lhe desse o seu espírito!"	29 But he said, “Why are you jealous on my behalf? Who decides that any of the people may prophesy and that God may give to them his Spirit?”
30 E Moisés retirou-se do acampamento com os anciãos de Israel.	30 And Moses returned, with those greater by birth of Israel, into the camp.
31 Um vento mandado pelo Senhor, vindo das bandas do mar, trouxe consigo codornizes, e derramou-as sobre o acampamento, numa extensão de cerca de um dia de caminho para ambos os lados em volta do acampamento; e cobriam o solo, cerca de dois côvados de alto sobre a superfície da terra.	31 Then a wind, going out from the Lord and moving forcefully across the sea, brought quails and cast them into the camp, across a distance of one day’s journey, in every part of the camp all around, and they flew in the air two cubits high above the ground.
32 Levantou-se então o povo, e ajuntou durante todo aquele dia, toda a noite e todo o dia seguinte tantas codornizes, que aquele que menos ajuntou conseguiu encher dez homeres. E estenderam-nas, para si mesmos, em toda a volta do acampamento.	32 Therefore, the people, rising up, gathered quails all that day and night, and the next day; he who did least well gathered ten homers. And they dried them throughout the camp.
33 Ainda a carne estava nos seus dentes, e ainda não estava mastigada, quando a cólera do Senhor se inflamou contra o povo e o Senhor feriu o povo com um grande flagelo.	33 The flesh was still between their teeth, neither had this kind of food ceased, and behold, the fury of the Lord was provoked against the people, and he struck them with an exceedingly great scourge.
34 Chamou-se àquele lugar Quibrot-Hataava, porque ali sepultou-se o povo que se deixara dominar pelo desordenado.	34 And that place was called, ‘The Graves of Lust.’ For there, they buried the people who had desired. Then, departing from the Graves of Lust, they arrived in Hazeroth, and they stayed there.
35 De Quibrot-Hataava, partiu o povo para Haserot, onde se deteve.