¹以色列人在曠野發怨言以色列全體會眾從以琳起行，在出埃及以後第二個月十五日，來到以琳和西奈中間汛的曠野那裡。

¹They 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以色列全體會眾在曠野都向摩西和亞倫發怨言；

²The whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron in the wilderness;

³以色列人對他們說：“我們寧願在埃及地坐在肉鍋旁邊，吃飯吃到飽的時候，死在耶和華的手裡！你們倒把我們領出來，到這曠野，是要叫這全體會眾餓死啊！”

³and the children of Israel said to them, “We wish that we had died by the hand of Yahweh 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耶和華對摩西說：“看哪，我要把糧食從天上降給你們；人民可以出去，每天收取當天的分量，我好試驗他們是否遵行我的律法。

⁴Then 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到第六天，他們把收進來的預備好，比每天收取的多一倍。”

⁵It 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摩西和亞倫對以色列眾人說：“今晚你們必定知道是耶和華把你們從埃及地領出來。

⁶Moses and Aaron said to all the children of Israel, “At evening, then you shall know that Yahweh has brought you out from the land of Egypt;

⁷明早你們必定看見耶和華的榮耀，因為耶和華聽見了你們向他所發的怨言了。我們算甚麼，你們竟向我們發怨言呢？”

⁷and in the morning, then you shall see the glory of Yahweh; because he hears your murmurings against Yahweh. Who are we, that you murmur against us?”

⁸摩西又說：“耶和華晚上必給你們肉吃，早晨必給你們食物吃飽，因為耶和華聽見了你們埋怨他所說的怨言了。我們算甚麼？你們的怨言不是向我們發的，而是向耶和華發的。”

⁸Moses said, “Now Yahweh shall 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摩西對亞倫說：“你要對以色列全體會眾說：‘你們走近耶和華面前，因為他已經聽見了你們的怨言了。’”

⁹Moses said to Aaron, “Tell all the congregation of the children of Israel, ‘Come near before Yahweh, for he has heard your murmurings.’”

¹⁰亞倫對以色列全體會眾說話的時候，他們向著曠野觀望，看見耶和華的榮耀在雲中顯現出來。

¹⁰It happened, as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward the wilderness, and behold, the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.

¹¹耶和華吩咐摩西說：

¹¹Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

¹²“以色列人的怨言，我已經聽見了。你告訴他們說：‘黃昏的時候你們必吃肉，早晨的時候必有食物吃飽；這樣，你們就知道我耶和華是你們的　神了。’”

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: and you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.’”

¹³鵪鶉與嗎哪到了晚上，有鵪鶉飛上來，把營都遮蓋了；到了早晨，營的四周有一層露水。

¹³It happened at evening that quail came up and covered the camp; and in the morning the dew lay around the camp.

¹⁴露水上升以後，就見野地上有細小鱗狀的東西，像小白霜一樣細小的東西。

¹⁴When 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以色列人看見了，就彼此對問說：“這是甚麼？”原來他們不知道那是甚麼。摩西對他們說：“這就是耶和華賜給你們吃的食物。

¹⁵When the children of Israel saw it, they said one to 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耶和華吩咐的話是這樣的：‘你們要按著各人的食量收取，按著你們的人數為帳幕裡的人收取，一人兩公升。’”

¹⁶This is the thing which Yahweh has commanded: “Gather of it everyone according to his eating; an omer An omer is about 2.2 litres or about 2.3 quarts a head, according to the number of your persons, you shall take it, every man for those who are in his tent.”

¹⁷以色列人就這樣行了；有的多收、有的少收。

¹⁷The children of Israel did so, and gathered some more, some less.

¹⁸他們用升斗衡量的時候，多收的沒有剩餘，少收的也不缺乏；各人按著自己的食量收取。

¹⁸When they measured it with an omer, he who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little had no lack. They gathered every man according to his eating.

¹⁹摩西對他們說：“誰也不可把一些留到早晨。”

¹⁹Moses said to them, “Let no one leave of it until the morning.”

²⁰他們卻不聽摩西的話，有人把一些留到早晨，就生蟲發臭了。摩西就向他們發怒。

²⁰Notwithstanding they didn’t listen to Moses, but some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms, and became foul: and Moses was angry with them.

²¹他們每天早晨都按著各人的食量去收取；太陽一發熱，就融化了。

²¹They gathered it morning by morning, everyone according to his eating. When the sun grew hot, it melted.

²²到第六日，他們收取了兩倍的食物，每人四公升；會眾的首領都來告訴摩西。

²²It happened that 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摩西對他們說：“耶和華這樣說：‘明天是安息日，是向耶和華守的聖安息日。你們要烤的，就烤吧；要煮的，就煮吧；所有餘剩的要自己保存著，直留到早晨。’”

²³He 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他們就照著摩西吩咐的，把餘剩的留到早晨；竟然不發臭，裡頭也沒有生蟲。

²⁴They laid it up until the morning, as Moses asked, and it didn’t become foul, neither was there any worm in it.

²⁵摩西說：“今天吃這個吧，因為今天是向耶和華守的安息日，今日你們在田野裡必找不著。

²⁵Moses said, “Eat that today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh. Today you shall not find it in the field.

²⁶六天你們可以收取，但第七天是安息日，在那一天甚麼都沒有了。”

²⁶Six days you shall gather it, but on the seventh day is the Sabbath. In it there shall be none.”

²⁷第七天民間有人出去收取，可是甚麼也找不著。

²⁷It happened on the seventh day, that some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.

²⁸耶和華對摩西說：“你們拒絕遵守我的誡命和律法，要到幾時呢？

²⁸Yahweh said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

²⁹你們看，耶和華把安息日賜給了你們，所以第六日他賜給你們兩天的食物；第七天你們各人要住在家裡，誰都不可離開自己的地方。”

²⁹Behold, 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於是人民在第七天都安息了。

³⁰So the people rested on the seventh day.

³¹以色列家給這食物起名叫“嗎哪”，它像芫荽的種子，色白，味道像攙蜜的薄餅。

³¹The house of Israel called its name Manna, “Manna” means “What is it?” and it was like coriander seed, white; and its taste was like wafers with honey.

³²摩西說：“耶和華吩咐的話是這樣：要把滿兩公升的嗎哪保留起來給你們的後代，好讓他們可以看見當日我把你們從埃及地領出來的時候，在曠野給你們吃的食物。”

³²Moses 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 forth from the land of Egypt.’”

³³摩西對亞倫說：“拿一個罐子來，裝滿兩公升嗎哪，存放在耶和華面前，保留起來給你們的後代。”

³³Moses 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亞倫就照著耶和華吩咐摩西的，把嗎哪存留在法櫃前。

³⁴As Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept.

³⁵以色列人吃嗎哪共四十年，直到進了有人居住的地方為止；他們吃嗎哪，直到進入迦南地的邊界為止。

³⁵The 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.

³⁶兩公升就是當時的標準量器的十分之一。（“兩公升就是當時的標準量器的十分之一”原文作“一俄梅珥就是一伊法的十分之一”）

³⁶Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah. 1 ephah is about 22 litres or about 2/3 of a bushel