Exodus 16 (GOFL)

1Gibxefe keyida nam7antho ageenan, tammanne ichashantho gallas Isra7eele asa ubbay Elimape dendidi, Elimapenne Siinape giddon de7iya Siine geetetiya mela biitta yidosona.On the fifteenth day of the second month after they had left the land of Egypt, the whole congregation of Israel set out from Elim and came to the Desert of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai.

2Isra7eele asa ubbay mela biittan Muse bollanne Aarona bolla zuuzumidosona.And there in the desert the whole congregation of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

3Isra7eeleti entako, “Nuuni Gibxe biittan Godaa kushen hayqida gidorkoshin. Hari atto nuuni yan wodhi uttidi ashuwanne hara kathi ubbaa nu koyida mela moos. Shin hinte nuna ubbaa kessidi ha mela biitta koshan wodhiseeta” yaagidosona.“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”

4Goday Museko, “Taani hintew salope kathi buksana. Asay gallas gallas keyidi, hachis gidiyaba maxanaw koshshees. Asay taw kiitetiyakonne kiitetonaako taani enta hessan paacana.Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain down bread from heaven for you. Each day the people are to go out and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test whether or not they will follow My instructions.

5Saamintan saamintan Usupuntho gallas enti kase maxeysas nam7u kushe maxidi katho” yaagis.Then on the sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be twice as much as they gather on the other days.”

6Hesaa gisho Museynne Aaroni Isra7eele asaako, “Hintena Gibxe biittafe kessiday Godaa gideysa omarsi hinte erana.So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, “This evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

7Hinte Godaa bolla zuuzumidaysa I si7ida gisho, wonta Godaa bonchuwa hinte be7ana. Hinte nu bolla zuuzumanaw nuuni oonee?” yaagidosona.and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we, that you should grumble against us?”

8Hessafe guye, Musey, “Hinte Godaa bolla zuuzumidaysa I si7ida gisho, I hintew omarsi maanaw asho immeynne wonta maanaw hinte koyiya mela uythu immey Godaa gideysa hinte erana. Hinte nu bolla gidonashin Godaa bolla zuuzumeta” yaagis.And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

9Musey Aaronako, “Neeni Isra7eele asaa ubbaa, ‘Goday hinte zuuzuntha si7ida gisho, yidi Godaa sinthan eqite’ yaaga” yaagis.Then Moses said to Aaron, “Tell the whole congregation of Israel, ‘Come before the LORD, for He has heard your grumbling.’”

10Aaroni Isra7eele asaa ubbaas odida wode enti mela biitta simmidi, shaara giddora qoncida Godaa bonchuwa be7idosona.And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.

11Goday Museko, “Taani Isra7eeleta zuuzuntha si7as. Neeni entaw ‘Omarsi asho hinte maana; wonta hinte koyida mela uythu ekana. He wode hinte taani Godaa hinte Xoossaa gideysa erana’ yaagada oda” yaagis.Then the LORD said to Moses,

13He gallas omarsi kuraachoti yidi, Isra7eele asay de7iya bessaa ma7idosona. Wonta enta heeran aki biitta ma7is.That evening quail came and covered the camp, and in the morning there was a layer of dew around the camp.

14Akay, xiz7ida wode lee7onne laafabay mela biitta bolla bentis. Ika shachada boothi.When the layer of dew had evaporated, there were thin flakes on the desert floor, as fine as frost on the ground.

15Isra7eeleti hessa be7ida wode iya eronna gisho, issoy issuwako, “Haysi aybee?” yaagidosona. Yaatin Musey entako, “Hinte maana mela Goday immida kathay haysa.When the Israelites saw it, they asked one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. So Moses told them, “It is the bread that the LORD has given you to eat.

16Goday, ‘Asay issoy issoy baw koshsheysa mela shiisho; son de7iya issi issi asi ba huuphen nam7u litiro eko’ yaaga” yaagidi kiittis.This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Each one is to gather as much as he needs. You may take an omer for each person in your tent.’”

17Isra7eeleti kiitetidaysada oothidosona; baggay darsidi, baggay guuthidi shiishidosona.So the Israelites did this. Some gathered more, and some less.

18Enti shiishidi litiron makiya wode darsi shiishidaysas palahibeenna; guuthu shiishidaysaska pacibeenna. Issoy issoy baw koshsheysa mela shiishis.When they measured it by the omer, he who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall. Each one gathered as much as he needed to eat.

19Musey entako, “Oonika iyape wontas ashshofo” yaagidi kiittis.Then Moses said to them, “No one may keep any of it until morning.”

20Shin entafe issoti issoti Musey odidaysa si7onna ixidi wontas minjidosona. Enti minjidaysi guxuntidi xinqis. Hessa gisho, Musey enta bolla hanqetis.But they did not listen to Moses; some people left part of it until morning, and it became infested with maggots and began to smell. So Moses was angry with them.

21Wonta wonta asa ubbay bantaw koshsheysa mela shiishees. Away michiya wode sa7an attidaysi til7ees.Every morning each one gathered as much as was needed, and when the sun grew hot, it melted away.

22Usupuntho gallas enti kase shiishiya nam7u litiruwa bolla iya mela gujidi issi issi asas oyddu litiro shiisho. Yaatin Isra7eele halaqati bidi hessa Muses odidosona.On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food—two omers per person—and all the leaders of the congregation came and reported this to Moses.

23Musey zaaridi, “Wontoy shempo gallas gididi Godaa bonchiya geeshsha Sambaata. Hessa gisho, hinte uukiyaba uukite; doysiyaba doysite. Palahidaysa wontos wothite” yaagis.He told them, “This is what the LORD has said: ‘Tomorrow is to be a day of complete rest, a holy Sabbath to the LORD. So bake what you want to bake, and boil what you want to boil. Then set aside whatever remains and keep it until morning.’”

24Enti Musey kiitidaysada wontos wothin, xinqibeenna woyko guxuntibeenna.So they set it aside until morning as Moses had commanded, and it did not smell or contain any maggots.

25Musey entako, “Haysa hachi miite; hachi Godaa bonchiya shempo Sambaata gidiya gisho, hinte hachi denban demmeketa.“Eat it today,” Moses said, “because today is a Sabbath to the LORD. Today you will not find anything in the field.

26Hinte kathaa usupun gallasatan shiishanaw danda7eeta, shin laapuntha gallasay shempo gallas gidiya gisho aybi kathika he wode deenna” yaagis.For six days you may gather, but on the seventh day, the Sabbath, it will not be there.”

27Laapuntha gallasan issi issi asay shiishanaw keyidosona, shin aykoka demmibookona.Yet on the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, but they did not find anything.

28Yaatin, Goday Museko, “Ta kiitaanne ta higgiya hinte naagonna ixey awude gakanaasee?Then the LORD said to Moses, “How long will you refuse to keep My commandments and instructions?

29Taani hintew Sambaata immidaysa akeekite. Usupuntho gallasan I hintew nam7u gallasa kathi immey hessa gishosa. Laapuntha gallasan oonika kare keyonna ba son ba son gam7o” yaagis.Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”

30Hesaa gisho, asay laapuntha gallasan shempis.So the people rested on the seventh day.

31Isra7eele asay he katha manna gidi xeegidosona. Mannay deebo ayfe mela gididi boothi. I eessara uukida uythada mal7ees.Now the house of Israel called the bread manna. It was white like coriander seed and tasted like wafers made with honey.

32“Taani hintena Gibxe biittafe kessida wode mela biittan muziday manna gideysa yaana yeletethay be7ana mela iyape nam7u kilo giraame wothite” yaagidi Goday kiitidaysa Musey Isra7eele asaas odis.Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded: ‘Keep an omer of manna for the generations to come, so that they may see the bread I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt.’”

33Musey Aaronako, “Nam7u kilo giraame manna ekada xaaron qolada yaana yeletethaas Goday goyinnetiya bessan wotha” yaagis.So Moses told Aaron, “Take a jar and fill it with an omer of manna. Then place it before the LORD to be preserved for the generations to come.”

34Goday Muse kiitidaysada, Aaroni manna Godaa sinthan taabotiya giddon wothis.And Aaron placed it in front of the Testimony, to be preserved just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

35Isra7eeleti banta de7iya Kanaane biitta zawa yidi gakanaw oytamu laythi manna midosona.The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.

36He wode asay makiya miishey laatamanne nam7u litiro oykees.(Now an omer is a tenth of an ephah.)

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