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民数记 11

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1 众百姓发怨言,他们的恶语达到耶和华的耳中。耶和华见了就怒气发作,使在他们中间焚烧,直烧到的边界。

2 百姓向摩西哀求,摩西祈求耶和华就熄了。

3 地方便做他备拉,因为耶和华的烧在他们中间。

4 他们中间的闲杂人大起贪欲的心;以色列人又哭号:谁给我们呢?

5 我们记得,在埃及的时候不花钱就鱼,也记得有黄瓜、西瓜、韭菜、葱、蒜。

6 现在我们的心血枯竭了,除这吗哪以外,在我们眼前并没有别的东西。

7 这吗哪彷佛芫荽子,又好像珍珠。

8 百姓周围行走,把吗哪收起来,或用磨推,或用臼捣,在锅中,又做成饼,滋味好像新

9 夜间水降在中,吗哪也随着降

10 摩西见百姓,各在各家的帐棚口哭号。耶和华的怒气便大发作,摩西就不喜悦。

11 摩西耶和华:你为何苦待仆人?我为何不在你眼前蒙恩,竟把这管理百姓的重任加在我身上呢?

12 这百姓岂是我怀的胎,岂是我生下来的呢?你竟对我:把他们抱在怀里,如养育之父抱吃奶的孩子,直抱到你起誓应许给他们祖宗的地去。

13 我从那里得这百姓呢?他们都向我哭号说:你我们罢!

14 管理这百姓的责任太重了,我独自担当不起。

15 你这样待我,我若在你眼前蒙恩,求你立时将我杀了,不叫我见自己的苦情。

16 耶和华摩西:你从以色列的长老中招聚七十个,就是你所知道作百姓的长老长的,到我这里来,领他们到会幕前,使他们和你一同站立。

17 我要在那里降临,与你说话,也要把降於你身上的灵分赐他们,他们就和你同当这管百姓的重任,免得你独自担当。

18 又要对百姓:你们应当自洁,预备明天,因为你们哭号:谁我们我们埃及很好。这声音达到了耶和华的耳中,所以他必你们

19 你们不止一天、两、五二十

20 要吃一个整,甚至肉从你们鼻孔里喷出来,使你们厌恶了,因为你们厌弃住在你们中间的耶和华,在他面前哭号说:我们为何出了埃及呢?

21 摩西对耶和华:这与我同住的姓、步行的男人有十万,你还:我要把他们,使他们可以一个整

22 难道给他们宰了羊群牛群,或是把中所有的鱼都聚了来,就够他们吃麽?

23 耶和华摩西耶和华的膀臂岂是缩短了麽?现在要我的向你应验不应验。

24 摩西出去,将耶和华的告诉百姓,又招聚百姓的长老中七十个来,使他们站在会幕的四围。

25 耶和华中降临,对摩西说话,把降与他身上的灵分赐那七十个长老。灵停在他们身上的时候,他们就受感说话,以後却没有再

26 但有两个人仍在里,个名叫伊利达,个名叫米达。他们本是在那些被录的人中,却没有到会幕那里去。灵停在他们身上,他们就在里说预言。

27 有个少年人跑来告诉摩西:伊利达、米达在预言。

28 摩西的帮手,嫩的儿子约书亚,就是摩西所拣选的一个人,:请我摩西禁止他们。

29 摩西对他:你为我的缘故嫉妒人麽?惟愿耶和华的百姓都受感话!愿耶和华把他的灵降在他们身上!

30 於是,摩西以色列的长老都回到里去了。

31 耶和华那里刮起,把鹌鹑面刮来,飞散在边和的四围;这边约有一天的路程,那边约有一天的路程,离地面约有二肘。

32 百姓起来,终日终夜,并次日一整,捕取鹌鹑;至少的也取了贺梅珥,为自己摆列在的四围。

33 在他们牙齿之间尚未嚼烂,耶和华的怒气就向他们发作,用最重的灾殃击杀了他们。

34 地方便做基博罗哈他瓦(就是贪欲之人的坟墓),因为他们在那里葬埋那起贪欲之心的人。

35 百姓从基博罗哈他瓦走到哈洗录,就住在哈洗录。

   

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