11 — Numbers

1In the mean time there arose a murmuring of the people against the Lord, as it were repining at their fatigue. And when the Lord heard it he was angry. And the fire of the Lord being kindled against them, devoured them that were at the uttermost part of the camp.Frattanto si levò un mormorio nel popolo, quasi si dolessero del Signore per ragione delle fatiche. La qual cosa avendo udita il Signore, si mosse a sdegno. E il fuoco del Signore acceso contro di essi consumò l'ultima parte degli alloggiamenti.IN the meane time there arose a murmuring of the people, as it were repyning for labour, against our Lord. Which when our Lord had heard, he was angrie. And the fire of our Lord being kinled against them, deuoured the vttermost part of the campe.Interea ortum est murmur populi, quasi dolentium pro labore, contra Dominum. Quod cum audisset Dominus, iratus est. Et accensus in eos ignis Domini, devoravit extremam castrorum partem. 2And when the people cried to Moses, Moses prayed to the Lord, and the fire was swallowed up.E avendo il popolo alzate le strida a Mosè, Mosè fece orazione al Signore, e il fuoco rientrò sotto terra.And when the people had cried to Moyses, Moyses prayed to our Lord, and the fire was quenched.Cumque clamasset populus ad Moysen, oravit Moyses ad Dominum, et absorptus est ignis. 3And he called the name of that place, The burning: for that the fire of the Lord had been kindled against them.E Mosè pose a quel luogo il nome d'Incendio: perché ivi si accese il fuoco del Signore contro di loro.And he called the name of that place, Kindling: for that the fire of our Lord had bene kindled against them.Vocavitque nomen illius, Incensio: eo quod incesus fuisset contra eos ignis Domini. 4For a mixt multitude of people, that came up with them, burned with desire, sitting and weeping, the children of Israel also being joined with them, and said: Who shall give us flesh to eat?Imperocché la plebaglia, che era venuta con essi, arse d'ingorda brama, e stando assisa, e piangendo, unitisi a lei de' figliuoli d'Israele, diceva: Chi ci darà carni da mangiare?For the common vulgar people, that came vp with them, burned with desire, sitting and weeping, the children of Israel being ioyned together with them, and said: Who shal geue vs flesh to eate?Vulgus quippe promiscuum, quod ascenderat cum eis, flagravit desiderio, sedens et flens, junctis sibi pariter filiis Israël, et ait: Quis dabit nobis ad vescendum carnes ?

5We remember the fish that we ate in Egypt free cost: the cucumbers come into our mind, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic.Ci ricordiamo dei pesci, che mangiavamo a ufo in Egitto: tornano in mente a noi i cocomeri, i poponi, i porri, e le cipolle, e gli agli.We remember the fishes that we did eate in Aegypt gratis: the cucumbers come vnto our minde, and the melons, and leekes and onions and garlike.recordamur piscium quos comedebamus in Ægypto gratis: in mentem nobis veniunt cucumeres, et pepones, porrique, et cæpe, et allia. 6Our soul is dry, our eyes behold nothing else but manna.L'anima nostra è languente: gli occhi nostri non veggono altro, che manna.Our soule is drie our eies behold nothing els but Manna.Anima nostra arida est: nihil aliud respiciunt oculi nostri nisi man. 7Now the manna was like coriander seed, of the colour of bdellium.Or la manna era simile al seme di coriandoli, del colore del bdellio:And the Manna was as it were the seede of Coriander, of the colour of bdellion.Erat autem man quasi semen coriandri, coloris bdellii. 8And the people went about, and gathering it, ground it in a mill, or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a pot, and made cakes thereof of the taste of bread tempered with oil.E il popolo andava intorno a raccoglierla, e la riduceva in farina sotto le macine, ovver la pestava nel mortaio, e la cuoceva nella pignatta, e ne faceva delle stiacciate di un sapore quasi di pane fatto coll'olio.And the people went about, & gathering it, grounde it in a milne, or braied it in a morter, boyling it in a potte, and making cakes therof of the taist as it were of oyled bread.Circuibatque populus, et colligens illud, frangebat mola, sive terebat in mortario, coquens in olla, et faciens ex eo tortulas saporis quasi panis oleati. 9And when the dew fell in the night upon the camp, the manna also fell with it.E caduta che era la notte la rugiada negli accampamenti, cadeva eziandio la manna.And when the dew fel in the night vpon the campe, the Manna also fel withal.Cumque descederet nocte super castra ros, descendebat pariter et man. 10Now Moses heard the people weeping by their families, every one at the door of his tent. And the wrath of the Lord was exceedingly enkindled: to Moses also the thing seemed insupportable.Udì adunque Mosè, come il popolo se ne stava piangendo, ognun colla sua famiglia, e sulla porta della sua tenda. E il Signore si accese di furore: e allo stesso Mosè parve cosa intollerabile.Moyses therfore heard the people weeping by their families, euerie one at the doores of his tent. And the furie of our Lord was exceding wrath: but to Moyses also it semed an intolerable thing.Audivit ergo Moyses flentem populum per familias, singulos per ostia tentorii sui. Iratusque est furor Domini valde: sed et Moysi intoleranda res visa est,

11And he said to the Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy servant? Wherefore do I not find favour before thee? And why hast thou laid the weight of all this people upon me?E disse al Signore: Per qual motivo hai tu afflitto il tuo servo? per qual motivo non trovo io grazia dinanzi a te? e perché mi hai tu posto sopra le spalle il peso di tutto questo popolo?and he said to our Lord: Why hast thou afflicted thy seruant? wherfore do I not finde grace before thee? and why hast thou laid the weight of al this people vpon me?et ait ad Dominum: Cur afflixisti servum tuum ? quare non invenio gratiam coram te ? et cur imposuisti pondus universi populi hujus super me ? 12Have I conceived all this multitude, or begotten them, that thou shouldst say to me: Carry them in thy bosom as the nurse is wont to carry the little infant, and bear them into the land, for which thou hast sworn to their fathers?Ho io concepito, o generato tutta questa turba, onde tu abbia a dirmi: Portali sul tuo seno, come suole la nutrice portare un bambinello, e conducili nella terra promessa da me congiuramento a' padri loro?Haue I conceaued al this multitude, or begotten them, that thou shouldest say to me: Carie them in thy bosome as the nource is wont to carie the litle infant, and beare them into the land, for the which thou hast sworne to their fathers?Numquid ego concepi omnem hanc multitudinem, vel genui eam, ut dicas mihi: Porta eos in sinu tuo sicut portare solet nutrix infantulum, et defer in terram, pro qua jurasti patribus eorum ? 13Whence should I have flesh to give to so great a multitude? They weep against me, saying: Give us flesh that we may eat.Donde trarrò io le carni da dare a si gran turba? Piangono contro di me, e dicono: Da' a noi delle carni da mangiare.Whence shal I haue flesh to geue to so great a multitude? they whine against me, saying: Geue vs flesh that we may eate.Unde mihi carnes ut dem tantæ multitudini ? flent contra me, dicentes: Da nobis carnes ut comedamus. 14I am not able alone to bear all this people, because it is too heavy for me.Non posso io solo sostenere tutto questo popolo, il quale mi pesa.I alone can not sustaine al this people, because it is heauie for me.Non possum solus sustinere omnem hunc populum, quia gravis est mihi. 15But if it seem unto thee otherwise, I beseech thee to kill me, and let me find grace in thy eyes, that I be not afflicted with so great evils.Che se a te pare altrimenti, pregoti di uccidermi, e ch'io trovi grazia negli occhi tuoi, onde non mi resti bersaglio di tanti mali.But if it seme vnto thee otherwise, I beseche thee to kil me, and let me finde grace in thine eies, that I be not molested with so great euils.Sin aliter tibi videtur, obsecro ut interficias me, et inveniam gratiam in oculis tuis, ne tantis afficiar malis.

16And the Lord said to Moses: Gather unto me seventy men of the ancients of Israel, whom thou knowest to be ancients and masters of the people: and thou shalt bring them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant, and shalt make them stand there with thee,E il Signore disse a Mosè: Radunami settanta uomini de' vecchioni d'Israele, conosciuti date come anziani, e maestri del popolo: e li condurrai alla porta del tabernacolo dell'alleanza, e farai che si fermino ivi con te,And our Lord said to Moyses: Gather me seuentie men of the ancientes of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the ancientes of the people and maisters: and thou shalt bring them to the doore of the tabernacle of couenant, and shalt make them to stand there with thee,Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen: Congrega mihi septuaginta viros de senibus Israël, quos tu nosti quod senes populi sint ac magistri: et duces eos ad ostium tabernaculi fœderis, faciesque ibi stare tecum, 17That I may come down and speak with thee: and I will take of thy spirit, and will give to them, that they may bear with thee the burden of the people, and thou mayest not be burthened alone.E io scenderò, e ti parlerò: e prenderò del tuo spirito, e lo darò a quegli, affinché teco sostengano il peso del popolo, e non sii tu solo aggravato.that I may descend and speake to thee: and I wil take of thy spirit, and wil deliuer to them, that they may sustaine with thee, the burden of the people, and thou onlie be not burdened.ut descendam et loquar tibi: et auferam de spiritu tuo, tradamque eis, ut sustentent tecum onus populi, et non tu solus graveris. 18And thou shalt say to the people: Be ye sanctified: to morrow you shall eat flesh: for I have heard you say: Who will give us flesh to eat? It was well with us in Egypt. That the Lord may give you flesh, and you may eat:Al popolo parimente dirai: Purificatevi; domane mangerete delle carni, perocché io ho sentito, che dicevate: Chi darà a noi delle carni da nudrirci? Noi stavamo pur bene in Egitto. Onde il Signore darà a voi delle carni, affinché ne mangiate:To the people also thou shalt say: Be sanctified: to morrow you shal eate flesh? for I haue heard you say: Who shal geue vs meates of flesh? it was wel with vs in Aegypt. That the Lord may geue you flesh, and you may eate:Populo quoque dices: Sanctificamini (cras comedetis carnes: ego enim audivi vos dicere: Quis dabit nobis escas carnium ? bene nobis erat in Ægypto), ut det vobis Dominus carnes, et comedatis: 19Not for one day, nor two, nor five, nor ten, no nor for twenty.Non per un giorno, né per due, né per cinque, o dieci, e nemmeno per venti,not one day, nor two, or fiue or ten, no nor twentie,non uno die, nec duobus, vel quinque aut decem, nec viginti quidem,

20But even for a month of days, till it come out at your nostrils, and become loathsome to you, because you have cast off the Lord, who is in the midst of you, and have wept before him, saying: Why came we out of Egypt?Ma per un mese intero, fino a tanto che vi escano per le narici, e vi muovano nausea: perocché voi avete rigettato il Signore, che è in mezzo a voi, e avete pianto al cospetto di lui dicendo: Per qual motivo siam noi usciti dall'Egitto?but euen to a moneth of daies, til it goe out a your nosethrils, and be turned to lothsomenes, because you haue reiected the Lord, who is in the middes of you, and haue whyned before him, saying: Wherfore came we out of Aegypt?sed usque ad mensem dierum, donec exeat per nares vestras, et vertatur in nauseam, eo quod replueritis Dominum, qui in medio vestri est, et fleveritis coram eo, dicentes: Quare egressi sumus ex Ægypto ? 21And Moses said: There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people, and sayest thou: I will give them flesh to eat a whole month?E Mosè disse: Vi sono secento mila fanti di questo popolo, e tu dici: Io darò loro delle carni da mangiare per un intero mese.And Moyses said: There are six hundred thousand footemen of this people, & sayest thou: I wil geue them flesh to eate a whole moneth?Et ait Moyses: Sexcenta millia peditum hujus populi sunt: et tu dicis: Dabo eis esum carnium mense integro ? 22Shall then a multitude of sheep and oxen be killed, that it may suffice for their food? or shall the fishes of the sea be gathered together to fill them?Si dovrà egli uccidere una moltitudine di pecore, e di bovi, che bastar possa a cibarli? ovvero si rauneranno insieme tutti i pesci del mare per satollarli?Why, shal a multitude of sheepe and oxen be killed, that it may suffise for meate? or shal al the fishes of the sea be gathered togeather, for to fil them?numquid ovium et boum multitudo cædetur, ut possit sufficere ad cibum ? vel omnes pisces maris in unum congregabuntur, ut eos satient ? 23And the Lord answered him: Is the hand of the Lord unable? Thou shalt presently see whether my word shall come to pass or no.Rispose a lui il Signore: È ella forse spossata la mano del Signore? Tu vedrai or ora, se la parola mia sarà messa ad effetto.To whom our Lord answered: Why, is the hand of the Lord vnable? Now presently thou shalt see whether my word shal be accomplished in deede.Cui respondit Dominus: Numquid manus Domini invalida est ? jam nunc videbis utrum meus sermo opere compleatur. 24Moses therefore came, and told the people the words of the Lord, and assembled seventy men of the ancients of Israel, and made them to stand about the tabernacle.Andò adunque Mosè, e raunati i settanta uomini degli anziani d'Israele (i quali fece stare presso al tabernacolo) riferì al popolo le parole del Signore.Moyses therfore came, and told the people the wordes of our Lord, assembling seuentie men of the ancientes of Israel, whom he caused to stand about the tabernacle.Venit igitur Moyses, et narravit populo verba Domini, congregans septuaginta viros de senibus Israël, quos stare fecit circa tabernaculum.

25And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of the spirit that was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the spirit had rested on them they prophesied, nor did they cease afterwards.E il Signore discese nella nuvola, e gli parlò, e prese dello spirito, che era in Mosè, e lo diede a' settanta. Ed entrato che fu in essi lo spirito, profetarono, e non finirono mai più.And our Lord descended in a cloude, and spake to him, taking a way of the spirit that was in Moyses, and geuing to the seuentie men. And when the spirit had rested on them, they prophecied, neither ceased they any more.Descenditque Dominus per nubem, et locutus est ad eum, auferens de spiritu qui erat in Moyse, et dans septuaginta viris. Cumque requievisset in eis spiritus, prophetaverunt, nec ultra cessaverunt. 26Now there 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 were not gone forth to the tabernacle.Or due di questi erano rimasi negli alloggiamenti, de' quali uno chiamavasi Eldad, e l'altro Medad, e lo spirito si posò sopra di loro: perché anch'essi erano stati messi nel ruolo, ma non erano andati al tabernacolo.And there had remained in the campe two men, of the which one was called Eldad, and the other Medad, vpon whom the spirit rested. for they also had bene enrolled, and were not gone forth to the tabernacle.Remanserat autem in castris duo viri, quorum unus vocabatur Eldad, et alter Medad, super quos requievit spiritus. Nam et ipsi descripti fuerant, et non exierant ad tabernaculum. 27And when they prophesied in the camp, there ran a young man, and told Moses, saying: Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.E mentre essi profetavano nel campo, corse un ragazzo, e ne recò la nuova a Mosè, dicendo: Eldad e Medad profetano negli alloggiamenti.And when they prophecied in the campe, there ran a boy, and told Moyses, saying: Eldad and Medad do prophecie in the campe.Cumque prophetarent in castris, cucurrit puer, et nuntiavit Moysi, dicens: Eldad et Medad prophetant in castris. 28Forthwith Josue the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, and chosen out of many, said: My lord Moses forbid them.Subitamente Giosuè figliuolo di Nun, ministro di Mosè, eletto tra molti, disse: Signor mio Mosè, non permetter loro tal cosa.Forthwith Iosue the sonne of Nun, the minister of Moyses, and chosen of manie, said: My Lord Moyses forbid them.Statim Josue filius Nun, minister Moysi, et electus e pluribus, ait: Domine mi Moyses, prohibe eos.

29But he said: Why hast thou emulation for me? O that all the people might prophesy, and that the Lord would give them his spirit!Ma questi disse: Per qual motivo ti prendi tu gelosia per amor mio? Chi mi darà, che profeti tutto il popolo, e che il Signore dia a lui il suo spirito?But he said: Why hast thou emulation for me? O that al the people might prophecie, and that our Lord would geue them his spirit?At ille: Quid, inquit æmularis pro me ? quis tribuat ut omnis populus prophetet, et det eis Dominus spiritum suum ? 30And Moses returned, with the ancients of Israel, into the camp.E Mosè, e i seniori d'Israele tornarono agli alloggiamenti.And Moyses returned, and the ancientes of Israel into the campe.Reversusque est Moyses, et majores natu Israël in castra. 31And a wind going out from the Lord, taking quails up beyond the sea brought them, and cast them into the camp for the space of one day’s journey, on every side of the camp round about, and they flew in the air two cubits high above the ground.E un vento mandato dal Signore trasportò seco di là dal mare delle quaglie, e le fe' cadere verso gli alloggiamenti da ogni parte intorno al campo, per lo spazio d'una giornata di cammino, e svolazzavan per l'aria all'altezza di due cubiti sopra la terra.And a winde coming forth from our Lord, taking quailes ouer the sea brought them, and let them fal into the campe the space of one daies iourney, on euerie side of the campe round about, and they did flie in the ayre two cubites high ouer the earth.Ventus autem egrediens a Domino, arreptans trans mare coturnices detulit, et demisit in castra itinere quantum uno die confici potest, ex omni parte castrorum per circuitum, volabantque in aëre duobus cubitis altitudine super terram. 32The people therefore rising up all that day, and night, and the next day, gathered together of quails, he that did least, ten cores: and they dried them round about the camp.Si mosse allora il popolo, e per tutto quel giorno, e la notte, e il dì seguente raunarono quelli che n'ebbero il meno, dieci cori di quaglie: e le seccarono intorno agli alloggiamenti.The people therfore rising vp al that day, and the night, and the next day, gathered togeather a multitude of qualies, he that did least, ten cores: and they dried them round about the campe.Surgens ergo populus toto die illo, et nocte, ac die altero, congregavit coturnicum: qui parum, decem coros: et siccaverunt eas per gyrum castrorum. 33As yet the flesh was between their teeth, neither had that kind of meat failed: when behold the wrath of the Lord being provoked against the people, struck them with an exceeding great plague.Egli no avean tuttora tra' denti le carni, e non era venuto meno quel cibo, ed ecco che l'ira del Signore accesa contro del popolo, lo percosse con flagello stragrande.As yet the flesh was in their teeth, neither had that kind of meate failed: and behold the furie of our Lord being prouoked against the people, stroke them with an exceding great plague.Adhuc carnes erant in dentibus eorum, nec defecerat hujuscemodi cibus: et ecce furor Domini concitatus in populum, percussit eum plaga magna nimis.

34And that place was called, The graves of lust: for there they buried the people that had lusted. And departing from the graves of lust, they came unto Haseroth, and abode there.Donde fu chiamato quel luogo i Sepolcri della concupiscenza: perché qui vi seppellirò la gente d'ingorda brama. Partiti di poi da' sepolcri della concupiscenza, giunsero ad Haserot, e ivi fermaronsi.And that place was called, The Sepulchres of concupiscence: for there they buried the people that had lusted. And departing from the Sepulchres of concupiscence, they came vnto Haseroth, and taried there.Vocatusque est ille locus, Sepulchra concupiscentiæ: ibi enim sepelierunt populum qui desideraverat. Egressi autem de Sepulchris concupiscentiæ, venerunt in Haseroth, et manserunt ibi.