¹Interea ortum est murmur populi,Meanwhile,quasi dolentium pro labore,there arose a murmur among the people against the Lord,contra Dominum.as if they were grief-stricken because of their labors.Quod cum audisset Dominus,And when the Lord had heard it,iratus est.he was angry.Et accensus in eos ignis Domini,And when the fire of the Lord was enflamed against them,devoravit extremam castrorum partem.it devoured those who were at the extreme end of the camp.

¹Interea ortum est murmur populi,Meanwhile,quasi dolentium pro labore,there arose a murmur among the people against the Lord,contra Dominum.as if they were grief-stricken because of their labors.Quod cum audisset Dominus,And when the Lord had heard it,iratus est.he was angry.Et accensus in eos ignis Domini,And when the fire of the Lord was enflamed against them,devoravit extremam castrorum partem.it devoured those who were at the extreme end of the camp.

²Cumque clamasset populus ad Moysen,And when the people had cried out to Moses,oravit Moyses ad Dominum,Moses prayed to the Lord,et absorptus est ignis.and the fire was consumed.

²Cumque clamasset populus ad Moysen,And when the people had cried out to Moses,oravit Moyses ad Dominum,Moses prayed to the Lord,et absorptus est ignis.and the fire was consumed.

³Vocavitque nomen loci illius,And he called the name of that place,Incensio:‘The Burning,’eo quod incensus fuisset contra eos ignis Domini.because the fire of the Lord had burned against them.

³Vocavitque nomen loci illius,And he called the name of that place,Incensio:‘The Burning,’eo quod incensus fuisset contra eos ignis Domini.because the fire of the Lord had burned against them.

⁴Vulgus quippe promiscuum,So then,quod ascenderat cum eis,the mix of common people,flagravit desiderio,who had ascended with them,sedenswere enflamed with desire,et flens,and sitting and weeping,junctis sibi pariter filiis Israël,with the sons of Israel joining them,et ait:they said,Quis dabit nobis ad vescendum carnes?“Who will give us flesh to eat?

⁴Vulgus quippe promiscuum,So then,quod ascenderat cum eis,the mix of common people,flagravit desiderio,who had ascended with them,sedenswere enflamed with desire,et flens,and sitting and weeping,junctis sibi pariter filiis Israël,with the sons of Israel joining them,et ait:they said,Quis dabit nobis ad vescendum carnes?“Who will give us flesh to eat?

⁵recordamur piscium quos comedebamus in Ægypto gratis:We remember the fish that we ate freely in Egypt;in mentem nobis veniunt cucumeres,we call to mind the cucumbers,et pepones,and melons,porrique,and leeks,et cæpe,and onions,et allia.and garlic.

⁵recordamur piscium quos comedebamus in Ægypto gratis:We remember the fish that we ate freely in Egypt;in mentem nobis veniunt cucumeres,we call to mind the cucumbers,et pepones,and melons,porrique,and leeks,et cæpe,and onions,et allia.and garlic.

⁶Anima nostra arida est:Our life is dry;nihil aliud respiciunt oculi nostri nisi man.our eyes look out to see nothing but manna.”

⁶Anima nostra arida est:Our life is dry;nihil aliud respiciunt oculi nostri nisi man.our eyes look out to see nothing but manna.”

⁷Erat autem man quasi semen coriandri,Now the manna was like coriander seed,coloris bdellii.but with the color of bdellium.

⁷Erat autem man quasi semen coriandri,Now the manna was like coriander seed,coloris bdellii.but with the color of bdellium.

⁸Circuibatque populus,And the people wandered about,et colligens illud, frangebat mola,gathering it, and they crushed it with a millstone,sive terebat in mortario, coquens in olla,or ground it with a mortar; then they boiled it in a pot,et faciens ex eo tortulas saporis quasi panis oleati.and made biscuits out of it, with a taste like bread made with oil.

⁸Circuibatque populus,And the people wandered about,et colligens illud, frangebat mola,gathering it, and they crushed it with a millstone,sive terebat in mortario, coquens in olla,or ground it with a mortar; then they boiled it in a pot,et faciens ex eo tortulas saporis quasi panis oleati.and made biscuits out of it, with a taste like bread made with oil.

⁹Cumque descenderet nocte super castra ros,And when the dew descended in the night over the camp,descendebat pariter et man.the manna descended together with it.

⁹Cumque descenderet nocte super castra ros,And when the dew descended in the night over the camp,descendebat pariter et man.the manna descended together with it.

¹⁰Audivit ergo Moyses flentem populum per familias,And so,singulos per ostia tentorii sui.Moses heard the people weeping by their families,Iratusque est furor Domini valde:each one at the door of his tent.sedAnd the fury of the Lord was greatly enflamed.et Moysi intoleranda res visa est,And to Moses also the matter seemed intolerable.

¹⁰Audivit ergo Moyses flentem populum per familias,And so,singulos per ostia tentorii sui.Moses heard the people weeping by their families,Iratusque est furor Domini valde:each one at the door of his tent.sedAnd the fury of the Lord was greatly enflamed.et Moysi intoleranda res visa est,And to Moses also the matter seemed intolerable.

¹¹et ait ad Dominum:And so he said to the Lord:Cur afflixisti servum tuum?“Why have you afflicted your servant?quare non invenio gratiam coram te?Why do I not find favor before you?et cur imposuisti pondus universi populi hujus super me?And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me?

¹¹et ait ad Dominum:And so he said to the Lord:Cur afflixisti servum tuum?“Why have you afflicted your servant?quare non invenio gratiam coram te?Why do I not find favor before you?et cur imposuisti pondus universi populi hujus super me?And why have you imposed the weight of this entire people upon me?

¹²Numquid ego concepi omnem hanc multitudinem, vel genui eam,Could I have conceived this entire multitude, or have given birth to them,ut dicas mihi:so that you might say to me:Porta eos in sinu tuo sicut portare solet nutrix infantulum,Carry them in your bosom, as a nursemaid usually carries a little infant,et defer in terram,and bring them into the land,pro qua jurasti patribus eorum?about which you have sworn to their fathers?

¹²Numquid ego concepi omnem hanc multitudinem, vel genui eam,Could I have conceived this entire multitude, or have given birth to them,ut dicas mihi:so that you might say to me:Porta eos in sinu tuo sicut portare solet nutrix infantulum,Carry them in your bosom, as a nursemaid usually carries a little infant,et defer in terram,and bring them into the land,pro qua jurasti patribus eorum?about which you have sworn to their fathers?

¹³Unde mihi carnes ut dem tantæ multitudini?From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude?flent contra me, dicentes:They weep against me, saying,Da nobis carnes ut comedamus.‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’

¹³Unde mihi carnes ut dem tantæ multitudini?From where would I obtain the flesh to give to so great a multitude?flent contra me, dicentes:They weep against me, saying,Da nobis carnes ut comedamus.‘Give us flesh, so that we may eat.’

¹⁴Non possum solus sustinere omnem hunc populum,I alone am unable to sustain this entire people,quia gravis est mihi.because it is too heavy for me.

¹⁴Non possum solus sustinere omnem hunc populum,I alone am unable to sustain this entire people,quia gravis est mihi.because it is too heavy for me.

¹⁵Sin aliter tibi videtur,But if it seems to you otherwise,obsecro ut interficias me,I beg you to put me to death,et inveniam gratiam in oculis tuis,and so may I find grace in your eyes,ne tantis afficiar malis.lest I be afflicted with such evils.”

¹⁵Sin aliter tibi videtur,But if it seems to you otherwise,obsecro ut interficias me,I beg you to put me to death,et inveniam gratiam in oculis tuis,and so may I find grace in your eyes,ne tantis afficiar malis.lest I be afflicted with such evils.”

¹⁶Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Congrega mihi septuaginta viros de senibus Israël,“Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel,quos tu nosti quod senes populi sint ac magistri:whom you know to be elders, as well as teachers, of the people.et duces eos ad ostium tabernaculi fœderis,And you shall lead them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant,faciesque ibi stare tecum,and you shall cause them to stand there with you,

¹⁶Et dixit Dominus ad Moysen:And the Lord said to Moses:Congrega mihi septuaginta viros de senibus Israël,“Gather to me seventy men from the elders of Israel,quos tu nosti quod senes populi sint ac magistri:whom you know to be elders, as well as teachers, of the people.et duces eos ad ostium tabernaculi fœderis,And you shall lead them to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant,faciesque ibi stare tecum,and you shall cause them to stand there with you,

¹⁷ut descendam et loquar tibi:so that I may descend and speak to you.et auferam de spiritu tuo, tradamque eis,And I will take from your spirit, and I will deliver it to them,ut sustentent tecum onus populi,so that, with you, they may sustain the burden of the people,et non tu solus graveris.and so that you will not be weighed down alone.

¹⁷ut descendam et loquar tibi:so that I may descend and speak to you.et auferam de spiritu tuo, tradamque eis,And I will take from your spirit, and I will deliver it to them,ut sustentent tecum onus populi,so that, with you, they may sustain the burden of the people,et non tu solus graveris.and so that you will not be weighed down alone.

¹⁸Populo quoque dices:You shall also say to the people:Sanctificamini (cras comedetis carnes:Be sanctified. Tomorrow you will eat flesh.ego enim audivi vos dicere:For I have heard you say:Quis dabit nobis escas carnium?‘Who will give us flesh to eat?bene nobis erat in Ægypto),It was well with us in Egypt.’ut det vobis Dominus carnes,So then, may the Lord give you flesh.et comedatis:And you will eat,

¹⁸Populo quoque dices:You shall also say to the people:Sanctificamini (cras comedetis carnes:Be sanctified. Tomorrow you will eat flesh.ego enim audivi vos dicere:For I have heard you say:Quis dabit nobis escas carnium?‘Who will give us flesh to eat?bene nobis erat in Ægypto),It was well with us in Egypt.’ut det vobis Dominus carnes,So then, may the Lord give you flesh.et comedatis:And you will eat,

¹⁹non uno die,not for one day,nec duobus,nor for two,vel quinquenor for five,aut decem,nor for ten,nec viginti quidem,nor even for twenty,

¹⁹non uno die,not for one day,nec duobus,nor for two,vel quinquenor for five,aut decem,nor for ten,nec viginti quidem,nor even for twenty,

²⁰sed usque ad mensem dierum,but for up to a month of days,donec exeat per nares vestras,until it exits from your nostrils,et vertatur in nauseam,and until it turns into nausea for you,eo quod repuleritis Dominum,because you have slipped away from the Lord,qui in medio vestri est,who is in your midst,et fleveritis coram eo,and because you have wept before him,dicentes:saying:Quare egressi sumus ex Ægypto?‘Why did we go forth out of Egypt?’”

²⁰sed usque ad mensem dierum,but for up to a month of days,donec exeat per nares vestras,until it exits from your nostrils,et vertatur in nauseam,and until it turns into nausea for you,eo quod repuleritis Dominum,because you have slipped away from the Lord,qui in medio vestri est,who is in your midst,et fleveritis coram eo,and because you have wept before him,dicentes:saying:Quare egressi sumus ex Ægypto?‘Why did we go forth out of Egypt?’”

²¹Et ait Moyses:And Moses said:Sexcenta millia peditum hujus populi sunt:“There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people,et tu dicis:and yet you say,Dabo eis esum carnium mense integro?‘I will give them flesh to eat for a whole month.’

²¹Et ait Moyses:And Moses said:Sexcenta millia peditum hujus populi sunt:“There are six hundred thousand footmen of this people,et tu dicis:and yet you say,Dabo eis esum carnium mense integro?‘I will give them flesh to eat for a whole month.’

²²numquid ovium et boum multitudo cædetur,Could a multitude of sheep and oxen be slain,ut possit sufficere ad cibum?so that there would be enough food?vel omnes pisces maris in unum congregabuntur,Or will the fishes of the sea be gathered together,ut eos satient?in order to satisfy them?”

²²numquid ovium et boum multitudo cædetur,Could a multitude of sheep and oxen be slain,ut possit sufficere ad cibum?so that there would be enough food?vel omnes pisces maris in unum congregabuntur,Or will the fishes of the sea be gathered together,ut eos satient?in order to satisfy them?”

²³Cui respondit Dominus:And the Lord answered him:Numquid manus Domini invalida est?“Can the hand of the Lord be ineffective?jam nunc videbis utrum meus sermo opere compleatur.Soon now, you shall see whether my word will be fulfilled in this work.”

²³Cui respondit Dominus:And the Lord answered him:Numquid manus Domini invalida est?“Can the hand of the Lord be ineffective?jam nunc videbis utrum meus sermo opere compleatur.Soon now, you shall see whether my word will be fulfilled in this work.”

²⁴Venit igitur Moyses,And so,et narravit populo verba Domini,Moses went and explained the words of the Lord to the people.congregans septuaginta viros de senibus Israël,Gathering together seventy men from the elders of Israel,quos stare fecit circa tabernaculum.he caused them to stand around the tabernacle.

²⁴Venit igitur Moyses,And so,et narravit populo verba Domini,Moses went and explained the words of the Lord to the people.congregans septuaginta viros de senibus Israël,Gathering together seventy men from the elders of Israel,quos stare fecit circa tabernaculum.he caused them to stand around the tabernacle.

²⁵Descenditque Dominus per nubem,And the Lord descended in a cloud,et locutus est ad eum,and he spoke to him,auferens de spiritu qui erat in Moyse,taking from the Spirit which was in Moses,et dans septuaginta viris.and giving to the seventy men.Cumque requievisset in eis spiritus,And when the Spirit had rested in them,prophetaverunt,they prophesied;nec ultra cessaverunt.nor did they cease afterwards.

²⁵Descenditque Dominus per nubem,And the Lord descended in a cloud,et locutus est ad eum,and he spoke to him,auferens de spiritu qui erat in Moyse,taking from the Spirit which was in Moses,et dans septuaginta viris.and giving to the seventy men.Cumque requievisset in eis spiritus,And when the Spirit had rested in them,prophetaverunt,they prophesied;nec ultra cessaverunt.nor did they cease afterwards.

²⁶Remanserat autem in castris duo viri,Now there had remained in the camp two of the men,quorum unus vocabatur Eldad,of whom one was called Eldad,et alter Medad,and the other Medad,super quos requievit spiritus.upon whom the Spirit rested;Nam et ipsi descripti fuerant,for they also had been enrolled,et non exierant ad tabernaculum.but they did not go forth to the tabernacle.

²⁶Remanserat autem in castris duo viri,Now there had remained in the camp two of the men,quorum unus vocabatur Eldad,of whom one was called Eldad,et alter Medad,and the other Medad,super quos requievit spiritus.upon whom the Spirit rested;Nam et ipsi descripti fuerant,for they also had been enrolled,et non exierant ad tabernaculum.but they did not go forth to the tabernacle.

²⁷Cumque prophetarent in castris,And when they were prophesying in the camp,cucurrit puer, et nuntiavit Moysi,a boy ran and reported to Moses,dicens:saying:Eldad et Medad prophetant in castris.“Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.”

²⁷Cumque prophetarent in castris,And when they were prophesying in the camp,cucurrit puer, et nuntiavit Moysi,a boy ran and reported to Moses,dicens:saying:Eldad et Medad prophetant in castris.“Eldad and Medad prophesy in the camp.”

²⁸Statim Josue filius Nun,Promptly,minister Moysi,Joshua the son of Nun,et electus e pluribus,the minister of Moses and chosen from many,ait:said:Domine mi Moyses,“My lord Moses,prohibe eos.prohibit them.”

²⁸Statim Josue filius Nun,Promptly,minister Moysi,Joshua the son of Nun,et electus e pluribus,the minister of Moses and chosen from many,ait:said:Domine mi Moyses,“My lord Moses,prohibe eos.prohibit them.”

²⁹At ille:But he said,Quid, inquit æmularis pro me?“Why are you jealous on my behalf?quis tribuat ut omnis populus prophetet, et det eis Dominus spiritum suum?Who decides that any of the people may prophesy and that God may give to them his Spirit?”

²⁹At ille:But he said,Quid, inquit æmularis pro me?“Why are you jealous on my behalf?quis tribuat ut omnis populus prophetet, et det eis Dominus spiritum suum?Who decides that any of the people may prophesy and that God may give to them his Spirit?”

³⁰Reversusque est Moyses,And Moses returned,et majores natu Israël in castra.with those greater by birth of Israel, into the camp.

³⁰Reversusque est Moyses,And Moses returned,et majores natu Israël in castra.with those greater by birth of Israel, into the camp.

³¹Ventus autem egrediens a Domino, arreptans trans mare coturnices detulit,Then a wind, going out from the Lord and moving forcefully across the sea,et demisit in castra itinere quantum uno die confici potest,brought quails and cast them into the camp, across a distance of one day’s journey,ex omni parte castrorum per circuitum,in every part of the camp all around,volabantque in aëre duobus cubitis altitudine super terram.and they flew in the air two cubits high above the ground.

³¹Ventus autem egrediens a Domino, arreptans trans mare coturnices detulit,Then a wind, going out from the Lord and moving forcefully across the sea,et demisit in castra itinere quantum uno die confici potest,brought quails and cast them into the camp, across a distance of one day’s journey,ex omni parte castrorum per circuitum,in every part of the camp all around,volabantque in aëre duobus cubitis altitudine super terram.and they flew in the air two cubits high above the ground.

³²Surgens ergo populus toto die illo,Therefore,et nocte,the people,ac die altero,rising up,congregavit coturnicum:gathered quails all that day and night,qui parum,and the next day;decem coros:he who did least well gathered ten homers.et siccaverunt eas per gyrum castrorum.And they dried them throughout the camp.

³²Surgens ergo populus toto die illo,Therefore,et nocte,the people,ac die altero,rising up,congregavit coturnicum:gathered quails all that day and night,qui parum,and the next day;decem coros:he who did least well gathered ten homers.et siccaverunt eas per gyrum castrorum.And they dried them throughout the camp.

³³Adhuc carnes erant in dentibus eorum,The flesh was still between their teeth,nec defecerat hujuscemodi cibus:neither had this kind of food ceased, and behold,et ecce furor Domini concitatus in populum,the fury of the Lord was provoked against the people,percussit eum plaga magna nimis.and he struck them with an exceedingly great scourge.

³³Adhuc carnes erant in dentibus eorum,The flesh was still between their teeth,nec defecerat hujuscemodi cibus:neither had this kind of food ceased, and behold,et ecce furor Domini concitatus in populum,the fury of the Lord was provoked against the people,percussit eum plaga magna nimis.and he struck them with an exceedingly great scourge.

³⁴Vocatusque est ille locus,And that place was called,Sepulchra concupiscentiæ:‘The Graves of Lust.’ibi enim sepelierunt populum qui desideraverat.For there, they buried the people who had desired.Egressi autem de Sepulchris concupiscentiæ,Then, departing from the Graves of Lust,venerunt in Haseroth,they arrived in Hazeroth,et manserunt ibi.and they stayed there.

³⁴Vocatusque est ille locus,And that place was called,Sepulchra concupiscentiæ:‘The Graves of Lust.’ibi enim sepelierunt populum qui desideraverat.For there, they buried the people who had desired.Egressi autem de Sepulchris concupiscentiæ,Then, departing from the Graves of Lust,venerunt in Haseroth,they arrived in Hazeroth,et manserunt ibi.and they stayed there.