The people told Moses they weren’t happy with him. They said,“ What are we supposed to drink?”

百姓就向摩西发怨言，说：“我们喝什么呢？”

百姓就向摩西发怨言，说：“我们喝什么呢？”

百姓就向摩西发怨言，说：“我们喝什么呢？”

百姓就埋怨摩西说：“我们喝什么呢？”

人民就向摩西发怨言，说：“我们喝什么呢？”

百姓就向摩西發怨言，說：「我們喝甚麼呢？」

百姓就向摩西發怨言，說：「我們喝甚麼呢？」

百姓就向摩西發怨言，說：「我們喝甚麼呢？」

百姓就埋怨摩西說：「我們喝什麼呢？」

人民就向摩西發怨言，說：“我們喝甚麼呢？”

人民就向摩西發怨言說：『我們喝甚麼？』

民怨摩西曰、我將何飲、

民怨摩西、曰、我將何飲。

民怨摩西曰、我儕將何飲、

So the people grumbled against Moses, saying,“ What are we to drink?”

And the people grumbled against Moses, saying,“ What shall we drink?”

Then the people complained and turned against Moses.“ What are we going to drink?” they demanded.

The people grumbled to Moses,“ What are we going to drink?”

So the people grumbled at Moses, saying,“ What are we to drink?”

And the people complained against Moses, saying,“ What shall we drink?”

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

The people grumbled to Moses,“ What are we going to drink?”

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink?

So the people murmured against Moses, saying,“ What can we drink?”

The people murmured against Moses, saying,“ What shall we drink?”

In the desert the whole community told Moses and Aaron they weren’t happy with them.

They said to Moses,“ Why did you bring us to the desert to die? Weren’t there any graves in Egypt? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt?

“ I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat or drink. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than eating? Aren’t there more important things for the body than clothes?

Moses also said,“ You will know that the Lord has heard you speak against him. He will give you meat to eat in the evening. He’ll give you all the bread you want in the morning. But who are we? You aren’t speaking against us. You are speaking against the Lord.”Then Moses told Aaron,“ Talk to the whole community of Israel. Say to them,‘ Come to the Lord. He has heard you speak against him.’ ”

The Lord said to Moses,“ Put Aaron’s walking stick back in front of the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. The stick will be kept there as a warning to those who refuse to obey. They are never happy with what I do. Aaron’s walking stick will put an end to what they are saying. Then they will not die.”

The people weren’t happy about the hard times they were having. The Lord heard what they were saying. It made him very angry. Then the Lord sent fire on them. It blazed out among the people. It burned up some of the outer edges of the camp.The people cried out to Moses. Then he prayed to the Lord. And the fire died down.So that place was named Taberah. That’s because fire from the Lord had blazed out among them there.Some people with them began to wish for other food. Again the Israelites began to cry out. They said,“ We wish we had meat to eat.We remember the fish we ate in Egypt. It didn’t cost us anything. We also remember the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions and garlic.But now we’ve lost all interest in eating. We never see anything but this manna!”

The next day the whole community of Israel told Moses and Aaron they weren’t happy with them.“ You have killed the Lord’ s people,” they said.

Don’t speak against God. That’s what some of the people of Israel did. And they were killed by the destroying angel.

They spoke against God. They said,“ Can God really put food on a table in the desert?It is true that he struck the rock, and streams of water poured out. Huge amounts of water flowed down. But can he also give us bread? Can he supply meat for his people?”

Do everything without complaining or arguing.

So they spoke against God and against Moses. They said,“ Why have you brought us up out of Egypt? Do you want us to die here in the desert? We don’t have any bread! We don’t have any water! And we hate this awful food!”

You and all your followers have joined together against the Lord. Why are you telling Aaron you aren’t happy with him?”

The people didn’t have any water. So they gathered together to oppose Moses and Aaron.They argued with Moses. They said,“ We wish we had died when our people fell dead in front of the Lord.Why did you bring the Lord’ s people into this desert? We and our livestock will die here.Why did you bring us up out of Egypt? Why did you bring us to this terrible place? It doesn’t have any grain or figs. It doesn’t have any grapes or pomegranates. There isn’t even any water for us to drink!”

That night all the members of the community raised their voices. They wept out loud.The Israelites spoke against Moses and Aaron. The whole community said to them,“ We wish we had died in Egypt or even in this desert.Why is the Lord bringing us to this land? We’re going to be killed by swords. Our enemies will capture our wives and children. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?”They said to one another,“ We should choose another leader. We should go back to Egypt.”

These people complain and find fault with others. They follow their own evil desires. They brag about themselves. They praise others to get what they want.

But the people were thirsty for water there. So they told Moses they weren’t happy with him. They said,“ Why did you bring us up out of Egypt? Did you want us, our children and our livestock to die of thirst?”Then Moses cried out to the Lord. He said,“ What am I going to do with these people? They are almost ready to kill me by throwing stones at me.”