Long ago our people ate the manna in the desert. It is written in Scripture,‘ The Lord gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ”( Exodus 16:4; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalm 78:24, 25)

我们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪，如经上写着说：‘他从天上赐下粮来给他们吃。’”

我们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪，如经上写着：‘他从天上赐下粮食来给他们吃。’”

我们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪，如经上写着：‘他从天上赐下粮食来给他们吃。’”

我们的祖先在旷野有吗哪吃，正如圣经上说，‘祂赐下天粮给他们吃。’”

我们的祖宗在旷野吃过吗哪，正如经上所记：‘他把从天上来的食物赐给他们吃。’”

我们的祖先在旷野吃了吗哪，正如经上所记：‘他把从天上来的粮赐给他们吃。’”

我們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪，如經上寫着說：『他從天上賜下糧來給他們吃。』」

我們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪，如經上寫着：『他從天上賜下糧食來給他們吃。』」

我們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪，如經上寫着：『他從天上賜下糧食來給他們吃。』」

我們的祖先在曠野有嗎哪吃，正如聖經上說，『祂賜下天糧給他們吃。』」

我們的祖宗在曠野吃過嗎哪，正如經上所記：‘他把從天上來的食物賜給他們吃。’”

我們的祖宗在野地裏喫過嗎哪；照所記載的：「上帝將從天上來的餅給他們喫。」』

我們的祖先在曠野吃了嗎哪，正如經上所記：『他把從天上來的糧賜給他們吃。』」

昔我祖食瑪那於野、記有之、主以自天之餅食之、

昔我祖在野食嗎嗱、經云、以天之餅予之食、是也、

我祖在野食瑪拿、如經載云、主以由天之糧予之食、

昔我祖在曠野曾食瑪納？經云：「天主賜以天糧、」此之謂也。』

Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written:‘ He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written,‘ He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! The Scriptures say,‘ Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written:‘ He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’ ”

Our fathers ate the manna in the desert; as it is written,‘ He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”

Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, just as it is written,‘ He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written,‘ He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’”

They asked for meat, and he brought them quail. He fed them well with manna, the bread of heaven.

When the people were hungry, you gave them bread from heaven. When they were thirsty, you brought them water out of a rock. You told them to go into the land of Canaan. You told them to take it as their own. It was the land you had promised to give them.

Long ago your people ate the manna in the desert, and they still died.

He rained down manna for the people to eat. He gave them the grain of heaven.Mere human beings ate the bread of angels. He sent them all the food they could eat.

‘ Whoever has ears should listen to what the Holy Spirit says to the churches. Here is what I will do for anyone who has victory over sin. I will give that person hidden manna to eat. I will also give each of them a white stone with a new name written on it. Only the one who receives this name will know what it is.’

They all ate the same spiritual food.

The manna stopped coming down the day after they ate the food grown in the land. The Israelites didn’t have manna anymore. Instead, that year they ate food grown in Canaan.

Then the Lord spoke to Moses. He said,“ I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people must go out each day. Have them gather enough bread for that day. Here is how I will test them. I will see if they will follow my directions.On the sixth day they must prepare what they bring in. On that day they must gather twice as much as on the other days.”So Moses and Aaron spoke to all the people of Israel. They said,“ In the evening you will know that the Lord brought you out of Egypt.And in the morning you will see the glory of the Lord. He has heard you say you aren’t happy with him. Who are we? Why are you telling us you aren’t happy with us?”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.’ ”While Aaron was talking to the whole community of Israel, they looked toward the desert. There was the glory of the Lord appearing in the cloud!The Lord said to Moses,“ I have heard the people of Israel talking about how unhappy they are. Tell them,‘ When the sun goes down, you will eat meat. In the morning you will be filled with bread. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.’ ”That evening quail came and covered the camp. In the morning the ground around the camp was covered with dew.When the dew was gone, thin flakes appeared on the desert floor. They looked like frost on the ground.The people of Israel saw the flakes. They asked each other,“ What’s that?” They didn’t know what it was. Moses said to them,“ It’s the bread the Lord has given you to eat.

This is the bread that came down from heaven. Long ago your people ate manna and died. But whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

He took your pride away. He let you go hungry. Then he gave you manna to eat. You and your parents had never even known anything about manna before. He tested you to teach you that man doesn’t live only on bread. He also lives on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

But now we’ve lost all interest in eating. We never see anything but this manna!”The manna was like coriander seeds. It looked like sap from a tree.The people went around gathering it. Then they ground it up in a small mill they held in their hands. Or they crushed it in a stone bowl. They cooked it in a pot. Or they made loaves out of it. It tasted like something made with olive oil.When the dew came down on the camp at night, the manna also came down.

The Israelites ate manna for 40 years. They ate it until they came to a land where people were living. They ate it until they reached the border of Canaan.

You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t hold back your manna from their mouths. And you gave them water when they were thirsty.