1 Listen, O my people, to my teaching.

Incline your ears to the words of my mouth.

2 I will offerb a parable with my mouth.

I will pour out riddles from long ago,

3 that we have heard and known,

and our ancestorsc have told us.

4 We will not hide them from their children,d

telling the next generation the praises of Yahweh,

and his power and his wonders that he has done.

5 For he established a testimony in Jacob,

and appointed a lawe in Israel,

which he commanded our ancestorsf

to teach to their children,

6 so that the next generation might know—

children yet to be born—

that they might rise up and tell their children,

7 that they might set their confidence in God,

and not forget the deeds of God,

but keep his commandments,

8 and not be like their ancestors,g

a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation that did not make ready its heart,

whose spirit was not faithful to God.

9 The sons of Ephraim, ⌊armed with archers⌋,h

turned back on the day of battle.

10 They did not keep the covenant of God

and refused to go in his law.i

11 They also forgot his deeds,

and his wonders that he had shown them.

12 In front of their ancestorsj he did a wonder,

in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.

13 He split the sea and caused them to go over,

and he caused waters to stand like a heap.

14 And he led them with the cloud by day,

and all night with a fiery light.

15 He caused rocks to split in the wilderness

and provided drink abundantly as from the depths.

16 And he brought streams out of the rock

and caused water to flow down like rivers.

17 But they sinned still further against him

by rebelling against the Most High in the desert.

18 And they tested God in their heart

by asking food ⌊for their craving⌋.k

19 And they spoke against God.

They said, “Is God able

to prepare a table in the wilderness?

20 Yes, he struck the rock and water flowed

and streams gushed out,

but can he also give food

or provide meat for his people?”

21 Therefore Yahweh heard

and he was very angry,

and a fire was kindled against Jacob,

and his anger also rose up against Israel,

22 because they did not believe God,

and they did not trust his salvation.

23 Nevertheless, he commanded the skies above

and opened the doors of heaven,

24 and rained down on them manna to eat

and gave them the grain of heaven.

25 Humankind ate the bread of ⌊angels⌋.l

He sent them food enough to be satisfied.

26 He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens

and drove along the south wind by his strength.

27 Then he rained meat on them like dust,

even winged birdsm like the sand of the seas.

28 He caused them to fall in the midst of his camp,

all around his dwellings.

29 So they ate and were well filled,

and he brought about what they craved.

30 They had not yet turned aside from their craving,

while their food was still in their mouth,

31 the anger of God rose against them,

and he killed some of the stoutest of them,

even the young men of Israel he caused to bow down in death.