Numbers 10

1 Then the LORD said to Moses,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

2 “Make two trumpets of hammered silver to be used for calling the congregation and for having the camps set out.

'Make to thee two trumpets of silver; beaten work thou dost make them, and they have been to thee for the convocation of the company, and for the journeying of the camps;

3 When both are sounded, the whole congregation is to assemble before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

and they have blown with them, and all the company have met together unto thee, unto the opening of the tent of meeting.

4 But if only one is sounded, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, are to gather before you.

And if with one they blow, then have the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, met together unto thee;

5 When you sound short blasts, the camps that lie on the east side are to set out.

'And ye have blown — a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.

6 When you sound the short blasts a second time, the camps that lie on the south side are to set out. The blasts are to signal them to set out.

'And ye have blown — a second shout, and the camps which are encamping southward have journeyed; a shout they blow for their journeys.

7 To convene the assembly, you are to sound long blasts, not short ones.

'And in the assembling of the assembly ye blow, and do not shout;

8 The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been to you for a statute age-during to your generations.

9 When you enter into battle in your land against an adversary who attacks you, sound short blasts on the trumpets, and you will be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies.

'And when ye go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then ye have shouted with the trumpets, and ye have been remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye have been saved from your enemies.

10 And on your joyous occasions, your appointed feasts, and the beginning of each month, you are to blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to serve as a reminder for you before your God. I am the LORD your God.”

'And in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed seasons, and in the beginnings of your months, ye have blown also with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings, and they have been to you for a memorial before your God; I, Jehovah, [am] your God.'

11 On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle of the Testimony,

And it cometh to pass — in the second year, in the second month, in the twentieth of the month — the cloud hath gone up from off the tabernacle of the testimony,

12 and the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.

and the sons of Israel journey in their journeyings from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud doth tabernacle in the wilderness of Paran;

13 They set out this first time according to the LORD’s command through Moses.

and they journey at first, by the command of Jehovah, in the hand of Moses.

14 First, the divisions of the camp of Judah set out under their standard, with Nahshon son of Amminadab in command.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeyeth in the first [place], by their hosts, and over its host [is] Nahshon son of Amminadab.

15 Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar,

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar [is] Nathaneel son of Zuar.

16 and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;

17 Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.

And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

18 Then the divisions of the camp of Reuben set out under their standard, with Elizur son of Shedeur in command.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.

19 Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

20 and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Deuel;

21 Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

And the Kohathites have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle, and the [others] have raised up the tabernacle until their coming in.

22 Next, the divisions of the camp of Ephraim set out under their standard, with Elishama son of Ammihud in command.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elishama son of Ammihud.

23 Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh,

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamalial son of Pedahzur.

24 and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni.

25 Finally, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard, serving as the rear guard for all units, with Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai in command.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan hath journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host [is] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

26 Pagiel son of Ocran was over the division of the tribe of Asher,

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran.

27 and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan.

28 This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.

These [are] journeyings of the sons of Israel by their hosts — and they journey.

29 Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of Moses’ father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We are setting out for the place of which the LORD said: ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well, for the LORD has promised good things to Israel.”

And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, 'We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

30 “I will not go,” Hobab replied. “Instead, I am going back to my own land and my own people.”

And he saith unto him, 'I do not go; but unto my land and unto my kindred do I go.'

31 “Please do not leave us,” Moses said, “since you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can serve as our eyes.

And he saith, 'I pray thee, forsake us not, because thou hast known our encamping in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us for eyes;

32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives us.”

and it hath come to pass when thou goest with us, yea, it hath come to pass — that good which Jehovah doth kindly with us — it we have done kindly to thee.'

33 So they set out on a three-day journey from the mountain of the LORD, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD traveling ahead of them for those three days to seek a resting place for them.

And they journey from the mount of Jehovah a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is journeying before them the journey of three days, to spy out for them a resting-place;

34 And the cloud of the LORD was over them by day when they set out from the camp.

and the cloud of Jehovah [is] on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, O LORD! May Your enemies be scattered; may those who hate You flee before You.”

And it cometh to pass in the journeying of the ark, that Moses saith, 'Rise, O Jehovah, and Thine enemies are scattered, and those hating Thee flee from Thy presence.'

36 And when it came to rest, he would say: “Return, O LORD, to the countless thousands of Israel.”

And in its resting he saith, 'Return, O Jehovah, [to] the myriads, the thousands of Israel.'