< Numbers 2 >

1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
And the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, and seide,
2 The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.
Alle men of the sones of Israel schulen sette tentis bi the cumpenyes, signes, and baneris, and housis of her kynredis, bi the cumpas of the tabernacle of boond of pees.
3 Those whose tents are on the east side, looking to the dawn, will be round the flag of the children of Judah, with Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, as their chief.
At the est Judas schal sette tentis, bi the cumpenyes of his oost; and Naason, the sone of Amynadab, schal be prince of the sones of Juda;
4 The number of his army was seventy-four thousand, six hundred.
and al the summe of fiyteris of his kynrede, foure and seuenty thousynde and sixe hundrid.
5 And nearest to him will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel, the son of Zuar, as their chief.
Men of the lynage of Ysachar settiden tentis bysydis hym, of whiche the prince was Nathanael, the sone of Suar;
6 The number of his army was fifty-four thousand, four hundred.
and al the noumbre of hise fiyteris, foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
7 After him, the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab, the son of Helon, as their chief.
Eliab, the sone of Elon, was prince of the lynage of Zabulon;
8 The number of his army was fifty-seven thousand, four hundred.
al the oost of fiyteris of his kynrede, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
9 The number of all the armies of Judah was a hundred and eighty-six thousand, four hundred. They go forward first.
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Judas, weren an hundrid thousynde `foure scoore thousynde and sixe and foure hundrid; and thei schulen go out the firste bi her cumpanyes.
10 On the south side is the flag of the children of Reuben, in the order of their armies, with Elizur, the son of Shedeur, as their chief.
In the castels of the sones of Ruben, at the south coost, Elisur, the sone of Sedeur, schal be prince; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
11 The number of his army was forty-six thousand, five hundred.
that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
12 And nearest to him, the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, as their chief.
Men of the lynage of Symeon settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Salamyhel, the sone of Surisaddai; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
13 The number of his army was fifty-nine thousand, three hundred.
that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thousynde and thre hundrid.
14 Then the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph, son of Reuel, as their chief.
Eliasaph, sone of Duel, was prince in the lynage of Gad; and al the oost of his fiyteris,
15 The number of his army was forty-five thousand, six hundred and fifty.
that weren noumbrid, fyue and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and fifti.
16 The number of all the armies of Reuben together came to a hundred and fifty-one thousand, four hundred and fifty. They go forward second.
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Ruben, an hundrid thousynde fifty thousinde and a thousinde foure hundrid and fifty; thei schulen go forth in the secounde place bi her cumpenyes.
17 Then the Tent of meeting is to go forward, with the tents of the Levites, in the middle of the armies; in the same order as their tents are placed, they are to go forward, every man under his flag.
Sotheli the tabernacle of witnessyng schal be reisid bi the offices of dekenes, and bi the cumpenyes `of hem; as it schal be reisid, so and it schal be takun doun; alle schulen go forth bi her places and ordris.
18 On the west side will be the flag of the children of Ephraim, with Elishama, the son of Ammihud, as their chief.
The castels of the sones of Effraym schulen be at the west coost, of whiche the prince was Elisama, the sone of Amyud;
19 The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
and al the oost of his fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
20 And by him the tribe of Manasseh with Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, as their chief.
And with hem was the lynage of `the sones of Manasses, of whiche the prince was Gamaliel, the sone of Fadassur;
21 The number of his army was thirty-two thousand, two hundred.
al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and thretti thousande and two hundrid.
22 Then the tribe of Benjamin, with Abidan, the son of Gideoni, as their chief.
In the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn the prince was Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;
23 The number of his army was thirty-five thousand, four hundred.
and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fyue and thretti thousynde and foure hundrid.
24 The number of all the armies of Ephraim was a hundred and eight thousand, one hundred. They go forward third.
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Effraym weren an hundrid thousynde and eiyte thousynde and oon hundrid; thei schulen go forth `the thridde bi her cumpenyes.
25 On the north side will be the flag of the children of Dan, with Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, as their chief.
At the `part of the north the sones of Dan settiden tentis, of whiche the prince was Abiezer, the sone of Amysaddai;
26 The number of his army was sixty-two thousand, seven hundred.
al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.
27 Nearest to him will be the tribe of Asher, with Pagiel, the son of Ochran, as their chief.
Men of the lynage of Aser settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;
28 The number of his army was forty-one thousand, five hundred;
and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde `and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.
29 Then the tribe of Naphtali, with Ahira, the son of Enan, as their chief.
Of the lynage of the sones of Neptalym the prince was Ahira, the sone of Henam; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
30 The number of his army was fifty-three thousand, four hundred.
thre and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
31 The number of all the armies in the tents of Dan was a hundred and fifty-seven thousand, six hundred. They will go forward last, by their flags.
Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Dan weren an hundrid thousynde seuene and fifti thousynde and sixe hundrid; thei schulen go forth the laste.
32 These are all who were numbered of the children of Israel, in the order of their fathers' families: all the armies in their tents together came to six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
This is the noumbre of the sones of Israel, bi the housis of her kynredis, and bi cumpenyes of the oost departid, sixe hundrid thousynde thre thousynde fyue hundrid and fifti.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel, as the Lord said to Moses.
Sotheli the dekenes weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel; for God comaundide so to Moises.
34 So the children of Israel did as the Lord said to Moses, so they put up their tents by their flags, and they went forward in the same order, by their families, and by their fathers' houses.
And the sones of Israel diden bi alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide; thei settiden tentis bi her cumpenyes, and yeden forth bi the meynees, and housis of her fadris.

< Numbers 2 >