Numbers 1

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying:

And the Lord spak to Moises in the deseert of Synay, in the tabernacle of the boond of pees, in the firste day of the secounde monethe, in the tother yeer of her goyng out of Egipt,

2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,

and seide, Take ye `the summe of al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel, bi her kynredis, and howsis, and `the names of alle bi hem silf, what

3 From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit for war, and you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.

euer thing is of male kynde fro the twentithe yeere and aboue, of alle the stronge men of Israel; and thou and Aaron schulen noumbre hem bi her cumpanies.

4 And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,

And the princes of lynagis and of housis, in her kynredis, schulen be with you,

5 Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.

of whiche princes these ben the names; of Ruben, Elisur, the sone of Sedeur;

6 Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

of Symeon, Salamyel, the sone of Suri Sadday;

7 Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

of Juda, Naason, the sone of Amynadab; of Ysacar,

8 Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.

Nathanael, the sone of Suar;

9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.

of Zabulon, Eliab, the sone of Elon; sotheli of the sones of Joseph,

10 And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

of Effraym, Elisama, the sone of Amyud; of Manasses, Gamaliel the sone of Phadussur;

11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.

of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amysadday;

13 Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.

of Aser, Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;

14 Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.

of Gad, Elisaphan, the sone of Duel;

15 Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.

of Neptalym, Hayra, the sone of Henam.

16 These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:

These weren the noblest princes of the multitude, bi her lynagis, and kynredis, and the heedis of the oost of Israel,

17 Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the common people:

whiche pryncis Moises and Aaron token, with al the multitude of the comyn puple.

18 And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward,

And thei gaderiden in the firste dai of the secounde monethe, and telden hem bi kynredis, and housis, and meynees, and heedis, and names of alle by hem silf, fro the twentithe yeer and aboue,

19 As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.

as the Lord comaundide to Moises.

20 Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,

And of Ruben the firste gendrid of Israel weren noumbrid, in the deseert of Synai, bi her generaciouns, and meynees, and housis, and bi the names of alle heedis, al thing that is of male kynde, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to batel,

21 Were forty-six thousand five hundred.

sixe and fourti thousynd and fyue hundrid.

22 Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Symeon, bi her generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kyneredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names and heedis of alle, al that is of male kynde, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to batel,

23 Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

nyn and fifty thousand and thre hundrid.

24 Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Gad, by generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro twenti yeer and aboue, alle men that yeden forth to batels,

25 Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.

fyue and fourti thousand sixe hundrid and fifti.

26 Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Juda, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, by the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that miyten go to batels,

27 Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.

weren noumbrid foure and seuenti thousand and sixe hundrid.

28 Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,

Of the sones of Ysacar, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that yeden forth to batels,

29 Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.

weren noumbrid foure and fifti thousande and foure hundrid.

30 Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Zabulon, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

31 Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

32 Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Joseph, of the sones of Effraym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

33 Forty thousand five hundred.

fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

34 Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,

Forsothe of the sones of Manasses, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

35 Thirty-two thousand two hundred.

two and thretti thousynd and two hundrid.

36 Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Beniamyn, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro twenti yeer and aboue, alle men that miyten go forth to batels,

37 Thirty-five thousand four hundred.

fyue and thretti thousinde and foure hundrid.

38 Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Dan, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yere and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

39 Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.

40 Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Aser, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

41 Forty-one thousand and five hundred.

fourti thousynde and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.

42 Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,

Of the sones of Neptalym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

43 Fifty-three thousand four hundred.

thre and fifty thousynde and foure hundrid.

44 These era they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.

These men it ben, whiche Moises and Aaron and the twelue princes of Israel noumbriden, alle bi the housis `of her kynredis.

45 And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,

And alle men of the sones of Israel bi her housis, and meynees, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, that myyten go forth to batels, weren togidere

46 Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.

sixe hundrid thousynde and thre thousynde of men, fyue hundred and fifti.

47 But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.

Sotheli the dekenes in the lynage of her meynes weren not noumbrid with hem.

48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, `Nyle thou noumbre the lynage of Leuy,

49 Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:

nether sette thou the summe of hem with the sones of Israel;

50 But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

but thou schalt ordeyne hem on the tabernacle of witnessing, and on alle the vessels therof, and what euer thing perteyneth to cerymonyes ether sacrifices. Thei schulen bere the tabernacle, and alle purtenaunces therof, and thei schulen be in seruyce, and schulen sette tentis bi the cumpas of the tabernacle.

51 When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it, shall be slain.

Whanne me schal go, the dekenes schulen do doun the tabernacle; whanne the tentis schulen be sette, thei schulen `reise the tabernacle. Who euer of straungeris neiyeth, he schal be slayn.

52 And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.

Sotheli the sones of Israel schulen sette tentis, ech man bi cumpenyes, and gaderyngis, and his oost;

53 But the Levites shall pitch their tents round about the tabernacle, lest there come indignation upon the multitude of the children of Israel, and they shall keep watch, and guard the tabernacle of the testimony.

forsothe the dekenes schulen sette tentis bi the cumpas of the tabernacle, lest indignacioun be maad on the multitude of the sones of Israel; and thei schulen wake in the kepyngis of the `tabernacle of witnessyng.

54 And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.

Therfor the sones of Israel diden bi alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide to Moises.