Numbers 10

1 The Lord told Moses,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Make two trumpets out of hammered silver. They are to be used for summoning the Israelites and to have the camp move out.

Make to yourself two silver trumpets: you shall make them of beaten work; and they shall be to you for the purpose of calling the assembly, and of removing the camps.

3 When both trumpets are blown, all the Israelites are to gather before you at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

And you shall sound with them, and all the congregation shall be gathered to the door of the tabernacle of witness.

4 But if only one is blown, then only the tribal leaders are to gather before you.

And if they shall sound with one, all the rulers even the princes of Israel shall come to you.

5 When you blow the trumpet loudly, which is the alarm signal to move out, the camps on the east side are to march out first.

And you shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move.

6 When you blow the trumpet loudly the second time, the camps on the south side are to march out. That's their signal to start moving.

And you shall sound a second alarm, and the camps pitched southward shall move; and you shall sound a third alarm, and the camps pitched westward shall move forward; and you shall sound a fourth alarm, and they that encamp towards the north shall move forward: they shall sound an alarm at their departure.

7 To summon the people, blow the trumpets normally, not the loud alarm signal.

And whenever you shall gather the assembly, you shall sound, but not an alarm.

8 Aaron's descendants are to blow the trumpets. This regulation is for all time and for all future generations.

And the priests the sons of Aaron shall sound with the trumpets; and it shall be a perpetual ordinance for you throughout your generations.

9 When you're in your own land and have to go into battle against an enemy who has attacked you, blow the alarm signal and the Lord your God won't forget you—he will save you from your enemies.

And if you shall go forth to war in your land against your enemies that are opposed to you, then shall you sound with the trumpets; and you shall be had in remembrance before the Lord, and you shall be saved from your enemies.

10 Blow the trumpets when you celebrate too, at your regular feasts and at the beginning of each month. This is when you give your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings which act as a reminder for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.”

And in the days of your gladness, and in your feasts, and in your new moons, you shall sound with the trumpets at your whole burnt offerings, and at the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and there shall be a memorial for you before your God: I [am] the Lord your God.

11 The cloud rose up from the Tabernacle of the Testimony on the twentieth day of the second month of the second year.

And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud went up from the tabernacle of witness.

12 The Israelites left the Desert of Sinai and moved from place to place until the cloud stopped in the Desert of Paran.

And the children of Israel set forward with their baggage in the wilderness of Sina; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan.

13 This was the first time they moved out following the Lord's command through Moses.

And the first rank departed by the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

14 The tribal divisions of Judah went first, marching out under their flag, with Nahshon, son of Amminadab, in charge.

And they first set in motion the order of the camp of the children of Juda with their host; and over their host [was] Naasson, son of Aminadab.

15 Nethanel, son of Zuar, was in charge of the tribal division of Issachar,

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, [was] Nathanael son of Sogar.

16 and Eliab, son of Helon, was in charge of the tribal division of Zebulun.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zabulon, [was] Eliab the son of Chaelon.

17 Then the Tabernacle was dismantled, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set off, carrying it.

And they shall take down the tabernacle, and the sons of Gedson shall set forward, and the sons of Merari, who bear the tabernacle.

18 Then came the divisions of Reuben who marched out under their flag, with Elizur, son of Shedeur, in charge.

And the order of the camp of Ruben set forward with their host; and over their host [was] Elisur the son of Sediur.

19 Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, was in charge of the tribal division of Simeon,

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Symeon, [was] Salamiel son of Surisadai.

20 and Eliasaph, son of Deuel, was in charge of the tribal division of Gad.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad, [was] Elisaph the son of Raguel.

21 Then the Kohathites set off, carrying the holy objects. The Tabernacle would be put up before they arrived.

And the sons of Caath shall set forward bearing the holy things, and [the others] shall set up the tabernacle until they arrive.

22 Then came the divisions of Ephraim who marched out under their flag, with Elishama, son of Ammihud in charge.

And the order of the camp of Ephraim shall set forward with their forces; and over their forces [was] Elisama the son of Semiud.

23 Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, was in charge of the tribal division of Manasseh,

And over the forces of the tribes of the sons of Manasse, [was] Gamaliel the [son] of Phadassur.

24 and Abidan, son of Gideoni, was in charge of the tribal division of Benjamin.

And over the forces of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, [was] Abidan the [son] of Gadeoni.

25 Lastly came the divisions of Dan who marched out under their flag, defending the rear of all the tribal groups, with Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, in charge.

And the order of the camp of the sons of Dan shall set forward the last of all the camps, with their forces: and over their forces [was] Achiezer the [son] of Amisadai.

26 Pagiel, son of Ocran, was in charge of the tribal division of Asher,

And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of Aser, [was] Phageel the son of Echran.

27 and Ahira, son of Enan, was in charge of the tribal division of Naphtali.

And over the forces of the tribe of the sons of Nephthali, [was] Achire the son of Aenan.

28 This was the order in which the Israelite tribal divisions moved out.

These [are] the armies of the children of Israel; and they set forward with their forces.

29 Moses explained to Hobab, the son of Moses' father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, “We're leaving for the place of which the Lord promised, ‘I'm going to give it to you.’ Come with us, and we'll be good to you, because the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

And Moses said to Obab the son of Raguel the Madianite, the father-in-law of Moses, We are going forward to the place concerning which the Lord said, This will I give to you: Come with us, and we will do you good, for the Lord has spoken good concerning Israel.

30 “No, I won't go—I'll return to my own country and my own people,” Hobab replied.

And he said to him, I will not go, but [I will go] to my land and to my kindred.

31 “Please don't abandon us now,” Moses said, “because you're the one who knows where we should camp in the desert and you can guide us.

And he said, Leave us not, because you have been with us in the wilderness, and you shall be an elder amongst us.

32 If you come with us, whatever good things the Lord blesses us with we'll share with you.”

And it shall come to pass if you will go with us, it shall even come to pass that in whatever things the Lord shall do us good, we will also do you good.

33 They left the mountain of the Lord to go on a three-day journey The Ark of the Lord's Agreement led the way for them during these three days to find a place for them to camp.

And they departed from the mount of the Lord a three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them a three days' journey to provide rest for them.

34 The cloud of the Lord was above them during day as they moved on from the camp.

And the cloud overshadowed them by day, when they departed from the camp.

35 Whenever the Ark was carried out, Moses would call out, “Stand up, Lord, and may your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you run away from you.”

And it came to pass when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered: let all that hate you flee.

36 Whenever it was set down, he would call out, “Return, Lord, to the thousands and thousands of the people of Israel.”

And in the resting he said, Turn again, O Lord, the thousands [and] tens of thousands in Israel.