Numbers 10

1 The Lord told Moses,

And Jehovah speaketh unto 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 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 trumpets are blown, all the Israelites are to gather 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 blown, then only the tribal leaders 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 blow the trumpet loudly, which is the alarm signal to move out, the camps on the east side are to march out first.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 The Israelites left the Desert of Sinai and moved from place to place until the cloud stopped in the Desert 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 This was the first time they moved out following the Lord's command through Moses.

and they journey at first, by the command of Jehovah, in 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 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 in charge of the tribal division 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 in charge of the tribal division of Zebulun.

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

17 Then the Tabernacle was dismantled, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set off, carrying 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 came the divisions of Reuben who marched out under their flag, with Elizur, son of Shedeur, in charge.

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 in charge of the tribal division 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 in charge of the tribal division of Gad.

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

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

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

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

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 in charge of the tribal division 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 in charge of the tribal division of Benjamin.

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

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 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 in charge of the tribal division 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 in charge of the tribal division of Naphtali.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

and the cloud of Jehovah [is] on them by day, in their journeying 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 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 Whenever it was set down, he would call out, “Return, Lord, to the thousands and thousands of the people of Israel.”

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