Numbers 10

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

Make thee two trumpets of beaten silver, wherewith thou mayest call together the multitude when the camp is to be removed.

3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And when thou shalt sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather unto thee to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.

4 And if they blow [but] with one [trumpet], then the princes, [which are] heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee.

5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the east parts shall go forward.

But if the sound of the trumpets be longer, and with interruptions, they that are on the east side, shall first go forward.

6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

And at the second sounding and like noise of the trumpet, they who lie on the south side shall take up their tents. And after this manner shall the rest do, when the trumpets shall sound for a march.

7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

But when the people is to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be plain, and they shall not make a broken sound.

8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

And the sons of Aaron the priest shall sound the trumpets: and this shall be an ordinance for ever in your generations.

9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

If you go forth to war out of your land against the enemies that fight against you, you shall sound aloud with the trumpets, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, that you may be delivered out of the hands of your enemies.

10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial before your God: I [am] the LORD your God.

If at any time you shall have a banquet, and on your festival days, and on the first days of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts, and the sacrifices of peace offerings, that they may be to you for a remembrance of your God. I am the Lord your God.

11 And it came to pass on the twentieth [day] of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony.

The second year, in the second month, the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle of the covenant.

12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.

And the children of Israel marched by their troops from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan.

13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

And the first went forward according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

14 In the first [place] went the standard of the camp of the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar [was] Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince was Nathanael the son of Suar.

16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun [was] Eliab the son of Helon.

In the tribe of Zabulon, the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.

And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gerson and Merari set forward, bearing it.

18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troops and ranks, whose prince was Helisur the son of Sedeur.

19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon [was] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And in the tribe of Simeon, the prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad [was] Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

And in the tribe of Cad, the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the other] did set up the tabernacle against they came.

Then the Caathites also marched carrying the sanctuary. So long was the tabernacle carried, till they same to the place of setting it up.

22 And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elishama the son of Ammihud.

The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops, in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.

23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh [was] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And in the tribe of the sons of Manasses, the prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin [was] Abidan the son of Gideoni.

And in the tribe of Benjamin, the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan set forward, [which was] the rereward of all the camps throughout their hosts: and over his host [was] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

The last of all the camp marched the sons of Dan by their troops, in whose army the prince was Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher [was] Pagiel the son of Ocran.

And in the tribe of the sons of Aser, the prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali [was] Ahira the son of Enan.

And in the tribe of the sons of Nephtali, the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 Thus [ were] the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they set forward.

This was the order of the camps, and marches of the children of Israel by their troops, when they set forward.

29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good concerning Israel.

And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, his kinsman: We are going towards the place which the Lord will give us: come with us, that we may do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good things to Israel.

30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

But he answered him: I will not go with thee, but I will return to my country, wherein I was born.

31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.

And he said: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide.

32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.

And if thou comest with us, we will give thee what is the best of the riches which the Lord shall deliver to us.

33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.

So they marched from the mount of the Lord three days’ journey, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them, for three days providing a place for the camp.

34 And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.

The cloud also of the Lord was over them by day when they marched.

35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said: Arise, O Lord, and let thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee from before thy face.

36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the many thousands of Israel.

And when it was set down, he said: Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the host of Israel.