Numbers 10

1 And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

2 Make unto thyself two trumpets of silver, beaten out of one piece shalt thou make them; and they shall serve thee for the calling of the congregation, and for the setting forward 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 both, all the congregation shall assemble themselves unto 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 with but one, then shall assemble themselves unto thee the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel.

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

5 And when ye blow an alarm, then shall set forward the camps that encamp on the east side.

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

6 And when ye blow an alarm the second time, then shall set forward the camps that encamp on the south side: an alarm shall they blow for their setting forward.

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 at the assembling of the assembly, 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 oppressor that oppresseth you, then shall ye 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 And on the day of your gladness, and on your appointed festivals, and on the beginnings of your months, shall ye blow with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall 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 in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, 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 set forward on their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud halted 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 set forward for the first time at the order 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 And the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward at the first, according to their armies: and over their host was Nachshon 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 Nethanel 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 Chelon.

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

17 And [in the mean time] the tabernacle was taken down; and then set forward the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, the bearers of the tabernacle.

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

18 Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, according to their armies: and over their 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 Elyassaph the son of Deuel.

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

21 And then set forward the Kehathites, the bearers of the sanctuary: and the others 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 Then set forward the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim according to their armies; and over their 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 Menasseh was Gamliel 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 Gidoni.

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

25 Then set forward the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, the rereward of all the camps, according to their hosts: and over their host was Achiezer 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 'Ochran.

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 Achira the son of 'Enan.

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

28 In this order 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 Chobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord hath said, This will I give unto you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for the Lord hath spoken [to bring] good upon 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 to my own land, and to my birthplace will I go.

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, Do not, I pray thee, leave us; since thou didst find out the places where we were to encamp in the wilderness, and thou hast been 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 the same goodness which the Lord may do unto us, 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 set forward from the mount of the Lord a three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days' journey, to search out for them a resting-place.

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 over them by day, when they set forward from 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 thy enemies be scattered; and let those that hate thee flee before thy face.

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, among thy myriads of the thousands of Israel.

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