Numbers 10

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

2 “Make two trumpets of silver for yourself; you make them of beaten work, and they have been for you for the convocation of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps;

“Make two trumpets of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation and for the journeying of the camps.

3 and they have blown with them, and all the congregation has assembled to you at the opening of the Tent of Meeting.

When they blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

4 And if they blow with one, then the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, have assembled to you;

If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

5 and you have blown—a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.

When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.

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

When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

7 And in the assembling of the assembly you blow, and do not shout;

But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm.

8 and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been for a continuous statute to you throughout your generations.

“The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. This shall be to you for a statute forever throughout your generations.

9 And when you go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then you have shouted with the trumpets, and you have been remembered before your God YHWH, and you have been saved from your enemies.

When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before Yahweh your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

10 And in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed times, and in the beginnings of your months, you have also blown with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings, and they have been for a memorial to you before your God; I [am] your God YHWH.”

“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow 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 Yahweh your God.”

11 And it comes to pass, in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth of the month, the cloud has gone up from off the Dwelling Place of the Testimony,

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

12 and the sons of Israel journey in their journeys from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud dwells in the wilderness of Paran;

The children of Israel went forward on their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.

13 and they journey at first by the command of YHWH in the hand of Moses.

They first went forward according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

14 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeys in the first [place], by their hosts, and over its host [is] Nahshon son of Amminadab.

First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.

15 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar [is] Nathaneel son of Zuar.

Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar.

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

Eliab the son of Helon was over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun.

17 And the Dwelling Place has been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, carrying the Dwelling Place.

The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.

18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben has journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.

The standard of the camp of Reuben went forward according to their armies. Elizur the son of Shedeur was over his army.

19 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon.

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

Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad.

21 And the Kohathites have journeyed, carrying the Dwelling Place, and the [others] have raised up the Dwelling Place until their coming in.

The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.

22 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim has journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elishama son of Ammihud.

The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies. Elishama the son of Ammihud was over his army.

23 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamalial son of Pedahzur.

Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur was over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh.

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

Abidan the son of Gideoni was over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin.

25 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan has journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host [is] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.

26 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran.

Pagiel the son of Ochran was over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher.

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

Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali.

28 These [are] the journeys of the sons of Israel by their hosts when they journey.

Thus were the travels of the children of Israel according to their armies; and they went forward.

29 And Moses says to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, “We are journeying to the place of which YHWH has said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to you, for YHWH has spoken good concerning Israel.”

Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel.”

30 And he says to him, “I do not go; but I go to my land and to my family.”

He said to him, “I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.”

31 And he says, “Please do not forsake us, because you have known our encamping in the wilderness, and you have been to us for eyes;

Moses said, “Don’t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.

32 and it has come to pass, when you go with us—indeed, it has come to pass—that good which YHWH does kindly with us, we have done it kindly to you.”

It shall be, if you go with us—yes, it shall be—that whatever good Yahweh does to us, we will do the same to you.”

33 And they journey from the mountain of YHWH a journey of three days; and the Ark of the Covenant of YHWH is journeying before them [for] the journey of three days, to spy out a resting place for them;

They set forward from the Mount of Yahweh three days’ journey. The ark of Yahweh’s covenant went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.

34 and the cloud of YHWH [is] on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

The cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.

35 And it comes to pass in the journeying of the Ark, that Moses says, “Rise, O YHWH, and Your enemies are scattered, and those hating You flee from Your presence.”

When the ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”

36 And in its resting he says, “Return, O YHWH, [to] the myriads, the thousands of Israel.”

When it rested, he said, “Return, Yahweh, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.”