Numbers 26

1 And it comes to pass, after the plague, that YHWH speaks to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

Aftir that the blood of gilti men was sched out, the Lord seide to Moises and to Eleasar,

2 “Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, everyone going out to the host in Israel.”

preest, sone of Aaron, Noumbre ye al the summe of the sones of Israel, fro twenti yeer and aboue, bi her housis, and kynredis, alle men that mowen go forth to batels.

3 And Moses speaks—Eleazar the priest also—with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

And so Moises and Eleasar, preest, spaken in the feeldi places of Moab, ouer Jordan, ayens Jerico, to hem that weren of twenti yeer and aboue,

4 “From a son of twenty years and upward,” as YHWH has commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who are coming out from the land of Egypt.

as the Lord comaundide; of whiche this is the noumbre.

5 Reuben, firstborn of Israel—sons of Reuben: of Enoch [is] the family of the Enochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

Ruben, the firste gendrid of Israel; the sone of hym was Enoch, of whom was the meynee of Enochitis; and Phallu, of whom the meynee of Phalluytis; and Esrom,

6 of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.

of whom the meynee of Esromytis; and Charmy, of whom the meynee of Charmytis.

7 These [are] families of the Reubenite, and their numbered ones are forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

Thes weren the meynees of the generacioun of Ruben, of whiche meynees the noumbre was foundun thre and fourti thousand seuene hundrid and thretti.

8 And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab;

The sone of Phallu was Heliab;

9 and the sons of Eliab [are] Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the congregation, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, in their striving against YHWH,

the sones of hym weren Namuel, and Dathan and Abiron. `These weren Dathan and Abiron, prynces of the puple, that riseden ayens Moises and Aaron, in the rebelte of Chore, whanne thei rebelliden ayens the Lord;

10 and the earth opens her mouth, and swallows them and Korah, in the death of the congregation, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;

and the erthe openyde his mouth, and deuouride Chore, while ful many men dieden, whanne the fier brente two hundrid men and fifti; and a greet myracle was maad,

11 but the sons of Korah did not die.

that whanne Chore perischide, hise sones perischiden not.

12 Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;

The sones of Symeon bi her kynredis; Namuel, of hym was the meynee of Namuelitis; Jamyn, of hym was the meynee of Jamynytis; Jachin, of hym was the meynee of Jachynytis;

13 of Zerah the family of the Zerahite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.

Zare, of hym the meynee of Zarenytis; Saul, of hym the meynee of Saulitis.

14 These [are] families of the Simeonite—twenty-two thousand and two hundred.

These weren the meynees of Symeon, of whiche all the noumbre was two and twenti thousynde and two hundrid.

15 Sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon [is] the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;

The sones of Gad bi her kynredis; Sephon, of hym the meynee of Sephonytis; Aggi, of hym the meynee of Aggitis; Sumy, of hym the meynee of Sumytis;

16 of Ozni the family of the Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:

Ozny, of hym the meynee of Oznytis; Heri, of hym the meynee of Hereytis;

17 of Arod the family of the Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.

Arod, of hym the meynee of Aroditis; Ariel, of hym the meynee of Arielitis.

18 These [are] families of the sons of Gad by their numbered ones—forty thousand and five hundred.

These weren the meynees of Gad, of whiche al the noumbre was fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

19 Sons of Judah [are] Er and Onan; and Er dies—Onan also—in the land of Canaan.

The sones of Juda weren Her and Onan, whiche bothe weren deed in the lond of Canaan.

20 And sons of Judah by their families are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Perez the family of the Perezite; of Zerah the family of the Zerahite;

And the sones of Juda weren bi her kynredis; Sela, of whom the meynee of Selaitis; Phares, of whom the meynee of Pharesitis; Zare, of whom the meynee of Zareitis.

21 and sons of Perez are: of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Hamul the family of the Hamulite.

Sotheli the sones of Phares weren Esrom, of whom the meynee of Esromytis; and Amul, of whom the meynee of Amulitis.

22 These [are] families of Judah by their numbered ones—seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

These weren the meynees of Juda, of whiche al the noumbre was seuenty thousynde and fyue hundrid.

23 Sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola [is] the family of the Tolaite; of Pua the family of the Punite;

The sones of Isachar bi her kynredis; Thola, of whom the meynee of Tholaitis; Phua, of whom the meynee of Phuitis;

24 of Jashub the family of the Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.

Jasub, of whom the meynee of Jasubitis; Semran, of whom the meynee of Semranytis.

25 These [are] families of Issachar by their numbered ones—sixty-four thousand and three hundred.

These weren the kynredis of Isachar, of whiche the noumbre was foure and sixti thousynd and three hundrid.

26 Sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered [is] the family of the Sardite; of Elon the family of the Elonite; of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelite.

The sones of Zabulon bi her kinredis; Sarad, of whom the meynee of Sareditis; Helon, of whom the meynee of Helonytis; Jalel, of whom the meynee of Jalelitis.

27 These [are] families of the Zebulunite by their numbered ones—sixty thousand and five hundred.

These weren the kynredis of Zabulon, of whiche the noumbre was sixti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

28 Sons of Joseph by their families [are] Manasseh and Ephraim.

The sones of Joseph bi her kynredis weren Manasses and Effraym.

29 Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir has begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.

Of Manasses was borun Machir, of whom the meynee of Machiritis. Machir gendride Galaad, of whom the meynee of Galaditis.

30 These [are] sons of Gilead: of Jeezer [is] the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the Helekite;

Galaad hadde sones; Hizezer, of whom the meynee of Hizezeritis; and Helech, of whom the meynee of Helechitis;

31 and of Asriel the family of the Asrielite; and of Shechem the family of the Shechemite;

and Ariel, of whom the meynee of Arielitis; and Sechem, of whom the meynee of Sechemytis;

32 and of Shemida the family of the Shemidaite; and of Hepher the family of the Hepherite.

and Semyda, of whom the meynee of Semydaitis; and Epher, of whom the meynee of Epheritis.

33 And Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but [only] daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad [are] Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Forsothe Epher was the fadir of Salphath, that hadde not sones, but oneli douytris; of whiche these weren the names; Maala, and Noha, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

34 These [are] families of Manasseh, and their numbered ones [are] fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

These weren the meynees of Manasse, and the noumbre of hem was two and fifty thousynde and seuene hundrid.

35 These [are] sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah [is] the family of the Shuthelhite; of Becher the family of the Bachrite; of Tahan the family of the Tahanite.

Forsothe the sones of Effraym bi her kynredis weren these; Suthala, of whom the meynee of Suthalaitis; Bether, of whom the meynee of Betherytis; Tehen, of whom the meynee of Thehenytis.

36 And these [are] sons of Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the Eranite.

Forsothe the sone of Suthala was Heram, of whom the meynee of Heramytis.

37 These [are] families of the sons of Ephraim by their numbered ones—thirty-two thousand and five hundred. These [are] sons of Joseph by their families.

These weren the kynredis `of the sones of Effraym, of whiche the noumbre was two and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

38 Sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela [is] the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;

These weren the sones of Joseph, bi her meynees. The sones of Beniamyn in her kynredis; Bale, of whom the meynee of Baleytis; Azbel, of whom the meynee of Azbelitis; Ahiram, of whom the meynee of Ahiramitis;

39 of Shupham the family of the Shuphamite; of Hupham the family of the Huphamite.

Suphan, of whom the meynee of Suphanitis; Huphan, of whom the meynee of Huphanitis.

40 And sons of Bela are Ard and Naaman: [of Ard is] the family of the Ardite; of Naaman the family of the Naamite.

The sones of Bale, Hered and Noeman; of Hered, the meyne of Hereditis; of Noeman, the meynee of Noemanitis.

41 These [are] sons of Benjamin by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred.

Thes weren the sones of Beniamyn bi her kynredis, of whiche the noumbre was fyue and fourti thousynde and sixe hundrid.

42 These [are] sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham [is] the family of the Shuhamite; these [are] families of Dan by their families;

The sones of Dan bi her kynredis; Suphan, of whom the meynee of Suphanytis. These weren the kynredis of Dan bi her meynees;

43 all the families of the Shuhamite by their numbered ones—sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

alle weren Suphanytis, of whiche the noumbre was foure and sixti thousynde and foure hundrid.

44 Sons of Asher by their families: of Jimna [is] the family of the Jimnite; of Jesui the family of the Jesuite; of Beriah the family of the Beriite.

The sones of Aser bi her kynredis; Jemma, of whom the meynee of Jemmaytis; Jesuy, of whom the meynee of Jesuytis; Brie, of whom the meynee of Brieitis.

45 Of sons of Beriah: of Heber [is] the family of the Heberite; of Malchiel the family of the Malchielite.

The sones of Brie; Haber, of whom the meynee of Haberitis; and Melchiel, of whom the meynee of Melchielitis.

46 And the name of the daughter of Asher [is] Sarah.

Sotheli the name of `the douytir of Azer was Zara.

47 These [are] families of the sons of Asher by their numbered ones—fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

These weren the kynredis of the sones of Aser, and the noumbre of hem was foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

48 Sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel [is] the family of the Jahzeelite; of Guni the family of the Gunite;

The sones of Neptalym bi her kynredis; Jesehel, of whom the meynee of Jeselitis; Guny, of whom the meynee of Gunytis;

49 of Jezer the family of the Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.

Jeser, of whom the meynee of Jeserytis; Sellem, of whom the meynee of Sellemytis.

50 These [are] families of Naphtali by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and four hundred.

Thes weren the kynredis of the sones of Neptalym bi her meynees, of whiche the noumbre was fyue and fourti thousynde and foure hundrid.

51 These [are] numbered ones of the sons of Israel—six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

This is the summe of the sones of Israel, that weren noumbrid, sixe hundrid thousynde and a thousynde seuene hundrid and thretti.

52 And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide,

53 “The land is apportioned to these by inheritance, by the number of names;

The lond schal be departid to these, bi the noumbre of names in to her possessiouns;

54 to the many you increase their inheritance, and to the few you diminish their inheritance; each is given his inheritance according to his numbered ones.

thou schalt yyue the grettere part to mo men, and the lesse part to fewere men; possessioun schal be youun to alle bi hem silf, as thei ben noumbrid now;

55 Surely the land is apportioned by lot; they inherit by the names of the tribes of their fathers;

so oneli that lot departe the lond to lynagis and meynees.

56 their inheritance is apportioned according to the lot between many and few.”

What euer thing bifallith bi lot, ethir mo ether fewere men take this.

57 And these [are] numbered ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon [is] the family of the Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the Merarite.

Also this is the noumbre of the sones of Leuy bi her meynees; Gerson, of whom the meynee of Gersonytis; Caath, of whom the meynee of Caathitis; Merary, of whom the meynee of Meraritis.

58 These [are] families of the Levite: the family of the Libnite, the family of the Hebronite, the family of the Mahlite, the family of the Mushite, the family of the Korathite. And Kohath has begotten Amram,

These weren the meynees of Leuy; the meynee of Lobny, the meynee of Ebron, the meynee of Mooli, the meynee of Musi, the meynee of Chori. And sotheli Caath gendride Amram,

59 and the name of Amram’s wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom has been born to Levi in Egypt; and she bears to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and their sister Miriam.

which hadde a wijf, Jocabeth, douyter of Leuy, which douyter was borun to hym in Egipt. This Jocabeth gendride to hir hosebonde `Amram sones, Aaron, and Moyses, and Marie, `the sister of hem.

60 And born to Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;

Nadab, and Abyu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar weren bigetun of Aaron;

61 and Nadab dies—Abihu also—in their bringing strange fire near before YHWH.

of whiche Nadab and Abyu weren deed, whanne thei hadden offrid alien fier bifor the Lord.

62 And their numbered ones are twenty-three thousand, every male from a son of a month and upwards, for they have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because an inheritance has not been given to them in the midst of the sons of Israel.

And alle that weren noumbrid weren thre and twenti thousynde of male kynde, fro o monethe and aboue, whiche weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel, nether possessioun was youun to hem with othir men.

63 These [are] those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who have numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho;

This is the noumbre of the sones of Israel, that weren discryued of Moises and Eleasar, preest, in the feeldi places of Moab, ouer Jordan, ayen Jerico;

64 and among these there has not been a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai,

among whiche noon of hem was that weren noumbrid bifor of Moises and Aaron, in the deseert of Synay;

65 for YHWH said of them, “They certainly die in the wilderness”; and there has not been left a man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

for the Lord bifore seide, that alle schulden die in `the wildirnesse; and noon of hem dwellide, no but Caleph, `the sone of Jephone, and Josue, the sone of Nun.