Numbers 10

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Make thee two trumpets of silver, of beaten work, shalt thou make them, —and they shall be unto thee for calling the assembly, and for setting forward the camps.

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.

3 As soon as they blow therewith, so soon shall all the assembly assemble themselves unto thee, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting.

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

4 And, if, only once, they blow, then shall the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, gather themselves unto thee.

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

5 But when ye blow an alarm, then shall set forward the camps that are encamped eastwards;

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

6 and when ye blow a second alarm, then shall set forward the camps that are encamped southwards, —an alarm, shall they blow for setting them forward,

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.

7 But in calling together the convocation, ye shall blow but shall not sound an alarm.

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

8 And, the sons of Aaron the priests, shall blow with the trumpets, —and it shall be unto you for a statute age-abiding, unto your generations.

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.

9 And when ye go into war in your land against the assailant that assaileth you, then shall ye blow an alarm with the trumpets, —and bring yourselves to mind before Yahweh your God, and be saved, from your enemies,

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.

10 And in your day of rejoicing and in your appointed seasons and in the beginnings of your months, then shall ye blow with the trumpets, over your ascending-sacrifices, and over your peace-offerings, —so shall they be unto you for a memorial before your God. I—Yahweh, am your God.

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.

11 And so it came to pass in the second year, in the second month on the twentieth of the month, that the cloud lifted itself up, from off the habitation of the testimony;

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.

12 and the sons of Israel set forward by their removals from the desert of Sinai, and then the cloud abode in the desert of Paran.

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

13 Thus then did they set forward for the first time, —at the bidding of Yahweh, by the hand of Moses.

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

14 So the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward first, by their hosts, and over his own host, was Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

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.

15 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

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

16 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon.

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

17 Then was taken down the habitation, —and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward bearing the habitation.

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

18 Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, by their hosts, —and over his own host, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

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

19 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai;

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

20 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad, Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

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

21 Then set forward the Kohathites, bearing the sanctuary, —and so the habitation was reared by the time they came in.

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

22 Then set forward the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim by their hosts, —and over his own host, was Elishama son of Ammihud;

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.

23 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

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

24 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, Abidan, son of Gideoni.

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

25 Then set forward the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, bringing up the rear of all the camps, by their hosts, —and over his own host, Ahiezur, son of Ammishaddai;

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.

26 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

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

27 and, over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, Ahira, son of Enan.

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

28 These, were the settings-forward of the sons of Israel by their hosts, —thus did they set forward.

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

29 Then said Moses to Hobab, son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses: Setting forward, are we unto the place of which Yahweh hath said, The same, will I give unto you, —Oh come with us and we will do thee good, for, Yahweh, hath spoken good, concerning Israel.

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.

30 And he said unto him, I will not go, —but unto my own land, and unto my own kindred, will I go.

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

31 Then said he: I beseech thee, do not forsake us, —for, on this account, hast thou come to know of our encamping in the desert, so shalt thou be unto us as eyes;

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.

32 and it shall be if thou wilt go with us, —yea it shall be that with the very good wherewith Yahweh shall do us good, will we do good unto thee.

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.

33 So then they went forward, from the mountain of Yahweh, a journey of three days, —and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, was going before them a journey of three days, to search out for them a resting-place,

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.

34 And the cloud of Yahweh, was over them by day, —when they set forward out of the camp.

And the cloud of the Lord was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.

35 And it came to pass when the ark set forward, that Moses said: Arise, O Yahweh! and scattered be thy foes, Let them that hate thee flee before thee;

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.

36 But when it rested, he said, —Return, O Yahweh! unto the myriads of the thousands of Israel.

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