Numbers 10

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying:

The LORD spoke to 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 two shofars 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 As soon as they blow therewith, so soon shall all the assembly assemble themselves unto thee, unto the entrance 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, only once, they blow, then shall the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, gather themselves unto thee.

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

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

When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side 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 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 But in calling together the convocation, ye shall blow but shall not sound an alarm.

But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you 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.

“The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the shofars. This shall be to you for a statute forever 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,

When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the shofars. Then you will be remembered before the LORD your God, and you will 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 set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the shofars 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.”

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;

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 set forward by their removals from the desert of Sinai, and then the cloud abode in the desert 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 Thus then did they set forward for the first time, —at the bidding of Yahweh, by the hand of Moses.

They first went forward according to the commandment of the LORD by 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;

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, Nethanel, 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, Eliab, son of Helon.

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

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

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

18 Then set forward the standard of the camp of Reuben, by their hosts, —and over his own host, 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, 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, Eliasaph, son of Deuel.

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

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

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

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;

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, Gamaliel, 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, Abidan, son of Gideoni.

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

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;

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, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

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, Ahira, son of Enan.

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

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

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

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

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

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;

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 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.

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

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,

They set forward from the Mount of the LORD three days’ journey. The ark of the LORD’s covenant went before them three days’ journey, to seek 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.

The cloud of the LORD was over them by day, when they set forward from 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;

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

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

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