Numbers 1

1 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tent of meeting, —on the first of the second month in the second year by their coming forth out of the land of Egypt saying:

And the Lord spak to Moises in the deseert of Synay, in the tabernacle of the boond of pees, in the firste day of the secounde monethe, in the tother yeer of her goyng out of Egipt,

2 Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, every male, by their polls;

and seide, Take ye `the summe of al the congregacioun of the sones of Israel, bi her kynredis, and howsis, and `the names of alle bi hem silf, what

3 from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel, —ye shall number them by their hosts, thou and Aaron;

euer thing is of male kynde fro the twentithe yeere and aboue, of alle the stronge men of Israel; and thou and Aaron schulen noumbre hem bi her cumpanies.

4 and with you, shall be one man for each tribe, —each man, head of his ancestral house, shall be.

And the princes of lynagis and of housis, in her kynredis, schulen be with you,

5 These, then, are the names of the men who shall stand with you, —Of Reuben, Elizur, son of Shedeur;

of whiche princes these ben the names; of Ruben, Elisur, the sone of Sedeur;

6 Of Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

of Symeon, Salamyel, the sone of Suri Sadday;

7 Of Judah, Nahshon, son of Amminadab;

of Juda, Naason, the sone of Amynadab; of Ysacar,

8 Of Issachar, Nethanel, son of Zuar;

Nathanael, the sone of Suar;

9 Of Zebulun, Eliab, son of Helon;

of Zabulon, Eliab, the sone of Elon; sotheli of the sones of Joseph,

10 Of the sons of Joseph, —Of Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; Of Manasseh, Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur;

of Effraym, Elisama, the sone of Amyud; of Manasses, Gamaliel the sone of Phadussur;

11 Of Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;

12 Of Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amysadday;

13 Of Asher, Pagiel, son of Ochran;

of Aser, Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;

14 Of Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

of Gad, Elisaphan, the sone of Duel;

15 Of Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.

of Neptalym, Hayra, the sone of Henam.

16 These, are they who had been summoned by the assembly, being princes of the tribes of their fathers, —heads of the thousands of Israel.

These weren the noblest princes of the multitude, bi her lynagis, and kynredis, and the heedis of the oost of Israel,

17 So then Moses and Aaron took these men, who were distinguished by name;

whiche pryncis Moises and Aaron token, with al the multitude of the comyn puple.

18 all the assembly also, called they together on the first of the second month, —and they declared their pedigree according to their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards by their polls.

And thei gaderiden in the firste dai of the secounde monethe, and telden hem bi kynredis, and housis, and meynees, and heedis, and names of alle by hem silf, fro the twentithe yeer and aboue,

19 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he mustered them in the desert of Sinai.

as the Lord comaundide to Moises.

20 And they were [as followeth] —The sons of Reuben, the firstborn of Israel, in their pedigrees—by their families, by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names, by their polls, every male, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

And of Ruben the firste gendrid of Israel weren noumbrid, in the deseert of Synai, bi her generaciouns, and meynees, and housis, and bi the names of alle heedis, al thing that is of male kynde, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to batel,

21 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Reuben, forty-six thousand and five hundred.

sixe and fourti thousynd and fyue hundrid.

22 Of the sons of Simeon, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —such as were numbered of him, in the counting of names by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Symeon, bi her generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kyneredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names and heedis of alle, al that is of male kynde, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, of men goynge forth to batel,

23 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Simeon, fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

nyn and fifty thousand and thre hundrid.

24 Of the sons of Gad, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war:

Of the sones of Gad, by generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro twenti yeer and aboue, alle men that yeden forth to batels,

25 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Gad, forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

fyue and fourti thousand sixe hundrid and fifti.

26 Of the sons of Judah, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Juda, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, by the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that miyten go to batels,

27 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Judah, seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

weren noumbrid foure and seuenti thousand and sixe hundrid.

28 Of the sons of Issachar, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty year old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Ysacar, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that yeden forth to batels,

29 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Issachar, fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

weren noumbrid foure and fifti thousande and foure hundrid.

30 Of the sons of Zebulun, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Zabulon, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

31 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Zebulun, fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

32 Of the sons of Joseph—Of the sons of Ephraim, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Joseph, of the sones of Effraym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

33 such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Ephraim, forty thousand and five hundred.

fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

34 Of the sons of Manasseh, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Forsothe of the sones of Manasses, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

35 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Manasseh, thirty-two thousand, and two hundred.

two and thretti thousynd and two hundrid.

36 Of the sons of Benjamin, in their pedigrees by their families, by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Beniamyn, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro twenti yeer and aboue, alle men that miyten go forth to batels,

37 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Benjamin, thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

fyue and thretti thousinde and foure hundrid.

38 Of the sons of Dan, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, in the counting of names from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Dan, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yere and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

39 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Dan, sixty-two thousand, and seven hundred.

two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.

40 Of the sons of Asher, in their pedigrees—by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Aser, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

41 such as were numbered of them as belonging to the tribe of Asher, forty-one thousand, and five hundred.

fourti thousynde and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.

42 The sons of Naphtali, in their pedigrees by their families by their ancestral houses, —in the counting of names, from twenty years old, and upwards, every one able to go forth to war;

Of the sones of Neptalym, bi generaciouns, and meynees, and housis of her kynredis, weren noumbrid, bi the names of alle, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, alle men that myyten go forth to batels,

43 such as were numbered of them, as belonging to the tribe of Naphtali, fifty-three thousand, and four hundred.

thre and fifty thousynde and foure hundrid.

44 These, are they who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel did number, the princes acting each one for his ancestral house.

These men it ben, whiche Moises and Aaron and the twelue princes of Israel noumbriden, alle bi the housis `of her kynredis.

45 So then all they who were numbered of the sons of Israel by their ancestral houses, from twenty years old and upwards, every one able to go forth to war in Israel;

And alle men of the sones of Israel bi her housis, and meynees, fro `the twentithe yeer and aboue, that myyten go forth to batels, weren togidere

46 so then all they who were numbered were six hundred and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

sixe hundrid thousynde and thre thousynde of men, fyue hundred and fifti.

47 But the Levites by the tribe of their fathers were not numbered in their midst.

Sotheli the dekenes in the lynage of her meynes weren not noumbrid with hem.

48 For Yahweh spake unto Moses saying:

And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide, `Nyle thou noumbre the lynage of Leuy,

49 Only the tribe of Levi, shalt thou not number, nor the sum of them, shalt thou reckon up, in the midst of the sons of Israel.

nether sette thou the summe of hem with the sones of Israel;

50 But do, thou thyself, put the Levites in charge over the habitation of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof and over all that pertaineth thereto, they, shall bear the habitation, and all the furniture thereof, and they, shall attend thereupon; and, round about the habitation, shall they encamp.

but thou schalt ordeyne hem on the tabernacle of witnessing, and on alle the vessels therof, and what euer thing perteyneth to cerymonyes ether sacrifices. Thei schulen bere the tabernacle, and alle purtenaunces therof, and thei schulen be in seruyce, and schulen sette tentis bi the cumpas of the tabernacle.

51 And, when the habitation is to set forward, the Levites shall take it down, and when the habitation is to be pitched, the Levites, shall set it up, but the stranger that draweth near, shall be put to death.

Whanne me schal go, the dekenes schulen do doun the tabernacle; whanne the tentis schulen be sette, thei schulen `reise the tabernacle. Who euer of straungeris neiyeth, he schal be slayn.

52 So then the sons of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man, near his own camp, and, every man, near his own standard, by their hosts;

Sotheli the sones of Israel schulen sette tentis, ech man bi cumpenyes, and gaderyngis, and his oost;

53 but the Levites, shall pitch their tents round about the habitation of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the assembly of the sons of Israel, —so shall the Levites keep the watch of the habitation of the testimony.

forsothe the dekenes schulen sette tentis bi the cumpas of the tabernacle, lest indignacioun be maad on the multitude of the sones of Israel; and thei schulen wake in the kepyngis of the `tabernacle of witnessyng.

54 Thus did the sons of Israel, —according to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so, did they.

Therfor the sones of Israel diden bi alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide to Moises.