Numbers 1

1 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,

And YHWH speaks to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying,

2 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

“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names—every male by their counted heads;

3 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.

from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host in Israel, you number them by their hosts, you and Aaron;

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

and with you there is a man for a tribe, each is a head of the house of his fathers.

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

And these [are] the names of the men who stand with you: for Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur;

6 of Symeon, Salamyel, the sone of Suri Sadday;

for Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;

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

for Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab;

8 Nathanael, the sone of Suar;

for Issachar, Nathaneel son of Zuar;

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

for Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon;

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

for the sons of Joseph: for Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud; for Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur;

11 of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;

for Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni;

12 of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amysadday;

for Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai;

13 of Aser, Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;

for Asher, Pagiel son of Ocran;

14 of Gad, Elisaphan, the sone of Duel;

for Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel;

15 of Neptalym, Hayra, the sone of Henam.

for Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.”

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

These [are] those called of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers; they [are] heads of the thousands of Israel.

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

And Moses takes—Aaron also—these men, who were defined by name,

18 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,

and they assembled all the congregation on the first of the second month, and they declare their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names from a son of twenty years and upward, by their counted heads,

19 as the Lord comaundide to Moises.

as YHWH has commanded Moses; and he numbers them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 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,

And the sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, by their counted heads, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

21 sixe and fourti thousynd and fyue hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Reuben, are forty-six thousand and five hundred.

22 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,

Of the sons of Simeon—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, its numbered ones in the number of names, by their counted heads, every male from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

23 nyn and fifty thousand and thre hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Simeon, [are] fifty-nine thousand and three hundred.

24 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,

Of the sons of Gad—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

25 fyue and fourti thousand sixe hundrid and fifti.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Gad, [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

26 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,

Of the sons of Judah—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

27 weren noumbrid foure and seuenti thousand and sixe hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Judah, [are] seventy-four thousand and six hundred.

28 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,

Of the sons of Issachar—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

29 weren noumbrid foure and fifti thousande and foure hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Issachar, [are] fifty-four thousand and four hundred.

30 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,

Of the sons of Zebulun—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

31 seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Zebulun, [are] fifty-seven thousand and four hundred.

32 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,

Of the sons of Joseph: of the sons of Ephraim—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

33 fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Ephraim, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.

34 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,

Of the sons of Manasseh—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

35 two and thretti thousynd and two hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Manasseh, [are] thirty-two thousand and two hundred.

36 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,

Of the sons of Benjamin—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

37 fyue and thretti thousinde and foure hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Benjamin, [are] thirty-five thousand and four hundred.

38 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,

Of the sons of Dan—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

39 two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Dan, [are] sixty-two thousand and seven hundred.

40 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,

Of the sons of Asher—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

41 fourti thousynde and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Asher, [are] forty-one thousand and five hundred.

42 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,

Of the sons of Naphtali—their births, by their families, by the house of their fathers, in the number of names, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host—

43 thre and fifty thousynde and foure hundrid.

their numbered ones, for the tribe of Naphtali, [are] fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

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

These [are] those numbered, whom Moses numbered—Aaron also—and the princes of Israel, twelve men, each one has been [the representative] for the house of his fathers.

45 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

And they are, all those numbered of the sons of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from a son of twenty years and upward, everyone going out to the host in Israel,

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

indeed, all those numbered are six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

And the Levites, for the tribe of their fathers, have not numbered themselves in their midst,

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

seeing YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

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

“Only the tribe of Levi you do not number, and you do not take up their census in the midst of the sons of Israel;

50 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.

and you, appoint the Levites over the Dwelling Place of the Testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all that it has; they carry the Dwelling Place, and all its vessels, and they serve it; and they encamp around the Dwelling Place.

51 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.

And in the journeying of the Dwelling Place, the Levites take it down, and in the encamping of the Dwelling Place, the Levites raise it up; and the stranger who is coming near is put to death.”

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

And the sons of Israel have encamped, each by his camp, and each by his standard, by their hosts;

53 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.

and the Levites encamp around the Dwelling Place of the Testimony; and there is no wrath on the congregation of the sons of Israel, and the Levites have kept the charge of the Dwelling Place of the Testimony.

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

And the sons of Israel do according to all that YHWH has commanded Moses; so they have done.