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 the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come 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 ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;

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 twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.

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

And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one 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 that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

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

Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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

Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

8 Nathanael, the sone of Suar;

Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

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

Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

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

Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

11 of Beniamyn, Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;

Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

12 of Dan, Aiezer, the sone of Amysadday;

Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

13 of Aser, Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;

Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

14 of Gad, Elisaphan, the sone of Duel;

Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 of Neptalym, Hayra, the sone of Henam.

Of Naphtali; Ahira the 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 were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

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

And Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by their names:

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 day of the second month, and they declared their genealogies after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

19 as the Lord comaundide to Moises.

As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered 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 children of Reuben, Israel’s eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

21 sixe and fourti thousynd and fyue hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and 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 children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

23 nyn and fifty thousand and thre hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and 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 children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

25 fyue and fourti thousand sixe hundrid and fifti.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand 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 children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

27 weren noumbrid foure and seuenti thousand and sixe hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were seventy and 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 children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

29 weren noumbrid foure and fifti thousande and foure hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and 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 children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

31 seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and 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 children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

33 fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were 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 children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

35 two and thretti thousynd and two hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and 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 children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

37 fyue and thretti thousinde and foure hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and 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 children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

39 two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were sixty and 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 children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

41 fourti thousynde and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and 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 children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

43 thre and fifty thousynde and foure hundrid.

Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and 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 that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was 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

So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

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

Even all they that were numbered were 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.

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

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

For the LORD had spoken to Moses, saying,

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

Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children 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.

But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all its vessels, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all its vessels; and they shall minister to it, and shall encamp around the tabernacle.

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 when the tabernacle moveth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh near shall be put to death.

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

And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout 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.

But the Levites shall encamp around the tabernacle of testimony, that there may be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.

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

And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.