Numbers 2
1 And the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, and seide,
The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 Alle men of the sones of Israel schulen sette tentis bi the cumpenyes, signes, and baneris, and housis of her kynredis, bi the cumpas of the tabernacle of boond of pees.
“The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.
3 At the est Judas schal sette tentis, bi the cumpenyes of his oost; and Naason, the sone of Amynadab, schal be prince of the sones of Juda;
“Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
4 and al the summe of fiyteris of his kynrede, foure and seuenty thousynde and sixe hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 Men of the lynage of Ysachar settiden tentis bysydis hym, of whiche the prince was Nathanael, the sone of Suar;
“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
6 and al the noumbre of hise fiyteris, foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 Eliab, the sone of Elon, was prince of the lynage of Zabulon;
“The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
8 al the oost of fiyteris of his kynrede, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Judas, weren an hundrid thousynde `foure scoore thousynde and sixe and foure hundrid; and thei schulen go out the firste bi her cumpanyes.
“All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
10 In the castels of the sones of Ruben, at the south coost, Elisur, the sone of Sedeur, schal be prince; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
“On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 Men of the lynage of Symeon settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Salamyhel, the sone of Surisaddai; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13 that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thousynde and thre hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 Eliasaph, sone of Duel, was prince in the lynage of Gad; and al the oost of his fiyteris,
“The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 that weren noumbrid, fyue and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and fifti.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
16 Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Ruben, an hundrid thousynde fifty thousinde and a thousinde foure hundrid and fifty; thei schulen go forth in the secounde place bi her cumpenyes.
“All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.
17 Sotheli the tabernacle of witnessyng schal be reisid bi the offices of dekenes, and bi the cumpenyes `of hem; as it schal be reisid, so and it schal be takun doun; alle schulen go forth bi her places and ordris.
“Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
18 The castels of the sones of Effraym schulen be at the west coost, of whiche the prince was Elisama, the sone of Amyud;
“On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 and al the oost of his fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 And with hem was the lynage of `the sones of Manasses, of whiche the prince was Gamaliel, the sone of Fadassur;
“Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and thretti thousande and two hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 In the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn the prince was Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;
“The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fyue and thretti thousynde and foure hundrid.
His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Effraym weren an hundrid thousynde and eiyte thousynde and oon hundrid; thei schulen go forth `the thridde bi her cumpenyes.
“All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
25 At the `part of the north the sones of Dan settiden tentis, of whiche the prince was Abiezer, the sone of Amysaddai;
“On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26 al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 Men of the lynage of Aser settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;
“Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
28 and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde `and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 Of the lynage of the sones of Neptalym the prince was Ahira, the sone of Henam; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,
“The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
30 thre and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 Alle that weren noumbrid in the castels of Dan weren an hundrid thousynde seuene and fifti thousynde and sixe hundrid; thei schulen go forth the laste.
“All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”
32 This is the noumbre of the sones of Israel, bi the housis of her kynredis, and bi cumpenyes of the oost departid, sixe hundrid thousynde thre thousynde fyue hundrid and fifti.
These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
33 Sotheli the dekenes weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel; for God comaundide so to Moises.
But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.
34 And the sones of Israel diden bi alle thingis whiche the Lord comaundide; thei settiden tentis bi her cumpenyes, and yeden forth bi the meynees, and housis of her fadris.
Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
