Numbers 2

1 And the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, and seide,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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 Israelites are to set up their camp around the Tent of Meeting but some distance from it. Every member of each tribe will camp under their own flag and family banner.

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;

The tribal division of Judah is to camp under their flag on the east side. Their leader is Nahshon, son of Amminadab,

4 and al the summe of fiyteris of his kynrede, foure and seuenty thousynde and sixe hundrid.

and he has 74,600 men.

5 Men of the lynage of Ysachar settiden tentis bysydis hym, of whiche the prince was Nathanael, the sone of Suar;

The tribe of Issachar will camp next to them. Their leader is Nethanel, son of Zuar,

6 and al the noumbre of hise fiyteris, foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

and he has 54,400 men.

7 Eliab, the sone of Elon, was prince of the lynage of Zabulon;

Next is the tribe of Zebulun. Their leader is Eliab, son of Helon,

8 al the oost of fiyteris of his kynrede, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

and he has 57,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Judah is 186,400. When it's time to march out, they are the ones who will lead.

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,

The tribal division of Reuben is to camp under their flag on the south side. Their leader is Elizur, son of Shedeur,

11 that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

and he has 46,500 men.

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,

The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. Their leader is Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai,

13 that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thousynde and thre hundrid.

and he has 59,300 men.

14 Eliasaph, sone of Duel, was prince in the lynage of Gad; and al the oost of his fiyteris,

Next is the tribe of Gad. Their leader is Eliasaph, son of Deuel,

15 that weren noumbrid, fyue and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and fifti.

and he has 45,650 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Reuben is 151,450. They shall march out in second place.

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.

The Tent of Meeting which is stands at the center of the camp is to accompany the Levites. They are to march out in the same order as they set up camp, each in their rightful place under their flag.

18 The castels of the sones of Effraym schulen be at the west coost, of whiche the prince was Elisama, the sone of Amyud;

The tribal division of Ephraim is to camp under their flag on the west side. Their leader is Elishama, son of Ammihud,

19 and al the oost of his fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

and he has 40,500 men.

20 And with hem was the lynage of `the sones of Manasses, of whiche the prince was Gamaliel, the sone of Fadassur;

The tribe of Manasseh will camp next to them. Their leader is Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur,

21 al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and thretti thousande and two hundrid.

and he has 32,200 men.

22 In the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn the prince was Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;

Next is the tribe of Benjamin. Their leader is Abidan, son of Gideoni,

23 and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fyue and thretti thousynde and foure hundrid.

and he has 35,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They shall march out in third place

25 At the `part of the north the sones of Dan settiden tentis, of whiche the prince was Abiezer, the sone of Amysaddai;

The tribal division of Dan is to camp under their flag on the north side. Their leader is Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai,

26 al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.

and he has 62,700 men.

27 Men of the lynage of Aser settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;

The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. Their leader is Pagiel, son of Ocran,

28 and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde `and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.

and he has 41,500 men.

29 Of the lynage of the sones of Neptalym the prince was Ahira, the sone of Henam; and al the oost of hise fiyteris,

Next is the tribe of Naphtali. Their leader is Ahira son of Enan,

30 thre and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

and he has 53,400 men.

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.

So the total number of men in the area of the camp of Dan is 157,600; They shall march out in last, with their flags.”

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.

This is sums up the registration of the Israelites, carried out by family. The final total of those counted in the camps by their tribal division was 603,550.

33 Sotheli the dekenes weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel; for God comaundide so to Moises.

However, the Levites were not counted among the other Israelites, following the Lord's instructions to 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.

The Israelites did everything the Lord had ordered Moses. They set up their camps under their flags in their assigned positions, and marched out in the same order, each with their own tribe and family.