Numbers 2
1 And the Lord spak to Moises and to Aaron, and seide,
Yahweh spoke again to Moses and Aaron. He said,
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.
“Each one of the Israelites must camp around his standard, with the banners of their fathers' houses. They will camp around the tent of meeting on every side.
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 will be camping on the east of the tent of meeting, where the sun rises, they are the camp of Judah and they are camping under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab is the leader of the people of Judah.
4 and al the summe of fiyteris of his kynrede, foure and seuenty thousynde and sixe hundrid.
The number of the people of Judah is 74,600.
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 must camp next to Judah. Nethanel son of Zuar must lead the army of Issachar.
6 and al the noumbre of hise fiyteris, foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
The number in his division is 54,400 men.
7 Eliab, the sone of Elon, was prince of the lynage of Zabulon;
The tribe of Zebulun must camp next to Issachar. Eliab son of Helon must lead the army of Zebulun.
8 al the oost of fiyteris of his kynrede, seuene and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
The number in his division is 57,400.
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 the number of the camp of Judah is 186,400. They will 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 will be the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the camp of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.
11 that weren noumbrid, sixe and fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
The number in his division is 46,500.
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,
Simeon is camping next to Reuben. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
13 that weren noumbrid, nyne and fifty thousynde and thre hundrid.
The number in his division is 59,300.
14 Eliasaph, sone of Duel, was prince in the lynage of Gad; and al the oost of his fiyteris,
The tribe of Gad is next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.
15 that weren noumbrid, fyue and fourti thousynde sixe hundrid and fifti.
The number in his division is 45,650.
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.
The number of all the men assigned to the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, is 151,450. They will 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.
Next, the tent of meeting must go out from the camp with the Levites in the middle of all the camps. They must go out from the camp in the same order as they come into the camp. Every man must be in his place, by his banner.
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 divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
19 and al the oost of his fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
The number in his division is 40,500.
20 And with hem was the lynage of `the sones of Manasses, of whiche the prince was Gamaliel, the sone of Fadassur;
Next to them is the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
21 al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and thretti thousande and two hundrid.
The number in his division is 32,200.
22 In the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn the prince was Abidan, the sone of Gedeon;
Next will be the tribe of Benjamin. The leader of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.
23 and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fyue and thretti thousynde and foure hundrid.
The number in his division is 35,400.
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 those numbered in the camp of Ephraim is 108,100. They will 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 will be the divisions of the camp of Dan. The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
26 al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, two and sixti thousynde and seuene hundrid.
The number in his division is 62,700.
27 Men of the lynage of Aser settiden tentis bisidis hym, of whiche the prince was Fegiel, the sone of Ochran;
The people of the tribe of Asher camp next to Dan. The leader of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.
28 and al the oost of hise fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde `and a thousynde and fyue hundrid.
The number in his division is 41,500.
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 is next. The leader of Naphthali is Ahira son of Enan.
30 thre and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.
The mnumber in his division is 53,400.
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 those numbered in the camp with Dan is 157,600. They will go out from the camp last, under their banner.”
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 the Israelites, numbered according to their families. All those counted in their camps, by their divisions, are 603,550.
33 Sotheli the dekenes weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel; for God comaundide so to Moises.
But Moses and Aaron did not count the Levites among the people of Israel. This was as Yahweh had 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.
The people of Israel did everything that Yahweh commanded Moses. They camped by their banners. They went out from the camp by their clans, in the order of their ancestor's families.
