Numbers 10

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

Yahweh spoke to Moses. He said,

2 'Make to thee two trumpets of silver; beaten work thou dost make them, and they have been to thee for the convocation of the company, and for the journeying of the camps;

“Make two silver trumpets. Hammer the silver to make them. You must use the trumpets to call the community together and to call the community to move their camps.

3 and they have blown with them, and all the company have met together unto thee, unto the opening of the tent of meeting.

The priests must blow the trumpets to call all the community together in front of you at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

4 And if with one they blow, then have the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, met together unto thee;

If the priests blow only one trumpet, then the leaders, the heads of the clans of Israel, must gather to you.

5 'And ye have blown — a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.

When you blow a loud signal, the camps on the east side must begin their journey.

6 'And ye have blown — a second shout, and the camps which are encamping southward have journeyed; a shout they blow for their journeys.

When you blow a loud signal the second time, the camps on the south side must begin their journey. They must blow a loud signal for their journeys.

7 'And in the assembling of the assembly ye blow, and do not shout;

When the community gathers together, blow the trumpets, but not loudly.

8 and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been to you for a statute age-during to your generations.

The sons of Aaron, the priests, must blow the trumpets. This will always be a regulation for you throughout your people's generations.

9 'And when ye go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then ye have shouted with the trumpets, and ye have been remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye have been saved from your enemies.

When you go to war in your land against an adversary who oppresses you, then you must sound an alarm with the trumpets. I, Yahweh your God, will call you to mind and save you from your enemies.

10 'And in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed seasons, and in the beginnings of your months, ye have blown also with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings, and they have been to you for a memorial before your God; I, Jehovah, [am] your God.'

Also, at the times of celebration, both your regular festivals and at the beginnings of the months, you must blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices for your fellowship offerings. These will act as a reminder of you to me, your God. I am Yahweh your God.”

11 And it cometh to pass — in the second year, in the second month, in the twentieth of the month — the cloud hath gone up from off the tabernacle of the testimony,

In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted from the tabernacle of the covenant decrees.

12 and the sons of Israel journey in their journeyings from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud doth tabernacle in the wilderness of Paran;

The people of Israel then went on their journey from the wilderness of Sinai. The cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.

13 and they journey at first, by the command of Jehovah, in the hand of Moses.

They made their first journey, following Yahweh's command given through Moses.

14 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeyeth in the first [place], by their hosts, and over its host [is] Nahshon son of Amminadab.

The camp under the banner of Judah's descendants went out first, moving out their individual armies. Nahshon son of Amminadab led Judah's army.

15 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar [is] Nathaneel son of Zuar.

Nethanel son of Zuar led the army of the tribe of Issachar's descendants.

16 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;

Eliab son of Helon led the army of the tribe of Zebulun's descendants.

17 And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

The descendants of Gershon and of Merari, who cared for the tabernacle, took down the tabernacle and then set out on their journey.

18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.

Next, the armies under the banner of Reuben's camp set out on their journey. Elizur son of Shedeur led Reuben's army.

19 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai led the army of the tribe of Simeon's descendants.

20 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Deuel;

Eliasaph son of Deuel led the army of the tribe of Gad's descendants.

21 And the Kohathites have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle, and the [others] have raised up the tabernacle until their coming in.

The Kohathites set out. They carried the sanctuary's holy equipment. Others would set up the tabernacle before the Kohathites arrived at the next camp.

22 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elishama son of Ammihud.

The armies under the banner of Ephraim's descendants set out next. Elishama son of Ammihud led Ephraim's army.

23 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamalial son of Pedahzur.

Gamaliel son of Pedahzur led the army of the tribe of Manasseh's descendants.

24 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni.

Abidan son of Gideoni led the army of the tribe of Benjamin's descendants.

25 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan hath journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host [is] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

The armies that camped under the banner of Dan's descendants set out last. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai led Dan's army.

26 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran.

Pagiel son of Okran led the army of the tribe of Asher's descendants.

27 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan.

Ahira son of Enan led the army of the tribe of Naphtali's descendants.

28 These [are] journeyings of the sons of Israel by their hosts — and they journey.

This is the way that the armies of the people of Israel set out on their journey.

29 And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, 'We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

Moses spoke to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite. Reuel was the father of Moses' wife. Moses spoke to Hobab and said, “We are traveling to a place that Yahweh described. Yahweh said, 'I will give it to you.' Come with us and we will do you good. Yahweh has promised to do good for Israel.”

30 And he saith unto him, 'I do not go; but unto my land and unto my kindred do I go.'

But Hobab said to Moses, “I will not go with you. I will go to my own land and my own people.”

31 And he saith, 'I pray thee, forsake us not, because thou hast known our encamping in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us for eyes;

Then Moses replied, “Please do not leave us. You know how to camp in the wilderness. You must watch out for us.

32 and it hath come to pass when thou goest with us, yea, it hath come to pass — that good which Jehovah doth kindly with us — it we have done kindly to thee.'

If you go with us, we will do for you the same good that Yahweh does to us.”

33 And they journey from the mount of Jehovah a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is journeying before them the journey of three days, to spy out for them a resting-place;

They journeyed from the mountain of Yahweh for three days. The ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them for three days to find a place for them to rest.

34 and the cloud of Jehovah [is] on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

Yahweh's cloud was over them by daylight as they journeyed.

35 And it cometh to pass in the journeying of the ark, that Moses saith, 'Rise, O Jehovah, and Thine enemies are scattered, and those hating Thee flee from Thy presence.'

Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, “Rise up, Yahweh. Scatter your enemies. Make those who hate you run from you.”

36 And in its resting he saith, 'Return, O Jehovah, [to] the myriads, the thousands of Israel.'

Whenever the ark stopped, Moses would say, “Return, Yahweh, to Israel's many tens of thousands.”