Liber Numeri 26
1 Postquam noxiorum sanguis effusus est, dixit Dominus ad Moysen et Eleazarum filium Aaron sacerdotem:
It came about after the plague that Yahweh spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He said,
2 Numerate omnem summam filiorum Israël a viginti annis et supra, per domos et cognationes suas, cunctos qui possunt ad bella procedere.
“Count all the community of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and up, by their ancestor's families, all who are able to go to war for Israel.”
3 Locuti sunt itaque Moyses et Eleazar sacerdos, in campestribus Moab super Jordanem contra Jericho, ad eos qui erant
So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said,
4 a viginti annis et supra, sicut Dominus imperaverat, quorum iste est numerus.
“Count the people, from twenty years old and up, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the people of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.”
5 Ruben primogenitus Israël: hujus filius, Henoch, a quo familia Henochitarum: et Phallu, a quo familia Phalluitarum:
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. From his son Hanok came the clan of the Hanokites. From Pallu came the clan of the Palluites.
6 et Hesron, a quo familia Hesronitarum: et Charmi, a quo familia Charmitarum.
From Hezron came the clan of the Hezronites. From Karmi came the clan of the Karmites.
7 Hæ sunt familiæ de stirpe Ruben: quarum numerus inventus est quadraginta tria millia, et septingenti triginta.
These were the clans of Reuben, who numbered 43,730 men.
8 Filius Phallu, Eliab:
Eliab was a son of Pallu.
9 hujus filii, Namuel et Dathan et Abiron: isti sunt Dathan et Abiron principes populi, qui surrexerunt contra Moysen et Aaron in seditione Core, quando adversus Dominum rebellaverunt:
Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram who followed Korah when they challenged Moses and Aaron and rebelled against Yahweh.
10 et aperiens terra os suum devoravit Core, morientibus plurimis, quando combussit ignis ducentos quinquaginta viros. Et factum est grande miraculum,
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when all his followers died. At that time, fire devoured 250 men, who became a warning sign.
11 ut, Core pereunte, filii illius non perirent.
But Korah's line did not die out.
12 Filii Simeon per cognationes suas: Namuel, ab hoc familia Namuelitarum: Jamin, ab hoc familia Jaminitarum: Jachin, ab hoc familia Jachinitarum:
The clans of Simeon's descendants were these: Through Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, through Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, through Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites,
13 Zare, ab hoc familia Zareitarum: Saul, ab hoc familia Saulitarum.
through Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites, through Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
14 Hæ sunt familiæ de stirpe Simeon, quarum omnis numerus fuit viginti duo millia ducenti.
These were the clans of Simeon's descendants, who numbered 22,200 men.
15 Filii Gad per cognationes suas: Sephon, ab hoc familia Sephonitarum: Aggi, ab hoc familia Aggitarum: Suni, ab hoc familia Sunitarum:
The clans of Gad's descendants were these: Through Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites, through Haggi, the clan of the Haggites, through Shuni, the clan of the Shunites,
16 Ozni, ab hoc familia Oznitarum: Her, ab hoc familia Heritarum:
through Ozni, the clan of the Oznites, through Eri, the clan of the Erites,
17 Arod, ab hoc familia Aroditarum: Ariel, ab hoc familia Arielitarum.
through Arod, the clan of the Arodites, through Areli, the clan of the Arelites.
18 Istæ sunt familiæ Gad, quarum omnis numerus fuit quadraginta millia quingenti.
These were the clans of Gad's descendants, who numbered 40,500 men.
19 Filii Juda, Her et Onan, qui ambo mortui sunt in terra Chanaan.
Judah's sons were Er and Onan, but these men died in the land of Canaan.
20 Fueruntque filii Juda per cognationes suas: Sela, a quo familia Selaitarum: Phares, a quo familia Pharesitarum: Zare, a quo familia Zareitarum.
The clans of Judah's other descendants were these: through Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites, through Perez, the clan of the Perezites, and through Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
21 Porro filii Phares: Hesron, a quo familia Hesronitarum: et Hamul, a quo familia Hamulitarum.
The descendants of Perez were these: Through Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites, through Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
22 Istæ sunt familiæ Juda, quarum omnis numerus fuit septuaginta sex millia quingenti.
These were the clans of Judah's descendants, who numbered 76,500 men.
23 Filii Issachar per cognationes suas: Thola, a quo familia Tholaitarum: Phua, a quo familia Phuaitarum:
The clans of Issachar's descendants were these: Through Tola, the clan of the Tolaites, through Puah, the clan of the Puites,
24 Jasub, a quo familia Jasubitarum: Semran, a quo familia Semranitarum.
through Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites, through Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
25 Hæ sunt cognationes Issachar, quarum numerus fuit sexaginta quatuor millia trecenti.
These were the clans of Issachar, who numbered 64,300 men.
26 Filii Zabulon per cognationes suas: Sared, a quo familia Sareditarum: Elon, a quo familia Elonitarum: Jalel, a quo familia Jalelitarum.
The clans of Zebulun's descendants were these: Through Sered, the clan of the Seredites, through Elon, the clan of the Elonites, through Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
27 Hæ sunt cognationes Zabulon, quarum numerus fuit sexaginta millia quingenti.
These were the clans of the Zebulunites, who numbered 60,500 men.
28 Filii Joseph per cognationes suas, Manasse et Ephraim.
The clans of Joseph's descendants were Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 De Manasse ortus est Machir, a quo familia Machiritarum. Machir genuit Galaad, a quo familia Galaaditarum.
The descendants of Manasseh were these: through Makir, the clan of the Makirites (Makir was Gilead's father), through Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
30 Galaad habuit filios: Jezer, a quo familia Jezeritarum: et Helec, a quo familia Helecitarum:
Gilead's descendants were these: Through Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites, through Helek, the clan of the Helekites,
31 et Asriel, a quo familia Asrielitarum: et Sechem, a quo familia Sechemitarum:
through Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites, through Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites,
32 et Semida, a quo familia Semidaitarum: et Hepher, a quo familia Hepheritarum.
through Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites, through Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
33 Fuit autem Hepher pater Salphaad, qui filios non habebat, sed tantum filias: quarum ista sunt nomina: Maala, et Noa, et Hegla, et Melcha, et Thersa.
Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
34 Hæ sunt familiæ Manasse, et numerus earum quinquaginta duo millia septingenti.
These were the clans of Manasseh, who numbered 52,700 men.
35 Filii autem Ephraim per cognationes suas fuerunt hi: Suthala, a quo familia Suthalaitarum: Becher, a quo familia Becheritarum: Thehen, a quo familia Thehenitarum.
The clans of Ephraim's descendants were these: Through Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites, through Beker, the clan of the Bekerites, through Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
36 Porro filius Suthala fuit Heran, a quo familia Heranitarum.
The descendants of Shuthelah were, by Eran, the clan of the Eranites.
37 Hæ sunt cognationes filiorum Ephraim: quarum numerus fuit triginta duo millia quingenti.
These were the clans of Ephraim's descendants, who numbered 32,500 men. These were Joseph's descendants, counted in each of their clans.
38 Isti sunt filii Joseph per familias suas. Filii Benjamin in cognationibus suis: Bela, a quo familia Belaitarum: Asbel, a quo familia Asbelitarum: Ahiram, a quo familia Ahiramitarum:
The clans of Benjamin's descendants were these: Through Bela, the clan of the Belaites, through Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites, through Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites,
39 Supham, a quo familia Suphamitarum: Hupham, a quo familia Huphamitarum.
through Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites, through Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
40 Filii Bela: Hered, et Noëman. De Hered, familia Hereditarum: de Noëman, familia Noëmanitarum.
Bela's sons were Ard and Naaman. From Ard came the clan of the Ardites, and from Naaman came the clan of the Naamites.
41 Hi sunt filii Benjamin per cognationes suas: quorum numerus fuit quadraginta quinque millia sexcenti.
These were the clans of Benjamin's descendants. They numbered 45,600 men.
42 Filii Dan per cognationes suas: Suham, a quo familia Suhamitarum. Hæ sunt cognationes Dan per familias suas.
The clans of Dan's descendants were, by Shuham, the clans of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan's descendants.
43 Omnes fuere Suhamitæ, quorum numerus erat sexaginta quatuor millia quadringenti.
All the clans of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400 men.
44 Filii Aser per cognationes suas: Jemna, a quo familia Jemnaitarum: Jessui, a quo familia Jessuitarum: Brie, a quo familia Brieitarum.
The clans of Asher's descendants were these: Through Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, through Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites, through Beriah, the clan of the Beriites.
45 Filii Brie: Heber, a quo familia Heberitarum: et Melchiel, a quo familia Melchielitarum.
The descendants of Beriah were these: Through Heber, the clan of the Heberites, through Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.
46 Nomen autem filiæ Aser fuit Sara.
The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.
47 Hæ cognationes filiorum Aser, et numerus eorum quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti.
These were the clans of Asher's descendants, who numbered 53,400 men.
48 Filii Nephthali per cognationes suas: Jesiel, a quo familia Jesielitarum: Guni, a quo familia Gunitarum:
The clans of Naphtali's descendants were these: Through Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites, through Guni, the clan of the Gunites,
49 Jeser, a quo familia Jeseritarum: Sellem, a quo familia Sellemitarum.
through Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites, through Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
50 Hæ sunt cognationes filiorum Nephthali per familias suas: quorum numerus quadraginta quinque millia quadringenti.
These were the clans of Naphtali's descendants, who numbered 45,400 men.
51 Ista est summa filiorum Israël, qui recensiti sunt, sexcenta millia, et mille septingenti triginta.
This was the complete count of men among the people of Israel: 601,730.
52 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
53 Istis dividetur terra juxta numerum vocabulorum in possessiones suas.
“The land must be divided among these men as an inheritance according to the number of their names.
54 Pluribus majorem partem dabis, et paucioribus minorem: singulis, sicut nunc recensiti sunt, tradetur possessio:
To the larger clans you must give more inheritance, and to the smaller clans you must give less inheritance. To every family you must give an inheritance according to the number of men who were counted.
55 ita dumtaxat ut sors terram tribubus dividat et familiis.
However, the land must be divided by random lots. They must inherit the land as it will be divided among their ancestors' tribes.
56 Quidquid sorte contigerit, hoc vel plures accipiant, vel pauciores.
Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot.”
57 Hic quoque est numerus filiorum Levi per familias suas: Gerson, a quo familia Gersonitarum: Caath, a quo familia Caathitarum: Merari, a quo familia Meraritarum.
The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: Through Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, through Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, through Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
58 Hæ sunt familiæ Levi: familia Lobni, familia Hebroni, familia Moholi, familia Musi, familia Core. At vero Caath genuit Amram:
The clans of Levi were these: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath was the Amram's ancestor.
59 qui habuit uxorem Jochabed filiam Levi, quæ nata est ei in Ægypto. Hæc genuit Amram viro suo filios, Aaron, et Moysen, et Mariam sororem eorum.
The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to Levites in Egypt. She bore to Amram their children, who were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 De Aaron orti sunt Nadab et Abiu, et Eleazar et Ithamar:
To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 quorum Nadab et Abiu mortui sunt, cum obtulissent ignem alienum coram Domino.
Nadab and Abihu died when they offered before Yahweh unacceptable fire.
62 Fueruntque omnes qui numerati sunt, viginti tria millia generis masculini ab uno mense et supra: quia non sunt recensiti inter filios Israël, nec eis cum ceteris data possessio est.
The males who were counted among them numbered twenty-three thousand, all males one month old and up. But they were not counted among Israel's descendants because no inheritance was given to them among the people of Israel.
63 Hic est numerus filiorum Israël, qui descripti sunt a Moyse et Eleazaro sacerdote, in campestribus Moab supra Jordanem contra Jericho:
These are the ones who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. They counted the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
64 inter quos, nullus fuit eorum qui ante numerati sunt a Moyse et Aaron in deserto Sinai:
But among these there was no man who had been counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when the descendants of Israel were counted in the wilderness of Sinai.
65 prædixerat enim Dominus quod omnes morerentur in solitudine. Nullusque remansit ex eis, nisi Caleb filius Jephone, et Josue filius Nun.
For Yahweh had said that all of those people would certainly die in the wilderness. There was not a man left among them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
