Liber Numeri 1
1 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen in deserto Sinai in tabernaculo foederis, prima die mensis secundi, anno altero egressionis eorum ex Aegypto, dicens:
In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,
2 Tollite summam universae congregationis filiorum Israel per cognationes et domos suas, et nomina singulorum, quidquid sexus est masculini
“I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.
3 a vigesimo anno et supra, omnium virorum fortium ex Israel, et numerabitis eos per turmas suas, tu et Aaron.
4 Eruntque vobiscum principes tribuum ac domorum in cognationibus suis,
[I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.
5 quorum ista sunt nomina: De Ruben, Elisur filius Sedeur.
Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”
6 de Simeon, Salamiel filius Surisaddai.
7 de Iuda, Nahasson, filius Aminadab.
8 de Issachar, Nathanael filius Suar.
9 de Zabulon, Eliab filius Helon.
10 Filiorum autem Ioseph, de Ephraim, Elisama filius Ammiud. de Manasse, Gamaliel filius Phadasseur.
11 De Beniamin, Abidan filius Gedeonis.
12 de Dan, Ahiezer filius Ammisaddai.
13 de Aser, Phegiel filius Ochran.
14 de Gad, Eliasaph filius Duel.
15 de Nephthali, Ahira filius Enan.
16 Hi nobilissimi principes multitudinis per tribus et cognationes suas, et capita exercitus Israel:
Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.
17 quos tulerunt Moyses et Aaron cum omni vulgi multitudine:
Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
18 et congregaverunt primo die mensis secundi, recensentes eos per cognationes, et domos, ac familias, et capita, et nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra,
and they gathered all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups
19 sicut praeceperat Dominus Moysi. Numeratique sunt in deserto Sinai.
just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
20 De Ruben primogenito Israelis per generationes et familias ac domos suas, et nomina capitum singulorum, omne quod sexus est masculini a vigesimo anno et supra, procedentium ad bellum,
This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.
21 quadraginta sex millia quingenti.
22 De filiis Simeon per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina et capita singulorum, omne quod sexus est masculini a vigesimo anno et supra, procedentium ad bellum,
23 quinquaginta novem millia trecenti.
24 De filiis Gad per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a viginti annis et supra, omnes qui ad bella procederent,
25 quadragintaquinque millia sexcenti quinquaginta.
26 De filiis Iuda per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum, per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
27 recensiti sunt septuaginta quattuor millia sexcenti.
28 De filiis Issachar, per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum, per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui ad bella procederent,
29 recensiti sunt quinquaginta quattuor millia quadringenti.
30 De filiis Zabulon per generationes et familias, ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
31 quinquaginta septem millia quadringenti.
32 De filiis Ioseph, filiorum Ephraim per generationes, et familias, ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
33 quadraginta millia quingenti.
34 Porro filiorum Manasse per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a viginti annis et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
35 triginta duo millia ducenti.
36 De filiis Beniamin per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt nominibus singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
37 triginta quinque millia quadringenti.
38 De filiis Dan per generationes, et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt nominibus singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
39 sexaginta duo millia septingenti.
40 De filiis Aser per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt per nomina singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
41 quadraginta millia et mille quingenti.
42 De filiis Nephthali per generationes et familias ac domos cognationum suarum recensiti sunt nominibus singulorum a vigesimo anno et supra, omnes qui poterant ad bella procedere,
43 quinquaginta tria millia quadringenti.
44 Hi sunt, quos numeraverunt Moyses et Aaron, et duodecim principes Israel, singulos per domos cognationum suarum.
That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.
45 Fueruntque omnis numerus filiorum Israel per domos et familias suas a vigesimo anno et supra, qui poterant ad bella procedere,
46 sexcenta tria millia virorum quingenti quinquaginta.
The total was 603,550 men.
47 Levitae autem in tribu familiarum suarum non sunt numerati cum eis.
But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
48 Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen, dicens:
because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
49 Tribum Levi noli numerare, neque pones summam eorum cum filiis Israel:
“When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
50 sed constitue eos super tabernaculum testimonii et cuncta vasa eius, et quidquid ad ceremonias pertinet. Ipsi portabunt tabernaculum et omnia utensilia eius: et erunt in ministerio, ac per gyrum tabernaculi metabuntur.
Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.
51 Cum proficiscendum fuerit, deponent Levitae tabernaculum: cum castrametanda, erigent. quisquis externorum accesserit, occidetur.
Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.
52 Metabuntur autem castra filii Israel unusquisque per turmas et cuneos atque exercitum suum.
The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.
53 Porro Levitae per gyrum tabernaculi figent tentoria, ne fiat indignatio super multitudinem filiorum Israel, et excubabunt in custodiis tabernaculi testimonii.
But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”
54 Fecerunt ergo filii Israel iuxta omnia quae praeceperat Dominus Moysi.
So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
