Liber Numeri 3

1 haec sunt generationes Aaron et Mosi in die qua locutus est Dominus ad Mosen in monte Sinai

Now, these, were the pedigrees of Aaron and Moses, —in the day when Yahweh spake with Moses in Mount Sinai.

2 et haec nomina filiorum Aaron primogenitus eius Nadab dein Abiu et Eleazar et Ithamar

And these, are the names of the sons of Aaron—the firstborn Nadab, —and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 haec nomina filiorum Aaron sacerdotum qui uncti sunt et quorum repletae et consecratae manus ut sacerdotio fungerentur

These, are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests that were anointed, —who were installed to minister as priests.

4 mortui sunt Nadab et Abiu cum offerrent ignem alienum in conspectu Domini in deserto Sinai absque liberis functique sunt sacerdotio Eleazar et Ithamar coram Aaron patre suo

But Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they brought near strange fire before Yahweh in the desert of Sinai, and sons, had they none, —so then Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests, in the presence of Aaron their father.

5 locutus est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying—

6 adplica tribum Levi et fac stare in conspectu Aaron sacerdotis ut ministrent ei et excubent

Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt cause it to stand before Aaron the priest, —so shall they wait upon him;

7 et observent quicquid ad cultum pertinet multitudinis coram tabernaculo testimonii

so shall they keep his charge, and the charge of all the assembly, before the tent of meeting, —to do the laborious work of the habitation;

8 et custodiant vasa tabernaculi servientes in ministerio eius

so shall they have charge of all the furniture of the tent of meeting, even the charge of the sons of Israel, —to do the laborious work of the habitation.

9 dabisque dono Levitas

Thus shalt thou give the Levites unto Aaron and unto his sons, —given, given, they are unto him, from among the sons of Israel;

10 Aaron et filiis eius quibus traditi sunt a filiis Israhel Aaron autem et filios eius constitues super cultum sacerdotii externus qui ad ministrandum accesserit morietur

but unto Aaron, and unto his sons, shalt thou give oversight, so shall they keep charge of their priesthood, —and, the stranger who cometh near, shall be put to death.

11 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen dicens

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying—

12 ego tuli Levitas a filiis Israhel pro omni primogenito qui aperit vulvam in filiis Israhel eruntque Levitae mei

I, therefore, lo! I have taken the Levites out of the midst of the sons of Israel, instead of every firstborn that a mother beareth, from among the sons of Israel, —so shall the Levites be mine;

13 meum est enim omne primogenitum ex quo percussi primogenitos in terra Aegypti sanctificavi mihi quicquid primum nascitur in Israhel ab homine usque ad pecus mei sunt ego Dominus

for, mine, is every firstborn, in the day when I smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I hallowed unto myself every firstborn in Israel, both of man and of beast, —mine, did they become, and belong unto me, Yahweh.

14 locutus est Dominus ad Mosen in deserto Sinai dicens

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, in the desert of Sinai, saying: —

15 numera filios Levi per domos patrum suorum et familias omnem masculum ab uno mense et supra

Number thou the sons of Levi, by their ancestral houses, by their families, —every male, from one month old and upwards, shalt thou number them.

16 numeravit Moses ut praeceperat Dominus

So then Moses numbered them according to the bidding of Yahweh, —as he was commanded.

17 et inventi sunt filii Levi per nomina sua Gerson et Caath et Merari

And these were the sons of Levi, by their names, —Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.

18 filii Gerson Lebni et Semei

And these, the names of the sons of Gershon by their families, —Libni and Shimei.

19 filii Caath Amram et Iessaar Hebron et Ozihel

And, the sons of Kohath, by their families Amram, and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

20 filii Merari Mooli et Musi

And the sons of Merari by their families, Mahli and Mushi. These, are they—the families of the Levites by their ancestral houses.

21 de Gerson fuere familiae duae lebnitica et semeitica

To, Gershon, belonged the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites, —these, are they—the families of the Gershonites.

22 quarum numeratus est populus sexus masculini ab uno mense et supra septem milia quingentorum

They who were numbered of them in the counting of every male, from one month old, and upwards, —they who were num-bered of them, were seven thousand and five hundred.

23 hii post tabernaculum metabuntur ad occidentem

the families of the Gershonites, to the rear of the habitation, were to encamp, westward.

24 sub principe Eliasaph filio Lahel

And, the prince of the ancestral house of the Gershonites, was Eliasaph son of Lael.

25 et habebunt excubias in tabernaculo foederis

And, the charge, of the sons of Gershon, was over the tent of meeting, the habitation, and the tent, —the covering thereof, and the screen for the entrance of the tent of meeting;

26 ipsum tabernaculum et operimentum eius tentorium quod trahitur ante fores tecti foederis et cortinas atrii tentorium quoque quod adpenditur in introitu atrii tabernaculi et quicquid ad ritum altaris pertinet funes tabernaculi et omnia utensilia eius

and the hangings of the court, and the screen for the entrance of the court which was near the habitation and near the altar, round about, —and the cords thereof, as to all the laborious work thereof.

27 cognatio Caath habebit populos Amramitas et Iessaaritas et Hebronitas et Ozihelitas hae sunt familiae Caathitarum recensitae per nomina sua

And to Kohath, belonged the family of the Amramites and the family of the Izharites, and the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites, —these, are they—the families of the Kohathites.

28 omnes generis masculini ab uno mense et supra octo milia sescenti habebunt excubias sanctuarii

In, the counting of every male, from one month old and upwards, there were eight thousand and six hundred, to keep the charge of the sanctuary.

29 et castrametabuntur ad meridianam plagam

The, families of the sons of Kohath, were to encamp, —on the side of the habitation, south-ward.

30 princepsque eorum erit Elisaphan filius Ozihel

And the prince of the ancestral house of the families of the Kohathites, was Elizaphan, son of Uzziel.

31 et custodient arcam mensamque et candelabrum altaria et vasa sanctuarii in quibus ministratur et velum cunctamque huiuscemodi supellectilem

And their charge, was—the ark and the table and the lampstand and the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary wherewith they were to minister, —and the screen, as to all the laborious work thereof.

32 princeps autem principum Levitarum Eleazar filius Aaron sacerdotis erit super excubitores custodiae sanctuarii

And the prince of the princes of the Levites, was Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, —to have the oversight of them that were to keep the charge of the sanctuary.

33 at vero de Merari erunt populi Moolitae et Musitae recensiti per nomina sua

To Merari, belonged the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites, —these, are they—the families of Merari.

34 omnes generis masculini ab uno mense et supra sex milia ducenti

And they who were numbered of them in the counting of every male, from one month old and upwards, were six thousand, and two hundred.

35 princeps eorum Surihel filius Abiahihel in plaga septentrionali castrametabuntur

And the prince of the ancestral house of the families of Merari, was Zuriel son of Abihail, —on the side of the habitation, were they to encamp northward.

36 erunt sub custodia eorum tabulae tabernaculi et vectes et columnae ac bases earum et omnia quae ad cultum huiuscemodi pertinent

And the oversight of the charge of the sons of Merari, was—the boards of the habitation, and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof, —and all the furniture thereof, as to all the laborious work thereof;

37 columnaeque atrii per circuitum cum basibus suis et paxilli cum funibus

also the pillars of the court round about and their sockets, —and their pins and their cords.

38 castrametabuntur ante tabernaculum foederis id est ad orientalem plagam Moses et Aaron cum filiis suis habentes custodiam sanctuarii in medio filiorum Israhel quisquis alienus accesserit morietur

But, they who were to encamp before the habitation eastwards before the tent of meeting, towards sunrise, were Moses and Aaron and his sons. to keep the charge of the sanctuary, as the charge of the sons of Israel and, the stranger that came near, was to be put to death.

39 omnes Levitae quos numeraverunt Moses et Aaron iuxta praeceptum Domini per familias suas in genere masculino a mense uno et supra fuerunt viginti duo milia

All they who were numbered of the Levites whom Moses [and Aaron] numbered at the bidding of Yahweh by their families, —every male, from one month old and upwards, were two-and-twenty thousand.

40 et ait Dominus ad Mosen numera primogenitos sexus masculini de filiis Israhel a mense uno et supra et habebis summam eorum

And Yahweh said unto Moses: Number thou every firstborn male belonging to the sons of Israel, from one month old and upwards, —and reckon up the number of their names;

41 tollesque Levitas mihi pro omni primogenito filiorum Israhel ego sum Dominus et pecora eorum pro universis primogenitis pecoris filiorum Israhel

then shalt thou take the Levites for me, me Yahweh, instead of every firstborn among the sons of Israel, —also the cattle of the Levites, instead of every firstling among the cattle of the sons of Israel.

42 recensuit Moses sicut praeceperat Dominus primogenitos filiorum Israhel

So then Moses numbered, as Yahweh commanded him, —every firstborn among the sons of Israel.

43 et fuerunt masculi per nomina sua a mense uno et supra viginti duo milia ducenti septuaginta tres

And it was so—that all the firstborn of the males in the counting of names from one month old and upwards of such as were numbered of them, —were two-and-twenty thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.

44 locutusque est Dominus ad Mosen

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying: —

45 tolle Levitas pro primogenitis filiorum Israhel et pecora Levitarum pro pecoribus eorum eruntque Levitae mei ego sum Dominus

Take the Levites, instead of all the firstborn among the sons of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites, instead of their cattle, —so shall the Levites belong unto me, me Yahweh;

46 in pretio autem ducentorum septuaginta trium qui excedunt numerum Levitarum de primogenitis filiorum Israhel

and as the ransom of the two hundred and seventy-three, —who are more than the Levites, of the firstborn of the sons of Israel,

47 accipies quinque siclos per singula capita ad mensuram sanctuarii siclus habet obolos viginti

thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll, —by the shekel of the sanctuary, shalt thou take it, twenty gerahs to the shekel;

48 dabisque pecuniam Aaron et filiis eius pretium eorum qui supra sunt

and shalt give the silver to Aaron and to his sons, —as the ransom of them that are in excess over them.

49 tulit igitur Moses pecuniam eorum qui fuerant amplius et quos redemerant a Levitis

So Moses took the redemption silver from them who were in excess over them who were redeemed by the Levites:

50 pro primogenitis filiorum Israhel mille trecentorum sexaginta quinque siclorum iuxta pondus sanctuarii

from the firstborn of the sons of Israel, took he the silver, —a thousand three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary,

51 et dedit eam Aaroni et filiis eius iuxta verbum quod praeceperat sibi Dominus

And Moses gave the redemption silver to Aaron and to his sons at the bidding of Yahweh, —As Yahweh commanded Moses.