Nomery 10
1 Ary Jehovah niteny tamin’ i Mosesy ka nanao hoe:
Yahweh also told Moses/me,
2 Manaova trompetra volafotsy roa ho anao; voasana no hanaovanao azy; dia ho fiantsoanao ny fiangonana sy ho fampiainganao ny toby ireo.
“[Tell someone to] make two trumpets by hammering each one from [one lump of] silver. Blow the trumpets to summon the people to come together and also to signal that they must move their tents [to a new location].
3 Ary raha tsofina avokoa ireo, dia hivory eo aminao, eo anoloan’ ny varavaran’ ny trano-lay fihaonana, ny fiangonana rehetra.
If both trumpets are blown, it means that everyone must gather together at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
4 Fa raha ny iray ihany no tsofina, dia ny lohan’ ny firenena, izay mpifehy arivo amin’ ny Isiraely, ihany no hivory eo aminao.
If only one trumpet is blown, it means that only the [twelve] leaders of the tribes must gather together.
5 Fa raha mitsoka ho fampitairana ianareo, dia hiainga ny toby izay mitoetra eo atsinanana.
If the trumpets are blown loudly, the tribes that are to the east [of the Sacred Tent] should start to travel.
6 Ary raha mitsoka ho fampitairana fanindroany ianareo, dia hiainga ny toby izay mitoetra eo atsimo; fampitairana no hatao fiaingany.
When the trumpets are blown loudly the second time, the tribes that are to the south should start to travel. The loud blasts on the trumpet will signal that they should start to travel.
7 Fa raha hampivory ny fiangonana kosa ianareo, dia hitsoka fotsiny, fa tsy hanao fampitairana.
When you want only to gather the people together, blow the trumpets, but do not blow them as loudly.
8 Ary ireo mpisorona, zanak’ i Arona, no hitsoka ny trompetra; dia ho lalàna mandrakizay ho anareo hatramin’ ny taranakareo fara mandimby izany.
“The priests who are descended from Aaron are the ones who should blow the trumpets. That is a regulation that will never be changed.
9 Ary raha misy ady eo amin’ ny taninareo, ka mandeha hiady amin’ ny fahavalo izay mampahory anareo ianareo, dia hitsoka ireo trompetra ireo ho fampitairana, dia hotsarovana eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah Andriamanitrareo ianareo ka hovonjena amin’ ny fahavalonareo.
When you fight against enemies who attack you in your own land, tell the priests to blow the trumpets loudly. I, Yahweh, your God, will hear that, and I will rescue you from your enemies.
10 Ary amin’ ny andro fifalianareo, sy amin’ ny fotoam-pivavahanareo, ary amin’ ny voaloham-bolanareo no hitsofanareo ny trompetra, raha manao ny fanatitra doranareo sy ny fanati-pihavananareo; dia ho fahatsiarovana ho anareo izany eo anatrehan’ Andriamanitrareo: Izaho Jehovah no Andriamanitrareo.
Also tell the priests to blow the trumpets when the people are happy, and at the festivals [each year], and at the times when they celebrate the new moon each month. Tell them to blow the trumpets when the people bring offerings that will be completely burned, and when they bring offerings to maintain fellowship with me. If they do that, it will help you to remember that I, Yahweh your God, [will help you].”
11 Ary tamin’ ny andro faharoa-polo tamin’ ny volana faharoa, tamin’ ny taona faharoa, no niakaran’ ny rahona niala teo ambonin’ ny tabernakelin’ ny Vavolombelona.
On the twentieth day of May in the second year [after the/we Israelis left Egypt], the cloud rose up from above the Sacred Tent.
12 Dia niainga tany an-efitr’ i Sinay ny Zanak’ Isiraely ka nandroso, ary ny rahona nijanona tany an-efitra Parana.
So we/the Israelis traveled from the Sinai Desert, and we/they continued traveling [north] until the cloud stopped in the Paran Desert.
13 Dia izany no niaingany voalohany araka ny didin’ i Jehovah izay nampitondrainy an’ i Mosesy.
That was the first time we/they moved, obeying the instructions that Yahweh had given to Moses/me to tell them.
14 Ary ny fanevan’ ny tobin’ ny taranak’ i Joda no niainga voalohany araka ny antokony, ary Nasona, zanak’ i Aminadaba, no mpifehy ny antokony.
The group that went first, carrying their flag/banner, was the group from the tribe of Judah. Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, was their leader.
15 Ary Netanela, zanak’ i Zoara, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ Isakara.
The group from the tribe of Issachar [followed them]. Nethanel, the son of Zuar, was their leader.
16 Ary Eliaba, zanak’ i Helona, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ i Zebolona.
The group from the tribe of Zebulun went next. Eliab, the son of Helon, was their leader.
17 Dia nahorona ny tabernakely, ka niainga ny taranak’ i Gersona sy ny taranak’ i Merary, nitondra ny tabernakely.
Then they dismantled the Sacred Tent, and the descendants of Gershon and Merari carried it, and they went next.
18 Dia niainga ny fanevan’ ny tobin’ i Robena araka ny antokony; ary Elizora, zanak’ i Sedeora, no mpifehy ny antokony.
The group from the tribe of Reuben went next, carrying their flag. Elizur, the son of Shedeur, was their leader.
19 Ary Selomiela, zanak’ i Zorisaday, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ i Simeona.
The group from the tribe of Simeon was next. Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, was their leader.
20 Ary Eliasafa, zanak’ i Doela, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ i Gada.
The group from the tribe of Gad was next. Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, was their leader.
21 Dia niainga ny Kehatita, mitondra ny zava-masìna; ary nisy nanangana ny tabernakely mandra-pihaviny.
The group descended from Kohath was next. They carried the sacred items from the Sacred Tent. The Sacred Tent itself was set up at the new location before they arrived there.
22 Dia niainga ny fanevan’ ny tobin’ ny taranak’ i Efraima, araka ny antokony; ary Elisama, zanak’ i Amihoda, no mpifehy ny antokony.
The group from the tribe of Ephraim was next, carrying their flag. Elishama, the son of Ammihud, was their leader.
23 Ary Gamaliela, zanak’ i Pedazora, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ i Manase.
The group from the tribe of Manasseh went next. Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, was their leader.
24 Ary Abidana, zanak’ i Gideony, no mpifehy ny firenena taranak’ i Benjamina.
The group from the tribe of Benjamin, went next. Abidan, the son of Gideoni, was their leader.
25 Dia niainga ny fanevan’ ny tobin’ ny taranak’ i Dana, izay vodi-lalan’ ny toby rehetra, araka ny antokony; ary Ahiezera, zanak’ i Amisaday, no mpifehy ny antokony.
The ones who went last were the group from the tribe of Dan, carrying their flag. Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, was their leader.
26 Ary Pagiela, zanak’ i Okrana, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ i Asera.
The group from the tribe of Asher went next. Pagiel, the son of Ocran, was their leader.
27 Ary Ahira, zanak’ i Enana, no mpifehy ny antokon’ ny firenena taranak’ i Naftaly.
The group from the tribe of Naphtali went last. Ahira, the son of Enan, was their leader.
28 Izany no fandehan’ ny Zanak’ Isiraely, araka ny antokony avy, raha niainga izy.
That was the order in which the groups of Israeli tribes traveled.
29 Dia hoy Mosesy tamin’ i Hobaba, zanak’ i Regoela Midianita, rafozan’ i Mosesy: Izahay izao dia mandeha hankany amin’ ny tany izay nolazain’ i Jehovah hoe: Homeko anareo izy; andeha hiaraka aminay ianao, dia hasianay soa; fa Jehovah efa nilaza soa ny amin’ ny Isiraely.
One day Moses/I said to his/my brother-in-law Hobab, the son of Reuel from the Midian people-group, “We are on the way to the place that Yahweh promised to give to us. Come with us, and we will take good care of you, because Yahweh has promised [to do] good things for us Israeli people.”
30 Fa hoy kosa izy taminy: Tsy handeha aho; fa hody any amin’ ny taniko sy ny havako.
But Hobab replied, “No, I will not go with you. I want to return to my own land and to my own family.”
31 Dia hoy Mosesy: Aza dia ilaozanao izahay; fa fantatrao izay tokony hitobianay atỳ an-efitra, ka dia ho masonay ianao.
But Moses/I said, “Please do not leave us. You know the places where we can set up our tents in this desert, and you can guide us.
32 Ary raha hiaraka aminay ianao, dia izay soa hataon’ i Jehovah aminay no mba hataonay aminao kosa.
Come with us. We will share with you all the good things that Yahweh gives to us.”
33 Dia niainga niala tany an-tendrombohitr’ i Jehovah lalan-kateloana izy; ary ny fiaran’ ny faneken’ i Jehovah nandroso nialoha azy lalan-kateloana hitady fialan-tsasatra ho an’ ny olona.
[So Hobab agreed to go with them]. The Israelis left Sinai Mountain, [which they called] Yahweh’s Mountain, and they walked for three days. The [men carrying the] sacred chest went in front of the other people for those three days, and they kept looking for a place to set up their tents.
34 Ary ny rahon’ i Jehovah dia teo amboniny nony andro tamin’ ny niaingany niala tamin’ ny nitobiany.
The cloud sent by Yahweh was over them every day.
35 Ary raha niainga ny fiara, dia hoy Mosesy: Mitsangàna, Jehovah ô, ka aoka hiely ny fahavalonao; ary aoka handositra ny tavanao izay mankahala Anao.
Each morning when the men who were carrying the sacred chest started to walk, Moses/I said, “Yahweh, arise! Scatter your enemies! Cause those who hate you to run away from you!”
36 Ary raha nijanona kosa ny fiara, dia hoy izy: Miverena, Jehovah ô, ho amin’ ny Isiraely tsy omby alinalina.
And each time the men [stopped to] set down the sacred chest, Moses/I said, “Yahweh, stay close to the thousands of us Israelis!”
