Numbers 26

1 It happened after the plague, that YHWH spoke to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

Aftir that the blood of gilti men was sched out, the Lord seide to Moises and to Eleasar,

2 "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers' houses, all who are able to go forth to war in Israel."

preest, sone of Aaron, Noumbre ye al the summe of the sones of Israel, fro twenti yeer and aboue, bi her housis, and kynredis, alle men that mowen go forth to batels.

3 Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying,

And so Moises and Eleasar, preest, spaken in the feeldi places of Moab, ouer Jordan, ayens Jerico, to hem that weren of twenti yeer and aboue,

4 "Take a census, from twenty years old and upward; as YHWH commanded Moses and the children of Israel." These are those that came out of the land of Egypt.

as the Lord comaundide; of whiche this is the noumbre.

5 Reuben, the firstborn of Israel; the descendants of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

Ruben, the firste gendrid of Israel; the sone of hym was Enoch, of whom was the meynee of Enochitis; and Phallu, of whom the meynee of Phalluytis; and Esrom,

6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

of whom the meynee of Esromytis; and Charmy, of whom the meynee of Charmytis.

7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were numbered of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.

Thes weren the meynees of the generacioun of Ruben, of whiche meynees the noumbre was foundun thre and fourti thousand seuene hundrid and thretti.

8 The sons of Pallu: Eliab.

The sone of Phallu was Heliab;

9 The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against YHWH,

the sones of hym weren Namuel, and Dathan and Abiron. `These weren Dathan and Abiron, prynces of the puple, that riseden ayens Moises and Aaron, in the rebelte of Chore, whanne thei rebelliden ayens the Lord;

10 and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.

and the erthe openyde his mouth, and deuouride Chore, while ful many men dieden, whanne the fier brente two hundrid men and fifti; and a greet myracle was maad,

11 Notwithstanding, the sons of Korah did not die.

that whanne Chore perischide, hise sones perischiden not.

12 The descendants of Simeon after their families: of Jemuel, the family of the Jemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jakin, the family of the Jakinites;

The sones of Symeon bi her kynredis; Namuel, of hym was the meynee of Namuelitis; Jamyn, of hym was the meynee of Jamynytis; Jachin, of hym was the meynee of Jachynytis;

13 of Zohar, the family of the Zoharites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

Zare, of hym the meynee of Zarenytis; Saul, of hym the meynee of Saulitis.

14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.

These weren the meynees of Symeon, of whiche all the noumbre was two and twenti thousynde and two hundrid.

15 The descendants of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

The sones of Gad bi her kynredis; Sephon, of hym the meynee of Sephonytis; Aggi, of hym the meynee of Aggitis; Sumy, of hym the meynee of Sumytis;

16 of Ezbon, the family of the Ezbonites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;

Ozny, of hym the meynee of Oznytis; Heri, of hym the meynee of Hereytis;

17 of Arodi, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.

Arod, of hym the meynee of Aroditis; Ariel, of hym the meynee of Arielitis.

18 These are the families of the sons of Gad according to those who were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

These weren the meynees of Gad, of whiche al the noumbre was fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

19 The sons of Judah: Er and Onan; and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

The sones of Juda weren Her and Onan, whiche bothe weren deed in the lond of Canaan.

20 The descendants of Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.

And the sones of Juda weren bi her kynredis; Sela, of whom the meynee of Selaitis; Phares, of whom the meynee of Pharesitis; Zare, of whom the meynee of Zareitis.

21 The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamuel, the family of the Hamuelites.

Sotheli the sones of Phares weren Esrom, of whom the meynee of Esromytis; and Amul, of whom the meynee of Amulitis.

22 These are the families of Judah according to those who were numbered of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.

These weren the meynees of Juda, of whiche al the noumbre was seuenty thousynde and fyue hundrid.

23 The descendants of Issachar after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puah, the family of the Puites;

The sones of Isachar bi her kynredis; Thola, of whom the meynee of Tholaitis; Phua, of whom the meynee of Phuitis;

24 of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

Jasub, of whom the meynee of Jasubitis; Semran, of whom the meynee of Semranytis.

25 These are the families of Issachar according to those who were numbered of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.

These weren the kynredis of Isachar, of whiche the noumbre was foure and sixti thousynd and three hundrid.

26 The descendants of Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

The sones of Zabulon bi her kinredis; Sarad, of whom the meynee of Sareditis; Helon, of whom the meynee of Helonytis; Jalel, of whom the meynee of Jalelitis.

27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were numbered of them, sixty thousand five hundred.

These weren the kynredis of Zabulon, of whiche the noumbre was sixti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

28 The sons of Joseph after their families: Manasseh and Ephraim.

The sones of Joseph bi her kynredis weren Manasses and Effraym.

29 The descendants of Manasseh: of Makir, the family of the Makirites; and Makir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.

Of Manasses was borun Machir, of whom the meynee of Machiritis. Machir gendride Galaad, of whom the meynee of Galaditis.

30 These are the descendants of Gilead: of Abiezer, the family of the Abiezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;

Galaad hadde sones; Hizezer, of whom the meynee of Hizezeritis; and Helech, of whom the meynee of Helechitis;

31 and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

and Ariel, of whom the meynee of Arielitis; and Sechem, of whom the meynee of Sechemytis;

32 and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

and Semyda, of whom the meynee of Semydaitis; and Epher, of whom the meynee of Epheritis.

33 Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters; and these are the names of the daughters of Zelophehad: Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

Forsothe Epher was the fadir of Salphath, that hadde not sones, but oneli douytris; of whiche these weren the names; Maala, and Noha, and Egla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

34 These are the families of Manasseh; and those who were numbered of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

These weren the meynees of Manasse, and the noumbre of hem was two and fifty thousynde and seuene hundrid.

35 These are the descendants of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Beker, the family of the Bekerites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

Forsothe the sones of Effraym bi her kynredis weren these; Suthala, of whom the meynee of Suthalaitis; Bether, of whom the meynee of Betherytis; Tehen, of whom the meynee of Thehenytis.

36 These are the descendants of Shuthelah: of Eden, the family of the Edenites.

Forsothe the sone of Suthala was Heram, of whom the meynee of Heramytis.

37 These are the families of the descendants of Ephraim according to those who were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the descendants of Joseph after their families.

These weren the kynredis `of the sones of Effraym, of whiche the noumbre was two and thretti thousynde and fyue hundrid.

38 The descendants of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

These weren the sones of Joseph, bi her meynees. The sones of Beniamyn in her kynredis; Bale, of whom the meynee of Baleytis; Azbel, of whom the meynee of Azbelitis; Ahiram, of whom the meynee of Ahiramitis;

39 of Shuppim, the family of the Shuppimites; of Huppim, the family of the Huppimites.

Suphan, of whom the meynee of Suphanitis; Huphan, of whom the meynee of Huphanitis.

40 The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamanites.

The sones of Bale, Hered and Noeman; of Hered, the meyne of Hereditis; of Noeman, the meynee of Noemanitis.

41 These are the descendants of Benjamin after their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.

Thes weren the sones of Beniamyn bi her kynredis, of whiche the noumbre was fyue and fourti thousynde and sixe hundrid.

42 These are the descendants of Dan after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan after their families.

The sones of Dan bi her kynredis; Suphan, of whom the meynee of Suphanytis. These weren the kynredis of Dan bi her meynees;

43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were numbered of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.

alle weren Suphanytis, of whiche the noumbre was foure and sixti thousynde and foure hundrid.

44 The descendants of Asher after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Jimnaites; of Jishvi, the family of the Jishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.

The sones of Aser bi her kynredis; Jemma, of whom the meynee of Jemmaytis; Jesuy, of whom the meynee of Jesuytis; Brie, of whom the meynee of Brieitis.

45 Of the descendants of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malkiel, the family of the Malkielites.

The sones of Brie; Haber, of whom the meynee of Haberitis; and Melchiel, of whom the meynee of Melchielitis.

46 The name of the daughter of Asher was Serah.

Sotheli the name of `the douytir of Azer was Zara.

47 These are the families of the descendants of Asher according to those who were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

These weren the kynredis of the sones of Aser, and the noumbre of hem was foure and fifti thousynde and foure hundrid.

48 The descendants of Naphtali after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

The sones of Neptalym bi her kynredis; Jesehel, of whom the meynee of Jeselitis; Guny, of whom the meynee of Gunytis;

49 of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

Jeser, of whom the meynee of Jeserytis; Sellem, of whom the meynee of Sellemytis.

50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families; and those who were numbered of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.

Thes weren the kynredis of the sones of Neptalym bi her meynees, of whiche the noumbre was fyue and fourti thousynde and foure hundrid.

51 These are those who were numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.

This is the summe of the sones of Israel, that weren noumbrid, sixe hundrid thousynde and a thousynde seuene hundrid and thretti.

52 YHWH spoke to Moses, saying,

And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide,

53 "To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.

The lond schal be departid to these, bi the noumbre of names in to her possessiouns;

54 To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance: to everyone according to those who were numbered of him shall his inheritance be given.

thou schalt yyue the grettere part to mo men, and the lesse part to fewere men; possessioun schal be youun to alle bi hem silf, as thei ben noumbrid now;

55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.

so oneli that lot departe the lond to lynagis and meynees.

56 According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer."

What euer thing bifallith bi lot, ethir mo ether fewere men take this.

57 These are those who were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

Also this is the noumbre of the sones of Leuy bi her meynees; Gerson, of whom the meynee of Gersonytis; Caath, of whom the meynee of Caathitis; Merary, of whom the meynee of Meraritis.

58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. Kohath became the father of Amram.

These weren the meynees of Leuy; the meynee of Lobny, the meynee of Ebron, the meynee of Mooli, the meynee of Musi, the meynee of Chori. And sotheli Caath gendride Amram,

59 The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt: and she bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

which hadde a wijf, Jocabeth, douyter of Leuy, which douyter was borun to hym in Egipt. This Jocabeth gendride to hir hosebonde `Amram sones, Aaron, and Moyses, and Marie, `the sister of hem.

60 To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Nadab, and Abyu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar weren bigetun of Aaron;

61 Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before YHWH.

of whiche Nadab and Abyu weren deed, whanne thei hadden offrid alien fier bifor the Lord.

62 Those who were numbered of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward: for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

And alle that weren noumbrid weren thre and twenti thousynde of male kynde, fro o monethe and aboue, whiche weren not noumbrid among the sones of Israel, nether possessioun was youun to hem with othir men.

63 These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.

This is the noumbre of the sones of Israel, that weren discryued of Moises and Eleasar, preest, in the feeldi places of Moab, ouer Jordan, ayen Jerico;

64 But among these there was not a man of them who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

among whiche noon of hem was that weren noumbrid bifor of Moises and Aaron, in the deseert of Synay;

65 For YHWH had said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness. There was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

for the Lord bifore seide, that alle schulden die in `the wildirnesse; and noon of hem dwellide, no but Caleph, `the sone of Jephone, and Josue, the sone of Nun.