Numbers 26

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

After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest:

2 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.

Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war.

3 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,

Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were

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

From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:

5 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,

Ruben the firstborn of Israel. His sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:

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

And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.

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

These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

8 The sone of Phallu was Heliab;

The son of Phallu was Eliab.

9 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;

His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:

10 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,

And the earth opening her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle wrought,

11 that whanne Chore perischide, hise sones perischiden not.

That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

12 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;

The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of him is the family of the Jachinites:

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

Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.

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

These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.

15 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;

The sons of Gad by their kindreds: Sephon, of hin; Is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:

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

Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:

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

Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.

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

These are the families of Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.

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

The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.

20 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.

And the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.

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

Moreover the sons of Phares were: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of whom is the family of the Hamulites.

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

These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

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

The sons of Issachar, by their kindreds: Thola, of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:

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

Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.

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

These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

26 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.

The sons of Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.

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

These are the kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

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

The sons of Joseph by their kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.

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

Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir beget Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.

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

Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:

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

And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:

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

And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.

33 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.

And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

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

These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

35 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.

And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.

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

Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.

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

These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

38 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;

These are the sons of Joseph by their families. The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom is the family of the Ahiramites:

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

Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is the family of the Huphamites.

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

The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of tile Noemanites.

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

These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.

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

The sons of Dan by their kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds of Dan by their families.

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

All were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

44 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.

The sons of Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.

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

The sons of Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.

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

And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.

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

These are the kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number fifty-three thousand four hundred.

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

The sons of Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of whom is the family of the Gunites:

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

Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.

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

These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.

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

This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide,

And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

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

To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.

54 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;

To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:

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

Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.

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

Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.

57 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.

This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is the family of the Merarites.

58 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,

These are the families of Levi: The family of Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Moholi, the family of Musi, the family of Core. Now Caath beget Amram:

59 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.

Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was horn to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister.

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

Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:

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

Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.

62 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.

And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.

63 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;

This is the number of the children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against Jericho.

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

Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.

65 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.

For the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.