Numbers 10

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

2 “Make for yourself two trumpets of ductile silver, with which you may be able to call together the multitude when the camp is to be moved.

Make thee two trumpets of silver; of beaten work shalt thou make them: and thou shalt use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.

3 And when you sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather to you at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.

And when they shall blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves unto thee at the door of the tent of meeting.

4 If you sound it only once, the leaders and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to you.

And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves unto thee.

5 But if the sound of the trumpets is prolonged, but with interruptions, those who are toward the east side shall move the camp first.

And when ye blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall take their journey.

6 Then, at the second sounding of the trumpet with the same cadence, those who live toward the south shall take up their tents. And the remainder shall act in like manner, when the trumpets shall reverberate for a departure.

And when ye blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

7 But when the people are to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be simple, and the sounds shall not be separated.

But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

8 Now it is the sons of Aaron the priest who shall sound the trumpets. And this shall be an everlasting ordinance, in your generations.

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and they shall be to you for a statute for ever throughout your generations.

9 If you go forth to war from your land, against the enemies who set out against you, you shall sound the trumpets repeatedly, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, so that you may be rescued from the hands of your enemies.

And when ye go to war in your land against the adversary that oppresseth you, then ye shall sound an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

10 If at any time you will have a banquet, and on feast days, and on the first days of the months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts and the peace-offering victims, so that they may be for you as a remembrance by your God. I am the Lord your God.”

Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God: I am Jehovah your God.

11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle of the covenant.

And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony.

12 And the sons of Israel set out by their companies from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.

And the children of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud abode in the wilderness of Paran.

13 And the first to move their camp, according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses,

And they first took their journey according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.

14 were the sons of Judah by their companies, whose leader was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

And in the first [place] the standard of the camp of the children of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

15 In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

16 In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 And the tabernacle was taken down, because the sons of Gershon and Merari, who carry it, were departing.

And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bare the tabernacle, set forward.

18 And the sons of Ruben also set out, by their companies and ranks, whose leader was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

19 And in the tribe of Simeon, the leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And in the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

21 Then the Kohathites also set out, carrying the Sanctuary. The tabernacle was carried, all the while, until they arrived at the place for setting it up.

And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] did set up the tabernacle against their coming.

22 The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their companies, and the leader of their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

23 And in the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

24 And in the tribe of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 The last of all the camp to set out were the sons of Dan by their companies, and the leader of their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 And in the tribe of the sons of Asher, the leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.

27 And in the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 These were the camps and departures of the sons of Israel by their companies, when they went forth.

Thus were the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their hosts; and they set forward.

29 And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Midianite, his kinsman: “We are setting out to the place which the Lord will give to us. Come with us, so that we may do good to you. For the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”

And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah said, I will give it you: come thou with us, and we will do thee good; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.

30 And he answered him, “I will not go with you, but I will return to my own land, in which I was born.”

And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart to mine own land, and to my kindred.

31 And he said: “Do not choose to leave us. For you know in which places in the desert we ought to make camp, and so you shall be our guide.

And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be to us instead of eyes.

32 And if you come with us, whatever will be best among the riches which the Lord will deliver to us, we will give to you.”

And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what good soever Jehovah shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.

33 Therefore, they set out from the Mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord preceded them, for three days, in order to provide a place for the camp.

And they set forward from the mount of Jehovah three days’ journey; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting-place for them.

34 Likewise, the cloud of the Lord was over them, throughout the day, while they proceeded.

And the cloud of Jehovah was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.

35 And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said, “Rise up, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee from your face.”

And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Jehovah, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

36 And when it was set down, he said: “Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the army of Israel.”

And when it rested, he said, Return, O Jehovah, unto the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.