Numbers 10

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying,

2 “Make two trumpets of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation and for the journeying of the camps.

'Make to thee two trumpets of silver; beaten work thou dost make them, and they have been to thee for the convocation of the company, and for the journeying of the camps;

3 When they blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.

and they have blown with them, and all the company have met together unto thee, unto the opening of the tent of meeting.

4 If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.

And if with one they blow, then have the princes, heads of the thousands of Israel, met together unto thee;

5 When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.

'And ye have blown — a shout, and the camps which are encamping eastward have journeyed.

6 When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.

'And ye have blown — a second shout, and the camps which are encamping southward have journeyed; a shout they blow for their journeys.

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

'And in the assembling of the assembly ye blow, and do not shout;

8 “The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. This shall be to you for a statute forever throughout your generations.

and sons of Aaron, the priests, blow with the trumpets; and they have been to you for a statute age-during to your generations.

9 When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before Yahweh your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.

'And when ye go into battle in your land against the adversary who is distressing you, then ye have shouted with the trumpets, and ye have been remembered before Jehovah your God, and ye have been saved from your enemies.

10 “Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you 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 Yahweh your God.”

'And in the day of your gladness, and in your appointed seasons, and in the beginnings of your months, ye have blown also with the trumpets over your burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace-offerings, and they have been to you for a memorial before your God; I, Jehovah, [am] your God.'

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

And it cometh to pass — in the second year, in the second month, in the twentieth of the month — the cloud hath gone up from off the tabernacle of the testimony,

12 The children of Israel went forward on their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.

and the sons of Israel journey in their journeyings from the wilderness of Sinai, and the cloud doth tabernacle in the wilderness of Paran;

13 They first went forward according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

and they journey at first, by the command of Jehovah, in the hand of Moses.

14 First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah journeyeth in the first [place], by their hosts, and over its host [is] Nahshon son of Amminadab.

15 Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar [is] Nathaneel son of Zuar.

16 Eliab the son of Helon was over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun [is] Eliab son of Helon;

17 The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.

And the tabernacle hath been taken down, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle.

18 The standard of the camp of Reuben went forward according to their armies. Elizur the son of Shedeur was over his army.

And the standard of the camp of Reuben hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elizur son of Shedeur.

19 Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon [is] Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

20 Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad [is] Eliasaph son of Deuel;

21 The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.

And the Kohathites have journeyed, bearing the tabernacle, and the [others] have raised up the tabernacle until their coming in.

22 The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies. Elishama the son of Ammihud was over his army.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim hath journeyed, by their hosts, and over its host [is] Elishama son of Ammihud.

23 Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur was over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh [is] Gamalial son of Pedahzur.

24 Abidan the son of Gideoni was over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin [is] Abidan son of Gideoni.

25 The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.

And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan hath journeyed (rearward to all the camps), by their hosts, and over its host [is] Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

26 Pagiel the son of Ochran was over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher [is] Pagiel son of Ocran.

27 Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali.

And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali [is] Ahira son of Enan.

28 Thus were the travels of the children of Israel according to their armies; and they went forward.

These [are] journeyings of the sons of Israel by their hosts — and they journey.

29 Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel.”

And Moses saith to Hobab son of Raguel the Midianite, father-in-law of Moses, 'We are journeying unto the place of which Jehovah hath said, I give it to you; go with us, and we have done good to thee; for Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel.'

30 He said to him, “I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.”

And he saith unto him, 'I do not go; but unto my land and unto my kindred do I go.'

31 Moses said, “Don’t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.

And he saith, 'I pray thee, forsake us not, because thou hast known our encamping in the wilderness, and thou hast been to us for eyes;

32 It shall be, if you go with us—yes, it shall be—that whatever good Yahweh does to us, we will do the same to you.”

and it hath come to pass when thou goest with us, yea, it hath come to pass — that good which Jehovah doth kindly with us — it we have done kindly to thee.'

33 They set forward from the Mount of Yahweh three days’ journey. The ark of Yahweh’s covenant went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.

And they journey from the mount of Jehovah a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of Jehovah is journeying before them the journey of three days, to spy out for them a resting-place;

34 The cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.

and the cloud of Jehovah [is] on them by day, in their journeying from the camp.

35 When the ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”

And it cometh to pass in the journeying of the ark, that Moses saith, 'Rise, O Jehovah, and Thine enemies are scattered, and those hating Thee flee from Thy presence.'

36 When it rested, he said, “Return, Yahweh, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.”

And in its resting he saith, 'Return, O Jehovah, [to] the myriads, the thousands of Israel.'