Numbers 26

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

And it came to pass after the plague, That the Lord spoke unto Moses and unto Elazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying,

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.

Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, by the descent from their fathers, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel.

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,

And Moses with El'azar the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan opposite Jericho, saying,

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

[Take the sum of the people, ] from twenty years old and upward; as the Lord commanded Moses and the children of Israel, who went forth out of the land of Egypt.

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,

Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben, of Chanoch, the family of the Chanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

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

Of Chezron, the family of the Chezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

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 Reubenites; and those that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 The sone of Phallu was Heliab;

And the sons of Pallu: 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;

And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are Dathan and Abiram, men called to the assembly, who quarreled against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korach, at the time they quarreled 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,

When the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korach, while that company died, when the fire devoured the two hundred and fifty men; and they became a sign.

11 that whanne Chore perischide, hise sones perischiden not.

But the sons of Korach did not die.

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 after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Yamin, the family of the Yaminites; of Yachin, the family of the Yachinites;

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

Of Zerach, the family of the Zarchites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.

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 Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and 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 children of Gad after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Chaggi, the family of the Chaggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

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

Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of 'Eri, the family of the 'Erites;

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

Of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites;

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

These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred.

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

The sons of Judah were 'Er and Onan; and 'Er with Onan died in the land of Canaan.

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 Judah after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Parzites; of Zerach, the family of the Zarchites.

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

And the sons of Perez were: of Chezron, the family of the Chezronites; of Chamul, the family of the Chamulites.

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

These are the families of Judah, according to those that were numbered of them, seventy and six thousand and 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 after their families: of Tola', the family of the Tola'ites; of Puva, the family of the Punites;

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

Of Yashub, the family of the Yashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.

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

These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbered of them, sixty and four thousand and 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 Zebulun after their families: of Sered, the family of the Sardites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Yachleel, the family of the Yachleelites.

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

These are the families of the Zebulonites according to those that were numbered of them, sixty thousand and five hundred.

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

The sons of Joseph after their families are Menasseh and Ephraim.

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

The sons of Menasseh: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir begat Gil'ad; of Gil'ad, the family of the Gil'adites.

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

These are the sons of Gil'ad: of I'ezer, the family of the I'ezerites; of Chelek, the family of the Chelkites;

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

And of Assriel, the family of the Assrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shichmites;

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

And of Shemida', the family of the Shemida'ites; and of Chepher, the family of the Chephrites.

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 Zelophehad the son of Chepher had no sons, but only daughters; and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Machlah, and No'ah, Choglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

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 Menasseh; and those that were numbered of them were fifty and two thousand and 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.

These are the sons of Ephraim after their families: of Shuthelach, the family of the Shuthalchites; of Becher, the family of the Bachrites; of Tachan, the family of the Tachanites.

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

And these are the sons of Shuthelach: of 'Eran, the family of the Eranites.

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 families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thousand and five hundred: these are the sons of Joseph after their families.

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;

The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela', the family of the Bal'ites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Achiram, the family of the Achiramites;

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

Of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Chupham, the family of the Chuphamites.

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

And the sons of Bela' were Ard and Na'aman: of Ard, the family of the Ardites; and of Na'aman, the family of the Na'amites.

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 after their families; and those that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and 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;

These are the sons of Dan after their families: of Shucham, the family of the Shuchamites; these are the families of Dan after their families.

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

All the families of the Shuchamites, according to those that were numbered of them, were sixty and four thousand and 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 children of Asher after their families: of Yimnah, the family of the Yimnites; of Yishvi, the family of the Yishvites; of Beri'ah, the family of the Beri'ites.

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

Of the sons of Beri'ah: of Cheber, the family of the Chebrites; of Malkiel, the family of the Makielites.

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

And the name of the daughter of Asher was Serach.

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 families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbered of them, fifty and three thousand and 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 Naphtali after their families: of Yachzeel, the family of the Yachzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;

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

Of Yezer, the family of the Yizrites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

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 families of Naphtali according to their families; and those that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and 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.

These were the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand, and one thousand, seven hundred and thirty.

52 And the Lord spak to Moises, and seide,

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying,

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

Unto these shall the land be divided for an inheritance according to the number of the 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 large tribe shalt thou give the more inheritance, and to the small shalt thou give the less inheritance: to each according to those that were numbered thereof shall its inheritance be given.

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

Nevertheless, through the lot shall the land be divided: according to the names of the tribes of their fathers shall they obtain their inheritance.

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

By the decision of the lot shall the inheritance of each be divided, according as they are many or few.

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.

And these are those that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershunites: of Kehath, the family of the Kehathites; of Merari, 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 the Libnites, the family of the Chebronites, the family of the Machlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korchites; and Kehath begat 'Amran.

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.

And the name of 'Amram's wife was Yochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bore to Levi in Egypt; and she bore unto Amram, Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

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

And there were born unto Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Elazar, and Ithamar.

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

And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered a 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 those that were numbered of them were twenty and three thousand, all the males from a month old and upward; for they were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there was not given unto them any inheritance among the children of Israel.

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;

These are those that were numbered by Moses and Elazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, opposite Jericho.

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

And among these there was not one man of those whom Moses and Aaron the priest had numbered, who numbered the children of Israel in the wilderness 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 said of them, They shall surely die in the wilderness: and there was not left of them one man, save Caleb the son of Yephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.