Numbers 10

¹And the Lord spoke to 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.

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

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

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

⁶Then, 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.

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

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

⁹If 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.

¹⁰If 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.”

¹¹In 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

²¹Then 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.

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

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

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

²⁵The 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.

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

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

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

²⁹And 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.”

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

³¹And 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.

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

³³Therefore, 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.

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

³⁵And 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.”

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

Numbers 10

¹And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

²Make thee two trumpets of beaten silver, wherewith thou mayest call together the multitude when the camp is to be removed.

³And when thou shalt sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather unto thee to the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.

⁴If thou sound but once, the princes and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to thee.

⁵But if the sound of the trumpets be longer, and with interruptions, they that are on the east side, shall first go forward.

⁶And at the second sounding and like noise of the trumpet, they who lie on the south side shall take up their tents. And after this manner shall the rest do, when the trumpets shall sound for a march.

⁷But when the people is to be gathered together, the sound of the trumpets shall be plain, and they shall not make a broken sound.

⁸And the sons of Aaron the priest shall sound the trumpets: and this shall be an ordinance for ever in your generations.

⁹If you go forth to war out of your land against the enemies that fight against you, you shall sound aloud with the trumpets, and there shall be a remembrance of you before the Lord your God, that you may be delivered out of the hands of your enemies.

¹⁰If at any time you shall have a banquet, and on your festival days, and on the first days of your months, you shall sound the trumpets over the holocausts, and the sacrifices of peace offerings, that they may be to you for a remembrance of your God. I am the Lord your God.

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

¹²And the children of Israel marched by their troops from the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Pharan.

¹³And the first went forward according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

¹⁴The sons of Juda by their troops: whose prince was Nahasson the son of Aminadab.

¹⁵In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the prince was Nathanael the son of Suar.

¹⁶In the tribe of Zabulon, the prince was Eliab the son of Helon.

¹⁷And the tabernacle was taken down, and the sons of Gerson and Merari set forward, bearing it.

¹⁸And the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troops and ranks, whose prince was Helisur the son of Sedeur.

¹⁹And in the tribe of Simeon, the prince was Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.

²⁰And in the tribe of Gad, the prince was Eliasaph the son of Duel.

²¹Then the Caathites also marched carrying the sanctuary. So long was the tabernacle carried, till they came to the place of setting it up.

²²The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their troops, in whose army the prince was Elisama the son of Ammiud.

²³And in the tribe of the sons of Manasses, the prince was Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.

²⁴And in the tribe of Benjamin, the prince was Abidan the son of Gedeon.

²⁵The last of all the camp marched the sons of Dan by their troops, in whose army the prince was Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.

²⁶And in the tribe of the sons of Aser, the prince was Phegiel the son of Ochran.

²⁷And in the tribe of the sons of Nephtali, the prince was Ahira the son of Enan.

²⁸This was the order of the camps, and marches of the children of Israel by their troops, when they set forward.

²⁹And Moses said to Hobab the son of Raguel the Madianite, his kinsman: We are going towards the place which the Lord will give us: come with us, that we may do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good things to Israel.

³⁰But he answered him: I will not go with thee, but I will return to my country, wherein I was born.

³¹And he said: Do not leave us: for thou knowest in what places we should encamp in the wilderness, and thou shalt be our guide.

³²And if thou comest with us, we will give thee what is the best of the riches which the Lord shall deliver to us.

³³So they marched from the mount of the Lord three days' journey, and the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them, for three days providing a place for the camp.

³⁴The cloud also of the Lord was over them by day when they marched.

³⁵And when the ark was lifted up, Moses said: Arise, O Lord, and let thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee from before thy face.

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