Numbers 10

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1 The LORD said to Moses:	1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 "Make two trumpets of beaten silver, which you shall use in assembling the community and in breaking camp.	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.
3 When both are blown, the whole community shall gather round you at the entrance of the meeting tent;	3 And when you sound the trumpets, all the multitude shall gather to you at the door of the tabernacle of the covenant.
4 but when one of them is blown, only the princes, the chiefs of the troops of Israel, shall gather round you.	4 If you sound it only once, the leaders and the heads of the multitude of Israel shall come to you.
5 When you sound the first alarm, those encamped on the east side shall set out;	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.
6 when you sound the second alarm, those encamped on the south side shall set out; when you sound the third alarm, those encamped on the west side shall set out; when you sound the fourth alarm, those encamped on the north side shall set out. Thus shall the alarm be sounded for them to depart.	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.
7 But in calling forth an assembly you are to blow an ordinary blast, without sounding the alarm.	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.
8 "It is the sons of Aaron, the priests, who shall blow the trumpets; and the use of them is prescribed by perpetual statute for you and your descendants.	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.
9 When in your own land you go to war against an enemy that is attacking you, you shall sound the alarm on the trumpets, and the LORD, your God, will remember you and save you from your foes.	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.
10 On your days of celebration, your festivals, and your new-moon feasts, you shall blow the trumpets over your holocausts and your peace offerings; this will serve as a reminder of you before your God. I, the LORD, am your God."	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.”
11 In the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud rose from the Dwelling of the commandments.	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.
12 The Israelites moved on from the desert of Sinai by stages, until the cloud came to rest in the desert of Paran.	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.
13 The first time that they broke camp at the bidding of the LORD through Moses,	13 And the first to move their camp, according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses,
14 the camp of the Judahites, under its own standard and arranged in companies, was the first to set out. Nahshon, son of Amminadab, was over their host,	14 were the sons of Judah by their companies, whose leader was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
15 and Nethanel, son of Zuar, over the host of the tribe of Issachar,	15 In the tribe of the sons of Issachar, the leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.
16 and Eliab, son of Helon, over the host of the tribe of Zebulun.	16 In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 Then, after the Dwelling was dismantled, the clans of Gershon and Merari set out, carrying the Dwelling.	17 And the tabernacle was taken down, because the sons of Gershon and Merari, who carry it, were departing.
18 The camp of the Reubenites, under its own standard and arranged in companies, was the next to set out, with Elizur, son of Shedeur, over their host,	18 And the sons of Ruben also set out, by their companies and ranks, whose leader was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19 and Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai, over the host of the tribe of Simeon,	19 And in the tribe of Simeon, the leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
20 and Eliasaph, son of Reuel, over the host of the tribe of Gad.	20 And in the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
21 The clan of Kohath then set out, carrying the sacred objects for the Dwelling, which was to be erected before their arrival.	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.
22 The camp of the Ephraimites next set out, under its own standard and arranged in companies, with Elishama, son of Ammihud, over their host,	22 The sons of Ephraim also moved their camp by their companies, and the leader of their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23 and Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, over the host of the tribe of Manasseh,	23 And in the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, the leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24 and Abidan, son of Gideoni, over the host of the tribe of Benjamin.	24 And in the tribe of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 Finally, as rear guard for all the camps, the camp of the Danites set out, under its own standard and arranged in companies, with Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai, over their host,	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.
26 and Pagiel, son of Ochran, over the host of the tribe of Asher,	26 And in the tribe of the sons of Asher, the leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.
27 and Ahira, son of Enan, over the host of the tribe of Naphtali.	27 And in the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 This was the order of departure for the Israelites, company by company. As they were setting out,	28 These were the camps and departures of the sons of Israel by their companies, when they went forth.
29 Moses said to his brother-in-law Hobab, son of Reuel the Midianite, "We are setting out for the place which the LORD has promised to give us. Come with us, and we will be generous toward you, for the LORD has promised prosperity to Israel."	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.”
30 But he answered, "No, I will not come. I am going instead to my own country and to my own kindred."	30 And he answered him, “I will not go with you, but I will return to my own land, in which I was born.”
31 Moses said, "Please, do not leave us; you know where we can camp in the desert, and you will serve as eyes for us.	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.
32 If you come with us, we will share with you the prosperity the LORD will bestow on us."	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.”
33 They moved on from the mountain of the LORD, a three days' journey, and the ark of the covenant of the LORD which was to seek out their resting place went the three days' journey with them.	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.
34 And when they set out from camp, the cloud of the LORD was over them by day.	34 Likewise, the cloud of the Lord was over them, throughout the day, while they proceeded.
35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses would say, "Arise, O LORD, that your enemies may be scattered, and those who hate you may flee before you."	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.”
36 And when it came to rest, he would say, "Return, O LORD, you who ride upon the clouds, to the troops of Israel."	36 And when it was set down, he said: “Return, O Lord, to the multitude of the army of Israel.”