Numbers 1

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 In the year following that of the Israelites' departure from the land of Egypt, on the first day of the second month, the LORD said to Moses in the meeting tent in the desert of Sinai:	1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the covenant, on the first day of the second month, in the year after their departure from Egypt, saying:
2 "Take a census of the whole community of the Israelites, by clans and ancestral houses, registering each male individually.	2 “Take a total of the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families and houses, and the names of each one, of whomever is of the male sex,
3 You and Aaron shall enroll in companies all the men in Israel of twenty years or more who are fit for military service.	3 from twenty years and above, of all the able-bodied men out of Israel, and you shall number them by their companies, you and Aaron.
4 "To assist you there shall be a man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house.	4 And there shall be with you the leaders of the tribes, as well as of the houses, in their kinships,
5 These are the names of those who are to assist you: from Reuben: Elizur, son of Shedeur;	5 the names of whom are these: of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 from Simeon: Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai;	6 of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 from Judah: Nahshon, son of Amminadab;	7 of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 from Issachar: Nethanel, son of Zuar;	8 of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;
9 from Zebulun: Eliab, son of Helon;	9 of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.
10 from Ephraim: Elishama, son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh: Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, for the descendants of Joseph;	10 And from the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 from Benjamin: Abidan, son of Gideoni;	11 of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 from Dan: Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai;	12 of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 from Asher: Pagiel, son of Ochran;	13 of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;
14 from Gad: Eliasaph, son of Reuel;	14 of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
15 from Naphtali: Ahira, son of Enan."	15 of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”
16 These were councilors of the community, princes of their ancestral tribes, chiefs of the troops of Israel.	16 These are the very noble leaders of the multitude, by their tribes and kinships, and the heads of the army of Israel.
17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated,	17 Moses and Aaron took these, with all the multitude of the common people,
18 and assembled the whole community on the first day of the second month. Every man of twenty years or more then declared his name and lineage according to clan and ancestral house,	18 and they gathered them together on the first day of the second month, taking a census of them by kinships, and houses, and families, and heads, and the names of each one from twenty years and above,
19 as the LORD had commanded Moses. This is their census as taken in the desert of Sinai.	19 just as the Lord had instructed Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.
20 Of the descendants of Reuben, the first-born of Israel, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	20 Of Ruben, the firstborn of Israel, by their generations and families and houses, and the names of each head, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,
21 forty-six thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Reuben.	21 there were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 Of the descendants of Simeon, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	22 Of the sons of Simeon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names and heads of each one, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,
23 fifty-nine thousand three hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Simeon.	23 there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 Of the descendants of Gad, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	24 Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,
25 forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty were enrolled in the tribe of Gad.	25 there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 Of the descendants of Judah, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	26 Of the sons of Judah, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
27 seventy-four thousand six hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Judah.	27 there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 Of the descendants of Issachar, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	28 Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,
29 fifty-four thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Issachar.	29 there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 Of the descendants of Zebulun, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	30 Of the sons of Zebulon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
31 fifty-seven thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Zebulun.	31 there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 Of the descendants of Joseph-Of the descendants of Ephraim, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	32 From the sons of Joseph, of the sons of Ephraim, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
33 forty thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Ephraim.	33 there were forty thousand five hundred.
34 Of the descendants of Manasseh, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	34 Furthermore, of the sons of Manasseh, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
35 thirty-two thousand two hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Manasseh.	35 there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 Of the descendants of Benjamin, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	36 Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
37 thirty-five thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Benjamin.	37 there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 Of the descendants of Dan, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	38 Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
39 sixty-two thousand seven hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Dan.	39 there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 Of the descendants of Asher, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	40 Of the sons of Asher, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
41 forty-one thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Asher.	41 there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.
42 Of the descendants of Naphtali, registered by lineage in clans and ancestral houses: when all the males of twenty years or more who were fit for military service were polled,	42 Of the sons of Naphtali, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
43 fifty-three thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Naphtali.	43 there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 It was these who were registered, each according to his ancestral house, in the census taken by Moses and Aaron and the twelve princes of Israel.	44 These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one by the houses of their kinships.
45 The total number of the Israelites of twenty years or more who were fit for military service, registered by ancestral houses,	45 And the entire number of the sons of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years and above, who were able to go forth to war, were
46 was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.	46 six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.
47 The Levites, however, were not registered by ancestral tribe with the others.	47 But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.
48 For the LORD had told Moses,	48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
49 "The tribe of Levi alone you shall not enroll nor include in the census along with the other Israelites.	49 “Do not number the tribe of Levi, neither shall you take a total of them with the sons of Israel.
50 You are to give the Levites charge of the Dwelling of the commandments with all its equipment and all that belongs to it. It is they who shall carry the Dwelling with all its equipment and who shall be its ministers. They shall therefore camp around the Dwelling.	50 But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all its vessels, and whatever pertains to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles. And they shall be for the ministry, and they shall encamp all around the tabernacle.
51 When the Dwelling is to move on, the Levites shall take it down; when the Dwelling is to be pitched, it is the Levites who shall set it up. Any layman who comes near it shall be put to death.	51 When you would depart, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle. When you are to make camp, they shall set it up. Any outsider who will approach it shall be killed.
52 While the other Israelites shall camp by companies, each in his own division of the camp,	52 Now the sons of Israel shall make camp, each one by his companies and bands, as well as his army.
53 the Levites shall camp around the Dwelling of the commandments. Otherwise God's wrath will strike the Israelite community. The Levites, then, shall have charge of the Dwelling of the commandments."	53 Moreover, the Levites shall fix their tents all around the tabernacle, lest there be an indignation over the multitude of the sons of Israel. And they shall stand watch as guardians over the tabernacle of the testimony.”
54 All this the Israelites fulfilled as the LORD had commanded Moses.	54 Therefore, the sons of Israel acted according to everything that the Lord had instructed Moses.