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Sabato, 27 aprile 2024 - Santa Zita ( Letture di oggi)

Numbers 2


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NEW JERUSALEMCATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron and said:1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
2 'The Israelites must pitch their tents, each man by his own standard, under their family emblems. Theymust pitch their tents round the Dwelling where the Testimony is, some distance away.2 “Each one shall make camp, by their troops, as well as by their insignia and standards, and by the houses of their kinships, all around the tabernacle of the covenant.”
3 'Encamped on the east side: 'Furthest towards the east, the standard of the camp of Judah, unit byunit. Leader of the Judahites: Nahshon son of Amminadab.3 To the east, Judah shall fix his tents, by the companies of his army. And the leader of his sons shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
4 His company: seventy-four thousand six hundred men.4 And the entire total of the fighting men from his stock was seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Issachar. Leader of the Issacharites: Nethanel son of Zuar.5 Beside him, those of the tribe of Issachar were encamped, whose leader was Nathanael the son of Zuar.
6 His company: fifty-four thousand four hundred men.6 And the entire number of his fighting men was fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 'The tribe of Zebulun. Leader of the Zebulunites: Eliab son of Helon.7 In the tribe of Zebulon, the leader was Eliab the son of Helon.
8 His company: fifty-seven thousand four hundred men.8 All the army of fighting men from his stock were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 'The tribal forces in the camp of Judah number in al a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred.These will be the first to break camp.9 All who were numbered in the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. And these, by their companies, shall go forth first.
10 'On the south side, the standard of the camp of Reuben, unit by unit. Leader of the Reubenites: Elizurson of Shedeur.10 In the camp of the sons of Ruben, toward the south side, the leader shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
11 His company: forty-six thousand five hundred men.11 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Simeon. Leader of the Simeonites: Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.12 Beside him, those of the tribe of Simeon were encamped, whose leader was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
13 His company: fifty-nine thousand three hundred men.13 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 'The tribe of Gad. Leader of the Gadites: Eliasaph son of Reuel.14 In the tribe of Gad, the leader was Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
15 His company: forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty men.15 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
16 'The tribal forces in the camp of Reuben number in al a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundredand fifty. They will be second to break camp.16 All who were counted in the camp of Ruben were one hundred fifty thousand and one thousand four hundred fifty, by their companies. These shall advance in the second place.
17 'Next, the Tent of Meeting wil move, since the camp of the Levites is situated in the middle of the other camps. The order of movement wil be the order of encampment, each man under his own standard.17 But the tabernacle of the testimony shall be lifted up by the officers of the Levites and their companies. In the manner in which it is set up, so also shall it be taken down. Each one shall advance according to their places and ranks.
18 'On the west side, the standard of the camp of Ephraim, unit by unit. Leader of the Ephraimites:Elishama son of Ammihud.18 On the west side, there shall be the camp of the sons of Ephraim, whose leader was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
19 His company: forty thousand five hundred men.19 The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.
20 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Manasseh. Leader of the Manassehites: Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.20 And with them was the tribe of the sons of Manasseh, whose leader was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
21 His company: thirty-two thousand two hundred men.21 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 'The tribe of Benjamin. Leader of the Benjaminites: Abidan son of Gideoni.22 In the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, the leader was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
23 His company: thirty-five thousand four hundred men.23 And the entire army of his fighting men, who were counted, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 'The tribal forces in the camp of Ephraim number in all a hundred and eight thousand one hundred.They wil be third to break camp.24 All who were numbered in the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, by their companies. These shall advance third.
25 'On the north side, the standard of the camp of Dan, unit by unit. Leader of the Danites: Ahiezer sonof Ammishaddai.25 Toward the north side, the sons of Dan were encamped, whose leader was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26 His company: sixty-two thousand seven hundred men.26 The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 'Next to him: 'The tribe of Asher. Leader of the Asherites: Pagiel son of Ochran.27 Beside him, those of the tribe of Asher fixed their tents, whose leader was Pagiel the son of Ochran.
28 His company: forty-one thousand five hundred men.28 The entire army of his fighting men, who were numbered, were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.
29 'The tribe of Naphtali. Leader of the Naphtalites: Ahira son of Enan.29 From the tribe of the sons of Naphtali, the leader was Ahira the son of Enan.
30 His company: fifty-three thousand four hundred men.30 The entire army of his fighting men were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 'The tribal forces in the camp of Dan number in all a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred.They wil be the last to break camp. 'Al under their appropriate standards.'31 All who were numbered in the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred; and these shall advance at the very end.
32 Such was the tally of the Israelites when the census was taken by families. The ful count of the entirecamp, unit by unit, came to six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.32 This is the number of the sons of Israel, of their army divided by the houses of their kinships and their companies: six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
33 But, as Yahweh had ordered Moses, the Levites were not included in the census of the Israelites.33 But the Levites were not numbered among the sons of Israel. For so the Lord had instructed Moses.
34 The Israelites did exactly as Yahweh had ordered Moses. This was how they pitched camp, groupedby standards. This was how they broke camp, each man in his own clan, each man with his own family.34 And the sons of Israel acted according to all the things that the Lord had commanded. They were encamped by their companies, and they advanced by the families and houses of their fathers.