Numbers 1

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai in the tabernacle of the covenant, the first day of the second month, the second year of their going out of Egypt, saying:	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:
2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel by their families, and houses, and the names of every one, as many as are of the male sex,	2 "Take a census of the whole community of the Israelites, by clans and ancestral houses, registering each male individually.
3 From twenty years old and upwards, of all the men of Israel fit for war, and you shall number them by their troops, thou and Aaron.	3 You and Aaron shall enroll in companies all the men in Israel of twenty years or more who are fit for military service.
4 And there shall be with you the princes of the tribes, and of the houses in their kindreds,	4 "To assist you there shall be a man from each tribe, the head of his ancestral house.
5 Whose names are these: Of Ruben, Elisur the son of Sedeur.	5 These are the names of those who are to assist you: from Reuben: Elizur, son of Shedeur;
6 Of Simeon, Salamiel the son of Surisaddai.	6 from Simeon: Shelumiel, son of Zurishaddai;
7 Of Juda, Nahasson the son of Aminadab.	7 from Judah: Nahshon, son of Amminadab;
8 Of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Suar.	8 from Issachar: Nethanel, son of Zuar;
9 Of Zabulon, Eliab the son of Helon.	9 from Zebulun: Eliab, son of Helon;
10 And of the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elisama the son of Ammiud: of Manasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur.	10 from Ephraim: Elishama, son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh: Gamaliel, son of Pedahzur, for the descendants of Joseph;
11 Of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gedeon.	11 from Benjamin: Abidan, son of Gideoni;
12 Of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammisaddai.	12 from Dan: Ahiezer, son of Ammishaddai;
13 Of Aser, Phegiel the son of Ochran.	13 from Asher: Pagiel, son of Ochran;
14 Of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Duel.	14 from Gad: Eliasaph, son of Reuel;
15 Of Nephtali, Ahira the son of Enan.	15 from Naphtali: Ahira, son of Enan."
16 These are the most noble princes of the multitude by their tribes and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of Israel:	16 These were councilors of the community, princes of their ancestral tribes, chiefs of the troops of Israel.
17 Whom Moses and Aaron took with all the multitude of the common people:	17 So Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated,
18 And assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning them up by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names of every one from twenty years old and upward,	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,
19 As the Lord had commanded Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.	19 as the LORD had commanded Moses. This is their census as taken in the desert of Sinai.
20 Of Ruben the eldest son of Israel, by their generations and families and houses and names of every head, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,	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,
21 Were forty-six thousand five hundred.	21 forty-six thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Reuben.
22 Of the sons of Simeon by their generations and families, and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names and heads of every one, all that were of the male sex, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go forth to war,	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,
23 Fifty-nine thousand three hundred.	23 fifty-nine thousand three hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Simeon.
24 Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
25 Forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.	25 forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty were enrolled in the tribe of Gad.
26 Of the sons of Juda, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
27 Were reckoned up seventy-four thousand six hundred.	27 seventy-four thousand six hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Judah.
28 Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,	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,
29 Were reckoned up fifty-four thousand four hundred.	29 fifty-four thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Issachar.
30 Of the sons of Zabulon, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
31 Fifty-seven thousand four hundred.	31 fifty-seven thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Zebulun.
32 Of the sons of Joseph, namely, of the sons of Ephraim, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
33 Forty thousand five hundred.	33 forty thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Ephraim.
34 Moreover of the sons of Manasses, by the generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that could go forth to war,	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,
35 Thirty-two thousand two hundred.	35 thirty-two thousand two hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Manasseh.
36 Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
37 Thirty-five thousand four hundred.	37 thirty-five thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Benjamin.
38 Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
39 Sixty-two thousand seven hundred.	39 sixty-two thousand seven hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Dan.
40 Of the sons of Aser, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
41 Forty-one thousand and five hundred.	41 forty-one thousand five hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Asher.
42 Of the sons of Nephtali, by their generations and families and houses of their kindreds, were reckoned up by the names of every one from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war,	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,
43 Fifty-three thousand four hundred.	43 fifty-three thousand four hundred were enrolled in the tribe of Naphtali.
44 These era they who were numbered by Moses and Aaron, and the twelve princes of Israel, every one by the houses of their kindreds.	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.
45 And the whole number of the children of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years old and upward, that were able to go to war,	45 The total number of the Israelites of twenty years or more who were fit for military service, registered by ancestral houses,
46 Were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty men.	46 was six hundred and three thousand, five hundred and fifty.
47 But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.	47 The Levites, however, were not registered by ancestral tribe with the others.
48 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:	48 For the LORD had told Moses,
49 Number not the tribe of Levi, neither shalt thou put down the sum of them with the children of Israel:	49 "The tribe of Levi alone you shall not enroll nor include in the census along with the other Israelites.
50 But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the vessels thereof, and whatsoever pertaineth to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof: and they shall minister, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.	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.
51 When you are to go forward, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle: when you are to camp, they shall set it up. What stranger soever cometh to it, shall be slain.	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.
52 And the children of Israel shall camp every man by his troops and bands and army.	52 While the other Israelites shall camp by companies, each in his own division of the camp,
53 But the Levites shall pitch their tents round about the tabernacle, lest there come indignation upon the multitude of the children of Israel, and they shall keep watch, and guard the tabernacle of the testimony.	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."
54 And the children of Israel did according to all things which the Lord had commanded Moses.	54 All this the Israelites fulfilled as the LORD had commanded Moses.