银号

10 耶和华对摩西说: “你要用银子打造两支号,用来招聚会众和发出拔营的号令。 吹响两支号时,全体会众要聚集到你那里,即会幕门口。 如果只吹响一支号,担任首领的以色列各族长要聚集到你那里。 如果吹响拔营的号令,在东面扎营的就要启行; 第二次吹响拔营号令时,在南面扎营的就要启行。拔营号令是启行的信号。 但吹号招聚会众时,不要用拔营号令。 做祭司的亚伦子孙要负责吹号,这是世代不变的律例。 当你们在自己的土地上跟敌人作战时,要吹号,你们的上帝耶和华必眷顾你们,救你们脱离敌人。 10 在节期和朔日[a]这些欢乐的日子献燔祭和平安祭的时候,你们要吹号,好在你们的上帝面前蒙眷顾。我是你们的上帝耶和华。”

离开西奈山

11 第二年的二月二十日,云彩从安放约柜的圣幕上升起, 12 以色列人就从西奈旷野启行,直到云彩停在巴兰旷野时才停下来。 13 这是他们初次照耶和华借摩西的吩咐启行。

14 犹大旗下的营队率先出发,率领犹大支派的是亚米拿达的儿子拿顺, 15 率领以萨迦支派的是苏押的儿子拿坦业, 16 率领西布伦支派的是希伦的儿子以利押。 17 然后,圣幕被拆下,革顺和米拉利的子孙抬着圣幕出发。 18 随后出发的是吕便旗下的营队,率领吕便支派的是示丢珥的儿子以利苏, 19 率领西缅支派的是苏利沙代的儿子示路蔑, 20 率领迦得支派的是丢珥的儿子以利雅萨。

21 随后出发的是哥辖人,他们抬着圣物前行。在他们到达之前,圣幕应已支好。 22 随后出发的是以法莲旗下的营队,率领以法莲支派的是亚米忽的儿子以利沙玛, 23 率领玛拿西支派的是比大苏的儿子迦玛列, 24 率领便雅悯支派的是基多尼的儿子亚比但。

25 殿后的是但旗下的营队,率领但支派的是亚米沙代的儿子亚希以谢, 26 率领亚设支派的是俄兰的儿子帕结, 27 率领拿弗他利支派的是以南的儿子亚希拉。 28 这是以色列各营队拔营前行的次序。

29 摩西对岳父流珥之子米甸人何巴说:“我们就要动身前往耶和华应许给我们的地方,祂曾说要把那地方赐给我们。请你跟我们一起去吧,我们必厚待你,耶和华已经应许要赐福给以色列人。” 30 何巴说:“我不去了,我要回到我的家乡和亲族那里。” 31 摩西说:“请不要离开我们。你熟悉旷野,可以做我们的向导,告诉我们在哪里扎营。 32 如果你跟我们同去,我们一定与你分享耶和华赐给我们的福气。”

33 以色列人离开耶和华的山,走了三天的路程,期间耶和华的约柜一直在队伍的前头,为他们寻找安营之地。 34 他们拔营前行的时候,白天总有耶和华的云彩在他们上面。 35 每当约柜出发的时候,摩西就说:“耶和华啊,求你兴起,击溃你的敌人,使恨你的人逃窜。” 36 约柜停下来的时候,他就说:“耶和华啊,求你回到以色列的千万人中。”

Footnotes

  1. 10:10 朔日”即每月初一。

10 2 The use of the silver trumpets. 11 The Israelites depart from Sinai. 14 The captains of the host are numbered. 30 Hobab refuseth to go with Moses his son-in-law.

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Make thee two trumpets of silver: of an [a]whole piece shalt thou make them, that thou mayest use them for the assembling of the Congregation, and for the departure of the camp.

And when they shall blow with them, all the Congregation shall assemble to thee, before the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

But if they blow with one, then the Princes, or heads over the thousands of Israel shall come unto thee.

But if ye blow an alarm, then the camp of them that pitch on the [b]East part, shall go forward.

If ye blow an alarm the second time, then the host of them that lie on the [c]South side, shall march: for they shall blow an alarm when they remove.

But in the assembling the Congregation, ye shall blow without an alarm.

And the sons of Aaron the Priest shall [d]blow the trumpets, and ye shall have them as a law forever in your generations.

And when ye go to war in your land against the enemy that vexeth you, ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets, and ye shall be remembered before the Lord your God, and shall be saved from your enemies.

10 Also in the day of your [e]gladness, and in your feast days, and in the beginning of your months, ye shall also blow the trumpets [f]over your burnt sacrifices, and over your peace offerings, that they may be a remembrance for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.

11 ¶ And in the second year, in the second month, and in the twentieth day of the month, the cloud was taken up from the Tabernacle of the Testimony.

12 And the children of Israel departed on their [g]journeys out of the desert of Sinai, and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.

13 So they [h]first took their journey at the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

14 (A)In the first place went the standard of the host of the children of Judah according to their armies: and (B)Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his band.

15 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.

16 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.

17 When the Tabernacle was taken down, then the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari went forward bearing [i]the Tabernacle.

18 ¶ After, departed the standard of the host of Reuben, according to their armies, and over his band was Elizur the son of Shedeur.

19 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

20 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

21 The Kohathites also went forward and [j]bare the (C)Sanctuary, and the [k]former did set up the Tabernacle against they came.

22 ¶ Then the standard of the host of the children of Ephraim went forward according to their armies, and over his band was Elishama the son of Ammihud.

23 And over the band of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

24 And over the band of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.

25 ¶ Last, the standard of the host of the children of Dan marched, [l]gathering all the hosts according to their armies: and over his band was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

26 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran.

27 And over the band of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.

28 [m]These were the removings of the children of Israel according to their armies, when they marched.

29 After, Moses said unto [n]Hobab the son of Reuel the Midianite, the father-in-law of Moses, We go into the place, of which the Lord said, I will give it you. Come thou with us, and we will do thee good: for the Lord hath promised good unto Israel.

30 And he answered him, I will not go: but I will depart to mine own country, and to my kindred.

31 Then he said, I pray thee, leave us not: for thou knowest our camping places in the wilderness: therefore thou mayest be [o]our guide.

32 And if thou go with us, what goodness the Lord shall show unto us, the same will we show unto thee.

33 ¶ So they departed from the [p]mount of the Lord, three days’ journey: and the Ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them in the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them.

34 And the cloud of the Lord was upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.

35 And when the Ark went forward, Moses said, (D)[q]Rise up Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee before thee.

36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Lord, to the [r]many thousands of Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Numbers 10:2 Or, of work beaten out with the hammer.
  2. Numbers 10:5 That is, the host of Judah and they that are under his ensign.
  3. Numbers 10:6 Meaning, the host of Reuben.
  4. Numbers 10:8 So that only the Priests must blow the trumpets, so long as the Priesthood lasted.
  5. Numbers 10:10 When ye rejoice that God hath removed any plague.
  6. Numbers 10:10 Or, when ye offer burnt offerings.
  7. Numbers 10:12 Or, in keeping this order in their journeys.
  8. Numbers 10:13 From Sinai to Paran, Num. 33:1.
  9. Numbers 10:17 With all the appertainances thereof.
  10. Numbers 10:21 Upon their shoulders.
  11. Numbers 10:21 The Merarites and Gershonites.
  12. Numbers 10:25 Leaving none behind, nor any of the former that fainted in the way.
  13. Numbers 10:28 This was the order of their host when they removed.
  14. Numbers 10:29 Some think that Reuel, Jethro, Hobab, and Keni were all one: Kimhi saith, that Reuel was Jethro’s father: so Hobab was Moses’ father-in-law, see Exod. 2:18, 3:1, 4:18, 18:1, and Judg. 4:11.
  15. Numbers 10:31 Hebrew, eyes unto us.
  16. Numbers 10:33 Mount Sinai, or Horeb.
  17. Numbers 10:35 Declare thy might and power.
  18. Numbers 10:36 Hebrew, to the ten thousand thousands.