Números 1
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Censo de los israelitas en el Sinaí
1 El primer día del segundo mes del segundo año desde cuando salieron de Egipto, el SEÑOR le habló a Moisés en el desierto de Sinaí en la carpa del encuentro y le dijo: 2 «Haz un censo de todos los israelitas por grupos familiares y por familias, anotando el nombre de cada varón. 3 Tú y Aarón deben registrar por unidades militares a todos los hombres de Israel de más de 20 años de edad que estén aptos para el servicio militar. 4 Háganlo con la ayuda de un hombre de cada tribu, que sea jefe de familia. 5 Estos son los hombres que les ayudarán:
»De la tribu de Rubén, Elisur hijo de Sedeúr;
6 de la tribu de Simeón, Selumiel hijo de Zurisaday;
7 de la tribu de Judá, Naasón hijo de Aminadab;
8 de la tribu de Isacar, Natanael hijo de Zuar;
9 de la tribu de Zabulón, Eliab hijo de Helón;
10 de los descendientes de José: de la tribu de Efraín, Elisama hijo de Amiud; de la tribu de Manasés, Gamaliel hijo de Pedasur;
11 de la tribu de Benjamín, Abidán hijo de Gedeoni;
12 de la tribu de Dan, Ajiezer hijo de Amisadai;
13 de la tribu de Aser, Paguiel hijo de Ocrán;
14 de la tribu de Gad, Eliasaf hijo de Deuel[a];
15 de la tribu de Neftalí, Ajirá hijo de Enán».
16 Las tribus descendían de sus antepasados, y estos hombres fueron escogidos como jefes de ellas, eran comandantes de las unidades militares de Israel. 17 Entonces Moisés y Aarón tomaron consigo a estos hombres escogidos 18 y reunieron a toda la comunidad el primer día del segundo mes. Se hizo el registro por grupos familiares y por familias, anotando uno por uno a los hombres de 20 años en adelante. 19 Moisés hizo el censo en el desierto de Sinaí tal como el SEÑOR le había mandado.
20 Los descendientes de Rubén, el hijo mayor de Israel, quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 21 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Rubén fue de 46 500.
22 Los descendientes de Simeón quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 23 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Simeón fue de 59 300.
24 Los descendientes de Gad quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 25 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Gad fue de 45 650.
26 Los descendientes de Judá quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 27 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Judá fue de 74 600.
28 Los descendientes de Isacar quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 29 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Isacar fue de 54 400.
30 Los descendientes de Zabulón quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 31 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Zabulón fue de 57 400.
32 De los hijos de José:
Los descendientes de Efraín quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 33 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Efraín fue de 40 500.
34 Los descendientes de Manasés quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 35 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Manasés fue de 32 200.
36 Los descendientes de Benjamín quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 37 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Benjamín fue de 35 400.
38 Los descendientes de Dan quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 39 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Dan fue de 62 700.
40 Los descendientes de Aser quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 41 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Aser fue de 41 500.
42 Los descendientes de Neftalí quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 43 El número de hombres registrados de la tribu de Neftalí fue de 53 400.
44 Ese fue el número de hombres que resultó del censo que hicieron Moisés, Aarón y los doce jefes de Israel que representaban cada uno a su tribu. 45 Todos los hombres del pueblo de Israel quedaron registrados por grupos familiares y por familias. Se anotaron uno por uno los nombres de los varones de 20 años en adelante, aptos para el servicio militar. 46 El total fue de 603 550 hombres.
47 Los levitas no fueron censados junto con los demás 48 porque el SEÑOR le dijo a Moisés: 49 «No hagas un censo de la tribu de Leví, ni los coloques en la lista con los demás israelitas. 50 Pon a los levitas a cargo de la Carpa Sagrada del Testimonio, sus accesorios y todo lo demás que tenga que ver con ella. Ellos serán quienes transporten la Carpa Sagrada y todos sus accesorios; la cuidarán y acamparán alrededor de ella. 51 Cuando haya que trasladar la Carpa Sagrada, los levitas serán quienes la desarmen y cuando haya que instalarla, ellos serán quienes la armen de nuevo. Todo el que sea ajeno a la carpa y se acerque a ella, será condenado a muerte. 52 Los demás israelitas acamparán por tropas, cada uno en su propio campamento y con su propia unidad militar. 53 Pero los levitas acamparán alrededor de la Carpa Sagrada del Testimonio para que así la ira de Dios no caiga sobre los israelitas. Los levitas estarán encargados de cuidar la Carpa Sagrada del Testimonio».
54 Los israelitas hicieron todo tal como el SEÑOR le ordenó a Moisés.
Footnotes
- 1:14 Deuel o Reuel. También en 2:14; 7:42; 10:20.
Numbers 1
King James Version
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,
2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls;
3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies.
4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers.
5 And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.
6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.
9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.
10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.
12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.
14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.
16 These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.
17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names:
18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month, and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.
19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
21 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Reuben, were forty and six thousand and five hundred.
22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
23 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
25 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
27 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.
28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
29 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.
30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
31 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.
32 Of the children of Joseph, namely, of the children of Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
33 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred.
34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
35 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.
36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
37 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty and five thousand and four hundred.
38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
39 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.
40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
41 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Asher, were forty and one thousand and five hundred.
42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
43 Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred.
44 These are those that were numbered, which Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: each one was for the house of his fathers.
45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;
46 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.
47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
48 For the Lord had spoken unto Moses, saying,
49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither take the sum of them among the children of Israel:
50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all things that belong to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.
51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, throughout their hosts.
53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony.
54 And the children of Israel did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did they.
Numbers 1
New King James Version
The First Census of Israel(A)
1 Now the Lord spoke to Moses (B)in the Wilderness of Sinai, (C)in the tabernacle of meeting, on the (D)first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying: 2 (E)“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male (F)individually, 3 from (G)twenty years old and above—all who are able to go to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their armies. 4 And with you there shall be a man from every tribe, each one the head of his father’s house.
5 “These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: from Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; 6 from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; 7 from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab; 8 from Issachar, Nethanel the son of Zuar; 9 from Zebulun, Eliab the son of Helon; 10 from the sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; 11 from Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni; 12 from Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; 13 from Asher, Pagiel the son of Ocran; 14 from Gad, Eliasaph the son of (H)Deuel;[a] 15 from Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.” 16 (I)These were (J)chosen[b] from the congregation, leaders of their fathers’ tribes, (K)heads of the divisions in Israel.
17 Then Moses and Aaron took these men who had been [c]mentioned (L)by name, 18 and they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they recited their (M)ancestry by families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, each one individually. 19 As the Lord commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the Wilderness of Sinai.
20 Now the (N)children of Reuben, Israel’s oldest son, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 21 those who were numbered of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 From the (O)children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 23 those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 From the (P)children of Gad, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 25 those who were numbered of the tribe of Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
26 From the (Q)children of Judah, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 27 those who were numbered of the tribe of Judah were (R)seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 From the (S)children of Issachar, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 29 those who were numbered of the tribe of Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 From the (T)children of Zebulun, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 31 those who were numbered of the tribe of Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 From the sons of Joseph, the (U)children of Ephraim, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 33 those who were numbered of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five hundred.
34 From the (V)children of Manasseh, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 35 those who were numbered of the tribe of Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 From the (W)children of Benjamin, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 37 those who were numbered of the tribe of Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 From the (X)children of Dan, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 39 those who were numbered of the tribe of Dan were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 From the (Y)children of Asher, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 41 those who were numbered of the tribe of Asher were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 From the children of Naphtali, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war: 43 those who were numbered of the tribe of Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 (Z)These are the ones who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, with the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each one representing his father’s house. 45 So all who were numbered of the children of Israel, by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war in Israel— 46 all who were numbered were (AA)six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
47 But (AB)the Levites were not numbered among them by their fathers’ tribe; 48 for the Lord had spoken to Moses, saying: 49 (AC)“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, nor take a census of them among the children of Israel; 50 (AD)but you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its furnishings, and over all things that belong to it; they shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; they shall attend to it (AE)and camp around the tabernacle. 51 (AF)And when the tabernacle is to go forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it (AG)up. (AH)The outsider who comes near shall be put to death. 52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, (AI)everyone by his own camp, everyone by his own standard, according to their armies; 53 (AJ)but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no (AK)wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall (AL)keep[d] charge of the tabernacle of the Testimony.”
54 Thus the children of Israel did; according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so they did.
Footnotes
- Numbers 1:14 Reuel, Num. 2:14
- Numbers 1:16 called
- Numbers 1:17 designated
- Numbers 1:53 have in their care
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