Numbers 1
English Standard Version
A Census of Israel's Warriors
1 The Lord spoke to Moses (A)in the wilderness of Sinai, (B)in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, 2 (C)“Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, (D)by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. 3 (E)From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, (F)company by company. 4 And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers. 5 And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, (G)Elizur the son of Shedeur; 6 from Simeon, (H)Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; 7 from Judah, (I)Nahshon the son of Amminadab; 8 from Issachar, (J)Nethanel the son of Zuar; 9 from Zebulun, (K)Eliab the son of Helon; 10 from the sons of Joseph, from Ephraim, (L)Elishama the son of Ammihud, and from Manasseh, (M)Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur; 11 from Benjamin, (N)Abidan the son of Gideoni; 12 from Dan, (O)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai; 13 from Asher, (P)Pagiel the son of Ochran; 14 from Gad, Eliasaph the son of (Q)Deuel; 15 from Naphtali, (R)Ahira the son of Enan.” 16 These were the ones (S)chosen from the congregation, (T)the chiefs of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the clans of Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron took these men (U)who had been named, 18 and on the first day of the second month, they assembled the whole congregation together, who registered themselves by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and upward, head by head, 19 as the Lord commanded Moses. So he listed them in the wilderness of Sinai.
20 The people of (V)Reuben, Israel's firstborn, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: 21 those listed of the tribe of Reuben were (W)46,500.
22 Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: 23 those listed of the tribe of Simeon were (X)59,300.
24 Of the people of Gad, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war: 25 those listed of the tribe of Gad were (Y)45,650.
26 Of the people of Judah, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 27 those listed of the tribe of Judah were (Z)74,600.
28 Of the people of Issachar, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 29 those listed of the tribe of Issachar were (AA)54,400.
30 Of the people of Zebulun, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 31 those listed of the tribe of Zebulun were (AB)57,400.
32 Of the people of Joseph, namely, of the people of Ephraim, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 33 those listed of the tribe of Ephraim were (AC)40,500.
34 Of the people of Manasseh, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 35 those listed of the tribe of Manasseh were (AD)32,200.
36 Of the people of Benjamin, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 37 those listed of the tribe of Benjamin were (AE)35,400.
38 Of the people of Dan, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 39 those listed of the tribe of Dan were (AF)62,700.
40 Of the people of Asher, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 41 those listed of the tribe of Asher were (AG)41,500.
42 Of the people of Naphtali, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war: 43 those listed of the tribe of Naphtali were (AH)53,400.
44 (AI)These are those who were listed, whom Moses and Aaron listed with the help of the chiefs of Israel, twelve men, each representing his fathers' house. 45 So all those listed of the people of Israel, by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, every man able to go to war in Israel— 46 all those listed were (AJ)603,550.
Levites Exempted
47 But (AK)the Levites were not listed along with them by their ancestral tribe. 48 For the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 49 “Only the tribe of Levi you shall not list, and you shall not take a census of them among the people of Israel. 50 (AL)But appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They are to carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings, and they shall take care of it (AM)and shall camp around the tabernacle. 51 (AN)When the tabernacle is to set out, the Levites shall take it down, and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up. (AO)And if any outsider comes near, he shall be put to death. 52 The people of Israel shall pitch their tents by their companies, each man in his own camp and (AP)each man by his own standard. 53 But the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the testimony, so that there may be no (AQ)wrath on the congregation of the people of Israel. (AR)And the Levites shall keep guard over the tabernacle of the testimony.” 54 Thus did the people of Israel; they did according to all that the Lord commanded Moses.
Números 1
Dios Habla Hoy
Censo de Israel en el Sinaí
1 El día primero del segundo mes del segundo año, cuando hacía poco más de un año que los israelitas habían salido de Egipto, el Señor se dirigió a Moisés en el desierto de Sinaí, en la tienda del encuentro con Dios, y le dijo:
2 «Hagan un censo de todos los israelitas, por clanes y familias, para saber el nombre y número exacto de todos los hombres 3 de veinte años para arriba, aptos para la guerra. Regístrenlos según el orden militar, con la ayuda de Aarón 4 y de un jefe de familia por cada tribu. 5 Éstos son los nombres de los jefes que deberán ayudarles:
»Por la tribu de Rubén: Elisur, hijo de Sedeúr.
6 »Por la de Simeón: Selumiel, hijo de Surisadai.
7 »Por la de Judá: Nahasón, hijo de Aminadab.
8 »Por la de Isacar: Natanael, hijo de Suar.
9 »Por la de Zabulón: Eliab, hijo de Helón.
10 »Por las tribus de los hijos de José: Elisamá, hijo de Amihud, por la de Efraín; y Gamaliel, hijo de Pedasur, por la de Manasés.
11 »Por la tribu de Benjamín: Abidán, hijo de Guidoní.
12 »Por la de Dan: Ahiézer, hijo de Amisadai.
13 »Por la de Aser: Paguiel, hijo de Ocrán.
14 »Por la de Gad: Eliasaf, hijo de Reuel.
15 »Por la de Neftalí: Ahirá, hijo de Enán.»
16 Éstos fueron los jefes de tribu escogidos de entre la comunidad israelita para representar a sus propios clanes. 17-18 El día primero del segundo mes del año, Moisés y Aarón reunieron a estos hombres expresamente designados por Dios, lo mismo que a todo el pueblo, e hicieron el censo de todos los israelitas, anotando en orden de clanes y familias el nombre de cada uno de ellos y el número total de hombres de veinte años para arriba, 19 tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado a Moisés. Este censo se hizo en el desierto de Sinaí.
20-21 Una vez hecho el censo por tribus, clanes y familias, y anotados ya el nombre de cada uno y el número total de hombres mayores de veinte años, el resultado fue el siguiente:
De la tribu de Rubén, el hijo mayor de Israel, se contaron cuarenta y seis mil quinientos hombres aptos para la guerra.
22-23 De la tribu de Simeón se contaron cincuenta y nueve mil trescientos.
24-25 De la tribu de Gad se contaron cuarenta y cinco mil seiscientos cincuenta.
26-27 De la tribu de Judá se contaron setenta y cuatro mil seiscientos.
28-29 De la tribu de Isacar se contaron cincuenta y cuatro mil cuatrocientos.
30-31 De la tribu de Zabulón se contaron cincuenta y siete mil cuatrocientos.
32-35 De los descendientes de José se contaron cuarenta mil quinientos de la tribu de Efraín y treinta y dos mil doscientos de la tribu de Manasés.
36-37 De la tribu de Benjamín se contaron treinta y cinco mil cuatrocientos.
38-39 De la tribu de Dan se contaron sesenta y dos mil setecientos.
40-41 De la tribu de Aser se contaron cuarenta y un mil quinientos.
42-43 De la tribu de Neftalí se contaron cincuenta y tres mil cuatrocientos.
44 Éste fue el resultado del censo que hicieron Moisés, Aarón y los doce jefes israelitas que representaban a sus respectivas tribus y familias: 45 los israelitas de veinte años para arriba, aptos para la guerra, 46 fueron seiscientos tres mil quinientos cincuenta en total.
Nombramiento de los levitas
47 Los levitas no fueron contados entre las tribus de sus antepasados, 48 porque el Señor le había dicho a Moisés: 49 «Cuando hagas el censo de los israelitas, no cuentes entre ellos a la tribu de Leví. 50 A los levitas deberás ponerlos a cargo del servicio del santuario de la alianza, de todos sus utensilios y de todo lo que corresponde al santuario. Ellos se ocuparán de transportar el santuario y sus utensilios, y de todo lo relacionado con su servicio. También deberán acampar alrededor del santuario, 51 y cuando haya que transportarlo, ellos serán quienes lo desarmen y quienes lo instalen de nuevo cuando tengan que acampar. Toda persona ajena que se acerque al santuario, será condenada a muerte. 52 Los demás israelitas acamparán a la manera militar, cada uno en su propio campamento y bajo su propia bandera. 53 Los levitas, por su parte, acamparán alrededor del santuario de la alianza, y cuidarán de él, para que el Señor no se enoje contra los israelitas.»
54 Los israelitas lo hicieron todo tal como el Señor se lo había ordenado a Moisés.
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