Numbers 10
New King James Version
Two Silver Trumpets
10 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “Make two silver trumpets for yourself; you shall make them of hammered work; you shall use them for (A)calling the congregation and for directing the movement of the camps. 3 When (B)they blow both of them, all the congregation shall gather before you at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 4 But if they blow only one, then the leaders, the (C)heads of the divisions of Israel, shall gather to you. 5 When you sound the (D)advance, (E)the camps that lie on the east side shall then begin their journey. 6 When you sound the advance the second time, then the camps that lie (F)on the south side shall begin their journey; they shall sound the call for them to begin their journeys. 7 And when the assembly is to be gathered together, (G)you shall blow, but not (H)sound the advance. 8 (I)The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an [a]ordinance forever throughout your generations.
9 (J)“When you go to war in your land against the enemy who (K)oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets, and you will be (L)remembered before the Lord your God, and you will be saved from your enemies. 10 Also (M)in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be (N)a memorial for you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
Departure from Sinai
11 Now it came to pass on the twentieth day of the second month, in the second year, that the cloud (O)was taken up from above the tabernacle of the Testimony. 12 And the children of Israel set out from the (P)Wilderness of Sinai on (Q)their journeys; then the cloud settled down in the (R)Wilderness of Paran. 13 So they started out for the first time (S)according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.
14 The [b]standard of the camp of the children of Judah (T)set out first according to their armies; over their army was (U)Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 Then (V)the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, (W)carrying the tabernacle.
18 And (X)the standard of the camp of Reuben set out according to their armies; over their army was Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the (Y)holy things. (The tabernacle would be [c]prepared for their arrival.)
22 And (Z)the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set out according to their armies; over their army was Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 Then (AA)the standard of the camp of the children of Dan (the rear guard of all the camps) set out according to their armies; over their army was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 Over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ocran. 27 And over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 (AB)Thus was the order of march of the children of Israel, according to their armies, when they began their journey.
29 Now Moses said to (AC)Hobab the son of (AD)Reuel[d] the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, (AE)‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and (AF)we will treat you well; for (AG)the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”
30 And he said to him, “I will not go, but I will depart to my own land and to my relatives.”
31 So Moses said, “Please do not leave, inasmuch as you know how we are to camp in the wilderness, and you can [e]be our (AH)eyes. 32 And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—that (AI)whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same we will do to you.”
33 So they departed from (AJ)the mountain of the Lord on a journey of three days; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord (AK)went before them for the three days’ journey, to search out a resting place for them. 34 And (AL)the cloud of the Lord was above them by day when they went out from the camp.
35 So it was, whenever the ark set out, that Moses said:
(AM)“Rise up, O Lord!
Let Your enemies be scattered,
And let those who hate You flee before You.”
36 And when it rested, he said:
“Return, O Lord,
To the many thousands of Israel.”
Footnotes
- Numbers 10:8 statute
- Numbers 10:14 banner
- Numbers 10:21 Prepared by the Gershonites and the Merarites
- Numbers 10:29 Jethro, Ex. 3:1; LXX Raguel
- Numbers 10:31 Act as our guide
Numbers 10
English Standard Version
The Silver Trumpets
10 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Make two silver trumpets. Of hammered work you shall make them, and you shall use them for (A)summoning the congregation and for breaking camp. 3 And when (B)both are blown, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the entrance of the tent of meeting. 4 But if they blow only one, then (C)the chiefs, the heads of the tribes of Israel, shall gather themselves to you. 5 When you blow an alarm, (D)the camps that are on the east side shall set out. 6 And when you blow an alarm the second time, (E)the camps that are on the south side shall set out. An alarm is to be blown whenever they are to set out. 7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, (F)you shall blow a long blast, but you shall not (G)sound an alarm. 8 (H)And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. The trumpets shall be to you for a perpetual statute throughout your generations. 9 And (I)when you go to war in your land against the adversary who (J)oppresses you, then you shall (K)sound an alarm with the trumpets, that you may be (L)remembered before the Lord your God, and you shall be saved from your enemies. 10 (M)On the day of your gladness also, and at your appointed feasts and (N)at the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings. They shall be (O)a reminder of you before your God: I am the Lord your God.”
Israel Leaves Sinai
11 In the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, (P)the cloud lifted from over the tabernacle of the testimony, 12 and the people of Israel (Q)set out by stages from the (R)wilderness of Sinai. And the cloud settled down in the (S)wilderness of Paran. 13 They set out for the first time (T)at the command of the Lord by Moses. 14 The standard of the camp of the people of Judah set out (U)first by their companies, and over their company was (V)Nahshon the son of Amminadab. 15 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar. 16 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 And when (W)the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, (X)who carried the tabernacle, set out. 18 And (Y)the standard of the camp of Reuben set out by their companies, and over their company was (Z)Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was (AA)Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. 20 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Gad was (AB)Eliasaph the son of (AC)Deuel.
21 Then the Kohathites set out, (AD)carrying the holy things, and (AE)the tabernacle was set up before their arrival. 22 And (AF)the standard of the camp of the people of Ephraim set out by their companies, and over their company was (AG)Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Manasseh was (AH)Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. 24 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Benjamin was (AI)Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 Then (AJ)the standard of the camp of the people of Dan, acting as the (AK)rear guard of all the camps, set out by their companies, and over their company was (AL)Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Asher was (AM)Pagiel the son of Ochran. 27 And over the company of the tribe of the people of Naphtali was (AN)Ahira the son of Enan. 28 (AO)This was the order of march of the people of Israel by their companies, when they set out.
29 And Moses said to Hobab the son of (AP)Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place of which the Lord said, (AQ)‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us, and we will do good to you, for (AR)the Lord has promised good to Israel.” 30 But he said to him, “I will not go. I will depart to my own land and to my kindred.” 31 And he said, “Please do not leave us, for you know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you will serve (AS)as eyes for us. 32 And if you do go with us, (AT)whatever good the Lord will do to us, the same will we do to you.”
33 So they set out from (AU)the mount of the Lord three days' journey. And the ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them three days' journey, to seek out (AV)a resting place for them. 34 (AW)And the cloud of the Lord was over them by day, whenever they set out from the camp.
35 And whenever the ark set out, Moses said, (AX)“Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate you flee before you.” 36 And when it rested, he said, “Return, O Lord, to the ten thousand thousands of Israel.”
Numeri 10
La Nuova Diodati
10 L'Eterno parlò ancora a Mosè, dicendo:
2 «Fatti due trombe d'argento; le farai d'argento battuto; le userai per convocare l'assemblea e per far muovere gli accampamenti.
3 Al suono di entrambe tutta l'assemblea si radunerà presso di te, all'ingresso della tenda di convegno.
4 Al suono di una sola tromba, i principi, i capi delle divisioni d'Israele si raduneranno presso di te.
5 Quando suonerete l'allarme la prima volta, i campi che sono a est si metteranno in cammino.
6 Quando suonerete l'allarme una seconda volta, i campi che si trovano a sud si metteranno in cammino; si dovrà suonare l'allarme perché si mettano in cammino.
7 Quando si deve radunare l'assemblea suonerete la tromba, ma non suonerete l'allarme.
8 Suoneranno le trombe i figli di Aaronne, i sacerdoti, sarà uno statuto perpetuo per voi e per i vostri discendenti.
9 Quando nel vostro paese andrete alla guerra contro il nemico che vi opprime suonerete l'allarme con le trombe; così sarete ricordati davanti all'Eterno, il vostro DIO, e sarete liberati dai vostri nemici.
10 Così pure nei vostri giorni di gioia, nelle vostre feste stabilite e al principio dei vostri mesi, suonerete le trombe in occasione dei vostri olocausti e dei vostri sacrifici di ringraziamento; ed esse vi faranno ricordare davanti al vostro DIO. lo sono l'Eterno, il vostro DIO».
11 Or avvenne che nel secondo anno, nel secondo mese, il ventesimo giorno del mese, la nuvola si alzò sopra il tabernacolo della testimonianza.
12 E i figli d'Israele si misero in cammino, abbandonando il deserto del Sinai; poi la nuvola si fermò ne deserto di Paran.
13 Così si misero in cammino la prima volta, secondo l'ordine dell'Eterno dato per mezzo di Mosè.
14 Per prima si mosse la bandiera del campo dei figli di Giuda, diviso secondo le loro schiere. Sopra la divisione di Giuda comandava Nahshon, figlio di Amminadab.
15 Nethaneel, figlio di Tsuar, comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli d'Issacar,
16 mentre Eliab, figlio di Helon comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli di Zabulon.
17 Poi fu smontato il tabernacolo e i figli di Ghershon e i figli di Merari si misero in cammino, portando il tabernacolo.
18 Si mosse quindi la bandiera del campo di Ruben, diviso secondo le sue schiere. Sopra la divisione di Ruben comandava Elitsur, figlio di Scedeur.
19 Scelumiel, figlio di Tsurishaddai, comandava la divisione della tribù dei figli di Simeone,
20 mentre Eliasaf, figlio di Deuel, comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli di Gad.
21 Poi si mossero i Kehathiti, portando gli oggetti sacri; avrebbero eretto il tabernacolo prima del loro arrivo.
22 Si mosse quindi la bandiera del campo dei figli di Efraim, diviso secondo le sue schiere. Sopra la divisione di Efraim comandava Elishama, figlio di Ammihud.
23 Gamaliel, figlio di Pedahtsur, comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli di Manasse,
24 mentre Abidan, figlio di Ghideoni, comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli di Beniamino.
25 Si mosse quindi la bandiera del campo dei figli di Dan, diviso secondo le sue schiere, formando la retroguardia di tutti i campi. Sopra la divisione di Dan comandava Ahiezer, figlio di Ammishaddai.
26 Paghiel, figlio di Okran, comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli di Ascer,
27 mentre Ahira, figlio di Enan, comandava la divisione della tribú dei figli di Neftali.
28 Questo era l'ordine di marcia dei figli d'Israele, secondo le loro divisioni. Così si misero in cammino.
29 Or Mosè disse a Hobab, figlio di Reuel il Madianita, suocero di Mosè: «Noi ci mettiamo in viaggio verso il luogo del quale l'Eterno ha detto: "Io ve lo darò". Vieni con noi e ti faremo del bene, perché l'Eterno ha promesso buone cose ad Israele».
30 Hobab gli rispose: «Io non verrò, ma ritornerò al mio paese e dai miei parenti».
31 Allora Mosè disse: «Deh, non ci lasciare, poiché tu sai dove dobbiamo accamparci nel deserto e tu sarai come gli occhi per noi.
32 Se vieni con noi, qualunque bene l'Eterno farà a noi, noi lo faremo a te».
33 Così partirono dal monte dell'Eterno e fecero tre giorni di cammino; e l'arca del patto dell'Eterno andò davanti a loro per un cammino di tre giorni, per cercare un luogo di riposo per loro.
34 E la nuvola dell'Eterno era sopra di loro durante il giorno, quando partivano dall'accampamento.
35 Quando l'arca partiva, Mosè diceva: «Levati, o Eterno, siano dispersi i tuoi nemici e fuggano davanti a te quelli che ti odiano!».
36 E quando si fermava, diceva: «Torna, o Eterno, alle miriadi di migliaia d'Israele!».
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