1 Verder het die HERE met Moses gespreek en gesê:
2 Maak vir jou twee silwertrompette; van dryfwerk moet jy dit maak; en hulle moet vir jou dien om die vergadering byeen te roep en om die laers te laat opbreek.
3 As hulle dan daarop blaas, moet die hele vergadering by jou byeenkom by die ingang van die tent van samekoms.
4 Maar as hulle op een daarvan blaas, moet by jou byeenkom die owerstes, die stamhoofde van Israel.
5 En as julle alarm blaas, moet die laers opbreek wat aan die oostekant staan.
6 Maar as julle die tweede keer alarm blaas, moet die laers opbreek wat aan die suidekant staan. Alarm moet hulle blaas as hulle moet opbreek.
7 Maar as die vergadering byeen moet kom, moet julle blaas, maar nie alarm maak nie.
8 En die seuns van A„ron, die priesters, moet op die trompette blaas; en die trompette moet vir julle 'n ewige insetting in julle geslagte wees.
9 En as julle in jul land in oorlog kom teen die vyand wat met julle veg, moet julle met die trompette alarm blaas; dan sal aan julle gedink word voor die aangesig van die HERE julle God, en julle sal van jul vyande verlos word.
10 Op die dag as julle vrolik is, sowel as op julle feestye en by die begin van julle maande moet julle by jul brandoffers en by jul dankoffers op die trompette blaas: hulle sal dien om julle in gedagtenis te bring voor die aangesig van julle God. Ek is die HERE julle God.
11 In die tweede jaar, in die tweede maand, op die twintigste van die maand, het die wolk opgetrek van die tabernakel van die Getuienis af.
12 En die kinders van Israel het van plek tot plek weggetrek uit die woestyn Sinai, en die wolk het gaan rus in die woestyn Paran.
13 So het hulle dan die eerste keer weggetrek volgens die bevel van die HERE deur die diens van Moses.
14 En eerste het weggetrek die vaandel van die laer van Juda se kinders volgens hulle leërafdelings; en oor sy afdeling was Nagson, die seun van Amm¡nadab.
15 En oor die afdeling van die stam van Issaskar se kinders was Net neël, die seun van Suar.
16 En oor die afdeling van die stam van S,bulon se kinders was El¡ab, die seun van Helon.
17 Toe is die tabernakel afgebreek; en die seuns van Gerson en die seuns van Mer ri, die draers van die tabernakel, het weggetrek.
18 Daarna het weggetrek die vaandel van die laer van Ruben volgens hulle leërafdelings; en oor sy afdeling was El¡sur, die seun van Sed,Âr.
19 En oor die afdeling van die stam van S¡meon se kinders was Selumiël, die seun van Sur¡saddai.
20 En oor die afdeling van die stam van Gad se kinders was Âljasaf, die seun van R,huel.
21 Daarna het die Kehatiete, die draers van die heiligdom, weggetrek. En die ander het die tabernakel opgerig voordat hulle aangekom het.
22 Daarna het weggetrek die vaandel van die laer van Efraim se kinders volgens hulle leërafdelings; en oor sy afdeling was Elis ma, die seun van Amm¡hud.
23 En oor die afdeling van die stam van Manasse se kinders was G mliël, die seun van Ped sur.
24 En oor die afdeling van die stam van Benjamin se kinders was Ab¡dan, die seun van Gideoni.
25 Toe het weggetrek die vaandel van die laer van Dan se kinders wat, volgens hulle leërafdelings, die agterhoede vir al die leërs was; en oor sy afdeling was Ahiëser, die seun van Amm¡saddai.
26 En oor die afdeling van die stam van Aser se kinders was P giël, die seun van Ogran.
27 En oor die afdeling van die stam van N ftali se kinders was Ah¡ra, die seun van Enan.
28 Dit is die optogte van die kinders van Israel volgens hulle leërafdelings. En hulle het weggetrek.
29 En Moses het vir Hobab, die seun van R,huel, die Midianiet, die swaer van Moses, gesê: Ons trek na die plek waarvan die HERE gesê het: Ek sal dit aan julle gee. Trek saam met ons en ons sal aan jou goed doen; want die HERE het oor Israel goeie dinge gespreek.
30 Maar hy het vir hom gesê: Ek sal nie saamtrek nie; maar ek sal na my land en my familie gaan.
31 Toe sê hy: Moet ons tog nie verlaat nie, juis daarom dat jy weet hoe ons laer moet opslaan in die woestyn, en jy sal vir ons as oë dien.
32 En as jy met ons saamtrek, sal ons daardie goeie wat die HERE aan ons sal doen, ook aan jou doen.
33 En hulle het van die berg van die HERE af drie dagreise ver getrek; en die verbondsark van die HERE het drie dagreise ver voor hulle uit getrek om vir hulle 'n rusplek uit te soek.
34 En die wolk van die HERE was bedags oor hulle as hulle uit die laer wegtrek.
35 En as die ark wegtrek, het Moses gesê: Staan op, HERE, dat u vyande verstrooi kan word en u haters voor u aangesig kan vlug.
36 En as dit rus, het hy gesê: Keer terug, HERE, na die tien duisende van die duisende van Israel!
1 And the Lord said to Moses,
2 Make two silver horns of hammered work, to be used for getting the people together and to give the sign for the moving of the tents.
3 When they are sounded, all the people are to come together to you at the door of the Tent of meeting.
4 If only one of them is sounded, then the chiefs, the heads of the thousands of Israel, are to come to you.
5 When a loud note is sounded, the tents placed on the east side are to go forward.
6 At the sound of a second loud note, the tents on the south side are to go forward: the loud note will be the sign to go forward.
7 But when all the people are to come together, the horn is to be sounded but not loudly.
8 The horns are to be sounded by the sons of Aaron, the priests; this is to be a law for you for ever, from generation to generation.
9 And if you go to war in your land against any who do you wrong, then let the loud note of the horn be sounded; and the Lord your God will keep you in mind and give you salvation from those who are against you.
10 And on days of joy and on your regular feasts and on the first day of every month, let the horns be sounded over your burned offerings and your peace-offerings; and they will put the Lord in mind of you: I am the Lord your God.
11 Now in the second year, on the twentieth day of the second month, the cloud was taken up from over the Tent of witness.
12 And the children of Israel went on their journey out of the waste land of Sinai; and the cloud came to rest in the waste land of Paran.
13 They went forward for the first time on their journey as the Lord had given orders by the hand of Moses.
14 First the flag of the children of Judah went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Nahshon, the son of Amminadab.
15 And at the head of the army of the children of Issachar was Nethanel, the son of Zuar.
16 And at the head of the army of the children of Zebulun was Eliab, the son of Helon.
17 Then the House was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were responsible for moving the House, went forward.
18 Then the flag of the children of Reuben went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elizur, the son of Shedeur.
19 And at the head of the army of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai.
20 At the head of the army of the children of Gad was Eliasaph, the son of Reuel.
21 Then the Kohathites went forward with the holy place; the others put up the House ready for their coming.
22 Then the flag of the children of Ephraim went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Elishama, the son of Ammihud.
23 At the head of the army of the children of Manasseh was Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur.
24 At the head of the army of the children of Benjamin was Abidan, the son of Gideoni.
25 And the flag of the children of Dan, whose tents were moved last of all, went forward with their armies: and at the head of his army was Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai.
26 At the head of the army of the children of Asher was Pagiel, the son of Ochran.
27 And at the head of the army of the children of Naphtali was Ahira, the son of Enan.
28 This was the order in which the children of Israel were journeying by armies; so they went forward.
29 Then Moses said to Hobab, the son of his father-in-law Reuel the Midianite, We are journeying to that place of which the Lord has said, I will give it to you: so come with us, and it will be for your profit: for the Lord has good things in store for Israel.
30 But he said, I will not go with you, I will go back to the land of my birth and to my relations.
31 And he said, Do not go from us; for you will be eyes for us, guiding us to the right places in the waste land to put up our tents.
32 And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.
33 So they went forward three days' journey from the mountain of the Lord; and the ark of the Lord's agreement went three days' journey before them, looking for a resting-place for them;
34 And by day the cloud of the Lord went over them, when they went forward from the place where they had put up their tents.
35 And when the ark went forward Moses said, Come up, O Lord, and let the armies of those who are against you be broken, and let your haters go in flight before you.
36 And when it came to rest, he said, Take rest, O Lord, and give a blessing to the families of Israel.