1 Yahweh spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, 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 "Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one, 3 from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their divisions. 4 With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house. 5 These are the names of the men who shall stand with you:

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: Nethanel 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 Ochran.

14 Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan."

16 These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel. 17 Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name. 18 They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one. 19 As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 21 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 23 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 25 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

26 Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 27 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 29 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 31 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 Of the children of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 33 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

34 Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 35 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 37 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 39 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 41 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

42 Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war: 43 those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 These are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the twelve men who were princes of Israel, each one for his fathers’ house. 45 So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel— 46 all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty. 47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them. 48 For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 49 "Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel; 50 but appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it. 51 When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death. 52 The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions. 53 But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony."

54 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

1 Verder het die HERE met Moses gespreek in die woestyn Sinai, in die tent van samekoms, op die eerste van die tweede maand, in die tweede jaar nadat hulle uit Egipteland uitgetrek het, en gesê:

2 Neem julle die volle getal van die hele vergadering van die kinders van Israel op volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, almal wat manlik is, hoof vir hoof;

3 van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek in Israel, die moet julle tel volgens hulle leërafdelings, jy en A„ron.

4 En met julle saam moet daar van elke stam 'n man wees, 'n man wat hoof is van sy families.

5 En dit is die name van die manne wat julle moet bystaan: Vir Ruben: El¡sur, die seun van Sed,r;

6 vir S¡meon: Selumiël, die seun van Sur¡saddai;

7 vir Juda: Nagson, die seun van Amm¡nadab;

8 vir Issaskar: Net neël, die seun van Suar;

9 vir S,bulon: El¡ab, die seun van Helon;

10 vir die kinders van Josef: vir Efraim: Elis ma, die seun van Amm¡hud; vir Manasse: G mliël, die seun van Ped sur;

11 vir Benjamin: Ab¡dan, die seun van Gideoni;

12 vir Dan, Ahiëser, die seun van Amm¡saddai;

13 vir Aser: P giël, die seun van Ogran;

14 vir Gad: ljasaf, die seun van R,huel;

15 vir N ftali: Ah¡ra, die seun van Enan.

16 Dit was hulle wat uit die vergadering opgeroep was, die owerstes van hulle voorvaderlike stamme, die stamhoofde van Israel.

17 Toe het Moses en A„ron die manne geneem wat met hulle name aangewys was,

18 en hulle het die hele vergadering op die eerste dag van die tweede maand bymekaar laat kom; en die het hulle afkoms opgegee volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, hoof vir hoof,

19 soos die HERE Moses beveel het. En hy het hulle getel in die woestyn Sinai.

20 En die seuns van Ruben, die eersgeborene van Israel -- hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, hoof vir hoof, almal wat manlik was, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

21 hulle geteldes van die stam van Ruben was ses en veertig duisend vyf honderd.

22 Van die seuns van S¡meon, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, hoof vir hoof, almal wat manlik was, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

23 hulle geteldes van die stam van S¡meon was nege en vyftig duisend drie honderd.

24 Van die seuns van Gad, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

25 hulle geteldes van die stam van Gad was vyf en veertig duisend ses honderd en vyftig.

26 Van die seuns van Juda, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

27 hulle geteldes van die stam van Juda was vier en sewentig duisend ses honderd.

28 Van die seuns van Issaskar, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

29 hulle geteldes van die stam van Issaskar was vier en vyftig duisend vier honderd.

30 Van die seuns van S,bulon, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

31 hulle geteldes van die stam van S,bulon was sewe en vyftig duisend vier honderd.

32 Van die seuns van Josef, van die seuns van Efraim, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

33 hulle geteldes van die stam van Efraim was veertig duisend vyf honderd;

34 van die seuns van Manasse, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

35 hulle geteldes van die stam van Manasse was twee en dertig duisend twee honderd.

36 Van die seuns van Benjamin, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

37 hulle geteldes van die stam van Benjamin was vyf en dertig duisend vier honderd.

38 Van die seuns van Dan, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

39 hulle geteldes van die stam van Dan was twee en sestig duisend sewe honderd.

40 Van die seuns van Aser, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

41 hulle geteldes van die stam van Aser was een en veertig duisend vyf honderd.

42 Van die seuns van N ftali, hulle nakomelinge volgens hulle geslagte, volgens hulle families, na die getal name, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat op kommando moet uittrek --

43 hulle geteldes van die stam van N ftali was drie en vyftig duisend vier honderd.

44 Dit is die geteldes wat Moses en A„ron en die owerstes van Israel getel het; twaalf man was dit, elkeen vir sy families.

45 So was dan al die geteldes van die kinders van Israel volgens hulle families, van twintig jaar oud en daarbo, almal wat in Israel op kommando moet uittrek --

46 al die geteldes dan was ses honderd en drie duisend vyf honderd en vyftig.

47 Maar die Leviete, volgens hulle voorvaderlike stam, is onder hulle nie getel nie.

48 Die HERE het naamlik met Moses gespreek en gesê:

49 Net die stam van Levi moet jy nie tel nie en hulle volle getal onder die kinders van Israel nie opneem nie;

50 maar stel jy die Leviete aan oor die tabernakel van die Getuienis en oor al sy gereedskap en oor alles wat daarby behoort. Hulle moet die tabernakel dra en alles wat daarby behoort, en hulle moet dit bedien en rondom die tabernakel laer opslaan.

51 En as die tabernakel wegtrek, moet die Leviete dit afbreek; en as die tabernakel rus, moet die Leviete dit oprig; en die onbevoegde wat nader kom, moet gedood word.

52 En die kinders van Israel moet laer opslaan elkeen op sy laerplek en elkeen by sy vaandel, volgens hulle leërafdelings.

53 Maar die Leviete moet laer opslaan rondom die tabernakel van die Getuienis, dat daar geen toorn oor die vergadering van die kinders van Israel kom nie. So moet dan die Leviete die diens van die tabernakel van die Getuienis waarneem.

54 En die kinders van Israel het dit gedoen; net soos die HERE Moses beveel het, so het hulle gedoen.