1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 The children of Israel shall encamp every one by his standard, with the ensign of their father's house; round about the tent of meeting, afar off, opposite to it shall they encamp.
3 And {for} those encamping eastward toward the sun-rising {there shall be} the standard of the camp of Judah according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
4 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
5 And those that encamp next unto him shall be the tribe of Issachar; and the prince of the sons of Issachar shall be Nethaneel the son of Zuar;
6 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-four thousand four hundred.
7 {With them shall be} the tribe of Zebulun; and the prince of the sons of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon;
8 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
9 All that were numbered of the camp of Judah were a hundred and eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their hosts. They shall set forth first.
10 The standard of the camp of Reuben shall be southward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur;
11 and his host, even those that were numbered thereof, forty-six thousand five hundred.
12 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Simeon; and the prince of the sons of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
13 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
14 And {with them shall be} the tribe of Gad; and the prince of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
15 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-five thousand six hundred and fifty.
16 All that were numbered of the camp of Reuben were a hundred and fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth second.
17 And the tent of meeting shall set forth, the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camps; as they encamp, so shall they set forth, every man in his place, according to their standards.
18 The standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their hosts shall be westward; and the prince of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud;
19 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred.
20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh; and the prince of the sons of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
21 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-two thousand two hundred.
22 And {with them shall be} the tribe of Benjamin; and the prince of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni;
23 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, thirty-five thousand four hundred.
24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim were a hundred and eight thousand one hundred, according to their hosts. And they shall set forth third.
25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be northward according to their hosts; and the prince of the sons of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
26 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher; and the prince of the sons of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran;
28 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty-one thousand five hundred.
29 And {with them shall be} the tribe of Naphtali; and the prince of the sons of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan;
30 and his host, even those that were numbered of them, fifty-three thousand four hundred.
31 All that were numbered of the camp of Dan were a hundred and fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set forth last according to their standards.
32 These are those that were numbered of the children of Israel, according to their fathers' houses: all those that were numbered of the camps, according to their hosts, were six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty.
33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
34 And the children of Israel did according to all that Jehovah had commanded Moses: so they encamped according to their standards, and so they journeyed, every one according to their families, according to their fathers' houses.
1 Jahwe sagte zu Mose und Aaron:
2 "Die Israeliten sollen ihre Zelte bei ihren Verbänden, den Zeichen ihrer Familien, aufschlagen, und zwar rings um das Zelt der Gottesbegegnung herum und mit Blick darauf."
3 Vorn, im Osten, hatten die Verbände des Lagers von Juda ihren Platz. Fürst der Nachkommen Judas war Nachschon Ben-Amminadab.
4 Sein Heer zählte 74 600 Mann.
5 Neben ihm sollte der Stamm Issachar sein Lager aufschlagen. Fürst der Nachkommen Issachars war Netanel Ben-Zuar.
6 Sein Heer zählte 54 400 Mann.
7 Dann kam der Stamm Sebulon mit seinem Fürsten Eliab Ben-Helon.
8 Sein Heer zählte 57 400 Mann.
9 Zum Lager Juda gehörten also insgesamt 186 400 Mann. Diese Abteilung sollte beim Weitermarsch zuerst aufbrechen.
10 Auf der Südseite hatten die Verbände des Lagers von Ruben ihren Platz. Fürst der Nachkommen Rubens war Elizur Ben-Schedëur.
11 Sein Heer zählte 46 500 Mann.
12 Neben ihm schlug der Stamm Simeon sein Lager auf. Fürst der Nachkommen Simeons war Schelumiël Ben-Zurischaddai.
13 Sein Heer zählte 59 300 Mann.
14 Dann kam der Stamm Gad mit seinem Fürsten Eljasaf Ben-Dëuël.
15 Sein Heer zählte 45 650 Mann.
16 Zum Lager Ruben gehörten also insgesamt 151 450 Mann. Diese Abteilung sollte beim Weitermarsch als zweite aufbrechen.
17 Dann sollte das Zelt der Gottesbegegnung aufbrechen, das Lager der Leviten in der Mitte der anderen Lager. Wie sie ihre Zelte aufgeschlagen hatten, so sollten sie aufbrechen, jeder an seiner Stelle, Feldzeichen um Feldzeichen.
18 Auf der Westseite hatten die Verbände des Lagers von Efraďm ihren Platz. Fürst der Nachkommen Efraďms war Elischama Ben-Ammihud.
19 Sein Heer zählte 40 500 Mann.
20 Neben ihm schlug der Stamm Manasse sein Lager auf. Fürst der Nachkommen Manasses war Gamliël Ben-Pedazur.
21 Sein Heer zählte 32 200 Mann.
22 Dann kam der Stamm Benjamin mit seinem Fürsten Abidan Ben-Gidoni.
23 Sein Heer zählte 35 400 Mann.
24 Zum Lager Efraďm gehörten also insgesamt 108 100 Mann. Diese Abteilung sollte beim Weitermarsch als dritte aufbrechen.
25 Auf der Nordseite hatten die Verbände des Lagers von Dan ihren Platz. Fürst der Nachkommen Dans war Ahiëser Ben-Ammischaddai.
26 Sein Heer zählte 62 700 Mann.
27 Neben ihm schlug der Stamm Ascher sein Lager auf. Fürst der Nachkommen Aschers war Pagiël Ben-Ochran.
28 Sein Heer zählte 41 500 Mann.
29 Dann kam der Stamm Naftali mit seinem Fürsten Ahira Ben-Enan.
30 Sein Heer zählte 53 400 Mann.
31 Zum Lager Dan gehörten also insgesamt 157 600 Mann. Diese Abteilung sollte beim Weitermarsch zuletzt aufbrechen.
32 Das waren die Gemusterten der Israeliten nach ihren Familien. Die Gesamtzahl aller Verbände aller Lager betrug 603 550.
33 Aber die Leviten wurden nicht mit den Israeliten gemustert, wie Jahwe es Mose befohlen hatte.
34 Die Israeliten machten alles genauso, wie Jahwe es Mose befohlen hatte. Sie schlugen ihr Lager nach ihren Verbänden auf und brachen auf, jeder bei seiner Sippe mit seiner Familie.