1 Então o Senhor disse a Moisés:
2 Faz duas trombetas de prata batida, para com elas convocares o povo para uma reunião, ou para levantarem o acampamento. Quando ambas as trombetas tocarem ao mesmo tempo, o povo ficará a saber que deverá juntar-se à entrada do tabernáculo. Se for uma só a tocar, então é porque são só convocados os chefes das tribos para virem ter contigo.
5 Serão também precisos toques diferentes para distinguir entre a convocação de toda a assembleia do povo e o sinal de levantar o acampamento e continuar a marcha. Então, quando se tratar do sinal de prosseguir a deslocação, as tribos que estão a oriente do tabernáculo serão as primeiras a partir; ao segundo sinal, ir-se-ão as que estão ao sul. Só aos sacerdotes é permitido tocar as trombetas. É uma ordem permanente, a ser seguida por toda as gerações vindouras.
9 Quando chegarem à terra prometida e tiverem de combater, Deus vos ouvirá e vos salvará dos vossos inimigos quando tocarem em sinal de alarme, com estas duas trombetas. Usem-nas pois, igualmente em tempos de alegria como por exemplo nas vossas festividades anuais, assim como no início de cada mês, para se alegrarem com os vossos holocaustos e sacrifícios de paz, como memorial para o povo de Israel da aliança que Deus fez convosco. Eu sou Jeová, o vosso Deus.
11 A nuvem ergueu-se então sobre o tabernáculo no dia 20 do segundo mês do segundo ano após a saída de Israel do Egipto; e foi assim que os Israelitas deixaram o deserto do Sinai, seguindo a nuvem até ela se deter sobre o deserto de Parã. Esta foi então a sua primeira deslocação após terem recebido as instruções que o Senhor deu a Moisés respeitantes às viagens que teriam de realizar.
14 À cabeça da coluna ia a tribo de Judá, agrupada atrás do seu pendão, e conduzida por Nassom, o filho de Aminadabe. Logo a seguir vinha a tribo de Issacar, chefiada por Netanel, filho de Zuar, e após eles, a tribo de Zebulão, com Eliabe (filho de Helom) à frente.
17 O tabernáculo fora pois desarmado; e os homens dos grupos de Gerson e de Merari, da tribo de Levi, vinham logo a seguir na linha de marcha, transportando o tabernáculo aos ombros.
18 Vinha a seguir a bandeira do campo de Rúben, com Elizur, filho de Sedeur, conduzindo o povo. E depois era a tribo de Simeão, trazendo à cabeça Selumiel, filho de Zurisadai; e após eles, a tribo de Gad, com Eliasafe, filho de Deuel.
21 Seguiam-se-lhes os coatitas, carregando com os objectos que lhes competiam, do interior do santuário. Quando estes chegavam ao novo local, já os outros tinham montado a estrutura do tabernáculo.
22 A seguir, na ordem da coluna, vinha a tribo de Efraim, sob a sua bandeira, conduzindo por Elisama, filho de Amiude; e depois a tribo de Manassés, com Gamaliel (filho de Pedazur) à frente, e a tribo de Benjamim, levados por Abidã, filho de Gideoni. A coluna fechava com as seguinte três tribos, ordenadas assim: Dan sob a chefia de Alezer, filho de Amisadai; Aser, com Pagiel, filho de Ocrã, como chefe; e Naftali, conduzidos por Airá, filho de Enã.
28 Esta era a ordem pela qual se deslocavam as tribos.
29 Um dia Moisés disse para o seu cunhado Hobabe, filho de Reuel, midianita, sogro de Moisés: Estamos, enfim, a caminhar para a terra prometida! Vem connosco e te faremos bem. Olha que o Senhor fez promessas maravilhosas a Israel!
30 Mas ele respondeu-lhe: Não, eu tenho de regressar à minha terra e à minha família.
31 Fica connosco, insistiu Moisés, porque, sendo que conheces bem todos os caminhos do deserto, seria uma grande ajuda para nós. Já sabes, se vieres, partilharás connosco de todas as boas coisas que o Senhor nos der e nos fizer.
33 E assim viajaram durante três dias, após terem deixado o monte do Senhor, levando a arca à cabeça da coluna, para lhes mostrar o local onde deviam parar.
34 Era de dia quando iniciaram a marcha, com a nuvem deslocando-se à frente deles.
35 E quando a arca partia, Moisés dizia: Levanta-te, Senhor, e dispersa os teus inimigos! Que fujam diante de ti!
36 Assim também, quando a arca tornava a ser posta no chão, dizia: Volta, Senhor, para os milhares de Israel!
1 And Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2 Make two trumpets of silver; of beaten work you will make them: and you will use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.
3 And when they will blow them, all the congregation will gather themselves to you at the door of the tent of meeting.
4 And if they blow but one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, will gather themselves to you.
5 And when you{+} blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side will take their journey.
6 And when you{+} blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side will take their journey: they will blow an alarm for their journeys.
7 But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you{+} will blow, but you{+} will not sound an alarm.
8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, will blow the trumpets; and they will be to you{+} for a statute forever throughout your{+} generations.
9 And when you{+} go to war in your{+} land against the adversary that oppresses you{+}, then you{+} will sound an alarm with the trumpets; and you{+} will be remembered before Yahweh your{+} God, and you{+} will be saved from your{+} enemies.
10 Also in the day of your{+} gladness, and in your{+} set feasts, and in the beginnings of your{+} months, you{+} will blow the trumpets over your{+} burnt-offerings, and over the sacrifices of your{+} peace-offerings; and they will be to you{+} for a memorial before your{+} God: I am Yahweh your{+} God.
11 And it came to pass in the second year, in the second month, on the twentieth day of the month, that the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle of the testimony.
12 And the sons of Israel set forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.
13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
14 And in the first [place] the standard of the camp of the sons of Judah set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
15 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Issachar was Nethanel the son of Zuar.
16 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon.
17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, set forward.
18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elizur the son of Shedeur.
19 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
20 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Gad was Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary: and [the others] had set up the tabernacle against their coming.
22 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Ephraim set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Elishama the son of Ammihud.
23 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Manasseh was Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
24 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin was Abidan the son of Gideoni.
25 And the standard of the camp of the sons of Dan, which was the rearward of all the camps, set forward according to their hosts: and over his host was Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
26 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Asher was Pagiel the son of Ochran.
27 And over the host of the tribe of the sons of Naphtali was Ahira the son of Enan.
28 Thus were the journeyings of the sons of Israel according to their hosts; and they set forward.
29 And Moses said to Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law, We are journeying to the place of which Yahweh said, I will give it to you{+}: come with us, and we will do you good; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel.
30 And he said to him, I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my kindred.
31 And he said, Don't leave us, I pray you; since you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you will be to us instead of eyes.
32 And it will be, if you go with us, yes, it will be, that whatever good Yahweh will do to us, the same we will do to you.
33 And they set forward from the mount of Yahweh three days' journey; and the ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them three days' journey, to seek out a resting-place for them.
34 And the cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.
35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, O Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered; and let those who hate you flee before you.
36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O Yahweh, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.