1Drottinn talaði við Móse og sagði:
1Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,
2,,Gjör þér tvo lúðra af silfri. Með drifnu smíði skalt þú gjöra þá. Skalt þú hafa þá til að kalla saman söfnuðinn og þá er herinn tekur sig upp.
2“Make two trumpets of silver. You shall make them of beaten work. You shall use them for the calling of the congregation, and for the journeying of the camps.
3Og þegar blásið er í þá báða, skal allur söfnuðurinn koma saman hjá þér fyrir dyrum samfundatjaldsins.
3When they blow them, all the congregation shall gather themselves to you at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
4En sé eigi blásið nema í annan þeirra, þá skulu foringjarnir koma til þín, höfuðsmenn Ísraels þúsunda.
4If they blow just one, then the princes, the heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather themselves to you.
5Þegar þér blásið hvellt, skal herinn, sem tjaldar að austanverðu, leggja upp.
5When you blow an alarm, the camps that lie on the east side shall go forward.
6Og þegar þér blásið hvellt í annað sinn, skal herinn, sem tjaldar að sunnanverðu, leggja upp. Skal blása hvellt, þegar leggja skal upp.
6When you blow an alarm the second time, the camps that lie on the south side shall go forward. They shall blow an alarm for their journeys.
7En þegar safna á saman söfnuðinum, skuluð þér blása, en þó eigi hvellt.
7But when the assembly is to be gathered together, you shall blow, but you shall not sound an alarm.
8Synir Arons, prestarnir, skulu blása í lúðrana, og skal það vera ævarandi lögmál fyrir yður frá kyni til kyns.
8“The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets. This shall be to you for a statute forever throughout your generations.
9Þá er þér farið í stríð í landi yðar móti óvinum yðar, sem á yður herja, skuluð þér blása hvellt í lúðrana, og mun yðar minnst verða af Drottni, Guði yðar, og þér frelsaðir verða frá fjandmönnum yðar.
9When you go to war in your land against the adversary who oppresses you, then you shall sound an alarm with the trumpets. Then you will be remembered before Yahweh your God, and you will be saved from your enemies.
10Á gleðidögum yðar, á löghátíðum yðar og í mánaðarbyrjun skuluð þér og blása í lúðrana við brennifórnir yðar og heillafórnir, og skulu þeir vera yður til minningar frammi fyrir Guði yðar. Ég er Drottinn, Guð yðar.``
10“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your set feasts, and in the beginnings of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be to you for a memorial before your God. I am Yahweh your God.”
11Á öðru ári, í öðrum mánuðinum, á tuttugasta degi mánaðarins hófst skýið upp frá sáttmálsbúðinni.
11It happened 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.
12Tóku Ísraelsmenn sig þá upp eftir röð úr Sínaí-eyðimörk, og skýið nam staðar í Paran-eyðimörk.
12The children of Israel went forward according to their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.
13Þannig lögðu þeir upp í fyrsta skiptið að boði Drottins, er Móse flutti.
13They first went forward according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.
14Tók merki herbúða Júda sona sig fyrst upp eftir hersveitum þeirra, en fyrir her hans var Nakson Ammínadabsson.
14First, the standard of the camp of the children of Judah went forward according to their armies. Nahshon the son of Amminadab was over his army.
15Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Íssakars sona var Netanel Súarsson.
15Nethanel the son of Zuar was over the army of the tribe of the children of Issachar.
16Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Sebúlons sona var Elíab Helónsson.
16Eliab the son of Helon was over the army of the tribe of the children of Zebulun.
17Er búðin var ofan tekin, tóku Gersons synir og Merarí synir sig upp. Báru þeir búðina.
17The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.
18Merki Rúbens herbúða tók sig upp eftir hersveitum þeirra, en fyrir her hans var Elísúr Sedeúrsson.
18The standard of the camp of Reuben went forward according to their armies. Elizur the son of Shedeur was over his army.
19Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Símeons sona var Selúmíel Súrísaddaíson.
19Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai was over the army of the tribe of the children of Simeon.
20Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Gaðs sona var Eljasaf Degúelsson.
20Eliasaph the son of Deuel was over the army of the tribe of the children of Gad.
21Þá tóku Kahatítar sig upp. Báru þeir hina helgu dóma. En búðin skyldi sett upp, áður en þeir kæmu.
21The Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary. The others set up the tabernacle before they arrived.
22Merki herbúða Efraíms sona tók sig upp eftir hersveitum þeirra, en fyrir her hans var Elísama Ammíhúdsson.
22The standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward according to their armies. Elishama the son of Ammihud was over his army.
23Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Manasse sona var Gamlíel Pedasúrsson.
23Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur was over the army of the tribe of the children of Manasseh.
24Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Benjamíns sona var Abídan Gídeóníson.
24Abidan the son of Gideoni was over the army of the tribe of the children of Benjamin.
25Merki herbúða Dans sona tók sig upp eftir hersveitum þeirra. Fór það síðast allra herbúðanna, en fyrir her hans var Akíeser Ammísaddaíson.
25The standard of the camp of the children of Dan, which was the rear guard of all the camps, set forward according to their armies. Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai was over his army.
26Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Assers sona var Pagíel Ókransson.
26Pagiel the son of Ochran was over the army of the tribe of the children of Asher.
27Og fyrir her ættkvíslar Naftalí sona var Akíra Enansson.
27Ahira the son of Enan was over the army of the tribe of the children of Naphtali.
28Þessi var röðin á Ísraelsmönnum eftir hersveitum þeirra, er þeir lögðu upp.
28Thus were the travels of the children of Israel according to their armies; and they went forward.
29Þá sagði Móse við Hóbab Regúelsson Midíaníta, tengdaföður Móse: ,,Vér leggjum nú upp áleiðis til þess staðar, sem Drottinn hét, að hann mundi gefa oss. Kom þú með oss, og munum vér gjöra vel við þig, því að Drottinn hefir heitið Ísrael góðu.``
29Moses 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 treat you well; for Yahweh has spoken good concerning Israel.”
30Hóbab svaraði: ,,Eigi vil ég fara, heldur mun ég halda heim í land mitt og til ættfólks míns.``
30He said to him, “I will not go; but I will depart to my own land, and to my relatives.”
31En Móse sagði: ,,Eigi mátt þú yfirgefa oss, af því að þú veist, hvar vér getum tjaldað í eyðimörkinni, og skalt þú vera oss sem auga.
31He said, “Don’t leave us, please; because you know how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes.
32Og farir þú með oss og oss hlotnast þau gæði, sem Drottinn vill veita oss, þá munum vér gjöra vel við þig.``
32It shall be, if you go with us, yes, it shall be, that whatever good Yahweh does to us, we will do the same to you.”
33Héldu þeir nú frá fjalli Drottins þrjár dagleiðir, en sáttmálsörk Drottins fór á undan þeim þrjár dagleiðir til þess að velja hvíldarstað handa þeim.
33They set forward from the Mount of Yahweh three days’ journey. The ark of the covenant of Yahweh went before them three days’ journey, to seek out a resting place for them.
34Og ský Drottins var yfir þeim á daginn, er þeir tóku sig upp úr herbúðunum.
34The cloud of Yahweh was over them by day, when they set forward from the camp.
35En er örkin tók sig upp, sagði Móse: ,,Rís þú upp, Drottinn, svo að óvinir þínir tvístrist og fjendur þínir flýi fyrir þér.``Og er hún nam staðar, sagði hann: ,,Hverf þú aftur, Drottinn, til hinna tíu þúsund þúsunda Ísraels.``
35It happened, when the ark went forward, that Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”
36Og er hún nam staðar, sagði hann: ,,Hverf þú aftur, Drottinn, til hinna tíu þúsund þúsunda Ísraels.``
36When it rested, he said, “Return, Yahweh, to the ten thousands of the thousands of Israel.”