¹ Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. 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,

¹HERREN talede således til Moses i Sinaj Ørken i Åbenbaringsteltet på den første Dag i den anden Måned af det andet år efter deres Udvandring fra Ægypten:

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;

²Optag det samlede Tal på hele Israelitternes Menighed efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved at tælle Navnene på alle af Mandkøn, Hoved for Hoved;

³from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions.

³fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter skal du og Aron mønstre alle våbenføre Mænd i Israel, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling;

⁴With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.

⁴en Mand af hver Stamme skal hjælpe eder dermed, Overhovedet for Stammens Fædrenehuse.

⁵These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

⁵Navnene på de Mænd, der skal stå eder bi, er følgende: Af Ruben Elizur, Sjedeurs Søn;

⁶Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁶af Simeon Sjelumiel, Zurisjaddajs Søn;

⁷Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁷af Juda Nahasjon, Amminadabs Søn;

⁸Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁸af Issakar Netanel, Zuars Søn;

⁹Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

⁹af Zebulon Eliab, Helons Søn;

¹⁰Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

¹⁰af Josefs Sønner: Af Efraim Elisjama, Ammihuds Søn, af Manasse Gamliel, Pedazurs Søn;

¹¹Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

¹¹af Benjamin Abidan, Gidonis Søn;

¹²Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

¹²af Dan Ahiezer, Ammisjaddajs Søn;

¹³Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

¹³af Aser Pagiel, Okrans Søn;

¹⁴Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

¹⁴af Gad Eljasaf, Deuels Søn,

¹⁵Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”

¹⁵og af Naftali Ahira, Enans Søn.

¹⁶These 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.

¹⁶Det var de Mænd, der udtoges af Menigheden, Øversterne for deres Fædrenestammer, Overhovederne for Israels Stammer.

¹⁷Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

¹⁷Da tog Moses, og Aron disse Mænd, hvis Navne var nævnet,

¹⁸They 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.

¹⁸og de kaldte hele Menigheden sammen på den første Dag i den anden Måned. Så lod de sig indføre i Familielisterne efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, Hoved for Hoved,

¹⁹As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

¹⁹som HERREN havde pålagt Moses. Således mønstrede han dem i Sinaj Ørken.

²⁰The 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;

²⁰Rubens, Israels førstefødtes, Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene Hoved for Hoved, alle af Mandkøn fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

²¹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

²¹de, som mønstredes af Rubens Stamme, udgjorde 46500.

²²Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were numbered 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;

²²Simeons Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, så mange af dem, som mønstredes ved Optælling af Navnene Hoved for Hoved, alle af Mandkøn, fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

²³those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

²³de, som mønstredes af Simeons Stamme, udgjorde 59 300.

²⁴Of 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;

²⁴Gads Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

²⁵those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

²⁵de, som mønstredes af Gads Stamme, udgjorde 45650.

²⁶Of 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;

²⁶Judas Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

²⁷those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were sixty-four thousand six hundred.

²⁷de, som mønstredes af Judas Stamme, udgjorde 74600.

²⁸Of 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;

²⁸Issakars Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

²⁹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

²⁹de, som mønstredes af Issakars Stamme, udgjorde 54 400.

³⁰Of 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;

³⁰Zebulons Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

³¹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

³¹de, som mønstredes af Zebulons Stamme, udgjorde 57 400.

³²Of 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;

³²Josefs Sønner: Efraims Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

³³those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

³³de, som mønstredes af Efraims Stamme, udgjorde 40500;

³⁴Of 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;

³⁴Manasses Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

³⁵those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

³⁵de, som mønstredes af Manasses Stamme, udgjorde 32200.

³⁶Of 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;

³⁶Benjamins Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd.

³⁷those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

³⁷de, som mønstredes at Benjamins Stamme, udgjorde 35400.

³⁸Of 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 forth to war;

³⁸Dans Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

³⁹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

³⁹de, som mønstredes af Dans Stamme, udgjorde 62 700.

⁴⁰Of 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 forth to war;

⁴⁰Asers Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

⁴¹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

⁴¹de, som mønstredes af Asers Stamme, udgjorde 41 500.

⁴²Of 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 forth to war;

⁴²Naftalis Sønner, deres Efterkommere efter deres Slægter, efter deres Fædrenehuse, ved Optælling af Navnene fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd,

⁴³those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

⁴³de, som mønstredes af Naftalis Stamme, udgjorde 53 400.

⁴⁴These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.

⁴⁴Det var dem, som mønstredes, dem, Moses og Aron og Israels tolv Øverster, en for hvert Fædrenehus, mønstrede.

⁴⁵So all those who were numbered 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;

⁴⁵Og alle, som mønstredes af Israeliterne efter deres Fædrenehuse fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter, alle våbenføre Mænd i Israel,

⁴⁶even all those who were numbered were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

⁴⁶alle, som mønstredes, udgjorde 603 550.

⁴⁷But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

⁴⁷Men Leviterne efter deres Fædrenestamme mønstredes ikke sammen med dem.

⁴⁸For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁴⁸HERREN talede til Moses og sagde:

⁴⁹“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

⁴⁹Kun Levis Stamme må du ikke mønstre, og dens samlede Tal må du ikke optage sammen med de andre Israeliters.

⁵⁰but 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.

⁵⁰Du skal overdrage Leviterne Tilsynet med Vidnesbyrdets Bolig, alle dens Redskaber og alt dens Tilbehør; de skal bære Boligen og alle dens Redskaber, de skal betjene den, og rundt om Boligen skal de have deres Lejr.

⁵¹When 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.

⁵¹Når Boligen skal bryde op, skal Leviterne tage den ned, og når Boligen skal gå i Lejr, skal Leviterne rejse den. Enhver Lægmand, der kommer den nær, skal lide Døden.

⁵²The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

⁵²Israeliterne skal lejre sig hver i sin Lejrafdeling og under sit Felttegn, Hærafdeling for Hærafdeling,

⁵³But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

⁵³men Leviterne skal lejre sig rundt om Vidnesbyrdets Bolig, for at der ikke skal komme Vrede over Israelitternes Menighed; og Leviterne skal tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved Vidnesbyrdets Bolig.

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

⁵⁴Og Israeliterne gjorde ganske, hvad HERREN havde pålagt Moses.