1sagde Herren til Moses og præsten Eleazar, Arons søn: 2„Lav en optælling over samtlige israelitiske mænd over 20 år, så I ved, hvor mange våbenføre mænd hver enkelt stamme og slægt kan bidrage med.” 3-4Så optalte Moses og Eleazar folket, mens de lå i lejr på Moabs sletter ved Jordanfloden over for Jeriko. Her følger resultatet af denne anden mønstring, stamme for stamme, slægt for slægt:
5Først Rubens stamme (Ruben var jo Jakobs førstefødte søn): Stammen bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Rubens sønner: hanokitterne opkaldt efter Hanok; palluitterne opkaldt efter Pallu; 6hesronitterne opkaldt efter Hesron; karmitterne opkaldt efter Karmi. 7Fra Rubens slægter mønstredes der 43.730 våbenføre mænd.
8Eliab, der var søn af Pallu, 9havde tre sønner: Nemuel, Datan og Abiram. Det var Datan og Abiram, der sammen med Kora gjorde oprør imod Moses og Aron—ja, imod Herren selv. 10Derfor åbnede jorden sit gab og opslugte dem, så de sammen med de 250 mænd, der blev brændt op af Herrens ild, blev til skræk og advarsel for hele folket. 11Koras slægt uddøde dog ikke.
12Dernæst Simeons stamme, som bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Simeons sønner: nemuelitterne opkaldt efter Nemuel; jaminitterne opkaldt efter Jamin; jakinitterne opkaldt efter Jakin; 13zerahitterne opkaldt efter Zerach; shaulitterne opkaldt efter Shaul. 14Fra Simeons slægter mønstredes i alt 22.200 mand.
15Gads stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Gads sønner: zefonitterne opkaldt efter Zefon; haggitterne opkaldt efter Haggi; shunitterne opkaldt efter Shuni; 16oznitterne opkaldt efter Ozni; eritterne opkaldt efter Eri; 17aroditterne opkaldt efter Arod; arelitterne opkaldt efter Areli. 18Fra Gads slægter i alt 40.500 mand.
19Dernæst Judas stamme: Judas sønner Er og Onan, der døde i Kana’an, er ikke medregnet. 20Stammens slægter er opkaldt efter Judas øvrige sønner: shelanitterne opkaldt efter Shela; peretzitterne opkaldt efter Peretz; zerahitterne opkaldt efter Zerach. 21Peretzitterne var yderligere opdelt i hesronitterne, opkaldt efter Hesron, og hamulitterne, opkaldt efter Hamul, begge sønner af Peretz. 22Fra Judas slægter i alt 76.500 mand.
23Issakars stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Issakars sønner: tolaitterne opkaldt efter Tola; punitterne opkaldt efter Pua; 24jashubitterne opkaldt efter Jashub; shimronitterne opkaldt efter Shimron. 25Fra Issakars slægter i alt 64.300 mand.
26Zebulons stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Zebulons sønner: sereditterne opkaldt efter Sered; elonitterne opkaldt efter Elon; jale’elitterne opkaldt efter Jale’el. 27Fra Zebulons slægter i alt 60.500 mand.
28To stammer udsprang fra Josefs to sønner: Manasse og Efraim. 29Manasses stamme bestod af makiritterne, opkaldt efter Manasses søn Makir, og gileaditterne, opkaldt efter Makirs søn Gilead. 30Gileaditterne var opdelt i følgende slægter: iezritterne opkaldt efter Iezer; helekitterne opkaldt efter Helek; 31asrielitterne opkaldt efter Asriel; shekemitterne opkaldt efter Shekem; 32shemidaitterne opkaldt efter Shemida; heferitterne opkaldt efter Hefer. 33Hefers søn Zelofhad havde ingen sønner, men fem døtre ved navn Mala, Noa, Hogla, Milka og Tirtza. 34Fra Manasses slægter var der i alt 52.700 mand.
35Efraims stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Efraims sønner: shutelaitterne opkaldt efter Shutela; bekeritterne opkaldt efter Beker; tahanitterne opkaldt efter Tahan. 36Shutela fik sønnen Eran, hvorfra eranitterne stammer. 37Fra Efraims slægter var der i alt 32.500 mand.
38Benjamins stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Benjamins sønner: belaitterne opkaldt efter Bela; ashbelitterne opkaldt efter Ashbel; ahiramitterne opkaldt efter Ahiram; 39shufamitterne opkaldt efter Shufam; hufamitterne opkaldt efter Hufam. 40Bela fik sønnerne Ard og Na’aman, hvorfra arditterne og na’amitterne stammer. 41Fra Benjamins slægter var der i alt 45.600 mand.
42-43Dans stamme bestod af shuhamitterne, opkaldt efter Shuham,26,42-43 Også kaldet Hushim, se 1.Mos. 46,23. Dans søn. Fra Dans stamme var der 64.400 mand.
44Ashers stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Ashers sønner: jimnitterne opkaldt efter Jimna; jishvitterne opkaldt efter Jishvi; beriaitterne opkaldt efter Beria. 45Følgende slægter stammer fra Berias sønner Heber og Malkiel: heberitterne og malkielitterne. 46Asher havde en datter ved navn Sera. 47Fra Ashers slægter var der i alt 53.400 mand.
48Naftalis stamme bestod af følgende slægter, opkaldt efter Naftalis sønner: jahtze’elitterne opkaldt efter Jahtze’el; gunitterne opkaldt efter Guni; 49jetzeritterne opkaldt efter Jetzer; shillemitterne opkaldt efter Shillem. 50Fra Naftalis slægter i alt 45.400 mand.
51Det samlede antal våbenføre israelitiske mænd over 20 år var altså 601.730.
52-54Derefter sagde Herren til Moses: „Du skal fordele landet mellem stammerne i forhold til stammernes størrelse, således at de store stammer vil få et stort landområde, og de mindre stammer vil få et mindre landområde. 55Der skal kastes lod om rækkefølgen af fordelingen mellem stammerne. 56Nogle vil få et stort område, andre et mindre område, alt sammen ved lodkastning.”
57Levis stamme bestod af følgende slægter: gershonitterne opkaldt efter Gershon; kehatitterne opkaldt efter Kehat; meraritterne opkaldt efter Merari. 58-59Under dem hørte følgende slægter: libnitterne, hebronitterne, mahlitterne, mushitterne og koraitterne.
En af Kehats efterkommere hed Amram, som i Egypten blev gift med Jokebed af Levis stamme, hvorefter hun fødte Aron, Moses og Mirjam. 60Aron fik sønnerne Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar og Itamar. 61Nadab og Abihu døde, fordi de bragte et røgelsesoffer, der var i modstrid med Herrens befalinger.
62Det samlede antal levitter af hankøn fra en måned og opefter var 23.000. Levitterne blev imidlertid ikke regnet med i folketællingen, for de fik ikke arvelod i landet sammen med de øvrige stammer.
63Det var så resultatet af den folketælling, som Moses og præsten Eleazar holdt på Moabs sletter ved Jordanfloden over for Jeriko. 64-65Ikke en eneste af alle disse mennesker var med i den første folketælling, som Moses og præsten Aron havde foretaget i Sinaiørkenen; alle, der havde været med i den første optælling, var døde i mellemtiden, sådan som Herren havde sagt: „De skal alle dø i ørkenen.” De eneste, der var tilbage fra dengang, var Kaleb og Josva.
The Men of Israel Are Counted a Second Time
1After the plague, the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the priest. Eleazar was the son of Aaron. The Lord said, 2“Count all the men of Israel. Make a list of them by their families. Count all the men who are able to serve in Israel’s army. They must be 20 years old or more.” 3At that time the Israelites were on the plains of Moab. They were by the Jordan River across from Jericho. Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke with them. They said, 4“Count all the men 20 years old or more. Do it just as the Lord commanded Moses.”
Here are the men of Israel who came out of Egypt.
5Reuben was Israel’s oldest son. Here are the names of his sons.
The Hanokite family came from Hanok.
The Palluite family came from Pallu.
6The Hezronite family came from Hezron.
The Karmite family came from Karmi.
7These were the families of Reuben. The number of men was 43,730.
8Eliab was the son of Pallu. 9Eliab’s sons were Nemuel, Dathan and Abiram. Dathan and Abiram were the same community officials who refused to obey Moses and Aaron. They were among the followers of Korah who refused to obey the Lord. 10The ground opened its mouth. It swallowed them up along with Korah. The followers of Korah died when fire burned up 250 men. Their deaths were a warning to the rest of Israel. 11But the family line of Korah didn’t die out completely.
12Here are the names of Simeon’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Nemuelite family came from Nemuel.
The Jaminite family came from Jamin.
The Jakinite family came from Jakin.
13The Zerahite family came from Zerah.
The Shaulite family came from Shaul.
14These were the families of Simeon. The number of the men counted was 22,200.
15Here are the names of Gad’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Zephonite family came from Zephon.
The Haggite family came from Haggi.
The Shunite family came from Shuni.
16The Oznite family came from Ozni.
The Erite family came from Eri.
17The Arodite family came from Arodi.
The Arelite family came from Areli.
18These were the families of Gad. The number of the men counted was 40,500.
19Er and Onan were sons of Judah. But they died in Canaan.
20Here are the names of Judah’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Shelanite family came from Shelah.
The Perezite family came from Perez.
The Zerahite family came from Zerah.
21Here are the names of the sons of Perez.
The Hezronite family came from Hezron.
The Hamulite family came from Hamul.
22These were the families of Judah. The number of the men counted was 76,500.
23Here are the names of Issachar’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Tolaite family came from Tola.
The Puite family came from Puah.
24The Jashubite family came from Jashub.
The Shimronite family came from Shimron.
25These were the families of Issachar. The number of the men counted was 64,300.
26Here are the names of Zebulun’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Seredite family came from Sered.
The Elonite family came from Elon.
The Jahleelite family came from Jahleel.
27These were the families of Zebulun. The number of the men counted was 60,500.
28Here are the names of Joseph’s sons. They are listed by their families. The families came from Manasseh and Ephraim, the sons of Joseph.
29Here are the names of Manasseh’s sons.
The Makirite family came from Makir. Makir was the father of Gilead.
The Gileadite family came from Gilead.
30Here are the names of Gilead’s sons.
The Iezerite family came from Iezer.
The Helekite family came from Helek.
31The Asrielite family came from Asriel.
The Shechemite family came from Shechem.
32The Shemidaite family came from Shemida.
The Hepherite family came from Hepher.
33Zelophehad was the son of Hepher. Zelophehad didn’t have any sons. All he had was daughters. Their names were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah and Tirzah.
34These were the families of Manasseh. The number of the men counted was 52,700.
35Here are the names of Ephraim’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Shuthelahite family came from Shuthelah.
The Bekerite family came from Beker.
The Tahanite family came from Tahan.
36The sons of Shuthelah were the Eranite family. They came from Eran.
37These were the families of Ephraim. The number of the men counted was 32,500.
These were the sons of Joseph. They are listed by their families.
38Here are the names of Benjamin’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Belaite family came from Bela.
The Ashbelite family came from Ashbel.
The Ahiramite family came from Ahiram.
39The Shuphamite family came from Shupham.
The Huphamite family came from Hupham.
40Bela’s sons came from Ard and Naaman.
The Ardite family came from Ard.
The Naamite family came from Naaman.
41These were the families of Benjamin. The number of the men counted was 45,600.
42Here is the name of Dan’s son. He is listed by his family.
The Shuhamite family came from Shuham.
This was the family of Dan. 43All the men in Dan’s family were Shuhamites. The number of the men counted was 64,400.
44Here are the names of Asher’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Imnite family came from Imnah.
The Ishvite family came from Ishvi.
The Beriite family came from Beriah.
45Here are the names of the families that came from Beriah’s sons.
The Heberite family came from Heber.
The Malkielite family came from Malkiel.
46Asher also had a daughter named Serah.
47These were the families of Asher. The number of the men counted was 53,400.
48Here are the names of Naphtali’s sons. They are listed by their families.
The Jahzeelite family came from Jahzeel.
The Gunite family came from Guni.
49The Jezerite family came from Jezer.
The Shillemite family came from Shillem.
50These were the families of Naphtali. The number of the men counted was 45,400.
51The total number of the men of Israel was 601,730.
52The Lord said to Moses, 53“I will give the land to them. The amount of land each family receives will be based on the number of its men. 54Give a larger share to a larger family. Give a smaller share to a smaller family. Each family will receive its share based on the number of men listed in it.
55“Be sure that you cast lots when you give out the land. What each family receives will be based on the number of men listed in its tribe. 56Cast lots when you give out each share. Cast lots for the larger and smaller families alike.”
57Here are the names of the Levites. They are listed by their families.
The Gershonite family came from Gershon.
The Kohathite family came from Kohath.
The Merarite family came from Merari.
58Here are the names of the other Levite families. They are
the Libnite family,
the Hebronite family,
the Mahlite family,
the Mushite family,
the Korahite family.
Amram came from the Kohathite family. 59The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed. She was from the family line of Levi. She was born to the Levites in Egypt. Aaron, Moses and their sister Miriam were born in the family line of Amram and Jochebed. 60Aaron was the father of Nadab and Abihu. He was also the father of Eleazar and Ithamar. 61But Nadab and Abihu made an offering to the Lord by using fire that wasn’t allowed. So they died.
62The number of male Levites a month old or more was 23,000. They weren’t listed along with the other men of Israel. That’s because they didn’t receive a share among them.
63These are the men counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. At that time the Israelites were on the plains of Moab. They were by the Jordan River across from Jericho. 64The men of Israel had been counted before in the Sinai Desert by Moses and Aaron the priest. But not one of them was among the men counted this time. 65The Lord had told the Israelites at Kadesh Barnea that they would certainly die in the desert. Not one of them was left alive except Caleb and Joshua. Caleb was the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua was the son of Nun.
