The Silver Trumpets
1The Lord said to Moses: 2“Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out. 3When both are sounded, the whole community is to assemble before you at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 4If only one is sounded, the leaders—the heads of the clans of Israel—are to assemble before you. 5When a trumpet blast is sounded, the tribes camping on the east are to set out. 6At the sounding of a second blast, the camps on the south are to set out. The blast will be the signal for setting out. 7To gather the assembly, blow the trumpets, but not with the signal for setting out.
8“The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to blow the trumpets. This is to be a lasting ordinance for you and the generations to come. 9When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the Lord your God and rescued from your enemies. 10Also at your times of rejoicing—your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts—you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the Lord your God.”
The Israelites Leave Sinai
11On the twentieth day of the second month of the second year, the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle of the covenant law. 12Then the Israelites set out from the Desert of Sinai and traveled from place to place until the cloud came to rest in the Desert of Paran. 13They set out, this first time, at the Lord’s command through Moses.
14The divisions of the camp of Judah went first, under their standard. Nahshon son of Amminadab was in command. 15Nethanel son of Zuar was over the division of the tribe of Issachar, 16and Eliab son of Helon was over the division of the tribe of Zebulun. 17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, set out.
18The divisions of the camp of Reuben went next, under their standard. Elizur son of Shedeur was in command. 19Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon, 20and Eliasaph son of Deuel was over the division of the tribe of Gad. 21Then the Kohathites set out, carrying the holy things. The tabernacle was to be set up before they arrived.
22The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command. 23Gamaliel son of Pedahzur was over the division of the tribe of Manasseh, 24and Abidan son of Gideoni was over the division of the tribe of Benjamin.
25Finally, as the rear guard for all the units, the divisions of the camp of Dan set out under their standard. Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai was in command. 26Pagiel son of Okran was over the division of the tribe of Asher, 27and Ahira son of Enan was over the division of the tribe of Naphtali. 28This was the order of march for the Israelite divisions as they set out.
29Now Moses said to Hobab son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses’ father-in-law, “We are setting out for the place about which the Lord said, ‘I will give it to you.’ Come with us and we will treat you well, for the Lord has promised good things to Israel.”
30He answered, “No, I will not go; I am going back to my own land and my own people.”
31But Moses said, “Please do not leave us. You know where we should camp in the wilderness, and you can be our eyes. 32If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the Lord gives us.”
33So they set out from the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The ark of the covenant of the Lord went before them during those three days to find them a place to rest. 34The cloud of the Lord was over them by day when they set out from the camp.
35Whenever the ark set out, Moses said,
“Rise up, Lord!
May your enemies be scattered;
may your foes flee before you.”
36Whenever it came to rest, he said,
“Return, Lord,
to the countless thousands of Israel.”
銀號
1耶和華對摩西說： 2「你要用銀子打造兩支號，用來招聚會眾和發出拔營的號令。 3吹響兩支號時，全體會眾要在會幕門口聚集到你面前。 4如果只吹響一支號，擔任首領的以色列各族長要聚集到你面前。 5如果吹響拔營的號令，在東面紮營的就要啟行； 6第二次吹響拔營號令時，在南面紮營的就要啟行。拔營號令是啟行的信號。 7但吹號招聚會眾時，不要用拔營號令。 8做祭司的亞倫子孫要負責吹號，這是你們世代當守的永久律例。 9當你們在自己的土地上跟來犯之敵作戰時，要吹響兩支號，你們的上帝耶和華必眷顧你們，救你們脫離敵人。 10在節期和朔日10·10 「朔日」即每月初一。這些歡樂的日子獻燔祭和平安祭的時候，你們要吹號，好在你們的上帝面前蒙眷顧。我是你們的上帝耶和華。」
離開西奈山
11第二年的二月二十日，雲彩從安放約櫃的聖幕上升起， 12以色列人就從西奈曠野啟行，直到雲彩停在巴蘭曠野時才停下來。 13這是他們初次照耶和華藉摩西的吩咐啟行。
14猶大旗下的營隊率先出發，率領猶大支派的是亞米拿達的兒子拿順， 15率領以薩迦支派的是蘇押的兒子拿坦業， 16率領西布倫支派的是希倫的兒子以利押。 17然後，聖幕被拆卸，革順和米拉利的子孫抬著聖幕出發。 18隨後出發的是呂便旗下的營隊，率領呂便支派的是示丟珥的兒子以利蘇， 19率領西緬支派的是蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑， 20率領迦得支派的是丟珥的兒子以利雅薩。
21隨後出發的是哥轄人，他們抬著聖物前行。在他們到達之前，聖幕應已支好。 22隨後出發的是以法蓮旗下的營隊，率領以法蓮支派的是亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪， 23率領瑪拿西支派的是比大蘇的兒子迦瑪列， 24率領便雅憫支派的是基多尼的兒子亞比但。
25殿後的是但旗下的營隊，率領但支派的是亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝， 26率領亞設支派的是俄蘭的兒子帕結， 27率領拿弗他利支派的是以南的兒子亞希拉。 28這是以色列各營隊拔營前行的次序。
29摩西對岳父米甸人流珥之子何巴說：「我們就要動身前往耶和華應許給我們的地方，祂曾說要把那地方賜給我們。請你跟我們一起去吧，我們必厚待你，耶和華已經應許要賜福給以色列人。」 30何巴說：「我不去了，我要回到我的家鄉和親族那裡。」 31摩西說：「請不要離開我們。你熟悉曠野，可以做我們的嚮導，告訴我們在哪裡紮營。 32如果你跟我們同去，我們一定與你分享耶和華賜給我們的福氣。」
33以色列人離開耶和華的山，走了三天的路程，期間耶和華的約櫃一直在隊伍的前頭，為他們尋找安歇之地。 34他們拔營前行的時候，白天總有耶和華的雲彩在他們上面。 35每當約櫃出發的時候，摩西就說：「耶和華啊，求你興起，擊潰你的仇敵，使恨你的人從你面前逃竄。」 36約櫃停下來的時候，他就說：「耶和華啊，求你回到以色列的千萬人中。」
