The New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition Bible in One
Year - Day 68
Numbers 1: The First Census of Israel
1 The Lord 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: 2 Take a census of the whole
congregation of Israelites, in their clans, by ancestral houses, according to
the number of names, every male individually; 3 from twenty years old and
upward, everyone in Israel able to go to war. You and Aaron shall enroll them,
company by company. 4 A man from each tribe shall be with you, each man the
head of his ancestral house. 5 These are the names of the men who shall assist
you:
From Reuben, Elizur son of Shedeur.
6 From Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.
7 From Judah, Nahshon son of Amminadab.
8 From Issachar, Nethanel son of Zuar.
9 From Zebulun, Eliab son of Helon.
10 From the sons of Joseph:
from Ephraim, Elishama son of Ammihud;
from Manasseh, Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.
11 From Benjamin, Abidan son of Gideoni.
12 From Dan, Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.
13 From Asher, Pagiel son of Ochran.
14 From Gad, Eliasaph son of Deuel.
15 From Naphtali, Ahira son of Enan.
16 These were the ones chosen from the congregation, the leaders
of their ancestral tribes, the heads of the divisions of Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron took these men who had been designated by
name, 18 and on the first day of the second month they assembled the whole
congregation together. They registeredthemselves in their clans, by their
ancestral houses, according to the number of names from twenty years old and
upward, individually, 19 as the Lord commanded Moses. So he enrolled them in
the wilderness of Sinai.
20 The descendants of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their lineage,
in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names,
individually, every male from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go
to war: 21 those enrolled of the tribe of Reuben were forty-six thousand five
hundred.
22 The descendants of Simeon, their lineage, in their clans, by
their ancestral houses, those of them that were numbered, according to the
number of names, individually, every male from twenty years old and upward,
everyone able to go to war: 23 those enrolled of the tribe of Simeon were
fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 The descendants of Gad, their lineage, in their clans, by
their ancestral houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years
old and upward, everyone able to go to war: 25 those enrolled of the tribe of
Gad were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 The descendants of Judah, their lineage, in their clans, by
their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old
and upward, everyone able to go to war: 27 those enrolled of the tribe of Judah
were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 The descendants of Issachar, their lineage, in their clans,
by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
old and upward, everyone able to go to war: 29 those enrolled of the tribe of
Issachar were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 The descendants of Zebulun, their lineage, in their clans, by
their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old
and upward, everyone able to go to war: 31 those enrolled of the tribe of
Zebulun were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 The descendants of Joseph, namely, the descendants of
Ephraim, their lineage, in their clans, by their ancestral houses, according to
the number of names, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to
war: 33 those enrolled of the tribe of Ephraim were forty thousand five
hundred.
34 The descendants of Manasseh, their lineage, in their clans,
by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
old and upward, everyone able to go to war: 35 those enrolled of the tribe of
Manasseh were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 The descendants of Benjamin, their lineage, in their clans,
by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
old and upward, everyone able to go to war: 37 those enrolled of the tribe of
Benjamin were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 The descendants of Dan, their lineage, in their clans, by
their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old
and upward, everyone able to go to war: 39 those enrolled of the tribe of Dan
were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 The descendants of Asher, their lineage, in their clans, by
their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years old
and upward, everyone able to go to war: 41 those enrolled of the tribe of Asher
were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 The descendants of Naphtali, their lineage, in their clans,
by their ancestral houses, according to the number of names, from twenty years
old and upward, everyone able to go to war: 43 those enrolled of the tribe of
Naphtali were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 These are those who were enrolled, whom Moses and Aaron
enrolled with the help of the leaders of Israel, twelve men, each representing
his ancestral house. 45 So the whole number of the Israelites, by their
ancestral houses, from twenty years old and upward, everyone able to go to war
in Israel— 46 their whole number was six hundred three thousand five hundred
fifty. 47 The Levites, however, were not numbered by their ancestral tribe
along with them.
48 The Lord had said to Moses: 49 Only the tribe of Levi you
shall not enroll, and you shall not take a census of them with the other
Israelites. 50 Rather you shall appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the
covenant,[a] and over all its equipment, and over all that belongs to it; they
are to carry the tabernacle and all its equipment, and they shall tend it, and
shall camp around the tabernacle. 51 When the tabernacle is to set out, the
Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the
Levites shall set it up. And any outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
52 The other Israelites shall camp in their respective regimental camps, by
companies; 53 but the Levites shall camp around the tabernacle of the
covenant,[b] that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the Israelites;
and the Levites shall perform the guard duty of the tabernacle of the
covenant.[c] 54 The Israelites did so; they did just as the Lord commanded
Moses.
The Order of Encampment and Marching
2: The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying: 2 The Israelites
shall camp each in their respective regiments, under ensigns by their ancestral
houses; they shall camp facing the tent of meeting on every side. 3 Those to
camp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the regimental encampment
of Judah by companies. The leader of the people of Judah shall be Nahshon son
of Amminadab, 4 with a company as enrolled of seventy-four thousand six
hundred. 5 Those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The leader
of the Issacharites shall be Nethanel son of Zuar, 6 with a company as enrolled
of fifty-four thousand four hundred. 7 Then the tribe of Zebulun: The leader of
the Zebulunites shall be Eliab son of Helon, 8 with a company as enrolled of
fifty-seven thousand four hundred. 9 The total enrollment of the camp of Judah,
by companies, is one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred. They shall set
out first on the march.
10 On the south side shall be the regimental encampment of
Reuben by companies. The leader of the Reubenites shall be Elizur son of
Shedeur, 11 with a company as enrolled of forty-six thousand five hundred. 12
And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The leader of the
Simeonites shall be Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, 13 with a company as enrolled
of fifty-nine thousand three hundred. 14 Then the tribe of Gad: The leader of
the Gadites shall be Eliasaph son of Reuel, 15 with a company as enrolled of
forty-five thousand six hundred fifty. 16 The total enrollment of the camp of
Reuben, by companies, is one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty.
They shall set out second.
17 The tent of meeting, with the camp of the Levites, shall set
out in the center of the camps; they shall set out just as they camp, each in
position, by their regiments.
18 On the west side shall be the regimental encampment of
Ephraim by companies. The leader of the people of Ephraim shall be Elishama son
of Ammihud, 19 with a company as enrolled of forty thousand five hundred. 20
Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The leader of the people of
Manasseh shall be Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, 21 with a company as enrolled of
thirty-two thousand two hundred. 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: The leader of
the Benjaminites shall be Abidan son of Gideoni, 23 with a company as enrolled
of thirty-five thousand four hundred. 24 The total enrollment of the camp of
Ephraim, by companies, is one hundred eight thousand one hundred. They shall
set out third on the march.
25 On the north side shall be the regimental encampment of Dan
by companies. The leader of the Danites shall be Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, 26
with a company as enrolled of sixty-two thousand seven hundred. 27 Those to
camp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The leader of the Asherites shall
be Pagiel son of Ochran, 28 with a company as enrolled of forty-one thousand
five hundred. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: The leader of the Naphtalites
shall be Ahira son of Enan, 30 with a company as enrolled of fifty-three
thousand four hundred. 31 The total enrollment of the camp of Dan is one
hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last, by
companies.[d]
32 This was the enrollment of the Israelites by their ancestral
houses; the total enrollment in the camps by their companies was six hundred
three thousand five hundred fifty. 33 Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, the
Levites were not enrolled among the other Israelites.
34 The Israelites did just as the Lord had commanded Moses: They
camped by regiments, and they set out the same way, everyone by clans,
according to ancestral houses.
Footnotes:
a. Numbers 1:50 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
b. Numbers 1:53 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
c. Numbers 1:53 Or treaty, or testimony; Heb eduth
d. Numbers 2:31 Compare verses 9, 16, 24: Heb by their regiments
Psalm 70: Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader. Of David, for the memorial offering.
1 Be pleased, O God, to deliver me.
O Lord, make haste to
help me!
2 Let those be put to shame and confusion
who seek my life.
Let those be turned back and brought to dishonor
who desire to hurt me.
3 Let those who say, “Aha, Aha!”
turn back because of
their shame.
4 Let all who seek you
rejoice and be glad in
you.
Let those who love your salvation
say evermore, “God is
great!”
5 But I am poor and needy;
hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay!
Acts 8: 25 Now after Peter and John[a] had testified and spoken the word
of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, proclaiming the good news to many
villages of the Samaritans.
Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch
26 Then an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go
toward the south[b] to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This
is a wilderness road.) 27 So he got up and went. Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch,
a court official of the Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, in charge of her
entire treasury. He had come to Jerusalem to worship 28 and was returning home;
seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah. 29 Then the Spirit
said to Philip, “Go over to this chariot and join it.” 30 So Philip ran up to
it and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah. He asked, “Do you understand what
you are reading?” 31 He replied, “How can I, unless someone guides me?” And he
invited Philip to get in and sit beside him. 32 Now the passage of the
scripture that he was reading was this:
“Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,
and like a lamb silent
before its shearer,
so he does not
open his mouth.
33 In his humiliation justice was denied him.
Who can describe his
generation?
For his life is
taken away from the earth.”
34 The eunuch asked Philip, “About whom, may I ask you, does the
prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” 35 Then Philip began to
speak, and starting with this scripture, he proclaimed to him the good news
about Jesus. 36 As they were going along the road, they came to some water; and
the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is to prevent me from being
baptized?”[c] 38 He commanded the chariot to stop, and both of them, Philip and
the eunuch, went down into the water, and Philip[d] baptized him. 39 When they
came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away; the
eunuch saw him no more, and went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip found
himself at Azotus, and as he was passing through the region, he proclaimed the
good news to all the towns until he came to Caesarea.
Footnotes:
a. Acts 8:25 Gk after they
b. Acts 8:26 Or go at noon
c. Acts 8:36 Other ancient authorities add all or most of verse
37, And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he
replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
d. Acts 8:38 Gk he
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