1Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen et Aaron,And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,dicens:saying:

2Tolle summam filiorum Caath de medio Levitarum per domos“Take a total of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the Levites,et familias suas,by their houses and families,

3a trigesimo anno et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad quinquagesimum annum,even to the fiftieth year,omnium qui ingrediuntur ut stent et ministrent in tabernaculo fœderis.of all who enter so as to stand and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.

4Hic est cultus filiorum Caath:This is the service of the sons of Kohath:tabernaculum fœderis,the tabernacle of the covenantet Sanctum sanctorumand the Holy of holies.

5ingredientur AaronAaron and his sons shall enter,et filii ejus,when the camp is going to move,quando movenda sunt castra,and they shall take down the veil,et deponent velum quod pendet ante fores,which hangs before the entrance,involventque eo arcam testimonii,and they shall wrap the ark of the testimony in it,

6et operient rursum velamine janthinarum pellium,and they shall cover it further with a veil of violet skins,extendentque desuper pallium totum hyacinthinum,and they shall extend over it a cloth made entirely of hyacinth,et inducent vectes.and they shall draw in the bars.

7Mensam quoque propositionis involvent hyacinthino pallio,Likewise, they shall wrap the table of the presence in a cloth of hyacinth,et ponent cum ea thuribula et mortariola,and they shall place with it the censers and little mortars,cyathos et crateras ad liba fundenda:the cups and bowls for pouring out libations;panes semper in ea erunt:the bread shall be always on it.

8extendentque desuper pallium coccineum,And they shall extend over it a cloth of scarlet,quod rursum operient velamento janthinarum pellium,which they shall further cover with a veil of violet skins,et inducent vectes.and they shall draw in the bars.

9Sument et pallium hyacinthinum,They shall take also a cloth of hyacinth,quo operient candelabrum cum lucernis et forcipibus suis et emunctoriis et cunctis vasis olei,with which they shall cover the lampstand with the lamps, and its tongs, and the candle snuffers,quæ ad concinnandas lucernas necessaria sunt:and all the vessels of oil, which are necessary for the preparation of the lamps.

10et super omnia ponent operimentum janthinarum pellium,And over all this they shall place a covering of violet skins,et inducent vectes.and they shall draw in the bars.

11Necnon et altare aureum involvent hyacinthino vestimento,And certainly they shall wrap the golden altar in a hyacinth garment,et extendent desuper operimentum janthinarum pellium,and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins,inducentque vectes.and they shall draw in the bars.

12Omnia vasa, quibus ministratur in sanctuario, involvent hyacinthino pallio,All the vessels with which they minister in the Sanctuary they shall wrap in a cloth of hyacinth,et extendent desuper operimentum janthinarum pellium, inducentque vectes.and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars.

13SedMoreover,et altare mundabunt cinere,they shall cleanse the altar of ashes,et involvent illud purpureo vestimento,and they shall wrap it in a purple garment,

14ponentque cum eo omnia vasa,and they shall place it with all the vessels which they use in its ministry,quibus in ministerio ejus utuntur,that is,id est,receptacles for fire,ignium receptacula,small hooks as well as forks,fuscinulas ac tridentes,larger hooksuncinos et batilla.and shovels.Cuncta vasa altaris operient simul velamine janthinarum pellium,They shall cover all the vessels of the altar together with a veil of violet skins,et inducent vectes.and they shall draw in the bars.

15Cumque involverint Aaron et filii ejus sanctuarium et omnia vasa ejus in commotione castrorum,And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped the Sanctuary and its vessels at the dismantling of the camp,tunc intrabunt filii Caath ut portent involuta:then the sons of Kohath shall enter, so as to carry what has been wrapped.et non tangent vasa sanctuarii, ne moriantur.And they shall not touch the vessels of the Sanctuary, lest they die.Ista sunt onera filiorum Caath in tabernaculo fœderis:These are the burdens of the sons of Kohath concerning the tabernacle of the covenant.

16super quos erit Eleazar filius Aaron sacerdotis,Over them shall be Eleazar,ad cujus curam pertinet oleum ad concinnandas lucernas,the son of Aaron the priest,et compositionis incensum,to whom belongs the care of the oil to prepare the lamps,et sacrificium,and the incense compound,quod semper offertur,and the sacrifice,et oleum unctionis,which is offered continually,et quidquid ad cultum tabernaculi pertinet,and the oil of unction,omniumque vasorum,and whatever pertains to the service of the tabernacle,quæ in sanctuario sunt.and all the vessels that are in the Sanctuary.”

17Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen et Aaron,And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron,dicens:saying:

18Nolite perdere populum Caath de medio Levitarum:“Do not be willing to lose the people of Kohath from the midst of the Levites.

19sed hoc facite eis,But do this for them,ut vivant,so that they may live,et non moriantur,and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies.si tetigerint Sancta sanctorum.AaronAaron et filii ejus intrabunt,and his sons shall enter,ipsique disponent opera singulorum,and they shall assign the work of each one,et divident quid portare quis debeat.and they shall determine what each one ought to carry.

20Alii nulla curiositate videant quæ sunt in sanctuario priusquam involvantur,Let no others, out of curiosity, see the things that are in the Sanctuary before they are wrapped,alioquin morientur.otherwise they shall die.”

21Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen,And the Lord spoke to Moses,dicens:saying:

22Tolle summam etiam filiorum Gerson per domos ac familias et cognationes suas,“Now also take a total of the sons of Gershon, by their houses and families and kinships,

23a triginta annis et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad annos quinquaginta.even to fifty years.Numera omnes qui ingrediuntur et ministrant in tabernaculo fœderis.Number all those who enter and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.

24Hoc est officium familiæ Gersonitarum,This is the duty of the family of the Gershonites:

25ut portent cortinas tabernaculi et tectum fœderis,to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the roof of the covenant,operimentum aliud,the other covering,et super omnia velamen janthinum tentoriumque quod pendet in introitu tabernaculi fœderis,and the veil over everything, and the violet tent, which hangs at the entrance of the tabernacle of the covenant,

26cortinas atrii,the curtains of the atrium,et velum in introitu quod est ante tabernaculum.and the veil at the entrance, which is before tabernacle.Omnia quæ ad altare pertinent,Everything that pertains to the altar,funiculos, et vasa ministerii,the cords, and the vessels of the ministry

27jubente Aaron et filiis ejus,the sons of Gershon shall carry,portabunt filii Gerson:under the orders of Aaron and his sons.et scient singuli cui debeant oneri mancipari.And so shall each one know to which burden he ought to surrender.

28Hic est cultus familiæ Gersonitarum in tabernaculo fœderis,This is the service of the family of the Gershonites, in the tabernacle of the covenant,eruntque sub manu Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis.and they shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

29Filios quoque Merari per familias et domos patrum suorum recensebis,Likewise, you shall take a census of the sons of Merari, by the families and houses of their fathers,

30a triginta annis et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad annos quinquaginta,even to fifty years,omnes qui ingrediuntur ad officium ministerii sui et cultum fœderis testimonii.of all who enter to the office of their ministry and to the service of the covenant of the testimony.

31Hæc sunt onera eorum:These are their burdens:portabunt tabulas tabernaculi et vectes ejus,They shall carry the panels of the tabernacle and its bars,columnas ac bases earum,the columns and their bases,

32columnas quoque atrii per circuitum cum basibus et paxillis et funibus suis.also the columns surrounding the atrium, with their bases and tent pegs and cords.Omnia vasa et supellectilem ad numerum accipient,They shall accept by number all the vessels and articles,sicque portabunt.and so shall they carry them.

33Hoc est officium familiæ Meraritarum et ministerium in tabernaculo fœderis:This is the office of the family of the Merarites, and their ministry for the tabernacle of the covenant.eruntque sub manu Ithamar filii Aaron sacerdotis.And they shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.”

34Recensuerunt igitur Moyses et Aaron et principes synagogæ filios Caath per cognationes et domos patrum suorum,Therefore, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of the assembly, took a census of the sons of Kohath, by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

35a triginta annis et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad annum quinquagesimum,even to the fiftieth year,omnes qui ingrediuntur ad ministerium tabernaculi fœderis:of all who enter to the ministry of the tabernacle of the covenant.

36et inventi sunt duo millia septingenti quinquaginta.And there were found two thousand seven hundred fifty.

37Hic est numerus populi Caath qui intrant tabernaculum fœderis:This is the number of the people of Kohath,hos numeravit Moyseswho enter the tabernacle of the covenant.et Aaron juxta sermonem Domini per manum Moysi.These Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

38Numerati sunt et filii Gerson per cognationes et domos patrum suorum,The sons of Gershon also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

39a triginta annos et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad quinquagesimum annum,even to the fiftieth year,omnes qui ingrediuntur ut ministrent in tabernaculo fœderis:all who enter so as to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.

40et inventi sunt duo millia sexcenti triginta.And there were found two thousand six hundred thirty.

41Hic est populus Gersonitarum,This is the people of the Gershonites,quos numeraverunt Moyses et Aaron juxta verbum Domini.whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord.

42Numerati sunt et filii Merari per cognationes et domos patrum suorum,The sons of Merari also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

43a triginta annis et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad annum quinquagesimum,even to the fiftieth year,omnes qui ingrediuntur ad explendos ritus tabernaculi fœderis:all who enter to fulfill the rituals of the tabernacle of the covenant.

44et inventi sunt tria millia ducenti.And there were found three thousand two hundred.

45Hic est numerus filiorum Merari,This is the number of the sons of Merari,quos recensuerunt Moyses et Aaron juxta imperium Domini per manum Moysi.whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

46Omnes qui recensiti sunt de Levitis,All who were counted from the Levites, and whom,et quos recenseri fecit ad nomen Moyses et Aaron,by name, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel,et principes Israël per cognationes et domos patrum suorum,counted by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

47a triginta annis et supra,from thirty years and above,usque ad annum quinquagesimum,until the fiftieth year,ingredientes ad ministerium tabernaculi, et onera portanda,entering for the ministry of the tabernacle and carrying the burdens,

48fuerunt simul octo millia quingenti octoginta.were together eight thousand five hundred eighty.

49Juxta verbum Domini recensuit eos Moyses,Moses took a census of them,unumquemque juxta officiumaccording to the word of the Lord,et onera sua,each one according to their office and their burdens,sicut præceperat ei Dominus.just as the Lord had instructed him.