Now whenever the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out on their journey, following it.

每逢云彩从帐幕收上去，以色列人就起程前往；

每逢云彩从帐幕升上去，以色列人就起程前行；

每逢云彩从帐幕升上去，以色列人就起程前行；

一路上，云彩从圣幕升起，他们就出发。

在以色列人所有的旅程中是这样的：每逢云彩从帐幕收上去的时候，他们就起程；

每逢雲彩從帳幕收上去，以色列人就起程前往；

每逢雲彩從帳幕升上去，以色列人就起程前行；

每逢雲彩從帳幕升上去，以色列人就起程前行；

一路上，雲彩從聖幕升起，他們就出發。

在以色列人所有的旅程中是這樣的：每逢雲彩從帳幕收上去的時候，他們就起程；

在他們所行的路站上、每逢雲彩從帳幕上被收上去，以色列人總往前行；

雲由會幕上升、以色列人啟行前往、

雲離會幕時、以色列族遄征、

雲由幕上升、以色列人方啟行遄徵、

In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out;

The Israelites continued their travels. Whenever the cloud lifted from above the holy tent, they started out.

Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out.

The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.

Throughout their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the sons of Israel would set out;

Whenever the cloud was taken up from above the tabernacle, the children of Israel would go onward in all their journeys.

And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys:

The Israelites set out whenever the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle throughout all the stages of their journey.

And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:

But when the cloud was lifted up from the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out on all their journeys;

When the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys;

“ But in your great mercy you did not abandon them to die in the wilderness. The pillar of cloud still led them forward by day, and the pillar of fire showed them the way through the night.

Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp.

The Lord spread a cloud above them as a covering and gave them a great fire to light the darkness.

They marched for three days after leaving the mountain of the Lord, with the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant moving ahead of them to show them where to stop and rest.As they moved on each day, the cloud of the Lord hovered over them.And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout,“ Arise, O Lord, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”And when the Ark was set down, he would say,“ Return, O Lord, to the countless thousands of Israel!”

The Lord went ahead of them. He guided them during the day with a pillar of cloud, and he provided light at night with a pillar of fire. This allowed them to travel by day or by night.And the Lord did not remove the pillar of cloud or pillar of fire from its place in front of the people.

In the daytime he led them by a cloud, and all night by a pillar of fire.

In the second year after Israel’s departure from Egypt— on the twentieth day of the second month— the cloud lifted from the Tabernacle of the Covenant.So the Israelites set out from the wilderness of Sinai and traveled on from place to place until the cloud stopped in the wilderness of Paran.When the people set out for the first time, following the instructions the Lord had given through Moses,

For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead,“ Come back to God!”

“ To remove the defilement, put some of the ashes from the burnt purification offering in a jar, and pour fresh water over them.Then someone who is ceremonially clean must take a hyssop branch and dip it into the water. That person must sprinkle the water on the tent, on all the furnishings in the tent, and on the people who were in the tent; also on the person who touched a human bone, or touched someone who was killed or who died naturally, or touched a grave.On the third and seventh days the person who is ceremonially clean must sprinkle the water on those who are defiled. Then on the seventh day the people being cleansed must wash their clothes and bathe themselves, and that evening they will be cleansed of their defilement.“ But those who become defiled and do not purify themselves will be cut off from the community, for they have defiled the sanctuary of the Lord. Since the water of purification has not been sprinkled on them, they remain defiled.This is a permanent law for the people. Those who sprinkle the water of purification must afterward wash their clothes, and anyone who then touches the water used for purification will remain defiled until evening.Anything and anyone that a defiled person touches will be ceremonially unclean until evening.”

I don’t want you to forget, dear brothers and sisters, about our ancestors in the wilderness long ago. All of them were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground.