Homilies on Numbers, Homilia XXI
The second numbering of the people§1
1On the second numbering of the people: earlier reading cut us short; we now make it good. By the Lord’s command the people were first numbered.
Latin · §1
De eo quod secundo populus numeratus est. Priore lectione exclusi sumus; nunc reddimus. Praecepto Domini primo numeratus est populus.
The first census fell by sin§2
2Those first enrolled fell through persistence in sin. The former count is voided by faults.
Latin · §2
Qui primo adsciiti sunt ceciderunt propter perseverantiam delictorum. Numerus prior peccatis cassatur.
Only the counted enter the inheritance§3
3Those written in the second number take the holy land’s inheritance. Glory to Christ forever. Amen.
Latin · §3
Qui in secundo numero scribuntur, hi hereditatem terrae sanctae capiunt. Gloria Christo in saecula. Amen.