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1 Siangpahrang toksah Israel kaminawk loe, acaeng zaehoikungnawk, misatuh kami sangto ukkung hoi cumvaito ukkung misatuh angraengnawk, toksah angraengnawk hoi nawnto, saningto thung khrah kruek tacawt moe, kakun siangpahrang ih toksah hanah tapraek ih kami ah oh o, nihcae loe abu maeto naah kami sing hnet, sang palito oh o.
This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.
2 Khrah tangsuek, hmaloe koek zaehoikung loe, Zabdiel capa Jashoebeam; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].
3 Anih loe Perez acaeng ah oh moe, hmaloe koek khrah ah kaminawk zaehoikung ah oh.
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
4 Khrah hnetto haih misatuh zaehoikung loe, Ahoh acaeng Dodai; Mikloth loe anih ih kami zaehoikung ah oh; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito to oh.
Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).
5 Khrah thumto haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe, qaima kalen koek, Jehoiada capa Benaiah; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
6 Benaiah loe kami quithumto thungah, thacak kami ah oh moe, quithumto zaehoikung ah oh; a capa Amizabad loe kami zaehoikung ah oh.
He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.
7 Khrah palito naah, palito haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe, Joab ih amnawk Asahel; angmah pacoengah loe a capa Zebadiah to oh; anih ih kaminawk loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].
8 Pangato haih khrah naah, pangato haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe, Izrah acaeng Shamhuth; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
9 Khrah tarukto haih naah, tarukto haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe, Teko acaeng Ikkesh capa Ira; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
10 Khrah sarihto haih naah, sarihto haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe, Ephraim kami, Pelon acaeng Helez; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
11 Khrah tazetto haih naah, tazetto haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe Zera acaeng, Hushath kami, Sibbekai; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
12 Khrah takawtto haih naah, takawtto haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe Benjamin acaeng, Anathoth kami Abiezer; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
13 Khrah hato haih naah, hato haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe Zerah acaeng, Netophath kami Maharai; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
14 Khrah hatlaito haih naah, hatlaito haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe Ephraim acaeng, Pirathon kami Benaiah; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
15 Khrah hatlaihnetto haih naah, hatlaihnetto haih misatuh zaehoikung angraeng loe, Othniel acaeng, Netophath kami, Heldai; anih ih kami loe sing hnet, sang palito oh.
The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
16 Israel acaeng nuiah angraeng ah kaom kaminawk loe Reuben acaeng thungah, Zikri capa Eliezer; Simeon acaeng thungah Maakah capa Shephatiah,
This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.
17 Levi acaeng thungah Kemuel capa Hashabiah; Aaron acaeng thungah Zadok,
Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.
18 Judah acaeng thungah David amnawk Elihu; Issakar acaeng thungah Mikael capa Orim,
Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.
19 Zebulun acaeng thungah Obadiah capa Ishmaiah; Naphtali acaeng thungah Azriel capa Jerimoth,
Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.
20 Ephraim acaeng thungah Azaziah capa Hoshea; thoemto Manasseh acaeng thungah Pedaiah capa Joel,
Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.
21 Gilead ah kaom thoemto Manasseh acaeng thungah Zekariah capa Iddo; Benjamin acaeng thungah Abner capa Jaasiel.
Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 Dan acaeng thungah Jehoram capa Azarel. Hae kaminawk loe Israel acaeng thungah angraeng ah oh o.
Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.
23 Angraeng mah Israel kaminawk loe van ih cakaehnawk zetto pop tih, tiah thuih pongah, David mah saning pumphaeto hoi atlim bang kaminawk boih loe kroek ai.
[When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.
24 Zeruiah capa Joab mah milu to kroek amtong; toe milu kroek naah Israel nuiah palungphuihaih phak pongah, milu kroek pacoeng thai ai; kroek pacoeng ih milu doeh David siangpahrang mah sak ih pakuemhaih cabu thungah khrum o ai.
Joab [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].
25 Adiel capa Azmaveth loe siangpahrang im hmuenmae toepkung ah oh; Uzziah capa Jonathan loe laikok, vangpui, vangta hoi misatoephaih ahmuen ih hmuenmae patunghaih ahmuen khenzawnkung ah oh;
Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.
26 Kelub capa Ezri loe lawk thung ih toksah kaminawk ukkung ah oh;
Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
27 Ramath acaeng Shimei loe misur takha khenzawnkung ah oh; Shipmi kami Zabdi loe misur takha hoi muroih thungah suek ih misurthaih pasawhhaih khenzawnkung ah oh.
Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.
28 Geder acaeng Baal-Hanan loe, azawn ah kaom olive thingnawk hoi thaibaa thingnawk khenzawnkung ah oh; Joash loe olive situi pazetkung ah oh.
Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
29 Sharon acaeng Shitrai loe Sharon ah kaom pacah ih moinawk khenzawnkung ah oh moe, Adlai capa Shaphat loe azawn ah kaom pacah ih moinawk khenzawnkung ah oh.
Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
30 Ishmael acaeng Obil loe kaengkuu hrangnawk khenzawnkung ah oh; Meronoth acaeng Jehdeiah loe laa hrangnawk khenzawnkung ah oh.
Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Hagar acaeng Jaziz loe tuunawk khenzawnkung ah oh. Hae kaminawk boih loe David siangpahrang ih hmuenmae khenzawnkung ah oh o.
Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to King David.
32 David ih ampa kanawk Jonathan loe khopoek thaih, palungha ca tarikkung ah oh; Hakmoni capa Jehiel loe siangpahrang ih capanawk khenzawnkung ah oh.
David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
33 Ahithophel loe siangpahrang han poekhaih kahoih paekkung ah oh moe, Arka acaeng Hushai loe siangpahrang ampui ah oh.
Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
34 Ahithophel paoengah Benaiah capa Jehoiada hoi Abiathar to oh hoi; Joab loe siangpahrang ih misatuh kaminawk ukkung kalen koek angraeng ah oh.
Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.

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