1 Dungkrhoekhaih 6
1 Levi acaengnawk loe Gershon, Kohath hoi Merari.
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 Kohath ih caanawk loe Amram, Izhar, Hebron hoi Uzziel.
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 Amram ih caanawk loe Aaron, Mosi hoi Miriam. Aaron ih caanawk loe Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar hoi Ithamar.
Amram’s children were Miriam and [her younger brothers] Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar mah Phinehas to sak moe, Phinehas mah Abishua to sak,
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
5 Abishua mah Bukki to sak moe, Bukki mah Uzzi to sak,
Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
6 Uzzi mah Zerahiah to sak moe, Zerahiah mah Meraioth to sak,
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
7 Meraioth mah Amariah to sak moe, Amariah mah Ahitub to sak,
Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8 Ahitub mah Zadok to sak moe, Zadok mah Ahimaaz to sak,
Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9 Ahimaaz mah Azariah to sak moe, Azariah mah Johanan to sak,
Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10 Johanan mah Azariah to sak; anih loe Solomon mah sak ih Jerusalem tempul thungah toksahkung qaima ah oh.
Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.
11 Azariah mah Amariah to sak moe, Amaziah mah Ahitub to sak,
Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12 Ahitub mah Zadok to sak moe, Zadok mah Shallum to sak,
Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13 Shallum mah Hilkiah to sak moe, Hilkiah mah Azariah to sak,
Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14 Azariah mah Seraiah to sak moe, Seraiah mah Jehozadak to sak,
Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15 Angraeng mah Nebuchdnezzar ban hoiah Judah hoi Jerusalem to misong ah caehsak naah Jehozadak doeh athum toeng.
Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent [King] Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] [MTY] to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them [to go to Babylonia].
16 Levi ih caanawk loe Gershom, Kohath hoi Merari.
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 Gershom capa hnik ih ahmin loe Libni hoi Shimei.
Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
18 Kohath ih caanawk loe Amram, Izhar, Hebron hoi Uzziel.
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 Merari ih capa hnik loe Mahli hoi Mushi. Hae kaminawk hae Levi acaeng ah oh o.
Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
20 Gershom ih caanawk loe Libni, Jehath hoi Zimmah,
Gershon’s [oldest] son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jehath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
21 Zimmah ih capa loe Joah; anih ih capa loe Iddo; anih ih capa loe Zerah; anih ih capa loe Jeaterai.
Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
22 Kohath ih capa loe Aminadab; anih ih capa loe Kohath; anih ih capa loe Assir,
Kohath’s [other] son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
23 anih ih capa loe Elkanah; anih ih capa loe Ebiasaph, anih ih capa loe Assir,
Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
24 anih ih capa loe Tahath; anih ih capa loe Uriel; anih ih capa loe Uzziah; anih ih capa loe Shaul;
Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
25 anih ih capa Elkanah; anih ih capa hnik loe Amasai hoi Ahimoth,
Elkanah’s [other] sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 Alkanah hanah, Alkanah ih capa loe Zophai; anih ih capa loe Nahath,
Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
27 anih ih capa Eliab; anih ih capa loe Jehoram; anih ih capa loe Elkanah;
Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Samuel.
28 Samuel ih capa loe calu Vashni hoi hnetto haih capa Abijah.
Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
29 Merari ih capa loe Mahli; anih ih capa loe Libni; anih ih capa loe Shimei; anih ih capa loe Uzziah,
Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
30 anih ih capa loe Shimea; anih ih capa loe Haggiah; anih ih capa loe Asaiah.
Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
31 Sithaw ih thingkhong to suek pacoengah, Angraeng imthung ah laasah kami ah hae kaminawk hae David mah suek.
After the Sacred Chest was brought [to Jerusalem, King] David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in [the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
32 To kaminawk loe kahni im hmaa hoi kami amkhuenghaih im hmaa ah, Solomon mah Jerusalem ah Angraeng ih im sak nathung, laasakhaih tok to a sak o; im sak pacoengah loe nihcae mah sak koi paek ih tok to sak hanah zing o.
Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the Sacred Tent, which was also called the Tent of Meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s [workers] built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions [that David had given them].
33 To tiah toksak hanah a caanawk hoi nawnto kazing hae kaminawk loe, Kohath acaeng thung hoiah Samuel capa Joel, Joel capa laasah kop Heman,
Here is a list of the musicians and their sons: From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
34 Samuel loe Elkanah ih capa, Elkanah loe Jeroham ih capa, Jeroham loe Eliel ih capa, Eliel loe Toah ih capa,
Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
35 Toah loe Zuph ih capa, Zuph loe Elkanah ih capa, Elkanah loe Mahath ih capa, Mahath loe Amasai ih capa,
Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
36 Amasai loe Elkanah ih capa, Elkanah loe Joel ih capa, Joel loe Azariah ih capa, Azariah loe Zephaniah ih capa,
Amasai was the son of [another man whose name was] Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
37 Zephaniah loe Tahath ih capa, Tahath loe Assir ih capa, Assir loe Ebiasaph ih capa, Ebiasaph loe Korah ih capa,
Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
38 Korah loe Izhar ih capa, Izhar loe Kohath ih capa, Kohath loe Levi ih capa, Levi loe Israel ih capa ah oh.
Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
39 Heman bomkung Asaph loe anih ih bantang bangah angdoet; Asaph loe Berakiah capa ah oh; Berekiah loe Shimea ih capa,
Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group [of singers] stood at the right side of Heman. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
40 Shimea loe Mikael ih capa, Mikael loe Baaseiah ih capa, Baaseiah loe Malkiah ih capa,
Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
41 Malkiah loe Ethni ih capa, Ethni loe Zerah ih capa, Zerah loe Adaiah ih capa,
Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
42 Adaiah loe Ethan ih capa, Ethan loe Zimmah ih capa, Zimmah loe Shimei ih capa,
Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
43 Shimei loe Jahath ih capa, Jahath loe Gershom ih capa; Gershom loe Levi ih capa ah oh.
Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
44 Nihnik bomkung Merari capanawk loe banqoi bangah angdoet o; Ethan loe Kishi ih capa, Kishi loe Abdi ih capa, Abdi loe Malluk ih capa,
[A group of singers from] Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluch.
45 Malluk loe Hashabiah ih capa, Hashabiah loe Amaziah ih capa, Amaziah loe Hilkiah ih capa,
Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
46 Hilkiah loe Amzi ih capa, Amzi loe Bani ih capa, Bani loe Shemer ih capa,
Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
47 Shemer loe Mahli ih capa, Mahli loe Mushi ih capa, Mushi loe Merari ih capa, Merari loe Levi ih capa ah oh.
Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari, and Merari was the son of Levi.
48 Nihcae ih nawkamya Levinawk doeh Sithaw imthung ih kahni im ah tok congca sak hanah paek o.
The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place [where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
49 Toe Aaron hoi anih ih caanawk loe, hmaicam pongah angbawnhaih paek moe, hmaicam ah hmuihoih thlaek pacoengah, hmuenciim koek ahmuen ah tok congca sak hanah, Sithaw ih tamna Mosi lokpaekhaih baktih toengah, Israel kaminawk mah zaehaih thung hoi loih o thai hanah, angbawnhaih sah kami ah oh o.
Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the Very Holy Place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God [well], had given to them.
50 Hae kaminawk loe Aaron ih caa ah oh o; Aaron capa loe Eleazar, Eleazar capa loe Phinehas, Phinehas capa loe Abishua, Abishua capa loe Bukki,
These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
51 Bukki capa loe Uzzi, Uzzi capa loe Zerahiah,
Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
52 Zerahiah capa loe Meraioth, Meraioth capa loe Amariah, Amaziah capa loe Ahitub,
Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
53 Ahitub capa loe Zadok, Zadok capa loe Ahimaaz.
Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.
54 Aaron ih caa Kohath ih acaengnawk mah taham khethaih phoisa vahhaih hoiah nihcae mah hak o ih nihcae ohhaih ahmuen loe,
Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.
55 Judah prae thungah Hebron hoi a taengah kaom ahmuennawk to athum boih.
They were allotted Hebron [city] in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
56 Toe lawknawk hoi vangpui taeng ih vangtanawk loe Jephunneh capa Kaleb hanah paek o.
but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57 Aaron caanawk hanah loe anghawkhaih vangpui, Hebron; Judah prae thung ih Libnah vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Jattir hoi Eshtemoa vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
The descendants of Aaron [who were descendants of Kohath] were allotted Hebron, one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone]. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58 Holon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Debir vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
Hilen, Debir,
59 Ashan vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Berth-Shemesh vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to paek o;
Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh.
60 Benjamin acaeng khae hoiah Geba vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Alemeth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Anathoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to a paek. Angmace ih acaengnawk mah paek ih vangpuinawk loe sangqum boih ah hatlaithumto oh.
They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth [cities] from the tribe of Benjamin. Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.
61 Kanghmat Kohath ih caanawk loe taham khethaih phoisa vah pacoengah, ahap Manasseh acaeng thung ih vangpui hato a hak o.
The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River].
62 Gershom ih caanawk loe, angmacae ih acaeng Issakar, Asher, Naphtali, Bashan prae thungah kaom Manasseh khae hoiah vangpui hatlaithumto hak o.
The descendants of Gershon were allotted 13 cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in [the] Bashan [region on the east side of the Jordan River].
63 Merari caanawk loe, taham khethaih phoisa vahhaih rang hoiah angmacae ih acaeng Reuben, Gad hoi Zebulun khae hoiah vangpui hatlaihnetto hak o.
The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 Israel kaminawk mah Levi kaminawk hanah hae vangpuinawk hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk to hak o.
The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
65 Taham khethaih phoisa vahhaih hoiah Judah, Simeon hoi Benjamin acaeng khae hoiah ranui ah thuih tangcae ih vangpuinawk to hak o.
They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
66 Kanghmat Kohath acaengnawk loe, Ephraim acaengnawk khae hoiah prae to hak o.
Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 Ephraim mae nui ih abuephaih vangpui, Shekem vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Gezer vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone], along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,
68 Jokmean vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Beth-Horon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
69 Aijalon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Gath-Rimmon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to hak o;
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
70 ahap Manasseh acaeng khae hoiah Israel kaminawk mah, kanghmat Kohath ih acaengnawk hanah Aner vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Bileam vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to paek o.
The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west [of the Jordan River].
71 Gershom acaengnawk hanah doeh, Manasseh prae ahap Bashan prae thung Golan vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Ashtaroath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuennawk to hak o;
The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east [of the Jordan River]. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in [the] Bashan and Ashtaroth [regions].
72 Issakar acaeng khae hoiah Kedesh vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Daberath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
73 Ramoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Anem vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to hak o;
Ramoth, and Anem.
74 Asher acaeng khae hoiah Mashal vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Abdon vangpui hoi a taeng ih a hmuen,
From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
75 Hukok vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Rehob vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to hak o.
Hukok, and Rehob.
76 Naphtali acaeng khae hoiah Galili ih Kedesh vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Hammon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Kirjathaim vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to a hak o.
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in [the] Galilee [region], and Hammon and Kiriathaim [towns].
77 Merari kaminawk hanah loe, Zebulun acaengnawk khae hoiah Rimmon hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Tabor vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to hak o.
The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
78 Jeriko vangpui ni angyae bang ih, Jordan vapui zaeh ih Reuben acaeng khae hoiah praezaek ih Bezer vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Jahzah vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
79 Kedemoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Mephaath vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to hak o;
80 Gad acaeng khae hoiah Gilead vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Ramoth vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Mahanaim vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen,
From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region], [the cities of] Mahanaim,
81 Heshbon vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen, Jazer vangpui hoi a taeng ih ahmuen to hak o.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
