Nambar 13
1 Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah,
The Lord told Moses,
2 kai mah Israel kaminawk khaeah paek ih Kanaan prae khet hanah kami to patoeh ah; acaeng maeto thung hoi zaehoikung maeto patoeh ah, tiah a naa.
“Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one of the leaders from each of the tribes to go and do this.”
3 Angraeng mah paek ih lok baktih toengah, Mosi mah Paran praezaek hoiah nihcae to patoeh; nihcae loe Israel zaehoikung ah oh o boih.
Moses did as the Lord had ordered and sent the men out from the Desert of Paran. They were all leaders of the Israelites.
4 To kaminawk ih ahmin loe, Reuben acaeng thung hoiah, Zakur capa Shammua.
Their names were: Shammua son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben.
5 Simeon acaeng thung hoiah, Hori capa Shaphat.
Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon.
6 Judah acaeng thung hoiah, Jephunneh capa Kaleb.
Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah.
7 Issakar acaeng thung hoiah, Joseph capa Igal.
Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar.
8 Ephraim acaeng thung hoiah, Nun capa Oshea.
Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim.
9 Benjamin acaeng thung hoiah, Raphu capa Palti.
Palti son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin.
10 Zebulun acaeng thung hoiah, Sodi capa Gaddiel.
Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun.
11 Joseph acaeng ah kaom, Mannaseh acaeng thung hoiah, Susi capa Gaddi.
Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph).
12 Dan acaeng thung hoiah, Gemalli capa Ammiel.
Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan.
13 Asher acaeng thung hoiah, Mikhael capa Sethur.
Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher.
14 Naphtali acaeng thung hoiah, Vophsi capa Nahbi.
Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali.
15 Gad acaeng thung hoiah, Maki capa Geuel.
Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.
16 Hae kaminawk loe Mosi mah tamquta hoi prae khet han patoeh ih kami ah oh o. Mosi mah Nun capa Oshea to Jehoshua, tiah ahmin paek.
These were the names of the men that Moses sent to explore the country. Moses called Hoshea Joshua.
17 Kanaan prae khet hanah Mosi mah nihcae to patoeh naah, aloih bang hoiah caeh o tahang ah loe, mae ah daw o tahang poe ah, tiah a naa.
Moses sent them out to explore the land of Canaan, telling them, “Go through the Negev and on into the hill country.
18 Prae loe kawbang maw oh; to ah kaom prae kaminawk loe thacak o maw, thacak o ai, kami pop o maw, pop o ai;
See what the place looks like, and find out about the people living there—are they strong or weak? Are there many of them or only a few?
19 nihcae ohhaih prae loe hoih maw, hoih ai; kawbaktih vangpui thungah maw oh o; buk thungah maw, to tih ai boeh loe sipae kaom vangpui thungah;
Is the land where they're living good or bad? Are their towns like open camps, or do they have defensive walls?
20 long loe kawbang maw oh, long loe hoih maw, hoih ai; thing pop maw, pop ai, tito khen oh; misahoih oh loe, prae thung ih thingthai doeh sin oh, tiah a naa. To nathuem ih atue loe misurthaih hmin tangsuekhaih atue ah oh.
Is the soil productive or not? Is it forested? Be brave, and bring back some of the country's fruit.” (It was the beginning of the grape harvest.)
21 To pongah nihcae loe Zin praezaek hoiah caeh o moe, Hammath vangpui taeng ih Rehob ahmuen karoek to prae to a khet o.
So the men went and explored the land all the way from the Desert of Zin to Rehob, bear Lebo-hamath.
22 Aloih bang hoiah caeh o poe moe, Anak caanawk, Ahiman, Sheshai hoi Talmai ohhaih, Hebron vangpui to a phak o. Hebron vangpui loe Izip prae ih Zoan vangpui sah ai naah saning sarihto oh boeh.
They went through the Negev and arrived in Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. This town was built seven years before the Egyptian town of Zoan.
23 Eshkol ih vacong to phak o naah, misurthaih kangbom tanghang maeto pakhruk o moe, kami hnetto mah angzawn hoi; pomogranat thaih hoi thaiduet thaih doeh angzawn hoi.
When they arrived at the Valley of Eshcol they chopped down a branch that had just one bunch of grapes. They had to carry it on a pole held between two men. They also collected some pomegranates and figs.
24 Israel kaminawk mah to ahmuen ah kanghmat misurthaih tanghang maeto pakhruk o pongah, to ahmuen to Eshkol vacong, tiah kawk o.
(The place was named the Valley of Eshcol because of the bunch of grapes they took from there.)
25 Ni qui palito pacoengah prae khethaih ahmuen hoiah amlaem o let.
Forty days later the men returned from exploring the country.
26 Nihcae loe Mosi hoi Aaron ohhaih Paran praezaek ih Kadesh ah, Israel kaminawk khaeah angzoh o let; nihcae khaeah prae khethaih kawng to thuih pae o, kaminawk khaeah to prae thung ih thingthai to patuek o.
They went to see Moses and Aaron, and all the Israelites gathered there at their camp in Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave a report before everyone and showed them the fruit they had brought back from the country.
27 Mosi khaeah, Nang patoeh ih prae thungah ka caeh o, to prae loe khoitui hoi tahnutui long tangak boeh; hae loe to prae thung hoi kang sin o ih thingthai ah oh.
This is the report they gave to Moses: “We went and explored the country you sent us to, and it is definitely very productive, as if it was flowing with milk and honey. Just look at some of its fruit!
28 Toe to prae thungah kaom kaminawk loe thacak o parai moe, vangpuinawk doeh len parai, vangpuinawk loe sipae thungh o boih; to ahmuen ah Anak ih caanawk to ka hnuk o.
But the people living there are strong, and their towns are big and have defensive walls. We also saw some descendants of Anak there.
29 Amalek kaminawk loe aloih bang prae ah oh o; Hit kaminawk, Jebus kaminawk hoi Amor kaminawk loe mae nuiah oh o; Kanaan kaminawk loe tuipui taeng hoi Jordan vapui taengah oh o, tiah a thuih pae o.
The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live on the sea coast and also beside the Jordan.”
30 Kaleb mah Mosi hmaa ah kaminawk to anghaisak moe, Caeh o si loe, to prae to la o si; a pazawk o thai tih hmang, tiah a naa.
Then Caleb asked for quiet as the people stood before Moses and told them, “Let's go and take over the land. We can conquer the country, no doubt about it!”
31 Toe anih hoi nawnto caeh kaminawk mah loe, To ih kaminawk to a pazawk o thai mak ai; nihcae loe aicae pongah thacak o kue, tiah a naa o.
But the men who had gone with him disagreed. “We can't go and fight these people! They're much stronger than us!”
32 Nihcae mah prae khethaih tamthang kasae to Israel kaminawk salakah haeh o; to kaminawk mah, Ka caeh moe, ka khet o ih prae loe, a thungah kaom kaminawk paaeh boih prae ah oh; to ah kaom ka hnuk o ih kaminawk boih loe len o phi.
They spread a negative report among the Israelites about the country they had explored. They told people, “The country we explored destroys the people that live there. Plus everyone we saw was really big!
33 To ah kalen parai kami, Anak caanawk to ka hnuk o; nihcae loe kalen parai kami hoi anghum tathuk kami ah oh o; nihcae mikhnuk ah kaicae loe pakhuh baktiah ni ka oh o; kaicae loe nihcae mikhnuk ah to tiah ka oh o, tiah a naa o.
We even saw giants there—people descended from Anak the giant! Compared to them we looked like grasshoppers, and we must have looked like that to them too!”
