Nambar 6
1 Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah,
Yahweh also said this to Moses/me:
2 Israel kaminawk khaeah hae tiah thui paeh; nongpa maw, nongpata maw, angmah hoi angmah to Angraeng han ih ni ka oh, tiah thuih moe, Nazaret kami ah oh hanah amhoe pacoengah, lokkamhaih to a sak naah,
“Tell this to the Israeli people: ‘If any of you [wants to] make a solemn promise to dedicate himself to belong to me in a special way, [after you obey these instructions], you will be called a Nazir-man, [which means “dedicated man”].
3 mu hoi paqui thaih kalah mu maw, misurtui hoiah sak ih misurtui kathaw maw, kalah paqui thaih misurtui hoiah sak ih kathaw tui maw, misurtui hoiah sak ih munawk to naek han om ai; misurthaih doeh caa mak ai, misurthaih kazaek doeh caak han om ai.
You must not drink any wine or other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink any vinegar made from wine or from any other alcoholic/fermented drink. You must not drink grape juice or eat grapes or raisins.
4 A hing thung misurthing hoi tacawt hmuen roe caak han om ai; amu caak hanah ahin doeh et han om ai.
You must not eat anything that comes from grapevines, not even the skins or seeds of grapes, during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
5 Kamhoe ah oh hanah lokkamhaih sak nathung, a lu nui ih sam roe aat mak ai; Angraeng khaeah lokkamhaih sak baktih toengah, amhoehaih tue akoep ai karoek to, anih loe kaciim ah om ueloe, a lu nui ih sam to kasawk ah pathlung tih.
‘Even your hair will be dedicated to me during the time that you area Nazir-man, so you must never allow anyone to cut your hair. Until the time that your solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me is ended, you must allow your hair to grow long.
6 Angraeng khaeah amhoehaih atue thung, kadueh kami qok taengah caeh mak ai.
And you must not go near a corpse during the time that you are a Nazir-man.
7 Angmah ih Angraeng hanah a lu to pahoe pongah, anih loe ampa maw, amno maw, amnawk maw, to tih ai boeh loe a tanu maw dueh cadoeh caeh mak ai.
Even if the person who died is your father or your mother or your brother or your sister, you must not cause yourself to become unacceptable to me [by coming close to the corpse]. Your long hair [MTY] shows that you belong to me in a special way, so you must not cut your hair.
8 Angraeng khaeah pahoe ih kami ah oh nathung, anih loe ciimcai kami ah om tih.
You are required to keep doing this all the time that you are dedicated to me in this special way.
9 Poek ai pui hoiah anih taengah kami dueh moeng nahaeloe, pahoe ah kaom a lu nui ih sam to amhnong boeh pongah, ciimcaihaih ni, ni sarihto naah a lu sam to aat tih.
‘If anyone dies very suddenly when he is near you, then your hair that you have dedicated to me is no longer sacred. So you must wait seven days and then shave it all off. Then you must perform a special ritual to cause yourself to become acceptable to me again.
10 Ni tazetto naah loe pahu, to tih ai boeh loe im ah pacah ih pahu hnetto amkhuenghaih kahni im thok taengah, qaima khaeah sin tih.
The next day you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the priest at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
11 Anih loe kadueh kami mah zaesak boeh pongah, a zaehaih to loihsak hanah, qaima mah pahu maeto zae angbawnhaih ah bop ueloe, kalah maeto hmai angbawnhaih sah pae tih; to na ni roe ah anih ih lu to kaciim ah suem let tih.
‘The priest must [kill the birds and] offer them as sacrifices. One of them will be an offering to enable me to forgive you for the sins you have committed, and the other will be an offering that is burned completely to please me. [After the priest burns them on the altar], I will forgive you for having come close to a corpse, and [when] your hair [grows again it] will be dedicated to me again.
12 Pahoe ih atue thungah Angraeng khaeah angpaek ueloe, saningto kaom tuucaa hoiah zae angbawnhaih to sah tih; canghni ah pahoe ih atue thungah ciim ai boeh pongah, hmaloe ih atue to kroek mak ai boeh.
The amount of time that you were set apart for me the previous time does not count, because you had become unacceptable to me [by coming close to a corpse] during the time that you were a Nazir-man. So you must again make a solemn promise to dedicate yourself to me for the entire amount of time that you indicated the previous time. And you must also sacrifice a one-year-old lamb for not doing what you were required to do.
13 Nazaret kami ah oh han pahoehaih atue to boeng naah loe, kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni im akunhaih thok taengah anih to caeh haih tih;
‘When the time that you promised to dedicate yourself to me is ended, go to the entrance of the Sacred Tent
14 to ah anih mah Angraeng khaeah anih han angbawnhaih to sah pae tih; coek koi kaom ai saningto kaom tuucaa tae maeto, hmai angbawnhaih ah paek ueloe, coek koi kaom ai saningto kaom tuucaa tala maeto zae angbawnhaih ah paek tih; coek koi kaom ai tuu tae maeto doeh angdaeh angbawnhaih ah paek tih;
and offer as sacrifices to me three animals that have no defects: Offer a one-year-old ram that will be burned completely, a one-year-old female lamb as a sacrifice to enable me to forgive your sins, and one full-grown ram as a sacrifice to maintain fellowship with me.
15 taeh thuh ai ih takaw benthang maeto, situi atok ih takaw kangphaek, situi atok ih takaw kaenawk, cang hoi naek koi tuinawk to nawnto paek tih.
‘When you bring those animals, you must also bring some wine to offer as a sacrifice. And you must also bring a basket of bread that you have made with very good flour and [olive] oil. But you must not put any yeast in the bread. Also brush/spread some [olive] oil on some thin wafers and bring them to the priest.
16 To hmuennawk to qaima mah Angraeng khaeah sin ueloe, zae angbawnhaih hoi hmai angbawnhaih to sah tih.
‘The priest will put the young lamb and the young ram on the altar and completely burn them, in order that I will be pleased and will forgive you for your sins.
17 Qaima mah angdaeh angbawnhaih ah, taeh thuh ai ih takaw benthang maeto hoi tuu tae maeto Angraeng khaeah paek pacoengah, cang hoi naek koi tuinawk doeh paek tih.
Then he will kill the full-grown ram as an offering to restore fellowship with me, and he will also burn on the altar some of the bread and the grain and wine.
18 To pacoengah kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni im akunhaih thok taengah, Nazaret kami mah pahoe ih a lu nui ih sam to aat tih; a sam to angdaeh angbawnhaih hmai thungah va tih.
‘After that, you must [stand at] the entrance of the Sacred Tent and shave off your hair. Then you must put that hair in the fire that is under the [animal that has been sacrificed] on the altar to maintain fellowship with me.
19 Pahoe ih sam to aah pacoengah, tui hoi bueh ih tuu palaeng maeto, benthang pong ih taeh thuh ai ih takaw kae hoi taeh thuh ai ih takaw karoem to la ueloe, Nazaret kami ih ban ah suem pae tih;
‘The meat from the ram’s shoulder must be boiled. After it is cooked, the priest will take it along with one of the loaves of bread and one wafer which has been brushed with [olive] oil, and he will put them in your hands.
20 to pacoengah qaima mah to hmuennawk to Angraeng hmaa ah ahaek ih angbawnhaih ah paek tih; to tiah ahaek ih saoek hoi palaeng loe caiimcai moe, qaima han paek ih hmuen ah oh; to pacoengah loe Nazaret kami mah misurtui to nae tih boeh.
Then the priest will [take them back and] lift them up high to dedicate them to me. They now belong to the priest, and he is permitted to eat some of the meat from the ram’s shoulder and from its ribs and from one of its thighs, because that meat is his share of the sacrifice. After that, you will no longer be a Nazir-man, and you will again be permitted to drink wine.
21 Hae loe amhoehaih atue thungah, Angraeng han hmuen paek moe, lokkamhaih sah Nazaret kami ih atawk ah oh; hae hmuen pacoengah angpaekhaih kaalok baktiah anih mah sak moe, a lokkamhaih baktih toengah akoepsak han oh, tiah thuih paeh, tiah a naa.
‘Those are the regulations about the offerings that Nazir-men solemnly promise to bring to me to end their time of being dedicated to me. They must bring these offerings, but if they want to, they may bring additional offerings. And they must do everything that they solemnly promised to do when they dedicated themselves to me.’”
22 Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah,
Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
23 Aaron hoi a caanawk khaeah, Israel kaminawk to hae tiah tahamhoihaih paek oh, nihcae khaeah,
“Tell Aaron and his sons that when they [ask me to] bless the people, they must say,
24 Angraeng mah tahamhoihaih paek nasoe loe, nihcae to toep nasoe;
‘I desire that Yahweh will bless you and protect you,
25 Angraeng mah nangcae nuiah a mikhmai aangsak nasoe loe, tahmen nasoe;
and that he will smile at you and act kindly toward you,
26 Angraeng loe nangcae khaeah angqoi nasoe loe, monghaih paek nasoe, tiah thui ah.
and that he will be good to you [IDM] and cause things to go well for you.’”
27 Nihcae mah Israel kaminawk nuiah ka hmin to suem o tih, to naah nihcae to tahamhoihaih ka paek han, tiah a naa.
Then Yahweh said, “If Aaron and his sons ask me to bless the Israeli people, truly I will bless them.”
