1 Khokhuen 27
1 Israel ca rhoek tah a hlangmi bangla a napa boeilu rhoek khaw, thawng khat neh yakhat mangpa rhoek khaw, boelnah olka cungkuem dongah manghai aka bong a rhoiboei rhoek khaw, kum khat kah hla takuem ah a hla, a hla ah aka kun neh aka vuenva rhoek khaw boelnah pakhat dongah thawng kul thawng li om.
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 Hla lamhmacuek ham boelnah pakhat dongkah Zabdiel capa Jashobeam neh anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].
3 Perez koca lamkah te lahmacuek hla dongah caempuei mangpa boeih kah boeilu la om.
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
4 A hla bae kah boelnah dongah Akhohi Dodai tih anih boelnah neh rhaengsang Mikloth khaw om. Anih kah boelnah khuiah thawng kul neh thawng li om.
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 A hla thum dongkah a pathum nah caempuei mangpa tah khosoih boeilu Jehoiada capa Benaiah tih anih kah boelnah khuiah thawng kul neh thawng li om.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
6 Benaiah he tah sawmthum khuikah hlangrhalh la a om dongah sawmthum soah om van. Anih kah boelnah khuiah a capa Ammizabad om.
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 A hla li dongkah a pali nah tah Joab mana Asahel. Anih phoeiah tah a capa Zebadiah tih a boelnah khuiah thawng kul thawng li om.
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 A hla nga dongkah a panga nah ham te mangpa Izrah Shamhuth tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
9 A hla rhuk dongkah a parhuk nah ham te Tekoa Ikkesh capa Ira tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
10 A hla rhih dongkah a parhih nah ham te Ephraim koca lamkah Pelonee Helez tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
11 A hla rhet dongkah a parhet nah ham te Zarkhii kah Khushathi Sibbekhai tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
12 A hla ko dongkah a pako nah ham te Benjamin koca lamkah Anatoth Abiezer tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
13 A hla rha dongkah parha nah ham te Zarkhii lamkah Netophah Maharai tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
14 A hla hlai khat dongkah hlai khat nah ham te Ephraim koca lamkah Pirathon Benaiah tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
15 A hla hlai nit dongkah hlai nit nah ham te Othniel lamkah Netophah Heldai tih anih kah boelnah khuiah he thawng kul neh thawng li om.
The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
16 Israel koca rhoek so neh Reuben soah he Zikhri capa rhaengsang Eliezer om. Simeon soah tah Maakah capa Shephatiah om.
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 soah Kemuel capa Hashabiah, Aaron soah 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 soah David manuca rhoek lamkah Elihu, Issakhar soah Michael capa Omri.
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 soah Obadiah capa Ishmaiah, Naphtali soah 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 koca soah Azaziah capa Hosea, Manasseh koca rhakthuem soah 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 kah Manasseh rhakthuem soah Zekhariah capa Iddo. Benjamin soah 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 soah Jeroham capa Azarel. He rhoek he Israel koca kah mangpa rhoek ni.
Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.
23 BOEIPA loh Israel te vaan kah aisi bangla ping sak ham a thui coeng dongah David loh camoe kum kul neh a hmui tah a hlangmi hlum pawh.
[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 loh soep hamla a tong coeng dae a khah moenih. Te vaengah Israel soah thinhul a tlak thil dongah a hlangmi te David manghai kah khokhuen olka dongah hlangmi la kun pawh.
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 Manghai thakvoh soah Adiel capa Azmaveth. Thakvoh soah, khohmuen ah, khopuei ah, vangca ah, rhaltoengim ah, Uzziah capa Jonathan.
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 Khohmuen kah thothuengnah dongah lohma kah bitat aka saii soah Kelub capa Ezri.
Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
27 Ramathi Shimei misurdum so neh misurdum lamkah misur thakvoh soah Shipmi Zabdi.
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 Kolrhawk kah olive neh thaihae soah Gadery Baalhanan. Situi thakvoh soah Joash.
Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
29 Sharon ah aka luem saelhung soah Sharon Shitrai, kol kah saelhung soah Adlai capa Shaphat.
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 Kalauk soah Ishmael Obil, laak soah Meronoti Jedeiah.
Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Boiva soah Hagri Jaziz. He boeih he David manghai taengkah khuehtawn mangpa rhoek ni.
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 Hlang aka uen David nupu Jonathan he aka yakming neh cadaek la om. Hakhomi capa Jehiel tah manghai koca rhoek neh om.
David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
33 Ahithophel manghai taengah olrhoep la om tih Arkii Hushai tah manghai a hui nah.
Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
34 Ahithophel phoeiah tah Benaiah capa Jehoiada neh Abiathar tih Joab te manghai kah caempuei mangpa la om.
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.
