Lampahnah 31
1 BOEIPA loh Moses te. a voek tih,
And YHWH spake unto Moses, saying,
2 “Na pilnam te coi lamtah Israel ca rhoek kah tawnlohnah neh Median soah phulo laeh,” a ti nah.
Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.
3 Te dongah Moses loh pilnam te. a voek tih, “Na taeng lamkah hlang rhoek te caempuei la pumcum saeh lamtah Midian soah BOEIPA kah, tawnlohnah paek ham Midian cuuk uh thil saeh.
And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites, and avenge YHWH of Midian.
4 Israel koca boeih khui lamloh koca khat ah thawng khat, koca khat ah thawng khat rhip te caempuei la tueih uh,” a ti nah.
Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of Israel, shall ye send to the war.
5 Te dongah Israel. a thawng a thawng khui lamloh koca khat ah thawng khat te hol uh tih thawng hlai nit te caempuei la pumcum uh.
So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel, a thousand of every tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.
6 Te phoeiah Moses loh amih koca pakhat lamkah thawng te caempuei la. a tueih. Te vaengah khosoih Eleazar capa Phinekha khaw, a kut dongkah hmuencim hnopai neh tamlung olueng neh caempuei la cet.
And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his hand.
7 Te dongah BOEIPA loh Moses te a uen bangla Midian te. a muk uh tih tongpa boeih te a ngawn uh.
And they warred against the Midianites, as YHWH commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.
8 Midian manghai rhoek, te khaw, amih kah, rhok dongah. a ngawn uh. Midian manghai panga, Evi neh Rekem khaw, Zur neh Hur khaw, Reba neh Beor capa Balaam khaw, cunghang neh. a ngawn uh.
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
9 Israel ca rhoek loh Midian kah huta camoe khaw a rhamsa boeih neh a boiva boeih a mawt uh tih a thadueng boeih khaw a poelyoe pauh.
And the children of Israel took all the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.
10 Amih kah, tolrhum lakli, a khopuei boeih neh a lumim boeih khaw, hmai neh. a hoeh pauh.
And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt, and all their goodly castles, with fire.
11 Kutbuem boeih khaw, hlang neh rhamsa dongkah a hnorhawt boeih khaw a khuen uh.
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
12 Te phoeiah tamna neh kutbuem hnorhawt te khaw Jerikho kah, Jordan kaep, Moab kolken kah rhaehhmuen kah Moses taeng neh khosoih Eleazar taengah, Israel ca rhaengpuei taengla. a khuen uh.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
13 Moses, khosoih Eleazar neh rhaengpuei kah, khoboei boeih khaw, amih doe hamla rhaehhmuen vongvoel la tawn uh.
And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.
14 Tedae caem aka soep thawng khat mangpa rhoek, neh caempuei caemtloek lamkah aka pawk yakhat mangpa taengah Moses. a thintoek.
And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which came from the battle.
15 Te phoeiah amih te Moses loh, “Huta tah boeih na hlun uh nama?”.
And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive?
16 Peor kah, olka dongah BOEIPA taeng lamloh boekoeknah la hol uh ham Balaam kah, ol lamloh Israel ca rhoek, taengla amih ha pawk coeng ne. Te dongah ni lucik loh BOEIPA kah, hlangboel. a tlak thil.
Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against YHWH in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the congregation of YHWH.
17 Te dongah camoe lakli kah tongpa boeih te ngawn uh lamtah tongpa kah, thingkong dongah tongpa aka ming huta boeih khaw, ngawn uh.
Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
18 Tedae huta khuiah khaw, tongpa kah, thingkong aka ming hlan camoe boeih tah namamih ham hlun uh.
But all the women children, that have not known a man by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.
19 Nangmih hinglu aka ngawn boeih neh rhok aka ben boeih tah hnin rhih khuiah rhaehhmuen vongvoel la rhaeh uh. A hnin thum neh. a hnin rhih dongah namamih neh na tamna te khaw cilpoe uh.
And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
20 Himbai boeih neh maehpho dongkah hnopai boeih, maae lamkah bitat boeih neh thing hnopai boeih khaw, cilpoe uh,” a ti nah.
And purify all your raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats' hair, and all things made of wood.
21 BOEIPA loh Moses taengah a uen bangla olkhueng dongkah khosing he, khosoih Eleazar loh caemtloek la aka cet caempuei hlang rhoek, taengah,
And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battle, This is the ordinance of the law which YHWH commanded Moses;
22 “Sui neh cak, rhohum, thi, samphae neh kawnlawk,
Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron, the tin, and the lead,
23 Hmai aka khoeng hno boeih tah hmai ah caeh sak uh lamtah caihcil bitni. Pumom tui neh cilpoe saeh lamtah hmai loh a khoeng pawt boeih tah tui dongah caeh sak uh.
Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make it go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.
24 A hnin rhih dongah na himbai te na suk uh tih na caihcil uh phoeiah rhaehhmuen la kun uh,” a ti nah.
And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.
25 BOEIPA loh Moses te. a voek tih,
And YHWH spake unto Moses, saying,
26 Hnorhawt dongkah hlangmi te, na hlang kah tamna neh rhamsa khaw, khosoih Eleazar neh rhaengpuei kah a napa rhoek, hlangmi khaw, tae uh.
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
27 Caempuei la. a khuen tih caem aka tu laklo neh rhaengpuei boeih laklo ah hnorhawt te tael pah.
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
28 Caempuei la aka cet caemtloek hlang rhoek khui lamloh ya nga vaengah hinglu pakhat tah hlang khaw, saelhung khaw, laak khaw, boiva khaw BOEIPA taengah mangmu la tloeng.
And levy a tribute unto YHWH of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep:
29 A rhakthuem te lo lamtah BOEIPA kah, khosaa la khosoih Eleazar ham pae.
Take it of their half, and give it unto Eleazar the priest, for an heave offering of YHWH.
30 Israel ca rhoek kah te a rhakthuem ah coelh pah. Sawmnga lamloh pakhat tah hlang khaw, saelhung khaw, laak khaw, boiva khaw, rhamsa khaw, boeih tu lamtah BOEIPA kah, dungtlungim loh a kuek aka ngaithuen Levi taengah pae,” a ti nah.
And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of YHWH.
31 BOEIPA loh Moses. a uen vanbangla Moses neh khosoih Eleazar loh a saii.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as YHWH commanded Moses.
32 Caempuei pilnam loh a poelyoe hnorhawt dong lamloh maeh coih la aka om he boiva he thawng ya rhuk neh thawng sawmrhih thawng nga,
And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
33 saelhung thawng sawmrhih neh thawng, hnih,
And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,
34 Laak thawng sawmrhuk neh thawng, khat lo.
And threescore and one thousand asses,
35 Hlang kah, hinglu khaw tongpa kah, thingkong aka ming pawh huta he. a pum la hinglu thawng sawmthum thawng, nit lo.
And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of woman that had not known man by lying with him.
36 Caempuei la aka kun kah, hamsum rhakthuem he a pum la boiva thawng ya thum neh thawng sawmthum thawng rhih ya nga lo.
And the half, which was the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:
37 BOEIPA kah mangmu te boiva dong lamloh ya rhuk sawmrhih panga,
And YHWH 's tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen.
38 Saelhung thawng sawmthum thawng, rhuk lo. Te vaengah BOEIPA ham amih kah, mangmu te sawmrhih pumnit lo.
And the beeves were thirty and six thousand; of which YHWH 's tribute was threescore and twelve.
39 Laak thawng thumkip neh ya nga vaengah BOEIPA ham amih mangmu pum sawmrhuk pakhat lo.
And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred; of which YHWH 's tribute was threescore and one.
40 Hlang kah, hinglu khaw, thawng hlai rhuk vaengah BOEIPA ham amih kah, mangmu te hinglu thumkip panit lo.
And the persons were sixteen thousand; of which YHWH 's tribute was thirty and two persons.
41 Te dongah BOEIPA loh Moses. a uen vanbangla BOEIPA kah, khosaa mangmu te Moses loh khosoih Eleazar taengah. a paek.
And Moses gave the tribute, which was YHWH 's heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as YHWH commanded Moses.
42 Israel ca rhakthuem lamloh caem aka muk hlang taeng lamkah khaw Moses loh a tael pah.
And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred,
43 Hlangboel rhakthuem lamloh boiva thawng ya thum neh thawng sawmthum thawng rhih ya nga lo.
(Now the half that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep,
44 Saelhung he thawng thumkip neh thawng rhuk lo.
And thirty and six thousand beeves,
45 Laak thawng sawmthum neh ya nga lo.
And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,
46 Hlang kah hinglu thawng hlai rhuk lo.
And sixteen thousand persons; )
47 Israel ca rhoek, rhakthuem dongkah te Moses. a loh. Sawmnga ah pakhat tah hlang lamkah khaw, rhamsa lamkah khaw a loh tih BOEIPA loh Moses. a uen bangla BOEIPA dungtlungim kah a kuek aka ngaithuen Levi taengah. a paek.
Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fifty, both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of YHWH; as YHWH commanded Moses.
48 Te phoeiah caempuei a thawng thawng aka soep, thawng khat mangpa rhoek, neh yakhat mangpa rhoek tahMoses taengla mop uh.
And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses:
49 Moses taengah, “Na sal rhoek loh caemtloek hlang rhoek kah boeilu te. a tae uh vaengah mamih lamkah he kaimih kut hmuiah hlang he a hmaai moenih.
And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and there lacketh not one man of us.
50 Te dongah BOEIPA mikhmuh ah kaimih kah hinglu ham aka dawth la hlang loh a hmuh sui hnopai, cak neh khungpak, kutcaeng, hnathawn neh oilung te BOEIPA nawnnah ham kang khuen,” a ti uh.
We have therefore brought an oblation for YHWH, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our souls before YHWH.
51 Te dongah Moses neh khosoih loh Eleazar amih taeng lamkah sui neh kutsai hnopai boeih te. a doe.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them, even all wrought jewels.
52 Te dongah thawngkhat mangpa rhoek neh yakhat mangpa rhoek taeng lamloh BOEIPA taengah khosaa la a tloeng uh sui boeih he shekel thawng hlai rhuk ya rhih sawmnga lo.
And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to YHWH, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.
53 Caempuei hlang rhoek long khaw amah kah hlang te a poelyoe uh.
(For the men of war had taken spoil, every man for himself.)
54 Te phoeiah Moses neh khosoih Eleazar loh thawngkhat neh yakhat mangpa rhoek, lamkah sui te. a doe tih tingtunnah dap la BOEIPA mikhmuh ah Israel ca rhoek, ham poekkoepnah. la a khuen.
And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation, for a memorial for the children of Israel before YHWH.
