Lampahnah 4
1 BOEIPA loh Moses neh Aaron te. a voek tih,
Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said,
2 “Levi koca khui lamloh Kohath ca rhoek kah a lu te a napa rhoek, imkhui neh a cako ah tae pah.
“Conduct a census of the male descendants of Kohath from among the Levites, by their clans and families.
3 Kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil tah tingtunnah dap ah bitat saii ham caempuei la boeih kun saeh.
Count all the men who are thirty to fifty years old. These men must join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
4 Tingtunnah dap khuiah hmuencim kah hmuencim koek ah Kohath koca kah thothuengnah tah he coeng ni.
The descendants of Kohath must take care of the most holy things reserved for me in the tent of meeting.
5 Lambong a thoeih vaengah Aaron neh anih koca rhoek te kun uh saeh. Te vaengah himbaiyan dongkah hniyan te dul uh saeh lamtah laipainah thingkawng te khuk thil saeh.
When the camp prepares to move forward, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent, take down the curtain that separates the most holy place from the holy place and cover the ark of the testimony with it.
6 Te phoeiah a soah. a sing la saham pho neh dah saeh. A so khit ah himbai. a thim duk. a phaih phoeiah a cung rholh uh saeh.
They must cover the ark with sea cow skins. They must spread a blue cloth over it. They must insert the poles to carry it.
7 A hmai caboei soah himbai thim. a phaih tih a soah bael neh yakbu, tuisi-am neh tuisi tui-um tawn uh saeh. Buh khaw a soah phat om saeh.
They are to spread a blue cloth on the table of the bread of the presence. On it they must put the dishes, spoons, bowls, and jars for pouring. Bread must always continue to be on the table.
8 Te rhoek, soah himbai hlarhui. a lingdik phaih saeh lamtah saham pho imphu neh te te khuk uh saeh. Te phoeiah a cung te rholh uh saeh.
They must cover them with a scarlet cloth and again with sea cow skins. They must insert poles to carry the table.
9 Te vaengah himbai thim lo uh saeh lamtah vangnah hmaitung neh a hmaithoi khaw, a paitaeh neh a baelphaih, a situi am boeih khaw khuk uh saeh. Te rhoek, nen te a taengah thotat uh saeh.
They must take a blue cloth and cover the lampstand, along with its lamps, tongs, trays, and all the jars of oil for the lamps.
10 Amah te neh a hnopai boeih te saham pho imphu neh cun uh saeh lamtah cunghloeng dongah buen uh saeh.
They must put the lampstand and all its accessories into a covering of sea cow skins, and they must put it on a carrying frame.
11 Sui hmueihtuk soah khaw himbai thim neh khuk saeh. Te phoeiah te te saham pho imphu neh khuk uh saeh lamtah a cung rholh uh saeh.
They must spread a cloth of blue on the gold altar. They must cover it with a covering of sea cow skins, and then insert the carrying poles.
12 Thohtatnah hnopai cungkuem te khuen uh saeh lamtah hmuencim ah te nen te thotat uh saeh. Himbai thim khuila. a sang tih saham pho imphu neh. a khuk phoeiah cunghloeng dongah buen uh saeh.
They must take all the equipment for the work in the holy place and wrap it in a blue cloth. They must cover it with sea cow skins and put the equipment on the carrying frame.
13 Te phoeiah hmueihtuk te kol uh saeh lamtah a soah himbai thim phaih uh saeh.
They must remove the ashes from the altar and spread a purple cloth on the altar.
14 Te phoeiah. a thohtat vaengkah a hnopai cungkuem te, a taengkah baelphaih ciksum neh hmaisoh khaw, baelcak neh hmueihtuk kah, hnopai cungkuem te a soah tloeng uh saeh. Te soah saham pho. a sing dah uh saeh lamtah a cung te rholh uh saeh.
They must put on the carrying frame all the equipment that they use in the work of the altar. These objects are the firepans, forks, shovels, bowls, and all the other equipment for the altar. They must cover the altar with sea cow skins and then insert the carrying poles.
15 Aaron neh anih koca rhoek loh hmuencim neh hmuencim kah, hnopai cungkuem. a khuk te. a coeng tih rhaehhmuen puen ham vaengah a hnuk ah koh pah ham Kohath koca rhoek, kun uh saeh. Tedae hnocim te ben uh boel saeh duek uh ve. He rhoek he tingtunnah dap khuiah Kohath koca rhoek kah hnophueih la om saeh.
When Aaron and his sons have completely covered the holy place and all its equipment, and when the camp moves forward, then the descendants of Kohath must come to carry the holy place. If they touch the holy instruments, they must die. This is the work of the descendants of Kohath, to carry the furnishings in the tent of meeting.
16 Khosoih Aaron capa Eleazar loh hmaivang situi neh bo-ul botui khaw, hnin takuem kah khocang neh koelhnah situi aka cawhkung, dungtlungim pum neh a khuikah boeih, hmuencim neh a hnopai aka cawhkung la om saeh,” a ti nah.
Eleazar son of Aaron the priest oversees the care of the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the regular grain offering, and the anointing oil. He oversees the care of the entire tabernacle and all that is in it, the holy place and its equipment.”
17 BOEIPA loh Moses neh Aaron te. a voek tih,
Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron. He said,
18 “Kohathi cako koca te Levi khui lamloh hnawt boeh.
“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be removed from among the Levites.
19 Tedae he he amih ham na saii daengah ni hmuencim kah, hmuencim taengla a mop uh vaengah hing uh vetih. a duek uh pawt eh. Aaron neh anih koca rhoek a kun vaengah amih te hlang khat rhip kah a thothuengnah ham neh a hnophueih ham khueh uh saeh.
Protect them, that they may live and not die, by doing this. When they approach the most holy things
20 Tedae hmuencim te hmuh ham yap kun uh boel saeh, tarha duek uh ve,” a ti nah.
they must not go in to see the holy place even for a moment, or they must die. Aaron and his sons must go in, and then Aaron and his sons must assign each of the Kohathites to his work, to his special tasks.”
21 Te phoeiah BOEIPA loh Moses te. a voek tih,
Yahweh spoke again to Moses. He said,
22 Gershon koca kah a lu te khaw a napa rhoek, imkhui lamloh a cako ah tae pah.
“Conduct a census of the descendants of Gershon also, by their ancestor's families and by their clans.
23 Capa kum sawmthum lamloh. a so hang loh kum sawmnga ca hil soep pah. Amih te tingtunnah dap ah caempuei la thohtat ham neh thothuengnah dongah thothueng ham boeih ha pawk uh saeh.
Count those who are thirty years old to fifty years old. Count all of them who will join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
24 He thothuengnah he Gershon cako kah a thothueng neh. a hnophueih la om saeh.
This is the work of the clans of the Gershonites, when they serve and what they carry.
25 Te dongah dungtlungim kah, himbaiyan neh tingtunnah dap kah, a imphu khaw, a so lamkah saham imphu neh tingtunnah dap thohka kah, himbaiyan khaw,
They must carry the curtains of the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, its covering, the covering of sea cow skin that is on it, and the curtains for the entrance to the tent of meeting.
26 vongup kah, imbang neh dungtlungim dongkah vongtung vongka thohka kah, himbaiyan neh hmueihtuk kaepvai kah, a rhuimal khaw, a thothuengnah hnopai cungkuem khaw phuei uh saeh. Te boeih te amih ham khueh pah lamtah thothueng uh saeh.
They must carry the curtains of the court, the curtain for the doorway of the court's gate, which is near the tabernacle and near the altar, their ropes, and all the instruments for their service. Whatever should be done with these things, they must do it.
27 Aaron neh a capa kah, ol bangla Gershon koca rhoek kah thothuengnah cungkuem dongah a hnophueih boeih neh a thothuengnah boeih te om pah saeh. Te phoeiah amih te. a hutnah bangla a hnophueih boeih te soep pah.
Aaron and his sons must direct all the service of the descendants of the Gershonites, in everything that they transport, and in all their service. You must assign them to all their responsibilities.
28 He he tingtunnah dap ah Gershon koca cako kah, thothuengnah coeng ni. Amih hut te khosoih Aaron capa Ithamar kut hmuiah om saeh.
This is the service of the clans of the descendants of the Gershonites for the tent of meeting. Ithamar son of Aaron the priest must lead them in their service.
29 Merari koca te a cako ah a napa rhoek imko neh soep pah.
You must count the descendants of Merari by their clans, and order them by their ancestor's families,
30 Amih te kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil soep pah. Amih te tingtunnah dap ah thothuengnah neh thothueng ham caempuei la boeih kun saeh.
from thirty years old and older up to fifty years old. Count everyone who is going to join the company and serve in the tent of meeting.
31 Tingtunnah dap ah amih kah, thothuengnah boeih la he he a hnophueih neh a hutnah la om saeh. Dungtlungim kah a longlaeng neh a thohkalh khaw, a tung neh a buenhol khaw,
This is their responsibility and their work in all their service for the tent of meeting. They must care for the framing of the tabernacle, its crossbars, posts, and sockets,
32 vongtung kaepvai kah, tung neh a buenhol khaw, a hlingcong neh a rhuimal khaw, a hnopai boeih neh a thothuengnah boeih khaw, amih kah, hnophueih neh a hutnah hnopai te. a ming neh soep pah.
along with the posts of the courtyard around the tabernacle, their sockets, pegs, and their ropes, with all their hardware. List by name the articles they must carry.
33 Tingtunnah dap kah a thothuengnah boeih dongah Merari koca cako thothuengnah he khosoih Aaron capa Ithamar kut hmuiah om saeh,” a ti nah.
This is the service of the clans of the descendants of Merari, what they are to do for the tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.”
34 Te dongah Moses, Aaron neh rhaengpuei kah, khoboei rhoek loh Kohathi koca kah, a cako rhoek, neh a napa rhoek, imkhui khaw,
Moses and Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the descendants of the Kohathites by the clans of their ancestor's families.
35 Kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil, tingtunnah dap kah thothuengnah dongah caempuei la aka pawk boeih te a soep.
They counted them from thirty years old and older up to fifty years old. They counted everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
36 Amih te a cako la. a soep vaengah thawng hnih ya rhih neh sawmnga lo uh.
They counted 2,750 men by their clans.
37 Tingtunnah dap ah tho aka thueng Kohathi cako boeih he. a soep vaengah Moses kut dongkah BOEIPA ol bangla Moses neh Aaron loh a soep.
Moses and Aaron counted all the men in the clans and families of the Kohathites who serve in the tent of meeting. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
38 Gershon koca te a cako la a napa rhoek, imkhui lamloh,
The descendants of Gershon were counted in their clans, by their ancestor's families,
39 kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil tingtunnah dap kah thothuengnah dongah caempuei la aka kun boeih te a soep.
from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
40 Anmih te a cako la a napa imkhui neh. a soep vaengah thawng hnih ya rhuk sawmthum lo uh.
All the men, counted by their clans and their ancestor's families, numbered 2,630.
41 Tingtunnah dap ah aka thotat Gershon koca cako boeih he. a soep vaengah BOEIPA ol bangla Moses neh Aaron loh a soep.
Moses and Aaron counted the clans of the descendants of Gershon who would serve in the tent of meeting. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
42 Te dongah Merari koca cako te a napa rhoek, imkhui neh a cako te a tae.
The descendants of Merari were counted in their clans by their ancestor's families,
43 Kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang kum sawmnga ca hil, tingtunnah dap kah thothuengnah dongah caempuei la aka kun boeih te a tae.
from thirty to fifty years old, everyone who would join the company to serve in the tent of meeting.
44 Amih te a soep vaengah a cako ah thawng thum neh yahnih lo.
All the men, counted by their clans and their ancestor's families, numbered 3,200.
45 Merari koca cako. a soep vaengah Moses kut dongkah BOEIPA ol bangla Moses neh Aaron loh a soep.
Moses and Aaron counted all these men, the descendants of Merari. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
46 Moses, Aaron neh Israel khoboei rhoek loh a soep Levi te a cako neh a napa rhoek, imkhui khaw boeih a soep uh.
So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel counted all the Levites by their clans in their ancestral families
47 tongpaca kum sawmthum neh. a so hang kum sawmnga ca hil, thothuengnah dongkah thohtatnah neh tingtunnah dap ah hnophueih dongkah thohtatnah dongah thohtat ham aka pawk boeih khaw,
from thirty to fifty years old. They counted everyone who would do work in the tabernacle, and who would carry and care for the items in the tent of meeting.
48 a soep vaengah amih te thawng rhet ya nga sawmrhet lo.
They counted 8,580 men.
49 BOEIPA ol bangla amih te Moses kut ah. a soep. Hlang khat rhip kah a thothuengnah ham neh a hnophueih ham khaw BOEIPA loh Moses a uen bangla a tae uh.
At Yahweh's command, Moses counted each man, keeping count of each by the type of work he was assigned to do. He counted each man by the kind of responsibility he would bear. In doing this, they obeyed what Yahweh had commanded them to do through Moses.
