1 Khokhuen 23
1 David te patong coeng tih khohnin khaw cum coeng. Te dongah a capa Solomon te Israel soah a manghai sak.
Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Te phoeiah Israel mangpa boeih neh khosoih rhoek khaw, Levi rhoek khaw a coi.
He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Te vaengah Levi rhoek te tongpa kum sawmthum lamloh a so hang te a tae tih amih kah hlangmi te a pum la hlang thawng sawmthum neh thawng rhet om.
The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
4 Te rhoek khuiah BOEIPA im kah bitat aka mawt te thawng kul thawng li om tih rhoiboei rhoek neh laitloek rhoek he thawng rhuk om.
David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
5 Thoh tawt rhoek te thawng li, thangthen ham ka saii bangla tumbael neh BOEIPA aka thangthen te thawng li lo.
four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
6 David loh amih te boelnah neh a tael. Gershon kah Levi koca rhoek ah Kohath neh Merari.
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gershon lamloh Ladan neh Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ladan koca ah a lucuek te Jehiel tih Zetham neh a pathum te Joel.
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 Shimei koca rhoek Shelmoth neh Haziel, Haran neh pathum lo. Te rhoek te Ladan napa rhoek khuiah a lu la om uh.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
10 Shimei koca rhoek ah Jahath, Zina, Jeush neh Beriah. He rhoek pali he Shimei koca rhoek ni.
The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 Jahath te a lucuek tih Zizah he a pabae la om. Tedae Jeush neh Beriah tah a ca ping pawh. Te dongah napa pakhat imkhui pakhat bangla cawhkung pakhat la om uh.
Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
12 Kohath koca rhoek la Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel neh pali lo.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 Amram koca ah Aaron neh Moses dae, Aaron tah amah loh a cim kah a cim koek la ciim ham, anih neh anih koca rhoek tah kumhal hil BOEIPA mikhmuh ah aka phum uh la, a taengah aka thotat la, a ming neh kumhal hil aka uem la a hoep.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.
14 Pathen kah hlang Moses neh anih koca rhoek te Levi koca la a khue uh.
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses koca ah Gershom neh Eliezer.
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gershom koca kah boeilu tah Shubael.
The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17 Eliezer koca aka om rhoek khuiah Rehabiah he boeilu dae Eliezer te ca a tloe om pawh. Tedae Rehabiah koca rhoek tah a pueh la ping uh.
The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 Izhar koca khuiah Shelomith he boeilu la om.
The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19 Hebron koca ah Jeriah te a cacuek, Amariah te a pabae, Jahaziel a pathum, Jekameam tah a pali.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Uzziel koca rhoek ah Maikah te a cacuek tih Isshiah te a pabae.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21 Merari koca ah Mahli neh Mushi, Mahli koca ah Eleazar neh Kish.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar a duek vaengah he a taengah ca tongpa a om moenih. Tedae ca huta rhoek bueng om tih amih te a manuca Kish koca rhoek loh a loh uh.
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23 Mushi koca rhoek la Mahli, Eder, Jerimoth neh pathum lo.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 He rhoek tah Levi koca rhoek kah a napa rhoek imkhui lamloh a napa boeilu rhoek ni. Tongpa kum kul neh a so hang lamloh BOEIPA im kah thothuengnah ham bitat a saii uh. Amih te a hlangmi neh a ming tarhing la a soep uh.
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of Yahweh’s house, from twenty years old and upward.
25 David loh, “Israel Pathen BOEIPA loh a pilnam te a duem sak tih Jerusalem ah kumhal due kho a sak.
For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26 Levi te khaw dungtlungim neh a thothuengnah dongkah a hnopai boeih te a koh ham moenih,” a ti.
Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
27 David kah hnukkhueng ol dongkah bangla amih Levi koca rhoek kah hlangmi tah tongpa kum kul neh a so hang lamkah ni a tae.
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, from twenty years old and upward.
28 Amih kah ngolhmuen ngawn tah BOEIPA im kah thothuengnah khuiah khaw, vongup ah khaw, imkhui ah khaw, hmuencim boeih kah ciimnah dongah khaw, Pathen im thothuengnah bibi dongah khaw Aaron koca rhoek kah a kut a kho la omuh.
For their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
29 Rhungkung buh dongah khaw, khocang vaidam dongah khaw, vaidamding vaidamrhawm dongah khaw, thiphael dongah khaw, a kae dongah khaw, khoe neh cungnueh boeih dongah khaw omuh.
for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;
30 Mincang, mincang ah pai tih BOEIPA aka uem ham neh aka thangthen hamla, hlaem ah khaw te tlam te aka thangthen la om uh.
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise in the evening;
31 A cungkuem dongah BOEIPA taengkah hmueihhlutnah te Sabbath ah khaw, Hlasae ah khaw, tingtunnah dongah BOEIPA mikhmuh kah laitloeknah bangla a tarhing neh phat a khuen uh.
and to offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;
32 Te dongah tingtunnah dap kah a kuek neh hmuencim kah a kuek khaw, BOEIPA im kah thothuengnah dongkah a manuca Aaron koca rhoek kah a kuek khaw a ngaithuen uh.
and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of Yahweh’s house.
