1 Thusimbu 23
1 Chuin David ahung teh in, akum atamphat in achapa Solomon chu Isrealte lengpan apansah tai
Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Aman Isreal gam a lengte, thempuho chule Levi mite akhom in ahi
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Levite chu kum somthum apat chunglam se chu khat khat in akisim un, pasal mi sangsom thumle get alhing ui.
And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
4 Hinlah mi sang somni le sang li chu Pathen houin sunga naa atoh sah in, chule mi sang gup chu alamkai le thutan vaihom dingin apansah tai.
Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges;
5 Chukitle mi sangli chu kot ngah din akoi in, mi sangli ma chu aman apeh tumging ho mangchan Pathen vahchoi jing dingin umhen tin David in aseije.
and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'
6 Chuin David chu Levi chate Gershon, kohath le Merari min in akhen kit in ahi.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gershon mite hochu Laaadan le Shimei ahi
Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.
8 Laadan chate chu Jehiel le Zatham le Joel agom a thum
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 Shimei chate chu Shelomith leh Heziel le Haran ahi. Amaho hi Laadan insunga mi upa ho ahiuve
The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.
10 Chule Shimei chate chu Jahath, Ziza, Zeush chule Beriah. Amaho li hi Shimei chate ahiuve.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11 Chule Jahath chu Haosa lamkai ana hin, Zizah chu ani channa anahi, amavang Jeush chule Beriah teni hin chapa tampi ana hing lhon lou jeh in pakhat insung in akisim tai.
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
12 Kohath hin chapa li ana hingin amahochu; Amran, Izahar, Hebron chule Uzziel ana hiuve.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 Amaram cha Pasal teni chu Aaron chule Mose ana hi. Aaron hin Pathen a dingin pumgo thilto ana lhantheng jing thei nadia chule ama achapaten atonsot a Pathen anga thilto gimnamtwi ana hal jing uva; ama lenggam a dinga akipehdoh jing uva, chule ama minna phatthei achan jing thei nadiuvin, asopipa toh ana ki sukhen in ahi.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before the LORD, to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name for ever.
14 Mose hi Pathen mipan ana kisim in ahi. Achapa techu Levi chilhah noiya ana ki minvon ahi.
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.
15 Mose chapa techu Gershom chule Eleizer ana hi hone.
The sons of Moses: Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Gershom chapa telah a chun Shebul chu ana haosa lamkaiyin ahi,
The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
17 Chule Eleizer chapate lah a Rehabiah chu ana Haosa lamkaiyin ahi. Eleizer hin chapa dang ana hingpon ahi, amavang Rehabia hin chapa tampi ana hing in ahi.
And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 Izhar chapa te lah a Shalomith chu ana haosa lamkaiyin ahi.
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19 Hebron chapate lah a Jeriah chu ana tah pen in ahi, Amariah chu anina an hin, Jahaziel chu athumna chule Jekameam chu ali channa ana hi.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Uzziel chapate lah a Micah chu atahpen in chule Issiah chu ani channa ana hi.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21 Merari Chate ho chu Mahli le Mushi ahin Mahli chapate chu Mahli, Eleazer le Kish ahiuve.
The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, and Kish.
22 Chapa neilouva Eleazar thi chule chanu bou anei in ahi. Chule asopi Kish chapaten achanu te akichen pin ahi.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
23 Mushi Chateho chu Athum uvin- Mahli, Eder chule Jeremoth ho ahiuve
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 Hichengse hi Levi insungmi le ason apah ho chengse ahiuve- amin kikhumlut dungjui in insung lamkai ho chengse jong achangseh'in akisim in ahi
These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
25 Chuin David in, Isreal Pathen chun amite cholngah sah in chule atonsot a Jerusalem a cheng ding ahi.
For David said: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever;
26 Pathen houbuh a kimang le athil ho chengse jong Levi ten anungpoh kit lou diu ahitai.
and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.'
27 David hilchah na achainapen dungjui in, Levi techu kum somni a tah le achunglam apat kisim pan ahi.
For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.
28 Levi techun Pathen houbuh a Aaron chapate akithopiuva, indan ho sutheng le ding, thil thengho koitup ding chule Pathen houbuh a natoh chengse vetup ding ahiuve.
For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;
29 Dokhanga changlhah luidoh ding, todoh ding changbong ho chule ajat alet aneo dungjui a haltoh ding chengse jong avettup diu ahi.
for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;
30 Jingkah seh le ding uva Pathena vahchoi dingu ahi. Nilhah le angaima banga abol kit diu ahi.
and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;
31 Chule amahon Sabbath nikho le Lhathah nikho a Pakai anga thilto abol teng ule amijat ana ngaichat dungjui a abol diu ahi.
and to offer all burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before the LORD;
32 Hiti chun Leviten ten ponbuh a kinbol hihen muntheng kibol hihen, asopiu Aaron chapate chu Pakai kibol na’a akithopi jing diu ahi.
and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.
