Minbu 1
1 Israelten Egypt gamsung ahin dalhah kal u kum khat ahung lhin chun Pathen in Sinai gamthip a houbuh a chun Mose ahoulimpi tan ahi. Hichu alhani channa nikho masapen ni ahin, Pakaiyin hitin asei peh e,
And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the covenant, on the first day of the second month, in the year after their departure from Egypt, saying:
2 “Israel namsung pumpi a kon in aphung cheh uva kon a gal hangsanho leh ainsung mihou min jouseu aumden ding in jihlut cheh in. Pasalho jouse chu jihlut soh hel in.
“Take a total of the entire assembly of the sons of Israel, by their families and houses, and the names of each one, of whomever is of the male sex,
3 Kum somni apat chunglam gal boltheiho jouse chu Nang le Aaronnin amin u najihlut teitei lhon ding,
from twenty years and above, of all the able-bodied men out of Israel, and you shall number them by their companies, you and Aaron.
4 chuleh hiche phungho jouse lah a kon a chu lamkai khat cheh in nangma nakithopi ding ahi.
And there shall be with you the leaders of the tribes, as well as of the houses, in their kinships,
5 “Hiche phungho a kon a Lamkai hohi nakithopi dingho chu ahiuve. Reuben Shedeur chapa Elizur
the names of whom are these: of Ruben, Elizur the son of Shedeur;
6 Simeon Zurishaddai chapa Shelumiel
of Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;
7 Judah Anminadab chapa Nahshon
of Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab;
8 Issachar Zuar chapa Nethanael
of Issachar, Nathanael the son of Zuar;
9 Zebulun Helon chapa Eliab
of Zebulon, Eliab the son of Helon.
10 Joseph chapa Ephraim Ammihud chapa Elishama Joseph chapa Manasseh Pedahzur chapa Gamaliel
And from the sons of Joseph: of Ephraim, Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh, Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur;
11 Benjamin Gideoni chapa Abidan
of Benjamin, Abidan the son of Gideoni;
12 Dan Ammishaddai chapa Ahiezer
of Dan, Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai;
13 Asher Ocran chapa Pagiel
of Asher, Pagiel the son of Ochran;
14 Gad Deuel chapa Eliasaph
of Gad, Eliasaph the son of Reuel;
15 Naphtali Enan chapa Ahira
of Naphtali, Ahira the son of Enan.”
16 Amahohi japilah akon a kilhengdoh lamkai cheh, apu apa phung kailhah a pat lamkaiho chuleh Israelte phung hoa kon a mi upa cheh ahiuve.”
These are the very noble leaders of the multitude, by their tribes and kinships, and the heads of the army of Israel.
17 Hichun lamkai kilhen doh chengse chu Mose le Aaron in akou khom lhonin,
Moses and Aaron took these, with all the multitude of the common people,
18 hiche nikho ma ma chun Israelte jalhang pumpin jong akhom tup lhonin ahi. Mipiho jouse chu ama ama phung leh insung cheh kailhah a konin amin akijihlut cheh in ahi. Pathen in Mose athupeh bangin, Israel pasal kum somnia pat chunglamse chu khat khatnin akijihlut in ahi.
and they gathered them together on the first day of the second month, taking a census of them by kinships, and houses, and families, and heads, and the names of each one from twenty years and above,
19 Hitichun Mose in amaho min jouse Sinai gamthip lai mun a chun anasutup soh keiyin ahi.
just as the Lord had instructed Moses. And they were numbered in the desert of Sinai.
20 Ama ama phung dungjui cheh a amin u kijihlut bang a pasal kum somnia pat achunglam galsat a konthei amijatho chu hicheng hi ahi. Phung Mijat Reuben (Jacob chapa tahpen) 46,500
Of Ruben, the firstborn of Israel, by their generations and families and houses, and the names of each head, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,
there were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 Simeon 59,300
Of the sons of Simeon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names and heads of each one, of all who were of the male sex, from twenty years and above, capable of going to war,
there were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 Gad 45,650
Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,
there were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 Judah 74,600
Of the sons of Judah, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were counted seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 Issachar 54,400
Of the sons of Issachar, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who could go forth to war,
there were counted fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 Zebulun 57,400
Of the sons of Zebulon, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 Ephraim (Joseph chapa) 40,500
From the sons of Joseph, of the sons of Ephraim, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were forty thousand five hundred.
34 Manaseh(Joseph chapa) 32,200
Furthermore, of the sons of Manasseh, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 Benjamin 35,400
Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 Dan 62,700
Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 Asher 41,500
Of the sons of Asher, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were forty thousand and one thousand five hundred.
42 Napthali 53,400
Of the sons of Naphtali, by their generations and families, and the houses of their kinships, having been counted by the names of each one, from twenty years and above, of all who were able to go forth to war,
there were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 Israel phung somleni lamkaiho toh Mose le Aaron in akhumlut u pasalho cheng hi abonchauva ama ama phung chilhah dungjui cheh a kikhumlut cheh ahi uve.
These are the ones who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the twelve leaders of Israel, each one by the houses of their kinships.
45 Amaho chu ama ama insung duijui cheh a kikhumlut ahiuve - Israelte pasal kiti pou kum somni apat chunglam gal bolthei jouse hi abonchauva a insung dung jui'a kijihlut cheh ahiuve.
And the entire number of the sons of Israel by their houses and families, from twenty years and above, who were able to go forth to war, were
46 Amaho chu agomma 603,550 ahiuve.
six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty men.
47 Ahinlah hiche kisim khomna a hin Levite vang apang pon ahi,
But the Levites in the tribes of their families were not numbered with them.
48 Ajehchu, Pathen in Mose kom hitihin ana seiyin ahi,
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
49 Min najihlut teng Levite hi najihlut loubeh ding, Israel mite lah a nasim tha loubeh ding ahi.
“Do not number the tribe of Levi, neither shall you take a total of them with the sons of Israel.
50 Kikhop khomna ponbuh le aki mangcha thilho aboncha a Levite mopohna napehding, nachena chan uva Ponbuh le aman chah chengse aboncha amahon apoh uva, akimvella ngahmun semtoh thoa alhacha a pang ding ahiuve.
But appoint them over the tabernacle of the testimony, and all its vessels, and whatever pertains to the ceremonies. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its articles. And they shall be for the ministry, and they shall encamp all around the tabernacle.
51 Kikhop khomna ngahmun chon phat alhin teng, Levi chapate cheng in aphet lhah diu, hitia chu ngahmun nalhun teng uleh amahon thah sondoh kit diu, ama vang koi hileh phalna beiya kikhop khomna ponbuh ganailut behseh chan chu thiding ahi.
When you would depart, the Levites shall take down the tabernacle. When you are to make camp, they shall set it up. Any outsider who will approach it shall be killed.
52 Phung jousen ama ama insung ponlap cheh utoh ngahmun akisem diu ahi.
Now the sons of Israel shall make camp, each one by his companies and bands, as well as his army.
53 Israel pumpi chung a Pakai lunghan louna dinga Levi chapaten vang kitepna ponbuh kimvella ngahmun akisem cheh uva avetsui diu ahi. Hitia chu hiche ponbuh ventupna chu Levite mopohna hiding ahi.
Moreover, the Levites shall fix their tents all around the tabernacle, lest there be an indignation over the multitude of the sons of Israel. And they shall stand watch as guardians over the tabernacle of the testimony.”
54 Hitichun Pathen in Mose henga athupeh bangtah chun Israel chaten emajouse aboltauvin ahi.
Therefore, the sons of Israel acted according to everything that the Lord had instructed Moses.
