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,
In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,
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.
“I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.
3 Kum somni apat chunglam gal boltheiho jouse chu Nang le Aaronnin amin u najihlut teitei lhon ding,
4 chuleh hiche phungho jouse lah a kon a chu lamkai khat cheh in nangma nakithopi ding ahi.
[I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.
5 “Hiche phungho a kon a Lamkai hohi nakithopi dingho chu ahiuve. Reuben Shedeur chapa Elizur
Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”
6 Simeon Zurishaddai chapa Shelumiel
7 Judah Anminadab chapa Nahshon
8 Issachar Zuar chapa Nethanael
9 Zebulun Helon chapa Eliab
10 Joseph chapa Ephraim Ammihud chapa Elishama Joseph chapa Manasseh Pedahzur chapa Gamaliel
11 Benjamin Gideoni chapa Abidan
12 Dan Ammishaddai chapa Ahiezer
13 Asher Ocran chapa Pagiel
14 Gad Deuel chapa Eliasaph
15 Naphtali Enan chapa Ahira
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.”
Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.
17 Hichun lamkai kilhen doh chengse chu Mose le Aaron in akou khom lhonin,
Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
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 all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups
19 Hitichun Mose in amaho min jouse Sinai gamthip lai mun a chun anasutup soh keiyin ahi.
just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
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
This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.
22 Simeon 59,300
24 Gad 45,650
26 Judah 74,600
28 Issachar 54,400
30 Zebulun 57,400
32 Ephraim (Joseph chapa) 40,500
34 Manaseh(Joseph chapa) 32,200
36 Benjamin 35,400
38 Dan 62,700
40 Asher 41,500
42 Napthali 53,400
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.
That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.
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.
46 Amaho chu agomma 603,550 ahiuve.
The total was 603,550 men.
47 Ahinlah hiche kisim khomna a hin Levite vang apang pon ahi,
But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
48 Ajehchu, Pathen in Mose kom hitihin ana seiyin ahi,
because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
49 Min najihlut teng Levite hi najihlut loubeh ding, Israel mite lah a nasim tha loubeh ding ahi.
“When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
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.
Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.
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.
Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.
52 Phung jousen ama ama insung ponlap cheh utoh ngahmun akisem diu ahi.
The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.
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.
But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”
54 Hitichun Pathen in Mose henga athupeh bangtah chun Israel chaten emajouse aboltauvin ahi.
So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
