Minbu 3
1 Hiche hi Sinai molchunga Pakaiyin Mose ahoupi lai a ana kijihlut Aaron le Mose insung khanggui thu chu ahi.
Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
2 Aaron chapateho min chu Nadab (atah pen), Abihu, Elezear chule Ithamar ahiuve.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 Hiche Aaron chapateho chengse hin thempu kintheng atoh thei nading uva thao anu uva chule atumbeh a kilhandoh ahiuve.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
4 Ahinlah Nadab le Abihu chu Pathen umpet a Sinai gamthip a maicham asemlai uva Pathen thupeh toh kikal a meikong dihlou ahal lhon jeh chun, ani lhonin hiche muna chun athilhon tan ahi. Chapa dang aneitahlou jeh in kintheng natong ding chu adalhahlhon Eleazer le Ithamar chutoh apalhon Aaraon chubou ahitauve.
Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.
5 Hichun Pakaiyin Mose henga thu aseiyin,
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
6 Levi phung le changho chu koukhom min lang, Aaron kintheng natoh ga kithopi ding in gapuiyin.
“Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
7 Amaho chu Aaron leh mipijenlea pang ding u, houbuh leh akimvel a kintheng natong a pang ding ahiuve.
They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
8 Levite jousen hiche ponbuh theng chu avettup dingu Israel mipite thalheng a ponbuh maicham a chu kin thengna atoh diu ahi.
They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
9 Levi chilhahho jouse chun Aaron leh achapate vaihomna noi a umsah in. Amaho chu Israel mipiho jouse lah a kon a Aaron le achapate jenle ding leh kithopi ding a kipehdoh ah ahitauvin ahi.
You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
10 Aaron le achapateho jouse chun thempu kintheng na atoh ding uvin seipeh in. Koi hijongleh nganse changlou a muntheng ganailut hochu thitei teidiu ahi.
You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
11 Chuin Pakaiyin Mose kom a asei in,
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 “Ven, Levite hi Israel japi lah kon a Israel chapate apengmasa jouse thalheng a natong ding a kalhendoh ahitai. Leviteho jouse keiya ahi.
“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine,
13 Ajehchu chapa tahpen jouse keima a ahi. Egypt chapate lah a apeng masa jouse kanasuhgam nikho apatna keima Israel chapa tahpen jouse hi keidia atumbeh a ka lhendohsa ahin, mihem a hihen gancha a hi jongleh amaho jouse chu keia ahiuve; Keima Pakai chu kahi.”
for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.”
14 Pakaiyin Sinai molchung a chun Mose hengah thu aseikit in, hiti hin ati,
The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 “Levite chu ama ama insung leh phung kailhah in amin u jihlut cheh in. Pasal jouse lhakhat a pat chunglam se jihlut in.”
“Count the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward.”
16 Hichun Mose chun Pakai thupeh bang chun minho chu ajihlut tan ahi.
Moses counted them according to the LORD’s word, as he was commanded.
17 Levi in chapa thum aneiyin, amaho chu Gershon, Kohath chule Merari ahiuve.
These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 Gershon a kon a phungguiho chu ama chilhahte lah a kon a mini min, Libni leh Shimei a kiminsah ahiuve.
These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
19 Kohath akon a phungguiho chu ama chilhah a kon miliho- Amran, Izhar, Hebron chule Uzzeil a kiminsah ahiuve.
The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 Merari a kon a phungguiho chu ama chilhahte lah a kon a mini min, Mahli le Mushi a kiminsah ahiuve.
The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
21 Gershon chilhahte chu Libni le Shimei phunggui akon ahiuvin ahi.
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.
22 Gershonte phunggui a kon a Pasal kum khat a pat chunglam chu abonchauvin mi 7,500 aum uve.
Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, even those who were counted of them were seven thousand five hundred.
23 Amaho chu houbuh akon a lhumlam lang chu angahmun kisahna ding uva kipedoh ahiuve.
The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
24 Gershonte phungho chung a lamkai a ana pang chu Lael chapa Eliasaph ahi.
Eliasaph the son of Lael shall be the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.
25 Hiche phung teni chung a mopohna a um chu ahileh houbuh avetsui diu, ponbuhtheng leh achung a kidal akhuna chengse ahin, maicham ponbuh lutna phung a kikhai pondal ahin,
The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
26 Maicham ponbuh leh maicham phung kimvel a ki-dah pondal chengse ahin, a khaoho ahin, chuleh manchah akimangcha ding jouse jaona a ahiye.
the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.
27 Kohath chilhahte chu Amram, Izhar, Hebron chule Uzziel phung a kon ahiuve.
Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.
28 Gershonte phunggui a kon a Pasal kum khat a pat chunglam chu abonchauvin mi 8,600 aum uvin, amaho chu muntheng ventup leh vettupna mopohna kipe ahiuvin,
According to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.
29 chuleh angahmun sahna ding uva Houbuh a kon a lhanglam kipe ahiuve.
The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.
30 Kohath phungho chung a lamkai a ana pang chu Uzzeil chapa Elizaphan ahi.
The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
31 Hiche phung li ho hin Pathen thingkhong, dokhang, thaomei khom, maicham phungho, houbuh sung a kimang thil le lo chom chomho, asung dan pondal, chuleh amaho manchah ding a angaicha jouse chung a mopohna anei ding u ahi.
Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service.
32 Thempupa Aaron chapa Eleazer chu, Levite ho jouse chung a vaihom pipu anahin, houbuh sung a nakitong jouse vetup ding a deichom a mopohna kipe ahi
Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
33 Merari chilhahte chu Mushi le Mahli phung a kon ahiuve.
Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
34 Merari phunggui a kon a Pasal kum khat a pat chunglam chu abonchauvin mi 6,200 aum uve.
Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
35 Amaho chu houbuh akon a Sahlam lang chu angahmun kisahna ding uva kipedoh ahiuve. Merari phungho chung a lamkai a ana pang chu Abihal chapa Zuriel ahi.
The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 Hiche phung teni hin houbuh thingkolho, ingolvaiho, akhumho, akhumdouho leh amaho manding manchah ho jouse avetup diu ahi.
The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,
37 Chuleh houbuh kimvel a palkhumho leh athehho ahin, akikhainaho le khaoho jouse jong avettup ding u ahi.
the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, and their cords.
38 Maicham ponbuh mai lhang, solam niso lamkot lang sese chu, Israel mipi ho thalheng a Houbuh muntheng a natohna ding a mopohna nunungpen kipe, Mose le Aaron chapate ponbuh kisahna dinga ana kikoitup a ahi. Koi hijeng jong leh Thempu le Levite tilou Houbuh muntheng maicham lang hin nailailut tapou chu tha jeng ding ahi.
Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, with Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
39 Mose le Aaron chun Pakai thupeh banga Levite phunghoa a kon in pasal lhakhatna pat chunglam se chu asim lhon in ahileh mi 22,000 alhing uvin ahi.
All who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
40 Hichun Pakaiyin Mose jah a aseiyin, “Tun nangman Israelte chapate apeng masa lhakhat lhingtasa apat chunglam jouse amin u jih lut in.
The LORD said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
41 Keima Pakai kahin, keima ding a Levite chu, Israel chapa tahpenho thalhelng ding a kikoitup teitei ding ahi. Chuleh Israelte pumpi a gancha apengdoh masa ho khel ding a Levite gancha ho chu kikoitup teitei ding ahi.
You shall take the Levites for me—I am the LORD—instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel.”
42 Hitichun Mosen Pathen thupeh bangtah in Israel chapate lah a atahpen ho chu asimtan ahi.
Moses counted, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
43 Lhakhat a lhingsa leh achunglam chapa tahpenho chu 22,273 anahiuve.
All the firstborn males according to the number of names from a month old and upward, of those who were counted of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
44 Hichun Pakaiyin Mose jah a aseiyin,
The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45 “Levite chu Israel chapate lah a atahpen ho thalheng chun la in. Chuleh Israelte gancha apeng masa ho khel ding a Levite gancha ho chu nalah ding ahi. Keima Pakai kahi, Levite chu keiya ahibouve.
“Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.
46 Levite sang in Israel chapate apeng masa mi 273 in atamjo uvin ahi. Amaho lhatdoh a aum thei na ding un,
For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel who exceed the number of the Levites,
47 mikhat cheh a ding a Sumgoi a Shekel nga nalahkhom ding, hiche shekel chu muntheng laiya shekel ho toh agihdan nakibahsah ding, gerah somnia shekel khat dungjuiya nate ding ahi.
you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs);
48 Chapa pengmasa avahdoh ho lhatdoh na ding in hiche sum chu Aaron le achapate petan.”
and you shall give the money, with which their remainder is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.”
49 Hiti chun Levite jat sang a hung tamjo Israel chapa tahpen ho lhatdoh a aum nading uvin Mosen in sum ho chu achom khom in ahi.
Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;
50 Aman Israel chapate lah a apengmasa ho thalheng chun sum pum 1,365 achomdoh in ahi. Hiche ho khat cheh hi muntheng a Shekel khat cheh toh agihdan kibang cheh ahiuve.
from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
51 Chuin Pathen in thu apeh bang bang chun, akilhatdoh thei nadiuvin Mose in hiche sumho chu Aaron le achapate apetan ahi.
and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the LORD’s word, as the LORD commanded Moses.
