Minbu 4

1 Hichun Pakaiyin Mose le Aaron henga thu aseijin,

And Yhwh spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

2 Levi phung sung a kon a Kohath insung le chilhahte chu aminhou najih lut ding ahi.

Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

3 Amaho lah a houbuh sunglam maicham phunga natong thei ding a lhinna nei, kum somthum apat kum-somnga sungse hochu abonchan jihlut in.

From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

4 “Kohath hon Houbuh sunga anatoh ding u chu manchah thil athenga umho jouse vettupna chungchang chu ahi.

This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation, about the most holy things:

5 Amahon ngahmun u achon ding teng ule Houbuh maicham sunnung pondal chu Aaron le achaten alahlhah diu kitepna thingkong khuna a anei ding u ahi.

And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:

6 Chuteng hiche pondal chu kelcha vun kisuhtah a atom dingu, hiche ho jouse chu pondum khatseh a apha chansoh ding u ahi. Chiho jouse kichai teng thingkhong chu aputna thinglhon toh asuhto ding u ahi.

And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

7 “Abankit a Changlhah a umpi jing ahiu melchihna, hiche Changlhah kikoina dokhang chunga pondum khat aphajal ding u ahi. chuleh hiche pon kipha chung a chu lheng kongho, gimnamtui halna lhengho, khonho, tui lhitthengna, chuleh deisahtah a aumjing jeng changlhah ho kikoi ding ahi.

And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon:

8 Amahon hicheho jouse chu ponsan a akhu diu, chutengle kelchavun thengsel'a hiche ponsan chu kikhuson kit diu ahi. Chujouteng dokhang chu aputna ding thinglhon toh asuhto ding u ahi.

And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.

9 Hicheban jom a chu amahon pondum-eng achu thaomei khum chu ahin khu a, thaomei semtohna, achoina kong, chuleh Olive thao kikoina khon jong chu akhu khum dingu ahi.

And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the lampstand of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they minister unto it:

10 Chule amahon pondum a chu thaomei khom leh athil manchah ho jouse chu kelchavun thengsel'a atom khum uva chuleh hiche alom chu akiputna kolchahna chung a chu akoi ding u ahi.

And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

11 “Chuban leh pondum khat a sana gimnamtui maicham kilhaina chung a aphajal ding u, kelchavun thengsel'a hiche pon chu akhu diu ahi. Chuteng aputna ding thinglhon toh maicham chu asuhto ding u ahi.

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

12 Maicham kin a dia manchah akigongtuplou laise chu pondum khat a tomding, kelchavun thengsel khat a hiche pon chu kitomson ding, chuteng aputna kolchah a chu kikoi ding ahi.

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

13 “Amahon kilhaina ding a maicham phung a kon a vutvam hochu alodoh diu, chule ponsandup a maicham phung chu atom diu ahi.

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

14 Maicham thilkeuho jouse - meihalna kong, thihkhe, leilodohna longkhol, kisilna kongho, chuleh thilkoina ho jouse - pon chung a chu kikoi a, chuleh kelchavun thengsel chu hiche ho chung a chu kiphajal a kikhu ding ahi. Chuteng aputna thingjol chutoh asuhto ding u ahi.

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

15 Aaron le achapaten munthengho ahin, atheng a um thil le lo ho ahin, ahintom jousoh teng ule ngahmun a kon a kitol theidiu ahitai. Kohath chapaten hiche hi lhun nading mun chan ahin putdiu ahi. Ahivang a thil theng hochu asuhkhah louhel ding u ahi, achuti louleh thilo ding ahiuve. Hichengse hi Kohath chapaten houbuh a kona aput diu ho chu ahi.

And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary, and all the vessels of the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it: but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation.

16 Aaron chapa Eleazer thempupa mopohna chu thaomei khom a thaotuiho, gim namtui ho, niseh a kitoh lhosoh thiltoho, kinuding thaotui ho avettup jing ding ahi. Houbuh pumpi leh asung thil ijakai, muntheng le muntheng a akimangcha jouse chu Eleazar vettup na noi a um ding ahi.

And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest pertaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

17 Pakaiyin Mose le Aaron henga thu aseiyin,

And Yhwh spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

18 “Levite phung a konin Kohath chilhah ho mahthah sahhih in.

Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites:

19 Muntheng pen thil ho ahin nailut teng a thilou nadiuva nang in hiche hi nabolpeh ding ahi. Aaron le achapaten aki lhonlutpi jing diu chule amichang cheh a atoding abol ding u chu napeh cheh ding ahi.

But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to his burden:

20 Kohath chilhah techu phat chomcha hijongleh muntheng laiya thil umho veding a lutlou hel ding u ahiuve, achuti louleh thitei teidiu ahi.”

But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die.

21 Chuin Pakaiyin Mose henga ahin asei in,

And Yhwh spake unto Moses, saying,

22 Levi phung sung a kon a Kohath insung le chilhahte chu aminhou najih lut ding ahi.

Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;

23 Amaho lah a houbuh sunglam maicham phunga natong thei ding a lhinna nei, kum somthum apat kum-somnga sungse hochu abonchan jihlut in.

From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

24 Gershon chilhahte chu japi natohna a leh thilgih domding ho chung a mopoding ahiuve.

This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

25 Amahon Houbuh pondal ho jouse apoh diu, Houbuh jong aki tomna pon puma, kelcha vuntheng sel a akitomna pum a, chuleh houbuh lutna kotphung a pondal toh ahinpoh tha diu ahi.

And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the covering of the badgers’ skins that is above upon it, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

26 Houbuh polama ahin amalam ahin houbuh leh maicham phung vel'a pondal ho jouse jong, khaoho ahin, chuleh amaho natoh toh kisai a amanchah hou jouse ahi. Hicheho jouse chung a hi Gershon chilhahten avettup diuva mopohna chang ahiuve

And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the door of the gate of the court, which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so shall they serve.

27 Aaron le achapate mopohna Gershonten amopohna hou jouse, thil dople ding hihen, natohna dang dang tohna ding hijongle Aaron leh achapaten akomu peh jing diu ahi. Gershon chilhahten thilgih putna ding a jong ngansena apeh ding u ahi.

At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.

28 Hichengse hi Gershon chilhahten Houbuh sunga atohdiu kipe chu ahin, Ama hohi Aaron thempupa chapa Ithanar vetsuina noi a umdiu ahi.

This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

29 Levi phung sung a kon a Kohath insung le chilhahte chu aminhou najih lut ding ahi.

As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

30 Amaho chapate lah a houbuh sunglam maicham phunga natong thei ding a lhinna nei, kum somthum apat kum-somnga sungse hochu abonchan jihlut in.

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

31 Merarite hon Houbuh a muna atoh diu chu Houbuh thilho dop le ding ho ahi. Houbuh kolchah thingho, a agol kamho, khom ho, chuleh atotheh ho adop diu ahi.

And this is the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

32 chukit jongle houbu kimvel a pal khomho leh atotheh ho, akikhainaho le khaoho chuleh amaho natoh toh kisaiya amanchah ho jouseu jong avettup ding u ahi.

And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

33 Hichengse hi Merari chilhahten Houbuh sunga atohdiu kipe chu ahin, Ama hohi Aaron thempupa chapa Ithanar vetsuina noi a umdiu ahi.

This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

34 Hichun Mose, Aaron chule phung lamkai hon Kohath insung le chilhahte chu aminhou anasim un anajih lut tauvin ahi.

And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

35 Hiche min kijihna chun houbuh sunglam maicham phunga natong thei ding a lhinna nei, kum somthum apat kum-somnga chan hochu abonchan jihlut cheh ahiuvin,

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:

36 Chule amaho chu agom a mi 2,750 ahiuve.

And those that were numbered of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

37 Hicheng hi Kohath chilhah ho lah a Houbuh a natong thei cheh ding a lhin na nei ho ahiuve. Pathen in Mose athupeh bang in Mose le Aaron in jong ajihdoh lhon in ahi.

These were they that were numbered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of Yhwh by the hand of Moses.

38 Gershon chilhahte jong chu hitobang ma chun aphung achang dungjui in aki sundoh cheh uvin ahi.

And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

39 Hiche min kijihna chun houbuh sunglam maicham phunga natong thei ding a lhinna nei, kum somthum apat kum-somnga chan hochu abonchan jihlut cheh ahiuvin,

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

40 chule amaho agom a mi 2,630 ahiuve.

Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and six hundred and thirty.

41 Hicheng hi Gershon chilhah ho lah a Houbuh a natong thei cheh ding a lhin na nei ho ahiuve. Pathen in Mose athupeh bang in Mose le Aaron in jong ajihdoh lhon in ahi.

These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of Yhwh.

42 Merari chilhahte jong chu hitobang ma chun aphung achang dungjui in aki sundoh cheh uvin ahi.

And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,

43 Hiche min kijihna chun houbuh sunglam maicham phunga natong thei ding a lhinna nei, kum somthum apat kum-somnga chan hochu abonchan jihlut cheh ahiuvin,

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,

44 chule amaho agom a mi 3,200 ahiuve.

Even those that were numbered of them after their families, were three thousand and two hundred.

45 Hicheng hi Merari chilhah ho lah a Houbuh a natong thei cheh ding a lhin na nei ho ahiuve. Pathen in Mose athupeh bang in Mose le Aaron in jong ajihdoh lhon in ahi.

These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of Yhwh by the hand of Moses.

46 Hichun Mose le Aaron chule Israel phung lamkai hon Levite chu a insung le ama phung dungjui cheh in ana jihlut tauvin ahi.

All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

47 Kum somthum apat somnga chan Houbuh a natong thei leh thilho po le theija pang thei ding ho chu

From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,

48 agom a mi 8,580 ahi.

Even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore.

49 Pathen in Mose thu apeh dungjuiya, aminhou jouseu jihlut a aumphat chun, pasal khat cheh chu atoh ding dol cheh uleh apoh ding dol cheh u akipecheh tauvin ahi. Hitichun Pathen in Mose thu apeh bangtah in min kijihlutna natoh chu akichai tai.

According to the commandment of Yhwh they were numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of him, as Yhwh commanded Moses.