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1 Isarel catounnaw ayoun a pap e dawk hoi a imthung kahrawikung hane ransa 1, 000 kaukkung, 100 kaukkung ransabawinaw, siangpahrang thaw katawknaw pueng kum touh thung hane thapa yung touh hoi yung touh a kâhlai awh teh, thaw a tawk awh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 ao awh.
This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.
2 Apasueke thapa dawk ahu buet touh kahrawikung teh Zabdiel capa Jashobeam ni a hrawi teh ahu thung tami 24, 000 ao.
Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].
3 Ahni teh Perez casak lah ao teh hmaloe pasuek e thapa dawk e ransahu kahrawikungnaw hlak ransabawi kacue lah ao.
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
4 Apâhni e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Aho tami Donai doeh. Ahu dawk Mikloth hai kahrawikung lah ao. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).
5 Apâthum e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh vaihma Jehoiada capa Jehoiada capa Benaiah doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
6 Benaiah teh tami 30 lathueng hoi 30 rahak dawk e tami athakaawme lah ao. A capa Ammizabad hai ahu thung a bawk van.
He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.
7 Apalinae thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Joab e nawngha Asahel doeh. Ahnie a capa Zebadiah doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].
8 Apanga e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Izrah tami Shamhuth doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
9 Ataruk e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Tekoa tami Ikkesh capa Ira doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
10 Asari e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Ephraim casak Pelonit tami Helez doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
11 Ataroe e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Zerahit catoun Hushath tami Sibbekhai doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
12 Atako e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Benjamin casak Anathoth kho e Abiezer doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
13 A hra e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Zerahit catoun Netophah tami Maharai doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
14 A hlaibun e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Ephraim casak Pirathon tami Benaiah doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
15 A hlaikahni e thapa dawk ahu kahrawikung teh Othniel koehoi Netophah tami Heldai doeh. Ahu thung tami 24, 000 touh ao awh.
The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
16 Isarel miphunnaw dawkvah, Reuben miphun dawk hoi Zikhri capa Eliezer teh bawi kalen lah ao. Simeon miphunnaw hanelah Maakah capa Shephatiah,
This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.
17 Levih miphunnaw hanelah Kemuel capa Hashabiah, Aron miphunnaw hanelah Zadok,
Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.
18 Judah miphunnaw hanelah Devit e hmaunawnghanaw thung dawk hoi Elihu, Issakhar miphunnaw hanelah Michael capa Omri,
Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.
19 Zebulun miphunnaw hanelah Obadiah capa Ishmaiah, Naphtali miphunnaw hanelah Azriel capa Jerimoth,
Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.
20 Ephraim casak miphunnaw hanelah Azaziah capa Hosi, Manasseh casak tangawn naw hanelah Pedaiah capa Joel,
Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.
21 Gilead ram e Manasseh miphun tangawn hanelah Zekhariah capa Iddo, Benjamin miphunnaw hanelah Abner capa Jaasiel,
Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 Dan miphunnaw hanelah Jeroham capa Azarel. Hotnaw teh Isarel miphun kahrawikungnaw lah ao awh.
Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.
23 Hateiteh, Devit ni kum 20 rahim naw hah touk hoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Isarel teh kalvan e âsi yit touh ka pung sak han telah BAWIPA ni yo a la dei toe.
[When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.
24 Zeruiah capa Joab ni touk hanelah ati eiteh, boeba touk thai hoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, milu touk kecu dawkvah, Isarelnaw dawk a lungkhueknae a pha. A touk awh e yit touh siangpahrang Devit ni setouknae dawk thut e lah awm hoeh.
Joab [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].
25 Siangpahrang e hnopai ka ring e teh, Adiel capa Azmaveth doeh. Law dawk hai, khopui dawk hai, khote dawk hai, hnoim dawk hai, hnopainaw kakhenyawnkung teh Uzziah capa Jonathan doeh.
Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.
26 Laikawk kanawknaw ka khenyawnkung lah Kelub capa Ezri doeh.
Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
27 Misur takha kakhenyawnkung lah Ramathit tami Shimei doeh. Misur takha thung e misurkatin e kakhenyawnkung teh Shipmit tami Zabdi doeh.
Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.
28 Tanghling dawk kaawm e olive thing hoi thailahei kungnaw kakhenyawnkung lah Gaderi tami Baalhanan doeh. Satuinaw tanae kakhenyawnkung lah Joash doeh.
Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
29 Sharon dawk ka pâ e saringnaw kakhenyawnkung lah Sharon tami Shitrai doeh. Tanghling dawk e saringnaw kakhenyawnkung lah Adlai capa Shaphat doeh.
Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
30 Kalauknaw kakhenyawnkung lah Ishmael tami Obil doeh. Lanaw kakhenyawnkung lah Meronoth tami Jedeiah doeh.
Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Tuhunaw ka khenyawnkung lah Hagri tami Jaziz doeh. Hotnaw pueng teh Devit e hnopai khenyawnkung lah ao awh.
Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to King David.
32 Devit e a napu Jonathan teh a lungkaang poung e hoi, cakathoum e, kho ka pouk thai e tami lah ao. Hakmonite capa Jehiel teh siangpahrang e capanaw kacangkhaikung lah ao.
David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
33 Ahithophel teh siangpahrang khokhankhaikung lah ao. Arki tami Hushai teh siangpahrang e huiko lah ao.
Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
34 Ahithophel hnukkhu teh Benaiah capa Jehoiada hoi Abiathar doeh. Joab te siangpahrang e ransanaw ka hrawi e doeh.
Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.
