Kwan 1
1 Chiengʼ mokwongo mar dwe mar ariyo e higa mar ariyo Jehova Nyasaye nowuoyo gi Musa e Hemb Romo e Thim mar Sinai ka jo-Israel nosewuok Misri. Nowachone niya,
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out] in the wilderness of Sinai [Thorn], in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], saying,
2 “Kaw kwan dhout oganda mar jo-Israel duto kaluwore gi gwengegi kod anywolagi, kindiko nying joma chwo duto moro ka moro.
“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails], by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;
3 In kod Harun mondo ukwan jo-Israel kuketogi e migepegi, ma mago jo-higni piero ariyo kadhi nyime nyalo tiyo e lweny.
from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel [God prevails]. You and Aaron [Light-bringer] shall count them by their divisions.
4 Kaw ngʼato achiel koa e dhoot ka dhoot, ka moro ka moro otelo ne jog-gi mondo okonyi kweno.
With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.
5 “Magi e nying joma chwo mabiro konyi kweno: “koa kuom joka Reuben, kaw Elizur wuod Shedeur;
These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben [See, a son!]: Elizur the son of Shedeur.
6 koa kuom joka Simeon, kaw Shelumiel wuod Zurishadai;
Of Simeon [Hearing]: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai [My rock almighty].
7 koa kuom joka Juda, kaw Nashon wuod Aminadab;
Of Judah [Praised]: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
8 koa kuom joka Isakar, kaw Nethanel wuod Zuar;
Of Issachar [Hire, Reward]: Nethanel the son of Zuar.
9 koa kuom joka Zebulun, kaw Eliab wuod Helon.
Of Zebulun [Living together]: Eliab the son of Helon.
10 Magi e joma chwo mane okaw koa kuom yawuot Josef: koa kuom Efraim, kaw Elishama wuod Amihud; koa kuom Manase, kaw Gamaliel wuod Pedazur;
Of the children of Joseph [May he add]: Of Ephraim [Fruit]: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh [Causing to forget]: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
11 koa kuom joka Benjamin, kaw Abidan wuod Gideoni;
Of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south]: Abidan the son of Gideoni.
12 koa kuom joka Dan, kaw Ahiezer wuod Amishadai;
Of Dan [He judged]: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
13 koa kuom joka Asher, kaw Pagiel wuod Okran;
Of Asher [Happy]: Pagiel the son of Ochran.
14 koa kuom joka Gad, kaw Eliasaf wuod Dewel;
Of Gad [Good fortune]: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.
15 koa kuom joka Naftali, kaw Ahira wuod Enan.”
Of Naphtali [My wrestling]: Ahira the son of Enan.”
16 Magi e joma chwo mane oyier koa e dhoudi, mane gin jotend dhoudigo. Gin ema ne gin jotend dhout Israel.
These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel [God prevails].
17 Musa gi Harun nokawo nying joma nomigi,
Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] took these men who are mentioned by name.
18 kendo negiluongo jogwengʼno duto kanyakla e odiechiengʼ mokwongo mar dwe mar ariyo. Ji nonyiso nonro margi kaluwore gi gwengegi kod anywola mag-gi, kendo joma hikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime nondik nying-gi, moro ka moro,
They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.
19 mana kaka Jehova Nyasaye nochiko Musa. Kuom mano ma e kaka Musa nokwanogi e Thim mar Sinai.
As Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out], so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai [Thorn].
20 Koa kuom nyikwa Reuben ma en wuowi makayo mar Israel: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, achiel ka achiel, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
The children of Reuben [See, a son!], Israel [God prevails]’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
21 Kar romb joka Reuben ne gin ji alufu piero angʼwen gauchiel gi mia abich.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben [See, a son!], were forty-six thousand five hundred.
22 Koa kuom nyikwa Simeon: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, achiel kaachiel, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Simeon [Hearing], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
23 Kar romb joka Simeon ne gin ji alufu piero abich gochiko gi mia adek.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon [Hearing], were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
24 Koa kuom nyikwa Gad: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Gad [Good fortune], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
25 Kar romb joka Gad ne gin ji alufu piero angʼwen gabich, mia auchiel gi piero abich.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad [Good fortune], were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
26 Koa kum nyikwa Juda: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Judah [Praised], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
27 Kar romb joka Juda ne gin ji alufu piero abiriyo gangʼwen gi mia auchiel.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah [Praised], were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
28 Koa kuom nyikwa Isakar: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Issachar [Hire, Reward], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
29 Kar romb joka Isakar ne gin ji alufu piero abich gangʼwen gi mia angʼwen.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar [Hire, Reward], were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
30 Koa kuom nyikwa Zebulun: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Zebulun [Living together], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
31 Kar romb joka Zebulun ne gin ji alufu piero abich gabiriyo gi mia angʼwen.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun [Living together], were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
32 Kuom yawuot Josef: Koa e dhood Efraim: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Joseph [May he add], of the children of Ephraim [Fruit], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
33 Kar romb joka Efraim ne gin ji alufu piero angʼwen gi mia abich.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim [Fruit], were forty thousand five hundred.
34 Koa e dhood Manase: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Manasseh [Causing to forget], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
35 Kar romb joka Manase ne gin ji alufu piero adek gariyo gi mia ariyo.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh [Causing to forget], were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
36 Koa kuom nyikwa Benjamin: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
37 Kar romb dhood Benjamin ne gin ji alufu piero adek gabich gi mia angʼwen.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south], were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
38 Koa kuom nyikwa Dan: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Dan [He judged], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
39 Kar romb dhood Dan ne gin ji alufu piero auchiel gariyo gi mia abiriyo.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan [He judged], were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
40 Koa kuom nyikwa Asher: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Asher [Happy], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
41 Kar romb dhood Asher ne gin ji alufu piero angʼwen gachiel gi mia abich.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher [Happy], were forty-one thousand five hundred.
42 Koa kuom nyikwa Naftali: Chwo duto mahikgi piero ariyo kadhi nyime moromo tiyo e lweny nondik nying-gi, kaluwore gi nonro mar dhoodgi kod anywolagi.
Of the children of Naphtali [My wrestling], their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;
43 Kar romb dhood Naftali ne gin ji alufu piero abich gadek gi mia angʼwen.
those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali [My wrestling], were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
44 Magi e joma Musa gi Harun kod jotend Israel apar gariyo nokwano, ka moro ka moro ochungʼ ne anywolane.
These are those who were counted, whom Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] counted, and the princes of Israel [God prevails], being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.
45 Jo-Israel duto ma jo-higni piero ariyo kadhi nyime mane nyalo tiyo e lwenj Israel nokwan kaluwore gi anywolagi.
So all those who were counted of the children of Israel [God prevails] by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel [God prevails];
46 Kar rombgi ne gin ji alufu mia auchiel gadek mia abich gi piero abich.
even all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
47 Anywola mar jo-Lawi, kata kamano, ne ok okwan gi joma moko.
But the Levites [Descendants of United with] after the tribe of their fathers was not counted among them.
48 Jehova Nyasaye nowacho ne Musa niya,
For Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
49 “Kik ikwan dhood Lawi kata riwogi e kweno mar jo-Israel mamoko.
“Only the tribe of Levi [United with] you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel [God prevails];
50 Kuom mano, yier jo-Lawi mondo obed jorit Hemb Romo mar Rapar kaachiel gi gik moko duto manie iye. Gin ema nyaka gitingʼ Hemb Romo gi gige; kendo girite maber ka gilwore kod hembegi koni gi koni.
but appoint the Levites [Descendants of United with] over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it.
51 Kamoro amora ma itero e Hema, jo-Lawi ema nyaka gole oko, kendo kamoro amora midhi gure Hema, jo-Lawi ema nyaka gure. Ngʼato angʼata mosudo machiegni kode nyaka negi.
When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.
52 Jo-Israel nyaka gur hembegi e migepe, ka ngʼato ka ngʼato nitiere kare owuon kaluwore gi rangʼiny moketi.
The children of Israel [God prevails] shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.
53 Jo-Lawi, kata kamano, nyaka gur hembegi e alwora mar Hemb Romo mar Rapar mondo omi mirimb Jehova Nyasaye kik lwar kuom oganda mar jo-Israel. Jo-Lawi nobed karito Hemb Romo mar Rapar.”
But the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails]: and the Levites [Descendants of United with] shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”
54 Jo-Israel notimo gigi duto mana kaka Jehova Nyasaye nochiko Musa.
Thus the children of Israel [God prevails] did. According to all that Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out], so they did.
