< Numbers 3 >

1 Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when the word of the Lord came to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Ũyũ nĩguo ũhoro wa njiaro cia Harũni na Musa hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Jehova aaririe na Musa Kĩrĩma-inĩ gĩa Sinai.
2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the oldest, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Harũni maarĩ Nadabu ũrĩa warĩ irigithathi, na Abihu, na Eleazaru, na Ithamaru.
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.
Macio nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Harũni, nao maarĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai aitĩrĩrie maguta, arĩa maamũrĩtwo matungatage marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai.
4 And Nadab and Abihu were put to death before the Lord when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord, in the waste land of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests before Aaron their father.
Na rĩrĩ, Nadabu na Abihu nĩmakuire marĩ mbere ya Jehova rĩrĩa maarutaga igongona na mwaki ũtarĩ mwĩtĩkĩrie mbere yake Werũ-inĩ wa Sinai. Matiarĩ na ciana cia aanake; nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Eleazaru na Ithamaru nĩo maatungataga marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai hĩndĩ ĩrĩa yothe ithe wao Harũni aarĩ muoyo.
5 And the Lord said to Moses,
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
6 Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,
“Rehe andũ a mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi ũmaneane kũrĩ Harũni mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai, nĩguo mamũteithagie.
7 In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;
Marĩĩrutaga wĩra wa kũmũtungatĩra, na matungatagĩre kĩrĩndĩ kĩu gĩothe hau Hema-inĩ-ya-Gũtũnganwo na ũndũ wa kũruta wĩra wa hema ĩyo.
8 And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.
Nao marĩmenyagĩrĩra indo ciothe cia Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo, mahingagie maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire nĩ gwĩkwo nĩ andũ a Isiraeli na ũndũ wa kũruta wĩra wa hema ĩyo.
9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.
Neana Alawii acio kũrĩ Harũni na ariũ ake; nĩo andũ a Isiraeli arĩa mekũneanwo kũrĩ we biũ.
10 And give orders that Aaron and his sons are to keep their place as priests; any strange person who comes near is to be put to death.
Amũra Harũni na ariũ ake matungatage marĩ athĩnjĩri-Ngai; mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe ũrĩa ũrĩkuhagĩrĩria harĩa haamũre no nginya ooragwo.”
11 And the Lord said to Moses,
Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
12 See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;
“Niĩ nĩ niĩ thuurĩte Alawii kuuma kũrĩ andũ a Isiraeli ithenya rĩa marigithathi ma arũme arĩa marigithathĩtwo nĩ andũ-a-nja othe a Isiraeli. Alawii nĩ akwa,
13 For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.
nĩgũkorwo marigithathi mothe nĩ makwa. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndooragire marigithathi mothe ma Misiri, noguo ndeyamũrĩire marigithathi mothe ma Isiraeli, marĩ ma mũndũ kana ma nyamũ. Macio nĩ makwa kĩũmbe. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.”
14 And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai,
Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa kũu Werũ-inĩ wa Sinai atĩrĩ,
15 Let all the children of Levi be numbered by their families and their fathers' houses; let every male of a month old and over be numbered.
“Tara Alawii kũringana na nyũmba ciao na mbarĩ ciao. Tara arũme othe arĩa makinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria.”
16 So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, Musa akĩmatara o ta ũrĩa aathĩtwo nĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova.
17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma ariũ a Lawi: Nĩ Gerishoni, na Kohathu, na Merari.
18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei.
Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma mbarĩ cia Agerishoni: Nĩ Libini na Shimei.
19 And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.
Mbarĩ cia Akohathu ciarĩ: Amuramu, na Iziharu na Hebironi, na Uzieli.
20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.
Mbarĩ cia Amerari: ciarĩ Mahali na Mushi. Ici nĩcio ciarĩ mbarĩ cia Alawii, kũringana na nyũmba ciao.
21 From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.
Gerishoni aarĩ na mbarĩ cia Alabini na Ashimei; ici nĩcio ciarĩ mbarĩ cia Agerishoni.
22 Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were seven thousand, five hundred.
Arũme arĩa othe maakinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria arĩa maatarirwo maarĩ andũ 7,500.
23 The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.
Mbarĩ icio cia Agerishoni ciarĩ ciambe hema ciao mwena wa ithũĩro, thuutha wa Hema-ĩrĩa-Nyamũre.
24 The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.
Mũtongoria wa nyũmba cia Agerishoni aarĩ Eliasafu mũrũ wa Laeli.
25 In the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,
Hau Hema-inĩ-ya-Gũtũnganwo-rĩ, Agerishoni nĩo maarĩ na wĩra wa kũmenyerera Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre na hema, na ciandarũa cia kũmĩhumbĩra, na gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio itoonyero rĩa Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo,
26 And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, and all the cords needed for its use.
na itambaya cia gũcuurio cia kũirigĩra nja, na gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio gĩa itoonyero rĩa nja ĩrĩa ĩthiũrũkĩirie Hema ĩyo nyamũre na kĩgongona na mĩhĩndo, na indo ciothe iria ikonainie na wĩra wacio.
27 From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
Kohathu aarĩ na mbarĩ cia Aamuramu, na Aiziharu, na Ahebironi, na Auzieli; icio nĩcio ciarĩ mbarĩ cia Akohathu.
28 Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were eight thousand, six hundred, who were responsible for the care of the holy place.
Arũme arĩa othe maakinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria maarĩ andũ 8,600. Wĩra wa Akohathu warĩ wa kũmenyerera harĩa haamũre.
29 The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.
Mbarĩ cia Akohathu ciarĩ ciambage hema mwena wa gũthini wa Hema-ĩrĩa-Nyamũre.
30 Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.
Mũtongoria wa nyũmba cia mbarĩ cia Akohathu aarĩ Elizafani mũrũ wa Uzieli.
31 In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.
Wĩra wao warĩ wa kũmenyerera ithandũkũ rĩa kĩrĩkanĩro, na metha, na mũtĩ ũrĩa wa kũigĩrĩrwo matawa, na igongona, na indo cia gũtũmĩrwo harĩa haamũre, na gĩtambaya gĩa gũcuurio gĩa kũhakania, o na indo ciothe ciakonainie na mũhũthĩrĩre wacio.
32 Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.
Mũtongoria mũnene wa Alawii aarĩ Eleazaru mũrũ wa Harũni, ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Nĩwe watuirwo mũrũgamĩrĩri wa arĩa maamenyagĩrĩra harĩa haamũre.
33 From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
Merari aarĩ na mbarĩ cia Amahali na Amushi; icio nĩcio ciarĩ mbarĩ cia Merari.
34 Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.
Arũme arĩa othe maatarirwo arĩa maakinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria maarĩ andũ 6,200.
35 The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.
Mũtongoria wa nyũmba cia mbarĩ ya Merari aarĩ Zurieli mũrũ wa Abihaili; nao maarĩ maambage hema mwena wa gathigathini wa Hema-ĩrĩa-Nyamũre.
36 And in their care are to be all the boards of the Tent, with their rods and pillars and bases, and all the instruments, and all they are used for,
Amerari maamũrirwo mamenyagĩrĩre buremu ya hema ĩrĩa yaamũrĩtwo, na mĩgĩĩko yayo, na itugĩ, na itina ciacio, o na indo ciothe ciayo cia wĩra, na indo ciothe ciakonainie na mũhũthĩrĩre wacio,
37 And the pillars of the open space round it, with their bases and nails and cords.
o na mamenyagĩrĩre itugĩ iria ciirigĩte nja yayo hamwe na itina ciacio, na higĩ cia hema na mĩhĩĩndo yayo.
38 And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.
Musa na Harũni na ariũ ake maarĩ mambage hema ciao mwena wa irathĩro wa Hema-ĩyo-Nyamũre, mangʼetheire irathĩro, o hau mbere ya Hema-ya-Gũtũnganwo. Wĩra wao warĩ wa kũmenyerera harĩa haamũre ithenya rĩa andũ a Isiraeli. Mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe ũngĩakuhĩrĩirie hau haamũre aarĩ ooragwo.
39 All the Levites numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord, all the males of one month old and over numbered in the order of their families, were twenty-two thousand.
Alawii arĩa othe maatarirwo ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa na Harũni kũringana na mbarĩ ciao, hamwe na arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria, maarĩ andũ 22,000.
40 And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.
Nake Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ, “Tara marigithathi ma arũme othe ma andũ a Isiraeli arĩa makinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria, na wandĩke marĩĩtwa mao.
41 And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.
Nyamũrĩra Alawii handũ ha marigithathi mothe ma andũ a Isiraeli; o naguo ũhiũ wa Alawii ũwaamũre handũ ha marigithathi mothe ma mahiũ ma andũ a Isiraeli. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.”
42 So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa agĩtara marigithathi mothe ma andũ a Isiraeli, o ta ũrĩa Jehova aamwathĩte.
43 Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.
Marigithathi mothe ma arũme arĩa maakinyĩtie mweri ũmwe na makĩria, maandĩkwo na marĩĩtwa mao, maarĩ andũ 22,273.
44 And the Lord said to Moses,
Ningĩ Jehova akĩĩra Musa atĩrĩ,
45 Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.
“Amũra Alawii handũ ha marigithathi mothe ma andũ a Isiraeli, naguo ũhiũ wa Alawii ũwaamũre handũ ha mahiũ mao. Alawii megũtuĩka akwa. Niĩ nĩ niĩ Jehova.
46 And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,
Gũkũũra marigithathi macio 273 ma andũ a Isiraeli, acio makĩrĩte mũigana wa Alawii-rĩ,
47 Will be five shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place (the shekel is twenty gerahs);
oya cekeri ithano irũgamĩrĩre o mũndũ, kũringana na cekeri ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre, ĩrĩa ũritũ wayo ũrĩ gera mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ.
48 And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.
Mbeeca icio cia gũkũũra andũ a Isiraeli acio makĩrĩte-rĩ, cinengere Harũni na ariũ ake.”
49 So Moses took the money, the price of those whose place had not been taken by the Levites;
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Musa akĩũngania mbeeca cia gũkũũra andũ acio maakĩrĩte mũigana wa andũ arĩa maakũũrĩtwo nĩ Alawii.
50 From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;
Kuuma kũrĩ marigithathi ma andũ a Isiraeli, akĩũngania betha ya ũritũ wa cekeri 1,365 kũringana na cekeri ya handũ-harĩa-haamũre.
51 And he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.
Musa akĩnengera Harũni na ariũ ake mbeeca icio ciakũũrĩte andũ, o ta ũrĩa aathĩtwo nĩ kiugo kĩa Jehova.

< Numbers 3 >