< Numbers 4 >
1 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Aron be,
2 Let the sons of Kohath, from among the sons of Levi, be numbered by their families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
“Mixlẽ Kohat ƒe viwo tso Levi ƒe viwo dome le woƒe towo kple ƒomewo nu.
3 All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.
Mixlẽ ŋutsu siwo xɔ tso ƒe blaetɔ̃ va se ɖe blaatɔ̃, eye woate ŋu awɔ dɔ le Agbadɔ la me.
4 And this is to be the work of the sons of Kohath in connection with the most holy things.
“Esiawoe nye Kohat ƒe viwo ƒe dɔ le agbadɔ la me: nu kɔkɔetɔwo dzi kpɔkpɔ.
5 When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;
Ne asaɖa la le hoho ge la, Aron kple via ŋutsuwo age ɖe Agbadɔ la me gbã. Woaɖe xɔmetsovɔ la, eye woatsɔe atsyɔ nubablaɖaka la dzi.
6 And putting over it the leather cover and over that a blue cloth; and putting its rods in place.
Emegbe la, woatsɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ atsyɔ xɔmetsovɔ la dzi, atsɔ aɖabɛ blɔtɔ atsyɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ la dzi, eye woatsɔ nubablaɖakakɔkpoawo aƒo ɖe eƒe gagodoeawo me.
7 And on the table of the holy bread they are to put a blue cloth, and on it all the vessels, the spoons and the basins and the cups; and the holy bread with them;
“Le esia megbe la, woatsɔ aɖabɛ blɔtɔ la akeke ɖe ŋkumeɖobolo la ƒe kplɔ̃ la dzi, eye woatsɔ agbawo, gatsiwo, trewo kple kpluwo kple abolo la ada ɖe avɔ la dzi.
8 And over them they are to put a red cloth, covering it with a leather cover, and putting its rods in their places.
Woakeke avɔ dzĩtɔ ɖe nu siawo dzi, eye woatsɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ la atsyɔ aɖabɛ dzĩtɔ la dzi azɔ. Emegbe la, woatsɔ kplɔ̃kɔkpoawo ade kplɔ̃ la ƒe gagodoeawo me.
9 And they are to take a blue cloth, covering with it the light-support with its lights and its instruments and its trays and all the oil vessels which are used for it:
“Nu si woagawɔ azɔe nye woatsɔ avɔ blɔtɔ atsyɔ akaɖiti la, akaɖigbɛawo, ɖovulãnuwo, nutɔgbawo kple amigoe la dzi.
10 All these they are to put in a leather cover, and put it on the frame.
Ekema woatsɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ la atsyɔ nuawo katã dzi, eye woatsɔ nubabla blibo la ada ɖe agbati aɖe dzi.
11 On the gold altar they are to put a blue cloth, covering it with a leather cover; and they are to put its rods in their places.
“Azɔ la, woatsɔ avɔ blɔtɔ atsyɔ sikavɔsamlekpui la dzi, atsɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ la atsyɔ eya hã dzi, eye woatsɔ kpoawo aƒo ɖe gagodoeawo me le vɔsamlekpui la ŋu.
12 All the vessels which are used in the holy place they are to put in a blue cloth, covering them with a leather cover, and put them on the frame.
“Ekema woabla nu bubu siwo katã asusɔ ɖe agbadɔ la me la ɖe avɔ blɔtɔ aɖe me, atsɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ atsyɔ eya hã dzi, eye woada nubabla la ɖe agbati dzi.
13 And they are to take away the burned waste from the altar, and put a purple cloth on it;
“Woalɔ dzowɔ le akɔblivɔsamlekpui la dzi, eye woatsɔ aɖabɛ dzĩtɔ atsyɔ na vɔsamlekpui la.
14 Placing on the cloth all its vessels, the fire-baskets, the meat-hooks, the spades, and the basins; all the vessels of the altar; they are to put a leather cover over all these, and put its rods in their places.
Woatsɔ nu siwo katã ŋu dɔ wowɔna le vɔsamlekpui la dzi la ada ɖe avɔ la dzi. Nu siawoe nye afilɔnuwo, gaflowo, sofiwo, zewo kple vɔsamlekpui la dzi nu bubuawo katã, eye woatsɔ tɔmenyigbalẽ atsyɔ wo dzi. Woatsɔ nukɔkpoawo ade woƒe gagodoeawo me.
15 And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.
“Ne Aron kple via ŋutsuwo wu agbadodo kple nu kɔkɔeawo kple wo ŋunuwo katã nu vɔ, eye ameha la le klalo be yeaho adzo la, Kohat ƒe viwo ava akɔ agbawo. Ke womekpɔ mɔ aka asi nu kɔkɔeawo ŋu o, be womagaku o. Kohat ƒe viwo akɔ nu siwo katã le agbadɔ la me.
16 And Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, is to be responsible for the oil for the light, and the sweet perfumes for burning, and the regular meal offering, and the holy oil; the House and the holy place and everything in it will be in his care.
“Nunɔla Aron ƒe viŋutsu, Eleazar, ƒe dɔdeasie nye wòakpɔ akaɖimemiwo, dzudzɔdonu ʋeʋĩwo, gbe sia gbe ƒe nuɖuvɔsa kple ami sisi la dzi. Kpuie ko la, eƒe dɔe nye wòakpɔ Agbadɔ blibo la kple nu siwo katã le eme la dzi.”
17 And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Aron be,
18 Do not let the family of the Kohathites be cut off from among the Levites;
“Kpɔ egbɔ be womeɖe Kohat ƒomea ɖa le Levi ƒe viwo dome o.
19 But do this to them, so that life and not death may be theirs when they come near the most holy things; let Aaron and his sons go in and give to every one his work and that which he is to take up;
Be woanɔ agbe, eye womaku o, ne wote ɖe nu kɔkɔewo ŋu la, miwɔ nu siawo na wo: Aron kple via ŋutsuwo ayi ɖe kɔkɔeƒe la, eye wòade dɔ si ame sia ame awɔ kple nu sia nu si wòakɔ la asi nɛ.
20 But they themselves are not to go in to see the holy place, even for a minute, for fear of death.
Ne womekplɔ Kohat ƒe viŋutsuwo yi o la, mele be woage ɖe agbadɔ la me o; ne menye nenema o la, woakpɔ nu kɔkɔeawo le afi ma, eye woaku.”
21 And the Lord said to Moses,
Eye Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,
22 Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
“Xlẽ Gerson ƒe viŋutsuwo ɖe Levi ƒe viwo dome,
23 All those from thirty to fifty years old who are able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.
ame siwo xɔ tso ƒe blaetɔ̃ va se ɖe ƒe blaatɔ̃, eye wodze na dɔ kɔkɔe la wɔwɔ le agbadɔ la me.
24 This is to be the work of the Gershonites, the things they are to do and take up.
“Gerson viwo ƒe dɔdeasie nye be woakɔ:
25 They are to take up the curtains of the House, and the Tent of meeting with its cover and the leather cover over it, and the hangings for the door of the Tent of meeting;
Nɔƒe la ƒe xɔmetsovɔ, agbadɔ la ŋutɔ kple kpɔ si ƒo xlãe, gbɔ̃gbalẽ si wotsɔ gbã agbadɔ la kple avɔ si le eƒe mɔnu.
26 And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, with the cords and all the things used for them; whatever is necessary for these, they are to do.
Woawoe akɔ kpɔ si ƒo xlã nɔƒe la ŋu vɔwo, agbonuvɔ si le nɔƒe si ƒo xlã vɔsamlekpui la kple agbadɔ la ƒe mɔnu ƒe vɔsamlekpui la, kawo kple wo ŋu nu bubuawo katã. Woawo ƒe dɔ wònye be woakɔ nu siawo.
27 From the mouth of Aaron and his sons the Gershonites will have word about all the things they are to do and take up; you are to give them their orders.
Aron alo via ŋutsuwo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ate ŋu ade dɔ siawo asi na Gerson ƒe viwo,
28 This is the work of the family of the Gershonites in the Tent of meeting, and they will be under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
ke esiae nye Gerson viwo ƒe ƒome la ƒe dɔwo le agbadɔ la ŋu, eye woanɔ nunɔla Aron ƒe viŋutsu, Itamar ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.
29 The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
“Azɔ la, xlẽ Merari ƒe viŋutsuwo ɖe Levi ƒe viwo dome, ŋutsu siwo katã xɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃ va se ɖe blaatɔ̃, eye wodze na dɔwɔwɔ le Agbadɔ la me.
30 Every one from thirty to fifty years old who is able to do the work of the Tent of meeting.
Xlẽ ŋutsu siwo katã xɔ tso ƒe blaetɔ̃ va se ɖe ƒe blaatɔ̃ le ame siwo va be yewoawɔ agbadɔ la ŋu dɔwo dome
31 And this is their part in the work of the Tent of meeting: the transport of the boards and the rods of the Tent, with the pillars and their bases;
Esiae nye woƒe dɔdeasi si woawɔ le agbadɔ la ŋuti dɔwo wɔwɔ me: woakɔ ʋuƒowo, gamedetiawo, sɔtiawo kple woƒe afɔwo,
32 And the pillars of the open space outside it, with their bases and their nails and cords and all the instruments used, and everything which has to be done there; all the instruments for which they are responsible are to be numbered by name.
nɔƒe la ƒe kpɔ ƒe sɔtiwo kple zɔwo, tsyotiwo, kawo kple nu sia nu si ku ɖe wo ŋu dɔ wɔwɔ kple wo dzadzraɖo ŋu. De dɔ asi na ame sia ame wotɔxɛtɔxɛe.
33 This is the work which the sons of Merari are to do in connection with the Tent of meeting, under the direction of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.
Merari ƒe viwo hã awɔ dɔ le agbadɔ la ŋu le nunɔla Aron ƒe viŋutsu Itamar ƒe kpɔkplɔ te.”
34 So Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people took in hand the numbering of the sons of the Kohathites, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;
Ale Mose kple Aron kple kplɔla bubuawo xlẽ Kohat ƒe viwo
35 Numbering all those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting;
kple woƒe ŋutsu siwo xɔ tso ƒe blaetɔ̃ va se ɖe ƒe blaatɔ̃, ame siwo dze na dɔwɔwɔ le agbadɔ la me.
36 And the number of all these was two thousand, seven hundred and fifty.
Wode ŋutsu akpe eve, alafa adre blaatɔ̃.
37 This is the number of those of the Kohathites who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.
Esiawo nye ame siwo katã Mose kple Aron tia xlẽ le Kohat viwo ƒe ƒome la me be woawɔ dɔ le agbadɔ la ŋu abe ale si Yehowa ɖo na Mose ene.
38 And those of the sons of Gershon who were numbered by families,
Eye wotia Gerson ƒe viwo xlẽ le woƒe ƒome kple aƒewo nu.
39 All those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work in the Tent of meeting,
Woxlẽ ame siwo katã xɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃ alo wu nenema la va se ɖe ƒe blaatɔ̃, eye woate ŋu awɔ dɔ le Mawu ƒe agbadɔ la ŋu.
40 Who were numbered by families in the order of their fathers' houses, were two thousand, six hundred and thirty.
Ame siwo wotia, xlẽ le woƒe ƒomewo kple aƒewo nu la le ame akpe eve alafa ade, blaetɔ̃.
41 This is the number of the sons of Gershon who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.
Ame siawo nye ame siwo katã Mose kple Aron tia, xlẽ le Gerson ƒe viwo ƒe ƒome la me, eye woate ŋu awɔ dɔ le agbadɔ la ŋu abe ale si Yehowa de se ene.
42 And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,
Eye wotia amewo, xlẽ le Merari ƒe viwo ƒe ƒome la kple aƒewo nu.
43 All those from thirty to fifty years old who did the work in the Tent of meeting,
Woxlẽ ame siwo katã xɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃ alo wu nenema la va se ɖe ƒe blaatɔ̃, eye woate ŋu awɔ dɔ le Mawu ƒe Agbadɔ la ŋu.
44 Who were numbered by families, were three thousand, two hundred.
Ame siwo wotia, xlẽ le woƒe ƒomea nu la le ame akpe etɔ̃, alafa eve.
45 This is the number of the sons of Merari, numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.
Esiawoe nye ame siwo Mose kple Aron wotia, xlẽ le Merari ƒe viwo ƒe ƒome la me abe ale si Yehowa de se na Mose ene.
46 And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,
Levi ƒe vi siwo katã Mose kple Aron kple Israel kplɔlawo wotia le woƒe ƒomewo kple aƒewo nu,
47 Those from thirty to fifty years old who were able to do the work of the Tent of meeting and of its transport,
eye woxɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃ alo wu nenema va se ɖe ƒe blaatɔ̃ be woasubɔ le Mawu ƒe agbadɔ la me, eye woakɔ agba la
48 Came to eight thousand, five hundred and eighty.
ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe enyi, alafa atɔ̃ blaenyi.
49 At the order of the Lord they were numbered by Moses, every one in relation to his work and to his part in the transport; so they were numbered by Moses at the order of the Lord.
Mose na wofia ame sia ame ƒe dɔ kple agba si wòakɔ lae, abe ale si Yehowa de se ene. Eye wotia wo xlẽ abe ale si Yehowa de se na Mose ene.