Numbers 26

1 After the blood of the guilty was shed, the Lord said to Moses and to Eleazar the son of Aaron, the priest:

Esi dɔvɔ̃ la nu tso la, Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Eleazar, si nye nunɔla Aron ƒe viŋutsu be,

2 Number the whole sum of the children of Israel from twenty years old and upward, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go forth to war.

“Mixlẽ Israelvi siwo katã xɔ ƒe blaeve alo wu nenema ne miakpɔ ame siwo ate ŋu ayi aʋa tso to ɖe sia ɖe kple hlɔ̃ ɖe sia ɖe me.”

3 Moses therefore and Eleazar the priest, being in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan over against Jericho, spoke to them that were

Ale le Moab tagba, le Yɔdan gbɔ tso Yeriko, Mose kple Eleazar, nunɔla la, ƒo nu kple wo, eye wogblɔ be,

4 From twenty years old and upward, as the Lord had commanded: and this is the number of them:

“Mixlẽ ŋutsu siwo xɔ ƒe blaeve alo wu nenema, abe ale si Yehowa ɖo na Mose ene.” Woawoe nye Israelvi siwo ʋu tso Egiptenyigba dzi.

5 Ruben the firstborn of Israel. His sons were Henoch, of whom is the family of the Henochites: and Phallu, of whom is the family of the Phalluites:

Ruben nye Israel ƒe ŋgɔgbevi. Ruben ƒe viwoe nye Hanok, ame si dzi Hanok hlɔ̃ la. Palu, ame si dzi Palu hlɔ̃ la,

6 And Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Charmi, of whom is the family of the Charmites.

Hezron, ame si dzi Hezron hlɔ̃ la, Karmi, ame si dzi Karmi hlɔ̃ la.

7 These are the families of the stock of Ruben: whose number was found to be forty-three thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Esiawoe nye Ruben ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo; ame siwo wotia xlẽ le wo me la le ame akpe blaene-vɔ-etɔ̃, alafa adre blaetɔ̃.

8 The son of Phallu was Eliab.

Palu ƒe vie nye Eliab,

9 His sons, were Namuel and Dathan and Abiron. These are Dathan and Abiron the princes of the people, that rose against Moses and Aaron in the sedition of Core, when they rebelled against the Lord:

eye Eliab ƒe viwoe nye Nemuel, Datan kple Abiram. Ame eve siawo, Datan kple Abiram woe nye ame siwo wɔ ɖeka kple Korah ɖe Mose kple Aron ŋu, to esia me wotsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu.

10 And the earth opening her mouth swallowed up Core, many others dying, when the fire burned two hundred and fifty men. And there was a great miracle wrought,

Eya ta anyigba ke nu mi wo, eye dzo tso Yehowa gbɔ wu ame alafa eve blaatɔ̃ wòzu ŋkuɖodzinu.

11 That when Core perished, his sons did not perish.

Ke hã la, Korah ƒe viwo katã metsrɔ̃ o.

12 The sons of Simeon by their kindreds: Namuel, of him is the family of the Namuelites: Jamin, of him is the family of the Jaminites: Jachin, of him is the family of the Jachinites:

Simeon ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Nemuel, ame si dzi Nemuel hlɔ̃ la, Yamin, ame si dzi Yamin hlɔ̃ la, Yakin, ame si dzi Yakin hlɔ̃ la,

13 Zare, of him is the family of the Zarites: Saul, of him is the family of the Saulites.

Zera, ame si dzi Zera hlɔ̃ la, Saul, ame si dzi Saul hlɔ̃ la.

14 These are the families of the stock of Simeon, of which the whole number was twenty-two thousand two hundred.

Simeon ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve, alafa eve.

15 The sons of Gad by their kindreds: Sephon, of hin; Is the family of the Sephonites: Aggi, of him is the family of the Aggites: Suni, of him is the family of the Sunites:

Gad ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Zefon, ame si dzi Zefon hlɔ̃ la, Hagi, ame si dzi Hagi hlɔ̃ la, Suni, ame si dzi Suni hlɔ̃ la,

16 Ozni, of him is the family of the Oznites: Her, of him is the family of the Herites:

Ozni, ame si dzi Ozni hlɔ̃ la, Eri, ame si dzi Eri hlɔ̃ la,

17 Arod, of him is the family of the Arodites: Ariel, of him is the family of the Arielites.

Arɔd, ame si dzi Arɔd hlɔ̃ la, Areli, ame si dzi Areli hlɔ̃ la.

18 These are the families of Gad, of which the whole number was forty thousand five hundred.

Esiawoe nye Gad ƒe viŋutsuwo, ame siwo wotia xlẽ la ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe blaene, alafa atɔ̃.

19 The sons of Juda, Her and Onan, who both died in the land of Chanaan.

Yuda ƒe viwoe nye Er kple Onan, ame siwo ku le Kanaanyigba dzi.

20 And the sons of Juda by their kindreds were: Sela, of whom is the family of the Selaites: Phares, of whom is the family of the Pharesites: Zare, of whom is the family of the Zarites.

Yuda ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Sela, ame si dzi Sela hlɔ̃ la, Perez, ame si dzi Perez hlɔ̃ la, Zera, ame si dzi Zera hlɔ̃ la,

21 Moreover the sons of Phares were: Hesron, of whom is the family of the Hesronites: and Hamul, of whom is the family of the Hamulites.

Perez ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Hezron, ame si dzi Hezron hlɔ̃ la; Hamul, ame si dzi Hamul hlɔ̃ la.

22 These are the families of Juda, of which the whole number was seventy-six thousand five hundred.

Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Yuda ƒe ƒome me la le ame akpe blaadre-vɔ-ade, alafa atɔ̃.

23 The sons of Issachar, by their kindreds: Thola, of whom is the family of the Tholaites: Phua, of whom is the family of the Phuaites:

Isaka ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me woe nye: Tola, ame si dzi Tola hlɔ̃ la, Puva, ame si dzi Puva hlɔ̃ la.

24 Jasub, of whom is the family of the Jasubites: Semran, of whom is the family of the Semranites.

Yasub, ame si dzi Yasub hlɔ̃ la; Simrɔn, ame si dzi Simrɔn hlɔ̃ la.

25 These are the kindreds of Issachar, whose number was sixty-four thousand three hundred.

Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Isaka ƒe hlɔ̃ me la le ame akpe blaade-vɔ-ene alafa etɔ̃.

26 The sons of Zabulon by their kindreds: Sared, of whom is the family of the Saredites: Elon, of whom is the family of the Elonites: Jalel, of whom is the family of the Jalelites.

Zebulon ƒe viŋutsuwo le woƒe towo nue nye: Sered, ame si dzi Sered hlɔ̃ la, Elon, ame si dzi Elon hlɔ̃ la, Yahlil, ame si dzi Yahlil hlɔ̃ la.

27 These are the kindreds of Zabulon, whose number was sixty thousand five hundred.

Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Zebulon ƒe ƒome me la le ame akpe blaade, alafa atɔ̃.

28 The sons of Joseph by their kindred, Manasses and Ephraim.

Yosef ƒe viwoe nye Manase kple Efraim:

29 Of Manasses was born Machir, of whom is the family of the Machirites. Machir beget Galaad, of whom is the family of the Galaadites.

Manase ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Makir, ame si dzi Makir hlɔ̃ la (Makir dzi Gilead), eye Gilead hlɔ̃ la.

30 Galaad had sons: Jezer, of whom is the family of the Jezerites: and Helec, of whom is the family of the Helecites:

Gilead ƒe viŋutsuwo kple woƒe hlɔ̃woe nye esiawo. Yezer, ame si dzi Yezer hlɔ̃ la, Helek, ame si dzi Helek hlɔ̃ la,

31 And Asriel, of whom is the family of the Asrielites: and Sechem, of whom is the family of the Sechemites:

Asriel, ame si dzi Asriel hlɔ̃ la, Sekem, ame si dzi Sekem hlɔ̃ la,

32 And Semida, of whom is the family of the Semidaites: and Hepher, of whom is the family of the Hepherites.

Semida, ame si dzi Semida hlɔ̃ la, Hefer, ame si dzi Hefer hlɔ̃ la,

33 And Hepher was the father of Salphaad, who had no sons, but only daughters, whose names are these: Maala, and Noa, and Hegla, and Melcha, and Thersa.

(Zelofehad, medzi ŋutsuvi aɖeke o. Via nyɔnuviwo ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka kple Tirza.)

34 These are the families of Manasses, and the number of them fifty-two thousand seven hundred.

Esiawoe nye Manase ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo, ame siwo ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe blaatɔ̃ vɔ eve alafa adre.

35 And the sons of Ephraim by their kindreds were these: Suthala, of whom is the family of the Suthalaites: Becher, of whom is the family of the Becherites: Thehen, of whom is the family of the Thehenites.

Efraim ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Sutela, ame si dzi Sutela hlɔ̃ la, Beker, ame si dzi Beker hlɔ̃ la, Tahan, ame si dzi Tahan hlɔ̃ la.

36 Now the son of Suthala was Heran, of whom is the family of the Heranites.

Sutela vi nye Eran, ame si dzi Eran hlɔ̃ la.

37 These are the kindreds of the sons of Ephraim: whose number was thirty-two thousand five hundred.

Ame siawoe nye Efraim ƒe viŋutsuwo. Ame siwo wotia xlẽ la le ame akpe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-eve, alafa atɔ̃. Esiawoe nye Yosef ƒe viwo le woƒe hlɔ̃wo nu.

38 These are the sons of Joseph by their families. The sons of Benjamin in their kindreds: Bela, of whom is the family of the Belaites: Asbel, of whom is the family of the Asbelites: Ahiram, of whom is the family of the Ahiramites:

Benyamin ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Bela, ame si dzi Bela hlɔ̃ la, Asbel, ame si dzi Asbel hlɔ̃ la, Ahiram, ame si dzi Ahiram hlɔ̃ la,

39 Supham, of whom is the family of the Suphamites: Hupham, of whom is the family of the Huphamites.

Sefufam, ame si dzi Sefufam hlɔ̃ la, Hufam, ame si dzi Hufam hlɔ̃ la,

40 The sons of Bela: Hered, and Noeman. Of Hered, is the family of the Heredites: of Noeman, the family of tile Noemanites.

Bela viwoe nye Ard kple Naaman: Ard, ame si dzi Ard hlɔ̃ la, Naaman, ame si dzi Naaman hlɔ̃ la.

41 These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, whose number was forty-five thousand six hundred.

Esiawoe nye Benyamin ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo, ame siwo ƒe xexlẽme nye ame akpe blaene-vɔ-atɔ̃ alafa ade.

42 The sons of Dan by their kindreds: Suham, of whom is the family of the Suhamites: These are the kindreds of Dan by their families.

Dan viwoe nye esi le woƒe ƒome nu: Suham, ame si dzi Suham hlɔ̃ la. Esiae nye Dan ƒe hlɔ̃wo:

43 All were Suhamites, whose number was sixty-four thousand four hundred.

Wo katã nye Suham hlɔ̃ si ƒe xexlẽme nye ame akpe blaade-vɔ-ene, alafa ene.

44 The sons of Aser by their kindreds: Jemna, of whom is the family of the Jemnaites: Jessui, of whom is the family of the Jessuites: Brie, of whom is the family of the Brieites.

Aser ƒe viŋutsuwo kple woƒe hlɔ̃woe nye: Imna, ame si dzi Imna hlɔ̃ la, Isvi, ame si dzi Isvi hlɔ̃ la, Beria, ame si dzi Beria hlɔ̃ la.

45 The sons of Brie: Heber, of whom is the family of the Heberites: and Melchiel, of whom is the family of the Melchielites.

Woma Beria hlɔ̃ la ɖe akpa eve me: Heber hlɔ̃ si dzɔ tso Beria ƒe viŋutsu Heber me, Malxiel hlɔ̃ si dzɔ tso Beria ƒe vi Malxiel me.

46 And the name of the daughter of Aser, was Sara.

Aser ƒe vinyɔnu ŋkɔe nye Sera.

47 These are the kindreds of the sons of Aser, and their number fifty-three thousand four hundred.

Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Aser ƒe viwo ƒe hlɔ̃ me la le ame akpe blaatɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃, alafa ene.

48 The sons of Nephtali by their kindreds: Jesiel, of whom is the family of the Jesielites: Guni, of whom is the family of the Gunites:

Naftali ƒe viŋutsuwo kple woƒe hlɔ̃woe nye: Yahzil, ame si dzi Yahzil hlɔ̃ la, Guni, ame si dzi Guni hlɔ̃ la,

49 Jeser, of whom is the family of the Jeserites: Sellem, of whom is the family of the Sellemites.

Yezer, ame si dzi Yezer hlɔ̃ la, Silem, ame si dzi Silem hlɔ̃ la.

50 These are the kindreds of the sons of Nephtali by their families: whose number was forty-five thousand four hundred.

Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Naftali ƒe hlɔ̃ me la nye ame akpe blaene-vɔ-atɔ̃, alafa ene.

51 This is the sum of the children of Israel, that were reckoned up, six hundred and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

Ale Israel ŋutsu siwo katã ate ŋu ade aʋa la de ame akpe alafa ade kple ɖeka, alafa adre blaetɔ̃.

52 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Azɔ Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,

53 To these shall the land be divided for their possessions according to the number of names.

“Wòama anyigba la ɖe to vovovoawo dome le toawo me tɔwo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ nu, abe ale si amexexlẽ la fia ene.

54 To the greater number thou shalt give a greater portion, and to the fewer a less: to every one, as they have now been reckoned up, shall a possession be delivered:

To siwo me amewo sɔ gbɔ le la, woaxɔ anyigba wòalolo, eye to siwo me amewo mesɔ gbɔ le o la ƒe anyigba nanɔ sue.

55 Yet so that by lot the land be divided to the tribe and families.

Yehowa ɖo na Mose be, Kpɔ egbɔ be yewodzidze nu hafi ma anyigba la, eye woaxɔ domenyinu ɖe wo fofowo ƒe towo ƒe ŋkɔ nu.

56 Whatsoever shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or the fewer.

Woama domenyinu ɖe sia ɖe to akɔdada me ɖe to gãwo kple to suewo siaa dome.”

57 This also is the number of the sons of Levi by their families: Gerson, of whom is the family of the Gersonites: Caath, of whom is the family of the Caathites: Merari, of whom is the family of the Merarites.

Levi ƒe viwo ƒe hlɔ̃ siwo me woxlẽ ame le le amexexlẽa me la kple ame siwo me wodzɔ tso la woe nye: Gerson dzi Gerson hlɔ̃; Kohat dzi Kohat hlɔ̃; Merari dzi Merari hlɔ̃.

58 These are the families of Levi: The family of Lobni, the family of Hebroni, the family of Moholi, the family of Musi, the family of Core. Now Caath beget Amram:

Levi ƒomea me tɔwoe nye, Libni ƒomea, Hebroni ƒomea, Mahli ƒomea, Musi ƒomea kple Korah ƒomea. (Kohat nye Amram tɔgbui.

59 Who had to wife Jochabed the daughter of Levi, who was horn to him in Egypt. She bore to her husband Amram sons, Aaron and Moses, and Mary their sister.

Amram srɔ̃ ŋkɔe nye Yohebed, Levi ƒe dzidzimevi, ame si wòdzi na Levi ƒe viwo le Egipte.

60 Of Aaron were born Nadab and Abiu, and Eleazar and Ithamar:

Aron ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar kple Itamar.

61 Of whom Nadab and Abiu died, when they had offered the strange fire before the Lord.

Nadab kple Abihu woku esi wodo dzudzɔ makɔmakɔ na Yehowa.)

62 And all that were numbered, were twenty-three thousand males from one month old and upward: for they were not reckoned up among the children of Israel, neither was a possession given to them with the rest.

Levi ƒe vi siwo katã woxlẽ wonye ŋutsuwo, eye woxɔ ɣleti ɖeka alo wu nenema la de ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃. Ke womebu Levi ƒe viwo de Israelviwo ƒe amexexlẽ ƒe nukpɔkpɔ blibo la me o, elabena womena anyigba Levi ƒe viwo esi woma anyigba ɖe toawo dome o.

63 This is the number of the children of Israel, that were enrolled by Moses and Eleazar the priest, in the plains of Moab upon the Jordan, over against Jericho.

Ale esiae nye Israelvi siwo Mose kple nunɔla Eleazar tia xlẽ le Moab gbegbe le Yɔdan tɔsisi la to le Yeriko kasa.

64 Among whom there was not one of them that were numbered before by Moses and Aaron in the desert of Sinai.

Wo dometɔ ɖeka gɔ̃ hã menɔ ame siwo Mose kple nunɔla Eleazar xlẽ esime woxlẽ Israelviwo le Sinai gbegbe la dome o.

65 For the Lord had foretold that they should die in the wilderness. And none remained of them, but Caleb the son of Jephone, and Josue the son of Nun.

Elabena Yehowa gblɔ na Israelvi mawo be, woaku godoo le gbegbe la; wo dometɔ aɖeke mesusɔ o, negbe Kaleb, Yefune ƒe viŋutsu kple Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu.