Numbers 3
1 These are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the Lord spoke to Moses in mount Sinai.
Hii ni hesabu ya jamaa ya Aroni na Mose kwa wakati ambao Bwana alizungumza na Mose katika Mlima Sinai.
2 And these the names of the sons of Aaron: his firstborn Nadab, then Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Majina ya wana wa Aroni yalikuwa: Nadabu mzaliwa wa kwanza na Abihu, Eleazari na Ithamari.
3 These the names of the sons of Aaron the priests that were anointed, and whose hands were filled and consecrated, to do the functions of priesthood.
Hayo yalikuwa majina ya wana wa Aroni, makuhani wapakwa mafuta, waliokuwa wamesimikwa kuhudumu kama makuhani.
4 Now Nadab and Abiu died, without children, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in the desert of Sinai: and Eleazar and Ithamar performed the priestly office in the presence of Aaron their father.
Hata hivyo Nadabu na Abihu walikufa mbele za Bwana walipotoa sadaka kwa moto usioruhusiwa mbele zake katika Jangwa la Sinai. Hawakuwa na wana; kwa hiyo Eleazari na Ithamari walihudumu peke yao kama makuhani wakati wote wa maisha ya Aroni baba yao.
5 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
6 Bring the tribe of Levi, and make them stand in the sight of Aaron the priest to minister to him, and let them watch,
“Walete watu wa kabila la Lawi mbele ya Aroni kuhani ili wamsaidie.
7 And observe whatsoever appertaineth to the service of the multitude before the tabernacle of the testimony,
Watafanya huduma kwa ajili yake na kwa jumuiya yote katika Hema la Kukutania kwa kufanya kazi za Maskani.
8 And let them keep the vessels of the tabernacle, serving in the ministry thereof.
Watatunza samani zote za Hema la Kukutania, wakitimiza wajibu wa kuhudumia Waisraeli kwa kufanya kazi ya Maskani.
9 And thou shalt give the Levites for a gift,
Wakabidhi Walawi kwa Aroni na wanawe; hao ndio Waisraeli ambao wanakabidhiwa kwake kabisa.
10 To Aaron and to his sons, to whom they are delivered by the children of Israel. But thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons over the service of priesthood. The stranger that approacheth to minister, shall be put to death.
Waweke Aroni na wanawe kuhudumu kama makuhani; mtu mwingine yeyote atakayesogea mahali patakatifu ni lazima auawe.”
11 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
12 I have taken the Levites from the children of Israel, for every firstborn that openeth the womb among the children of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine.
“Nimewatwaa Walawi kutoka miongoni mwa Waisraeli badala ya mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume wa kila mwanamke wa Mwisraeli. Walawi ni wangu,
13 For every firstborn is mine: since I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt: I have sanctified to myself whatsoever is firstborn in Israel both of man and beast, they are mine: I am the Lord.
kwa kuwa wazaliwa wote wa kwanza ni wangu. Nilipowaua wazaliwa wa kwanza huko Misri, nilimtenga kila mzaliwa wa kwanza katika Israeli awe wangu, akiwa mwanadamu au mnyama. Watakuwa wangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana.”
14 And the Lord spoke to Moses in the desert of Sinai, saying:
Bwana akamwambia Mose katika Jangwa la Sinai,
15 Number the sons of Levi by the houses of their fathers and their families, every male from one month and upward.
“Wahesabu Walawi kwa jamaa zao na koo zao. Mhesabu kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi.”
16 Moses numbered them as the Lord had commanded.
Kwa hiyo Mose akawahesabu, kama alivyoamriwa na neno la Bwana.
17 And there were found sons of Levi by their names, Gerson and Caath and Merari.
Haya yalikuwa majina ya wana wa Lawi: Gershoni, Kohathi na Merari.
18 The sons of Gerson: Lebni and Semei.
Haya ndiyo yaliyokuwa majina ya koo za Wagershoni: Libni na Shimei.
19 The sons of Caath: Amram, and Jesaar, Hebron and Oziel:
Koo za Wakohathi zilikuwa ni: Amramu, Ishari, Hebroni na Uzieli.
20 The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi.
Koo za Wamerari zilikuwa ni: Mahli na Mushi. Hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Walawi, kufuatana na jamaa zao.
21 Of Gerson were two families, the Lebnites, and the Semeites:
Kulikuwa na koo za Walibni na Washimei kwa Gershoni; hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Wagershoni.
22 Of which were numbered, people of the male sex from one month and upward, seven thousand five hundred.
Idadi ya waume wote waliokuwa na mwezi mmoja au zaidi waliohesabiwa walikuwa 7,500.
23 These shall pitch behind the tabernacle on the west,
Ukoo wa Wagershoni walitakiwa kuweka kambi zao upande wa magharibi, nyuma ya Maskani.
24 Under their prince Eliasaph the son of Lael.
Kiongozi wa jamaa za Wagershoni alikuwa Eliasafu mwana wa Laeli.
25 And their charge shall be in the tabernacle of the covenant:
Katika Hema la Kukutania, Wagershoni walikuwa na wajibu wa kutunza Maskani na hema, vifuniko vyake, pazia katika mlango wa kuingilia ndani ya Hema la Kukutania,
26 The tabernacle itself and the cover thereof, the hanging that is drawn before the doors of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the curtains of the court: the hanging also that is hanged in the entry of the court of the tabernacle, and whatsoever belongeth to the rite of the altar, the cords of the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof.
mapazia ya ua, pazia katika ingilio la ua unaozunguka Maskani na madhabahu, pamoja na kamba, na kila kinachohusika kwa matumizi yake.
27 Of the kindred of Caath come the families of the Amramites and Jesaarites and Hebronites and Ozielites. These are the families of the Caathites reckoned up by their names:
Kwa Kohathi kulikuwepo koo za Waamramu, Waishari, Wahebroni na Wauzieli; hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Wakohathi.
28 All of the male sex from one month and upward, eight thousand six hundred: they shall have the guard of the sanctuary,
Hesabu ya waume wote wenye mwezi mmoja au zaidi ilikuwa watu 8,600. Wakohathi waliwajibika kutunza mahali patakatifu.
29 And shall camp on the south side.
Koo za Wakohathi zilitakiwa kuweka kambi zao upande wa kusini wa Maskani.
30 And their prince shall be Elisaphan the son of Oziel:
Kiongozi wa jamaa za koo za Wakohathi alikuwa Elisafani mwana wa Uzieli.
31 And they shall keep the ark, and the table and the candlestick, the altars, and the vessels of the sanctuary, wherewith they minister, and the veil, and all the furniture of this kind.
Waliwajibika kutunza Sanduku la Agano, meza, kinara cha taa, madhabahu, na vile vyombo vya mahali patakatifu vinavyotumika kuhudumu, pazia, na kila kitu kinachohusika na matumizi yake.
32 And the prince of the princes of the Levites, Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, shall be over them that watch for the guard of the sanctuary.
Kiongozi mkuu wa Walawi alikuwa Eleazari mwana wa kuhani, Aroni. Aliwekwa juu ya wale waliowajibika kutunza mahali patakatifu.
33 And of Merari are the families of the Moholites, and Musites, reckoned up by their names:
Kwa Merari kulikuwa na koo za Wamahli na Wamushi; hizi zilikuwa koo za Merari.
34 All of the male kind from one month and upward, six thousand two hundred.
Hesabu ya waume wote wenye umri wa mwaka mmoja au zaidi waliohesabiwa walikuwa 6,200.
35 Their prince Suriel the son of Abihaiel: they shall camp on the north side.
Kiongozi wa jamaa za koo za Wamerari alikuwa Surieli mwana wa Abihaili; hawa walitakiwa kuweka kambi zao upande wa kaskazini mwa Maskani.
36 Under their custody shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars, and the pillars and their sockets, and all things that pertain to this kind of service:
Wamerari waliwekwa kutunza miimo ya Maskani, mataruma yake, nguzo, vitako na vifaa vyake vyote na kila kitu kilichohusika na matumizi yake,
37 And the pillars of the court round about with their sockets, and the pins with their cords.
na pia nguzo za ua unaozunguka pamoja na vitako vyake, vigingi vya hema na kamba zake.
38 Before the tabernacle of the covenant, that is to say on the east side, shall Moses and Aaron camp, with their sons, having the custody of the sanctuary, in the midst of the children of Israel. What stranger soever cometh unto it, shall be put to death.
Mose, na Aroni na wanawe walitakiwa kuweka kambi zao mashariki mwa Maskani, kuelekea mawio ya jua, mbele ya Hema la Kukutania. Wao walihusika na utunzaji wa mahali patakatifu kwa niaba ya Waisraeli. Mtu mwingine yeyote aliyepasogelea mahali patakatifu angeuawa.
39 All the Levites, that Moses and Aaron numbered according to the precept of the Lord, by their families, of the male kind from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
Jumla ya hesabu ya Walawi waliohesabiwa na Mose na Aroni kwa amri ya Bwana, kufuatana na koo, pamoja na kila mume mwenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi, walikuwa 22,000.
40 And the Lord said to Moses: Number the firstborn of the male sex of the children of Israel, from one month and upward, and thou shalt take the sum of them.
Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Wahesabu wazaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume wote wa Waisraeli wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi na uorodheshe majina yao.
41 And thou shalt take the Levites to me for all the firstborn of the children of Israel, I am the Lord: and their cattle for all the firstborn of the cattle of the children of Israel:
Nitwalie Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Waisraeli, nayo mifugo ya Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa mifugo ya Waisraeli. Mimi ndimi Bwana.”
42 Moses reckoned up, as the Lord had commanded, the firstborn of the children of Israel:
Hivyo Mose akawahesabu wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa Waisraeli, kama Bwana alivyomwamuru.
43 And the males by their names, from one month and upward, were twenty-two thousand two hundred and seventy-three.
Jumla ya hesabu ya wazaliwa wa kwanza waume wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi, walioorodheshwa kwa majina, walikuwa 22,273.
44 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saving:
Bwana akamwambia Mose,
45 Take the Levites for the firstborn of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites for their cattle, and the Levites shall be mine. I am the Lord.
“Watwae Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa Israeli, nayo mifugo ya Walawi badala ya mifugo yao. Walawi watakuwa wangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana.
46 But for the price of the two hundred and seventy-three, of the firstborn of the children of Israel, that exceed the number of the Levites,
Ili kukomboa wazao wa kwanza 273 wa Waisraeli ambao wamezidi hesabu ya Walawi,
47 Thou shalt take five sides for every head, according to the weight of the sanctuary. A sicle hath twenty obols.
kusanya shekeli tano kwa kila mmoja, kufuatana na shekeli ya mahali patakatifu, ambayo ina uzito wa gera ishirini.
48 And then shalt give the money to Aaron and his sons, the price of them that are above.
Mpe Aroni na wanawe hizo fedha kwa ajili ya ukombozi wa idadi ya Waisraeli waliozidi.”
49 Moses therefore took the money of them that were above, and whom they had redeemed from the Levites,
Kwa hiyo Mose akakusanya fedha za ukombozi kutoka kwa wale ambao hesabu yao ilizidi wale waliokombolewa na Walawi.
50 For the firstborn of the children of Israel, one thousand three hundred and sixty-five sicles, according to the weight of the sanctuary,
Kutokana na wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Waisraeli alikusanya fedha yenye uzito wa shekeli 1,365 kufuatana na shekeli ya mahali patakatifu.
51 And gave it to Aaron and his sons, according to the word that the Lord had commanded him.
Mose akampa Aroni na wanawe ile fedha ya ukombozi, kama alivyoamriwa na neno la Bwana.
