Numbers 13
1 The Lord told Moses,
BAWIPA ni Mosi hah a pato teh,
2 “Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, the country I'm giving to the Israelites. Choose one of the leaders from each of the tribes to go and do this.”
Isarelnaw koe ka poe e Kanaan ram tuet sak hanlah, tami patoun leih. Miphun tangkuem kahrawikungnaw thung hoi tami buet touh rip na tha han atipouh.
3 Moses did as the Lord had ordered and sent the men out from the Desert of Paran. They were all leaders of the Israelites.
Hatdawkvah, Mosi ni Paran kahrawngum hoi BAWIPA kâpoe e patetlah a patoun. Abuemlahoi Isarel catoun kahrawikungnaw doeh.
4 Their names were: Shammua son of Zaccur, from the tribe of Reuben.
Hotnaw e minnaw teh, Reuben miphun dawk hoi Zakkur capa Shammua,
5 Shaphat, son of Hori, from the tribe of Simeon.
Simeon miphun dawk hoi Khori capa Shaphat,
6 Caleb, son of Jephunneh, from the tribe of Judah.
Judah miphun dawk hoi Jephunneh capa Kaleb,
7 Igal, son of Joseph, from the tribe of Issachar.
Issakhar miphun dawk hoi Joseph capa Igal,
8 Hoshea, son of Nun, from the tribe of Ephraim.
Ephraim miphun dawk hoi Nun capa Hosi,
9 Palti son of Raphu, from the tribe of Benjamin.
Benjamin miphun dawk hoi Raphu capa Palti,
10 Gaddiel, son of Sodi, from the tribe of Zebulun.
Zebulun miphun dawk hoi Sodi capa Gaddiel,
11 Gaddi, son of Susi, from the tribe of Manasseh (a tribe of Joseph).
Joseph miphun dawk hoi ( hot teh Manasseh miphun doeh) Susi capa Gaddiel,
12 Ammiel, son of Gemalli, from the tribe of Dan.
Dan miphun dawk hoi Gemalli capa Ammiel,
13 Sethur, son of Michael, from the tribe of Asher.
Asher miphun dawk hoi Michael capa Sethur,
14 Nahbi, son of Vophsi, from the tribe of Naphtali.
Naphtali miphun dawk hoi Vophsi capa Nahbi,
15 Geuel, son of Machi, from the tribe of Gad.
Gad miphun dawk hoi Makhi capa Geuel,
16 These were the names of the men that Moses sent to explore the country. Moses called Hoshea Joshua.
Hetnaw heh ram tuet sak hanelah Mosi ni a patoun e naw doeh. Nun capa Hosi teh Mosi ni Joshua telah a kaw.
17 Moses sent them out to explore the land of Canaan, telling them, “Go through the Negev and on into the hill country.
Hot patetlah Mosi ni Kanaan ram tuet hanelah ahnimouh teh a patoun. Ahnimouh koe akalae lam dawk hoi hmaloe cet awh nateh, mon dawk luen awh.
18 See what the place looks like, and find out about the people living there—are they strong or weak? Are there many of them or only a few?
Ram teh bangtelah vaimoe. Haw e kho ka sak e taminaw hah a thasai awh maw, a thayoun awh maw, tami a pap maw ayoun maw tie hoi,
19 Is the land where they're living good or bad? Are their towns like open camps, or do they have defensive walls?
a onae ram teh kahawi na ou, a onae kho teh bangpatet lae na vaimoe. Rim na ou, rapanim kaawm na ou.
20 Is the soil productive or not? Is it forested? Be brave, and bring back some of the country's fruit.” (It was the beginning of the grape harvest.)
Ram teh ka tawnta na ou, ka takang awh na ou, ratu na ou. Tarankahawilah awm awh nateh, ram dawk e a paw phawt awh telah atipouh. Hote tueng teh misur paw a hminnae tueng hoi a kâvoe.
21 So the men went and explored the land all the way from the Desert of Zin to Rehob, bear Lebo-hamath.
Hottelah a kamthaw awh teh, a takhang awh. Ram teh Zin kahrawngum hoi Hamath kâennae Rehob totouh, Kanaan ram koung a tuet awh.
22 They went through the Negev and arrived in Hebron where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, lived. This town was built seven years before the Egyptian town of Zoan.
Akalah hoi hmaloe a takhang awh teh Hebron vah a pha awh. Hawvah Anakim catounnaw, Ahiman Sheshai hoi Talmai taminaw ao awh. ( Hebron teh Izip ram hoi Zoan kho thawng hoehnahlan kum sari nah thawng e kho lah a o).
23 When they arrived at the Valley of Eshcol they chopped down a branch that had just one bunch of grapes. They had to carry it on a pole held between two men. They also collected some pomegranates and figs.
Hahoi Eshkol tanghling dawk a pha awh. Haw e misur paw hah abawm khuehoi a bouk awh teh, tami kahni touh ni a kâkayawt awh. Tale paw hoi thaibunglung paw hai a thokhai awh.
24 (The place was named the Valley of Eshcol because of the bunch of grapes they took from there.)
Haw e misur bawm Isarelnaw ni a bouk pouh dawkvah, hote hmuen teh Eshkol tanghling ati awh.
25 Forty days later the men returned from exploring the country.
Hnin 40 hnukkhu, Kanaan ram tuetnae koehoi a ban awh.
26 They went to see Moses and Aaron, and all the Israelites gathered there at their camp in Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. They gave a report before everyone and showed them the fruit they had brought back from the country.
Hot patetlah Paran kahrawng dawk Kadesh vah Mosi hoi Aron hoi a taminaw pueng koe bout a pha awh. Ahnimouh ni tamimaya koe lawk a thokhai awh. Hot ram hoi e a pawnaw hah a patue awh.
27 This is the report they gave to Moses: “We went and explored the country you sent us to, and it is definitely very productive, as if it was flowing with milk and honey. Just look at some of its fruit!
Hahoi ahnimouh ni ahnimouh koe, na patounnae ram dawkvah ka cei awh teh, sanutui hoi khoitui a lawngnae tangngak doeh, hetheh haw e ram dawk e a pawnaw doeh.
28 But the people living there are strong, and their towns are big and have defensive walls. We also saw some descendants of Anak there.
Hatei, hote ram dawk khokasaknaw teh tami a thasai seng doeh. Khonaw hai rapan ka tawn e khopui seng doeh. Hothloilah Anakim catounnaw ka hmu awh.
29 The Amalekites live in the Negev. The Hittites, Jebusites, and the Amorites live in the hill country. The Canaanites live on the sea coast and also beside the Jordan.”
Amaleknaw akalah ao awh teh, Hitnaw hoi Jebusitnaw, Amornaw monrui dawk ao awh. Hahoi Kanaannaw teh talî tengpam, Jordan palang rayawk lah ao awh telah a dei pouh awh.
30 Then Caleb asked for quiet as the people stood before Moses and told them, “Let's go and take over the land. We can conquer the country, no doubt about it!”
Hottelah, Kalep ni Mosi hmalah taminaw pueng sairasuep lah ao sak teh, pâtam vaiteh lat awh sei. Bangkongtetpawiteh, tâ awh roeroe han telah a ti.
31 But the men who had gone with him disagreed. “We can't go and fight these people! They're much stronger than us!”
Hatei, ahni hoi rei kacetnaw ni, hotnaw tuk hanlah ka cet thai awh mahoeh. Bangkongtetpawiteh, maimouh hlak a thasai awh telah ati awh.
32 They spread a negative report among the Israelites about the country they had explored. They told people, “The country we explored destroys the people that live there. Plus everyone we saw was really big!
Hottelah a tuet awh e ram kong teh Isarel catounnaw koe kamthang mathout lah a pathang awh, ramnaw pueng tuet hanelah ka cei awh navah, amamae a canaw patenghai a thei awh, ka hmu awh e naw teh a rasangpoung awh, a thasai seng doeh.
33 We even saw giants there—people descended from Anak the giant! Compared to them we looked like grasshoppers, and we must have looked like that to them too!”
Hahoi hete hmuen koevah Anakim catoun kalenpoungnaw ka hmu awh. Kaimanaw teh samtong patetlah doeh ka o awh ati awh.
