Numbers 1
1 In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,
Israel kaminawk Izip prae thung hoi tacawthaih saning hnet, khrah hnetto haih hmaloe koek niah, Sinai praezaek ih kaminawk amkhuenghaih kahni imthung ah, Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah hae tiah lokthuih pae,
2 “I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.
nawnto amkhueng Israel kaminawk thungah, angmacae acaeng hoi angmacae imthung takoh thung ih nongpanawk boih,
nang hoi Aaron mah saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih Israel kaminawk boih to milu kok hoih, tiah a naa.
4 [I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.
Acaeng maeto thung ih acaeng zaehoikung lu koek kami maeto mah nang hnik to abom o tih.
5 Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”
Milu kroek naah nang hnik hoi nawnto angdoe han kami ahminnawk loe, Reuben acaeng thung hoiah Shedeur capa Elizur.
Simeon acaeng thung hoiah, Zurishaddai capa Shelumiel.
Judah acaeng thung hoiah, Amminadab capa Nahshon.
Issakar acaeng thung hoiah, Zuar capa Nathanel.
Zebulun acaeng thung hoiah, Helon capa Eliab.
Joseph ih caanawk; Ephraim acaeng thung hoiah, Ammihud capa Elishama; Manasseh acaeng thung hoiah, Pedahzur capa Gamaliel.
Benjamin acaeng thung hoiah, Gideoni capa Abidan.
Dan acaeng thung hoiah, Amishaddai capa Ahiezer.
Asher acaeng thung hoiah, Okran capa Pagiel.
Gad acaeng thung hoiah, Deuel capa Eliasaph.
Naphtali acaeng thung hoiah, Enan capa Ahira cae hae ni.
16 Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.
Hae kaminawk loe amkhueng kaminawk salakah ahmin kamthang, acaeng zaehoikung hoi Israel kaminawk lu koek ah oh o.
17 Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
To tiah ahmin paek ih kaminawk to Mosi hoi Aaron mah kawk moe,
18 and they gathered all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups
kaminawk to khrah hnetto haih, hmaloe koek niah amkhuengsak; kaminawk loe angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh ahmin to thuih o moe, saning pumphaeto hoi ranui bang kaminawk ih ahmin to pakoep o.
19 just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
Angraeng mah Mosi khae paek ih lok baktih toengah, Israel kaminawk to Sinai mae ah a kroek.
20 This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.
Israel ih calu, Reuben ih caanawk thungah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Reuben acaengnawk loe, sing pali, sang taruk, cumvai pangato oh o.
Simeon ih caanawk thungah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Simeon acaengnawk loe, sing panga, sang takawt, cumvai thumto oh o.
Gad ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Gad acaengnawk loe, sing pali, sang panga, cumvai taruk, qui pangato oh o.
Judah ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Judah acaengnawk loe, sing sarih, sang pali, cumvai tarukto oh o.
Issakar ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Issakar acaengnawk loe sing panga, sang pali, cumvai palito oh o.
Zebulun ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Zebulun acaengnawk loe sing panga, sang sarih, cumvai palito oh o.
Joseph ih capa hnik; Ephraim ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Ephraim acaengnawk loe sing pali, cumvai pangato oh o.
Manasseh ih caanawk thungah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Manasseh acaengnawk loe, sing thum, sang hnet, cumvai hnetto oh o.
Benjamin ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Benjamin acaengnawk loe sing thum, sang panga, cumvai palito oh o.
Dan ih caanawk thungah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh thung ih caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Dan acaengnawk loe sing taruk, sang hnet, cumvai sarihto oh o.
Asher ih caanawk thungah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Asher acaengnawk loe, sing pali, sangto pacoeng, cumvai pangato oh o.
Naphtali ih caanawk thung hoiah, angmacae ih acaeng hoi imthung takoh caanawk boih, saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih nongpa boih ahmin to kroek naah,
Naphtali acaengnawk loe, sing panga, sang thum, cumvai palito oh o.
44 That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.
Hae kaminawk loe Mosi hoi Aaron mah, angmacae imthung takoh maeto thung hoi kami maeto, Israel zaehoikung hatlai hnetto thung hoiah qoih hoi ih kami ah oh o.
Saning pumphaeto pacoeng ranui bang kaom, misatuh thaih kaminawk boih, Israel caanawk thungah angmacae imthung takoh kaminawk boih ahmin to kroek naah,
46 The total was 603,550 men.
Sangqum boih ah kami sang cumvai taruk, sang thum, cumvai panga, qui pangato oh o.
47 But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
Toe Levi acaeng hoi nihcae imthung takohnawk loe, nihcae hoi nawnto kroek o ai.
48 because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah,
49 “When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
Levi acaeng loe kroek hmah loe, Israel kaminawk thungah doeh athumsak hmah.
50 Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.
Toe Levi kaminawk loe hnukung lokthuihaih kahni im khenzawnkung, laom sabaenawk boih hoi to imthung ah kaom hmuennawk boih toepkung ah suem ah; nihcae loe kahni im hoi laom sabaenawk boih to apu o tih; nihcae mah kahni im thung ih sak han koi tok to sah o ueloe, ataihaih ahmuen phak o naah, kahni im taengah om o tih.
51 Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.
Kahni im puenhaih tue phak naah, Levi kaminawk mah pakuem o ueloe, kahni im sakhaih tue phak naah doeh, Levi kaminawk mah sah o tih; kahni im taengah kacaeh kalah kami loe paduek han oh.
52 The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.
Israel kaminawk mah angmacae ih im sak o naah, misatuh kami boih mah, angmacae ataihaih ahmuen to angmacae hoi karaem ah sah o tih.
53 But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”
Toe amkhueng Israel kaminawk nuiah palungphuihaih phak han ai ah, Levi kaminawk loe hnukung lokthuihaih kahni im taengah atai o ueloe, hnukung lokthuihaih kahni im to khenzawn o tih, tiah a naa.
54 So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
Angraeng mah Mosi khaeah thuih ih lok baktih toengah, Israel kaminawk mah sak o.
