Numbers 3
1 These are some of the things that happened to Aaron and Moses/me when Yahweh spoke to Moses/me on Sinai Mountain.
Sasa hii ndiyo historia ya uzao wa Haruni na Musa wakati BWANA aliposema na Musa kwenye mlima Sinai.
2 Aaron’s four sons were Nadab the oldest, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Majina ya watoto wa Haruni walikuwa Nadabu ambaye ndiyo mtoto wa kwanza, na Abihu, na Eliezeri, na Ithamari.
3 They were appointed [MTY] (OR, Moses/I appointed them) to be priests.
Haya ndiyo majina ya wana wa Haruni, makuhani waliokuwa wamepakwa mafuta na kuwekwa wakfu kutumika kama makuhani.
4 But, while Yahweh was watching, Nadab and Abihu died in the Sinai Desert because they burned [incense] in a manner that was different from what Yahweh had commanded. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar were the [only] sons of Aaron who [were left to be] priests, along with their father Aaron.
Lakini Nadabu na Abihu walikufa mbele ya BWANA walipomtolea moto usiokubalika walipokuwa katika nyika ya Sinai. Nadabu na Abihu hawakuwa na watoto, kwa hiyo Eliazari na Ithamari walitumika kama makuhani pamoja na baba yao.
5 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
BWANA alinena na Musa, akamwambia,
6 “Bring [the men of] the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron, in order that they may assist him.
“Walete kabila ya Lawi na uwaweke kwa Haruni kuhani ili wamsaidie
7 They will serve Aaron and all the other Israeli people, while they do their work inside the Sacred Tent and outside it.
Nao lazima wafanye majukumu badala ya Haruni na jumuiya yote mbele ya hema ya kukutania. Lazima watumike hemani.
8 They must serve all the Israeli people by taking care of all the things that are inside the Sacred Tent.
Watayatunza mapambo ya hema ya kukutania, na watawatumikia makabila ya Israel kwa huduma ya hemani.
9 Appoint them to [help] Aaron and his two sons. I have chosen them from all the Israeli people to do that.
Uwaweke Walawi kwa Haruni na watoto wake. Nimewatoa kikamilifu ili wamsaidie kuwatumikia watu wa Israel.
10 Appoint Aaron and his two sons to do the work that priests do. But anyone else who comes close to the Sacred Tent [to do that work] must be executed.”
Umchague Haruni na watoto wake kuwa makuhani, lakini mgeni yeyote atakayekaribia lazima auawe.”
11 Yahweh also told Moses/me,
BWANA alinena na Musa. akamwambia,
12 “Note that from all the Israelis, I have chosen the men of the tribe of Levi to take the places of all the firstborn sons of the Israeli people. The male descendants of Levi belong to me,
“Tazama, nimewachagua Walawi katika watu wa Israel. Nimefanya hivyo badala ya kuchukua mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume wa wana wa Israel. Hawa Walawi ni wangu.
13 because truly all the firstborn [males] belong to me. That is because on the day that I killed all the firstborn [sons] of the people of Egypt, I [spared] all the firstborn [sons] of the Israelis and set them apart for myself. I also set apart the firstborn [males] of your domestic animals. They belong to me, Yahweh.”
Na hata wazaliwa wa kwanza ni mali yangu. Katika siku ambyo niliwavamia wazaliwa wote wa kwanza wa nchi ya Misri, Niliwatenga wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Israeli kwa ajili yangu, watu na wanyama pia. Ni mali yangu. Mimi ndimi BWANA.”
14 Yahweh spoke to Moses/me again in the Sinai Desert. He said,
BWANA alinena na Musa katika nyika ya Sinai. Akasema,
15 “Count the male members of the tribe of Levi. Write down their names and the names of their clans and family groups. Count all the males who are at least one month old.”
“Wahesabu uzao wa Lawi katika kila familia, katika nyumba za koo zao. Hesabu kila mume kuanzia mwezi mmoja au zaidi.”
16 So Moses/I counted them, just as Yahweh commanded.
Musa aliwahesabu, kufuata maelekezo ya BWANA, kama alivyoamriwa kufanya.
17 Levi had [three] sons, whose names were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Majina ya watoto waLawi yalikuwa Gerishoni, Kohathi, na Merari.
18 Gershon had [two] sons: Libni and Shimei. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those [two] sons.
Ukoo uliotokana na watoto wa Gerishoni walikuwa ni Libni na Shimei.
19 Kohath had [four] sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those [four] sons.
Ukoo uliotokana na watoto Kohathi walikuwa ni Amramu na, Izihari, Hebroni, na Uzieli.
20 Merari had [two] sons: Mahli and Mushi. The clans that were descended from them had the same names as those [two] sons. Those are the clans that were descended from Levi.
Ukoo uliotokana na watoto wa Merari walikuwa ni Mahili na Mushi. Hizi ndizo koo za Walawi, zilizoorodheshwa ukoo kwa ukoo.
21 The two clans descended from Gershon are those that were descended from [his sons] Libni and Shimei.
Koo za Walibini na Washimei zilitokana na Wagerishoni. Hizi ndizo koo za Wagerishoni.
22 In those two clans there were 7,500 males who were at least one month old.
Wanaume wote wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi walihesabiwa na kufikia idadi ya 7, 500.
23 They were told to set up their tents on the west side of the Sacred Tent.
Koo za Wagerishoni watapanga upande wa magharibi wa hema.
24 The leader of those two clans was Eliasaph, the son of Lael.
Eliasafu mwana wa Laeli ataongoza koo za uzao wa Wagerishoni.
25 Their work was to take care of the Sacred Tent, including the coverings of the tent, the curtain at the entrance of the tent,
Familia ya Gerishoni watalilinda hema la kukutania pamoja na hiyo masikani. Watalilinda hema, kifuniko chake, na lile pazia la lango la hema ya kukutania.
26 the (curtains/large pieces of cloth) that formed the walls around the courtyard that is around the tent and around the altar, the curtains that were at the entrance of the courtyard, and the ropes [for fastening the tent]. They also did all the work of taking care of the things outside the Sacred Tent.
Wataulinda ua, lile pazia la kwenye lango—ua unaozunguka mahali patakatifu na madhabahu. Watazilinda kamba za hema ya kukutania na vyote vilivyomo.
27 The clans that were descended from Kohath were those descended from his four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Koo zifuatazo zinatokana na Kohathi: ukoo wa Waamrami, ukoo wa Waizihari ukoo wa Wahebroni, na ukoo wa Wauzieli. Koo hizi zinatokana na Wakohathi.
28 In those four clans there were 8,600 males who were at least one month old. The work of the men of the clans was to take care of [the things that are inside] the Sacred Tent.
Wanaume 8, 600 wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi walihesabiwa ili kulinda vitu vya BWANA.
29 They set up their tents on the south side of the Sacred Tent.
Familia ya uzao wa Kohathi watapanga upande wa kusini wa Hema.
30 The leader of those four clans was Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.
Elizafani mwana wa Uzieli ndiye atakayeongoza ukoo wa Wakohathi.
31 The work of the men of those clans was to take care of the sacred chest, the table [on which the priest put the sacred bread], the lampstand, the altars, all the items that the priest used in the Sacred Tent, and the curtain that is inside the tent. Their work was also to take care of the things inside the tent.
Watalilinda sanduku, meza, vikalishio vya taa, madhabahu, vitu vitakatifu ambvyo hutumika katika huduma yao, pazia, na kazi zote zinazoambatana na hema.
32 Aaron’s son Eleazar was the leader of all the male descendants of Levi. He supervised all the work that was done at the Sacred Tent.
Eliazari mwana wa Haruni kuhani atawaongoza wanaume wanaowaongoza Walawi. Atawasimamia wanaume wanaongoza eneo takatifu.
33 The clans that were descended from Merari were those descended from [his sons] Mahli and Mushi.
Koo mbili zimetoka kwa Merari: Ukoo wa Mahili na ukoo wa Mushi. Koo hizi zimetokana na Merari,
34 In those two clans there were 6,200 males who were at least one month old.
Wanaume 6, 200 wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja na zaidi walihesabiwa.
35 They were told to set up their tents on the north side of the Sacred Tent. The leader of those two clans was Zuriel, the son of Abihail.
Zurieli mwana wa Abihaili ataongoza ukoo wa Merari. Hawa watapanga upande wa kaskazini mwa hema.
36 The work of the men of those two clans was to take care of the frames that held up the tent, the crossbars, the pillars, and the bases. They also did all the work that was connected with those items.
Uzao wa Merari utatunza mbao za hema, mataruma, nguzo, makalishio, viifaa vya ujenzi na vitu vyote vinavyohusika,
37 Their work was also to take care of the posts [that held up the curtains that formed the walls of] the courtyard, and all the bases, tent pegs, and ropes [that fastened those curtains].
na nguzo za ua zinazozunguka hema, makalishio, vigingi na kamba zake.
38 Aaron and Moses/I and Aaron’s sons were told to set up their/our tents in the area in front of the Sacred Tent, on the east side. Their/Our work was to supervise the work that would be done in and around the Sacred Tent, for the benefit of the Israeli people. Only the priests were permitted to do that. [Yahweh declared that] we should execute anyone else who went near the tent [to do the work that the priests do].
Musa na Haruni na watoto wake watapanga upande wa mashariki wa masikani, mbele ya hema ya kukutania kuelekea mawio ya jua. Wao wataajibika na majukumu ya mahali patakatifu na majukumu ya wana wa Israeli. Mgeni atakayekaribia mahali patakatifu auawe.
39 When Aaron and Moses/I counted all the males who were at least one month old, who belonged to the clans descended from Levi, the total was 22,000.
Musa na Haruni wakawahesabu wanaume wote wa ukoo wa Walawi walikuwa na umri wa mwezi mmoja na zaidi, kama vile BWANA alivyokuwa ameagiza. Walihesabu wanaume ishirini na mbili elfu.
40 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me, “Now count all the [other] firstborn males in Israel who are at least one month old, and write down their names.
BWANA alisema na Musa, “Wahesabu wanaume wote ambo ni wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Israeli ambao wana umri wa mwezi mmoja na zaidi. Orodhesha majina yao.
41 Also, set apart for me the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for the firstborn males of the other Israelis. And set apart for me the livestock of the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for the firstborn livestock of the other Israeli people.”
Unitwalie walawi kwa ajili yangu badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Israeli, Mimi ndimi BWANA. Na utwae wanyama wa Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wa wanyama wa uzao wa Israeli,”
42 So Moses/I did that. He/I counted the firstborn males of all the Israeli people, as Yahweh had commanded.
Musa akawahesabu wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa Israeli kama BWANA alivyomwagiza kufanya.
43 The total of those who were at least one month old was 22,273.
Aliwahesabu wazaliwa wote wa kwanza kwa mjina, wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja na zaidi. Alihesabu wanaume 22, 273.
44 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
Tena BWANA alinena na Musa. Akasema,
45 “Set apart the descendants of Levi to be substitutes for [the firstborn males of] the other Israeli people. The descendants of Levi belong to me, Yahweh.
“Watwae Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wote wa kwanza wa wana wa Israeli. Na utwae wanyama wa Walawi badala ya wanyama wa Waisreli wengine. Walawi ni mali yangu. Mimi ndimi BWANA.
46 There are 273 more firstborn males of the other Israeli people than of the descendants of Levi.
Unikusanyie shekeli tano za wokovu kwa kila hao 273 za hao wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Israeli za hao wanaozidi idadi ya Walawi.
47 To pay for these 273 males, collect five pieces of silver for each of them. Each of those pieces of silver must weigh the same as each of the silver coins that are stored in the Sacred Tent. Give this silver to Aaron and his sons.”
Utazitumia hizo shekeli tano kwa kipimo cha mahali patakatifu. Shekeli moja ni sawa na gera ishirini.
Utawalipa hizo shekeli za wokovu kwa Haruni na wanawe.”
49 So Moses/I did that. He/I collected the silver from those 273 males.
Kwa hiyo Musa akakusanya shakeli za wokovu kutoka kwa wale waliozidi idadi ya wale waliookolewa na Walawi.
50 The total was 1,365 pieces of silver. Each silver coin weighed the same as each of the silver coins stored in the Sacred Tent.
Musa akakusanya zile fedha kutoka kwa hao wazaliwa wa kwanza wa wana wa Israeli. Alikusanya jumla ya shekeli 1, 365, zenye kipimo sawa na mahali patakatifu. Musa akamlipa Haruni na wanawe hizo shekeli za wokovu.
51 Moses/I gave these silver coins to Aaron and his sons, as Yahweh had commanded.
Musa akafanya kila kitu alichoagizwa na neno la BWANA kama BWANA alivyomwagiza.
