Numbers 4
1 Then Yahweh said to Moses/me,
BOEIPA loh Moses neh Aaron te. a voek tih,
2 “Write down the names of the men who belong to the clans descended from Levi.
“Levi koca khui lamloh Kohath ca rhoek kah a lu te a napa rhoek, imkhui neh a cako ah tae pah.
3 Write the names of the men who are between 30 and 50 years old. These will be men who will work at the Sacred Tent.
Kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil tah tingtunnah dap ah bitat saii ham caempuei la boeih kun saeh.
4 “The work of these descendants of Kohath will be [to take care of] the sacred items [that are used when the people worship] at the Sacred Tent.
Tingtunnah dap khuiah hmuencim kah hmuencim koek ah Kohath koca kah thothuengnah tah he coeng ni.
5 When you Israelis move to another location, Aaron and his sons must enter the tent to take down the curtain that separates the Very Holy Place from the other part of the Sacred Tent. They must cover the sacred chest with that curtain.
Lambong a thoeih vaengah Aaron neh anih koca rhoek te kun uh saeh. Te vaengah himbaiyan dongkah hniyan te dul uh saeh lamtah laipainah thingkawng te khuk thil saeh.
6 Then they must cover that with a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Over that they must spread a blue cloth. Then they must insert into the rings on the chest the poles [for carrying it].
Te phoeiah a soah. a sing la saham pho neh dah saeh. A so khit ah himbai. a thim duk. a phaih phoeiah a cung rholh uh saeh.
7 “Then they must put a blue cloth over the table on which the priests put the sacred bread. On top of the cloth they must put the bowls [for incense], the pans, the other dishes, the jars for [the wine that will be] offered as a sacrifice, and the sacred bread.
A hmai caboei soah himbai thim. a phaih tih a soah bael neh yakbu, tuisi-am neh tuisi tui-um tawn uh saeh. Buh khaw a soah phat om saeh.
8 Over all of this they must spread a scarlet/red cloth. Finally, they must put on top a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Then they must insert into the [rings at the corners of] the tables the poles [for carrying it].
Te rhoek, soah himbai hlarhui. a lingdik phaih saeh lamtah saham pho imphu neh te te khuk uh saeh. Te phoeiah a cung te rholh uh saeh.
9 “Then with another blue cloth they must cover the lampstand, the lamps, the lamp snuffers, the trays, and the special jars of [olive] oil [to burn in the lamps].
Te vaengah himbai thim lo uh saeh lamtah vangnah hmaitung neh a hmaithoi khaw, a paitaeh neh a baelphaih, a situi am boeih khaw khuk uh saeh. Te rhoek, nen te a taengah thotat uh saeh.
10 They must cover the lampstand and all the other items with a nice covering made from the skins of goats. They must place all these things on a frame for carrying them.
Amah te neh a hnopai boeih te saham pho imphu neh cun uh saeh lamtah cunghloeng dongah buen uh saeh.
11 “Then they must spread another blue cloth over the gold altar [which is used for burning] incense. Over this they must spread a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Then they must insert into [the rings of] that altar the poles for carrying it.
Sui hmueihtuk soah khaw himbai thim neh khuk saeh. Te phoeiah te te saham pho imphu neh khuk uh saeh lamtah a cung rholh uh saeh.
12 “They must take all the other items that are inside the Sacred Tent and wrap them in a blue cloth, cover that with a nice covering made from the skins of goats, and place all that on a frame for carrying it.
Thohtatnah hnopai cungkuem te khuen uh saeh lamtah hmuencim ah te nen te thotat uh saeh. Himbai thim khuila. a sang tih saham pho imphu neh. a khuk phoeiah cunghloeng dongah buen uh saeh.
13 “Then they must remove the ashes from the altar [on which they have burned sacrifices]. Then they must cover the altar with a purple cloth.
Te phoeiah hmueihtuk te kol uh saeh lamtah a soah himbai thim phaih uh saeh.
14 Then they must spread on top of the cloth all the items used at the altar—the pans [for carrying the hot coals], the meat forks, the shovels, the bowls [for containing the blood to sprinkle on the people], and all the other containers. Then they must spread over all those things a nice covering made from the skins of goats. Then they must insert into [the rings at the sides of] the altar the poles [for carrying it].
Te phoeiah. a thohtat vaengkah a hnopai cungkuem te, a taengkah baelphaih ciksum neh hmaisoh khaw, baelcak neh hmueihtuk kah, hnopai cungkuem te a soah tloeng uh saeh. Te soah saham pho. a sing dah uh saeh lamtah a cung te rholh uh saeh.
15 “Then Aaron and his sons have finished covering all these sacred things, the Israeli people will be ready to move [to a new location]. The descendants of Kohath must come and carry all the sacred things to [the next place] where you Israelis will set up your tents. But the descendants of Kohath must not touch any of these sacred items, because they will [immediately] die [if they touch them]. They are the ones who will carry these things, [but they must not touch them].
Aaron neh anih koca rhoek loh hmuencim neh hmuencim kah, hnopai cungkuem. a khuk te. a coeng tih rhaehhmuen puen ham vaengah a hnuk ah koh pah ham Kohath koca rhoek, kun uh saeh. Tedae hnocim te ben uh boel saeh duek uh ve. He rhoek he tingtunnah dap khuiah Kohath koca rhoek kah hnophueih la om saeh.
16 “Aaron’s son Eleazar will have the work of taking care of the [olive] oil for the lamps, the nice-smelling incense, the grain which will be burned on the altar each day, and the [olive] oil for anointing [the priests]. Eleazar is the one who will supervise the work that is done at the Sacred Tent and the men who take care of everything that is in it.”
Khosoih Aaron capa Eleazar loh hmaivang situi neh bo-ul botui khaw, hnin takuem kah khocang neh koelhnah situi aka cawhkung, dungtlungim pum neh a khuikah boeih, hmuencim neh a hnopai aka cawhkung la om saeh,” a ti nah.
17 “Then Yahweh said to Aaron and Moses/me,
BOEIPA loh Moses neh Aaron te. a voek tih,
18 “When the descendants of Kohath approach the sacred items in the Sacred Tent [to take them to another location], Aaron and his sons must always go in with them and show each of them what work to do and what things to carry. But the descendants of Kohath must not enter the Sacred Tent [at any other time] and look at the things that are in it. If they do that, I will get rid of all the descendants of Kohath.”
“Kohathi cako koca te Levi khui lamloh hnawt boeh.
Tedae he he amih ham na saii daengah ni hmuencim kah, hmuencim taengla a mop uh vaengah hing uh vetih. a duek uh pawt eh. Aaron neh anih koca rhoek a kun vaengah amih te hlang khat rhip kah a thothuengnah ham neh a hnophueih ham khueh uh saeh.
Tedae hmuencim te hmuh ham yap kun uh boel saeh, tarha duek uh ve,” a ti nah.
21 Yahweh also said to Moses/me,
Te phoeiah BOEIPA loh Moses te. a voek tih,
22 “Write down the names of all the men who belong to the clans descended from the Gershon [division of the descendants of Levi].
Gershon koca kah a lu te khaw a napa rhoek, imkhui lamloh a cako ah tae pah.
23 Write the names of the men who are between 30 and 50 years old. They will be men who will also work at the Sacred Tent.
Capa kum sawmthum lamloh. a so hang loh kum sawmnga ca hil soep pah. Amih te tingtunnah dap ah caempuei la thohtat ham neh thothuengnah dongah thothueng ham boeih ha pawk uh saeh.
24 “This is the work that they must do and the things that they must carry [when you move to a new location]:
He thothuengnah he Gershon cako kah a thothueng neh. a hnophueih la om saeh.
25 They must carry the curtains of the Sacred Tent; they must carry the Sacred Tent and all the things that cover it, including the nice outer covering made from skins of goats, and the curtain which is at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
Te dongah dungtlungim kah, himbaiyan neh tingtunnah dap kah, a imphu khaw, a so lamkah saham imphu neh tingtunnah dap thohka kah, himbaiyan khaw,
26 They must also carry the curtains that form the wall that surrounds the courtyard that surrounds the Sacred Tent and the altar, the curtain that is at the entrance to the courtyard, and the ropes [that fasten the curtains]. They must also do the packing and loading of these things.
vongup kah, imbang neh dungtlungim dongkah vongtung vongka thohka kah, himbaiyan neh hmueihtuk kaepvai kah, a rhuimal khaw, a thothuengnah hnopai cungkuem khaw phuei uh saeh. Te boeih te amih ham khueh pah lamtah thothueng uh saeh.
27 Aaron and his sons will supervise the work of all the descendants of Gershom. That work includes carrying those things and doing other work that is necessary for moving them. They must tell each of the descendants of Gershom what things they must carry.
Aaron neh a capa kah, ol bangla Gershon koca rhoek kah thothuengnah cungkuem dongah a hnophueih boeih neh a thothuengnah boeih te om pah saeh. Te phoeiah amih te. a hutnah bangla a hnophueih boeih te soep pah.
28 Those are the tasks that you must give to the men who belong to the clans descended from Gershom. Aaron’s son Ithamar is the one who will supervise their work.
He he tingtunnah dap ah Gershon koca cako kah, thothuengnah coeng ni. Amih hut te khosoih Aaron capa Ithamar kut hmuiah om saeh.
29 Count also the men who belong to the clans descended from Levi’s son Merari.
Merari koca te a cako ah a napa rhoek imko neh soep pah.
30 Write the names of the men who are between 30 and 50 years old. They will be men who will also work at the Sacred Tent.
Amih te kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil soep pah. Amih te tingtunnah dap ah thothuengnah neh thothueng ham caempuei la boeih kun saeh.
31 Their work will be to carry the frames that hold up the tent, the crossbars, the posts [that hold up the curtains], and the bases.
Tingtunnah dap ah amih kah, thothuengnah boeih la he he a hnophueih neh a hutnah la om saeh. Dungtlungim kah a longlaeng neh a thohkalh khaw, a tung neh a buenhol khaw,
32 They must also carry the posts for [the curtains that form the walls of] the courtyard and the bases for the posts, the tent pegs, and the ropes [to fasten the curtains]. Tell each man what things he must carry.
vongtung kaepvai kah, tung neh a buenhol khaw, a hlingcong neh a rhuimal khaw, a hnopai boeih neh a thothuengnah boeih khaw, amih kah, hnophueih neh a hutnah hnopai te. a ming neh soep pah.
33 Those are the tasks that the descendants of Merari must do at the Sacred Tent. Aaron’s son Ithamar is the one who will supervise them.”
Tingtunnah dap kah a thothuengnah boeih dongah Merari koca cako thothuengnah he khosoih Aaron capa Ithamar kut hmuiah om saeh,” a ti nah.
34 So Aaron and Moses/I and the Israeli leaders counted the descendants of Kohath, writing also the names of their clans and family groups.
Te dongah Moses, Aaron neh rhaengpuei kah, khoboei rhoek loh Kohathi koca kah, a cako rhoek, neh a napa rhoek, imkhui khaw,
35 They/We counted all the men who were between 30 and 50 years old who were able to work at the Sacred Tent.
Kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil, tingtunnah dap kah thothuengnah dongah caempuei la aka pawk boeih te a soep.
36 The total was 2,750 men.
Amih te a cako la. a soep vaengah thawng hnih ya rhih neh sawmnga lo uh.
37 They were the descendants of Kohath who [were able to] work at the Sacred Tent. Aaron and Moses/I counted them just as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
Tingtunnah dap ah tho aka thueng Kohathi cako boeih he. a soep vaengah Moses kut dongkah BOEIPA ol bangla Moses neh Aaron loh a soep.
38 They/We also counted the descendants of Gershon, writing also the names of their clans and family groups.
Gershon koca te a cako la a napa rhoek, imkhui lamloh,
39 They/We counted all the men who were between 30 and 50 years old who were able to work at the Sacred Tent.
kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang neh kum sawmnga ca hil tingtunnah dap kah thothuengnah dongah caempuei la aka kun boeih te a soep.
40 The total was 2,630 men.
Anmih te a cako la a napa imkhui neh. a soep vaengah thawng hnih ya rhuk sawmthum lo uh.
41 They were the descendants of Gershon who [were able to] work at the Sacred Tent. Aaron and Moses/I counted them as Yahweh had commanded.
Tingtunnah dap ah aka thotat Gershon koca cako boeih he. a soep vaengah BOEIPA ol bangla Moses neh Aaron loh a soep.
42 They/We also counted the descendants of Merari, writing also the names of their clans and family groups.
Te dongah Merari koca cako te a napa rhoek, imkhui neh a cako te a tae.
43 They/We counted all the men who were between 30 and 50 years old who were able to work at the Sacred Tent.
Kum sawmthum ca lamloh. a so hang kum sawmnga ca hil, tingtunnah dap kah thothuengnah dongah caempuei la aka kun boeih te a tae.
44 The total was 3,200 men.
Amih te a soep vaengah a cako ah thawng thum neh yahnih lo.
45 They were the descendants of Merari who [were able to] work. Aaron and Moses/I counted them as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
Merari koca cako. a soep vaengah Moses kut dongkah BOEIPA ol bangla Moses neh Aaron loh a soep.
46 So Aaron and Moses/I and the Israeli leaders counted all the descendants of Levi, writing also the names of their clans and family groups.
Moses, Aaron neh Israel khoboei rhoek loh a soep Levi te a cako neh a napa rhoek, imkhui khaw boeih a soep uh.
47 They/We counted all the men who were between 30 and 50 years old. They were ones who [were able to] work at the Sacred Tent and who carried the tent and everything that was connected with it.
tongpaca kum sawmthum neh. a so hang kum sawmnga ca hil, thothuengnah dongkah thohtatnah neh tingtunnah dap ah hnophueih dongkah thohtatnah dongah thohtat ham aka pawk boeih khaw,
48 The total was 8,580 men.
a soep vaengah amih te thawng rhet ya nga sawmrhet lo.
49 They/We completed the counting [of all the descendants of Levi], as Yahweh had commanded Moses/me. And they/we told each man what work he was to do and what things he must carry [when they moved to a new location].
BOEIPA ol bangla amih te Moses kut ah. a soep. Hlang khat rhip kah a thothuengnah ham neh a hnophueih ham khaw BOEIPA loh Moses a uen bangla a tae uh.
