< Numbers 2 >

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
Bwana aliwaambia Mose na Aroni:
2 “The children of Israel shall encamp every man by his own standard, with the banners of their fathers’ houses. They shall encamp around the Tent of Meeting at a distance from it.
“Waisraeli watapiga kambi zao kuzunguka Hema la Kukutania kwa umbali fulani kutoka kwenye hema, kila mwanaume chini ya alama yake pamoja na bendera ya jamaa yake.”
3 “Those who encamp on the east side toward the sunrise shall be of the standard of the camp of Judah, according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Judah shall be Nahshon the son of Amminadab.
Kwa upande wa mashariki kuelekea mawio ya jua, kambi ya makundi ya Yuda watapiga kambi chini ya alama yao. Kiongozi wa watu wa Yuda ni Nashoni mwana wa Aminadabu.
4 His division, and those who were counted of them, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 74,600.
5 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Issachar. The prince of the children of Issachar shall be Nethanel the son of Zuar.
Kabila la Isakari watapiga kambi karibu na Yuda. Kiongozi wa watu wa Isakari ni Nethaneli mwana wa Suari.
6 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 54,400.
7 “The tribe of Zebulun: the prince of the children of Zebulun shall be Eliab the son of Helon.
Kabila la Zabuloni litafuata. Kiongozi wa watu wa Zabuloni ni Eliabu mwana wa Heloni.
8 His division, and those who were counted of it, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 57,400.
9 “All who were counted of the camp of Judah were one hundred eighty-six thousand four hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out first.
Wanaume wote walio katika kambi ya Yuda, kufuatana na makundi yao, ni 186,400. Wao watatangulia kuondoka.
10 “On the south side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur.
Kwa upande wa kusini kutakuwa kambi ya makundi ya Reubeni chini ya alama yao. Kiongozi wa watu wa Reubeni ni Elisuri mwana wa Shedeuri.
11 His division, and those who were counted of it, were forty-six thousand five hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 46,500.
12 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon. The prince of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Kabila la Simeoni watapiga kambi karibu na Reubeni. Kiongozi wa watu wa Simeoni ni Shelumieli mwana wa Surishadai.
13 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 59,300.
14 “The tribe of Gad: the prince of the children of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel.
Kabila la Gadi litafuata. Kiongozi wa watu wa Gadi ni Eliasafu mwana wa Deueli.
15 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.
Kundi lake lina watu 45,650.
16 “All who were counted of the camp of Reuben were one hundred fifty-one thousand four hundred fifty, according to their armies. They shall set out second.
Wanaume wote walio katika kambi ya Reubeni, kufuatana na makundi yao, ni 151,450. Nao watakuwa nafasi ya pili kuondoka.
17 “Then the Tent of Meeting shall set out, with the camp of the Levites in the middle of the camps. As they encamp, so shall they set out, every man in his place, by their standards.
Kisha Hema la Kukutania na kambi ya Walawi vitakuwa katikati ya kambi zote. Wao watasafiri kwa utaratibu ule ule kama walivyopiga kambi, kila mmoja mahali pake mwenyewe chini ya alama yake.
18 “On the west side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud.
Upande wa magharibi kutakuwepo na kambi ya makundi ya Efraimu chini ya alama yao. Kiongozi wa watu wa Efraimu ni Elishama mwana wa Amihudi.
19 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 40,500.
20 “Next to him shall be the tribe of Manasseh. The prince of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.
Kabila la Manase litafuata baada ya Efraimu. Kiongozi wa watu wa Manase ni Gamalieli mwana wa Pedasuri.
21 His division, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 32,200.
22 “The tribe of Benjamin: the prince of the children of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni.
Kabila la Benyamini litafuata baada ya Manase. Kiongozi wa watu wa Benyamini ni Abidani mwana wa Gideoni.
23 His army, and those who were counted of them, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 35,400.
24 “All who were counted of the camp of Ephraim were one hundred eight thousand one hundred, according to their divisions. They shall set out third.
Wanaume wote walio katika kambi ya Efraimu kufuatana na makundi yao ni 108,100. Nao watakuwa nafasi ya tatu kuondoka.
25 “On the north side shall be the standard of the camp of Dan according to their divisions. The prince of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.
Upande wa kaskazini kutakuwa na makundi ya kambi ya Dani, chini ya alama yao. Kiongozi wa watu wa Dani ni Ahiezeri mwana wa Amishadai.
26 His division, and those who were counted of them, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 62,700.
27 “Those who encamp next to him shall be the tribe of Asher. The prince of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ochran.
Kabila la Asheri watapiga kambi karibu na Dani. Kiongozi wa watu wa Asheri ni Pagieli mwana wa Okrani.
28 His division, and those who were counted of them, were forty-one thousand five hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 41,500.
29 “The tribe of Naphtali: the prince of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan.
Kabila la Naftali litafuata. Kiongozi wa watu wa Naftali ni Ahira mwana wa Enani.
30 His division, and those who were counted of them, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.
Kundi lake lina watu 53,400.
31 “All who were counted of the camp of Dan were one hundred fifty-seven thousand six hundred. They shall set out last by their standards.”
Wanaume wote walio katika kambi ya Dani ni 157,600. Wao watakuwa wa mwisho kuondoka chini ya alama yao.
32 These are those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses. All who were counted of the camps according to their armies were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.
Hawa ndio Waisraeli, wakiwa wamehesabiwa kufuatana na jamaa zao. Wote walio kambini kwa makundi yao ni watu 603,550.
33 But the Levites were not counted among the children of Israel, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
Hata hivyo, Walawi hawakuhesabiwa pamoja na Waisraeli wengine, kama Bwana alivyomwagiza Mose.
34 Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they encamped by their standards, and so they set out, everyone by their families, according to their fathers’ houses.
Kwa hiyo Waisraeli wakafanya kila kitu Bwana alichomwamuru Mose. Hivyo ndivyo walivyopiga kambi chini ya alama zao, pia hivyo ndivyo walivyoondoka, kila mmoja akiwa na ukoo wake na jamaa yake.

< Numbers 2 >