Numbers 3
1 Now this is the history of the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spoke with Moses in Mount Sinai.
He tah BOEIPA loh Sinai tlang ah Mosesa voek hnin kah Aaron neh Moses rhuirhong ni.
2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Aaron carhoek hea ming ah, Nadab te a caming tih Abihu, Eleazar neh Ithamar.
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
Khosoih Aaron ca rhoek he khosoih sak ham minga koelh pah tih a kut ah a buem sak.
4 Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.
Tedae Nadab neh Abihu tah BOEIPA mikhmuh ah duek rhoi. Sinai khosoek kah BOEIPA mikhmuh la imlang hmai a khuen dongah amih rhoi te ca khueh rhoi pawh. Te dongah Eleazar neh Ithamar a napa Aaron mikhmuh ah khosoih rhoi.
5 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
BOEIPA loh Moses tea voek tih,
6 “Bring the tribe of Levi near, and set them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister to him.
Levi koca te khuen lamtah khosoih Aaron mikhmuh ah pai sak. Te vaengah a taengah thotat uh saeh.
7 They shall keep his requirements, and the requirements of the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Te vaengah anih kah tuemkoi neh tingtunnah dap hmai ah rhaengpuei boeih kah tuemkoi khaw, dungtlungim kah thothuengnah dongah thothueng ham khaw ngaithuen saeh.
8 They shall keep all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting, and the obligations of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.
Tingtunnah dap hnopai boeih neh im kah dungtlungim kah thothuengnah dongkah thothueng ham dongah Israel ca rhoek kah tuemkoi te ngaithuen uh saeh.
9 You shall give the Levites to Aaron and to his sons. They are wholly given to him on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Levirhoek te Aaron taeng neh a carhoek taengah pae. Amihte Israel carhoek taeng lamloh a taengah pae rhoe pae saeh.
10 You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their priesthood, but the stranger who comes near shall be put to death.”
Aaron neh a caparhoek te soep lamtah a khosoihbi te ngaithuen saeh. Tedae te aka paan hlangthawt tah duek saeh,” a ti nah.
11 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
BOEIPA loh Moses tea voek tih,
12 “Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel instead of all the firstborn who open the womb among the children of Israel; and the Levites shall be mine,
“Kai loh Levi te Israel carhoek khui lamloh, Israel carhoek bung kah cacuek caming boeih yueng ka loh coeng ne. Te dongah Levi rhoek he kamah taengah om saeh.
13 for all the firstborn are mine. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I made holy to me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and animal. They shall be mine. I am the LORD.”
Caming boeih kamah ham coeng dongah Egypt kho kah caming boeih ka ngawn khohnin ah ni Israel khuikah caming boeihte kamah ham ka ciim coeng. Hlang lamloh rhamsa khaw kai Yahweh kamah ham ni a om uh,” a ti nah.
14 The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying,
BOEIPA loh Moses te Sinai khosoek aha voek tih,
15 “Count the children of Levi by their fathers’ houses, by their families. You shall count every male from a month old and upward.”
Levi kocarhoek te a napa imko ah a huiko neh soep lamtah tongpa boeih hla khat ca lamloha so hang tah soep thil,” a ti nah.
16 Moses counted them according to the LORD’s word, as he was commanded.
Te dongah BOEIPA kah ola uen bangla Moses loh amih tea soep.
17 These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi koca rhoekkhui Gershon, Kohath neh Merari a ming om.
18 These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
Gershon kocate a cako ah Libni neh Shimei hea ming thum van.
19 The sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath kocarhoek khaw a cako ah Amram, Izhar, Hebron neh Uzziel thum.
20 The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
Merari kocarhoek khaw a cako ah Mahli neh Mushi om. Amih he a napa imkhui lamloh Levi koca la om uh.
21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.
Gershon lamloh Libni koca neh Shimei koca a om dongah amih rhoi he Gershon kah a huiko ni.
22 Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, even those who were counted of them were seven thousand five hundred.
Amih kah a soep tarhing ah hla khat ca lamloha so hang tongpa boeih te thawng rhih neh ya ngalaa soep uh.
23 The families of the Gershonites shall encamp behind the tabernacle westward.
Gershon cakote dungtlungim kah tahael khotlak ben ah rhaeh uh.
24 Eliasaph the son of Lael shall be the prince of the fathers’ house of the Gershonites.
Gershon kaha napa imkhuiah Lael capa Eliasaphte khoboei van.
25 The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
Gershon koca loh Tingtunnah dap kah dungtlungim neh dap imphu khaw, tingtunnah dap thohka himbaiyan khaw,
26 the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, and its cords for all of its service.
vongtung dongkah imbang neh vongtung thohka kah himbaiyan, dungtlungim ham neh hmueituk kaepvai ham, a thothuengnah cungkuem dongkah a rhuimal khaw hutnah saeh.
27 Of Kohath was the family of the Amramites, the family of the Izharites, the family of the Hebronites, and the family of the Uzzielites. These are the families of the Kohathites.
Kohath lamloh Amrami cako neh Izhari cako, Khebroni cako neh Ozzeli cako om tih amih he ni Kohathi cako coeng.
28 According to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, there were eight thousand six hundred keeping the requirements of the sanctuary.
Hlangmi la, hla khat ca lamloha so hang tongpa boeih tah hmuencim kah tuemkoi aka ngaithuen ham thawng rhet neh ya rhuk omuh.
29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall encamp on the south side of the tabernacle.
Kohath ca rhoek tah a cako la dungtlungim kaep kah tuithim ah rhaeh uh.
30 The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel.
Kohath cako kaha napa imkhuiah Uzziel capa Elizaphan he khoboei van.
31 Their duty shall be the ark, the table, the lamp stand, the altars, the vessels of the sanctuary with which they minister, the screen, and all its service.
Te vaengah amih loh thingkawng neh caboei khaw, hmaitung neh hmueihtuk khaw, hmuencim kah hnopai khawa hutnah. Amih te himbaiyan neh a thothuengnah cungkuem dongah thotat uh.
32 Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be prince of the princes of the Levites, with the oversight of those who keep the requirements of the sanctuary.
Levi khoboei rhoek kah khoboei, khosoih Aaron capa Eleazar tah hmuencim kah tuemkoi aka ngaithuen rhoek aka cawhkung ni.
33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites. These are the families of Merari.
Merari lamloh Makhali cako neh Musihe cakotih amih te Merari koca rhoek van.
34 Those who were counted of them, according to the number of all the males from a month old and upward, were six thousand two hundred.
A hlangmi la, tongpa hla khat ca lamloha so hang boeihte thawng rhuk neh ya hnih la a soep uh.
35 The prince of the fathers’ house of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail. They shall encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.
Merari cako kaha napa imkhuiah Abihail capa Zurielte khoboeitih dungtlungim kaep kah tlangpuei ah rhaeh uh.
36 The appointed duty of the sons of Merari shall be the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, all its instruments, all its service,
Te vaengah Merari ca rhoek kah a hutnah dungtlungima longlaeng neh a thohkalh, a tung neh a buenhol, a hnopai boeih neh a thothuengnah boeih aka soepkung ni.
37 the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, and their cords.
Vongtung phai kah tung neh a buenhol khaw, a hlingcong neh a rhuimal khaw a hutnah.
38 Those who encamp before the tabernacle eastward, in front of the Tent of Meeting toward the sunrise, shall be Moses, with Aaron and his sons, keeping the requirements of the sanctuary for the duty of the children of Israel. The outsider who comes near shall be put to death.
Dungtlungim hmai kah khothoeng neh, tingtunnah dap hmai khocuk ah aka rhaeh Moses, Aaron neh anih koca rhoek loh Israel ca kah hutnah yueng la rhokso kah tuemkoi ngaithuen saeh. Tedae te aka paan hlangthawt tah duek saeh.
39 All who were counted of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron counted at the commandment of the LORD, by their families, all the males from a month old and upward, were twenty-two thousand.
Levite boeiha soep hil Moses neh Aaron loh BOEIPA ol banglaa soep. Amih koca te hla khat ca lamloha so hang tongpa boeihte thawng kul hnih louh.
40 The LORD said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn males of the children of Israel from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names.
BOEIPA loh Moses te, “Israel ca khuiah tongpa caming, hla khat ca lamloha so hang boeihte soep lamtah a hlangmi ming te khoem pah.
41 You shall take the Levites for me—I am the LORD—instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel; and the livestock of the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the livestock of the children of Israel.”
Israel carhoek lamkah caming boeih yueng la Levi, Israel ca rhoek kah rhamsa caming boeih yueng la Levi kah rhamsa te kai Yahweh kamah ham lo,” a ti nah.
42 Moses counted, as the LORD commanded him, all the firstborn among the children of Israel.
Te dongah BOEIPA loh amaha uen bangla Moses loh Israel carhoek kah caming boeih tea soep.
43 All the firstborn males according to the number of names from a month old and upward, of those who were counted of them, were twenty-two thousand two hundred seventy-three.
Te vaengah tongpa caming aka om hla khat ca lamloha so hang boeih te, a ming neh hlangmite thawng kul thawng hnih neh ya hnih sawmrhih pathumlaa soep uh.
44 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
BOEIPA loh Moses tea voek tih,
45 “Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites instead of their livestock; and the Levites shall be mine. I am the LORD.
“Israel carhoek khuikah caming boeih yueng la Levi, a rhamsa yueng la Levi kah rhamsa te loh pah. Levi rhoek te kai Yahweh kamah ham om uh saeh.
46 For the redemption of the two hundred seventy-three of the firstborn of the children of Israel who exceed the number of the Levites,
Te dongah tlansum khaw Levi soahte Israel ca caming lamloh ya hnih sawmrhih pathum neh poeng pah.
47 you shall take five shekels apiece for each one; according to the shekel of the sanctuary you shall take them (the shekel is twenty gerahs);
Hlangmi pakhat hamte shekel la shekel panga, panga van lo lamtah hmuencim kah shekel tah gerah pakul loh pah.
48 and you shall give the money, with which their remainder is redeemed, to Aaron and to his sons.”
Tangkate Aaron taeng neh anih kocarhoek taenglana paek vaengah amih kah tlansum te poeng pah,” a ti nah.
49 Moses took the redemption money from those who exceeded the number of those who were redeemed by the Levites;
Te dongah Levi kah a lat soah aka poeng rhoek taeng lamkah tlansum tangka te Mosesloh a loh.
50 from the firstborn of the children of Israel he took the money, one thousand three hundred sixty-five shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;
Israel ca caming taeng lamloh tangka te hmuencim shekel ah thawng khat ya thum sawmrhuk pangaa doe.
51 and Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and to his sons, according to the LORD’s word, as the LORD commanded Moses.
BOEIPA loh Mosesa uen vanbangla BOEIPA ol tarhing ah ni Moses loh tlansum tangka te Aaron taeng neh anih kocarhoek taenglaa paek.
