Mose 4 26

1 Esi dɔvɔ̃ la nu tso la, Yehowa gblɔ na Mose kple Eleazar, si nye nunɔla Aron ƒe viŋutsu be,

And it comes to pass, after the plague, that YHWH speaks to Moses and to Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,

2 “Mixlẽ Israelvi siwo katã xɔ ƒe blaeve alo wu nenema ne miakpɔ ame siwo ate ŋu ayi aʋa tso to ɖe sia ɖe kple hlɔ̃ ɖe sia ɖe me.”

“Take a census of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, from a son of twenty years and upward, by the house of their fathers, everyone going out to the host in Israel.”

3 Ale le Moab tagba, le Yɔdan gbɔ tso Yeriko, Mose kple Eleazar, nunɔla la, ƒo nu kple wo, eye wogblɔ be,

And Moses speaks—Eleazar the priest also—with them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho, saying,

4 “Mixlẽ ŋutsu siwo xɔ ƒe blaeve alo wu nenema, abe ale si Yehowa ɖo na Mose ene.” Woawoe nye Israelvi siwo ʋu tso Egiptenyigba dzi.

“From a son of twenty years and upward,” as YHWH has commanded Moses and the sons of Israel who are coming out from the land of Egypt.

5 Ruben nye Israel ƒe ŋgɔgbevi. Ruben ƒe viwoe nye Hanok, ame si dzi Hanok hlɔ̃ la. Palu, ame si dzi Palu hlɔ̃ la,

Reuben, firstborn of Israel—sons of Reuben: of Enoch [is] the family of the Enochite; of Pallu the family of the Palluite;

6 Hezron, ame si dzi Hezron hlɔ̃ la, Karmi, ame si dzi Karmi hlɔ̃ la.

of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Carmi the family of the Carmite.

7 Esiawoe nye Ruben ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo; ame siwo wotia xlẽ le wo me la le ame akpe blaene-vɔ-etɔ̃, alafa adre blaetɔ̃.

These [are] families of the Reubenite, and their numbered ones are forty-three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.

8 Palu ƒe vie nye Eliab,

And the son of Pallu [is] Eliab;

9 eye Eliab ƒe viwoe nye Nemuel, Datan kple Abiram. Ame eve siawo, Datan kple Abiram woe nye ame siwo wɔ ɖeka kple Korah ɖe Mose kple Aron ŋu, to esia me wotsi tsitre ɖe Yehowa ŋu.

and the sons of Eliab [are] Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram; this [is that] Dathan and Abiram, called ones of the congregation, who have striven against Moses and against Aaron in the congregation of Korah, in their striving against YHWH,

10 Eya ta anyigba ke nu mi wo, eye dzo tso Yehowa gbɔ wu ame alafa eve blaatɔ̃ wòzu ŋkuɖodzinu.

and the earth opens her mouth, and swallows them and Korah, in the death of the congregation, in the fire consuming the two hundred and fifty men, and they become a sign;

11 Ke hã la, Korah ƒe viwo katã metsrɔ̃ o.

but the sons of Korah did not die.

12 Simeon ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Nemuel, ame si dzi Nemuel hlɔ̃ la, Yamin, ame si dzi Yamin hlɔ̃ la, Yakin, ame si dzi Yakin hlɔ̃ la,

Sons of Simeon by their families: of Nemuel [is] the family of the Nemuelite; of Jamin the family of the Jaminite; of Jachin the family of the Jachinite;

13 Zera, ame si dzi Zera hlɔ̃ la, Saul, ame si dzi Saul hlɔ̃ la.

of Zerah the family of the Zerahite; of Shaul the family of the Shaulite.

14 Simeon ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-eve, alafa eve.

These [are] families of the Simeonite—twenty-two thousand and two hundred.

15 Gad ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Zefon, ame si dzi Zefon hlɔ̃ la, Hagi, ame si dzi Hagi hlɔ̃ la, Suni, ame si dzi Suni hlɔ̃ la,

Sons of Gad by their families: of Zephon [is] the family of the Zephonite; of Haggi the family of the Haggite; of Shuni the family of the Shunite;

16 Ozni, ame si dzi Ozni hlɔ̃ la, Eri, ame si dzi Eri hlɔ̃ la,

of Ozni the family of the Oznite; of Eri the family of the Erite:

17 Arɔd, ame si dzi Arɔd hlɔ̃ la, Areli, ame si dzi Areli hlɔ̃ la.

of Arod the family of the Arodite; of Areli the family of the Arelite.

18 Esiawoe nye Gad ƒe viŋutsuwo, ame siwo wotia xlẽ la ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe blaene, alafa atɔ̃.

These [are] families of the sons of Gad by their numbered ones—forty thousand and five hundred.

19 Yuda ƒe viwoe nye Er kple Onan, ame siwo ku le Kanaanyigba dzi.

Sons of Judah [are] Er and Onan; and Er dies—Onan also—in the land of Canaan.

20 Yuda ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Sela, ame si dzi Sela hlɔ̃ la, Perez, ame si dzi Perez hlɔ̃ la, Zera, ame si dzi Zera hlɔ̃ la,

And sons of Judah by their families are: of Shelah the family of the Shelanite; of Perez the family of the Perezite; of Zerah the family of the Zerahite;

21 Perez ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Hezron, ame si dzi Hezron hlɔ̃ la; Hamul, ame si dzi Hamul hlɔ̃ la.

and sons of Perez are: of Hezron the family of the Hezronite; of Hamul the family of the Hamulite.

22 Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Yuda ƒe ƒome me la le ame akpe blaadre-vɔ-ade, alafa atɔ̃.

These [are] families of Judah by their numbered ones—seventy-six thousand and five hundred.

23 Isaka ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me woe nye: Tola, ame si dzi Tola hlɔ̃ la, Puva, ame si dzi Puva hlɔ̃ la.

Sons of Issachar by their families: of Tola [is] the family of the Tolaite; of Pua the family of the Punite;

24 Yasub, ame si dzi Yasub hlɔ̃ la; Simrɔn, ame si dzi Simrɔn hlɔ̃ la.

of Jashub the family of the Jashubite; of Shimron the family of the Shimronite.

25 Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Isaka ƒe hlɔ̃ me la le ame akpe blaade-vɔ-ene alafa etɔ̃.

These [are] families of Issachar by their numbered ones—sixty-four thousand and three hundred.

26 Zebulon ƒe viŋutsuwo le woƒe towo nue nye: Sered, ame si dzi Sered hlɔ̃ la, Elon, ame si dzi Elon hlɔ̃ la, Yahlil, ame si dzi Yahlil hlɔ̃ la.

Sons of Zebulun by their families: of Sered [is] the family of the Sardite; of Elon the family of the Elonite; of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelite.

27 Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Zebulon ƒe ƒome me la le ame akpe blaade, alafa atɔ̃.

These [are] families of the Zebulunite by their numbered ones—sixty thousand and five hundred.

28 Yosef ƒe viwoe nye Manase kple Efraim:

Sons of Joseph by their families [are] Manasseh and Ephraim.

29 Manase ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Makir, ame si dzi Makir hlɔ̃ la (Makir dzi Gilead), eye Gilead hlɔ̃ la.

Sons of Manasseh: of Machir [is] the family of the Machirite; and Machir has begotten Gilead; of Gilead [is] the family of the Gileadite.

30 Gilead ƒe viŋutsuwo kple woƒe hlɔ̃woe nye esiawo. Yezer, ame si dzi Yezer hlɔ̃ la, Helek, ame si dzi Helek hlɔ̃ la,

These [are] sons of Gilead: of Jeezer [is] the family of the Jeezerite; of Helek the family of the Helekite;

31 Asriel, ame si dzi Asriel hlɔ̃ la, Sekem, ame si dzi Sekem hlɔ̃ la,

and of Asriel the family of the Asrielite; and of Shechem the family of the Shechemite;

32 Semida, ame si dzi Semida hlɔ̃ la, Hefer, ame si dzi Hefer hlɔ̃ la,

and of Shemida the family of the Shemidaite; and of Hepher the family of the Hepherite.

33 (Zelofehad, medzi ŋutsuvi aɖeke o. Via nyɔnuviwo ƒe ŋkɔwoe nye Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka kple Tirza.)

And Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but [only] daughters, and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad [are] Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

34 Esiawoe nye Manase ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo, ame siwo ƒe xexlẽme le ame akpe blaatɔ̃ vɔ eve alafa adre.

These [are] families of Manasseh, and their numbered ones [are] fifty-two thousand and seven hundred.

35 Efraim ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Sutela, ame si dzi Sutela hlɔ̃ la, Beker, ame si dzi Beker hlɔ̃ la, Tahan, ame si dzi Tahan hlɔ̃ la.

These [are] sons of Ephraim by their families: of Shuthelah [is] the family of the Shuthelhite; of Becher the family of the Bachrite; of Tahan the family of the Tahanite.

36 Sutela vi nye Eran, ame si dzi Eran hlɔ̃ la.

And these [are] sons of Shuthelah: of Eran the family of the Eranite.

37 Ame siawoe nye Efraim ƒe viŋutsuwo. Ame siwo wotia xlẽ la le ame akpe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-eve, alafa atɔ̃. Esiawoe nye Yosef ƒe viwo le woƒe hlɔ̃wo nu.

These [are] families of the sons of Ephraim by their numbered ones—thirty-two thousand and five hundred. These [are] sons of Joseph by their families.

38 Benyamin ƒe viŋutsuwo kple hlɔ̃ siwo dzɔ tso wo me la woe nye: Bela, ame si dzi Bela hlɔ̃ la, Asbel, ame si dzi Asbel hlɔ̃ la, Ahiram, ame si dzi Ahiram hlɔ̃ la,

Sons of Benjamin by their families: of Bela [is] the family of the Belaite; of Ashbel the family of the Ashbelite; of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramite;

39 Sefufam, ame si dzi Sefufam hlɔ̃ la, Hufam, ame si dzi Hufam hlɔ̃ la,

of Shupham the family of the Shuphamite; of Hupham the family of the Huphamite.

40 Bela viwoe nye Ard kple Naaman: Ard, ame si dzi Ard hlɔ̃ la, Naaman, ame si dzi Naaman hlɔ̃ la.

And sons of Bela are Ard and Naaman: [of Ard is] the family of the Ardite; of Naaman the family of the Naamite.

41 Esiawoe nye Benyamin ƒe hlɔ̃metɔwo, ame siwo ƒe xexlẽme nye ame akpe blaene-vɔ-atɔ̃ alafa ade.

These [are] sons of Benjamin by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and six hundred.

42 Dan viwoe nye esi le woƒe ƒome nu: Suham, ame si dzi Suham hlɔ̃ la. Esiae nye Dan ƒe hlɔ̃wo:

These [are] sons of Dan by their families: of Shuham [is] the family of the Shuhamite; these [are] families of Dan by their families;

43 Wo katã nye Suham hlɔ̃ si ƒe xexlẽme nye ame akpe blaade-vɔ-ene, alafa ene.

all the families of the Shuhamite by their numbered ones—sixty-four thousand and four hundred.

44 Aser ƒe viŋutsuwo kple woƒe hlɔ̃woe nye: Imna, ame si dzi Imna hlɔ̃ la, Isvi, ame si dzi Isvi hlɔ̃ la, Beria, ame si dzi Beria hlɔ̃ la.

Sons of Asher by their families: of Jimna [is] the family of the Jimnite; of Jesui the family of the Jesuite; of Beriah the family of the Beriite.

45 Woma Beria hlɔ̃ la ɖe akpa eve me: Heber hlɔ̃ si dzɔ tso Beria ƒe viŋutsu Heber me, Malxiel hlɔ̃ si dzɔ tso Beria ƒe vi Malxiel me.

Of sons of Beriah: of Heber [is] the family of the Heberite; of Malchiel the family of the Malchielite.

46 Aser ƒe vinyɔnu ŋkɔe nye Sera.

And the name of the daughter of Asher [is] Sarah.

47 Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Aser ƒe viwo ƒe hlɔ̃ me la le ame akpe blaatɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃, alafa ene.

These [are] families of the sons of Asher by their numbered ones—fifty-three thousand and four hundred.

48 Naftali ƒe viŋutsuwo kple woƒe hlɔ̃woe nye: Yahzil, ame si dzi Yahzil hlɔ̃ la, Guni, ame si dzi Guni hlɔ̃ la,

Sons of Naphtali by their families: of Jahzeel [is] the family of the Jahzeelite; of Guni the family of the Gunite;

49 Yezer, ame si dzi Yezer hlɔ̃ la, Silem, ame si dzi Silem hlɔ̃ la.

of Jezer the family of the Jezerite; of Shillem the family of the Shillemite.

50 Ame siwo wotia xlẽ le Naftali ƒe hlɔ̃ me la nye ame akpe blaene-vɔ-atɔ̃, alafa ene.

These [are] families of Naphtali by their families, and their numbered ones [are] forty-five thousand and four hundred.

51 Ale Israel ŋutsu siwo katã ate ŋu ade aʋa la de ame akpe alafa ade kple ɖeka, alafa adre blaetɔ̃.

These [are] numbered ones of the sons of Israel—six hundred thousand and one thousand seven hundred and thirty.

52 Azɔ Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,

And YHWH speaks to Moses, saying,

53 “Wòama anyigba la ɖe to vovovoawo dome le toawo me tɔwo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ nu, abe ale si amexexlẽ la fia ene.

“The land is apportioned to these by inheritance, by the number of names;

54 To siwo me amewo sɔ gbɔ le la, woaxɔ anyigba wòalolo, eye to siwo me amewo mesɔ gbɔ le o la ƒe anyigba nanɔ sue.

to the many you increase their inheritance, and to the few you diminish their inheritance; each is given his inheritance according to his numbered ones.

55 Yehowa ɖo na Mose be, Kpɔ egbɔ be yewodzidze nu hafi ma anyigba la, eye woaxɔ domenyinu ɖe wo fofowo ƒe towo ƒe ŋkɔ nu.

Surely the land is apportioned by lot; they inherit by the names of the tribes of their fathers;

56 Woama domenyinu ɖe sia ɖe to akɔdada me ɖe to gãwo kple to suewo siaa dome.”

their inheritance is apportioned according to the lot between many and few.”

57 Levi ƒe viwo ƒe hlɔ̃ siwo me woxlẽ ame le le amexexlẽa me la kple ame siwo me wodzɔ tso la woe nye: Gerson dzi Gerson hlɔ̃; Kohat dzi Kohat hlɔ̃; Merari dzi Merari hlɔ̃.

And these [are] numbered ones of the Levite by their families: of Gershon [is] the family of the Gershonite; of Kohath the family of the Kohathite; of Merari the family of the Merarite.

58 Levi ƒomea me tɔwoe nye, Libni ƒomea, Hebroni ƒomea, Mahli ƒomea, Musi ƒomea kple Korah ƒomea. (Kohat nye Amram tɔgbui.

These [are] families of the Levite: the family of the Libnite, the family of the Hebronite, the family of the Mahlite, the family of the Mushite, the family of the Korathite. And Kohath has begotten Amram,

59 Amram srɔ̃ ŋkɔe nye Yohebed, Levi ƒe dzidzimevi, ame si wòdzi na Levi ƒe viwo le Egipte.

and the name of Amram’s wife is Jochebed, daughter of Levi, whom has been born to Levi in Egypt; and she bears to Amram Aaron, and Moses, and their sister Miriam.

60 Aron ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar kple Itamar.

And born to Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar;

61 Nadab kple Abihu woku esi wodo dzudzɔ makɔmakɔ na Yehowa.)

and Nadab dies—Abihu also—in their bringing strange fire near before YHWH.

62 Levi ƒe vi siwo katã woxlẽ wonye ŋutsuwo, eye woxɔ ɣleti ɖeka alo wu nenema la de ame akpe blaeve-vɔ-etɔ̃. Ke womebu Levi ƒe viwo de Israelviwo ƒe amexexlẽ ƒe nukpɔkpɔ blibo la me o, elabena womena anyigba Levi ƒe viwo esi woma anyigba ɖe toawo dome o.

And their numbered ones are twenty-three thousand, every male from a son of a month and upwards, for they have not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because an inheritance has not been given to them in the midst of the sons of Israel.

63 Ale esiae nye Israelvi siwo Mose kple nunɔla Eleazar tia xlẽ le Moab gbegbe le Yɔdan tɔsisi la to le Yeriko kasa.

These [are] those numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who have numbered the sons of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, [near] Jericho;

64 Wo dometɔ ɖeka gɔ̃ hã menɔ ame siwo Mose kple nunɔla Eleazar xlẽ esime woxlẽ Israelviwo le Sinai gbegbe la dome o.

and among these there has not been a man of those numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest, who numbered the sons of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai,

65 Elabena Yehowa gblɔ na Israelvi mawo be, woaku godoo le gbegbe la; wo dometɔ aɖeke mesusɔ o, negbe Kaleb, Yefune ƒe viŋutsu kple Yosua, Nun ƒe viŋutsu.

for YHWH said of them, “They certainly die in the wilderness”; and there has not been left a man of them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.