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 came to pass, after the plague, that Yahweh spake unto Moses, and unto 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.”

Reckon ye up the sum of all the assembly of the sons of Israel from twenty years old and upwards, by their ancestral houses, —every one able to go forth to war in Israel.

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

So then Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them, in the waste 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 twenty years old and upwards, As Yahweh commanded Moses, and the sons of Israel, who had come forth out of 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, the firstborn of Israel, —the sons of Reuben, To Hanoch, pertained the family of the Hanochites; To Pallu, the family of the Palluites;

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

To Hezron, the family of the Hezronites, —To Carmi, the family of the Carmites.

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 the families of the Reubenites, —and they who were numbered of them were found to be—forty-three thousand, and seven hundred, and thirty.

8 Palu ƒe vie nye Eliab,

Now, the sons of Pallu, were 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, Nemuel, and Dathan and Abiram, —The same, Dathan and Abiram, notable men of the assembly, who contended against Moses and against Aaron in the assembly of Korah, when they contended against Yahweh;

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

and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up—with Korah also, when the assembly died, —when the fire consumed two hundred and fifty men, and they became a warning;

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

But, the sons of Korah, died not.

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,

The sons of Simeon, by their families, To Nemuel, pertained the family of the Nemuelites, To Jamin, the family of the Jaminites, —To Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

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

To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites, —To Shaul, the family of the Shaulites:

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

These, are the families of the Simeonites, —two and twenty 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,

The sons of Gad, by their families, To Zephon, pertained the family of the Zephonites; To Haggi, the family of the Haggites, —To Shuni, the family of the Shunites;

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

To Ozni, the family of the Oznites, —To Eri, the family of the Erites;

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

To Arod, the family of the Arodites, —To Arelites, the family of the Arelites:

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

These, are the families of the sons of Gad, as to them who were numbered of them, —forty thousand and five hundred.

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

The sons of Judah, Er and Onan, —but Er and Onan died 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 so, as to the sons of Judah, by their families, it was found that—To Shelah, pertained the family of the Shelanites, To Perez, the family of the Perezites, —To Zerah, the family of the Zerahites;

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

And, as to the sons of Perez, it was found that—To Hezron, pertained the family of the Hezronites, —To Hamul, the family of the Hamulites:

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

These, are the families of Judah, as to them who were numbered of them, —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.

The sons of Issachar, by their families, Unto Tola, pertained the family of the Tolaites, —To Puvah, the family of the Puvites;

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

To Jashub, the family of the Jashubites, —To Shimron, the family of the Shimronites:

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

These, are the families of Issachar. as to them who were numbered of them, —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.

The sons of Zebulun, by their families, To Sered, pertained the family of the Seredites, To Elon, the family of the Elonites, —To Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites:

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

These are the families of the Zebulunites as to them who were numbered of them, —sixty thousand, and five hundred.

28 Yosef ƒe viwoe nye Manase kple Efraim:

The sons of Joseph by their families, —Manasseh, and Ephraim.

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

The sons of Manasseh, To Machir, pertained the family of the Machirites, and, Machir, begat Gilead, —To Gilead, pertained the family of the Gileadites.

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 the sons of Gilead: Iezer, the family of the Iezerites, —To Helek, the family of the Helekites;

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

And Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; And, Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

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

And Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; And, Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

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

Now Zelophehad, son of Hepher, had no sons, but only, daughters, —and, the names of the daughters of Zelophehad, were 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 the families of Manasseh, —and, they who were numbered of them, —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 the sons of Ephraim by their families, To Shuthelah, pertained the family of the Shuthelahites, To Becher, the family of the Becherites, —To Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

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

And, these, are the sons of Shuthelah, To Eran, pertained the family of the Eranites.

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 the families of the sons of Ephraim, as to them who were numbered of them, —thirty-two thousand, and five hundred, These, are the 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,

The sons of Benjamin by their families, To Bela, pertained the family of the Belaites, To Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites, —To Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;

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

To Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites, —To Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.

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

And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman, —[To Ard, pertained] the family of the Ardites, To Naaman, the family of the Naamites.

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

These, are the sons of Benjamin by their families, —and they who were numbered of them, —were 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 the sons of Dan, by their families: To Shuham, pertained the family of the Shuhamites, —These, are the 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 Shuhamites, as to them who were numbered of them, were, 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.

The sons of Asher, by their families: To Imnah, pertained the family of the Imnites, To Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites, —To Beriah, the family of the Beriites;

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.

To the sons of Beriah, To Heber, pertained the family of the Heberites, To Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites;

46 Aser ƒe vinyɔnu ŋkɔe nye Sera.

And, the name of the daughter of Asher, was Serah.

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

These, are the families of the sons of Asher as to them who were numbered of them, —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,

The sons of Naphtali, by their families, To Jahzeel, pertained the family of the Jahzeelites; To Guni, the family of the Gunites:

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

To Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; To Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.

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

These are the families of Naphtali, by their families, —and they who were numbered of them, were 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 they who were numbered of the sons of Israel, six hundred and one thousand, —seven hundred and thirty,

52 Azɔ Yehowa gblɔ na Mose be,

Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying:

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

Unto these, shall be apportioned the land as an 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.

For the large one, thou shalt make large his inheritance, and for the small one, thou shalt make small his inheritance, —unto each one, in proportion to them who were numbered of him, shall be given his inheritance.

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.

Nevertheless by lot, shall the land be apportioned, —by the names of the tribes of their fathers, shall they inherit.

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

At the bidding of the lot, shall be apportioned his inheritance, —between large and small.

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 they who were numbered of the Levites by their families, To Gershon, pertained the family of the Gershonites, To Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; To Merari, the family of the Merarites.

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

These, are the families of Levi—The family of the Libnites, The family of the Hebronites, The family of the Mahlites, The family of the Mushites, The family of the Korahites, —And, Kohath, begat Amram;

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

and the name of the wife of Amram, was Jochebed daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt, —and she bare to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister:

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

And, there were born to Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, —Eleazar and Ithamar;

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

But Nadab and Abihu died, —when they brought near strange fire before Yahweh:

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 they who were numbered of them were found to be—twenty-three thousand, all the males from one month old and upwards—for they had not numbered themselves in the midst of the sons of Israel, because there was given unto them no inheritance, 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 they who were numbered by Moses, and Eleazar, the priest, —when they numbered the sons of Israel, in the waste plains of Moab, by 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, was there not found a man of them who had been numbered by Moses, and Aaron the priest, —when they numbered the sons of Israel in the desert 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 Yahweh had said of them, They shall surely die, in the desert. And there was not left of them a man, save only, Caleb son of Jephunneh, and Joshua son of Nun.