Ndari 1

1 Na rĩrĩ, Jehova akĩarĩria Musa arĩ Hema-inĩ ya Gũtũnganwo kũu Werũ-inĩ wa Sinai mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa keerĩ, mwaka-inĩ wa keerĩ kuuma andũ a Isiraeli moima bũrũri wa Misiri. Akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ:

The LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

2 “Tara kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe kĩa andũ a Isiraeli, ũmatare na mbarĩ ciao, na nyũmba ciao ũrĩa itariĩ, mũndũ mũrũme o mũndũ mũrũme andĩkwo rĩĩtwa rĩake.

“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one,

3 Wee mũrĩ na Harũni mũtare ikundi cia arũme othe arĩa marĩ Isiraeli, arĩa makinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩhota gũthiĩ ita-inĩ.

from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall count them by their divisions.

4 Mũndũ ũmwe kuuma o mũhĩrĩga, na akorwo arĩ mũtongoria wa nyũmba yao, nĩo mekũmũteithia.

With you there shall be a man of every tribe, each one head of his fathers’ house.

5 Maya nĩmo marĩĩtwa ma andũ arĩa marĩmũteithagĩrĩria: kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni, nĩ Elizuru mũrũ wa Shedeuru;

These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

6 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Simeoni, nĩ Shelumieli mũrũ wa Zurishadai;

Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

7 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Juda, nĩ Nahashoni mũrũ wa Aminadabu;

Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

8 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru, nĩ Nethaneli mũrũ wa Zuaru;

Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

9 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Zebuluni, nĩ Eliabu mũrũ wa Heloni;

Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

10 kuuma ariũ a Jusufu: kuuma Efiraimu, nĩ Elishama mũrũ wa Amihudu; kuuma Manase, nĩ Gamalieli mũrũ wa Pedazuru;

Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

11 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini, nĩ Abidani mũrũ wa Gideoni;

Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

12 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Dani, nĩ Ahiezeri mũrũ wa Amishadai;

Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

13 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Asheri, nĩ Pagieli mũrũ wa Okirani;

Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

14 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Gadi, nĩ Eliasafu mũrũ wa Deueli;

Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

15 kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Nafitali, nĩ Ahira mũrũ wa Enani.”

Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”

16 Acio nĩo andũ arĩa maathuurirwo kuuma kũrĩ kĩrĩndĩ gĩa Isiraeli, marĩ atongoria a mĩhĩrĩga ya maithe mao ma tene. Nĩo maarĩ atongoria a mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli.

These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

17 Musa na Harũni makĩoya andũ acio maaheetwo marĩĩtwa mao.

Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

18 Magĩcooka magĩĩta kĩrĩndĩ gĩothe hamwe mũthenya wa mbere wa mweri wa keerĩ. Andũ makĩonania rũruka rwao kũringana na mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao, nao arũme arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria makĩandĩkwo, o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake,

They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.

19 o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio akĩmatara marĩ kũu Werũ-inĩ wa Sinai:

As the LORD commanded Moses, so he counted them in the wilderness of Sinai.

20 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Rubeni, mũriũ wa irigithathi wa Isiraeli: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao.

The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

21 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni maarĩ andũ 46,500.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

22 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Simeoni: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, magĩtarwo na makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were counted of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

23 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Simeoni maarĩ andũ 59,300.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

24 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Gadi: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

25 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Gadi maarĩ andũ 45,650.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

26 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Juda: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

27 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Juda maarĩ andũ 74,600.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Judah, were seventy-four thousand six hundred.

28 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Isakaru: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

29 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru maarĩ andũ 54,400.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

30 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Zebuluni: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kana makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

31 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Zebuluni maarĩ andũ 57,400.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

32 Kuuma kũrĩ ariũ a Jusufu: Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Efiraimu: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Joseph: of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

33 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Efiraimu maarĩ andũ 40,500.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

34 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Manase: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

35 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga-inĩ wa Manase maarĩ andũ 32,200.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

36 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Benjamini: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

37 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini maarĩ andũ 35,400.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

38 Kuuma njiaro-nĩ cia Dani: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

39 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Dani maarĩ andũ 62,700.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

40 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Asheri: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

41 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Asheri maarĩ andũ 41,500.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

42 Kuuma njiaro-inĩ cia Nafitali: Arũme othe arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kana makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, makĩandĩkwo o mũndũ o mũndũ na rĩĩtwa rĩake, kũringana na maandĩko ma mbarĩ ciao na nyũmba ciao.

Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war:

43 Kuuma mũhĩrĩga wa Nafitali maarĩ andũ 53,400.

those who were counted of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

44 Acio nĩo andũ arĩa maatarirwo nĩ Musa na Harũni na atongoria arĩa ikũmi na eerĩ a Isiraeli, o ũmwe wao arũgamĩrĩire nyũmba yake.

These are those who were counted, whom Moses and Aaron counted, and the twelve men who were princes of Israel, each one for his fathers’ house.

45 Andũ othe a Isiraeli arĩa maakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ kana makĩria, arĩa mangĩahotire gũthiĩ ita-inĩ, magĩtarwo kũringana na nyũmba ciao.

So all those who were counted of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel—

46 Andũ acio othe marĩ hamwe maarĩ 603,550.

all those who were counted were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

47 No rĩrĩ, andũ a nyũmba ya mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi matiataranĩirio hamwe na andũ arĩa angĩ a Isiraeli.

But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not counted among them.

48 Jehova nĩeerĩte Musa atĩrĩ,

For the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

49 “Mũtigatare andũ a mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi kana mũmataranĩrie na andũ arĩa angĩ a Isiraeli.

“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not count, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

50 Handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, amũrai Alawii matuĩke arori a hema ya Ũira, mamenyagĩrĩre indo ciothe ciayo, na kĩndũ o gĩothe kĩa hema ĩyo. Nĩo marĩkuuaga hema ĩyo o na indo ciothe ciayo; na mamĩmenyagĩrĩre na mamĩthiũrũrũkagĩrie na hema ciao.

but appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it.

51 Rĩrĩa rĩothe hema ĩyo ĩgũthaamio, Alawii acio nĩo marĩmĩambũraga, na rĩrĩa rĩothe hema ĩyo ĩĩkwambwo-rĩ, Alawii acio nĩo marĩmĩambaga. Mũndũ ũngĩ o na ũrĩkũ angĩkamĩkuhĩrĩria nĩakooragwo.

When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

52 Andũ a Isiraeli marĩambaga hema ciao kũringana na ikundi ciao, o mũndũ kambĩ-inĩ yake harĩa bendera yake ĩrĩ.

The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

53 No rĩrĩ, Alawii marĩambaga hema ciao mathiũrũrũkĩirie hema ya Ũira nĩgeetha kĩrĩndĩ kĩu kĩa Isiraeli gĩtigakorererwo nĩ mangʼũrĩ ma Ngai. Alawii nĩo marĩĩhokagĩrwo ũmenyereri wa hema ĩyo ya Ũira.”

But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel. The Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

54 Nao andũ a Isiraeli magĩĩka maũndũ macio o ta ũrĩa Jehova aathĩte Musa.

Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so they did.