Mitango 26
1 Sima na etumbu wana, Yawe alobaki na Moyize mpe na Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari, mwana mobali ya Aron:
After the plague, Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out] and to Eleazar [Help of God] the son of Aaron [Light-bringer] the priest, saying,
2 « Botanga motango ya bato ya lisanga mobimba ya Isalaele, bato nyonso oyo bazali na mibu tuku mibale mpe koleka, oyo bazali na makoki ya kosala mosala ya kisoda kati na Isalaele. »
“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel [God prevails], from twenty years old and upward, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go out to war in Israel [God prevails].”
3 Moyize elongo na Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari basololaki na bango na etando ya Moabi, na libongo ya Yordani, pene na Jeriko, mpe balobaki:
Moses [Drawn out] and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest spoke with them in the plains of Moab [From father] by the Jordan [Descender] at Jericho [Fragrant, Moon], saying,
4 « Tokotanga motango ya bana mibali nyonso ya Isalaele oyo bazali na mibu tuku mibale mpe koleka, ndenge Yawe apesaki mitindo epai ya Moyize. » Tala bana ya Isalaele oyo babimaki na Ejipito:
“Take a census, from twenty years old and upward; as Adonai enjoined Moses [Drawn out] and the children of Israel [God prevails].” These are those that came out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery].
5 Bakitani ya Ribeni, mwana mobali ya liboso ya Isalaele: na nzela ya Enoki, bakitani ya libota ya Enoki; na nzela ya Palu, bakitani ya libota ya Palu;
(The census results begin with) Reuben [See, a son!], the firstborn of Israel [God prevails]; the sons of Reuben [See, a son!]: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
6 na nzela ya Etsironi, bakitani ya libota ya Etsironi; na nzela ya Karimi, bakitani ya libota ya Karimi.
of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
7 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Ribeni mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku minei na misato na nkama sambo na tuku misato.
These are the families of the Reubenites; and those who were counted of them were forty-three thousand seven hundred thirty.
8 Eliabi azalaki mwana mobali ya Palu,
The sons of Pallu: Eliab.
9 mpe bana mibali ya Eliabi bazalaki Nemueli, Datani mpe Abirami. Datani mpe Abirami bazalaki bakalaka ya lisanga ya Isalaele oyo batombokelaki Moyize mpe Aron mpe bazalaki na molongo ya bato oyo bazalaki kolanda Kore oyo atombokelaki Yawe.
The sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, who were called by the congregation, who rebelled against Moses [Drawn out] and against Aaron [Light-bringer] in the company of Korach [Bald one, Frost], when they rebelled against Adonai,
10 Mabele efungolaki monoko na yango mpe emelaki bango elongo na Kore, oyo bato oyo bazalaki kolanda ye bakufaki tango moto ebomaki bato nkama mibale na mitano. Bakomaki lokola bandakisa.
and the earth opened its mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korach [Bald one, Frost], when that company died; at the time the fire devoured two hundred fifty men, and they became a sign.
11 Kasi bakitani ya Kore bakufaki te.
Notwithstanding, the sons of Korach [Bald one, Frost] didn’t die.
12 Bakitani ya Simeoni, kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Nemueli, bakitani ya libota ya Nemueli; na nzela ya Yamini, bakitani ya libota ya Yamini; na nzela ya Yakini, bakitani ya libota ya Yakini;
The sons of Simeon [Hearing] after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
13 na nzela ya Zera, bakitani ya libota ya Zerayi; na nzela ya Saulo, bakitani ya libota ya Saulo.
of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul [Asked for], the family of the Shaulites.
14 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Simeoni mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku mibale na mibale na nkama mibale.
These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty-two thousand two hundred.
15 Bakitani ya Gadi kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Tsefoni, bakitani ya libota ya Tsefoni; na nzela ya Agi, bakitani ya libota ya Agi; na nzela ya Shuni, bakitani ya libota ya Shuni;
The sons of Gad [Good fortune] after their families: of Zephon, the family of the Zephonites; of Haggi, the family of the Haggites; of Shuni, the family of the Shunites;
16 na nzela ya Ozini, bakitani ya libota ya Ozini; na nzela ya Eri, bakitani ya libota ya Eri;
of Ozni, the family of the Oznites; of Eri, the family of the Erites;
17 na nzela ya Arodi, bakitani ya libota ya Eroki; na nzela ya Areeli, bakitani ya libota ya Areeli.
of Arod, the family of the Arodites; of Areli, the family of the Arelites.
18 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Gadi mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku minei na nkama mitano.
These are the families of the sons of Gad [Good fortune] according to those who were counted of them, forty thousand and five hundred.
19 Eri mpe Onani bazalaki bana mibali ya Yuda, kasi bakufaki na mokili ya Kanana.
The sons of Judah [Praised]: Er and Onan. Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan [Humbled].
20 Bakitani mosusu ya Yuda, kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Shela, bakitani ya libota ya Shela; na nzela ya Peretsi, bakitani ya libota ya Peretsi; na nzela ya Zera, bakitani ya libota ya Zera.
The sons of Judah [Praised] after their families were: of Shelah, the family of the Shelanites; of Perez, the family of the Perezites; of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites.
21 Bakitani ya Peretsi kolanda mabota na bango bazalaki: na nzela ya Etsironi, bakitani ya libota ya Etsironi; na nzela ya Amuli, bakitani ya libota ya Amuli.
The sons of Perez were: of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.
22 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Yuda; bazalaki bato nkoto tuku sambo na motoba na nkama mitano.
These are the families of Judah [Praised] according to those who were counted of them, seventy-six thousand five hundred.
23 Bakitani ya Isakari kolanda mabota na bango bazalaki: na nzela ya Tola, bakitani ya libota ya Tola; na nzela ya Puwa, bakitani ya libota ya Puwa;
The sons of Issachar [Hire, Reward] after their families: of Tola, the family of the Tolaites; of Puvah, the family of the Punites;
24 na nzela ya Yashubi, bakitani ya libota ya Yashubi; na nzela ya Shimironi, bakitani ya libota ya Shimironi.
of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites; of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites.
25 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Isakari; bazalaki bato nkoto tuku motoba na minei na nkama misato.
These are the families of Issachar [Hire, Reward] according to those who were counted of them, sixty-four thousand three hundred.
26 Bakitani ya Zabuloni, kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Seredi, bakitani ya libota ya Seredi; na nzela ya Eloni, bakitani ya libota ya Eloni; na nzela ya Yaleyeli, bakitani ya libota ya Yaleyeli.
The sons of Zebulun [Living together] after their families: of Sered, the family of the Seredites; of Elon, the family of the Elonites; of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.
27 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Zabuloni mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku motoba na nkama mitano.
These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those who were counted of them, sixty thousand five hundred.
28 Bakitani ya Jozefi kolanda mabota na bango na nzela ya Manase mpe Efrayimi bazalaki:
The sons of Joseph [May he add] after their families: Manasseh [Causing to forget] and Ephraim [Fruit].
29 Bakitani ya Manase: na nzela ya Makiri, bakitani ya libota ya Makiri (Makiri azalaki tata na Galadi); na nzela ya Galadi, bakitani ya libota ya Galadi.
The sons of Manasseh [Causing to forget]: of Machir, the family of the Machirites; and Machir became the father of Gilead; of Gilead, the family of the Gileadites.
30 Tala bakitani ya Galadi: na nzela ya Yezeri, bakitani ya libota ya Yezeri; na nzela ya Eleki, bakitani ya libota ya Eleki;
These are the sons of Gilead: of Iezer, the family of the Iezerites; of Helek, the family of the Helekites;
31 na nzela ya Asirieli, bakitani ya libota ya Asirieli; na nzela ya Sishemi, bakitani ya libota ya Sishemi;
and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
32 na nzela ya Shemida, bakitani ya libota ya Shemida; na nzela ya Eferi, bakitani ya libota ya Eferi.
and Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites; and Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.
33 Tselofikadi, mwana mobali ya Eferi, azalaki na bana mibali te, kasi azalaki kaka na bana basi; bongo, tala bakombo na bango: Mala, Noa, Ogila, Milika mpe Tiritsa.
Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Mahlah, and Noah [Rest], Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
34 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Manase, mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku mitano na mibale na nkama sambo.
These are the families of Manasseh [Causing to forget]. Those who were counted of them were fifty-two thousand seven hundred.
35 Bakitani ya Efrayimi kolanda mabota na bango bazalaki: na nzela ya Shutela, bakitani ya libota ya Shutela; na nzela ya Bekeri, bakitani ya libota ya Bekeri; na nzela ya Tayani, bakitani ya libota ya Tayani.
These are the sons of Ephraim [Fruit] after their families: of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthelahites; of Becher, the family of the Becherites; of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.
36 Tala bakitani ya Shutela: na nzela ya Erani, bakitani ya etuka ya Erani.
These are the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the family of the Eranites.
37 Yango ezalaki mabota ya Efrayimi mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku misato na mibale na nkama mitano. Bango nde bazalaki bakitani ya Jozefi kolanda bituka na bango.
These are the families of the sons of Ephraim [Fruit] according to those who were counted of them, thirty-two thousand five hundred. These are the sons of Joseph [May he add] after their families.
38 Bakitani ya Benjame kolanda mabota na bango bazalaki: na nzela ya Bela, bakitani ya libota ya Bela; na nzela ya Ashibeli, bakitani ya libota ya Ashibeli; na nzela ya Ayirami, bakitani ya libota ya Ayirami;
The sons of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south] after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
39 na nzela ya Shufami, bakitani ya libota ya Shufami; na nzela ya Ufami, bakitani ya libota ya Ufami.
of Shephupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
40 Bakitani ya Bela na nzela ya Aridi mpe Namani bazalaki: na nzela ya Aridi, bakitani ya libota ya Aridi; na nzela ya Namani, bakitani ya libota ya Namani.
The sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: the family of the Ardites; of Naaman, the family of the Naamites.
41 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Benjame mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku minei na mitano na nkama mitano.
These are the sons of Benjamin [Son of right hand, Son of south] after their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand six hundred.
42 Bakitani ya Dani kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Shuami, bakitani ya libota ya Shuami. Bango nde bazalaki bakitani ya Dani:
These are the sons of Dan [He judged] after their families: of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These are the families of Dan [He judged] after their families.
43 bango nyonso bazalaki bakitani ya libota ya Shuami mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku motoba na minei na nkama minei.
All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those who were counted of them, were sixty-four thousand four hundred.
44 Bakitani ya Aseri, kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Yimina, bakitani ya libota ya Yimina; na nzela ya Yishivi, bakitani ya libota ya Yishivi; na nzela ya Beria, bakitani ya libota ya Beria;
The sons of Asher [Happy] after their families: of Imnah, the family of the Imnites; of Ishvi, the family of the Ishvites; of Beriah, the family of the Berites.
45 na nzela ya bakitani ya Beria: na nzela ya Eberi, bakitani ya libota ya Eberi; na nzela ya Malikieli, bakitani ya libota ya Malikieli.
Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
46 Aseri azalaki mpe na mwana moko ya mwasi na kombo Sera.
The name of the daughter of Asher [Happy] was Serah.
47 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Aseri, mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku mitano na misato na nkama minei.
These are the families of the sons of Asher [Happy] according to those who were counted of them, fifty-three thousand and four hundred.
48 Bakitani ya Nefitali, kolanda mabota na bango, bazalaki: na nzela ya Yatseyeli, bakitani ya libota ya Yatseyeli; na nzela ya Guni, bakitani ya libota ya Guni;
The sons of Naphtali [My wrestling] after their families: of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites; of Guni, the family of the Gunites;
49 na nzela ya Yetseri, bakitani ya libota ya Yetseri; na nzela ya Shilemi, bakitani ya libota ya Shilemi.
of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites; of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites.
50 Yango nde ezalaki mabota ya Nefitali, mpe bazalaki bato nkoto tuku minei na mitano na nkama minei.
These are the families of Naphtali [My wrestling] according to their families; and those who were counted of them were forty-five thousand four hundred.
51 Motango nyonso ya bana ya Isalaele oyo batangaki ezalaki bato nkoto nkama motoba na moko na nkama sambo na tuku misato.
These are those who were counted of the children of Israel [God prevails], six hundred one thousand seven hundred thirty.
52 Yawe alobaki na Moyize:
Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out], saying,
53 « Esengeli kokabolela bango mokili lokola libula, kolanda motango ya bato wana.
“To these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
54 Bokopesa eteni ya mabele ya monene epai ya libota oyo ezali mpe monene, eteni ya mabele ya moke epai ya libota oyo ezali mpe moke. Libota moko na moko ekozwa libula na yango, kolanda motango ya bato oyo batangaki.
To the more you shall give the more inheritance, and to the fewer you shall give the less inheritance. To everyone according to those who were counted of him shall his inheritance be given.
55 Bakokabola mokili na kobeta zeke mpe libota moko na moko ekozwa libula na yango, kolanda bakombo ya bakoko ya bikolo na bango.
Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot. According to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit.
56 Esengeli kokabola libula na libula na zeke kati na libota oyo ezali monene mpe libota oyo ezali moke. »
According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.”
57 Tala bakitani ya Levi oyo batangamaki kolanda mabota na bango: na nzela ya Gerishoni, bakitani ya libota ya Gerishoni; na nzela ya Keati, bakitani ya Keati; na nzela ya Merari, bakitani ya Merari.
These are those who were counted of the Levites [Descendants of United with] after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
58 Tala mabota mosusu ya bakitani ya Levi: bakitani ya libota ya Libini, bakitani ya libota ya Ebron, bakitani ya libota ya Maali, bakitani ya libota ya Mushi, bakitani ya libota ya Kore. Keati azalaki tata ya Amirami;
These are the families of Levi [United with]: 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. Kohath became the father of Amram.
59 bongo, kombo ya mwasi ya Amirami ezalaki « Yokebedi. » Yokebedi azalaki mokitani ya Levi, oyo abotamaki na Ejipito. Abotaki na Amirami Aron, Moyize mpe ndeko na bango ya mwasi Miriami.
The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi [United with], who was born to Levi [United with] in Egypt [Abode of slavery]. She bore to Amram Aaron [Light-bringer] and Moses [Drawn out], and Miriam [Rebellion] their sister.
60 Aron azalaki tata ya Nadabi na Abiyu, Eleazari na Itamari.
To Aaron [Light-bringer] were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar [Help of God] and Ithamar.
61 Kasi Nadabi na Abiyu bakufaki tango babonzelaki Yawe makabo na moto ya mopaya.
Nadab and Abihu died when they offered strange fire before Adonai.
62 Bakitani nyonso ya mibali ya Levi oyo batangamaki, kobanda na sanza moko ya mbotama mpe koleka, bazalaki nkoto tuku misato. Batangaki bango te elongo na bato mosusu ya Isalaele mpo ete bazwaki libula te kati na bango.
Those who were counted of them were twenty-three thousand, every male from a month old and upward; for they were not counted among the children of Israel [God prevails], because there was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel [God prevails].
63 Yango nde motango ya bana ya Isalaele oyo Moyize elongo na Nganga-Nzambe Eleazari batangaki na bitando ya Moabi, na libongo ya Yordani pene ya Jeriko.
These are those who were counted by Moses [Drawn out] and Eleazar [Help of God] the priest, who counted the children of Israel [God prevails] in the plains of Moab [From father] by the Jordan [Descender] at Jericho [Fragrant, Moon].
64 Kati na bango, moko te atikalaki na bomoi, kati na ba-oyo Moyize mpe Nganga-Nzambe Aron batangaki, tango batangaki bana ya Isalaele kati na esobe ya Sinai.
But among these there was not a man of them who were counted by Moses [Drawn out] and Aaron [Light-bringer] the priest, who counted the children of Israel [God prevails] in the wilderness of Sinai [Thorn].
65 Pamba te Yawe alobaki na bana ya Isalaele wana ete bakokufa solo na esobe, mpe moko te kati na bango longola kaka Kalebi, mwana mobali ya Yefune, mpe Jozue, mwana mobali ya Nuni.
For Adonai had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” There was not a man left of them, except Caleb [Dog] the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua [Yah Salvation] the son of Nun.
