Hesabu 3

1 Hii ni hesabu ya jamaa ya Aroni na Mose kwa wakati ambao Bwana alizungumza na Mose katika Mlima Sinai.

Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when the word of the Lord came to Moses on Mount Sinai.

2 Majina ya wana wa Aroni yalikuwa: Nadabu mzaliwa wa kwanza na Abihu, Eleazari na Ithamari.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the oldest, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

3 Hayo yalikuwa majina ya wana wa Aroni, makuhani wapakwa mafuta, waliokuwa wamesimikwa kuhudumu kama makuhani.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.

4 Hata hivyo Nadabu na Abihu walikufa mbele za Bwana walipotoa sadaka kwa moto usioruhusiwa mbele zake katika Jangwa la Sinai. Hawakuwa na wana; kwa hiyo Eleazari na Ithamari walihudumu peke yao kama makuhani wakati wote wa maisha ya Aroni baba yao.

And Nadab and Abihu were put to death before the Lord when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord, in the waste land of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests before Aaron their father.

5 Bwana akamwambia Mose,

And the Lord said to Moses,

6 “Walete watu wa kabila la Lawi mbele ya Aroni kuhani ili wamsaidie.

Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,

7 Watafanya huduma kwa ajili yake na kwa jumuiya yote katika Hema la Kukutania kwa kufanya kazi za Maskani.

In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;

8 Watatunza samani zote za Hema la Kukutania, wakitimiza wajibu wa kuhudumia Waisraeli kwa kufanya kazi ya Maskani.

And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.

9 Wakabidhi Walawi kwa Aroni na wanawe; hao ndio Waisraeli ambao wanakabidhiwa kwake kabisa.

Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.

10 Waweke Aroni na wanawe kuhudumu kama makuhani; mtu mwingine yeyote atakayesogea mahali patakatifu ni lazima auawe.”

And give orders that Aaron and his sons are to keep their place as priests; any strange person who comes near is to be put to death.

11 Bwana akamwambia Mose,

And the Lord said to Moses,

12 “Nimewatwaa Walawi kutoka miongoni mwa Waisraeli badala ya mzaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume wa kila mwanamke wa Mwisraeli. Walawi ni wangu,

See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;

13 kwa kuwa wazaliwa wote wa kwanza ni wangu. Nilipowaua wazaliwa wa kwanza huko Misri, nilimtenga kila mzaliwa wa kwanza katika Israeli awe wangu, akiwa mwanadamu au mnyama. Watakuwa wangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana.”

For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.

14 Bwana akamwambia Mose katika Jangwa la Sinai,

And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai,

15 “Wahesabu Walawi kwa jamaa zao na koo zao. Mhesabu kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi.”

Let all the children of Levi be numbered by their families and their fathers' houses; let every male of a month old and over be numbered.

16 Kwa hiyo Mose akawahesabu, kama alivyoamriwa na neno la Bwana.

So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.

17 Haya yalikuwa majina ya wana wa Lawi: Gershoni, Kohathi na Merari.

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

18 Haya ndiyo yaliyokuwa majina ya koo za Wagershoni: Libni na Shimei.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei.

19 Koo za Wakohathi zilikuwa ni: Amramu, Ishari, Hebroni na Uzieli.

And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.

20 Koo za Wamerari zilikuwa ni: Mahli na Mushi. Hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Walawi, kufuatana na jamaa zao.

And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.

21 Kulikuwa na koo za Walibni na Washimei kwa Gershoni; hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Wagershoni.

From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.

22 Idadi ya waume wote waliokuwa na mwezi mmoja au zaidi waliohesabiwa walikuwa 7,500.

Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were seven thousand, five hundred.

23 Ukoo wa Wagershoni walitakiwa kuweka kambi zao upande wa magharibi, nyuma ya Maskani.

The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.

24 Kiongozi wa jamaa za Wagershoni alikuwa Eliasafu mwana wa Laeli.

The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.

25 Katika Hema la Kukutania, Wagershoni walikuwa na wajibu wa kutunza Maskani na hema, vifuniko vyake, pazia katika mlango wa kuingilia ndani ya Hema la Kukutania,

In the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,

26 mapazia ya ua, pazia katika ingilio la ua unaozunguka Maskani na madhabahu, pamoja na kamba, na kila kinachohusika kwa matumizi yake.

And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, and all the cords needed for its use.

27 Kwa Kohathi kulikuwepo koo za Waamramu, Waishari, Wahebroni na Wauzieli; hizi ndizo zilizokuwa koo za Wakohathi.

From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

28 Hesabu ya waume wote wenye mwezi mmoja au zaidi ilikuwa watu 8,600. Wakohathi waliwajibika kutunza mahali patakatifu.

Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were eight thousand, six hundred, who were responsible for the care of the holy place.

29 Koo za Wakohathi zilitakiwa kuweka kambi zao upande wa kusini wa Maskani.

The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.

30 Kiongozi wa jamaa za koo za Wakohathi alikuwa Elisafani mwana wa Uzieli.

Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.

31 Waliwajibika kutunza Sanduku la Agano, meza, kinara cha taa, madhabahu, na vile vyombo vya mahali patakatifu vinavyotumika kuhudumu, pazia, na kila kitu kinachohusika na matumizi yake.

In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.

32 Kiongozi mkuu wa Walawi alikuwa Eleazari mwana wa kuhani, Aroni. Aliwekwa juu ya wale waliowajibika kutunza mahali patakatifu.

Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.

33 Kwa Merari kulikuwa na koo za Wamahli na Wamushi; hizi zilikuwa koo za Merari.

From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

34 Hesabu ya waume wote wenye umri wa mwaka mmoja au zaidi waliohesabiwa walikuwa 6,200.

Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.

35 Kiongozi wa jamaa za koo za Wamerari alikuwa Surieli mwana wa Abihaili; hawa walitakiwa kuweka kambi zao upande wa kaskazini mwa Maskani.

The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.

36 Wamerari waliwekwa kutunza miimo ya Maskani, mataruma yake, nguzo, vitako na vifaa vyake vyote na kila kitu kilichohusika na matumizi yake,

And in their care are to be all the boards of the Tent, with their rods and pillars and bases, and all the instruments, and all they are used for,

37 na pia nguzo za ua unaozunguka pamoja na vitako vyake, vigingi vya hema na kamba zake.

And the pillars of the open space round it, with their bases and nails and cords.

38 Mose, na Aroni na wanawe walitakiwa kuweka kambi zao mashariki mwa Maskani, kuelekea mawio ya jua, mbele ya Hema la Kukutania. Wao walihusika na utunzaji wa mahali patakatifu kwa niaba ya Waisraeli. Mtu mwingine yeyote aliyepasogelea mahali patakatifu angeuawa.

And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.

39 Jumla ya hesabu ya Walawi waliohesabiwa na Mose na Aroni kwa amri ya Bwana, kufuatana na koo, pamoja na kila mume mwenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi, walikuwa 22,000.

All the Levites numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord, all the males of one month old and over numbered in the order of their families, were twenty-two thousand.

40 Bwana akamwambia Mose, “Wahesabu wazaliwa wa kwanza wa kiume wote wa Waisraeli wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi na uorodheshe majina yao.

And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.

41 Nitwalie Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Waisraeli, nayo mifugo ya Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa mifugo ya Waisraeli. Mimi ndimi Bwana.”

And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.

42 Hivyo Mose akawahesabu wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa Waisraeli, kama Bwana alivyomwamuru.

So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.

43 Jumla ya hesabu ya wazaliwa wa kwanza waume wenye umri wa mwezi mmoja au zaidi, walioorodheshwa kwa majina, walikuwa 22,273.

Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.

44 Bwana akamwambia Mose,

And the Lord said to Moses,

45 “Watwae Walawi badala ya wazaliwa wa kwanza wote wa Israeli, nayo mifugo ya Walawi badala ya mifugo yao. Walawi watakuwa wangu. Mimi ndimi Bwana.

Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.

46 Ili kukomboa wazao wa kwanza 273 wa Waisraeli ambao wamezidi hesabu ya Walawi,

And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,

47 kusanya shekeli tano kwa kila mmoja, kufuatana na shekeli ya mahali patakatifu, ambayo ina uzito wa gera ishirini.

Will be five shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place (the shekel is twenty gerahs);

48 Mpe Aroni na wanawe hizo fedha kwa ajili ya ukombozi wa idadi ya Waisraeli waliozidi.”

And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.

49 Kwa hiyo Mose akakusanya fedha za ukombozi kutoka kwa wale ambao hesabu yao ilizidi wale waliokombolewa na Walawi.

So Moses took the money, the price of those whose place had not been taken by the Levites;

50 Kutokana na wazaliwa wa kwanza wa Waisraeli alikusanya fedha yenye uzito wa shekeli 1,365 kufuatana na shekeli ya mahali patakatifu.

From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;

51 Mose akampa Aroni na wanawe ile fedha ya ukombozi, kama alivyoamriwa na neno la Bwana.

And he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.