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1 Mungu alimwambia Musa katika hema ya kukutania walipokuwa katika jangwa la Sinai. Hii ilitokea katika siku ya kwanza ya mwezi wa pili miaka miwili baadaya Waisraeli kutoka nchi ya Misri. Mungu alisema,
In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,
2 'fanya sensa ya wanaume wote wa Israel kutoka kila ukoo, katika familia za baba zao. Wahesabu kwa majina, wahesabu kila mume, kila mwanamume
“I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.
3 kuanzia umri a miaka ishirini na zaidi. Uwahesabu wote wanaoweza kupigana kama askari wa Israel. Wewe na Haruni mtaandika idadi ya wanaume katika makundi ya majeshi yao.
4 Kila mwanamume kwa kila kabila, kichwa cha ukoo, lazima atumike na wewe kama kiongozi wa kabila.
[I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.
5 Haya ndiyo majina ya viongozi ambao watapigana pamoja na wewe: Kutoka kabila la Reubeni, Elizuri mwana wa Shedeuri;
Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”
6 kutoka kabila la Simeoni, Shelumiel mwana wa Zurishadai
7 Kutoka kabila la Yuda, Nashoni mwana wa Aminadabu;
8 Ktoka kabila la Isakari, Nethaneli mwana wa Zuari;
9 kutoka kabila Zebuluni, Eliabu mwana wa Heloni
10 kutoka kabila la Efraimu mwana wa Yusufu, Elishama mwana wa Ammihudi; kutoka kabila la Manase, Gamaliel mwan wa Pedazuri;
11 kutoka kabila la Benjamini mwana wa Ysufu, Abidani mwan wa Gidion;
12 Kutoka kabila la Dan, Ahizeri mwana wa Amishadai;
13 kutoka kabila Asheri, Pagieli mwana wa Okirani;
14 kutoka kabila la Gadi, Eliasafu mwana wa Deuli;
15 na kutoka kabila la Naftali, Ahira mwana wa Enani.”
16 Hawa ndio wanaume waliochaguliwa kutoka kwa watu. Waliongoza kabila za mababu zao. Walikuwa viongozi wa koo katika Israel.
Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.
17 Musa na Haruni wakawachukua wale wanaume, waliokuwa wameandikwa kwa majina,
Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
18 na pamoja na wanaume hao waliwakusanya wanume wote katika siku ya kwanza ya mwezi wa pili. Kisha kila mwanume wa miaka ishirini na zaidi alitambua babu zake. Alitakiwa kutaja koo na famila kutoka katika ukoo.
and they gathered all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups
19 Kisha Musa akaandika hesabu yao huko katika nyika ya Sinai, Kama Mungu alivyokuwa amemwamuru kufanya.
just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
20 Kutoka uzao wa Reubeni, mtoto wa kwanza wa Israel, yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanamume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini na zaidi wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.
21 Waliwahesabu wanaume 46, 000 kutoka ukoo wa Reubeni.
22 Kutoka uzao wa Simeoni yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanamume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini na zaidi au wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutokana na hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
23 Walihesabu wanaume 59, 300 kutoka kabila la Simeoni.
24 Kutoka uzao wa Gadi yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanamume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
25 Walihesabu wanaume 45, 650 kutoka kabila la Gadi.
26 Kutoka uzao wa Yuda yalihesabiwa majina yote ya wanaume wenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
27 walihesabiwa wanume 74, 000 kutoka kabila la Yuda.
28 Kutoka uzao wa Isakari yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanamume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
29 Walihesabiwa wanaume 54, 000 kutoka kabila la Isakari.
30 Kutoka uzao wa Zabuloni yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanamume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
31 Walihesabiwa wanume 57, 400 kutoka kabila la Zabuloni.
32 Kutoka uzao wa Efraimu mwana wa Yusufu yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
33 Walihesabiwa wanaume 40, 500 kutoka kabila la Efraimu.
34 Kutoka uzao wa Manase mwana wa Yusufu yaliheabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu y a ukoo na familia.
35 Walihesabiwa wanaume 32, 000 kutoka kabila la Manase.
36 Kutoka uzao wa Benjamini yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
37 Walihesabiwa wanaume 35, 000 kutoka kabila la Benjamini.
38 Kutoka uzao wa Dani yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na mwenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, Kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
39 Walihesabiwa wanaume 62, 000 kutoka kabila la Dani.
40 Kutoka uzao wa Asheri yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zadi na mwenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu y a ukoo na familia.
41 Walihesabiwa wanaume 41, 500 kutoka ukoo wa Asheri.
42 Kutoka ukoo wa Naftali yalihesabiwa majina yote ya kila mwanaume mwenye umri wa miaka ishirini au zaidi na mwenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, kutoka kwenye hesabu ya ukoo na familia.
43 Walihesabiwa wanaume 53, 400 kutoka kabila la Naftari
44 Musa na Haruni waliwahesabu wanaume wote hawa, pamoja na wale wanaume kumi na wawili waliokuwa wakiongoza yale makabila kumi na mawili ya Israeli.
That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.
45 Kwa hiyo wanaume wote wa Israeli wenye umri wa miak ishirini au zaidi, wote wenye uwezo wa kwenda vitani, walihesabiwa kutoka kwenye familia zao.
46 Walihesabu wanaume 603, 550.
The total was 603,550 men.
47 Lakini wanaume toka uzao wa Lawi hawakuhesabiwa,
But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
48 Kwa sababu BWANA alimwambia Musa,
because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
49 “usiwahesabu wale wa kabila la Lawi wala kuwajumuisha kwenye jumla ya watu wa Israeli.
“When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
50 Badala yake, waagize Walawi kuliangalia hema la amri za agano, na kuangalia mapambo ya hema na vyote vilivyomo. Walawi watalazimika kulibeba hema na lazima wayabebe mapambo ya hema. Lazima waliangalie hema na kuyatengeneza mazingira yake. Wataiangalia masikani na kuzitengeneza kambi zinazolizunguka.
Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.
51 Kila hema litakapotakiwa kuhamishiwa eneo jingine, Walawi ndio watakaolipeleka pale. Na kila hema litakapotakiwa kusimamishwa, Walawi ndio watakao lisimamisha. Na mgeni yeyote atakayelisogelea hema lazima auawe.
Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.
52 Wakati watu wa Israeli watakaposimamisha hema zao, kila mwanaume lazima awe karibu na bango la jeshi lake.
The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.
53 Hata hivyo Walawi lazima waweke hema zao kuizunguka hiyo masikani ya amri za agano ili kwamba hasira yangu isije ikawaka juu ya wana wa Israeli. Walawi lazima wailinde hiyo masikani ya amri za agano.”
But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”
54 Wana wa Israeli walifanya yote haya. Walifanya yote ambayo BWANA aliagiza kupitia Musa.
So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.

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