4 Mose 1
1 Awurade kasa kyerɛɛ Mose wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan a ɛwɔ Sinai nweatam so. Eyi sii wɔ mfe abien a Israelfo fii Misraim no akyi, ɔsram a ɛto so abien no da a edi kan. Ɔkae se:
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 “Gyina Israelfo no mmusuakuw ne wɔn mmusua so kan wɔn nyinaa. Kyerɛw ɔbarima biara din.
“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 Wo ne Aaron na mobɛkan mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu no ne nea ɛboro saa a wotumi kɔ ɔsa.
4 Ɔbarima a ofi abusuakuw biara mu a ɔyɛ ntuanoni na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔboa mo.
[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 “Mmarima a wɔbɛboa mo no din ni: “Ruben abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Sedeur babarima Elisur;
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 Simeon abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Surisadai babarima Selumiel;
7 Yuda abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Aminadab babarima Nahson;
8 Isakar abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Suar babarima Netanel;
9 Sebulon abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Helon babarima Eliab;
10 Yosef mmabarima no: Efraim abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Amihud babarima Elisama; Manase abusuakuw no ntuanoni ne Pedahsur babarima Gamaliel;
11 Benyamin abusuakuw ntuanoni ne Gideoni babarima Abidan;
12 Dan abusuakuw ntuanoni ne Amisadai babarima Ahieser;
13 Aser abusuakuw ntuanoni ne Okran babarima Pagiel;
14 Gad abusuakuw ntuanoni ne Deguel babarima Eliasaf;
15 Naftali abusuakuw ntuanoni ne Enan babarima Ahira.”
16 Eyinom ne mmarima a woyii wɔn fii nnipa no mu, a wɔyɛ wɔn agyanom mmusua no ntuanofo.
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 Mose ne Aaron faa saa nnipa a wɔabobɔ wɔn din yi,
Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
18 na da a edi kan wɔ ɔsram a ɛto so abien no mu no, wɔfrɛɛ ɔmanfo no nyinaa. Nnipa no nam wɔn mmusuakuw ne wɔn mmusua so kyerɛɛ wɔn anato na wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa no din mmaako mmaako,
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 sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ Mose no. Enti ɔkan wɔn wɔ Sinai sare so.
just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
20 Ruben a ɔyɛ Israel abakan asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wotumi kɔ ɔsa no, wɔkyerɛw wɔn din mmaako mmaako sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
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 Nnipa dodow a wofi Ruben abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduanan asia ne ahannum.
22 Simeon asefo: Mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no, wɔkyerɛw wɔn din mmaako mmaako sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
23 Nnipa dodow a wofi Simeon abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduonum akron ne ahaasa.
24 Gad asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
25 Nnipa dodow a wofi Gad abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduanan anum ahansia ne aduonum.
26 Yuda asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
27 Nnipa dodow a wofi Yuda abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduɔson anan ne ahansia.
28 Isakar asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
29 Nnipa dodow a wofi Isakar abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduonum anan ne ahannan.
30 Sebulon asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
31 Nnipa dodow a wofi Sebulon abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduonum ason ne ahannan.
32 Yosef mmabarima no: Efraim asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
33 Nnipa dodow a wofi Efraim abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduanan ne ahannum.
34 Manase asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
35 Nnipa dodow a wofi Manase abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduasa abien ne ahannu.
36 Benyamin asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
37 Nnipa dodow a wofi Benyamin abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduasa anum ne ahannan.
38 Dan asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
39 Nnipa dodow a wofi Dan abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduosia abien ne ahanson.
40 Aser asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
41 Nnipa dodow a wofi Aser abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduanan baako ne ahannum.
42 Naftali asefo: Wɔkyerɛw mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa no din sɛnea wɔn mmusua te.
43 Nnipa dodow a wofi Naftali abusuakuw no mu no yɛ mpem aduonum abiɛsa ne ahannan.
44 Eyinom ne mmarima a Mose ne Aaron ne Israel mmusuakuw dumien no ntuanofo kan wɔn.
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 Israelfo a na wɔadi mfe aduonu anaa nea ɛboro saa no a wobetumi adɔm Israel asraafodɔm no nso, wogyinaa wɔn mmusua so kan wɔn.
46 Na wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem ahansia ne abiɛsa ne ahannum aduonum.
The total was 603,550 men.
47 Mmusua a wɔwɔ Lewi abusuakuw no de, wɔankan wɔn anka wɔn a aka no ho.
But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
48 Na Awurade aka akyerɛ Mose se,
because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
49 “Nkan Lewifo abusuakuw no, na mfa wɔn nka Israelfo a wɔaka no ho.
“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 Fa Ahyiae Ntamadan no ho dwumadi hyɛ Lewifo no nsa. Wɔnhwɛ nneɛma a wɔde asiesie mu ne nea ɛkeka ho nyinaa so. Wɔn na wɔbɛsoa Ahyiae Ntamadan no ne mu nneɛma, wɔbɛhwɛ so na wɔatenatena ho.
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 Bere biara a ɛsɛ sɛ wotu Ahyiae Ntamadan no, Lewifo no na ɛsɛ sɛ wotutu, na baabiara a wɔde besi no, wɔn na wɔbɛyɛ. Onipa foforo biara a ɔbɛbɛn ho no, wobekum no.
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 Israel abusuakuw biara benya ne tenabea ne ne frankaa.
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 Lewifo no besisi wɔn ntamadan atwa Ahyiae Ntamadan no ho ahyia, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a Onyankopɔn abufuwhyew remma Israelfo no so. Lewifo no na wɔbɛhwɛ Ahyiae Ntamadan no so.”
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 Israelfo no yɛɛ eyinom nyinaa sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ Mose no.
So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
