4 Mose 26
1 Ɔyaredɔm no akyi no, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose ne ɔsɔfo Aaron babarima Eleasar se,
It came about after the plague that Yahweh spoke to Moses and Eleazar son of Aaron the priest. He said,
2 “Monkan Israelfo mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa nyinaa na monhwɛ dodow a wobetumi akɔ ɔsa ama Israel wɔ abusua biara mu.”
“Count all the community of the people of Israel, from twenty years old and up, by their ancestor's families, all who are able to go to war for Israel.”
3 Enti Mose ne ɔsɔfo Eleasar kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn wɔ Moab tataw so, wɔ Asubɔnten Yordan ho a na wɔatra Yeriko no se,
So Moses and Eleazar the priest spoke to them in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho and said,
4 “Monkan mmarima a wɔadi mfe aduonu ne nea ɛboro saa sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ Mose no.” Eyinom ne Israelfo a wofi Misraim bae no:
“Count the people, from twenty years old and up, as Yahweh commanded Moses and the people of Israel, who came out of the land of Egypt.”
5 Eyinom ne Yakob babarima panyin Ruben asefo: Hanokfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hanok; Palufo abusua, wɔde too a wɔn tete agya Palu;
Reuben was the firstborn of Israel. From his son Hanok came the clan of the Hanokites. From Pallu came the clan of the Palluites.
6 Hesronfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hesron; Karmifo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Karmi.
From Hezron came the clan of the Hezronites. From Karmi came the clan of the Karmites.
7 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Ruben mmusua nyinaa mu no dodow yɛ mpem aduanan abiɛsa ahanson aduasa.
These were the clans of Reuben, who numbered 43,730 men.
8 Na Palu yɛ Eliab babarima,
Eliab was a son of Pallu.
9 na Eliab mmabarima ne Nemuel, Datan ne Abiram. Saa Datan ne Abiram yi ara na wɔyɛ nnipa no ntuanofo a wɔka Kora akyidifo a wɔyɛɛ adwene tiaa Mose ne Aaron, de buu Awurade animtiaa no ho.
Eliab's sons were Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram. These were the same Dathan and Abiram who followed Korah when they challenged Moses and Aaron and rebelled against Yahweh.
10 Na asase mu bue menee wɔne Kora. Ogya fi Awurade nkyɛn bɛsɛee wɔn akyidifo ahannu aduonum. Na wɔyɛɛ kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne.
The earth opened its mouth and swallowed them up together with Korah when all his followers died. At that time, fire devoured 250 men, who became a warning sign.
11 Nanso Kora ase antɔre.
But Korah's line did not die out.
12 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Simeon ase: Nemuelfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Nemuel. Yaminfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yamin. Yakinfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yakin.
The clans of Simeon's descendants were these: Through Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites, through Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites, through Jakin, the clan of the Jakinites,
13 Serafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Serah; Saulfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Saulo.
through Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites, through Shaul, the clan of the Shaulites.
14 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Simeon mmusua mu nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduonu abien ne ahannu.
These were the clans of Simeon's descendants, who numbered 22,200 men.
15 Eyinom ne mmusua a wɔyɛ Gad asefo: Sefonfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Sefon; Hagifo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hagi; Sunifo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Suni;
The clans of Gad's descendants were these: Through Zephon, the clan of the Zephonites, through Haggi, the clan of the Haggites, through Shuni, the clan of the Shunites,
16 Osnifo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Osni; Erifo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Eri;
through Ozni, the clan of the Oznites, through Eri, the clan of the Erites,
17 Arodfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn agya Arod; Arelifo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Areli.
through Arod, the clan of the Arodites, through Areli, the clan of the Arelites.
18 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Gad mmusua mu no dodow yɛ mpem aduanan ne ahannum.
These were the clans of Gad's descendants, who numbered 40,500 men.
19 Na Yuda wɔ mmabarima baanu a wɔn din de Er ne Onan a wowuwuu wɔ Kanaan asase so.
Judah's sons were Er and Onan, but these men died in the land of Canaan.
20 Yuda asefo mmusua a edidi so yi: Selafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Sela; Peresfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Peres; Serafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Serah.
The clans of Judah's other descendants were these: through Shelah, the clan of the Shelanites, through Perez, the clan of the Perezites, and through Zerah, the clan of the Zerahites.
21 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Peres ase. Hesronfo abusua, a wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hesron; Hamulfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hamul.
The descendants of Perez were these: Through Hezron, the clan of the Hezronites, through Hamul, the clan of the Hamulites.
22 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Yuda mmusua mu no nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduɔson asia ne ahannum.
These were the clans of Judah's descendants, who numbered 76,500 men.
23 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Isakar ase: Tolafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Tola; Puwafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Puwa;
The clans of Issachar's descendants were these: Through Tola, the clan of the Tolaites, through Puah, the clan of the Puites,
24 Yasubfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yasub; Simronfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Simron.
through Jashub, the clan of the Jashubites, through Shimron, the clan of the Shimronites.
25 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Isakar mmusua no mu no nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduosia anan ne ahaasa.
These were the clans of Issachar, who numbered 64,300 men.
26 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Sebulon ase: Seredfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Sered; Elonfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Elon. Yakleefo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yakleel.
The clans of Zebulun's descendants were these: Through Sered, the clan of the Seredites, through Elon, the clan of the Elonites, through Jahleel, the clan of the Jahleelites.
27 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Sebulon mmusua no mu no nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduosia ne ahannum.
These were the clans of the Zebulunites, who numbered 60,500 men.
28 Ɛnam Manase ne Efraim so na mmusua abien fii Yosef mu bae.
The clans of Joseph's descendants were Manasseh and Ephraim.
29 Manase asefo: Makirfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Makir; Gileadfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya, Makir babarima, Gilead.
The descendants of Manasseh were these: through Makir, the clan of the Makirites (Makir was Gilead's father), through Gilead, the clan of the Gileadites.
30 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Gileadfo ase: Yeserfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yeser; Helekfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn agya Helek.
Gilead's descendants were these: Through Iezer, the clan of the Iezerites, through Helek, the clan of the Helekites,
31 Asrielfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Asriel; Sekemfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Sekem;
through Asriel, the clan of the Asrielites, through Shechem, the clan of the Shechemites,
32 Semidafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Semida; Heferfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hefer.
through Shemida, the clan of the Shemidaites, through Hepher, the clan of the Hepherites.
33 Hefer babarima Selofehad annya mmabarima nanso na ɔwɔ mmabea a wɔn din de Mahla, Noa, Hogla, Milka ne Tirsa.
Zelophehad son of Hepher had no sons, but only daughters. The names of his daughters were Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirzah.
34 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Manase mmusua no nyinaa mu dodow yɛ mpem aduonum abien ne ahanson.
These were the clans of Manasseh, who numbered 52,700 men.
35 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Efraim ase: Sutelafo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Sutela; Bekerfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Beker; Tahanfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Tahan.
The clans of Ephraim's descendants were these: Through Shuthelah, the clan of the Shuthelahites, through Beker, the clan of the Bekerites, through Tahan, the clan of the Tahanites.
36 Eyinom ne Sutela asefo: Eranfo abusua, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Eran.
The descendants of Shuthelah were, by Eran, the clan of the Eranites.
37 Eyinom Efraim mmusua; wɔn dodow yɛ mpem aduasa abien ne ahannum. Eyinom ne mmusua a wɔyɛ Yosef asefo.
These were the clans of Ephraim's descendants, who numbered 32,500 men. These were Joseph's descendants, counted in each of their clans.
38 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Benyamin ase. Belafo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Bela; Asbelfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Asbel; Ahiramfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Ahiram;
The clans of Benjamin's descendants were these: Through Bela, the clan of the Belaites, through Ashbel, the clan of the Ashbelites, through Ahiram, the clan of the Ahiramites,
39 Sufamfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Sufam; Hufamfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Hufam.
through Shephupham, the clan of the Shuphamites, through Hupham, the clan of the Huphamites.
40 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Belafo mu; Ardfo a wɔde wɔn too wɔn tete agya Ard; Naamanfo a wɔde wɔn too wɔn tete agya Naaman.
Bela's sons were Ard and Naaman. From Ard came the clan of the Ardites, and from Naaman came the clan of the Naamites.
41 Na mmarima a na wɔwɔ Benyamin mmusua no mu nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduanan anum ne ahansia.
These were the clans of Benjamin's descendants. They numbered 45,600 men.
42 Eyi ne abusua a efi Dan ase. Suhamfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Suham. Na Dan asefo no nyinaa yɛ Suhamfo.
The clans of Dan's descendants were, by Shuham, the clans of the Shuhamites. These were the clans of Dan's descendants.
43 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ saa mu no nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduosia anan ne ahannan.
All the clans of the Shuhamites numbered 64,400 men.
44 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Aser ase: Yimnafo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yimna; Isuifo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Isui; Beriafo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Beria.
The clans of Asher's descendants were these: Through Imnah, the clan of the Imnites, through Ishvi, the clan of the Ishvites, through Beriah, the clan of the Beriites.
45 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Beria ase: Heberfo de wɔn ho too wɔn tete agya Heber; Malkielfo de wɔn ho too wɔn tete agya Malkiel.
The descendants of Beriah were these: Through Heber, the clan of the Heberites, through Malkiel, the clan of the Malkielites.
46 Na Aser wɔ ɔbabea bi a ne din de Sera.
The name of Asher's daughter was Serah.
47 Mmarima a na wɔyɛ Aser asefo no nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduonum abiɛsa ne ahannan.
These were the clans of Asher's descendants, who numbered 53,400 men.
48 Eyinom ne mmusua a wofi Naftali ase: Yakseelfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yakseel; Gunifo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn agya Guni;
The clans of Naphtali's descendants were these: Through Jahzeel, the clan of the Jahzeelites, through Guni, the clan of the Gunites,
49 Yeserfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Yeser; Silemfo abusua no, wɔde too wɔn tete agya Silem.
through Jezer, the clan of the Jezerites, through Shillem, the clan of the Shillemites.
50 Mmarima a na wɔwɔ Naftali mmusua nyinaa mu no dodow yɛ mpem aduanan anum ne ahannan.
These were the clans of Naphtali's descendants, who numbered 45,400 men.
51 Nnipa dodow a wɔkan wɔn no ano si mpem ahansia ne baako ahanson aduasa.
This was the complete count of men among the people of Israel: 601,730.
52 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
Yahweh spoke to Moses and said,
53 “Kyekyɛ asase no ma mmusua no sɛ wɔn agyapade, sɛnea wɔn dodow te.
“The land must be divided among these men as an inheritance according to the number of their names.
54 Ma abusua a ɛso no agyapade kɛse na abusua a esua no agyapade ketewa.
To the larger clans you must give more inheritance, and to the smaller clans you must give less inheritance. To every family you must give an inheritance according to the number of men who were counted.
55 Hwɛ sɛ wɔnam ntontobɔ so bɛkyekyɛ asase no. Nea ɛsɛ sɛ kuw biara nya no begyina nʼagyanom abusuakuw din dodow so.
However, the land must be divided by random lots. They must inherit the land as it will be divided among their ancestors' tribes.
56 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ ntonto wɔ agyapade no kyekyɛ so wɔ akuw akɛse ne nketewa no mu.”
Their inheritance must be divided among the larger and the smaller clans, distributed to them by random lot.”
57 Eyinom ne Lewifo a wɔnam wɔn mmusua so kan wɔn: Wɔde Gersonfo too wɔn tete agya Gerson. Wɔde Kohatfo too wɔn tete agya Kohat. Wɔde Merarifo too wɔn tete agya Merari.
The Levite clans, counted clan by clan, were these: Through Gershon, the clan of the Gershonites, through Kohath, the clan of the Kohathites, through Merari, the clan of the Merarites.
58 Eyinom nso yɛ Lewifo mmusua: Libnifo, Hebronfo, Mahlifo, Musifo ne Korafo. Kohat yɛ Amram tete agya.
The clans of Levi were these: the clan of the Libnites, the clan of the Hebronites, the clan of the Mahlites, the clan of the Mushites, and the clan of the Korahites. Kohath was the Amram's ancestor.
59 Bere a Lewi wɔ Misraim no, wɔwoo ɔbabea a ne din de Yokebed. Kehat babarima Amram waree no. Wɔn na wɔwoo Aaron, Mose ne Miriam.
The name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, a descendant of Levi, who was born to Levites in Egypt. She bore to Amram their children, who were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam their sister.
60 Aaron woo Nadab, Abihu, Eleasar ne Itamar.
To Aaron were born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
61 Nanso, bere a Nadab ne Abihu de ogya a ɛnyɛ kronkron brɛɛ Awurade no, wowuwui.
Nadab and Abihu died when they offered before Yahweh unacceptable fire.
62 Nnipakan no mu no, na Lewifo nyinaa dodow yɛ mpem aduonu abiɛsa. Wɔkan mmarima a wɔadi fi ɔsram kosi mpanyimfo so. Nanso, wɔammu Lewifo no ano anka Israel nnipakan no ho, efisɛ wɔrekyɛ nsase no ama mmusuakuw no, wɔamma Lewifo no bi.
The males who were counted among them numbered twenty-three thousand, all males one month old and up. But they were not counted among Israel's descendants because no inheritance was given to them among the people of Israel.
63 Enti sɛnea Mose ne ɔsɔfo Eleasar fa kyerɛɛ nnipa no ano wɔ Moab bepɔw a ɛbɛn Asubɔnten Yordan a na wɔatwa Yeriko ne no.
These are the ones who were counted by Moses and Eleazar the priest. They counted the people of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho.
64 Na saa nnipa yi mu biara nni hɔ a ɔfra wɔn a Mose ne Aaron kan wɔn wɔ Sinai sare so no mu.
But among these there was no man who had been counted by Moses and Aaron the priest when the descendants of Israel were counted in the wilderness of Sinai.
65 Efisɛ Awurade ka kyerɛɛ saa Israelfo no se wobewuwu wɔ sare no so. Anka wɔn mu biara, gye Yefune ba Kaleb ne Nun babarima Yosua.
For Yahweh had said that all of those people would certainly die in the wilderness. There was not a man left among them, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
