4 Mose 3
1 Eyi ne nea ɛfa Aaron ne Mose mmusua ho bere a Awurade kasa kyerɛɛ Mose wɔ Sinai Bepɔw so no.
This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
2 Aaron mmabarima din na edidi so yi: Nadab, nʼabakan, Abihu, Eleasar ne Itamar.
These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
3 Eyinom ne Aaron mma a wɔasra wɔn ngo na wɔayi wɔn asi hɔ sɛ asɔfo.
These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
4 Nadab ne Abihu de, wowuwuu wɔ Awurade anim bere a wɔhyew afɔrebɔde wɔ ogya a ɛmfata so wɔ Sinai sare so no. Na wonni mma nti, Eleasar ne Itamar nko ara na wɔsom sɛ asɔfo, bere a wɔn agya Aaron te ase no.
Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the LORD when they offered unauthorized fire before the LORD in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
5 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se:
Then the LORD said to Moses,
6 “Frɛ Lewifo no, na fa wɔn ma ɔsɔfo Aaron sɛ nʼaboafo.
“Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.
7 Wɔbɛyɛ adwuma wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu ama ɔsɔfo Aaron ne nnipa no nyinaa.
They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle.
8 Afei, wɔbɛhwɛ nneɛma a wɔde siesie Ahyiae Ntamadan mu no so de asi Israelfo no anan mu ayɛ asodi a wɔyɛ wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no mu.
They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle.
9 Fa Lewifo no ma Aaron ne ne mmabarima; wɔn ne Israelfo a wɔde wɔn bɛma no korakora.
Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.
10 Ma Aaron ne ne mmabarima no nsom sɛ asɔfo; onipa foforo biara a ɔbɛbɛn kronkronbea hɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no.”
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
11 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
12 “Mayi Lewifo no afi Israelfo no mu de wɔn asi Israel babea biara abakan a ɔyɛ ɔbarima anan mu. Lewifo no yɛ me de,
“Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of every firstborn Israelite from the womb. The Levites belong to Me,
13 efisɛ abakan biara wɔ me. Bere a mikunkum mmakan wɔ Misraim no, migyaw Israel mmakan, sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa anaa mmoa. Wɔyɛ me dea. Mene Awurade.”
for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
14 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose wɔ Sinai sare so se,
Then the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, saying,
15 “Kan Lewifo no wɔ wɔn mmusua ne afi mu. Kan ɔbarima biara fi nea wadi ɔsram baako so.”
“Number the Levites by their families and clans. You are to count every male a month old or more.”
16 Enti Mose kan wɔn sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ no no.
So Moses numbered them according to the word of the LORD, as he had been commanded.
17 Eyinom ne Lewi mmabarima: Gerson, Kohat ne Merari.
These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
18 Gerson asefo ni: Libni ne Simei.
These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
19 Kohat asefo: Amram, Ishar, Hebron ne Usiel.
The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20 Merari asefo: Mahli ne Musi. Eyinom ne Lewifo, sɛnea wɔn mmusua ne wɔn afi te.
And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
21 Gerson asefo no na wɔyɛ mmusua a wofi Libni ne Simei ase.
From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
22 Na Gersonfo mmarima a wɔadi ɔsram ne nea ɛboro saa a wofi Gerson mmusua mu no dodow yɛ mpem ahanson ne ahannum.
The number of all the males a month old or more was 7,500.
23 Wɔn atenae wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no akyi wɔ atɔe fam.
The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
24 Na Gersonfo no ntuanoni ne Lael babarima Eliasaf.
and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
25 Saa mmusua abien yi na na wɔhwɛ Ahyiae Ntamadan no ne ne nkataho no ne ɔkwan nkataano no so.
The duties of the Gershonites at the Tent of Meeting were the tabernacle and tent, its covering, the curtain for the entrance to the Tent of Meeting,
26 Afei, na wɔhwɛ adiwo nkataano a etwa Ahyiae Ntamadan no ho ne afɔremuka ne adiwo nkataano nhoma ne ɛhɔ nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma ahorow no nyinaa so.
the curtains of the courtyard, the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard that surrounds the tabernacle and altar, and the cords—all the service for these items.
27 Kohat asefo yɛ mmusua a wofi Amram, Ishar, Hebron ne Usiel ase.
From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
28 Na Kehat mmusua no mu mmarima a wɔadi ɔsram ne nea ɛboro saa no dodow yɛ mpem awotwe ne ahansia. Wɔn na na wɔhwɛ kronkronbea no so.
The number of all the males a month old or more was 8,600. They were responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
29 Wɔmaa wɔn atenae wɔ Ahyiae Ntamadan no anafo fam.
The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,
30 Na Kohatfo ntuanoni no ne Usiel babarima Elisafan.
and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.
31 Saa mmusua anan yi na na wɔhwɛ apam adaka, ɔpon, kaneadua, afɔremuka ahorow, ne nea ɛkeka ho a na wɔde di dwuma wɔ kronkronbea hɔ, mfimfini ntwamtam ne nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma ahorow wɔ hɔ nyinaa no so.
Their duties were the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the articles of the sanctuary used with them, and the curtain—all the service for these items.
32 Aaron babarima ɔsɔfo Eleasar no na na ɔyɛ ɔpanyin wɔ Lewifo no nyinaa so. Ɔyɛɛ no panyin wɔ asɔfo a wɔhwɛ kronkronbea no so.
The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.
33 Na Merari asefo no yɛ mmusua a wofi Mahli ne Musi ase.
From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
34 Merarifo mmusua no mu na mmarima a wɔadi ɔsram ne nea ɛboro saa no dodow yɛ mpem asia ne ahannu.
The number of all the males a month old or more was 6,200.
35 Merari abusua no ntuanoni ne Abihail babarima Suriel, na wɔtenaa Ahyiae Ntamadan no atifi fam.
The leader of the families of the Merarites was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.
36 Dwumadi a wɔde hyɛɛ saa mmusuakuw abien yi nsa ne sɛ, wɔbɛhwɛ Ahyiae Ntamadan no nnyinaso so. Afei, wɔbɛhwɛ mmeamu nnua, mpuran, nsisiso ne ɛho nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no nyinaa,
The duties assigned to the sons of Merari were the tabernacle’s frames, crossbars, posts, bases, and all its equipment—all the service for these items,
37 ne mpuran a ɛwɔ adiwo hɔ nyinaa ne ne nsisiso, nnyinaso, ne ntampehama nyinaa, wɔbɛhwɛ so.
as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard with their bases, tent pegs, and ropes.
38 Ahyiae Ntamadan no apuei fam, nea owia pue fi no, wogyaw maa Mose ne Aaron ne ne mmabarima sɛ wonsisi wɔn ntamadan wɔ hɔ. Saa nnipa yi na na wosi Israelfo no anan mu di Ahyiae Ntamadan no ho dwuma nyinaa. Obi foforo biara a ɔbɛbɛn kronkronbea hɔ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no.
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.
39 Lewifo a Awurade hyɛɛ Mose ne Aaron sɛ wɔnkan wɔn sɛnea wɔn mmusua te a ɔbarima biara a wɔadi ɔsram ne nea ɛboro saa ka ho no dodow yɛ mpem aduonu abien.
The total number of Levites that Moses and Aaron counted by their clans at the LORD’s command, including all the males a month old or more, was 22,000.
40 Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se, “Kan Israelfo mmakan a wɔyɛ mmarima na wɔadi ɔsram ne nea ɛboro saa no, na kyerɛw wɔn din.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Number every firstborn male of the Israelites a month old or more, and list their names.
41 Lewifo no bɛyɛ me de. Ma wonsi Israelfo mmakan nyinaa anan mu, na Lewifo nyɛmmoa mmakan nsi Israelfo nyɛmmoa mmakan anan mu. Mene Awurade.”
You are to take the Levites for Me—I am the LORD—in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites.”
42 Enti Mose kan Israelfo mmakan nyinaa sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ no no.
So Moses numbered all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the LORD had commanded him.
43 Mmakan mmarima a wɔadi ɔsram ne nea ɛboro saa no a ɔkyerɛw wɔn din no ano si mpem aduonu abien ahannu ne aduɔson abiɛsa.
The total number of the firstborn males a month old or more, listed by name, was 22,273.
44 Afei, Awurade ka kyerɛɛ Mose se,
Again the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
45 “Ma Lewifo nsi Israelfo mmakan anan mu. Na Lewifo nyɛmmoa mmakan nso nsi Israelfo nyɛmmoa mmakan anan mu. Lewifo yɛ me dea. Mene Awurade.
“Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites belong to Me; I am the LORD.
46 Ansa na mubegye Israelfo mmakan ahannu aduɔson abiɛsa no a wɔboro Lewifo no dodow so no,
To redeem the 273 firstborn Israelites who outnumber the Levites,
47 momma wontua ti ade, sɛnea hyiadan mu nnwetɛbona te, a emu duru yɛ gram aduonum nson.
you are to collect five shekels for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel of twenty gerahs.
48 Fa ti ade sika no ma Aaron ne ne mma.”
Give the money to Aaron and his sons as the redemption price for the excess among the Israelites.”
49 Enti Mose gyigyee Israelfo ahannu aduɔson abiɛsa a na wɔboro Lewifo no dodow so no ti ade.
So Moses collected the redemption money from those in excess of the number redeemed by the Levites.
50 Sika a wogyigyee no nyinaa ano sii dwetɛ kilogram dunum ne fa.
He collected the money from the firstborn of the Israelites: 1,365 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
51 Na Mose de maa Aaron ne ne mmabarima sɛnea Awurade hyɛɛ no no.
And Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons in obedience to the word of the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
