¹ Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the Tent of Meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

¹Aigupta gam akipan a hongpawt uh kum nih kum, kha nihna, ni khat niin Sinai gamdai ah kihoupihna puanin ah TOUPAN Mosi a houpiha,

²“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, every male, one by one;

²Israel saunte a omkhawm tengteng, a chi chiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizomdan bangjelin pasal tengteng sim vekin;

³from twenty years old and upward, all who are able to go out to war in Israel. You and Aaron shall number them by their divisions.

³Kum sawmnih akipan tunglam Israel laka galkap thei chiang peuhmah nang leh Aronin a pawlpawlin na sim vek ding uhi.

⁴With you there shall be a man of every tribe; everyone head of his fathers’ house.

⁴Huan, na kiangah nam chih laka khat, inkuana lupen jel a om ding uh ahi.

⁵These are the names of the men who shall stand with you: Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

⁵Huan, hiaite na kianga om dingte min ahi: Reuben nama Sedeur tapa Elizur,

⁶Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁶Simeon nama Zurisaddai tapa Selumiel.

⁷Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁷Juda nama Amminadab tapa Nahson.

⁸Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁸Isakar nama Zuar tapa Nethanel.

⁹Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

⁹Zebulun nama Helon tapa Eliab.

¹⁰Of the children of Joseph: Of Ephraim: Elishama the son of Ammihud. Of Manasseh: Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

¹⁰Joseph tate, Ephraim nama Ammihud tapa Elisama: Manasseh nama Pedahzur tapa Gamaliel.

¹¹Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

¹¹Benjamin nama Gideoni tapa Abidan.

¹²Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

¹²Dan nama Ammisaddai tapa Ahiezer.

¹³Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

¹³Aser nama Okran tapa Pagiel.

¹⁴Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

¹⁴Gad nama Deuel tapa Eliasaph.

¹⁵Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”

¹⁵Naphtali nama Enan tapa Ahira.

¹⁶These are those who were called of the congregation, the princes of the tribes of their fathers; they were the heads of the thousands of Israel.

¹⁶Hiaite mipite tel, a pi leh pute uh nama lupen Israel inkuana lupente ahi uh, chiin.

¹⁷Moses and Aaron took these men who are mentioned by name.

¹⁷Huchiin Mosi leh Aronin huai mi a min uh a lohte uh a pi ua:

¹⁸They assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their ancestry by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, one by one.

¹⁸Mipi tengteng kha nihna, ni khat niin a sam khawm vek ua; a chichiin, a inkuan kuanin, a min uh kizomdan bangjelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam teng a pipute uh min a taklang uhi.

¹⁹As Yahweh commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai.

¹⁹TOUPAN Mosi thu a piak bangin Sinai gamdai ah a simta hi.

²⁰The children of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

²⁰Israel tapa upapen, Reuben tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizomdan bangjelin pasal kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

²¹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Reuben, were forty-six thousand five hundred.

²¹Reuben nam, a simte uh sing li leh sang guk leh za nga ahi uhi.

²²Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, those who were numbered of it, according to the number of the names, one by one, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

²²Simeon tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizomdan bangjelin pasal kum sawmnih akipan tunglam galkap thei teng a sim ua;

²³those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

²³Simeon nam, a simte uh sing nga leh sang kua leh za thum ahi uh.

²⁴Of the children of Gad, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

²⁴Gad tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizomdan bangjelin pasal kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

²⁵those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Gad, were forty-five thousand six hundred fifty.

²⁵Gad nama, a simte uh sing li leh sang nga leh za guk leh sawmnga ahi uh.

²⁶Of the children of Judah, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

²⁶Juda tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizomdan bangjelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thie teng a sim ua;

²⁷those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were sixty-four thousand six hundred.

²⁷Juda nama, a simte uh sing sagih leh sang li leh za guk ahi uh.

²⁸Of the children of Issachar, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

²⁸Isakar tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizom dan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

²⁹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty-four thousand four hundred.

²⁹Isakar nama, a simte uh sing nga leh sang li leh za li ahi uh.

³⁰Of the children of Zebulun, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

³⁰Zebulun tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh kizom dan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

³¹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Zebulun, were fifty-seven thousand four hundred.

³¹Zebulun nama, a simte uh sing nga leh sang sagih leh za li ahi uh.

³²Of the children of Joseph, of the children of Ephraim, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

³²Joseph tate laka Ephraim tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh tamdan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

³³those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand five hundred.

³³Ephraim nama, a simte uh sing li leh za nga ahi uh.

³⁴Of the children of Manasseh, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

³⁴Manase tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh tamdan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

³⁵those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty-two thousand two hundred.

³⁵Manase nama, a simte uh, sing thum leh sang nih leh za nih ahi uh.

³⁶Of the children of Benjamin, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war;

³⁶Benjamin tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh tamdan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

³⁷those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Benjamin, were thirty-five thousand four hundred.

³⁷Benjamin nama, a simte uh, sing thum leh sang nga leh za li ahi uh.

³⁸Of the children of Dan, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;

³⁸Dan tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh tamdan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

³⁹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were sixty-two thousand seven hundred.

³⁹Dan nama, a simte uh, sing guk leh sang nih leh za sagih ahi uh.

⁴⁰Of the children of Asher, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;

⁴⁰Aser tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh tamdan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

⁴¹those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Asher, were forty-one thousand five hundred.

⁴¹Aser nama, a simte uh, sing li leh sang khat leh za nga ahi uh.

⁴²Of the children of Naphtali, their generations, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go forth to war;

⁴²Naphtali tate suante a chichiin, a inkuankuanin, a min uh tamdan bang jelin kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei teng a sim ua;

⁴³those who were numbered of them, of the tribe of Naphtali, were fifty-three thousand four hundred.

⁴³Naphtali nama, a simte uh, sing nga leh sang thum leh za li ahi uh.

⁴⁴These are those who were numbered, whom Moses and Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, being twelve men: they were each one for his fathers’ house.

⁴⁴Huaite ahi uh, Mosi leh Aronin Israel lupen sawm leh nih, inkuana lupente toh a simte.

⁴⁵So all those who were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers’ houses, from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go out to war in Israel;

⁴⁵Huchiin Israel suan a inkuankuan ua kum sawmnih akipan tunglam, galkap thei chiang teng, Israel gamate sim ahi uh;

⁴⁶even all those who were numbered were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty.

⁴⁶A simte teng uh nuai guk leh sang thum leh za nga leh sawmnga ahi uh.

⁴⁷But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.

⁴⁷Levite pipute jaw a simtel kei uh.

⁴⁸For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁴⁸TOUPAN Mosi a houpiha,

⁴⁹“Only the tribe of Levi you shall not number, neither shall you take a census of them among the children of Israel;

⁴⁹Levi chi jaw na simtel ding ahi keia, Israel mite lakah na simtel ding ahi sam kei:

⁵⁰but appoint the Levites over the Tabernacle of the Testimony, and over all its furnishings, and over all that belongs to it. They shall carry the tabernacle, and all its furnishings; and they shall take care of it, and shall encamp around it.

⁵⁰Levite jaw theihsakna biakbuk kemmite leh van tengteng kemmite dia seh jawk ding ahi: biakbuka van tengteng a zong jel ding ua, a kem ding ua, tua biakbuk a kimvelin a omkhum ding uh.

⁵¹When the tabernacle is to move, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall set it up. The stranger who comes near shall be put to death.

⁵¹Huan, biakbuk malama a pai chiangin Leviten a phel ding ua; huan, biakbuk kaih ding chiangin Levite mahin a kai nawn ding uh; nam dang a hongkigolh peuhmah hihlup ding ahi.

⁵²The children of Israel shall pitch their tents, every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard, according to their divisions.

⁵²Huan, Israel suanten amau mun chiat ah, a pawlpawlin a tamdan uh dungjui jelin a puaninte uh a kai ding uh.

⁵³But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony.”

⁵³Leviten Israel suante khawmpi tunga hehna a omlouhna dingin theihsakna biakbuk kimvelah a akai ding uhi; Leviten theihsakna biakbuk a kep ding uh ahi, chia thu a nagentak jiakin,Huchibangin Israel suanten ahih uh; TOUPAN Mosi thu a piak tengteng bangin, huchibangin a hih uh.

⁵⁴Thus the children of Israel did. According to all that Yahweh commanded Moses, so they did.

⁵⁴Huchibangin Israel suanten ahih uh; TOUPAN Mosi thu a piak tengteng bangin, huchibangin a hih uh.