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,

¹ Kala Rabbi salaŋ Musa se Sinayi ganjo ra, kubayyaŋ hukumo ra, handu hinkanta, a jirbi sintina hane, jiiri hinkanta i Misira laabo ra funyaŋo banda. A ne:

¹And Jehovah spake unto 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 were come out of the land of Egypt, saying,

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;

² Ma Israyla* izey marga kulu kabuyaŋ te. M'a te kundey boŋ, i kaayey windey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ, i alboro fo kulu.

²Take ye the sum 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, by their polls;

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.

³ Za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene ni g'i kabu, i boro kulu kaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu Israyla ra. Nin da Haruna g'i kabu i kundey boŋ.

³from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them by their hosts.

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

⁴ Boro fo ma kay araŋ banda i kunda kulu se. I afo kulu ma ciya jine boro nga kaayey windo ra.

⁴And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of his fathers' house.

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

⁵ Borey kaŋ yaŋ ga kay araŋ banda maayey neeya: Ruben kunda se: Sedeyur ize Elizur.

⁵And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you. Of Reuben: Elizur the son of Shedeur.

⁶Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁶ Simeyon kunda se: Zuri-Sadday ize Selumiyel.

⁶Of Simeon: Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

⁷Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁷ Yahuda kunda se: Aminadab ize Nason.

⁷Of Judah: Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

⁸Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁸ Isakar kunda se: Zuwar ize Natanel.

⁸Of Issachar: Nethanel the son of Zuar.

⁹Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

⁹ Zabluna kunda se: Helon ize Eliyab.

⁹Of Zebulun: Eliab the son of Helon.

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

¹⁰ Yusufu izey game ra: Ifraymu kunda se: Amihud ize Elisama. Manasse kunda se: Pedazur ize Gamaliyel.

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

¹¹Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

¹¹ Benyamin kunda se: Gedayoni ize Abidan.

¹¹Of Benjamin: Abidan the son of Gideoni.

¹²Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

¹² Dan kunda se: Ami-Sadday ize Ahiyezer.

¹²Of Dan: Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

¹³Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

¹³ Aser kunda se: Okran ize Pajiyel.

¹³Of Asher: Pagiel the son of Ochran.

¹⁴Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

¹⁴ Gad kunda se: Reyul ize Eliyasaf.

¹⁴Of Gad: Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

¹⁵Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.”

¹⁵ Naftali kunda se: Enan ize Ahira.

¹⁵Of Naphtali: Ahira the son of Enan.

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.

¹⁶ Ngey ga ti jine borey margey ra, koyyaŋ no i kaayey kundey ra, jine boroyaŋ mo no zambaryaŋ boŋ Israyla ra.

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

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

¹⁷ Musa nda Haruna binde na borey din kaŋ yaŋ i n'i maayey suuban sambu.

¹⁷And Moses and Aaron took these men that are mentioned by name:

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.

¹⁸ I na marga kulu margu care banda, handu hinkanta jirbi sintina hane. I n'i hantum ngey kundey ra, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ. I n'i boro fo kulu kabu za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene.

¹⁸And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls.

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

¹⁹ Danga mate kaŋ cine Rabbi na Musa lordi nd'a, yaadin no i n'i kabu Sinayi ganjo ra.

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

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;

²⁰ Ruben izey lasaabo neeya: Nga no ga ti Israyla hay-jina. I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i afo kulu kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

²⁰And the children of Reuben, Israel's first-born, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

²¹ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Ruben kunda waney, boro zambar waytaaci cindi iddu nda zangu gu no.

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

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;

²² Simeyon izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i afo kulu kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

²²Of the children of Simeon, their generations, by their families, by their fathers' houses, those that were numbered thereof, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

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

²³ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Simeyon kunda waney, boro zambar waygu cindi yagga nda zangu hinza no.

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

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;

²⁴ Gad izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

²⁵ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Gad kunda waney, boro zambar waytaaci cindi gu da zangu iddu nda waygu no.

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

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;

²⁶ Yahuda izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

²⁷ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Yahuda kunda waney, boro zambar wayye cindi taaci nda zangu iddu no.

²⁷those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Judah, were threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

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;

²⁸ Isakar izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

²⁹ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Isakar kunda waney, boro zambar waygu cindi taaci nda zangu taaci no.

²⁹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Issachar, were fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

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;

³⁰ Zabluna izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

³¹ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Zabluna kunda waney, boro zambar waygu cindi iyye nda zangu taaci no.

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

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;

³² Yusufu izey mo, sanda: Ifraymu izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

³²Of the children of Joseph, [namely], 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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

³³ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Ifraymu kunda waney, boro zambar waytaaci nda zangu no.

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

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;

³⁴ Manasse izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

³⁵ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Manasse kunda waney, boro zambar waranza cindi hinka nda zangu hinka no.

³⁵those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

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;

³⁶ Benyamin izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

³⁷ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Benyamin kunda waney, boro zambar waranza cindi gu nda zangu taaci no.

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

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;

³⁸ Dan izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

³⁹ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Dan kunda waney, boro zambar waydu cindi hinka nda zangu iyye no.

³⁹those that were numbered of them, of the tribe of Dan, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

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;

⁴⁰ Aser izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

⁴¹ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Aser kunda waney, boro zambar waytaaci cindi fo nda zangu gu no.

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

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;

⁴² Naftali izey lasaabo mo neeya: I na alborey kulu kabu, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, i kulu kaŋ yaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu. I n'i kabu ngey dumo boŋ, i kundey boŋ, i baaba-fo-izey boŋ, i maayey lasaabo boŋ.

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 that were able to go forth to war;

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

⁴³ Ngey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu i do, sanda Naftali kunda waney, boro zambar waygu cindi hinza nda zangu taaci no.

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

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.

⁴⁴ Ngey no ga ti borey kaŋ yaŋ i kabu, kaŋ yaŋ Musa nda Haruna kabu, ngey da Israyla izey jine boro way cindi hinka din, afo kulu go nga baabo kunda se.

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

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;

⁴⁵ Yaadin no i kulu kaŋ yaŋ i kabu Israyla izey ra, i baabey kundey boŋ, za jiiri waranka izey ka koy beene, boro kulu kaŋ ga hin ka koy wongu Israyla ra,

⁴⁵So all they that were numbered of the children of Israel by their fathers' houses, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

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

⁴⁶ i kulu kaŋ i kabu, boro zambar zangu iddu nda zambar hinza nda zangu gu nda waygu no.

⁴⁶even all they that were numbered were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

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

⁴⁷ Amma Lawitey, i kaayey dumo boŋ, i man'i kabu cindey ra.

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

⁴⁸For Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

⁴⁸ Zama za doŋ Rabbi salaŋ Musa se ka ne:

⁴⁸For Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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

⁴⁹ «Ni ma si Lawitey kunda kabu, ma si i baayaŋo mo lasaabu Israyla ra.

⁴⁹Only the tribe of Levi thou shalt not number, neither shalt thou take the sum of them among the children of Israel;

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.

⁵⁰ Amma ni ma Irikoy nangora seeda talfi i gaa, nga nd'a goy jinayey kulu kaŋ go a ra. Lawitey ma Irikoy nangora nd'a jinayey kulu jare. I m'a saajaw, i ma zumbu mo a windanta.

⁵⁰but appoint thou the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, and over all the furniture thereof, and over all that belongeth to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

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.

⁵¹ Da Irikoy nangora ga dagu, Lawitey no g'a zumandi. Da Irikoy nangora ga zumbu mo, Lawitey no g'a sinji. Yaw kaŋ maan a gaa mo, i g'a wi.

⁵¹And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites shall take it down; and when the tabernacle is to be pitched, the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

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.

⁵² Israyla izey ga ngey kuuru fuwey sinji, boro fo kulu nga kuray haray, boro fo kulu nga liiliwalo jarga, i kundey kulu ra.

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

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.”

⁵³ Amma Lawitey ga zumbu Irikoy nangora seeda windanta, zama futay ma si kaa Israyla izey marga gaa. Lawitey ga Irikoy nangora seeda talfo batu.»

⁵³But the Levites shall encamp round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.

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

⁵⁴ Mate kulu kaŋ Rabbi ci Musa se mo, yaadin no Israyla izey te.

⁵⁴Thus did the children of Israel; according to all that Jehovah commanded Moses, so did they.