< Numbers 3 >

1 Now these are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day when the word of the Lord came to Moses on Mount Sinai.
Pea ko eni foki ʻae ngaahi toʻutangata ʻo ʻElone mo Mōsese ʻi he ʻaho naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese ʻi he moʻunga ko Sainai.
2 These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the oldest, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Pea ko e hingoa eni ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone; ko Natapi ko e ʻuluaki ia, mo ʻApiu, mo ʻEliesa, mo ʻItama.
3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.
Pea ko e hingoa ia ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone naʻe fakanofo ko e kau taulaʻeiki, ʻakinautolu naʻa ne fakatapui ke ngāue ʻi he ngāue fakataulaʻeiki.
4 And Nadab and Abihu were put to death before the Lord when they made an offering of strange fire before the Lord, in the waste land of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests before Aaron their father.
Pea naʻe mate ʻa Natapi mo ʻApiu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, ʻi heʻena ʻomi ʻae afi kehe ki he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi he toafa ʻo Sainai, pea naʻe ʻikai haʻana fānau: pea ko ʻEliesa mo ʻItama naʻa na ngāue ʻi he ngāue fakataulaʻeiki ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻElone ko ʻena tamai.
5 And the Lord said to Moses,
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
6 Make the tribe of Levi come near, and put them before Aaron the priest, to be his helpers,
“Ke ke fakaofi mai ʻae faʻahinga ʻo Livai, pea fakahā ʻakinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki koeʻuhi kenau ngāue kiate ia.
7 In order that they may be responsible to him and to all Israel for the care of the Tent of meeting, and to do the work of the House;
Pea tenau tokanga ki heʻene ngāue, mo e ngāue ʻae kakai kotoa pē, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ke fai ki he ngāue ʻoe fale fehikitaki.
8 And they will have the care of all the vessels of the Tent of meeting, and will do for the children of Israel all the necessary work of the House.
Pea tenau tauhi ʻae ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, mo e ngāue ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ke fai ki he ngāue ʻoe fale fehikitaki.
9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons; so that they may be his without question from among the children of Israel.
Pea te ke foaki ʻae kau Livai kia ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha: kuo foaki ʻakinautolu kotoa pē kiate ia mei he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.
10 And give orders that Aaron and his sons are to keep their place as priests; any strange person who comes near is to be put to death.
Pea te ke fakanofo ʻa ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha, pea tenau fai ʻenau ngāue fakataulaʻeiki: pea ko e muli ʻe haʻu ʻo ofi ʻe tāmateʻi ia.”
11 And the Lord said to Moses,
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
12 See, I have taken the Levites out of the children of Israel to be mine in place of the first sons of the children of Israel;
“Pea ko au, vakai, Ko au kuo ʻomi ʻae kau Livai mei he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ke fetongi ʻaki ʻae ʻuluaki tama kotoa pē kuo ne toʻo ʻae manāva ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; ko ia ai, ʻe ʻoʻoku ʻae kau Livai;
13 For all the first sons are mine; on the day when I put to death all the first sons in the land of Egypt, I took for myself every first male birth of man and beast. They are mine; I am the Lord.
Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻoʻoku ʻae ʻuluaki tama kotoa pē; he ko e ʻaho ne u taaʻi ai ʻae ʻuluaki fānau ʻi he fonua ko ʻIsipite, ne u fakatapui ai kiate au ʻae ʻuluaki tama ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻae tangata mo e manu; Ko au ko Sihova ʻe ʻoʻoku ʻakinautolu.”
14 And the Lord said to Moses in the waste land of Sinai,
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese ʻi he toafa ʻo Sainai, ʻo pehē,
15 Let all the children of Levi be numbered by their families and their fathers' houses; let every male of a month old and over be numbered.
Ke ke lau ʻae fānau ʻa Livai ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, mo honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ʻae kakai tangata kotoa pē mei hono taha māhina, ke ke lau fakaʻaufuli ʻakinautolu.
16 So Moses did as the Lord said, numbering them as he had been ordered.
Pea naʻe lau ʻakinautolu ʻe Mōsese ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, pea hangē ko e fekau kiate ia.
17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Pea ko e hingoa eni ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Livai; ko Kesoni, mo Kohate, mo Melali.
18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families: Libni and Shimei.
Pea ko e ngaahi hingoa eni ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko Lipinai, mo Simi.
19 And the sons of Kohath, by their families: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel.
Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko ʻAmilami, mo ʻIsa, mo Hepeloni, mo ʻUsili.
20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.
Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Melali ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko Mali, mo Musi. Pea ko e ngaahi fānau ʻoe kau Livai ʻakinautolu ni, ʻo fakatatau ki he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai.
21 From Gershon come the Libnites and the Shimeites; these are the families of the Gershonites.
Pea naʻe ʻia Kesoni ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe kau Lipinai, mo e faʻahinga ʻoe kau Simi; pea ko e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe kau Kesoni ʻakinautolu ni.
22 Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were seven thousand, five hundred.
Ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu ʻo fakatatau ki he lau ʻoe kakai tangata mei hono taha māhina ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻakinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu, ko e toko fitu afe ma toko nimangeau.
23 The tents of the Gershonites are to be placed at the back of the House, to the west.
Pea ʻe nofo kituʻa ʻi he fale fehikitaki ki he potu lulunga ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe kau Kesoni.
24 The chief of the Gershonites is Eliasaph, the son of Lael.
Pea ko ʻIliasafi ko e foha ʻo Laeli, ko e ʻeiki ia ʻoe fale ʻoe tamai ʻae kau Kesoni.
25 In the Tent of meeting, the Gershonites are to have the care of the House, and the Tent with its cover, and the veil for the door of the Tent of meeting,
Pea ko e ngāue ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni ki he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ko e faletapu, pea mo e fale fehikitaki, mo hono pulonga, pea mo e puipui ʻoe matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai.
26 And the hangings for the open space round the House and the altar, and the curtain for its doorway, and all the cords needed for its use.
Pea mo e ngaahi puipui ʻoe lotoʻā, pea mo e puipui ʻoe matapā ʻoe lotoʻā, ʻaia ʻoku ofi ki he fale fehikitaki, pea ʻoku takatakai ʻae feilaulauʻanga, pea mo e ngaahi maea ki he ngāue kotoa pē ʻi ai.
27 From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.
Pea naʻe ʻia Kohate ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe kau ʻAmilami, pea mo e faʻahinga ʻoe kau ʻIsa, pea mo e faʻahinga ʻoe kau Hepeloni, pea mo e faʻahinga ʻoe kau ʻUsili, pea ko e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe kau Kohate ʻakinautolu ni.
28 Those who were numbered of them, the males from one month old and over, were eight thousand, six hundred, who were responsible for the care of the holy place.
Ko e lau ʻoe kakai tangata kotoa pē mei hono taha māhina ʻo fai hake, ko e toko valu afe ma toko onongeau, kuo nau fai ki he ngāue ʻoe faletapu.
29 The tents of the Kohathites are to be placed on the south side of the House.
Ko e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate tenau nofo ʻi he potu tonga ʻoe fale fehikitaki.
30 Their chief is Elizaphan, the son of Uzziel.
Pea ko ʻElisefani ko e foha ʻo ʻUsili ko e ʻeiki ia ʻoe fale ʻoe tamai ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga ʻoe kau Kohate.
31 In their care are the ark, and the table, and the lights, and the altars, and all the vessels used in the holy place, and the veil, and all they are used for.
Pea ko e meʻa kenau tauhi, ko e puha ʻoe fuakava, mo e palepale, mo e tuʻunga maama, mo e ngaahi feilaulauʻanga, mo e ngaahi ipu ʻoe faletapu ʻaia kuo nau ngāueʻaki, pea mo e puipui, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi ai.
32 Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, will be head over all the Levites and overseer of those responsible for the care of the holy place.
Pea ko ʻEliesa, ko e foha ʻo ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki ko e pule ia ʻoe houʻeiki ʻoe kau Livai, pea ʻe pule ia kiate kinautolu ʻoku fai ʻae ngāue ʻoe faletapu.
33 From Merari come the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.
Pea naʻe ʻia Melali ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe kau Mali, mo e faʻahinga ʻoe kau Musi: pea ko e ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo Melali ʻakinautolu ni.
34 Those who were numbered of them, the males of a month old and over, were six thousand, two hundred.
Pea ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu, ʻo fakatatau ki he lau ʻoe kakai tangata kotoa pē, mei hono taha māhina ʻo fai hake, ko e toko ono afe ma toko uangeau.
35 The chief of the families of Merari was Zuriel, the son of Abihail: their tents are to be placed on the north side of the House.
Pea ko Suleli ko e foha ʻo ʻEpieli ko e ʻeiki ia ʻoe fale ʻoe tamai ʻae ngaahi faʻahinga ʻo Melali: ko kinautolu ni, ʻe nofo ʻi he potu tokelau ʻoe fale fehikitaki.
36 And in their care are to be all the boards of the Tent, with their rods and pillars and bases, and all the instruments, and all they are used for,
Pea ʻoku ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Melali ʻae ngaahi laupapa ʻoe fale fehikitaki, mo hono ngaahi ʻakau fakamaʻu, mo hono ngaahi pou, mo hono ngaahi tuʻunga pou, pea mo hono ngaahi ipu kotoa pē, pea mo e meʻa kotoa pē ʻoku ngāueʻaki ʻi ai.
37 And the pillars of the open space round it, with their bases and nails and cords.
Pea mo e ngaahi ʻotu pou ʻoe lotoʻā, pea mo honau ngaahi tuʻunga, mo honau ngaahi tutuki, mo honau ngaahi maea.
38 And those whose tents are to be placed on the east side of the House in front of the Tent of meeting, looking to the dawn, are Moses and Aaron and his sons, who will do the work of the holy place for the children of Israel; and any strange person who comes near will be put to death.
Ka ko kinautolu ʻoku nofo ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fale fehikitaki ki he potu hahake, ʻio, ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai ʻi he potu hahake, ko Mōsese, mo ʻElone, mo hono ngaahi foha, ke tauhi ai ʻae ngāue ʻoe faletapu ki he ngāue ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; pea ko e muli ʻoku haʻu ʻo ofi ʻe tāmateʻi ia.
39 All the Levites numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord, all the males of one month old and over numbered in the order of their families, were twenty-two thousand.
Ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe lau ʻi he kau Livai, ʻaia naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone ʻi he fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ʻae kakai tangata kotoa pē mei hono taha māhina ʻo fai hake, ko e toko ua mano ma toko ua afe.
40 And the Lord said to Moses, Let all the first male children be numbered, and take the number of their names.
Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sihova kia Mōsese, “Ke ke lau ʻae ʻuluaki tama tangata kotoa pē ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli mei hono taha māhina ʻo fai hake, pea ke lau honau hingoa.
41 And give to me the Levites (I am the Lord) in place of the first sons of the children of Israel; and the cattle of the Levites in place of the first births among the cattle of the children of Israel.
Pea ke ʻave ʻae kau Livai moʻoku, (Ko au ko Sihova) ke fetongi ʻaki ʻae ʻuluaki fānau ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; pea mo e fanga manu ʻae kau Livai, ke fetongi ʻaki ʻae ʻuluaki kotoa pē ʻoe fanga manu ʻae fānau ʻa ʻIsileli.”
42 So Moses had all the first sons among the children of Israel numbered, as the Lord said to him.
Pea naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese ʻae ʻuluaki tama kotoa pē ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova kiate ia.
43 Every first son from a month old and over was numbered by name, and the number came to twenty-two thousand, two hundred and seventy-three.
Pea ko e ʻuluaki tama tangata kotoa pē ʻi he lau ʻa honau hingoa mei hono taha māhina ʻo fai hake, ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu, ko e toko ua mano, mo e toko ua afe, mo e toko uangeau, mo e toko fitungofulu ma toko tolu.
44 And the Lord said to Moses,
Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,
45 Take the Levites in place of all the first sons of the children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites in place of their cattle; the Levites are to be mine; I am the Lord.
“ʻAve ʻae kau Livai ke fetongi ʻaki ʻae ʻuluaki tama kotoa pē ʻi hē fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; pea mo e fanga manu ʻae kau Livai ke fetongi ʻaki ʻenau fanga manu pea ko e kau Livai ʻe ʻoʻoku ʻakinautolu: Ko au ko Sihova.
46 And the price you have to give for the two hundred and seventy-three first sons of the children of Israel which are in addition to the number of the Levites,
Pea koeʻuhi ko kinautolu, ʻe huhuʻi ʻae toko uangeau mo e toko fitungofulu ma toko tolu ʻoe ʻuluaki tama ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻakinautolu kuo tokolahi hake ʻi he kau Livai;
47 Will be five shekels for every one, by the scale of the holy place (the shekel is twenty gerahs);
Ke ke ʻave ʻa e[sikeli ]ʻe nima maʻanautolu taki taha, ʻo fakatatau ki he[sikeli ]ʻoe faletapu: (koe[sikeli ]ko e kela ʻe uofulu: )
48 And this money, the price of those over the number of the Levites, is to be given to Aaron and his sons.
Pea te ke ʻatu ʻae paʻanga, ʻaia kuo huhuʻi ʻaki ʻakinautolu ʻoku toe, kia ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha.”
49 So Moses took the money, the price of those whose place had not been taken by the Levites;
Pea naʻe maʻu ʻe Mōsese ʻae paʻanga huhuʻi ʻokinautolu naʻe tokolahi hake ʻiate kinautolu naʻe huhuʻi ʻe he kau Livai:
50 From the first sons of Israel he took it, a thousand, three hundred and sixty-five shekels, by the scale of the holy place;
Naʻe maʻu ʻe ia ʻae ngaahi paʻanga mei he ʻuluaki fānau ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli; ko e[sikeli ]ʻe afe ma tolungeau ma onongofulu ma nima, ʻo fakatatau mo e[sikeli ]ʻoe faletapu:
51 And he gave the money to Aaron and his sons, as the Lord had said.
Pea naʻe ʻatu ʻe Mōsese ʻae ngaahi paʻanga kuo huhuʻi ʻaki ʻakinautolu kia ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha, ʻo hangē ko e folofola ʻa Sihova, pea hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese.

< Numbers 3 >