Potdohbu 28
1 Israel chate lah'a kon in chien lang nasopipa Aaron le a chapate chengse khu ka heng a hinpui in; amaho chengse khu keima thempu a pang ding ahiuve, Aaron le Aaron chapate, Nadab le Abihu chule Eleazar le Ethamar, hi chengse chu hi diu ahi.
“Summon your [older] brother Aaron and his sons—Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ([Set them apart/They are the ones whom I have chosen]) from [the rest of] the Israeli people, in order that they can serve me [by being] priests.
2 Na sopipa Aaron ding'a khu nangman aloupi na ding le amel hoi nading'a akivon nading nagon peh ding ahiye.
[Tell the people to] make beautiful clothes for Aaron, clothes that are [suitable for one who] has this dignified and sacred [work].
3 Keiman nangma lungthim ahin chule tha ka peh chengse aboncha thilbol theina jousea chu thu nasei doh ding, chu teng amahon Aaron kivon na ding'a von tamtah akhon diu, amachu keima themo pua pang ding a thensona um ding ahiye.
Talk to all the skilled workmen, those to whom I have given special ability. [Tell them] to make clothes for Aaron, for him to wear when he is (set apart/dedicated) [to become] a priest to serve me.
4 Akivon na ding'a akhon peh diuva pon chu hicheng hi ahiye: Ompho a ding khat, kongah na ding khat, sangkhol chol khat, thempu natoh na ding a sangkhol achol khat le aponung a ding khatma, delkop'a ding khat, taigah na ding khat jaona hichu keima ding mong mong'a thempua pang ding na sopipa Aaron le a chapate din von theng chu kimsel la agon peh diu ahi.
These are the clothes that they are to make: A sacred pouch for Aaron to wear over his chest, a sacred apron, a robe, an embroidered tunic/gown, a (turban/cloth to wrap around his head), and a sash/waistband. These are the clothes that your [older] brother Aaron and his sons must wear as they serve me [by doing the work that] priests do.
5 Sana jong, pondum chule ponsandup jaona pon san pol thim hichu tupat ponnem ma kikhong chu amanchah diu ahi.”
The skilled workmen must use fine linen and blue, purple, and red yarn/thread to make these clothes.”
6 Konggah'a pang dia sana, patdum, ponsandup, patsan polthim khut tem na nei tah'a kikhong hichu tupet ponemma asem peh cheh cheh ding'u ahi.
“The skilled workmen must make the sacred apron from fine linen, and skillfully embroider it with blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
7 Hichu aki jotmat na ding'a among lam teni alengkouva hung kikhai lhathei jong asem peh ding'u ahi.
It must have two shoulder straps, to join the front part to the back part.
8 Khut themna neitah'a kikhon pet chu ahin, kong'a kigah ding jong, konggah'a kigah ding'a kisem ki mang cha jat chengse chu akisem bang bang'a khut soh tah mong'a kisem hi ding, sana jaona, pat dum, patsan dup chule pansan pol thim, hichengse chu aboncha tupat ponnem ma kikhong cheh cheh ding ahi.
A carefully-woven sash, which must be made from the same materials as the sacred apron, must be [sewn] onto the sacred apron.
9 Nangman song mantam ni na lah ding, Hiche songman tam ni chung a chu Israel chate ama ama min cheh nakhet lut ding ahi.
[A skilled workman] must take two [expensive] onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob.
10 Song mantam khat penna chu amin'u gup nakhet beh ding chule, amoh chengse hoding achu gupma ma khat joh'a chu nakhet peh diu ahi, hichea chu amin jouse ama ama cheh pen dungjuija nakhet peh cheh cheh diu ahi.
He must engrave the names in the order in which Jacob’s sons were born. He must engrave six names on one stone, and the other six names on the other stone.
11 Sana kheng them pan khut jem hoa thil hoitah a akhet them bang'a nangman jong songman tam chung'a chu Isarel chate min jouse na khet pol peh soh kei uva, na khet polna chan chu aboncha sana twiya nasun jol cheh cheh ding ahi.
A gem-cutter should engrave these names on the stones. Then he should enclose the stones in (settings/tiny gold frames).
12 Hichu song mantam teni chu Israel chate ding'a het jingna ding'a kong gah teni among geiya agen tenia chu na suh beh den ding; Aaron injong Israel chate het jing na ding'a amin jouse'u alengkou chung vumma apoh'a Pakai heng'a apoh lut peh diu ahi.
Then he should fasten the stones onto the shoulder straps [of the sacred apron], to represent the twelve Israeli tribes. In that way, Aaron will carry the names of the tribes on his shoulders in order that [I], Yahweh, will never forget [my people] (OR, in order that [he will always] remember that [those tribes belong to] Yahweh).
13 Sana khut thempa akonna jong nasem ding sana thengsel'a kisem sana jang ni jong khaokol veija kivei bang'a na sem ding ahi.
The settings for the stones must be made from gold.
14 Hiche khao veija kivei sana chu na jopmat cheh cheh ding ahiye.
[Tell them to] make two tiny chains that are braided like cords, and fasten the chains to the settings.”
15 Nangman thutanna munna akivonna ding ompho jong chu khut them tah'a nasem peh teitei ding, konggah kisem na bang bang'a nasem ding ahi; sana jong, patdum, patsan dup, patsan polthim chule hiche jong chu tupat pon nemma ki sem'a na sem peh cheh cheh ding ahiye.
“[Tell the skilled workman to] make a sacred pouch for Aaron to wear over his chest. [He will use the things he puts into the pouch] to determine [my answers to the questions he asks]. It must be made of the same materials as the sacred apron, and embroidered in the same way.
16 Nangman ompho khat nasem ding hichu, aning li chule hichu thoni hiding adung khapkhat chule avai jong khap khat ma hi ding ahiye.
It is to be square, and the material must be folded double, so that it is (9 in./22 cm.) on each side.
17 A kimlaija gol lia song na gol ding chule amasa'a na gol ding chengse chu Sardis song hiding; Topaz song aiha song jong hiding ahi.
[The skilled workman must] fasten four rows of valuable stones onto the pouch. In the first row he must put a [red] ruby, a [yellow] topaz, and a [red] garnet.
18 Gol nina a pang ding hochu ahile, Emerald Song, sapphire song chule diamond song hiding ahi.
In the second row he must put a [green] emerald, a [blue] sapphire, and a [clear/white] diamond.
19 Gol thum lhinna pang ding hochu ahile; Jacinth song, Agate song chule Amethyst songhi ding ahi.
In the third row he must put a [red] jacinth, a [white] agate, and a [purple] amethyst.
20 Golli channa ding chu ahi leh, Beryl song, Onyx song, Jesper songhi cheng chu ahiye; aboncha sana twija chap nou ding ahi.”
In the fourth row he must put a [yellow] beryl, a [red] carnelian, and a [green] jasper.
21 Song som leni chu ama ama mincheh dungjuiya Israel te khat khat cheh toh umtha ding; hiche bang bang achu Israel phung somleni ho chu songkhat cheh chu toh Mohor kinam den tha ding ahiuve.
A gem-cutter should engrave on each of these twelve stones the name of one of the sons of Jacob. These names will represent the twelve Israeli tribes.
22 Nangman jong omphoa man chah ding in sana thengsel khao jang bang'a kiheh'a na sem ding ahi.
The two [chains] that are made from pure gold and braided like cords are for [attaching] the sacred pouch [to the sacred apron].
23 Ompho'a manchah ding'a sana kaokol nijong nasem ding, hiche chaojong teni chu ompho ning'a bupeh ding ahi.
[The workman must] make two gold rings, and attach them to the upper corners of the sacred pouch.
24 Hiche chaojang kol teni sung'a chu sana khaojang chu nathillut ding ahiye.
[He must make] two gold cords, and fasten one end of each cord to one of the rings.
25 Hiche chaokol teni among lam akolsung'a patjang nathil lut ding; konggah teni masang lama chu um ding ahi.”
He must fasten the other end of each cord to the two settings [that enclose the stones]. In that way, the sacred pouch will be attached to the shoulder straps of the sacred apron.
26 Sana chaokol ni nasem ding; hiche chaokol ompho agei tenia chule hiche teni chu ompho sung lama kon ageichanna konggah bantah a nathil lut ding ahi.
Then [he must] make two more gold rings, and attach them to the lower corners of the sacred pouch, on the inside edges, next to the sacred apron.
27 Hitia chu sana chaokol nijong nasem tha ding, hiche chaokol teni konggah lengkouva ki khailhahna noilang chule amasang lama na suhmat peh ding; kong gah ding a kisem hoitah chunga chu kikhai mat ding ahiye.
[He must] make two more gold rings, and attach them to the lower part of the front of the shoulder straps, near to where [the shoulder straps] are joined [to the sacred apron], just above the carefully-woven sash/waistband.
28 Ama hon patdum a manchah diu hichu omphoa chaokol sung tenia chu athil doh paijel ding u ahiye; hiche konggah a chaokol teni toh chun athil mat ding u, khut them na tah a kisem konngah chu toh asuh mat chat diu, ompho le konggah chu kikhen louva umjing ding ahi.
The skilled workman must tie the rings on the sacred pouch to the rings on the sacred apron with a blue cord, so that the sacred pouch is above the sash/waistband and does not come loose from the sacred apron.
29 Hichu Aaron injong Pakai angsunga alut teng, Israel chate asuh mil louva, thutanna'a kivonna ompho achu Israel chate mincheng apoh jing ding ahi.
In that way, Aaron will have the names of the twelve Israeli tribes in the sacred pouch close to his chest when he enters the Holy Place. This will remind him that I, Yahweh, [will never forget my people] (OR, [that he represents my people when he talks to me, Yahweh]).
30 Hiche thutanna ompho chung achu Urim le Thummin chu adal na naman chah ding, Pakai ang sunga na lut teng hiche teni chu Aaron chunga kikhai den ding, Aaron in jong hichu Israel chate thutanna Pakai angsunga alut teng apoh ji ding ahi.
Put into the sacred pouch the two things that the priest will use to determine my answers to the questions he asks. In that way, they will be close to his chest when he enters [the Holy Place to talk] to me. He will use them to find out what is my will for the Israeli people.”
31 Thempu hon konggah a manchah cheng chu pondum jeng a nakhon peh ding ahi.
“[Tell the workmen to] use only blue [cloth] to make the robe that is to be worn underneath the priest’s sacred apron.
32 Hiche sangkhol chol a chu luchang hetlut nading ahomkhat na sem ding ahi. Hiche sangkhol chol achu luchang hetlut na ding ahom khat anei ding; Sangkhol dang bang'a angaija a ngong kol kimvelse chu pha tah'a ki pheh chah ding ahi.
It is to have an opening through which [the priest] can put his head. They must sew a border around this opening, to keep the material from tearing.
33 Sangkhol gei jouse aboncha ajem asan le adup a hi ding, asan-ao thim hichu kolbu theiga bang bang a nasem ding; kolbu thei lim a kisem chengse chu aboncha sana jeng a nasem a agei mong se a naum sah ding ahi.”
At the lower edge on the robe, they must fasten [decorations that look like] pomegranate fruit. They must be [woven from] blue, purple, and red yarn/thread.
34 Sana chao khat naba na munna chu kolbuthei lima kisem khat cheh um ding, sangkhol chol gei lhung keija sana chao chu na ba peh ding hichu kolbu thei ga limma kisem khat cheh hi ding ahi.
Between each of these decorations, they must fasten a tiny gold bell.
35 Aaron in houin sunga kin anei teng hiche sangkhol chol chu akiah ding, Pakai ansunga alut pat hihen ahung potdoh hijong leh hiche chao jang chu agin kija jeng ding, hichu akijah khah louva ahile athi a hi ding ahi.
When Aaron enters the Holy Place [in the Sacred Tent] to do his work as a priest and when he leaves the Sacred Tent, the bells will ring [as he walks]. As a result, he will not die [because of disobeying my instructions].
36 Sana theng set'a apheng khat na sem ding, Achung'a chu Mohor kijem bang'a Pakaiyin athenso ahitai tia ajem khat nakhet ding'a ahi.
“[Tell them to] make a tiny ornament of pure gold, and tell a (skilled workman/gem-cutter) to engrave on it the words, ‘Dedicated to Yahweh.’
37 Sana pheng chu pat jang adum khat a delkop'a na kan chah peh ding, adelkop chu amai lam ama sang lang'a aki tah ding ahi.
They should fasten this ornament to the front of the turban by a blue cord.
38 Sana pheng chu Aaron chal pang'a kitah jing ding, Aaron in jong Israel chaten thil theng ato ding chengse'u a thensoa chule themmona hung lut kha photphot chu hichu ama cheh in mona atahsa chung a akipoh ding, Pakai angsung'a santhei dol ahi na ding'a Aaron in jong achalpanga kitah jing ding ahi.
Aaron must always wear this on his forehead. In that way, Aaron himself will show [that he accepts] the guilt if the Israeli people offer [their sacrifices] to me in a way that is not correct, and I, Yahweh, will accept their sacrifices.
39 Hiche sangkhol chol chu tupet pom nemma na khon peh ding, delkop jing jong tupet ponnem ma na khon peh ding konggah jeng jong heu jang khatna khut themmna neitah mikhat in apheh peh ding ahi.
“[Tell them to] weave the long-sleeved tunic/gown from fine linen. Also, they must make from fine linen a turban and a sash/waistband, and embroider [designs on it].
40 Chuteng nang man Aaron chapate jouse chu aloupi na diu le a vethoina diuva sangkhol ahin, konggah ahin, lukhuh ho jong na gonpeh cheh cheh diu ahi.
“[Tell them to] make beautiful long-sleeved tunics/gowns, sashes, and caps for Aaron’s sons. Make ones that will be suitable for those who have this dignified work.
41 Hiche von hose chu na sopipa Aaron ahin chule a chapate chengse na von peh ding, thempua pang diu keima kin'a akisah lal na diuva thao na nu soh kei ding ahi.
Put these clothes on your [older] brother Aaron and on his sons. Then (set them apart/dedicate them) for this work by anointing them [with olive oil], in order that they may serve me [by being] priests.
42 Nangman jong amaho se chu atahsa gohkeovu a kidal na diuva sangkhol chol na choh peh cheh cheh ding u ahiye; hiche sangkhol chol sese chun akong uva pat akhu jal channu akhu khum cheh cheh ding ahi.
Also [tell them to] make linen undershorts for them. The undershorts should extend from their waists to their thighs, in order that no one can see their private parts.
43 Aaron le achapate hochu kikhop khomna ponsunga ahunglut'u hihen, muntheng munna kinbol maicham phung ahin nailut pet'u hijong leh hiche delchol chengse chu a ki-ah soh kei diu ahi; achuti louva ahile amaho le amaho themmo akipoh lut uva hicheng toh chun thina ato tha khah diu ahi. Hiche dan chengse hi Aaron le ama nung a ason a chilhhahte ding geija chonna dan hi jing ding ahi tai, ati.
Aaron and his sons must always wear those undershorts when they enter the Sacred Tent or when they come near to the altar to offer sacrifices in the Holy Place. If they do not obey this command, I will cause them to die. Aaron and all his male descendants must obey this rule forever.”
