Numbers 4

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻo pehē,

2 “Take a total of the sons of Kohath from the midst of the Levites, by their houses and families,

Mo lau ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate mei he ngaahi foha ʻo Livai, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ʻo fakatatau ki he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai,

3 from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, of all who enter so as to stand and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.

Mei he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku ʻalu ki he tau, ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai.

4 This is the service of the sons of Kohath: the tabernacle of the covenant and the Holy of holies.

Pea ko e ngāue eni ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa toputapu.

5 Aaron and his sons shall enter, when the camp is going to move, and they shall take down the veil, which hangs before the entrance, and they shall wrap the ark of the testimony in it,

Pea ʻoka hiki atu ʻae ʻapitanga, ʻe haʻu ʻa ʻElone, mo hono ngaahi foha, kenau vete hifo ʻae fakapulonga, ʻo ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae puha ʻoe fuakava:

6 and they shall cover it further with a veil of violet skins, and they shall extend over it a cloth made entirely of hyacinth, and they shall draw in the bars.

Pea ʻe tuku ki ai ʻae kiliʻi pasia ke ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia, pea ʻe ʻufiʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae kofu lanumoana, pea ʻe ʻai ki ai hono ʻakau haʻamo.

7 Likewise, they shall wrap the table of the presence in a cloth of hyacinth, and they shall place with it the censers and little mortars, the cups and bowls for pouring out libations; the bread shall be always on it.

Pea ko e palepale ʻoe ma ʻoe ʻao tenau ʻuʻufi ʻaki ʻae kofu lanumoana, pea tuku ki ai ʻae ngaahi ipu, mo e ngaahi sēpuni, mo e ngaahi ipu louluo, pea mo e ngaahi tāpuni ke ʻufiʻufi ʻaki; pea ʻe tuku ki ai ʻae ma ʻoe ʻao:

8 And they shall extend over it a cloth of scarlet, which they shall further cover with a veil of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars.

Pea tenau ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae kofu kulaʻahoʻaho, pea ʻe toe ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae kiliʻi pasia, pea ʻe ʻai ki ai hono ʻakau haʻamo.

9 They shall take also a cloth of hyacinth, with which they shall cover the lampstand with the lamps, and its tongs, and the candle snuffers, and all the vessels of oil, which are necessary for the preparation of the lamps.

Pea tenau ʻave ʻae kofu lanumoana, ʻo ʻuʻufi ʻaki ʻae tuʻunga maama, mo hono ngaahi foʻi maama, mo hono ngaahi hikofi, mo e ngaahi tukuʻanga ʻoe maama helekosi, pea mo e ipu lolo kotoa pē, ʻaia ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ki ai:

10 And over all this they shall place a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars.

Pea tenau tuku ia mo hono ngaahi ipu kotoa pē ke ʻuʻufi ʻaki ʻae kiliʻi pasia, pea ʻe tuku ia ki ha fata.

11 And certainly they shall wrap the golden altar in a hyacinth garment, and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars.

Pea tenau faliki ʻaki ʻae feilaulauʻanga koula ʻae kofu lanumoana, pea toe ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae kiliʻi pasia, pea ʻe tuku ki ai hono ʻakau haʻamo.

12 All the vessels with which they minister in the Sanctuary they shall wrap in a cloth of hyacinth, and they shall extend over it a covering of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars.

Pea tenau toʻo ai ʻae nāunau kotoa pē ʻoe ngāue, ʻaia ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ʻi he faletapu, pea ʻe tuku ia ki ha kofu lanumoana, pea ʻe ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae pulonga kiliʻi pasia, pea ʻe tuku ia ki ha fata.

13 Moreover, they shall cleanse the altar of ashes, and they shall wrap it in a purple garment,

Pea tenau ʻave ʻae efuefu mei he feilaulauʻanga, pea ʻe ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae kofu paʻuhiʻuhi:

14 and they shall place it with all the vessels which they use in its ministry, that is, receptacles for fire, small hooks as well as forks, larger hooks and shovels. They shall cover all the vessels of the altar together with a veil of violet skins, and they shall draw in the bars.

Pea tenau tuku ki ai hono ngaahi ipu kotoa pē, ʻaia ʻoku nau ngāueʻaki ki ai, ʻio, ʻae ngaahi ipu ʻaiʻanga afi, mo e ngaahi huhu, pea mo e ngaahi huo, pea mo e ngaahi ipu luoluo, ko e ngaahi ipu kotoa pē ʻoe feilaulauʻanga; pea tenau ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia ʻae kiliʻi pasia, pea tuku ki ai hono ʻakau haʻamo.

15 And when Aaron and his sons have wrapped the Sanctuary and its vessels at the dismantling of the camp, then the sons of Kohath shall enter, so as to carry what has been wrapped. And they shall not touch the vessels of the Sanctuary, lest they die. These are the burdens of the sons of Kohath concerning the tabernacle of the covenant.

Pea ka fakaʻosi ʻe ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha ʻae fakapulonga ʻoe faletapu, pea mo hono ngaahi nāunau kotoa pē, pea ka hiki atu ʻae ʻapitanga; ʻe toki haʻu ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate ʻo fata ia: kaeʻoua naʻa nau ala ki ha meʻa tapu, telia naʻa nau mate ai. Ko e ngaahi meʻa ni ko e kavenga ia ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kohate ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai.

16 Over them shall be Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, to whom belongs the care of the oil to prepare the lamps, and the incense compound, and the sacrifice, which is offered continually, and the oil of unction, and whatever pertains to the service of the tabernacle, and all the vessels that are in the Sanctuary.”

Pea ko e ngāue ʻa ʻEliesa ko e foha ʻo ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki, ko e lolo ki he maama, pea mo e meʻa namu kakala, pea mo e feilaulau meʻakai ʻoe ʻaho, pea mo e lolo ʻoe fakanofo, pea mo e pule ʻoe fale fehikitaki, pea mo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē ʻi ai, ʻi he faletapu, pea mo hono ngaahi nāunau ʻo ia.

17 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻo pehē,

18 “Do not be willing to lose the people of Kohath from the midst of the Levites.

“ʻOua naʻa mo vaheʻi ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe ngaahi fānau ʻa Kohate mei he kau Livai:

19 But do this for them, so that they may live, and so that they may not die by touching the Holies of holies. Aaron and his sons shall enter, and they shall assign the work of each one, and they shall determine what each one ought to carry.

Ka ko eni ia te mou fai kiate kinautolu, koeʻuhi kenau moʻui, pea ʻikai mate, ʻoka nau ka haʻu ki he ngaahi meʻa toputapu: ʻe ʻalu ʻa ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha ʻo tuʻutuʻuni kiate kinautolu taki taha ʻenau ngāue mo ʻenau kavenga:

20 Let no others, out of curiosity, see the things that are in the Sanctuary before they are wrapped, otherwise they shall die.”

Ka ʻe ʻikai tenau hū atu ke mamata ʻoka ʻuʻufi ʻae ngaahi meʻa toputapu, telia naʻa nau mate.”

21 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

Pea naʻe folofola ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese, ʻo pehē,

22 “Now also take a total of the sons of Gershon, by their houses and families and kinships,

Ke ke lau foki ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni, ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻo fakatatau mo ʻenau ngaahi fānau;

23 from thirty years and above, even to fifty years. Number all those who enter and minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.

Ke ke lau ʻakinautolu mei he tolungofulu taʻu ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu; ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hū ke fai ʻae ngāue, ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai.

24 This is the duty of the family of the Gershonites:

Pea ko e ngāue eni ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe kau Kesoni, ke tauhi, mo kavenga ʻaki:

25 to carry the curtains of the tabernacle, and the roof of the covenant, the other covering, and the veil over everything, and the violet tent, which hangs at the entrance of the tabernacle of the covenant,

Pea tenau fua ʻae ngaahi puipui ʻoe fale fehikitaki, pea mo e fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ko hono fakapulonga, pea mo e ʻuʻufi kiliʻi pasia ʻoku ʻuʻufi ʻaki ia, pea mo e puipui ʻoe matapā ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai,

26 the curtains of the atrium, and the veil at the entrance, which is before tabernacle. Everything that pertains to the altar, the cords, and the vessels of the ministry

Pea mo e ngaahi puipui ʻoe lotoʻā, pea mo e puipui ke matapā ʻaki ʻi he hūʻanga ʻoe lotoʻā, ʻaia ʻoku ofi ki he fale fehikitaki pea ʻoku takatakai ʻi he veʻe feilaulauʻanga, pea mo hono ngaahi maea, pea mo e nāunau kotoa pē ʻo ʻenau tauhi, pea mo e meʻa kotoa pē kuo ngaohi maʻanautolu: ʻe pehē ʻenau tauhi.

27 the sons of Gershon shall carry, under the orders of Aaron and his sons. And so shall each one know to which burden he ought to surrender.

‌ʻE ʻi he tuʻutuʻuni ʻa ʻElone mo hono ngaahi foha ʻae ngāue kotoa pē ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni, mo ʻenau kavenga kotoa pē, pea mo ʻenau tauhi kotoa pē: pea te mou tuʻutuʻuni kiate kinautolu ʻenau kavenga kotoa pē.

28 This is the service of the family of the Gershonites, in the tabernacle of the covenant, and they shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.

Pea ko e ngāue eni ʻae faʻahinga ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai: pea ʻe puleʻi ʻenau ngāue ʻe ʻItama ko e foha ʻo ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki.

29 Likewise, you shall take a census of the sons of Merari, by the families and houses of their fathers,

Pea ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Melali, ke ke lau ʻakinautolu ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ʻi he fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai;

30 from thirty years and above, even to fifty years, of all who enter to the office of their ministry and to the service of the covenant of the testimony.

Ke ke lau ʻakinautolu mei he tolungofulu taʻu, ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hū ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai.

31 These are their burdens: They shall carry the panels of the tabernacle and its bars, the columns and their bases,

Pea ko e fakahā eni ʻo ʻenau kavenga, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngāue kotoa pē ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai; ko e ngaahi laupapa ʻoe fale fehikitaki, pea mo hono ngaahi ʻakau fakamaʻu, pea mo hono ngaahi pou, pea mo hono ngaahi tuʻungaʻi pou,

32 also the columns surrounding the atrium, with their bases and tent pegs and cords. They shall accept by number all the vessels and articles, and so shall they carry them.

Pea mo e ngaahi ʻotu pou takatakai ʻoe lotoʻā, mo hono ngaahi tuʻungaʻi pou, mo hono ngaahi faʻo, mo hono ngaahi maea, fakataha mo honau nāunau kotoa pē, pea mo ʻenau ngāue kotoa pē: pea te mo lau ʻi honau hingoa ʻae ngaahi meʻa ʻoe ngāue ʻo ʻenau kavenga.

33 This is the office of the family of the Merarites, and their ministry for the tabernacle of the covenant. And they shall be under the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest.”

Pea ko e ngāue eni ʻae fānau ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Melali, ʻo fakatatau ki heʻenau ngāue kotoa pē ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ʻi he pule ʻa ʻItama ko e foha ʻo ʻElone ko e taulaʻeiki.

34 Therefore, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of the assembly, took a census of the sons of Kohath, by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

Pea naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone mo e houʻeiki ʻoe kakai ʻae ngaahi foha ʻoe kau Kohate ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, pea mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai,

35 from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, of all who enter to the ministry of the tabernacle of the covenant.

Mei he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hū ke fai ʻae ngāue, ki he ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai:

36 And there were found two thousand seven hundred fifty.

Pea ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga ko e toko ua afe mo e toko fitungeau ma nimangofulu.

37 This is the number of the people of Kohath, who enter the tabernacle of the covenant. These Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

Ko kinautolu ni naʻe lau ʻoe fānau ʻoe kau Kohate, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku faʻa fai ʻae ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ʻakinautolu naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Sihova ʻi he nima ʻo Mōsese.

38 The sons of Gershon also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

Pea ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, pea mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai,

39 from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, all who enter so as to minister in the tabernacle of the covenant.

Mei he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē ʻoku hū ke fai ʻae ngāue, ki he ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai,

40 And there were found two thousand six hundred thirty.

‌ʻIo, ʻakinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai, ko e toko ua afe mo e toko onongeau ma tolungofulu.

41 This is the people of the Gershonites, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord.

Ko kinautolu ni naʻe lau ʻi he fānau ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Kesoni, ʻiate kinautolu kotoa pē ʻe ngofua ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai, ʻakinautolu naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Sihova.

42 The sons of Merari also were numbered by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

Pea ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻoe ngaahi fānau ʻa Melali, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai,

43 from thirty years and above, even to the fiftieth year, all who enter to fulfill the rituals of the tabernacle of the covenant.

Mei he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu, ʻakinautolu ʻoku hū ke fai ʻae ngāue, ki he ngāue ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai,

44 And there were found three thousand two hundred.

‌ʻIo, ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, ko e toko tolu afe ma toko uangeau.

45 This is the number of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the command of the Lord by the hand of Moses.

Ko kinautolu ni naʻe lau ʻi he fānau ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Melali, ʻa ia, naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone ʻo fakatatau ki he folofola ʻa Sihova ʻi he nima ʻa Mōsese.

46 All who were counted from the Levites, and whom, by name, Moses and Aaron, and the leaders of Israel, counted by the kinships and houses of their fathers,

Ko kinautolu kotoa pē naʻe lau ʻi he kau Livai, ʻakinautolu naʻe lau ʻe Mōsese mo ʻElone mo e houʻeiki ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻi honau ngaahi faʻahinga, pea mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai,

47 from thirty years and above, until the fiftieth year, entering for the ministry of the tabernacle and carrying the burdens,

Mei he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ʻo fai hake, ʻio, ʻo aʻu ki he taʻu ʻe nimangofulu, ʻakinautolu kotoa pē naʻe haʻu ke fai ʻae ngāue ʻoe fai fekau, pea mo e tauhi ʻoe kavenga ʻi he fale fehikitaki ʻoe kakai,

48 were together eight thousand five hundred eighty.

‌ʻIo, ko kinautolu naʻe lau ʻiate kinautolu, ko e toko valu afe, mo e toko nimangeau ma valungofulu.

49 Moses took a census of them, according to the word of the Lord, each one according to their office and their burdens, just as the Lord had instructed him.

Pea naʻe lau ʻakinautolu ʻe he nima ʻo Mōsese, ʻo fakatatau ki he fekau ʻa Sihova, ʻo taki taha fakatatau ki heʻene ngāue, pea mo ʻene kavenga: naʻe pehē ʻa ʻene lau ʻakinautolu ʻo hangē ko e fekau ʻa Sihova kia Mōsese.