Oekyuk 1
1 Ke len se oemeet ke malem se akluo in yac se akluo tukun mwet Israel illa liki acn Egypt, LEUM GOD El kaskas nu sel Moses in Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sel yen mwesis Sinai. El fahk,
In April of the year after the Israeli people left Egypt, Yahweh spoke to Moses/me while he/I was in the Sacred Tent, in the Sinai Desert. Yahweh said to him/me,
2 “Kom ac Aaron in oru sie oaoa lulap ke sruf ac sou nukewa lun mwet Israel. Simusla inen mukul nukewa
“I want you and Aaron to determine how many Israeli men are able to fight in battles. Write down the names of all the men who are at least 20 years old, and write down the names of their clans and families.
3 yac longoulyak matwa, su ku in wi mweun.
4 Sie mwet kol ke kais sie sruf in kasrekomtal.”
[I have chosen] one man from each of the tribes to help you to do this. Each one will be a leader of his clan.
5 Pa inge inen mwet su ac fah kasreyomtal: Sruf Mwet Kol Reuben Elizur wen natul Shedeur Simeon Shelumiel wen natul Zurishaddai Judah Nashon wen natul Amminadab Issachar Nethanel wen natul Zuar Zebulun Eliab wen natul Helon Ephraim Elishama wen natul Ammihud Manasseh Gamaliel wen natul Pedahzur Benjamin Abidan wen natul Gideoni Dan Ahiezer wen natul Ammishaddai Asher Pagiel wen natul Ochran Gad Eliasaph wen natul Deuel Naphtali Ahira wen natul Enan Pa inge mwet ma solla liki inmasrlon mwet uh in oru oaoa se inge. Elos mwet kol ke kais sie sruf lalos.
Their names are: Elizur, the son of Shedeur, from the tribe of Reuben; Shelumiel, the son of Zurishaddai, from the tribe of Simeon; Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, from the tribe of Judah; Nethanel, the son of Zuar, from the tribe of Issachar; Eliab, the son of Helon, from the tribe of Zebulun; Elishama, the son of Ammihud, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Ephraim; Gamaliel, the son of Pedahzur, from the tribe of Joseph’s son Manasseh; Abidan, the son of Gideoni, from the tribe of Benjamin; Ahiezer, the son of Ammishaddai, from the tribe of Dan; Pagiel, the son of Ocran, from the tribe of Asher; Eliasaph, the son of Deuel, from the tribe of Gad; Ahira, the son of Enan, from the tribe of Naphtali.”
Those were the men whom Yahweh chose from the people. They were leaders of their tribes. They were the chief men of the clans of the Israeli people.
17 Mwet singoul luo inge elos kasrel Moses ac Aaron
Aaron and Moses/I summoned all these leaders,
18 solani mwet uh nu sie ke len se meet in malem se akluo. Elos simusla inen mwet uh ke sruf lalos ac sou lun papa matu tumalos, ke inen mukul nukewa ma yac longoulyak matwa,
and they gathered all of the people together on that same day. They listed/wrote down the names of all the men who were at least 20 years old, and with their names they wrote the names of their clans and their family groups
19 oana ke LEUM GOD El sapkin nu sel Moses. Ouinge el oakalosla in acn mwesis in Sinai.
just as Moses/I had commanded. They wrote the names while (the Israelis/we) were there in the Sinai Desert.
20 Simla inen mukul nukewa ma yac longoulyak matwa ma ku in wi mweun, fal nu ke sruf ac sou lalos, mutawauk ke sruf lal Reuben, su matu emeet sin tulik natul Israel. Pa inge takla lun sruf ac pisalos: Sruf Pisalos Reuben 46,500 Simeon 59,300 Gad 45,650 Judah 74,600 Issachar 54,400 Zebulun 57,400 Ephraim 40,500 Manasseh 32,200 Benjamin 35,400 Dan 62,700 Asher 41,500 Naphtali 53,400 Pisa lulap: mukul onfoko tolu tausin ac lumfoko lumngaul.
This is a list of the number of men who were at least 20 years old and able to fight in battles, and the names of their tribes: There were 46,500 men from the tribe of Reuben (who was Jacob’s oldest son); there were 59,300 men from the tribe of Simeon; there were 45,560 men from the tribe of Gad; there were 74,600 men from the tribe of Judah; there were 54,400 men from the tribe of Issachar; there were 57,400 men from the tribe of Zebulun; there were 40,500 men from the tribe of Ephraim; there were 32,200 men from the tribe of Manasseh; there were 35,400 men from the tribe of Benjamin; there were 62,700 men from the tribe of Dan; there were 41,500 men from the tribe of Asher; there were 53,400 men from the tribe of Naphtali.
That was the number of men from each tribe that Aaron and Moses/I and the twelve leaders of the tribes of Israel listed, along with the names of their clans.
The total was 603,550 men.
47 Tusruktu, mwet Levi elos tuh tia wi simla inelos in oana sruf saya uh,
But this number did not include the names of the men of the tribe of Levi,
48 mweyen LEUM GOD El fahk nu sel Moses,
because Yahweh had said to Moses/me,
49 “Ke pacl se kom oru oaoa lulap ke inen mukul ma fal in wi mweun, nimet sang sruf lal Levi nu kac.
“When you (count/write the names of) the men of the tribes of Israel, do not count the men in the tribe of Levi.
50 A kom fah sang sruf Levi in fosrngakin Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sik ac kufwa nukewa nu kac. Elos fah us ma inge nukewa, ac elos pa ac kulansap loac. Elos in tulokunak iwen aktuktuk selos rauneak.
Appoint the male descendants of Levi to take care of the Sacred Tent and the chest inside it that contains [the tablets on which are written] the Ten Commandments. They must also take care of the other things that are inside the tent. [When you travel], they are the ones who must carry the tent and all the things that are inside it, and they must take care of it and set up their tents around it.
51 Kutena pacl kowos ac mukuila nu ke sie pacna acn, ma kunen mwet Levi in tuleya Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sik, ac sifilpa tulokunak ke nien aktuktuk sasu. Kutena mwet saya su tuku apkuran nu ke Lohm Nuknuk Mutal ac fah anwuki.
Whenever it is time for all of you to move [to another location], the descendants of Levi are the ones who must dismantle the tent. And when it is time to stop traveling, they are the ones who must set up the Sacred Tent again. Any other person who goes near the Sacred Tent [to do this work] must be executed.
52 Sruf nukewa sayen sruf lal Levi fah tulokunak lohm nuknuk selos fal nu ke kais sie u lalos, ac in oasr kais sie flag lun kais sie u.
The people of each Israeli tribe must set up their tents in their own area, and they must set up a flag/banner that represents their tribe.
53 A mwet Levi fah tulokunak lohm nuknuk selos rauneak Lohm Nuknuk Mutal sik tuh elos in karingin in wangin sie fah tuku apkuran nu kac ac pwanak kasrkusrak luk uh in putati fin mwet Israel nukewa.”
But the male descendants of Levi must set up their tents around the Sacred Tent, in order to protect the other Israeli people from being punished [MTY] by Yahweh [for coming close to the Sacred Tent]. The descendants of Levi are the ones who must stand around the Sacred Tent to guard it.”
54 Ke ma inge mwet Israel elos oru ma nukewa oana ma LEUM GOD El sapkin nu sel Moses.
So the Israeli people did everything just like Yahweh had commanded Moses/me.
