The Families of Kohath
1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2“Count the Levites who belong to the families of Kohath. Make a list of them family by family. 3Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.
4“Here is the work the men of Kohath must do at the tent of meeting. They must take care of the things that are very holy. 5When the camp is ready to move, Aaron and his sons must go into the tent. They must take down the curtain that hides the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept. They must cover the ark with the curtain. 6Then they must cover that with strong leather. They must spread a solid blue cloth over the leather. And they must put the poles in place.
7“They must spread a blue cloth over the table for the holy bread. They must put the plates, dishes and bowls on the cloth. They must also put the jars for drink offerings on it. The bread that is always kept there must remain on it. 8They must spread a bright red cloth over everything. Then they must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the table in place.
9“They must get a blue cloth. With it they must cover the lampstand that gives light. They must also cover its lamps, trays and wick cutters. And they must cover all its jars. The jars are for the olive oil used in the lampstand. 10Then Aaron and his sons must wrap the lampstand and all the things used with it. They must cover it with the strong leather. And they must put it on a frame to carry it.
11“They must spread a blue cloth over the gold altar for burning incense. They must cover that with the strong leather. And they must put the poles of the altar in place.
12“They must get all the things used for serving in the sacred tent. They must wrap them in a blue cloth. They must cover that with the strong leather. Then they must put those things on a frame to carry them.
13“They must remove the ashes from the bronze altar for burnt offerings. They must spread a purple cloth over it. 14Then they must place all the tools on it. The tools are used for serving at the altar. They include the pans for carrying ashes. They also include the meat forks, shovels and sprinkling bowls. Aaron and his sons must cover the altar with the strong leather. And they must put its poles in place.
15“Aaron and his sons must cover all the holy things that belong to the holy tent. Only then are the men of Kohath to come and carry everything. They must do so only when the camp is ready to move. But they must not touch the holy things. If they do, they will die. The men of Kohath must carry everything in the tent of meeting.
16“Eleazar the priest will be in charge of the olive oil for the light. He is the son of Aaron. Eleazar will be in charge of the sweet-smelling incense. He will be in charge of the regular grain offering and the anointing oil. He will be in charge of the entire holy tent. He will also be in charge of everything in it. That includes all the things that belong to the tent.”
17The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said, 18“Make sure that the Kohath families are not destroyed from among the Levites. 19I want them to live and not die when they come near the very holy things. So here is what you must do for them. Aaron and his sons must go into the sacred tent and tell each man what to do. They must tell each man what to carry. 20But the men of Kohath must not go in and look at the holy things. They must not look at them even for a moment. If they do, they will die.”
The Families of Gershon
21The Lord said to Moses, 22“Count the families of Gershon. Make a list of them family by family. 23Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting.
24“Here is how the families of Gershon must serve. They must carry things. 25They must carry the curtains of the holy tent of meeting. They must carry its covering and the outside covering of strong leather. They must carry the curtains that cover the entrance to the tent of meeting. 26They must carry the curtains of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent and altar. They must carry the curtain for the entrance. They must carry the ropes. They must also carry all the supplies used for any purpose in the tent. The families of Gershon must do everything that needs to be done with those things. 27All their work must be done under the direction of Aaron and his sons. That includes carrying and everything else they do. Aaron and his sons must tell them what to carry. And that will be their work. 28It is what the families of Gershon must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.
The Families of Merari
29“Count the families of Merari. Count them family by family. 30Count all the men 30 to 50 years old. Those are the men who must come and serve at the tent of meeting. 31Here is the work they must do at the tent of meeting. They must carry the frames of the holy tent. They must carry its crossbars, posts and bases. 32They must also carry the posts of the courtyard. The courtyard is all around the holy tent. And they must carry the bases for the posts as well as their tent stakes and ropes. They must also carry all the supplies and everything connected with their use. Tell each man exactly what to carry. 33That is the work the families of Merari must do at the tent of meeting. They must work under the direction of Ithamar the priest. He is the son of Aaron.”
Counting the Families of the Levites
34Moses, Aaron and the leaders of the community counted the men of Kohath. They counted them family by family.
35They counted all the men from 30 to 50 years old. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. 36There were 2,750 men. They were counted family by family. 37That was the total of all the men in the families of Kohath who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
38The men of Gershon were counted family by family.
39All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. 40There were 2,630 men. They were counted family by family. 41That was the total of the men in the families of Gershon who served at the tent of meeting. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded.
42The men of Merari were counted family by family.
43All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. 44There were 3,200 men. They were counted family by family. 45That was the total of the men in the families of Merari. Moses and Aaron counted them. They did just as the Lord had commanded through Moses.
46So Moses and Aaron counted all the Levites. The leaders of Israel helped them. They counted the Levites family by family. 47All the men from 30 to 50 years old were counted. They were the men who came and served at the tent of meeting. They were also supposed to carry it. 48The total number of men was 8,580. 49Everything was done as the Lord had commanded through Moses. Each man was given his work. And each one was told what to carry.
So they were counted, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.
Ang mga Kaliwat ni Kohat
1Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Moises kag kay Aaron, 2“Isensos ninyo ang mga kaliwat ni Kohat nga sakop sang tribo ni Levi, suno sa ila mga pamilya. 3Isipa ang tanan nga lalaki nga nagaedad halin sa 30 hasta sa 50 ka tuig nga sarang makaalagad sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan.
4“Ang buluhaton sang mga kaliwat ni Kohat sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan amo ang pag-atipan sang labing balaan nga mga butang. 5Kon maghalin kamo sa inyo ginakampuhan, si Aaron kag ang iya mga anak nga lalaki magsulod sa Tolda kag kuhaon nila ang kurtina sa sulod kag itabon sa Kahon sang Kasuguan.4:5 Kahon sang Kasuguan: Amo man ini ang Kahon sang Kasugtanan. 6Dayon tabunan pa gid nila ini sang maayo nga klase sang panit4:6 maayo nga klase sang panit: posible ang buot silingon sini sa Hebreo, panit sang dolfin. Amo man sa bersikulo 8, 10, 11, 12, kag 14. kag pagkatapos sang tela nga asol, kag dayon igulo nila ang mga tukon nga pangtuwang sini.
7“Hapinan nila sang tela nga asol ang lamisa nga ginabutangan sang tinapay nga ginahalad sa presensya sang Dios; kag ibutang dayon nila sa lamisa ang mga pinggan, mga tasa,4:7 tasa: Indi klaro ang buot silingon sang Hebreo sini. mga yahong, mga tibod nga ginasudlan sang mga halad nga ilimnon, kag ang mga tinapay nga ara permi sa lamisa. 8Pagkatapos tabunan nila ini sang tela nga pula, kag tabunan pa gid dayon sang maayo nga klase sang panit, kag igulo dayon ang mga tukon nga pangtuwang sini.
9“Ang bulutangan sang suga putson nila sang tela nga asol, pati ang mga suga sini, ang mga kimpit, ang mga inugsalod sa mga upos nga pabilo sang suga, kag mga tibod nga suludlan sang lana sang suga. 10Putson pa gid nila ini tanan sang maayo nga klase sang panit kag ihigot sa tukon nga pangtuwang.
11“Tabunan man nila sang tela nga asol ang bulawan nga halaran kag tabunan pa gid sang maayo nga klase sang panit, kag igulo dayon nila ang mga tukon nga pangtuwang sini. 12Kag ang iban pa nga mga kagamitan nga ginagamit sa pag-alagad sa balaan nga Tolda putson man sang tela nga asol kag sang maayo nga klase sang panit kag ihigot sa tukon nga pangtuwang.
13“Kinahanglan kuhaon ang abo sa halaran, kag ang halaran tabunan sang tela nga granate.4:13 granate: sa English, purple. 14Kag ibutang nila sa halaran ang tanan nga kagamitan sini: ang mga bulutangan sang baga, ang mga dako nga tinidor para sa karne, ang mga pala, kag ang mga yahong. Tabunan nila ini sang maayo nga klase sang panit kag igulo dayon nila ang mga tukon nga pangtuwang sini.
15“Pagkatapos tabon ni Aaron kag sang iya mga anak sang Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan kag ang tanan nga kagamitan sini, tuwangan ini sang mga kaliwat ni Kohat kon maghalin na kamo sa inyo ginakampuhan. Pero indi gid nila pagtandugon ining balaan nga mga butang agod indi sila mapatay.
“Amo ato ang mga kagamitan sang Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan nga dal-on sang mga kaliwat ni Kohat. 16Si Eleazar nga anak ni Aaron nga pari amo ang responsable sa lana para sa suga, sa insenso, sa adlaw-adlaw nga halad nga regalo, kag sa lana nga inughaplas. Siya ang magdumala sa bug-os nga Tolda kag sa tanan nga kagamitan sini.”
17Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Moises kag kay Aaron, 18“Indi ninyo pagpabay-i nga madula ang mga kaliwat ni Kohat sa lahi ni Levi. 19Amo ini ang inyo himuon agod indi sila mapatay kon magpalapit sila sa labing balaan nga mga butang: Updan sila ni Aaron kag sang iya mga anak kon magsulod sila sa Tolda kag hambalan nila sila kon ano ang ila dapat himuon kag kon ano ang ila dal-on. 20Kay kon indi sila pag-updan, indi gid sila magsulod sa pagtan-aw sang balaan nga mga butang bisan dali lang, agod indi sila mapatay.”
Ang mga Kaliwat ni Gershon
21Nagsiling ang Ginoo kay Moises, 22“Isensos man ang mga kaliwat ni Gershon suno sa ila pamilya. 23Isipa ang tanan nga lalaki nga nagaedad halin sa 30 hasta sa 50 ka tuig nga sarang makaalagad sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan.
24“Ang buluhaton sang mga kaliwat ni Gershon amo ang pagdala sang mga masunod: 25ang mga kurtina sang Tolda nga Simbahan (nga ginatawag man nga Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan), ang tanan nga tabon sini kag mga kurtina sa puwertahan, 26ang mga kurtina sa lagwerta nga nagapalibot sa Tolda kag halaran, ang kurtina sa puwertahan sang lagwerta, ang mga higot, kag ang tanan nga kagamitan nga ginagamit sa pag-alagad sa Tolda. Sila ang maghimo sang tanan nga buluhaton nga may kaangtanan sa sini nga mga kagamitan. 27Si Aaron kag ang iya mga anak amo ang magadumala sa mga kaliwat ni Gershon parte sa ila mga buluhaton, magdala man sang mga kagamitan ukon maghimo sang iban nga mga buluhaton. Kamo ni Aaron ang magsiling kon ano ang ila dal-on. 28Amo ini ang buluhaton sang mga kaliwat ni Gershon sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan. Panguluhan sila ni Itamar nga anak ni Aaron nga pari.”
Ang mga Kaliwat ni Merari
29“Isensos mo man ang mga kaliwat ni Merari suno sa ila mga pamilya. 30Isipa ang tanan nga lalaki nga nagaedad halin sa 30 hasta sa 50 ka tuig nga sarang makaalagad sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan. 31Amo ini ang ila buluhaton sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan: sila ang magdala sang mga tapi nga dingding sang Tolda, sang mga pangbalabag sini, sang mga haligi, kag sang mga sadsaran. 32Sila man ang magdala sang mga haligi nga ginatakdan sang mga kurtina sang lagwerta nga nagapalibot sa Tolda. Kag sila man ang magdala sang mga sadsaran sini, sang mga palpal, kag sang mga higot. Sila ang maghimo sang tanan nga buluhaton nga may kaangtanan sa sini nga mga kagamitan. Kamo ni Aaron ang magsiling sa kada isa sa ila kon ano ang ila dal-on. 33Amo ini ang buluhaton sang mga kaliwat ni Merari sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan. Panguluhan sila ni Itamar nga anak ni Aaron nga pari.”
Ang Pagsensos sa mga Kaliwat ni Levi
34-48Bilang pagtuman sa sugo sang Ginoo, ginsensos nila ni Moises, Aaron kag sang mga pangulo sang katilingban sang Israel ang mga kaliwat ni Kohat, Gershon, kag Merari suno sa ila mga pamilya. Ginlista nila ang tanan nga lalaki nga nagaedad halin sa 30 hasta sa 50 ka tuig nga sarang makaalagad sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan, kag amo ini ang ila kadamuon:
Ang kabug-usan nga kadamuon nila, 8,580 tanan.
49Gani suno sa ginsugo sang Ginoo kay Moises, gin-isip ang kada isa sa ila kag ginhatagan sang iya buluhaton kag ginhambalan kon ano ang iya dal-on.
