Números 4

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 2 "Take a census of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

4 "This is the service of the sons of Kohath in the Tent of Meeting, regarding the most holy things. 5 When the camp moves forward, Aaron shall go in with his sons; and they shall take down the veil of the screen, cover the ark of the Testimony with it, 6 put a covering of sealskin on it, spread a blue cloth over it, and put in its poles.

7 "On the table of show bread they shall spread a blue cloth, and put on it the dishes, the spoons, the bowls, and the cups with which to pour out; and the continual bread shall be on it. 8 They shall spread on them a scarlet cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

9 "They shall take a blue cloth and cover the lamp stand of the light, its lamps, its snuffers, its snuff dishes, and all its oil vessels, with which they minister to it. 10 They shall put it and all its vessels within a covering of sealskin, and shall put it on the frame.

11 "On the golden altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of sealskin, and shall put in its poles.

12 "They shall take all the vessels of ministry with which they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a blue cloth, cover them with a covering of sealskin, and shall put them on the frame.

13 "They shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth on it. 14 They shall put on it all its vessels with which they minister about it, the fire pans, the meat hooks, the shovels, and the basins—all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread on it a covering of sealskin, and put in its poles.

15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furniture of the sanctuary, as the camp moves forward; after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the sanctuary, lest they die. The sons of Kohath shall carry these things belonging to the Tent of Meeting.

16 "The duty of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be the oil for the light, the sweet incense, the continual meal offering, and the anointing oil, the requirements of all the tabernacle, and of all that is in it, the sanctuary, and its furnishings."

17 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying, 18 "Don’t cut off the tribe of the families of the Kohathites from among the Levites; 19 but do this to them, that they may live, and not die, when they approach the most holy things: Aaron and his sons shall go in and appoint everyone to his service and to his burden; 20 but they shall not go in to see the sanctuary even for a moment, lest they die."

21 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, 22 "Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families; 23 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward until fifty years old: all who enter in to wait on the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

24 "This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, in serving and in bearing burdens: 25 they shall carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the Tent of Meeting, its covering, the covering of sealskin that is on it, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting, 26 the hangings of the court, the screen for the door of the gate of the court which is by the tabernacle and around the altar, their cords, and all the instruments of their service, and whatever shall be done with them. They shall serve in there. 27 At the commandment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burden and in all their service; and you shall appoint their duty to them in all their responsibilities. 28 This is the service of the families of the sons of the Gershonites in the Tent of Meeting. Their duty shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

29 "As for the sons of Merari, you shall count them by their families, by their fathers’ houses; 30 you shall count them from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who enters on the service, to do the work of the Tent of Meeting. 31 This is the duty of their burden, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the tabernacle’s boards, its bars, its pillars, its sockets, 32 the pillars of the court around it, their sockets, their pins, their cords, with all their instruments, and with all their service. You shall appoint the instruments of the duty of their burden to them by name. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."

34 Moses and Aaron and the princes of the congregation counted the sons of the Kohathites by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, 35 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting. 36 Those who were counted of them by their families were two thousand seven hundred fifty. 37 These are those who were counted of the families of the Kohathites, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

38 Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses, 39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, 40 even those who were counted of them, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, were two thousand six hundred thirty. 41 These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh.

42 Those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, 43 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting, 44 even those who were counted of them by their families, were three thousand two hundred. 45 These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh by Moses.

46 All those who were counted of the Levites whom Moses and Aaron and the princes of Israel counted, by their families and by their fathers’ houses, 47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting, 48 even those who were counted of them, were eight thousand five hundred eighty. 49 According to the commandment of Yahweh they were counted by Moses, everyone according to his service and according to his burden. Thus they were counted by him, as Yahweh commanded Moses.

Ngā Mahi a ngā Tama o Kohata

1 I kōrero anō a Ihowā ki a Mohi rāua ko Ārona, i mea: 2 "Taua ngā tama a Kohata, i roto i ngā tama a Rīwai, tēnei hapū, tēnei hapū o rātou, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, 3 ngā mea e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ō rātou tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, ngā mea katoa e uru ana ki te mahi, ki te mea i ngā mea o te tapenākara o te whakaminenga.

4 "Ko te mahi tēnei mā ngā tama a Kohata i roto i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga, ko ngā mea tino tapu. 5 Ā, ka maunu te puni, me haere a Ārona ki roto, rātou ko āna tama, ka tuku i te ārai hīpoki ki raro, ā, ka hīpoki iho ki te āka o te whakaaturanga. 6 Nā, ka makā iho te hīpoki ki runga, arā ngā hiako pateri, ā, ka uhi iho i tētahi kākahu ki runga, he mea purū katoa, ka kuhu i ngā amo.

7 "Me uhi anō ki te kākahu purū te tēpu taro aroaro, ka whakatakoto ai i ngā rīhi ki runga, me ngā koko, me ngā peihana, me ngā kapu hei ringihanga; hei runga anō hoki te taro pūmau takoto ai. 8 Ka uhi ki te kākahu ngangana, ka hīpoki ai ki te hiako pateri hei hīpoki mō runga, ka kuhu i ōna amo.

9 "Nā, ka mau rātou ki tētahi kākahu purū, ka hīpoki ai i te tūranga whakamārama, i ōna rama hoki, i ōna kuku, i ōna oko ngārahu, i ōna oko hinu katoa, i ngā mea e minita ai rātou ki reira. 10 Ka hoatu ai me ōna mea katoa ki roto ki te tākai, hei te mea hiako pateri, ka whakaeke ai ki runga ki te amo.

11 "Ā, me uhi iho e rātou he kākahu purū ki runga ki te āta kōura, ka hīpoki ai ki tētahi hīpoki hiako pateri, ka kuhu ai i ōna amo.

12 "Nā, ka mau ki ngā mea e minita ai rātou i te wāhi tapu, ka hoatu ki roto ki te kākahu purū, ka hīpoki ki tētahi hīpoki hiako pateri, ka whakaeke ki te amo.

13 "Nā, ka tahi atu rātou i ngā pungarehu o te āta, ka hīpoki ai ki te kākahu pāpura. 14 Me whakatakoto anō ki runga ōna oko katoa e minita ai rātou ki reira, ngā tahu kakara, ngā mārau kikokiko, ngā koko pungarehu, ngā peihana, ngā mea katoa o te āta; ka hīpoki ai ki te hīpoki hiako pateri, ka kuhu ai i ōna amo.

15 "Ā, ka oti i a Ārona rātou ko āna tama te hīpoki te wāhi tapu, me ngā mea katoa o te wāhi tapu, ina tata te puni te maunu; ka mutu, nā, ka haere mai ngā tama a Kohata ki te kauhoa. Otiia, kaua rātou e pā ki tētahi mea tapu kei mate rātou. Ko ēnei ngā mea a ngā tama a Kohata e mau ai o te tapenākara o te whakaminenga.

16 "Ā, ko tā Ereātara, ko tā te tama a te tohunga, a Ārona, e whakaaro ai, ko te hinu mō te whakamārama, ko te whakakakara reka, ko te whakahere totokore o tēnei rā, o tēnei rā, ko te hinu whakawahi, me te tirotiro i te tapenākara katoa, i ngā mea katoa hoki o reira, i te wāhi tapu, i ōna mea hoki.

17 "I kōrero anō a Ihowā ki a Mohi rāua ko Ārona, i mea: 18 Kei hātepea atu e koutou te iwi o ngā hapū o ngā Kohati i roto i ngā Rīwaiti. 19 Engari, ko tēnei tā koutou e mea ai ki a rātou, kia ora ai rātou, kei mate, ina whakatata ki ngā mea tino tapu: me haere a Ārona rātou ko āna tama ki roto, ka whakarite ai i a rātou ki tāna mahi, ki tāna mahi, ki tāna amohanga, ki tāna amohanga. 20 Otiia, kaua rātou e haere ki roto ki te mātakitaki i te wāhi tapu ahakoa he wā poto, kei mate rātou."

Ngā Mahi a ngā Tama o Kerehona

21 I kōrero anō a Ihowā ki a Mohi, i mea, 22 "Taua hoki ngā tama a Kerehona, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, i ō rātou hapū. 23 Ko ngā mea e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ngā tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, āu e tatau ai; ko ngā mea katoa hoki e uru ana ki te mahi i ngā mahi o te tapenākara o te whakaminenga.

24 "Ko te mahi tēnei mā ngā hapū o ngā Kerehoni, ko te mahi, ko te amo. 25 Mā rātou hoki e amo ngā pā o te tapenākara, te tapenākara hoki o te whakaminenga, tōna hīpoki, me te hīpoki hiako pateri i waho ake, me te pā o te whatitoka o te tapenākara o te whakaminenga; 26 me ngā pā o te marae, me te pā mō te whatitoka o te kūwaha o te marae, o tērā i te tapenākara, i te āta ā tawhio noa, me ngā aho, me ngā mea katoa mō te mahinga o aua mea, me ngā mea katoa i hangā mō aua mea; ko tā rātou mahi tēnā. 27 Kei a Ārona rātou ko āna tama te tikanga mō ngā mahi katoa a ngā tama a ngā Kerehoni, mō ā rātou amohanga katoa, mō ā rātou mahi katoa; mā koutou hoki e whakarite ki a rātou te tikanga mō ngā mea katoa e amo ai rātou. 28 Ko te mahi tēnei mā ngā hapū o ngā tama a Kerehona i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga; ā, ko ngā tikanga mā rātou kei a Itamara tama a te tohunga, a Ārona."

Ngā Mahi a ngā Tama o Merari

29 "Ko ngā tama a Merari, me tatau rātou e koe i ō rātou hapū, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua; 30 ko ngā mea e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ō rātou tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, āu e tatau ai, ko ngā tāngata katoa e uru ana ki te mahi, ki te mahi i te mahi o te tapenākara o te whakaminenga. 31 Ā, ko te tikanga anō tēnei mō tā rātou e amo ai, i ā rātou mahinga katoa i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga; ko ngā papa o te tapenākara, me ōna kaho, me ōna pou, me ōna tūranga pou; 32 me ngā pou o te marae ā tawhio noa, me ngā tūranga pou, me ngā titi, me ngā aho, me ngā mea katoa o aua mea, me ngā mea katoa o ēnā mahinga: me tatau ā-ingoa ngā mea kei a rātou nei te tikanga mō te amo. 33 Ko te mahi tēnei a ngā hapū o ngā tama a Merari, i ā rātou mahinga katoa i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga, i raro i te ringa o Itamara tama a te tohunga, a Ārona."

Te Tauanga o ngā Rīwaiti

34 Nā, ka taua e Mohi rātou ko Ārona, ko ngā ariki o te whakaminenga, ngā tama a ngā Kohati, i ō rātou hapū, i ngā whare anō o ō rātou mātua, 35 ngā mea e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ō rātou tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, ngā tāngata katoa i uru ki te mahi, ki te mahi i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga. 36 Ā, taua ake o rātou, i ō rātou hapū, e rua mano e whitu rau e rima tekau. 37 Ko ēnei i taua o ngā hapū o ngā Kohati, ko ngā tāngata hei mahi i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga, i taua nei e Mohi rāua ko Ārona, pērā me tā Ihowā i whakahau ai, nā te ringa o Mohi.

38 Ā, taua ake o ngā tama a Kerehona i ō rātou hapū, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, 39 ngā mea e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ō rātou tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, ngā mea katoa i uru ki te mahi, ki te mahi i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga, 40 taua ake o rātou i ō rātou hapū, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, e rua mano e ono rau e toru tekau. 41 Ko ēnei i taua o ngā hapū o ngā tama a Kerehona, o ngā tāngata katoa hei mahi i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga, i taua nei e Mohi rāua ko Ārona, pērā me tā Ihowā i whakahau ai.

42 Ā, taua ake o ngā hapū o ngā tama a Merari, i ō rātou hapū, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, 43 ngā mea hoki e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ō rātou tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, ngā tāngata katoa i uru ki te mahi, hei mahi i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga, 44 taua ake o rātou i ō rātou hapū, e toru mano e rua rau. 45 Ko ēnei i taua o ngā hapū o ngā tama a Merari, i taua nei e Mohi rāua ko Ārona, pērā me tā Ihowā i whakahau ai, nā te ringa o Mohi.

46 Ko ngā tāngata katoa o ngā Rīwaiti i taua, a Mohi rātou ko Ārona, ko ngā ariki o Īharaira i tatau ai, i ō rātou hapū, i ngā whare o ō rātou mātua, 47 ko ngā mea hoki e toru tekau, he maha atu rānei ō rātou tau, ā tae noa ki ngā mea e rima tekau ō rātou tau, ko ngā tāngata katoa i uru ki te mahi i ngā mahi e mahia ana, ki te mahi hoki, ki te amoamo i roto i te tapenākara o te whakaminenga; 48 taua ake o rātou e waru mano e rima rau e waru tekau. 49 Rite tonu ki tā Ihowā i whakahau ai te tauanga o rātou e te ringa o Mohi, tēnei, tēnei, me tāna mahi, me tāna amo.

Nā, poto ake rātou te tatau e ia, te pērā me tā Ihowā i whakahau ai ki a Mohi.