Mga Bilang 1
Magandang Balita Biblia
Ang Unang Sensus sa Israel
1 Noong(A) unang araw ng ikalawang buwan matapos umalis sa Egipto ang sambayanang Israel, si Yahweh ay nangusap kay Moises habang siya'y nasa loob ng Toldang Tipanan na noo'y nasa ilang ng Sinai. Ang sabi ni Yahweh, 2 “Magsagawa ka ng isang sensus. Bilangin at ilista ninyo ang pangalan ng buong sambayanan ng Israel ayon sa kani-kanilang angkan at lipi. Ilista ninyo ang lahat ng lalaki 3 mula sa gulang na dalawampu pataas, lahat ng maaari nang lumaban sa digmaan. Magpatulong ka kay Aaron 4 at sa pinuno ng bawat angkan.” 5-16 Ito ang mga pinuno ng bawat lipi na tutulong sa iyo:
| Lipi | Pinuno |
|---|---|
| Ruben | Elizur na anak ni Sedeur |
| Simeon | Selumiel na anak ni Zurisadai |
| Juda | Naason na anak ni Aminadab |
| Isacar | Nathanael na anak ni Zuar |
| Zebulun | Eliab na anak ni Helon |
| Efraim | Elisama na anak ni Amiud |
| Manases | Gamaliel na anak ni Pedazur |
| Benjamin | Abidan na anak ni Gideoni |
| Dan | Ahiezer na anak ni Amisadai |
| Asher | Pagiel na anak ni Ocran |
| Gad | Eliasaf na anak ni Deuel |
| Neftali | Ahira na anak ni Enan |
17 Ang mga taong nabanggit ay isinama nina Moises at Aaron, 18 at noong unang araw ng ikalawang buwan, tinipon nila ang lahat ng Israelita. Itinala nila ang lahat ng lalaki mula sa gulang na dalawampu pataas, ayon sa kani-kanilang lipi. 19 Ginawa nila ito sa ilang ng Sinai, ayon sa utos ni Yahweh.
20-43 Ito ang kanilang naitala:
| Lipi | Bilang |
|---|---|
| Ruben | 46,500 |
| Simeon | 59,300 |
| Gad | 5,650 |
| Juda | 74,600 |
| Isacar | 54,400 |
| Zebulun | 57,400 |
| Efraim | 40,500 |
| Manases | 32,200 |
| Benjamin | 35,400 |
| Dan | 62,700 |
| Asher | 41,500 |
| Neftali | 53,400 |
44-45 Lahat ng lalaki sa Israel mula sa dalawampung taon pataas at maaaring isama sa hukbo upang makidigma ay itinala nga nina Moises at Aaron. Sila ay tinulungan ng labindalawang pinuno na mula sa bawat lipi ng Israel. 46 Ang kabuuang bilang ay 603,550.
Ang Paghirang sa mga Levita
47 Ang mga Levita ay hindi kabilang sa sensus na ito 48 sapagkat ganito ang bilin ni Yahweh kay Moises: 49 “Huwag mong isasama sa sensus ng Israel ang mga Levita. 50 Sa kanila mo ibibigay ang tungkulin ng paglilingkod sa Toldang Tipanan. Itatayo nila ang kanilang mga tolda sa paligid ng Toldang Tipanan at sila ang bubuhat nito pati ang mga kasangkapan nito. 51 Kung kailangang tanggalin ang tabernakulo, sila ang magtatanggal at kung kailangang itayong muli, sila rin ang magtatayo. At sinumang lumapit sa tabernakulo liban sa kanila ay dapat patayin. 52 Ang mga lipi ng Israel ay magtatayo ng kanya-kanyang tolda sa ilalim ng kani-kanilang watawat. 53 Ang mga Levita naman ay magtatayo ng kanilang mga tolda sa paligid ng Toldang Tipanan para walang ibang makalapit dito, sapagkat kapag may ibang lumapit dito, tiyak na paparusahan ko ang buong Israel. Ang mga Levita nga ang mangangalaga sa Toldang Tipanan.” 54 Ang lahat ng mga utos na ito ni Yahweh ay sinunod ng mga Israelita.
民數記 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
以色列的第一次人口統計
1 以色列人離開埃及後第二年的二月一日，耶和華在西奈曠野的會幕中對摩西說： 2 「你要按以色列人的宗族和家系統計人口，登記所有男子的姓名。 3 你和亞倫要一隊一隊地統計以色列人中二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子。 4 每一支派要有一個人來協助你們。他們都是各宗族的族長， 5 名單如下。
「呂便支派示丟珥的兒子以利蘇、 6 西緬支派蘇利沙代的兒子示路蔑、 7 猶大支派亞米拿達的兒子拿順、 8 以薩迦支派蘇押的兒子拿坦業、 9 西布倫支派希倫的兒子以利押、 10 約瑟的後裔——以法蓮支派亞米忽的兒子以利沙瑪和瑪拿西支派比大蘇的兒子迦瑪列、 11 便雅憫支派基多尼的兒子亞比但、 12 但支派亞米沙代的兒子亞希以謝、 13 亞設支派俄蘭的兒子帕結、 14 迦得支派丟珥的兒子以利雅薩、 15 拿弗他利支派以南的兒子亞希拉。」
16 他們都是從會眾中選出來的，是各支派的首領，也是以色列的將領。
17 摩西和亞倫在這些族長的幫助下， 18 在二月一日招聚全體會眾，按照宗族和家系統計人口，登記所有二十歲以上的男子。 19 摩西照耶和華的吩咐在西奈曠野統計人口。
20-21 以色列的長子呂便支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有四萬六千五百人。
22-23 西緬支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有五萬九千三百人。
24-25 迦得支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有四萬五千六百五十人。
26-27 猶大支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有七萬四千六百人。
28-29 以薩迦支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有五萬四千四百人。
30-31 西布倫支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有五萬七千四百人。
32-33 約瑟的後裔中，以法蓮支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有四萬零五百人。
34-35 瑪拿西支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有三萬二千二百人。
36-37 便雅憫支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有三萬五千四百人。
38-39 但支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有六萬二千七百人。
40-41 亞設支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有四萬一千五百人。
42-43 拿弗他利支派中，二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來，共有五萬三千四百人。
44 以上就是摩西、亞倫和各代表自己家族的十二位以色列首領所統計的男子人數。 45 這樣，以色列人中二十歲以上、有作戰能力的男子按宗族、家系和姓名一一被登記下來， 46 共有六十萬零三千五百五十人。 47 其中不包括利未人， 48 因為耶和華曾經對摩西說： 49 「你不要統計利未支派的人數，不要把他們的人數算在以色列人中。 50 你要派利未人負責搬運和照料放約櫃的聖幕及其所有器具，他們要在聖幕四圍紮營。 51 在遷移的時候，利未人要負責拆卸和支搭聖幕；其他人若走近聖幕，必被處死。 52 以色列人要按照他們的隊伍各自紮營，各歸本旗。 53 但利未人要在放約櫃的聖幕四周紮營，防止以色列人觸怒耶和華。利未人負責看守聖幕。」 54 以色列人就按耶和華對摩西的吩咐行了。
Numbers 1
The Voice
The people of the Lord have been out of Egypt for more than a year; and God has provided direction, instruction, and correction from inside columns of smoke, from on top of mountains, from anywhere His people were located. But now they have the special congregation tent—a complex, multilayered tent within an enclosed court, which they can take along on their journeys and set up anywhere. This is a holy place for the people of the Lord. It is the place for them to offer sacrifices; and inside this special tent, behind a heavy curtain, is the holiest place of all, where their spiritual leaders receive revelation from God. There are two Hebrew words used for this special place. One is literally “tent” while the other is “dwelling.” The word “tent” usually refers to the entire congregation tent, where any Israelite may come to the outer court and sacrifice. The word “dwelling” is used for that extra holy place or sanctuary behind the curtain, the residence of God or the place of His revelation where only certain priests were allowed.
Now the people are ready to begin the preparation to move into the land promised to them by the Lord. First, He sets about organizing this enormous band of escaped slaves.
1 Nearly two years after they had left Egypt, the Israelites were still in the wild desert area of Sinai. But on the first day of the second month, the Eternal One spoke to Moses in the tent of congregation.
Eternal One (to Moses): 2 Add up exactly how many Israelites there are, but don’t merely count them. Identify all the people by their clans and families, right down to the individual name of every male. 3 Furthermore, those who are 20 years old or older shall be considered potential soldiers. Aaron can help you organize them into groups and record them as armies. 4 Your leadership team will include someone from each tribe who is the head of his extended family. 5 They are: Elizur (Shedeur’s son) from the Reuben family; 6 Shelumiel (Zurishaddai’s son) from the Simeon family; 7 Nahshon (Amminidab’s son) from the Judah family; 8 Nethanel (Zuar’s son) from the Issachar family; 9 Eliab (Helon’s son) from the Zebulun family; 10 from the two branches of Joseph’s family, Elishama (Ammihud’s son) from the Ephraim family and Gamaliel (Pedahzur’s son) from the Manasseh family; 11 Abidan (Gideoni’s son) from the Benjamin family; 12 Ahiezer (Ammishaddai’s son) from the Dan family; 13 Pagiel (Ochran’s son) from the Asher family; 14 Eliasaph (Deuel’s son) from the Gad family; 15 and Ahira (Enan’s son) from the Naphtali family. 16 These are the tribal leaders and representatives of the extended families, chosen by the community. They are the heads of the clans that compose Israel.
17 Moses and Aaron gathered these chosen leaders by name; 18 and on the first day of the second month, they brought the whole community together to register by their clans and extended families and to specify individuals who were 20 years old and older. 19 This Moses did in the wild desert area of Sinai, just as the Eternal One had directed him to do. 20-21 This is the tally of the twelve clans by extended family, identifying those for battle (20 years old and older): from Reuben’s tribe (Reuben was the firstborn of Jacob, whom God renamed “Israel”)—46,500; 22-23 from Simeon’s tribe—59,300; 24-25 from Gad—45,650; 26-27 from Judah—74,600; 28-29 from Issachar—54,400; 30-31 from Zebulun—57,400; 32-35 from Joseph, the Ephraim tribe—40,500; from Joseph, the Manasseh tribe—32,200; 36-37 from Benjamin—35,400; 38-39 from Dan—62,700; 40-41 from Asher—41,500; 42-43 from Naphtali—53,400. 44 This is the organization that Moses, Aaron, and the heads of the twelve clans recorded according to their extended families. 45 Those who were 20 years old or older and could fight in the army 46 totaled 603,550.
Three times God calls the Israelites to count their people. In Exodus 30, they count the population to develop an orderly funding program for the construction of the congregation tent. Here God tells them to count the men eligible for fighting in their militia; and in chapter 26, after a plague has ravaged the people, they will once again determine the size and makeup of their fighting force. It is interesting to note the change in the number of warriors within each of the extended families. Some tribes experience a tremendous loss in the number of fighters, and other tribes have a considerable increase:
47-49 The Levites were not included in this registration and organizing of the extended families’ tribe members because the Eternal One had expressly told Moses not to count them.
Eternal One (to Moses): 50 You will make the Levites responsible for the congregation tent that houses the terms of the covenant, its furnishings, and accoutrements. They will be the ones who carry all of it, maintain it, and camp around it. 51 When it’s time to move, it will be the Levites who pack up that tent; they are the ones who shall set it back up. If any outsider tries to get involved, he will be killed. 52 The rest of the Israelites will camp according to their troops, each extended family under its own banner. 53 Remember: only the Levites shall camp around the congregation tent that houses the terms of the covenant, guarding and servicing that place to spare the Israelites an outbreak of My wrath.
54 The Israelites did all this, exactly as the Eternal One had commanded through Moses.
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