Mga Bilang 2-3
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Ang Kampo at ang Pinuno ng Bawat Lipi
2 Sinabi ni Yahweh kina Moises at Aaron: 2 Ang mga Israelita'y magtatayo ng kanilang tolda sa paligid ng Toldang Tipanan sa labas ng hanay ng mga Levita, at bawat angkan ay sama-sama sa ilalim ng kanilang watawat.
3-8 Sa gawing silangan magkakampo ang pangkat ng mga lipi ni Juda, Isacar, at Zebulun:
Lipi | Pinuno | Bilang |
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Juda | Naason na anak ni Aminadab | 74,600 |
Isacar | Nathanael na anak ni Zuar | 54,400 |
Zebulun | Eliab na anak ni Helon | 57,400 |
9 Ang kabuuan ng pangkat na ito ay 186,400. Sila ang mauuna sa bawat paglakad.
10-15 Sa gawing timog naman magkakampo ang pangkat ng mga lipi nina Ruben, Simeon, at Gad:
Lipi | Pinuno | Bilang |
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Ruben | Elizur na anak ni Sedeur | 46,500 |
Simeon | Selumiel na anak ni Zurisadai | 59,300 |
Gad | Eliasaf na anak ni Deuel | 45,650 |
16 Ang kabuuan ng pangkat na ito ay 151,450. Ang pangkat na ito ang susunod sa pangkat na pangungunahan ng lipi ni Juda.
17 Maging sa paglilipat ng Toldang Tipanan, ang pangkat ng mga Levita ay mananatili sa gitna ng ibang mga pangkat. Sa pagpapatuloy ng paglalakbay, mananatili ang bawat pangkat sa dating ayos sa ilalim ng kani-kanilang watawat.
18-23 Sa gawing kanluran naman magkakampo ang pangkat ng mga lipi nina Efraim, Manases, at Benjamin:
Lipi | Pinuno | Bilang |
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Efraim | Elisama na anak ni Amiud | 40,500 |
Manases | Gamaliel na anak ni Pedazur | 32,200 |
Benjamin | Abidan na anak ni Gideoni | 35,400 |
24 Ang kabuuan ng pangkat na ito ay 108,100. Sila ang pangatlo sa hanay.
25-30 At sa gawing hilaga naman magkakampo ang pangkat ng mga lipi nina Dan, Asher, at Neftali:
Lipi | Pinuno | Bilang |
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Dan | Ahiezer na anak ni Amisadai | 62,700 |
Asher | Pagiel na anak ni Ocran | 41,500 |
Neftali | Ahira na anak ni Enan | 53,400 |
31 Ang pangkat na ito ay umaabot sa 157,600. Sila ang kahuli-hulihan sa hanay ng mga kawal. 32 Iyon ang bilang ng mga Israelita ayon sa kani-kanilang lipi. Lahat-lahat ay umabot sa 603,550. 33 Hindi kabilang dito ang mga Levita tulad ng ipinagbilin ni Yahweh kay Moises na huwag isasama sa sensus ang mga ito.
34 Ang lahat ay ginawa ng mga Israelita ayon sa utos ni Yahweh. Nagtayo sila ng tolda sa ilalim ng kani-kanilang watawat, at pangkat-pangkat na nagpatuloy sa paglalakbay.
Ang Tungkulin ng mga Levita
3 Ito ang salinlahi nina Aaron at Moises nang kausapin siya ni Yahweh sa Bundok ng Sinai. 2 Ang(A) mga anak ni Aaron ay si Nadab na siyang panganay at sina Abihu, Eleazar at Itamar. 3 Sila ang mga itinalagang pari na magsisilbi sa Toldang Tipanan. 4 Ngunit(B) sina Nadab at Abihu ay namatay sa harap ng altar sa Bundok ng Sinai nang magsunog sila ng handog kay Yahweh sa pamamagitan ng apoy na hindi itinalaga para roon. Wala silang anak kaya sina Eleazar at Itamar ang naglingkod bilang pari habang nabubuhay ang kanilang ama.
5 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, 6 “Tipunin mo ang lipi ni Levi at italaga mo sila bilang katulong ni Aaron. 7 Tutulungan nila si Aaron sa mga gawain sa Toldang Tipanan at ang mga mamamayan sa kanilang paghahandog. 8 Sila ang mangangasiwa sa mga kagamitan sa loob ng Toldang Tipanan at sila rin ang tutulong sa mga Israelita sa kanilang pagsamba. 9 Ang tanging tungkulin ng mga Levita ay ang tumulong kay Aaron at sa kanyang mga anak sa gawain nila sa Toldang Tipanan. 10 Si Aaron naman at ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki ay itatalaga mo bilang pari at sila lamang ang gaganap ng mga gawaing kaugnay nito. Sinumang hindi mula sa lipi ni Aaron na gumanap ng tungkulin ng pari ay dapat patayin.”
11 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, 12 “Pinili ko ang mga Levita bilang kapalit ng mga panganay na lalaki, kaya sila'y para sa akin. 13 Akin(C) ang lahat ng panganay sapagkat nang lipulin ko ang lahat ng panganay ng Egipto, ibinukod ko para sa akin ang lahat ng panganay, maging tao o hayop. Kaya, sila ay akin, ako si Yahweh.”
14 Sinabi noon ni Yahweh kay Moises sa ilang ng Sinai, 15 “Lahat ng lalaki sa lipi ni Levi, mula sa gulang na isang buwan pataas ay ilista mo ayon sa kani-kanilang angkan at sambahayan.” 16 Kaya, ang lipi ni Levi ay inilista ni Moises ayon sa utos sa kanya ni Yahweh. 17 Ito ang mga anak ni Levi: sina Gershon, Kohat at Merari. 18 Ang mga anak naman ni Gershon ay sina Libni at Simei. 19 Ang mga anak ni Kohat ay sina Amram, Izar, Hebron at Uziel. 20 Ang mga anak naman ni Merari ay sina Mahali at Musi. Ito ang talaan ng lipi ni Levi ayon sa kani-kanilang angkan.
21 Ang angkan ni Gershon na binubuo ng mga sambahayan nina Libni at Simei 22 ay umabot sa 7,500 ang may edad na isang buwan pataas. 23 Nagkampo sila sa gawing kanluran, sa likod ng tabernakulo, 24 at ang pinuno nila ay si Eliasaf na anak ni Lael. 25 Sila ang mangangasiwa sa kaayusan ng Toldang Tipanan, 26 sa bubong at sa tali nito, sa mga kurtina sa pinto at sa bulwagan sa paligid, at ng altar.
27 Ang angkan ni Kohat ay binubuo ng mga sambahayan nina Amram, Izar, Hebron at Uziel, 28 at umabot sa 8,600 ang mga kalalakihang isang buwan pataas ang edad. 29 Sila ay sa gawing timog ng tabernakulo pinagkampo 30 at pinamunuan ni Elizafan na anak ni Uziel. 31 Sila naman ang mangangalaga sa Kaban ng Tipan, sa mesang lalagyan ng handog, sa ilawan, sa mga altar, sa kagamitan ng mga pari at sa mga tabing.
32 Si Eleazar na anak ni Aaron ang magiging pinuno ng mga Levita at mamamahala sa mga katulong sa paglilingkod sa santuwaryo.
33 Ang angkan ni Merari ay binubuo ng mga sambahayan nina Mahali at Musi, 34 at umabot sa 6,200 ang kalalakihang may edad na isang buwan pataas. 35 Ang pinuno nila ay si Zuriel na anak ni Abihail, at ang pinagkampuhan nila ay ang gawing hilaga ng tabernakulo. 36 Sila ang pinamahala sa mga gamit sa tabernakulo tulad ng mga haliging patayo at pahalang, poste, patungan ng mga poste at lahat ng kawit na gamit dito. 37 Sila rin ang pinamahala sa mga poste, sa patungan ng mga poste, sa mga tulos at mga panali sa bulwagan sa labas.
38 Magkakampo naman sa gawing silangan ng tabernakulo, sa harap ng Toldang Tipanan, sina Moises at Aaron at ang mga anak nito. Ang tungkulin nila ay sa loob ng santuwaryo; gawin ang anumang kailangang gawin para sa Israel o paglilingkod para sa mga Israelita. Sinumang lumapit sa Dakong Banal liban sa kanila ay dapat patayin. 39 Ang kabuuang bilang ng mga Levita na naitala nina Moises at Aaron ayon sa utos ni Yahweh ay 22,000.
Ang Pagtubos sa mga Panganay
40 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, “Bilangin at ilista mo ang pangalan ng mga panganay na lalaki sa buong Israel, mula sa edad na isang buwan pataas. 41 Ibubukod mo ang mga Levita para sa akin, bilang kapalit ng mga panganay na lalaki ng buong sambayanan. Ibubukod mo rin ang mga alagang hayop ng mga Levita bilang kapalit ng panganay ng mga hayop ng buong sambayanan.” 42 At itinala nga ni Moises ang lahat ng panganay na lalaki sa Israel ayon sa utos sa kanya ni Yahweh. 43 Ang naitala niya'y umabot sa 22,273.
44 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Moises, 45 “Ilaan mo sa akin ang mga Levita bilang kapalit ng mga panganay na lalaki ng Israel, at ang alagang hayop ng mga Levita bilang kapalit ng mga panganay ng mga hayop ng mga Israelita. Ang mga Levita ay para sa akin. 46 Sapagkat mas marami ng 273 ang panganay ng mga Israelita kaysa mga lalaking Levita, ipatutubos mo 47 ng limang pirasong pilak bawat isa, ayon sa opisyal na timbangan ng santuwaryo (ang isang pirasong pilak ay katumbas ng labindalawang gramo). 48 Lahat ng salaping malilikom ay ibibigay mo kay Aaron at sa kanyang mga anak.” 49 Kinuha nga ni Moises ang pantubos sa mga panganay ng mga Israelita na humigit sa bilang ng mga Levita. 50 Ang kabuuang nalikom ay umabot sa 1,365 pirasong pilak. 51 Ang lahat ng ito'y ibinigay ni Moises kay Aaron at sa mga anak nito bilang pagsunod sa utos ni Yahweh.
Numbers 2-3
New International Version
The Arrangement of the Tribal Camps
2 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron: 2 “The Israelites are to camp around the tent of meeting some distance from it, each of them under their standard(A) and holding the banners of their family.”
3 On the east, toward the sunrise, the divisions of the camp of Judah are to encamp under their standard. The leader of the people of Judah is Nahshon son of Amminadab.(B) 4 His division numbers 74,600.
5 The tribe of Issachar(C) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Issachar is Nethanel son of Zuar.(D) 6 His division numbers 54,400.
7 The tribe of Zebulun will be next. The leader of the people of Zebulun is Eliab son of Helon.(E) 8 His division numbers 57,400.
9 All the men assigned to the camp of Judah, according to their divisions, number 186,400. They will set out first.(F)
10 On the south(G) will be the divisions of the camp of Reuben under their standard. The leader of the people of Reuben is Elizur son of Shedeur.(H) 11 His division numbers 46,500.
12 The tribe of Simeon(I) will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.(J) 13 His division numbers 59,300.
14 The tribe of Gad(K) will be next. The leader of the people of Gad is Eliasaph son of Deuel.[a](L) 15 His division numbers 45,650.
16 All the men assigned to the camp of Reuben,(M) according to their divisions, number 151,450. They will set out second.
17 Then the tent of meeting and the camp of the Levites(N) will set out in the middle of the camps. They will set out in the same order as they encamp, each in their own place under their standard.
18 On the west(O) will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim(P) under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.(Q) 19 His division numbers 40,500.
20 The tribe of Manasseh(R) will be next to them. The leader of the people of Manasseh is Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.(S) 21 His division numbers 32,200.
22 The tribe of Benjamin(T) will be next. The leader of the people of Benjamin is Abidan son of Gideoni.(U) 23 His division numbers 35,400.
24 All the men assigned to the camp of Ephraim,(V) according to their divisions, number 108,100. They will set out third.(W)
25 On the north(X) will be the divisions of the camp of Dan under their standard.(Y) The leader of the people of Dan is Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.(Z) 26 His division numbers 62,700.
27 The tribe of Asher will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Asher is Pagiel son of Okran.(AA) 28 His division numbers 41,500.
29 The tribe of Naphtali(AB) will be next. The leader of the people of Naphtali is Ahira son of Enan.(AC) 30 His division numbers 53,400.
31 All the men assigned to the camp of Dan number 157,600. They will set out last,(AD) under their standards.
32 These are the Israelites, counted according to their families.(AE) All the men in the camps, by their divisions, number 603,550.(AF) 33 The Levites, however, were not counted(AG) along with the other Israelites, as the Lord commanded Moses.
34 So the Israelites did everything the Lord commanded Moses; that is the way they encamped under their standards, and that is the way they set out, each of them with their clan and family.
The Levites
3 This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses(AH) at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.(AI)
2 The names of the sons of Aaron were Nadab the firstborn(AJ) and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(AK) 3 Those were the names of Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests,(AL) who were ordained to serve as priests. 4 Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord(AM) when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai.(AN) They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar(AO) served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.(AP)
5 The Lord said to Moses, 6 “Bring the tribe of Levi(AQ) and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him.(AR) 7 They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community(AS) at the tent of meeting by doing the work(AT) of the tabernacle. 8 They are to take care of all the furnishings of the tent of meeting, fulfilling the obligations of the Israelites by doing the work of the tabernacle. 9 Give the Levites to Aaron and his sons;(AU) they are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to him.[b] 10 Appoint Aaron(AV) and his sons to serve as priests;(AW) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(AX)
11 The Lord also said to Moses, 12 “I have taken the Levites(AY) from among the Israelites in place of the first male offspring(AZ) of every Israelite woman. The Levites are mine,(BA) 13 for all the firstborn are mine.(BB) When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn in Israel, whether human or animal. They are to be mine. I am the Lord.”(BC)
14 The Lord said to Moses in the Desert of Sinai,(BD) 15 “Count(BE) the Levites by their families and clans. Count every male a month old or more.”(BF) 16 So Moses counted them, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.
17 These were the names of the sons of Levi:(BG)
Gershon,(BH) Kohath(BI) and Merari.(BJ)
18 These were the names of the Gershonite clans:
Libni and Shimei.(BK)
19 The Kohathite clans:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(BL)
20 The Merarite clans:(BM)
Mahli and Mushi.(BN)
These were the Levite clans, according to their families.
21 To Gershon(BO) belonged the clans of the Libnites and Shimeites;(BP) these were the Gershonite clans. 22 The number of all the males a month old or more who were counted was 7,500. 23 The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle.(BQ) 24 The leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael. 25 At the tent of meeting the Gershonites were responsible for the care of the tabernacle(BR) and tent, its coverings,(BS) the curtain at the entrance(BT) to the tent of meeting,(BU) 26 the curtains of the courtyard(BV), the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard surrounding the tabernacle and altar,(BW) and the ropes(BX)—and everything(BY) related to their use.
27 To Kohath(BZ) belonged the clans of the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites and Uzzielites;(CA) these were the Kohathite(CB) clans. 28 The number of all the males a month old or more(CC) was 8,600.[c] The Kohathites were responsible(CD) for the care of the sanctuary.(CE) 29 The Kohathite clans were to camp on the south side(CF) of the tabernacle. 30 The leader of the families of the Kohathite clans was Elizaphan(CG) son of Uzziel. 31 They were responsible for the care of the ark,(CH) the table,(CI) the lampstand,(CJ) the altars,(CK) the articles(CL) of the sanctuary used in ministering, the curtain,(CM) and everything related to their use.(CN) 32 The chief leader of the Levites was Eleazar(CO) son of Aaron, the priest. He was appointed over those who were responsible(CP) for the care of the sanctuary.(CQ)
33 To Merari belonged the clans of the Mahlites and the Mushites;(CR) these were the Merarite clans.(CS) 34 The number of all the males a month old or more(CT) who were counted was 6,200. 35 The leader of the families of the Merarite clans was Zuriel son of Abihail; they were to camp on the north side of the tabernacle.(CU) 36 The Merarites were appointed(CV) to take care of the frames of the tabernacle,(CW) its crossbars,(CX) posts,(CY) bases, all its equipment, and everything related to their use,(CZ) 37 as well as the posts of the surrounding courtyard(DA) with their bases, tent pegs(DB) and ropes.
38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(DC) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(DD) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(DE) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(DF)
39 The total number of Levites counted(DG) at the Lord’s command by Moses and Aaron according to their clans, including every male a month old or more, was 22,000.(DH)
40 The Lord said to Moses, “Count all the firstborn Israelite males who are a month old or more(DI) and make a list of their names.(DJ) 41 Take the Levites for me in place of all the firstborn of the Israelites,(DK) and the livestock of the Levites in place of all the firstborn of the livestock of the Israelites. I am the Lord.”(DL)
42 So Moses counted all the firstborn of the Israelites, as the Lord commanded him. 43 The total number of firstborn males a month old or more,(DM) listed by name, was 22,273.(DN)
44 The Lord also said to Moses, 45 “Take the Levites in place of all the firstborn of Israel, and the livestock of the Levites in place of their livestock. The Levites are to be mine.(DO) I am the Lord.(DP) 46 To redeem(DQ) the 273 firstborn Israelites who exceed the number of the Levites, 47 collect five shekels[d](DR) for each one, according to the sanctuary shekel,(DS) which weighs twenty gerahs.(DT) 48 Give the money for the redemption(DU) of the additional Israelites to Aaron and his sons.”(DV)
49 So Moses collected the redemption money(DW) from those who exceeded the number redeemed by the Levites. 50 From the firstborn of the Israelites(DX) he collected silver weighing 1,365 shekels,[e](DY) according to the sanctuary shekel. 51 Moses gave the redemption money to Aaron and his sons, as he was commanded by the word of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Numbers 2:14 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Vulgate (see also 1:14); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text Reuel
- Numbers 3:9 Most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text; some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Samaritan Pentateuch and Septuagint (see also 8:16) to me
- Numbers 3:28 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts 8,300
- Numbers 3:47 That is, about 2 ounces or about 58 grams
- Numbers 3:50 That is, about 35 pounds or about 16 kilograms
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