Numbers 1

Chapter 1.

1 ¹Our Papa talk to Moses for di Sinai wilderness, inside di tent of meeting, for di first day of di second month of di second year afta dem comot from di land of Egypt. E say:

²“Count di whole community of Israel people, by dem clan and dem fathers' house—every man-pikin, by name, head by head. ³Register everybody for Israel wey don reach twenty years and pass, wey fit serve for army—you and Aaron—by dem divisions. ⁴One man from each tribe go dey wit you, each one na di head of im family.

⁵“Di names of di men wey go stand wit you: from Reuben, Elizur pikin of Shedeur.

⁶“From Simeon, Shelumiel pikin of Zurishaddai;

⁷“From Judah, Nahshon pikin of Amminadab;

⁸“From Issachar, Nethanel pikin of Zuar;

⁹“From Zebulun, Eliab pikin of Helon;

¹⁰“From di sons of Joseph: from Ephraim, Elishama pikin of Ammihud; from Manasseh, Gamaliel pikin of Pedahzur;

¹¹“From Benjamin, Abidan pikin of Gideoni;

¹²“From Dan, Ahiezer pikin of Ammishaddai;

¹³“From Asher, Pagiel pikin of Ochran;

¹⁴“From Gad, Eliasaph pikin of Deuel;

¹⁵“From Naphtali, Ahira pikin of Enan.

¹⁶“Na dis ones be di community im called ones, leaders of dem ancestral tribes, heads of Israel clans.”

¹⁷So Moses and Aaron take dis men wey dem don call by name, ¹⁸for di first day of di second month dem gada di whole community. Di people register dem ancestry by clan and family—every man-pikin wey don reach twenty years and pass, listed by name, one by one, ¹⁹as our Papa don command Moses. So Moses count dem for di wilderness of Sinai.

²⁰From Reuben pikin dem, Israel im firstborn: dem record am by clan and family, name by name, every man-pikin wey don reach twenty years and pass, wey fit serve for war. ²¹Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Reuben na 46,500.

²²Simeon pikin dem, by dem clans and families, dem count am by name, head by head: every man-pikin wey don reach twenty years and pass, wey fit for di army. ²³Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Simeon na 59,300.

²⁴From Gad pikin dem: by dem clans, families, and names, every man wey don reach twenty and pass wey fit for military service. ²⁵Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Gad na 45,650.

²⁶Judah pikin dem, dem list am by clans and families, by name, every man wey don reach twenty and pass wey fit serve for army: ²⁷di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Judah na 74,600.

²⁸Issachar pikin dem, dem list am by clan and family, by name, every man wey don reach twenty years and pass wey fit for war: ²⁹di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Issachar na 54,400.

³⁰Zebulun pikin dem: dem register am by clan and family, by name, every man wey don reach twenty years or pass wey fit for military service. ³¹Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Zebulun na 57,400.

³²Sons of Joseph, Ephraim im line: dem record am by clan and family, by name, every man wey don reach twenty and pass wey fit for military service. ³³Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Ephraim na 40,500.

³⁴Manasseh pikin dem, dem list am by clans and families, by name, each man wey don reach twenty years or pass wey fit serve for army: ³⁵di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Manasseh na 32,200.

³⁶From Benjamin pikin dem, dem record am by clan and family, by name, every man wey don reach twenty years and pass, wey fit for military service: ³⁷di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Benjamin na 35,400.

³⁸From Dan pikin dem, dem list am by clan and family, by name, every man wey don reach twenty years and pass wey fit for war: ³⁹di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Dan na 62,700.

⁴⁰Asher pikin dem, dem list am by clan and family, by name: every man wey don reach twenty years and pass, wey fit for military service. ⁴¹Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Asher na 41,500.

⁴²Naphtali pikin dem: by clan and family, dem count am by name, every man wey don reach twenty and pass wey fit for war. ⁴³Di ones wey dem count from di tribe of Naphtali na 53,400.

⁴⁴Moses, Aaron, and di twelve leaders of Israel count dis men, each one for im family. ⁴⁵Dem count all Israel people by families, every man wey don reach twenty years and pass, wey fit serve for Israel army. ⁴⁶All di ones wey dem count come reach 603,550.

⁴⁷But dem no count di Levites among dem by dem ancestral tribe. ⁴⁸Bicos our Papa don tell Moses say:

⁴⁹“No count di tribe of Levi or list dem among di Israelites. ⁵⁰Instead, put di Levites in charge of di tabernacle of di testimony, all di things inside am, and everything wey belong to am. Dem must carry di tabernacle and di things inside am, take care of am, and camp round am. ⁵¹When di tabernacle wan comot, na di Levites go bring am down; when dem wan set am up, na di Levites go set am up. Any outsider wey come near, dem go kill am. ⁵²Israel people go camp, each one for im own camp, each one under im own banner, by dem companies. ⁵³But di Levites must camp round di tabernacle of di testimony, so dat vex no go fall on di Israelite community; di Levites go guard di tabernacle of di testimony.”

⁵⁴Di people of Israel do everything wey our Papa don command Moses; na exactly wetin dem do.