Numbers 26

26 ¹Afta di plague, our Papa tell Moses and Eleazar, di pikin of Aaron di priest, sey,

²"Count di whole Israel community by dia father house, everybody wey don reach twenty years and above wey fit serve for Israel army."

³So Moses and Eleazar di priest talk with dem for di plains of Moab, near di Jordan wey dey face Jericho, sey, ⁴"Count di people wey don reach twenty years and above, as our Papa command Moses." Na dis be di people of Israel wey comot from di land of Egypt:

⁵Reuben, na Israel first pikin. Di sons of Reuben na: Hanoch, di clan of di Hanochite people; Pallu, di clan of di Palluite people, ⁶Hezron, di clan of di Hezronite people; Carmi, di clan of di Carmite people. ⁷Na dis be di clans of di Reubenite people; dem count reach 43,730. ⁸Di son of Pallu na: Eliab. ⁹Eliab sons na: Nemuel, Dathan, and Abiram—na di same Dathan and Abiram wey be community representative, wey rise up against Moses and Aaron for Korah gang, wen dem rise up against our Papa. ¹⁰Di ground open im mouth swallow dem together with Korah, wen di gang die and di fire chop di 250 men—dem become warning sign. ¹¹But di sons of Korah no die.

¹²Simeon sons by clan na: from Nemuel, di Nemuelite clan; from Jamin, di Jaminite clan; from Jachin, di Jachinite clan, ¹³from Zerah, di clan of di Zerahite people; from Shaul, di clan of di Shaulite people. ¹⁴Na dis be di clans of di Simeonite people: 22,200.

¹⁵Gad sons by clan na: Zephon clan, di Zephonite people; Haggi clan, di Haggite people; Shuni clan, di Shunite people, ¹⁶from Ozni, di clan of di Oznite people; from Eri, di clan of di Erite people; ¹⁷from Arod, di clan of di Arodite people; from Areli, di clan of di Arelite people. ¹⁸Na dis be di clans of di sons of Gad as dem count dem: 40,500.

¹⁹Judah sons na Er and Onan; but Er and Onan die for di land of Canaan. ²⁰Judah sons by clan na: from Shelah, di Shelanite clan; from Perez, di Perezite clan; from Zerah, di Zerahite clan. ²¹Perez sons na: Hezron, di clan of di Hezronite people; Hamul, di clan of di Hamulite people. ²²Na dis be di clans of Judah as dem count dem: 76,500.

²³Issachar sons by clan na: Tola, di clan of di Tolaite people; Puvah, di clan of di Punite people, ²⁴from Jashub, di clan of di Jashubite people; from Shimron, di clan of di Shimronite people. ²⁵Na dis be di clans of Issachar as dem count dem: 64,300.

²⁶Zebulun sons by clan na: from Sered, di Seredite clan; from Elon, di Elonite clan; from Jahleel, di Jahleelite clan. ²⁷Na dis be di clans of di Zebulunite people as dem count dem: 60,500.

²⁸Di sons of Joseph by dia clan na Manasseh and Ephraim. ²⁹Manasseh sons na: Machir clan, di Machirite people; Machir born Gilead; Gilead clan, di Gileadite people. ³⁰Di sons of Gilead na: Iezer, di clan of di Iezerite people; Helek, di clan of di Helekite people, ³¹and from Asriel, di clan of di Asrielite people; and from Shechem, di clan of di Shechemite people; ³²and from Shemida, di clan of di Shemidaite people; and from Hepher, di clan of di Hepherite people. ³³Zelophehad, di pikin of Hepher, no get son, na only daughter: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. ³⁴Na dis be di clans of Manasseh; dem count reach 52,700.

³⁵Na dis be Ephraim descendants by family: Shuthelah, di family of di Shuthelahite people; Becher, di family of di Becherite people; Tahan, di family of di Tahanite people. ³⁶And na dis be di sons of Shuthelah: from Eran, di clan of di Eranite people. ³⁷Na dis be di clans of Ephraim sons, by dia count: 32,500. Na dis be Joseph sons by dia clans.

³⁸Benjamin sons by clan na: Bela, di clan of di Belaite people; Ashbel, di clan of di Ashbelite people; Ahiram, di clan of di Ahiramite people, ³⁹from Shephupham, di clan of di Shuphamite people; from Hupham, di clan of di Huphamite people. ⁴⁰Bela sons na: Ard and Naaman—from Ard, di Ardite clan; from Naaman, di Naamite clan. ⁴¹Na dis be di sons of Benjamin by dia clans; dem count reach 45,600.

⁴²Na dis be Dan sons by clan: from Shuham, di Shuhamite clan. Na dis be Dan clans by clan. ⁴³All di clans of di Shuhamite people count reach 64,400.

⁴⁴Asher sons by clan na: Imnah, di clan of di Imnite people; Ishvi, di clan of di Ishvite people; Beriah, di clan of di Beriite people. ⁴⁵Di sons of Beriah na: Heber, di clan of di Heberite people; Malchiel, di clan of di Malchielite people. ⁴⁶Asher get one daughter wey dem name Serah. ⁴⁷Na dis be di clans of di sons of Asher as dem count dem: 53,400.

⁴⁸Naphtali sons by clan na: Jahzeel, di clan of di Jahzeelite people; Guni, di clan of di Gunite people, ⁴⁹from Jezer, di clan of di Jezerite people; from Shillem, di clan of di Shillemite people. ⁵⁰Na dis be di clans of Naphtali; dem count reach 45,400. ⁵¹Na dis be di total number of di people of Israel: 601,730.

⁵²Den our Papa tell Moses sey,

⁵³"Na among dis people you go share di land as inheritance, according to di number of names. ⁵⁴Give di bigger group more land, di smaller group less—make every share match how dem count am. ⁵⁵But dem must share di land by casting lot; dem go inherit according to di tribal names of dia fathers. ⁵⁶Dem go share dia inheritance by lot, between di bigger and di smaller group."

⁵⁷Na dis be di Levite people wey dem count by dia clans: Gershon clan, di Gershonite people; Kohath clan, di Kohathite people; Merari clan, di Merarite people. ⁵⁸Di clans of Levi na: di Libnite clan, di Hebronite clan, di Mahlite clan, di Mushite clan, di Korahite clan. Kohath born Amram. ⁵⁹Amram wife name na Jochebed, di daughter of Levi, wey dem born give Levi for Egypt; she born Aaron, Moses, and dia sister Miriam give Amram. ⁶⁰And dem born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar give Aaron. ⁶¹But Nadab and Abihu die wen dem offer fire wey dem no allow before our Papa. ⁶²Di Levite people wey dem count reach 23,000, every male wey don reach one month and above. Dem no count dem among di Israelite people, because dem no give dem any inheritance among di Israelite people.

⁶³Na dis people Moses and Eleazar di priest count for di plains of Moab, near di Jordan, wey dey face Jericho. ⁶⁴Nobody among dem na person wey Moses and Aaron di priest bin count for di wilderness of Sinai. ⁶⁵Because our Papa bin talk about dem sey, "Dem go surely die for di wilderness." Nobody remain, except Caleb di pikin of Jephunneh and Joshua di pikin of Nun.