Aaron Im Pikin Dem
Dem count di Levites clan by clan and give dem work to guard and carry di tabernacle. Our Papa claim dem for imself instead of every firstborn son of Israel, and dem redeem di 273 extra firstborn with silver wey dem pay give di priests.
3 1Na dis be di family line of Aaron and Moses, for di time wey our Papa talk to Moses for Mount Sinai. 2Dis na di names of Aaron im sons: Nadab wey be di firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3Dis na di names of Aaron im sons, di priests wey dem anoint, wey Moses ordain make dem serve as priests. 4Nadab and Abihu die for front of our Papa for di wilderness of Sinai wen dem offer fire wey dem no give dem permission for front of am; dem no get pikin. So Eleazar and Ithamar serve as priests for front of Aaron dia papa.
5Then our Papa tell Moses:
6“Bring di tribe of Levi near and set dem for front of Aaron di priest, make dem serve am. 7Dem go keep im duties and di duties of di whole community for front of di tent of meeting, dey do di work of di tabernacle. 8Dem go guard all di equipment of di tent of meeting and di duty of di Israelites, dey do di work of di tabernacle. 9Give di Levites to Aaron and im sons; dem don give dem fully to am from among di people of Israel. 10Appoint Aaron and im sons make dem guard dia priesthood; any outsider wey come near must die.”
11Then our Papa tell Moses:
12“Look, I don take di Levites from among di Israelites for place of every firstborn wey open womb among di Israelites. Di Levites na mine. a a v12 Di Levites dey take di place of Israel im firstborn sons, wey dem first set apart for God wen e strike down Egypt im firstborn for di time of di Exodus (see Exodus 13:2). 13Every firstborn na mine. Di day wey I strike down every firstborn for Egypt, I set apart for myself every firstborn for Israel—both man and animal. Dem go be mine. Na I be your Papa.”
14Then our Papa talk to Moses for di wilderness of Sinai:
15“Count Levi im sons by dia fathers' houses and clans; count every male wey don reach one month old and up.”
16So Moses count dem for di word of our Papa, just as dem don command am.
17Dis na di sons of Levi by dia names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 18Dis na di names of di sons of Gershon by dia clans: Libni and Shimei. 19Di sons of Kohath by dia clans: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 20Merari im sons by clan: Mahli and Mushi. Dis na di Levite clans by dia fathers' houses.
21From Gershon: di Libnite clan and di Shimeite clan—dis na di Gershonite clans. 22Di number of males wey dem count, wey don reach one month old or older, na 7,500.
23Di clans of di Gershonites camp for behind di tabernacle for di west side. 24Di leader of di fathers' house of di Gershonites na Eliasaph pikin of Lael. 25Gershon im sons for di tent of meeting take care of di tabernacle, di tent, im covering, and di screen for di entrance of di tent of meeting. 26Di curtains of di courtyard and im entrance screen, wey surround di tabernacle and di altar, and im cords for all im service.
27From Kohath come di Amramite clan, di Izharite clan, di Hebronite clan, and di Uzzielite clan; dis na di clans of di Kohathites. 28Di males wey don reach one month old and up na 8,600, wey dey in charge of di sanctuary.
29Di clans of di sons of Kohath camp for di south side of di tabernacle. 30Di leader of di fathers' house of di Kohathite clans na Elizaphan pikin of Uzziel. 31Dem take care of di ark, di table, di lampstand, di altars, di sanctuary vessels wey dem dey use for service, di screen, and all im work. 32Eleazar pikin of Aaron di priest na di chief leader of di Levites, wey dey in charge of di people wey dey guard di sanctuary.
33From Merari: di Mahlite clan and di Mushite clan—dis na Merari im clans. 34Di number of males wey dem count, wey don reach one month old or older, na 6,200.
35Leader of di ancestral house of di Merarite clans: Zuriel pikin of Abihail; dem camp for di north side of di tabernacle. 36Dem give Merari im sons di duty for di frames of di tabernacle, di crossbars, di posts, di bases, all im equipment, and all im service, 37and also di posts of di courtyard wey surround am wit dia bases, pegs, and cords.
38Wey camp for di east side of di tabernacle, for front of di tent of meeting wey face di place wey sun dey rise, na Moses, Aaron, and im sons, wey dey keep charge of di sanctuary for di Israelites; any outsider wey come near suppose die. 39All di Levites wey Moses and Aaron count for di command of our Papa, by dia clans, every male wey don reach one month old and up: 22,000.
Redeeming di Firstborn
40Then our Papa tell Moses, “Count every firstborn male of Israel wey don reach one month old or older, and write down di number of dia names. 41Take di Levites for me—na I be your Papa—for place of every firstborn among di people of Israel, and di livestock of di Levites for place of every firstborn among di livestock of Israel.”
42So Moses count every firstborn among di people of Israel, just as our Papa don command am. 43All di firstborn males, wey don reach one month old or older, wey dem list by name: 22,273.
44Then our Papa talk to Moses:
45“Take di Levites for place of every firstborn among di people of Israel, and di livestock of di Levites for place of dia own. Di Levites go be mine. Na I be your Papa. 46To redeem di 273 firstborn Israelites wey pass di count of di Levites. 47Collect about 2 ounces for each person, by di sanctuary standard (each measure na about half ounce of silver). 48Give di money to Aaron and im sons as di redemption price for di extra firstborn sons.”
49So Moses collect di redemption money from di firstborn sons wey pass di number of di Levites; 50from di firstborn sons of Israel e take 1,365—about 2 ounces, by di sanctuary standard. 51Moses give di redemption money to Aaron and im sons, by di word of our Papa, just as our Papa command Moses.
