1 Hou Olelesu 23
1 Da: ibidi da da: idafa hamonoba, e da egefe Soloumane da Isala: ili fi ilia hina bagade hamoi.
When David was old, having lived a long life, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
2 Hina bagade Da: ibidi da Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu amola gobele salasu dunu amola Lifai fi dunu huluane gilisi.
He also summoned all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
3 E da Lifai fi dunumusu amo da ode 30 agoane lalelegele esalu, amola ode 30 baligi, amo idimusa: ilia dio dedei. Ili idi da 38,000 agoane ba: i.
The Levites over thirty years old were counted, and there was 38,000 in total.
4 Da: ibidi da ilima hawa: hamosu agoane ilelegei. Dunu 24,000 agoane da Debolo Diasu ouligima: ne ilelegei. Dunu 6,000 agoane da dawa: musa: dedene legesu ouligima: ne amola sia: ga gegesu fofada: su ouligima: ne ilelegei. Dunu 4,000 agoane da sosodo aligisu ouligima: ne ilelegei. Dunu 4,000 agoane da gesami hea: sa dusu liligi amo Da: ibidi ea i, amoga Hina Godema nodoma: ne ilelegei.
“Of these 24,000 will be in charge of the work of the house of the LORD, while 6,000 will be officers and judges,” David instructed.
“And 4,000 will be gatekeepers, while 4,000 will praise the Lord using the musical instruments I have provided for praise worship.”
6 Da: ibidi da gilisisu udiana hamoma: ne, Lifai fi dunu momogi. Amo gilisisu udiana da Gesione sosogo, Gouha: de sosogo amola Milalai sosogo.
David divided them into sections corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gesione ea mano aduna da La: ida: ne amola Simiai.
The sons of Gershon: Ladan and Shimei.
8 La: ida: ne ea mano udiana da Yihaiele, Sida: me amola Youele.
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel (chief), and Zetham, and Joel, three in total.
9 Simiai ea mano udiana da Siloumidi, Ha: isiele amola Ha: ila: ne. (Ilia da La: ida: ne egaga fi ilima fada: i dunu esafulu)
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three in total. These were the leaders of the families of Ladan.
10 Simiai ea mano biyaduale da Ya: iha: de (magobo mano), Saina, Yeuse amola Bilaia da (ufi mano). Yeuese amola Bilaia elagaga fi da bagahameba: le, ela gilisili sosogo afae fawane idi.
The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah—four in total.
Jahath (chief), and Zizah (second); but because Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons they were counted as a single family.
12 Gouha: de ea mano biyaduale da A: mala: me, Aisiha, Hibalone amola Asaiele.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—a total of four.
13 Ea magobo dunu mano da A: mala: me. A: mala: me, egefela da Elane amola Mousese. (Elane amola egaga fi, ilia hawa: hamosu da agoane ilegei. Ilia da Hina Godema nodone sia: ne gadomusa: hadigi liligi amo ouligimu, Godema nodoma: ne gabusiga: manoma gobele salimu, Ea hawa: hamomu, amola Isala: ili dunuma Hina Gode Ea Dioba: le hahawane dogolegele hou imunu, amo huluane hamoma: ne ilegei dagoi.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was dedicated to service with the most holy things, that he and his sons should always present offerings to the Lord, and minister before him, and give blessings in his name forever.
14 Be Gode Ea hawa: hamosu dunu Mousesegefela, da Lifai fi amo ganodini idi.)
As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi.
15 Mousese egefela da Gesiome amola Elia: isa.
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gesiome ea magobo mano da Sibiuele.
The sons of Gershom: Shebuel (chief).
17 Elia: isa da dunu mano afadafa galu. Ea dio da Liha: baia. Be Liha: baia egaga fi dunu da bagohame galu.
The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah (chief). Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Gouha: de magobo bagia dunu mano da Aisiha. Aisiha egefe da Siloumidi. E da ea sosogo fi ilima fada: i galu.
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith (chief).
19 Gouha: de egefe Aisiha amo bagia da Hibalone. Hibalone egefelali da Yelaia, A:malaia, Yaha: isiele amola Yega: mia: ne.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah (chief), Amariah (second), Jahaziel (third), and Jekameam (fourth).
20 Gouha: de egefe ufi da Asaiele. Asaiele egefela da Maiga amola Yisaia: i.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah (chief) and Isshiah (second).
21 Milalai egefela da Malai amola Miusiai. Malai egefela da Elia: isa amola Gisia.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 Elia: isa da dunu mano hamedene, bogoi. E da uda manomusu galu. Ea uda manoni da ilia elafi (Gisia egefelali) ilima fi.
Eleazar died without having sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Milalai egefe magobo bagia amo Miusiai egefelali da Malai, Ide amola Yelimode.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in total.
24 Amo dunu huluane da Lifai egaga fifi misi. Ili huluane da ilia dio amola ilia sosogo fi defele, dedene legei ba: i. Lifai egaga fi dunu amo da ode 20 amola baligi, ilia huluane afae afae da Hina Gode Ea Debolo Diasu ganodini hawa: hamonanu.
These were the descendants of Levi by family, the heads of families chiefs listed individually by name—those twenty years of age or more who served in the house of the Lord.
25 Da: ibidi da amane sia: i, “Isala: ili fi ilia Hina Gode da Ea fi ilima olofosu i dagoi. Amola Hisu da Yelusaleme ganodini eso huluane esalalalumu.
For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given peace to his people, and he will live in Jerusalem forever.
26 Amaiba: le, Lifai fi dunu ilia da Hina Gode Ea Hadigi Abula Diasu amola liligi Godema nodone sia: ne gadomusa: hamoi, amo gaguli masunu hawa: hamosu da hame gala.”
So the Levites don't need to carry the Tent any longer, or anything needed for its service.”
27 Da: ibidi ea dagomusa: gini hamoma: ne sia: beba: le, Lifai dunu huluane da ilia lalelegei ode 20 amoga doaga: loba, hawa: hamoma: ne dedene legei.
In accordance with David's final instructions, Levites twenty years of age or more were counted.
28 - Ilia da amo hawa: hamoma: ne ilegei: - (a) Elane egaga fi gobele salasu dunu, ilia Debolo Diasu ganodini Godema nodone sia: ne gadosu, amo fidima: ne ilegei. (b) Debolo gagoi amola sesei huluane, amola hadigi Godema nodone sia: ne gadomusa: liligi huluane amo noga: le ouligima: ne ilegei. (c) Ilia da Godema iasu liligi huluane ouligima: ne ilegei. Amo da agi, falaua, Yisidi hame sali belawagi, amola falaua amola olife susuligi gilisi iasu. (d) Ilia da Debolo gobele salasu liligi huluane dioi defei amola sedade defei, amo ba: ma: ne ilegei. (e) Ilia da hahabe, amola daeya, amola adi esoga Isala: ili dunu da Sa: bade gobele salasu amola Oubi Gaheabologa Lolo Nasu gobele salasu hamoi, Hina Godema nodone sia: ne gadosu hou, mae fisili hamonanoma: ne ilegei dagoi. (f) Ilia da Hina Gode Ea Abula Diasu amola Debolo Diasu noga: le ouligima: ne ilegei. Amola ilia da ilia fi dunu amo Elane egaga fi gobele salasu dunu, amo ilia Debolo ganodini Godema nodone sia: ne gadosu hou fidima: ne, Lifai fi da ilegei dagoi ba: i.
Their assignment was to help the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the Lord They were responsible for the courtyards and rooms, for cleansing all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God.
They were also responsible for the showbread that was placed on the table, the special flour for the grain offerings, the unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and dealing with all amounts and measurements.
They also had to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the Lord, and do the same in the evening,
and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the Lord whether on Sabbaths, new moons, and feast days. They were to serve regularly before the Lord according to the number required for them.
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibility of caring for the Tent of Meeting and the sanctuary, and with their brothers the descendants of Aaron, they served the house of the Lord.
