1 Hou Olelesu 23
1 Da: ibidi da da: idafa hamonoba, e da egefe Soloumane da Isala: ili fi ilia hina bagade hamoi.
And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
2 Hina bagade Da: ibidi da Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu amola gobele salasu dunu amola Lifai fi dunu huluane gilisi.
and gathers all the heads of Israel, and 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.
and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty men.
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, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,
and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]
6 Da: ibidi da gilisisu udiana hamoma: ne, Lifai fi dunu momogi. Amo gilisisu udiana da Gesione sosogo, Gouha: de sosogo amola Milalai sosogo.
And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gesione ea mano aduna da La: ida: ne amola Simiai.
Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
8 La: ida: ne ea mano udiana da Yihaiele, Sida: me amola Youele.
Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.
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)
Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.
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.
And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.
And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
12 Gouha: de ea mano biyaduale da A: mala: me, Aisiha, Hibalone amola Asaiele.
Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—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.
Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the Holy of Holies, he and his sons, for all time, to make incense before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name for all time.
14 Be Gode Ea hawa: hamosu dunu Mousesegefela, da Lifai fi amo ganodini idi.)
As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.
15 Mousese egefela da Gesiome amola Elia: isa.
Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gesiome ea magobo mano da Sibiuele.
Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
17 Elia: isa da dunu mano afadafa galu. Ea dio da Liha: baia. Be Liha: baia egaga fi dunu da bagohame galu.
And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
18 Gouha: de magobo bagia dunu mano da Aisiha. Aisiha egefe da Siloumidi. E da ea sosogo fi ilima fada: i galu.
Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
19 Gouha: de egefe Aisiha amo bagia da Hibalone. Hibalone egefelali da Yelaia, A:malaia, Yaha: isiele amola Yega: mia: ne.
Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Gouha: de egefe ufi da Asaiele. Asaiele egefela da Maiga amola Yisaia: i.
Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.
21 Milalai egefela da Malai amola Miusiai. Malai egefela da Elia: isa amola Gisia.
Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; 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.
And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.
23 Milalai egefe magobo bagia amo Miusiai egefelali da Malai, Ide amola Yelimode.
Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.
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 [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their counted heads, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and upward,
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, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;
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.”
and also of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels 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.
for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
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.
for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is stirred, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;
and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;
and for all the burnt-offerings—burnt-offerings to YHWH for Sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed times, by number, according to the ordinance on them continually, before YHWH.
And they have kept the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of their brothers, the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH.
