Første Krønikebog 23
1 Der David var gammel og mæt af Dage, da gjorde han Salomo, sin Søn, til Konge over Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Og han samlede alle Israels Fyrster, Præsterne og Leviterne.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Og Leviterne bleve talte fra tredive Aar gamle og derover, og deres Tal var, Hoved for Hoved, Mand for Mand, otte og tredive Tusinde.
He [commanded some of his officials to] count the descendants of Levi who were at least thirty years old, and they found out that there were 38,000 of them.
4 Af dem skal der til at forestaa Gerningen ved Herrens Hus være fire og tyve Tusinde, og til Fogeder og Dommere seks Tusinde;
Then David said, “From those 38,000 men, I want 24,000 of them to supervise the work at the temple of Yahweh, and I want 6,000 of them to be officials and judges.
5 og fire Tusinde til Portnere og fire Tusinde til at love Herren med Instrumenterne, som jeg har gjort til Lovsangen.
I want 4,000 to be guards at the gates, and 4,000 to praise Yahweh, using the musical instruments that I have provided for them.”
6 Og David delte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner, Gerson, Kahath og Merari.
David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Af Gersoniterne vare Ladan og Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ladans Sønner vare: Jehiel den første og Setham og Joel, i alt tre.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Simeis Sønner vare: Selomith og Hasiel og Haran, i alt tre; disse vare Øverster for Ladans Fædrenehuse.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Og Simeis Sønner vare: Jahath, Sisa og Jeus og Beria; disse fire vare Simeis Sønner.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Og Jahath var den første og Sisa den anden; men Jeus og Beria havde ikke mange Sønner, derfor bleve de regnede for eet Fædrenehus.
Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.
12 Kahaths Sønner vare: Amram, Jizehar, Hebron og Ussiel, i alt fire.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Amrams Sønner vare: Aron og Mose; og Aron blev udtagen til at hellige det Højhellige, han og hans Sønner til evig Tid, til at gøre Røgelse for Herrens Ansigt, til at tjene ham og at velsigne i hans Navn til evig Tid.
There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare [to the people] what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
14 Men Mose, den Guds Mand, hans Sønner regnedes til Levi Stamme.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses Sønner vare: Gersom og Elieser.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Og Gersoms Sønner vare: Sebuel den første.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Og Eliesers Sønner vare: Rehabia den første; og Elieser havde ikke andre Sønner, men Rehabias Børn formerede sig overmaade.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Jizehars Sønner vare: Selomith den første.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Hebrons Sønner vare: Jerija den første, Amaria den anden, Jehasiel den tredje og Jekameam den fjerde.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Ussiels Sønner vare: Mika den første, Jesija den anden.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Meraris Sønner vare: Maheli og Mufi; Mahelis Sønner vare: Eleasar og Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Og Eleasar døde og havde ingen Sønner, men Døtre; men Kis's Sønner, deres Brødre, toge dem til Ægte.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Musis Sønner vare: Maheli og Eder og Jeremoth, i alt tre.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Disse ere Levis Børn efter deres Fædres Hus, Fædrenehusenes Øverster, som bleve regnede efter Navnes Tal, efter deres Hoveder, og som gjorde Gerningen til Herrens Hus's Tjeneste, fra tyve Aar gamle og derover.
Those were the descendants of Levi, whose names were listed according to their families/clans. They were chosen for special jobs by (casting lots/throwing small marked stones). Each person who was at least 20 years old was listed. They all worked in the temple of Yahweh.
25 Thi David havde sagt: Herren, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Rolighed, og det skal bo i Jerusalem ind til evig Tid,
David had said previously, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, has enabled us to have peace, and he [has come to] live in Jerusalem forever.
26 og Leviterne behøve heller ikke at bære Tabernaklet eller noget af dets Redskaber, som høre til dets Tjeneste.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Thi efter Davids sidste Ord vare de, som udgjorde Tallet af Levis Børn, de fra tyve Aar gamle og derover.
Obeying the final instructions of David [before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple], they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least 20 years old.
28 Thi de bleve satte ved Siden af Arons Børn til Herrens Hus's Tjeneste, over Forgaardene og over Kamrene og over alle Haande hellige Tings Renselse og til Gerning ved Guds Hus's Tjeneste
The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.
29 og ved Skuebrødene og ved Melet til Madofferet og til de usyrede, tynde Kager og ved Panden og ved det, som æltedes, og ved Hulmaal og Længdemaal
They were also in charge of the sacred loaves of bread that were placed [each week] on the table [in the temple], the flour for the grain offerings, the wafers that were made without yeast, and the measuring the ingredients and mixing them and baking that bread and those wafers.
30 og til at staa hver Morgen for at takke og for at love Herren og ligesaa om Aftenen
They were also told to stand every morning [at the temple] and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening.
31 og til at ofre Herren alle Brændofre paa Sabbaterne, paa Nymaanederne og paa de bestemte Højtider efter Tal, som deres Vis var, idelig for Herrens Ansigt.
And they were to do the same thing whenever offerings that were to be completely burned [on the altar] were presented/offered to Yahweh on Sabbath days and during the new moon celebrations and other religious festivals. They were told how many of them should be there and what they should do each time.
32 Og de skulde tage Vare paa, hvad der var at varetage ved Forsamlingens Paulun, og paa hvad der var at varetage ved Helligdommen, og paa hvad der var at varetage for Arons Børn, deres Brødre, til Herrens Hus's Tjeneste.
So the descendants of Levi did the work that was assigned to them by their fellow Israelis who were descendants of Aaron. They did that work in the area surrounding the Sacred Tent, and in the Sacred Tent, and [later] at the temple.
