Første Krønikebog 23
1 Da David var blevet gammel og mæt af Dage, gjorde han sin Søn Salomo til Konge over Israel.
And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
2 Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.
and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
3 Og Leviterne blev talt fra Trediveaarsalderen og opefter, og deres Tal udgjorde, Hoved for Hoved, Mand for Mand, 38 000.
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 »Af dem, « sagde han, »skal 24 000 forestaa Arbejdet ved HERRENS Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,
Of these, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,
5 4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de Instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen.«
and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]
6 Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.
And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Til Gersoniterne hørte: Ladan og Sjim'i;
Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
8 Ladans Sønner: Jehiel, som var Overhoved, Zetam og Joel, tre;
Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.
9 Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.
Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.
10 Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat, Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønner.
And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.
11 Jahat var Overhoved og Ziza den næste; Je'usj og Beri'a havde ikke mange Sønner og regnedes derfor for eet Fædrenehus, eet Embedsskifte.
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 Kehatiterne: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel, fire;
Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.
13 Amrams Sønner: Aron og Moses. Aron udskiltes sammen med sine Sønner til at helliges som højhellig til evig Tid, til at tænde Offerild for HERRENS Aasyn, til at tjene ham og velsigne i hans Navn til evig Tid.
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 Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.
As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses's Sønner: Gersom og Eliezer;
Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gersoms Sønner; Sjubael, som var Overhoved;
Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
17 Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmaade talrige.
And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
18 Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.
Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
19 Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.
Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Uzziels Sønner: Mika, som var Overhoved, og Jissjija den anden.
Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.
21 Merariterne var: Mali og Musji. Malis Sønner: El'azar og Kisj.
Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 El'azar efterlod sig ved sin Død ingen Sønner, men kun Døtre, som deres Brødre, Kisj's Sønner, ægtede.
And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.
23 Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.
Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.
24 Det var Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenehuse, Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de, som mønstredes ved Optælling af Navnene, Hoved for Hoved, de, som udførte Arbejdet ved Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus, fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter.
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 Thi David tænkte: »HERREN, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Ro og taget Bolig i Jerusalem for evigt;
for David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;
26 derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste.«
and also of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels for its service”;
27 (Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet paa Leviterne fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter).
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 Men deres Plads er ved Arons Sønners Side, for at de kan udføre Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus; de skal tage sig af Forgaardene, Kamrene, Renholdelsen af alle de hellige Ting og Arbejdet, der skal udføres i Guds Hus;
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,
29 de skal sørge for Skuebrødene, Melet til Afgrødeofrene, de usyrede Fladbrød, Panden, Dejgen og alle Rum— og Længdemaal;
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;
30 hver Morgen skal de staa og love og prise HERREN, ligesaa om Aftenen,
and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;
31 og hver Gang der ofres Brændofre til HERREN paa Sabbaterne, Nymaanedagene og Højtiderne; i det fastsatte Antal efter den for dem gældende Forskrift skal de altid staa for HERRENS Aasyn.
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.
32 Saaledes skal de tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Aabenbaringsteltet og ved det hellige og hjælpe deres Brødre, Arons Sønner, med Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus.
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.
