Første Krønikebog 27
1 Israeliterne efter deres Tal: Fædrenehusenes Overhoveder, Tusind— og Hundredførerne og deres Fogeder, som tjente Kongen i alle Sager vedrørende Skifterne, de, der skiftevis traadte til og fra hver Maaned hele Aaret rundt, hvert Skifte paa 24 000 Mand:
This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.
2 Over det første Skifte, den første Maaneds Skifte stod Isjba'al, Zabdiels Søn — til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand —
Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].
3 af Perez's Efterkommere, Overhoved for alle Hærførerne; det var den første Maaned.
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
4 Over den anden Maaneds Skifte stod Ahohiten El'azar, Dodajs Søn; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).
5 Den tredje Hærfører, ham i den tredje Maaned, var Benaja, Ypperstepræsten Jojadas Søn; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
6 Denne Benaja var Helten blandt de tredive og stod i Spidsen for de tredive, og ved hans Skifte var hans Søn Ammizabad.
He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.
7 Den fjerde, ham i den fjerde Maaned, var Joabs Broder Asa'el og efter ham hans Søn Zebadja; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].
8 Den femte, ham i den femte Maaned, var Hærføreren Zeraiten Sjamhut; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
9 Den sjette, ham i den sjette Maaned, var Ira, Ikkesj's Søn, fra Tekoa; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
10 Den syvende, ham i den syvende Maaned, var Peloniten Helez af Efraimiterne; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
11 Den ottende, ham i den ottende Maaned, var Husjatiten Sibbekaj af Zeras Slægt; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
12 Den niende, ham i den niende Maaned, var Abiezer fra Anatot at Benjaminiterne; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
13 Den tiende, ham i den tiende Maaned, var Maharaj fra Netofa af Zeras Slægt, til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
14 Den ellevte, ham i den ellevte Maaned, var Benaja fra Pir'aton af Efraimiterne; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
15 Den tolvte, ham i den tolvte Maaned, var Heldaj fra Netofa af Otniels Slægt; til hans Skifte hørte 24 000 Mand.
The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
16 I Spidsen for Israels Stammer stod: Som Fyrste for Rubeniterne Eliezer, Zikris Søn; for Simeoniterne Sjefatja, Ma'akas Søn;
This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.
17 for Levi Hasjabja, Kemuels Søn, for Aron Zadok;
Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.
18 for Juda Eliab, en af Davids Brødre; for Issakar Omri, Mikaels Søn;
Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.
19 for Zebulon Jisjmaja, Obadjas Søn; for Naftali Jerimot, Azriels Søn;
Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.
20 for Efraimiterne Hosea, Azazjas Søn; for Manasses halve Stamme Joel, Pedajas Søn;
Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.
21 for Manasses anden Halvdel i Gilead Jiddo, Zekarjas Søn; for Benjamin Ja'asiel, Abners Søn;
Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 for Dan Azar'el, Jerobams Søn. Det var Israels Stammers Øverster.
Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.
23 David tog ikke Tal paa dem, der var under tyve Aar, thi HERREN havde forjættet at ville gøre Israel talrigt som Himmelens Stjerner.
[When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.
24 Joab, Zerujas Søn, begyndte at tælle dem, men fuldførte det ikke; thi for den Sags Skyld ramtes Israel af Vrede, og Tallet indførtes ikke i Kong Davids Krønike.
Joab [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].
25 Over Kongens Skatte havde Azmavet, Adiels Søn, Opsynet, og over Forraadene ude paa Landet, i Byerne, Landsbyerne og Fæstningerne Jonatan, Uzzijas Søn;
Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.
26 over Markarbejderne ved Jordens Dyrkning Ezri, Kelubs Søn;
Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
27 over Vingaardene Sjim'i fra Rama; over Vinforraadene i Vingaardene Sjifmiten Zabdi;
Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.
28 over Oliventræerne og Morbærfigentræerne i Lavlandet Ba'al-Hanan fra Geder; over Olieforraadene Joasj;
Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
29 over Hornkvæget, der græssede paa Saron, Saroniten Sjitraj; over Hornkvæget i Dalene Sjafat, Adlajs Søn;
Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
30 over Kamelerne Ismaeliten Obil; over Æslerne Jedeja fra Meronot;
Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
31 over Smaakvæget Hagriten Jaziz. Alle disse var Overopsynsmænd over Kong Davids Ejendele.
Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to King David.
32 Davids Farbroder Jonatan, en indsigtsfuld og skriftkyndig Mand, var Raadgiver. Jehiel, Hakmonis Søn, opdrog Kongens Sønner.
David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
33 Akitofel var Kongens Raadgiver og Arkiten Husjaj Kongens Ven.
Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
34 Akitofels Eftermand var Jojada, Benajas Søn, og Ebjatar. Joab var Kongens Hærfører.
Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.
