Første Krønikebog 23
1 Da David var blevet gammel og mæt af Dage, gjorde han sin Søn Salomo til Konge over Israel.
Now David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
2 Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.
And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Og Leviterne blev talt fra Trediveårsalderen og opefter, og deres Tal udgjorde, Hoved for Hoved, Mand for Mand, 38000.
And the Levites, all those of thirty years old and over, were numbered; and the number of them, by heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
4 "Af dem," sagde han, "skal 24000 forestå Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,
Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;
5 4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen."
Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.
6 Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.
And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Til Gersoniterne hørte: Ladan og Sjim'i;
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ladans Sønner: Jehiel, som var Overhoved, Zetam og Joel, tre;
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham and Joel, three.
9 Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three; these were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat, Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønoer.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah and Jeush and Beriah; these four were the 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.
Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had only a small number of sons, so they were grouped together as one family.
12 Kehatiterne: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel, fire;
The 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 Åsyn, til at tjene ham og velsigne i hans Navn til evig Tid.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was made separate and holy, he and his sons for ever, for the care of the most holy things and the burning of offerings before the Lord, to do his work and give blessings in his name for ever.
14 Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.
And the sons of Moses, the man of God, were put into the list of the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses's Sønner: Gersom og Eliezer;
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gersoms Sønner; Sjubael, som var Overhoved;
The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the first.
17 Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmåde talrige.
And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the first; and Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had a great number.
18 Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the first.
19 Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Uzziels Sønner: Mika, som var Overhoved, og Jissjija den anden.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, and Isshiah the second.
21 Meraiterne var: Mali og Musji. Malis Sønner: El'azar og Kisj.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the 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 at his death Eleazar had no sons, but only daughters, and their relations, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23 Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
24 Det var Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenebuse, Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de, som mønstredes ved Optælling af Navnene, Hoved for Hoved, de, som udførte Arbejdet ved Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus, fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter.
These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.
25 Thi David tænkte: "HERREN, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Ro og taget Boligi Jerusalem for evigt;
For David said, The Lord, the God of Israel, has given his people rest, and he has made his resting-place in Jerusalem for ever;
26 derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste."
And from now, there will be no need for the House of the Lord, and the vessels used in it, to be moved about by the Levites.
27 (Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet på Leviterne fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter).
So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.
28 Men deres Plads er ved Arons Sønners Side, for at de kan udføre Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus; de skal tage sig af Forgårdene, Kamrene, Renholdelsen af alle de hellige Ting og Arbejdet, der skal udføres i Guds Hus;
Their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron in all the work of the house of the Lord, in the open spaces and in the rooms, in the making clean of all the holy things, in doing all the work of the house of the Lord,
29 de skal sørge for Skuebrødene, Melet til Afgrødeofrene, de usyrede Fladbrød, Panden, Dejgen og alle Rum- og Længdemål;
The holy bread was in their care, and the crushed grain for the meal offering, of unleavened cakes or meal cooked over the fire or in water; they had control of all sorts of weights and measures;
30 hver Morgen skal de stå og love og prise HERREN, ligeså om Aftenen,
They had to take their places every morning to give praise and make melody to the Lord, and in the same way at evening;
31 og hver Gang der ofres Brændofre til HERREN på Sabbaterne, Nymånedagene og Højtiderne; i det fastsatte Antal efter den for dem gældende Forskrift skal de altid stå for HERRENs Åsyn.
At every offering of burned offerings to the Lord, on Sabbaths, and at the new moons, and on the regular feasts, in the number ordered by the law, at all times before the Lord;
32 Således skal de tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved Åbenbaringsteltet og ved det hellige og hjælpe deres Brødre, Arons Sønner, med Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus.
And they had the care of the Tent of meeting and the holy place, under the direction of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the work of the house of the Lord.
