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 full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel in his stead.

2 Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.

And he assembled all the chief men of Israel, and 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 numbered [themselves] from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls amounted to thirty and eight thousand men.

4 "Af dem," sagde han, "skal 24000 forestå Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,

Of the overseers over the works of the house of the Lord [there were] twenty-four thousand, and [there were] six thousand scribes and judges;

5 4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen."

and four thousand doorkeepers, and four thousand to praise the Lord with instruments which he made to praise the Lord.

6 Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.

And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

7 Til Gersoniterne hørte: Ladan og Sjim'i;

And for [the family of] Gedson, Edan, and Semei.

8 Ladans Sønner: Jehiel, som var Overhoved, Zetam og Joel, tre;

The sons of Edan [were] Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

9 Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.

The sons of Semei; Salomith, Jeiel, and Dan, three: these [were] the chiefs of the families of Edan.

10 Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat, Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønoer.

And to the sons of Semei, Jeth, and Ziza, and Joas, and Beria: these [were] the four sons of Semei.

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 Jeth was the chief, and Ziza the second: and Joas and Beria did not multiply sons, and they became [only] one reckoning according to the house of their father.

12 Kehatiterne: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel, fire;

The sons of Caath; Ambram, Isaar, Chebron, Oziel, 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 Ambram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was appointed for the consecration of the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister and bless in his name for ever.

14 Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.

And [as for] Moses the man of God, his sons were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

15 Moses's Sønner: Gersom og Eliezer;

The sons of Moses; Gersam, and Eliezer.

16 Gersoms Sønner; Sjubael, som var Overhoved;

The sons of Gersam; Subael the chief.

17 Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmåde talrige.

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rabia the chief: and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rabia were very greatly multiplied.

18 Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.

The sons of Isaar; Salomoth the chief.

19 Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.

The sons of Chebron; Jeria the chief, Amaria the second, Jeziel the third, Jekemias the fourth.

20 Uzziels Sønner: Mika, som var Overhoved, og Jissjija den anden.

The sons of Oziel; Micha the chief, and Isia the second.

21 Meraiterne var: Mali og Musji. Malis Sønner: El'azar og Kisj.

The sons of Merari; Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Mooli; Eleazar, and Kis.

22 El'azar efterlod sig ved sin Død ingen Sønner, men kun Døtre, som deres Brødre, Kisj's Sønner, ægtede.

And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, took them.

23 Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.

The sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jarimoth, 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 [are] the sons of Levi according to the houses of their fathers; chiefs of their families according to their numbering, according to the number of their names, according to their polls, doing the works of service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

25 Thi David tænkte: "HERREN, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Ro og taget Boligi Jerusalem for evigt;

For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to his people, and has taken up his abode in Jerusalem for ever.

26 derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste."

And the Levites bore not the tabernacle, and all the vessels of it for its service.

27 (Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet på Leviterne fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter).

For by the last words of David was the number of the Levites [taken] from twenty years old 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 Forgårdene, Kamrene, Renholdelsen af alle de hellige Ting og Arbejdet, der skal udføres i Guds Hus;

For he appointed them to wait on Aaron, to minister in the house of the Lord, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purification of all the holy things, and over the works 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 Længdemål;

and for the show-bread, and for the fine flour of the meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for the fried cake, and for the dough, and for every measure;

30 hver Morgen skal de stå og love og prise HERREN, ligeså om Aftenen,

and to stand in the morning to praise and give thanks to the Lord, and so in the 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.

and [to be] over all the whole burnt offerings that were offered up to the Lord on the sabbaths, and at the new moons, and at the feasts, by number, according to the order [given] to them, continually 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 are to keep the charge of the tabernacle of witness, and the charge of the holy place, and the charges of the sons of Aaron their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord.