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 Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.
He gathered together all the princes 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.
The Levites were counted from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
4 "Af dem," sagde han, "skal 24000 forestå Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,
David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of Yahweh’s house, six thousand were officers and judges,
5 4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen."
four thousand were doorkeepers, and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made for giving praise.”
6 Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.
David divided them into divisions according to 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, Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.
10 Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat, Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønoer.
The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, 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 didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning.
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 separated that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name forever.
14 Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.
But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among 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 chief.
17 Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmåde talrige.
The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
18 Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.
The son of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19 Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, 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 chief, 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.
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.
23 Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, 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 after their fathers’ houses, even the heads of the fathers’ houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of Yahweh’s house, 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, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
26 derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste."
Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service.”
27 (Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet på Leviterne fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter).
For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were counted, 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 their duty was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of Yahweh’s house—in the courts, in the rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God’s house;
29 de skal sørge for Skuebrødene, Melet til Afgrødeofrene, de usyrede Fladbrød, Panden, Dejgen og alle Rum- og Længdemål;
for the show bread also, and for the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all measurements of quantity and size;
30 hver Morgen skal de stå og love og prise HERREN, ligeså om Aftenen,
and to stand every morning to thank and praise Yahweh, and likewise 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 offer all burnt offerings to Yahweh on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before Yahweh;
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 that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers for the service of Yahweh’s house.
