1 Weche Mag Ndalo 23
1 Kane Daudi koro oseti kendo hike ne ngʼeny, ne oketo wuode Solomon obedo ruodh Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Bende ne ochoko jodongo duto mag jo-Israel kaachiel gi jodolo kod jo-Lawi.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Jo-Lawi machwo ma jo-higni piero adek kata moloyo kanyo nokwan, ne gin ji alufu piero adek gaboro.
He [commanded some of his officials to] count the descendants of Levi who were at least thirty years old, and they found out that there were 38,000 of them.
4 Daudi nowacho niya, “Ji alufu piero ariyo gangʼwen kuomgi noket jorit tich e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye, to ji alufu auchiel kuomgi to noket jotelo kod jongʼad bura.
Then David said, “From those 38,000 men, I want 24,000 of them to supervise the work at the temple of Yahweh, and I want 6,000 of them to be officials and judges.
5 Ji alufu angʼwen, to noket jorit rangeye, kendo ji alufu angʼwen mamoko, to noket jopak Jehova Nyasaye gi thumbe ma asechiwo nikech tijni.”
I want 4,000 to be guards at the gates, and 4,000 to praise Yahweh, using the musical instruments that I have provided for them.”
6 Daudi nopogo jo-Lawi e migepe kaluwore gi yawuot Lawi ma gin Gershon, Kohath kod Merari.
David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Koa kuom joka Gershon, ne gin: Ladan kod Shimei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Yawuot Ladan ne gin: Jehiel wuode makayo, kiluwe gi Zetham kod Joel, giduto ne gin ji adek.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Yawuot Shimei ne gin: Shelomoth, Haziel kod Haran, giduto ne gin ji adek. Magi ema ne jotend anywola mar Ladan.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 To yawuot Shimei ne gin: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush kod Beria. Magi ema ne yawuot Shimei, giduto ne gin ji angʼwen.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jahath ema ne kayo, Ziza ne luwe, to Jeush kod Beria nokwan kaka dhoot achiel moriwgi e tich achiel nikech yawuotgi ne nok.
Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.
12 Yawuot Kohath ne gin: Amram, Izhar, Hebron kod Uziel, giduto ne gin ji angʼwen.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Yawuot Amram ne gin: Harun kod Musa. Harun gi nyikwaye to nowal nyaka chiengʼ mondo opwodh gik maler moloyo, kendo ochiw misango e nyim Jehova Nyasaye kendo mondo gitine kendo gigwedh ji e nyinge nyaka chiengʼ.
There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare [to the people] what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
14 Yawuot Musa, ngʼat Nyasaye, to nokwan kaka achiel kuom dhood jo-Lawi.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Yawuot Musa ne gin: Gershom kod Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Nyikwa Gershom ne gin: Shubael mane wuowi makayo.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Nyikwa Eliezer ne gin: Rehabia mane wuowi makayo. Eliezer ne onge gi yawuowi mamoko, to yawuot Rehabia ne ngʼeny moloyo.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Yawuot Izhar ne gin: Shelomith mane wuowi makayo.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Yawuot Hebron ne gin: Jeria mane wuowi makayo, Amaria mar ariyo, Jahaziel mar adek gi Jekameam mar angʼwen.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Yawuot Uziel ne gin: Mika mane wuowi makayo kod Ishia wuowi mar ariyo.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Yawuot Merari ne gin: Mali kod Mushi. Yawuot Mali ne gin: Eliazar kod Kish.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eliazar notho kapok onywolo yawuowi, ne en mana gi nyiri kende. Owetegi ma yawuot Kish nokendogi.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Yawuot Mushi ne gin: Mali, Eder kod Jerimoth, giduto ne gin ji adek.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Magi ema ne nyikwa Lawi kochan-gi kaluwore gi anywolagi mane gin jotelo mag anywola mana kaka nondik nying-gi kendo kokwan-gi ngʼato ka ngʼato, mane gin jotich mahikgi piero ariyo kata moloyo kanyo mane tiyo e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye.
Those were the descendants of Levi, whose names were listed according to their families/clans. They were chosen for special jobs by (casting lots/throwing small marked stones). Each person who was at least 20 years old was listed. They all worked in the temple of Yahweh.
25 Nimar Daudi nosewacho niya, “Nikech Jehova Nyasaye ma Nyasach Israel osemiyo joge yweyo kendo osebiro mondo odag Jerusalem nyaka chiengʼ,
David had said previously, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, has enabled us to have peace, and he [has come to] live in Jerusalem forever.
26 onge tiende mondo jo-Lawi osik katingʼo Hemb Romo kata gige lemo mitiyogo e iye.”
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Kaluwore gi chike mogik mar Daudi, jo-Lawi nokwan kochakore jo-higni piero ariyo kata moloyo kanyo.
Obeying the final instructions of David [before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple], they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least 20 years old.
28 Tij jo-Lawi ne en konyo nyikwa Harun tiyo e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye. Negirito laru, agulni mag od Nyasaye, luoko gik moko duto mopwodhi to gi timo tije mamoko e od Nyasaye.
The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.
29 Gin ema ne gitedo makati mane iketo e mesa, mogo mar chiwo mar cham, makati ma ok oketie thowi, losogi kendo pimogi, bende rito gik moko duto mane ipimogo ngʼeny kod pek gik moko.
They were also in charge of the sacred loaves of bread that were placed [each week] on the table [in the temple], the flour for the grain offerings, the wafers that were made without yeast, and the measuring the ingredients and mixing them and baking that bread and those wafers.
30 Bende negichungʼ pile ka pile mondo gidwok erokamano kendo gipak Jehova Nyasaye. Nonego gitim kamano godhiambo bende,
They were also told to stand every morning [at the temple] and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening.
31 kendo e kinde ka kinde manochiw misengini miwangʼo pep ne Jehova Nyasaye e odiechienge mag Sabato, kendo e Sawo mar Dwe manyien kendo e kinde mag sewni moyier. Nonego giti e nyim Jehova Nyasaye kinde ka kinde kaluwore gi kwan-gi kod yo mowinjore mane ochan-negi.
And they were to do the same thing whenever offerings that were to be completely burned [on the altar] were presented/offered to Yahweh on Sabbath days and during the new moon celebrations and other religious festivals. They were told how many of them should be there and what they should do each time.
32 Kendo jo-Lawi notiyo tijegi mag Hemb Romo gi Kama Ler kotelnegi gi jowetegi ma gin nyikwa Harun mondo giti e hekalu mar Jehova Nyasaye.
So the descendants of Levi did the work that was assigned to them by their fellow Israelis who were descendants of Aaron. They did that work in the area surrounding the Sacred Tent, and in the Sacred Tent, and [later] at the temple.
