1 Chronicles 23
1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
Igitur David senex et plenus dierum, regem constituit Salomonem filium suum super Israel.
2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
Et congregavit omnes principes Israel, et Sacerdotes atque Levitas.
3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
Numeratique sunt Levitæ a triginta annis, et supra: et inventa sunt triginta octo millia virorum.
4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
Ex his electi sunt, et distributi in ministerium domus Domini viginti quattuor millia: præpositorum autem et iudicum sex millia.
5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
Porro quattuor millia ianitores: et totidem psaltæ canentes Domino in organis, quæ fecerat ad canendum.
6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Et distribuit eos David per vices filiorum Levi, Gerson videlicet, et Caath, et Merari.
7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Filii Gerson: Leedan, et Semei.
8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
Filii Leedan: princeps Iahiel, et Zethan, et Ioel, tres.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
Filii Semei: Salomith, et Hosiel, et Aran, tres: isti principes familiarum Leedan.
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
Porro filii Semei: Leheth, et Ziza, et Iaus, et Baria: isti filii Semei, quattuor.
11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
Erat autem Leheth prior, Ziza secundus: porro Iaus et Baria non habuerunt plurimos filios, et idcirco in una familia, unaque domo computati sunt.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
Filii Caath: Amram, et Isaar, Hebron, et Oziel, quattuor.
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
Filii Amram: Aaron et Moyses. Separatusque est Aaron ut ministraret in Sancto Sanctorum, ipse et filii eius in sempiternum, et adoleret incensum Domino secundum ritum suum, ac benediceret nomini eius in perpetuum.
14 As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
Moysi quoque hominis Dei filii annumerati sunt in tribu Levi.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Filii Moysi: Gersom, et Eliezer.
16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
Filii Gersom: Subuel primus.
17 The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
Fuerunt autem filii Eliezer: Rohobia primus: et non erant Eliezer filii alii. Porro filii Rohobia multiplicati sunt nimis.
18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
Filii Isaar: Salomith primus.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Filii Hebron: Ieriau primus, Amarias secundus, Iahaziel tertius, Iecmaam quartus.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
Filii Oziel: Micha primus, Iesia secundus.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Filii Merari: Moholi, et Musi. Filii Moholi: Eleazar, et Cis.
22 Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Mortuus est autem Eleazar, et non habuit filios, sed filias: acceperuntque eas filii Cis fratres earum.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
Filii Musi: Moholi, et Eder, et Ierimoth, tres.
24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
Hi filii Levi in cognationibus, et familiis suis, principes per vices, et numerum capitum singulorum, qui faciebant opera ministerii domus Domini a viginti annis, et supra.
25 For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
Dixit enim David: Requiem dedit Dominus Deus Israel populo suo, et habitationem Ierusalem usque in æternum.
26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
Nec erit officii Levitarum ut ultra portent tabernaculum, et omnia vasa eius ad ministrandum.
27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
Iuxta præcepta quoque David novissima supputabitur numerus filiorum Levi a viginti annis et supra.
28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
Et erunt sub manu filiorum Aaron in cultum domus Domini, in vestibulis, et in exedris, et in loco purificationis, et in sanctuario, et in universis operibus ministerii templi Domini.
29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
Sacerdotes autem, super panes propositionis, et ad similæ sacrificium, et ad lagana azyma, et sartaginem, et ad torrendum, et super omne pondus atque mensuram.
30 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
Levitæ vero ut stent mane ad confitendum, et canendum Domino: similiterque ad vesperam
31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
tam in oblatione holocaustorum Domini, quam in Sabbatis et Calendis et sollemnitatibus reliquis iuxta numerum, et ceremonias uniuscuiusque rei, iugiter coram Domino.
32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
Et custodiant observationes tabernaculi fœderis, et ritum sanctuarii, et observationem filiorum Aaron fratrum suorum, ut ministrent in domo Domini.
