1 Chronicles 23
1 And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Alò, lè David te vin granmoun, li te fè fis li Salomon, wa sou Israël.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Li te ranmase tout chèf Israël yo avèk prèt ak Levit yo.
3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
Levit yo te kontwole soti nan trant ane oswa plis e fòs non pa yo selon gwo chif kontwòl la, te trant-uit-mil.
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
Nan sila yo, venn-kat-mil te pou sipèvize lèv lakay SENYÈ a, si-mil te ofisye avèk jij,
5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David, ] to praise [therewith].
kat-mil te gadyen pòtay yo, e kat-mil ki pou louwe SENYÈ a avèk enstriman ke David te fè pou bay lwanj yo.
6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David te divize yo an gwoup selon fanmi de fis yo a Lévi: Guerschon, Kehath, ak Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
Nan Gèshonit yo: Laedan avèk Schimeï.
8 The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Fis a Laedan yo: Jehiel, premye a, Zétham ak Joël, ki fè twa.
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.
Fis a Shimei yo: Schelomith, Haziel avèk Haran, ki fè twa. Sila yo se te chèf lakay zansèt a Ladann yo.
10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.
Fis a Shimei yo: Jahath, Zina, Jeush avèk Berlah. Kat sila yo te fis a Schimeï.
11 And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.
Jachath se te premye a e Zina dezyèm nan; men Jeusch avèk Beria pa t fè anpil fis; akoz sa, yo te fòme yon sèl kay zansèt, yon sèl gwoup.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Fis a Kehath yo: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron avèk Uziel, kat.
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.
Fis a Anram yo: Aaron avèk Moïse. Epi Aaron te mete apa pou l te kab sanktifye li kote ki pi sen pase tout kote a, li menm avèk fis pa li yo jis pou tout tan, pou brile lansan devan SENYÈ a, pou fè sèvis pa Li, e pou beni nan non Li jis pou tout tan.
14 — And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
Men Moïse, nonm Bondye a, fis pa li yo te rele pami tribi Lévi a.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Fis a Moïse yo: Guerschom avèk Éliézer.
16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
Fis a Guerschom yo: Schebuel, chèf la.
17 And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Fis a Éliézer a te Rechabia, chèf la. Éliézer pa t gen lòt fis, men fis a Rechabia yo te an gran kantite.
18 — The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.
Fis a Jitsehar a: Schelomith, chèf la.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Fis a Hébron yo: Jerija, premye a; Amaria, dezyèm nan, Jachaziel, twazyèm nan; epi Jekameam, katriyèm nan.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.
Fis a Uziel yo: Michée, premye a ak Jischija, dezyèm nan.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Fis a Merari yo: Machli avèk Muschi. Fis a Machli yo: Éléazar avèk Kis.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
Éléazar te mouri san fè fis, men fi sèlman; pou sa, frè pa yo, fis a Kis yo te pran yo kon madanm pa yo.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Fis a Muschi yo: Machli, Éder avèk Jerémoth, twa.
24 These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.
Sila yo se te fis a Lévi selon lakay zansèt pa yo, menm lakay zansèt a sila ki te kontwole nan kantite non nan gwo chif kontwòl la, sila ki t ap fè travay lakay SENYÈ a, soti nan ventan oswa plis.
25 For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;
Paske David te di: “SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, te bay repo a pèp Li a, e Li va abite Jérusalem jis pou tout tan.
26 and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.
Anplis, Levit yo p ap ankò bezwen pote tabènak avèk tout zouti li yo pou sèvis li.”
27 For by the last words of David was this [done], — the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.
Paske pa dènye pawòl a David yo, fis a Levi yo te kontwole soti ventan oswa plis.
28 For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house of God;
Paske wòl pa yo se pou ede fis a Aaron yo avèk sèvis lakay SENYÈ a, nan gwo lakou yo, nan chanm yo ak nan pirifye tout bagay sen yo, menm travay a sèvis lakay Bondye a,
29 and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size;
epi avèk pen konsakre ak farin fen pou yon ofrann sereyal, galèt san ledven, oswa sa ki kwit nan veso, ni sa ki byen mele ak tout mezi a volim oswa gwosè yo.
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;
Yo gen pou kanpe chak maten pou bay remèsiman avèk lwanj a SENYÈ a, e menm jan an nan aswè,
31 and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;
epi pou ofri tout ofrann brile a SENYÈ a, nan Saba yo, nan nouvèl lin yo, avèk fèt etabli yo nan kontwòl ki òdone selon òdonans de yo menm, tout tan san rete devan SENYÈ a.
32 and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.
Konsa yo gen pou kenbe chaj sou asanble tant yo, chaj sou plas sen an e chaj sou fis Aaron yo, fanmi pa yo, pou sèvis lakay SENYÈ a.
