1 Chronicles 23

1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

١ وَعِنْدَمَا شَاخَ دَاوُدُ نَصَّبَ ابْنَهُ سُلَيْمَانَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ،

2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

٢ وَاسْتَدْعَى إِلَيْهِ كُلَّ قَادَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَالْكَهَنَةَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ.

3 And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

٣ وَكَانَ عَدَدُ اللّاوِيِّينَ الْمُحْصَيْنَ مِنِ ابْنِ ثَلاثِينَ فَمَا فَوْقُ ثَمَانِيَةً وَثَلاثِينَ أَلْفاً،

4 Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges;

٤ أَشْرَفَ أَرْبَعَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ أَلْفاً مِنْهُمْ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ، وَسِتَّةُ آلافٍ كَانُوا نُظَّاراً وَقُضَاةً،

5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD 'with the instruments which I made to praise therewith.'

٥ وَأَرْبَعَةُ آلافٍ قَامُوا بِحِرَاسَةِ الْبَيْتِ، وَأَرْبَعَةُ آلافٍ لِتَسْبِيحِ الرَّبِّ وَالْعَزْفِ عَلَى الآلاتِ الْمُوسِيقِيَّةِ الْمُرَافِقَةِ لِلتَّسْبِيحِ.

6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

٦ وَقَسَمَهُمْ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ثَلاثِ فِرَقٍ، بِحَسَبِ أَسْمَاءِ أَبْنَاءِ لاوِي: فِرْقَةُ الْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ، وَفِرْقَةُ الْقَهَاتِيِّينَ، وَفِرْقَةُ الْمَرَارِيِّينَ.

7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.

٧ وَمِنَ الْجَرْشُونِيِّينَ: لَعْدَانُ وَشَمْعِي.

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

٨ وَأَبْنَاءُ لَعْدَانَ ثَلاثَةٌ: يَحِيئِيلُ الْبِكْرُ، ثُمَّ زِيثَامُ وَيُوئِيلُ.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.

٩ وَأَبْنَاءُ شَمْعِي ثَلاثَةٌ: شَلُومِيثُ وَحَزِيئِيلُ وَهَارَانُ. وَجَمِيعُ هَؤُلاءِ كَانُوا رُؤُوسَ آبَاءِ عَائِلاتِ لَعْدَانَ.

10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

١٠ وَكَانَ لِشَمْعِي أَرْبَعَةُ أَبْنَاءٍ آخَرَينَ هُمْ: يَحَثُ وَزِينَا وَيَعُوشُ وَبَرِيعَةُ.

11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.

١١ وَكَانَ يَحَثُ كَبِيرَهُمْ وَزِينَا الثَّانِي، أَمَّا يَعُوشُ وَبَرِيعَةُ فَلَمْ يُنْجِبَا أَبْنَاءً كَثِيرِينَ، فَاعْتُبِرُوا عِنْدَ إِجْرَاءِ الإِحْصَاءِ عَائِلَةً وَاحِدَةً.

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

١٢ أَمَّا أَبْناءُ قَهَاتَ فَهُمْ أَرْبَعَةٌ: عَمْرَامُ وَيِصْهَارُ وَحَبْرُونُ وَعُزِّيئِيلُ.

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should be sanctified as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before the LORD, to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name for ever.

١٣ وَأَبْنَاءُ عَمْرَامَ: هرُونُ وَمُوسَى. وَأُفْرِزَ هرُونُ وَذُرِّيَّتُهُ لِيَقُومُوا عَلَى خِدْمَةِ قُدْسِ الأَقْدَاسِ وَلِيُوْقِدُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَخِدْمَةِ الرَّبِّ وَمُبَارَكَةِ الشَّعْبِ بِاسْمِهِ، إِلَى الأَبَدِ.

14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons are named among the tribe of Levi.

١٤ أَمَّا أَبْنَاءُ مُوسَى رَجُلِ اللهِ فَأُحْصُوا مَعَ سِبْطِ لاوِي.

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom, and Eliezer.

١٥ وَكَانَ لِمُوسَى ابْنَانِ هُمَا: جَرْشُومُ وَأَلِيعَزَرُ.

16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.

١٦ وَكَبِيرُ أَبْنَاءِ جَرْشُومَ هُوَ شَبُوئِيلُ.

17 And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

١٧ أَمَّا أَلِيعَزَرُ فَلَمْ يُنْجِبْ سِوَى ابْنٍ وَاحِدٍ هُوَ رَحَبْيَا، وَقَدْ وُلِدَ لِرَحَبْيَا أَبْنَاءٌ كَثِيرُونَ جِدّاً.

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.

١٨ وَكَانَ شَلُومِيثُ كَبِيرَ أَبْنَاءِ يِصْهَارَ.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

١٩ وَأَبْنَاءُ حَبْرُونَ: يَرِيَّا الْبِكْرُ، وَأَمَرْيَا الثَّانِي، وَيَحْزِيئِيلُ الثَّالِثُ، وَيَقْمَعَامُ الرَّابِعُ.

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.

٢٠ وَابْنَا عُزِّيئِيلَ: مِيخَا الْبِكْرُ وَيَشِّيَّا الثَّانِي.

21 The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, and Kish.

٢١ وَابْنَا مَرَارِي: مَحْلِي وَمُوشِي. وَأَنْجَبَ مَحْلِي أَلِعَازَارَ وَقَيْسَ.

22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

٢٢ وَمَاتَ أَلِعَازَارُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يُعْقِبَ أَبْنَاءً بَلْ بَنَاتٍ، فَتَزَوَّجَ أَبْنَاءَ عَمِّهِنَّ مِنْهُنَّ.

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

٢٣ وَأَبْنَاءُ مُوشِي ثَلاثَةٌ مَحْلِي وَعَادِرُ وَيَرِيمُوثُ.

24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of the fathers' houses, according to their muster, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.

٢٤ هَؤُلاءِ هُمْ أَبْنَاءُ لاوِي بِحَسَبِ انْتِمَائِهِمْ إِلَى بُيُوتِ آبَائِهِمْ، وَهُمْ رُؤُوسُ عَائِلاتِهِمْ، كَمَا تَمَّ تَسْجِيلُهُمْ بِحَسَبِ أَسْمَائِهِمْ، وَأُحْصُوا مِنِ ابْنِ عِشْرِينَ فَمَا فَوْقُ لِيَقُومُوا بِالْعَمَلِ الْمُحَدَّدِ لَهُمْ فِي خِدْمَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ،

25 For David said: 'The LORD, the God of Israel, hath given rest unto His people, and He dwelleth in Jerusalem for ever;

٢٥ لأَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَالَ: «لَقَدْ أَرَاحَ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ شَعْبَهُ فَسَكَنَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ،

26 and also the Levites shall no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all the vessels of it for the service thereof.'

٢٦ لِهَذَا لَنْ يَعُودَ اللّاوِيُّونَ يَنْتَقِلُونَ بِالْخَيْمَةِ وَآنِيَتِهَا مِنْ مَكَانٍ إِلَى آخَرَ».

27 For by the last ordinances of David the sons of Levi were numbered from twenty years old and upward.

٢٧ لأَنَّهُ تَمَّ إِحْصَاءُ اللّاوِيِّينَ مِنِ ابْنِ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَمَا فَوْقُ بِمُوْجِبِ أَمْرِ دَاوُدَ الأَخِيرِ.

28 For their station was at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of the house of God;

٢٨ فَرَاحُوا، تَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ أَبْنَاءِ هرُونَ، يَقُومُونَ بِخِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَالاعْتِنَاءِ بِالدُّورِ وَالْحُجُرَاتِ، وَالْمُحَافَظَةِ عَلَى قُدْسِيَّةِ مُقَدَّسَاتِهِ وَالاهْتِمَامِ بِسَائِرِ مُتَطَلَّبَاتِ خِدْمَةِ الْهَيْكَلِ،

29 for the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a meal-offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked on the griddle, or of that which is soaked, and for all manner of measure and size;

٢٩ مِنْ تَحْضِيرِ خُبْزِ الْوُجُوهِ، وَدَقِيقِ التَّقْدِمَاتِ وَرِقَاقِ الْفَطِيرِ وَمَا يُخْبَزُ عَلَى الصَّاجِ، وَالدَّقِيقِ الْمَعْجُونِ بِالزَّيْتِ، وَمُرَاقَبَةِ الْمَقَايِيسِ وَالْمَوَازِينِ،

30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

٣٠ فَضْلاً عَنِ الْقِيَامِ بِإِزْجَاءِ الْحَمْدِ لِلرَّبِّ وَتَسْبِيحِهِ بُكْرَةً وَعَشِيَّةً،

31 and to offer all burnt-offerings unto the LORD, on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and in the appointed seasons, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before the LORD;

٣١ وَالْمُسَاعَدَةِ فِي تَقْرِيبِ مُحْرَقَاتٍ لِلرَّبِّ فِي أَيَّامِ السَّبْتِ وَمَطَالِعِ الشُّهُورِ الْقَمَرِيَّةِ وَمَوَاسِمِ الأَعْيَادِ. وَكَانَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَخْدِمُوا الرَّبَّ بِصُورَةٍ مُنْتَظِمَةٍ بِأَعْدَادٍ تَتَنَاسَبُ مَعَ الْخَدَمَاتِ الْمُعَيَّنَةِ لَهُمْ،

32 and that they should keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, for the service of the house of the LORD.

٣٢ وَلِحِرَاسَةِ خَيْمَةِ الاجْتِمَاعِ وَالْقُدْسِ، وَتَحْتَ إِشْرَافِ أَبْنَاءِ ذُرِّيَّةِ هرُونَ أَقْرِبَائِهِمِ الْقَائِمِينَ بِخِدْمَةِ بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ.