1 Chronicles 23
1 SO when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Esi David tsi, ku amegã eye wòxɔ ƒe geɖe la, etsɔ Via ŋutsu Solomo ɖo Fiae ɖe Israel nu.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Eyɔ dukplɔlawo, nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo katã le Israel ƒo ƒu hena fiaɖoɖo ƒe wɔnawo.
3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
Woxlẽ Levitɔ siwo xɔ ƒe blaetɔ̃ kple edzivɔwo eye wode ame akpe blaetɔ̃-vɔ-enyi.
4 Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:
David gblɔ be, “Ame siawo dometɔ akpe blaeve-vɔ-ene akpɔ Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ la tutu dzi eye ame akpe ade nanye dɔnunɔlawo kple ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo.
5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
Ame akpe ene anye agbonudzɔlawo eye akpe ene nakafu Yehowa kple haƒonu siwo metsɔ na mi hena Mawu kafukafu.”
6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Le esia megbe la, ema wo ɖe akpa gã etɔ̃ me. Etsɔ Levi ƒe vi etɔ̃awo ƒe ŋkɔwo na mamawo eye wozu Gerson ƒe ha, Kohat ƒe ha kple Merari ƒe ha.
7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
Woma Gerson ƒe viwo hã ɖe akpa eve me eye wotsɔ Gerson ƒe viwo Ladan kple Simei ƒe ŋkɔwo na wo.
8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Ladan ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye, Yehiel, ame si nye gbãtɔ, Zetam kple Yoel. Wo ame etɔ̃e.
9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
Simei ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye, Selomot, Haziel kple Haran. Wo ame etɔ̃e. Ame siawoe nye Ladan ƒome la ƒe tatɔwo.
10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Simei ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye: Yahat, Ziza, Yeus kple Beria. Ame siawoe nye Simei viwo. Wole ame ene.
11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
(Yahat nye viŋutsu gbãtɔ eye Ziza nye evelia. Ke Yeus kple Beria medzi viŋutsu geɖewo o eya ta woxlẽ wo abe ƒome ɖeka ene eye dɔdeasi ɖeka nɔ wo si.)
12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Wogama Kohat ƒe viwo ƒe hlɔ̃wo ɖe akpa ene me eye wotsɔ Kohat ƒe viwo ƒe ŋkɔwo na wo: Amram, Izhar, Hebron kple Uziel.
13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
Amram ƒe viwoe nye Aron kple Mose. Wotia Aron kple viawo da ɖi hena nuwo ŋu kɔkɔ kple vɔsasa le Yehowa ŋkume. Aron subɔna le Yehowa ŋkume eye wòyraa ameawo le Yehowa ƒe ŋkɔ me ɣeawo katã ɣi.
14 Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
Wobu Mose, Mawu ƒe dɔla ƒe viŋutsuwo ɖe Levitɔwo dome.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
Mose ƒe viŋutsuwoe nye, Gersom kple Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
Gersom ƒe dzidzimeviwoe nye, Subael, ame si nye viŋutsu gbãtɔ.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Eliezer ƒe vi: Rehabia nye vi ɖekɛ kple gbãtɔ eye wònye hlɔ̃ la ƒe tatɔ. (Eliezer megadzi vi aɖeke o, ke Rehabia viwo sɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ.)
18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
Izhar ƒe viwo ƒe tatɔe nye Selomit.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Hebron ƒe viwo ƒe tatɔe nye, Yeria, via eveliae nye Amaria, etɔ̃liae nye Yahaziel eye eneliae nye Yekameam.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
Uziel ƒe vi gbãtɔe nye, Mika eye eveliae nye Isia.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
Merari ƒe viwoe nye, Mahli kple Musi. Mahli ƒe viwoe nye, Eleazar kple Kis.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
Eleazar medzi viŋutsu aɖeke hafi ku o, via nyɔnuwo ɖe wo fofo nɔvi, Kis ƒe viŋutsuwo.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Musi ƒe viwoe nye Mahli, Eder kple Yeremot.
24 These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from the age of twenty years and upward.
Le amexexlẽ la me la, woda Levi ƒe vi siwo katã xɔ ƒe blaeve kple edzivɔ la ɖe hlɔ̃ kple aƒekɔ siawo me eye woɖo na wo be woawɔ subɔsubɔdɔ le gbedoxɔ la me
25 For David said, The Lord God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
elabena David gblɔ be, “Yehowa, Israel ƒe Mawu la na ŋutifafa mí eye wòanɔ Yerusalem ɣe sia ɣi.
26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
Azɔ ya la, magahiã be Levitɔwo natsɔ Agbadɔ la kple nu siwo ŋu dɔ woawɔ le eme la tso teƒe ɖeka ayi teƒe bubu o.”
27 For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
Levitɔwo xexlẽe nye nu mamlɛtɔ si David wɔ hafi ku.
28 Because their office was to wait on 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, and the work of the service of the house of God;
Levitɔwo ƒe dɔe nye be, woakpe ɖe Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo ŋu le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ ƒe dɔwo wɔwɔ me. Woawoe akpɔ, xɔxɔnuawo, xɔŋuxɔewo, nu kɔkɔeawo ŋu kɔkɔ ƒe wɔnawo dzi kple dɔ bubuwo wɔwɔ le Mawu ƒe aƒe la me.
29 Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
Woawoe tsɔa ŋkumeɖobolo ɖoa kplɔ̃ dzi, tua wɔ hena nuɖuvɔsawo, mea akpɔnɔ kple amɔ maʋamaʋã, blua abolowɔ hemenɛ eye wokpɔa nudanuwo kple nudzidzenuwo katã dzi.
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at even;
Enɔ na wo hã be woatsi tsitre ada akpe, akafu Mawu ŋdi sia ŋdi. Woawɔ alea fiẽ sia fiẽ hã.
31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the Lord in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the Lord:
Nenema kee woawɔ nenye be wole numevɔwo sam na Yehowa le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekewo dzi, Dzinu yeye ŋkekenyuiwo kple ŋkekenyui ɖoɖi bubuwo dzi. Enɔ na wo be woasubɔ le Yehowa ŋkume le agbɔsɔsɔ aɖe sinu me ɣe sia ɣi le ɖoɖo si wogblɔ ɖa ɖi na wo la nu.
32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
Ale Levitɔwo wɔa woƒe dɔdeasiwo le Agbadɔ la me, le Kɔkɔeƒe la me eye wowɔnɛ le wo nɔvi siwo nye Aron ƒe dzidzimeviwo la ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te. Wowɔa dɔ siawo katã le Yehowa ƒe gbedoxɔ me.
