1 Chronicles 23
1 And when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Or, David était vieux et plein de jours, et il proclama roi à sa place son fils Salomon.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Il rassembla tous les chefs d'Israël, les prêtres et les lévites.
3 And then were numbered the Levites from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, of men, was thirty and eight thousand.
Les lévites de trente ans et au-dessus furent comptés, et il s'en trouva trente-huit mille, savoir:
4 Of these were twenty and four thousand to superintend the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges;
Vingt-quatre mille employés aux travaux du tabernacle du Seigneur, six mille scribes et juges;
5 And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith.
Quatre mille portiers, et quatre mille chantres louant le Seigneur au son des instruments qu'avait faits David pour accompagner ses louanges.
6 And David divided them into divisions after the sons of Levi, after Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.
David les divisa, et il assigna leurs jours de service aux fils de Lévi, aux familles de Gerson, Caath et Mérari.
7 Of the Gershunites: La'dan, and Shim'i.
Fils de Gerson: Edan et Sémeï.
8 The sons of La'dan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Fils d'Edan: Jehiel le premier, et Zêthan et Johel: trois.
9 The sons of Shim'i: Shelomith, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefs of the families of La'dan.
Fils de Sémeï: Salomith, Jehiel et Dan. Tels sont les trois chefs des familles d'Edan.
10 And the sons of Shim'i were, Jachath, Zina, and Je'ush, and Beri'ah. These four were the sons of Shim'i.
Fils de Sémeï: Jeth, Ziza, Joas et Beria. Tels sont les quatre fils de Sémei.
11 And Jachath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Je'ush and Beri'ah had not many sons: therefore were they accounted as one family division in the numbering.
Jeth était le premier, et Ziza le second; Joas et Beria n'eurent pas beaucoup d'enfants, et ils ne formèrent qu'une famille en une seule maison.
12 The sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and 'Uzziel, four.
Fils de Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hébron, Oziel: quatre.
13 The sons of 'Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, to sanctify him as most holy, he with his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
Fils d'Amram: Aaron et Moïse, et Aaron fut désigné pour servir dans le Saint des saints, lui et ses fils, à perpétuité, pour faire les sacrifices devant le Seigneur, pour servir et prier en son nom à perpétuité.
14 But as regardeth Moses the man of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi.
Quant à Moïse, l'homme de Dieu, ses fils furent comptés dans la tribu de Lévi.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eli'ezer.
Fils de Moïse: Gersam et Eliézer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
Fils de Gersam: Sobahel le premier.
17 And the sons of Eli'ezer were, Rechahyah the chief. And Eli'ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechahyah became exceedingly numerous.
Eliézer eut aussi des enfants: Rabia fut le premier, et Eliézer n'eut pas d'autres fils; mais les fils de Rabia multiplièrent extrêmement.
18 Of the sons of Yizhar, was Shelomith the chief.
Fils d'Isaar: Salomoth le premier.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekam'am the fourth.
Fils d'Hébron: Jeria le premier, Amaria le second, Jéziel le troisième, Jécémias le quatrième.
20 The sons of 'Uzziel: Michah the chief, and Yishiyah the second.
Fils d'Oziel: Micha le premier, Isia le second.
21 The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El'azar, and Kish.
Fils de Mérari: Mooli et Musi. Fils de Mooli: Eléazar et Cis.
22 And El'azar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brethren, took them [for wives].
Eléazar mourut, et il n'avait point de fils, mais des filles, et les fils de Cis, leurs frères, les prirent pour femmes.
23 The sons of Mushi: Machli, and 'Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Fils de Musi: Mooli, et Eder, et Jarimoth; trois.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their family divisions, even the chiefs of the families, as they were counted by numbering the names after their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
Tels furent les fils de Lévi, par familles paternelles, chefs de leurs familles, selon le recensement par noms et par têtes, faisant le service du tabernacle du Seigneur, Agés de trente ans et au-dessus.
25 For David said, The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for evermore.
Or, David dit: Le Seigneur Dieu d'Israël a donné le repos à son peuple, et il a choisi Jérusalem pour sa demeure à jamais.
26 And also the Levites are no more bound to carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels for the service thereof.
Les lévites n'avaient donc plus dans leur service le transport du tabernacle et de ses ornements.
27 Therefore by the last words of David were there numbered of the Levites those who were from twenty years old and above;
Et, selon les dernières paroles de David, le dénombrement des fils de Lévi, âgés de trente ans et au-dessus, avait été fait.
28 Because their station was to be 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 by the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
Et, d'après Aaron, il avait réglé les emplois dans la demeure du Seigneur, tant dans les parvis que dans les chambres, et pour ce qui concernait la purification du Saint des saints, et les autres services du tabernacle,
29 And for the shew-bread, which was put in rows, 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 sodden, and for all manner of dry and wet measure;
Et les pains de proposition, et la fleur de farine des sacrifices, et les poêles à cuire les azymes, et la pâte, et les mesures,
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and so also at evening,
Et les louanges du Seigneur qu'on devait chanter du matin au soir,
31 And at all the offering of burnt-offerings unto the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts, according to the number, and after the manner prescribed for them, continually before the Lord;
Et tous les holocaustes à offrir au Seigneur, tant les jours de sabbat qu'aux nouvelles lunes et aux fêtes, selon le nombre et les usages invariables, devant le Seigneur.
32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
Et il était prescrit aux lévites de garder le tabernacle du témoignage, et le Saint des saints, et les fils d'Aaron leurs frères, pendant leur service dans le tabernacle du Seigneur.
