1 Chronicles 23
1 And David was old and satisfied with days, and he causes his son Solomon to reign over Israel,
[肋未人的職務和班次]達味年老，壽數將滿，遂立自己的兒子撒羅滿為以色列王。
2 and gathers all the heads of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites;
他召集了以色列所以的領袖、司祭和肋未人。
3 and the Levites are numbered from a son of thirty years and upward, and their number, for their counted heads, is of thirty-eight thousand mighty men.
肋未人自三十歲以上者，所有的男子都一一統計了，人數共計三萬八千：
4 Of these, twenty-four thousand [are] to preside over the work of the house of YHWH, and six thousand officers and judges,
其中從事監督上主殿宇工作的有二萬四千；長官和判官有六千；
5 and four thousand gatekeepers, and four thousand giving praise to YHWH, “with instruments that I made for praising,” [says David.]
守衛的有四千；用達味所製的樂器讚頌上主的有四千。
6 And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
達味按照肋未的兒子革爾雄、刻哈特和默辣黎，將他們編成班次：
7 Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
屬革爾雄的：有拉當和史米。
8 Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.
拉當的子孫：為首的是耶希耳，其次是則堂和約厄耳，共三人。
9 Sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran—three; these [are] heads of the fathers of Laadan.
史米的子孫：舍羅米特、哈齊耳和哈郎，共三人。這些都是拉當家族的族長。
10 And sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these [are] the four sons of Shimei.
史米的子孫：雅哈特、齊匝、耶烏士和貝黎雅。這四人都是史米的子孫，
11 And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering.
為首的是雅哈齊，齊匝次之。耶烏士和貝黎雅子孫不多，所以算為一個家族，歸為一班。
12 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.
刻哈特的子孫：阿默蘭、依茲哈爾、赫貝龍和烏齊耳，共四人。
13 Sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron is separated for his sanctifying the Holy of Holies, he and his sons, for all time, to make incense before YHWH, to serve Him, and to bless in His Name for all time.
阿默蘭的兒子：亞郎和梅瑟。亞郎與其子孫應分別出來，受祝聖為至聖潔的人，直到永遠；在天主面前焚香事奉他，以他的名為人祝福，直到永遠。
14 As for Moses, the man of God, his sons are called after the tribe of Levi.
至於天主的人梅瑟，他的子孫歸於肋未支派。
15 Sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
梅瑟的兒子：革爾熊和厄里厄則爾。
16 Sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.
革爾雄的子孫，為首的是叔巴耳。
17 And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
厄里厄則爾的子孫，為首的是勒哈彼雅。厄里厄則爾沒有別的兒子，但勒哈彼雅的兒子眾多。
18 Sons of Izhar: Shelomith the head.
依茲哈爾的子孫，為首的是舍羅米特。
19 Sons of Hebron: Jeriah the head, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
赫貝龍的子孫：為首的是耶黎雅，次為阿瑪黎雅，三為雅哈齊耳，四為雅刻默罕。
20 Sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Ishshiah the second.
烏齊耳的子孫：為首的是米加，其次是依史雅。
21 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
默辣黎的子孫：瑪赫里和慕史。瑪赫里的子孫：厄肋阿匝爾和克士。
22 And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.
厄肋阿匝爾死了，沒有兒子，只有女兒，因此克士的兒子，即她們的堂兄弟娶了她們為妻。
23 Sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth—three.
慕史的子孫：瑪赫里、厄德爾和耶黎摩特，共三人。
24 These [are] sons of Levi, by the house of their fathers, heads of the fathers, by their appointments, in the number of names, by their counted heads, doing the work for the service of the house of YHWH, from a son of twenty years and upward,
這些人按他們的家族，都是肋未的子孫，都是二十歲以上，一一報名登記，在上主殿內擔任職務的首領。
25 for David said, “YHWH, God of Israel, has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem for all time”;
因為達味曾想：「上主以色列的天主既使自己的百姓獲得安寧，自己又永遠定居在耶路撒冷，
26 and also of the Levites, “None [are] to carry the Dwelling Place and all its vessels for its service”;
肋未人就無須再抬會幕及其中應用的一切器具。」
27 for by the last words of David they [took] the number of the sons of Levi from a son of twenty years and upward,
為此，按達味最後的吩咐，肋未子孫應由二十歲開始登記。
28 for their station [is] at the side of the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the cleansing of every holy thing, and the work of the service of the house of God,
他們的任務是上主殿內供職，輔助亞郎的子孫，管理庭院及廂房，洗淨所有的聖物，並擔任天主聖殿中的各種工作。
29 and for the bread of the arrangement, and for fine flour for present, and for the thin unleavened cakes, and for [the work of] the pan, and for that which is stirred, and for all [liquid] measure and [solid] measure;
又管理供餅，素祭細麵，或用盤烤，或用油抹的無酵餅，以及各種度量衡；
30 and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks, and to give praise to YHWH, and so at evening;
每日早晚應前去稱謝讚頌上主；
31 and for all the burnt-offerings—burnt-offerings to YHWH for Sabbaths, for new moons, and for appointed times, by number, according to the ordinance on them continually, before YHWH.
每逢安息日、月朔及節日，向上主獻各種全燔祭時，應常按規定的數目到上主面前；
32 And they have kept the charge of the Tent of Meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of their brothers, the sons of Aaron, for the service of the house of YHWH.
應負責照顧會幕及聖所，並照顧他們在上主殿內供職的弟兄─亞郎的子孫。
