1 Chronicles 23
1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
Da David var blevet gammel og mæt af Dage, gjorde han sin Søn Salomo til Konge over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.
3 The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.
Og Leviterne blev talt fra Trediveaarsalderen og opefter, og deres Tal udgjorde, Hoved for Hoved, Mand for Mand, 38 000.
4 David said, "Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of the LORD; six thousand were officers and judges;
»Af dem, « sagde han, »skal 24 000 forestaa Arbejdet ved HERRENS Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,
5 four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, for giving praise."
4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de Instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen.«
6 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.
7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Til Gersoniterne hørte: Ladan og Sjim'i;
8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Ladans Sønner: Jehiel, som var Overhoved, Zetam og Joel, tre;
9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the ancestral houses of Ladan.
Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.
10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zizah, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat, Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønner.
11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
Jahat var Overhoved og Ziza den næste; Je'usj og Beri'a havde ikke mange Sønner og regnedes derfor for eet Fædrenehus, eet Embedsskifte.
12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Kehatiterne: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel, fire;
13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.
Amrams Sønner: Aron og Moses. Aron udskiltes sammen med sine Sønner til at helliges som højhellig til evig Tid, til at tænde Offerild for HERRENS Aasyn, til at tjene ham og velsigne i hans Navn til evig Tid.
14 But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.
15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Moses's Sønner: Gersom og Eliezer;
16 The sons of Gershom: Shubael the chief.
Gersoms Sønner; Sjubael, som var Overhoved;
17 The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmaade talrige.
18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomoth the chief.
Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
Uzziels Sønner: Mika, som var Overhoved, og Jissjija den anden.
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Merariterne var: Mali og Musji. Malis Sønner: El'azar og Kisj.
22 Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.
El'azar efterlod sig ved sin Død ingen Sønner, men kun Døtre, som deres Brødre, Kisj's Sønner, ægtede.
23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their fathers' houses, even the heads of ancestral houses of those who were counted individually, in the number of names by their polls, who do the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from twenty years old and upward.
Det var Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenehuse, Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de, som mønstredes ved Optælling af Navnene, Hoved for Hoved, de, som udførte Arbejdet ved Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus, fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter.
25 For David said, "The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.
Thi David tænkte: »HERREN, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Ro og taget Bolig i Jerusalem for evigt;
26 Also the Levites will no longer need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service."
derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste.«
27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered, from twenty years old and upward.
(Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet paa Leviterne fra Tyveaarsalderen og opefter).
28 For 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 rooms, and in the purifying of all holy things, even the work of the service of God's house,
Men deres Plads er ved Arons Sønners Side, for at de kan udføre Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus; de skal tage sig af Forgaardene, Kamrene, Renholdelsen af alle de hellige Ting og Arbejdet, der skal udføres i Guds Hus;
29 involving the show bread, the fine flour for a meal offering, whether of unleavened wafers, or of that which is baked in the pan, or of that which is soaked, and for all kinds of measure and size;
de skal sørge for Skuebrødene, Melet til Afgrødeofrene, de usyrede Fladbrød, Panden, Dejgen og alle Rum— og Længdemaal;
30 and to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise in the evening;
hver Morgen skal de staa og love og prise HERREN, ligesaa om Aftenen,
31 and to offer all burnt offerings to the LORD, on the Sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, in number according to the ordinance concerning them, continually before the LORD;
og hver Gang der ofres Brændofre til HERREN paa Sabbaterne, Nymaanedagene og Højtiderne; i det fastsatte Antal efter den for dem gældende Forskrift skal de altid staa for HERRENS Aasyn.
32 and that they should keep the duty of the Tent of Meeting, and the duty of the holy place, and the duty of the sons of Aaron their brothers, for the service of the house of the LORD.
Saaledes skal de tage Vare paa, hvad der er at varetage ved Aabenbaringsteltet og ved det hellige og hjælpe deres Brødre, Arons Sønner, med Tjenesten i HERRENS Hus.
