1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Le roi David, étant vieux et rassasié de jours, établit son fils Salomon comme roi d’Israël.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Il rassembla tous les chefs d’Israël ainsi que les prêtres et les Lévites.
3 He [commanded some of his officials to] count the descendants of Levi who were at least thirty years old, and they found out that there were 38,000 of them.
Les Lévites furent recensés depuis l’âge de trente ans et au-delà; ils se montèrent à trente-huit mille hommes comptés par tête.
4 Then David said, “From those 38,000 men, I want 24,000 of them to supervise the work at the temple of Yahweh, and I want 6,000 of them to be officials and judges.
"Parmi eux, dit David, vingt-quatre mille dirigeront les travaux du temple de l’Eternel, six mille seront magistrats et juges,
5 I want 4,000 to be guards at the gates, and 4,000 to praise Yahweh, using the musical instruments that I have provided for them.”
quatre mille seront portiers et quatre mille auront à louer l’Eternel, en s’accompagnant des instruments que j’ai créés pour cet usage."
6 David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Puis David les répartit en sections d’après les fils de Lévi, Gerson, Kehat et Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Pour les Gersonites: Laadân et Chimeï.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Fils de Laadân: Yehiël, le chef, Zêtam et Joël, ensemble trois.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Fils de Chimeï: Chelomit, Haziël, Haran, ensemble trois; ce sont là les chefs de famille de Laadân.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Fils de Chimeï: Yahat, Zinâ, Yeôuch et Beria; ce sont là les fils de Chimeï, ensemble quatre;
11 Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.
Yahat fut le chef, Zizâ le second; Yeôuch et Berîa n’eurent pas beaucoup d’enfants; ils formèrent donc une famille, une section unique.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Fils de Kehat: Amram, Yiçhar, Hébron et Ouzziël, ensemble quatre.
13 There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare [to the people] what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
Les fils d’Amram: Aaron et Moïse. Aaron et ses fils, revêtus pour toujours de fonctions éminemment saintes, formaient une classe à part: ils avaient mission de brûler l’encens devant le Seigneur, de le servir et de bénir en son nom à tout jamais.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Quant à Moïse, l’homme de Dieu, ses fils furent compris dans la tribu de Lévi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Fils de Moïse: Gersom et Eliézer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Fils de Gersom: Chebouël, le chef.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Fils d’Eliézer: Rehabia, le chef. Eliézer n’eut pas d’autre fils; mais les descendants de Rehabia furent extrêmement nombreux.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Fils de Yiçhar: Chelomit, le chef.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Fils de Hébron: Yeriahou, le chef, Amaria, le second, Yahaziël, le troisième, Yekameâm, le quatrième.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Fils d’Ouzziël: Mikha, le chef, Yichia, le second.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Fils de Merari: Mahli et Mouchi. Fils de Mahli: Eléazar et Kich.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Eléazar mourut et ne laissa pas de fils, mais seulement des filles; celles-ci furent épousées par les fils de Kich, leurs cousins.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Fils de Mouchi: Mahli, Eder, Yerêmot, ensemble trois.
24 Those were the descendants of Levi, whose names were listed according to their families/clans. They were chosen for special jobs by (casting lots/throwing small marked stones). Each person who was at least 20 years old was listed. They all worked in the temple of Yahweh.
Tels étaient les fils de Lévi, selon leurs maisons paternelles, les chefs de famille d’après leur dénombrement, en comptant par noms individuellement ceux qui exécutaient une tâche afférente au service du temple de l’Eternel, depuis l’âge de vingt ans et au-delà.
25 David had said previously, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, has enabled us to have peace, and he [has come to] live in Jerusalem forever.
Car David se disait: "L’Eternel, Dieu d’Israël, a assuré le repos à son peuple et fixé pour toujours sa résidence à Jérusalem;
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
aussi les Lévites n’auront-ils plus à transporter le tabernacle ni les ustensiles nécessaires à son service."
27 Obeying the final instructions of David [before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple], they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least 20 years old.
C’Est pourquoi, par suite des dernières dispositions de David, le recensement des fils de Lévi se faisait depuis vingt ans et plus;
28 The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.
car désormais leur place était à côté des fils d’Aaron pour assurer le service du temple de l’Eternel, en ce qui concernait les parvis, les salles, la pureté de toute chose sainte, en un mot, les détails du service de la maison de Dieu,
29 They were also in charge of the sacred loaves of bread that were placed [each week] on the table [in the temple], the flour for the grain offerings, the wafers that were made without yeast, and the measuring the ingredients and mixing them and baking that bread and those wafers.
le pain de proposition, la fleur de farine destinée à l’oblation, aux galettes azymes, aux gâteaux cuits sur la poêle ou rôtis au feu; pour présider aux poids et aux mesures;
30 They were also told to stand every morning [at the temple] and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening.
pour se présenter chaque matin en vue de louer et de glorifier l’Eternel, et de même chaque soir;
31 And they were to do the same thing whenever offerings that were to be completely burned [on the altar] were presented/offered to Yahweh on Sabbath days and during the new moon celebrations and other religious festivals. They were told how many of them should be there and what they should do each time.
pour offrir la totalité des holocaustes à l’Eternel les jours de Sabbat, de néoménies et de grandes solennités, en se conformant aux quantités prescrites, tout cela constamment devant l’Eternel.
32 So the descendants of Levi did the work that was assigned to them by their fellow Israelis who were descendants of Aaron. They did that work in the area surrounding the Sacred Tent, and in the Sacred Tent, and [later] at the temple.
C’Est ainsi qu’ils devaient veiller à la garde de la Tente d’assignation, à la garde du sanctuaire et à l’observance des fils d’Aaron, leurs frères, en ce qui touche le service du temple de l’Eternel.
