1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Or David, étant vieux et rassasié de jours, établit Salomon, son fils, roi sur Israël.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Puis il assembla tous les chefs d'Israël, les sacrificateurs 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.
On fit le dénombrement des Lévites, depuis l'âge de trente ans et au-dessus; et leur nombre fut, par tête, par homme, de trente-huit mille.
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.
Il y en eut d'entre eux vingt-quatre mille pour vaquer à l'œuvre de la maison de l'Éternel, et six mille comme scribes 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 comme portiers, et quatre mille qui célébraient l'Éternel, avec les instruments que j'ai faits, dit David, pour le célébrer.
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.
Et David les divisa en classes d'après les fils de Lévi, Guershon, Kéhath et Mérari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Des Guershonites: Laedan et Shiméi.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Fils de Laedan: Jéchiel le chef, Zétham et Joël, 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 Shiméi: Shélomith, Haziel et Haran, trois. Ce sont là les chefs des pères de la famille de Laedan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Fils de Shiméi: Jachath, Zina, Jéush et Béria; ce sont là les quatre fils de Shiméi.
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.
Jachath était le chef, et Zina le second; Jéush et Béria n'eurent pas beaucoup d'enfants, et ils formèrent une seule maison de pères dans le recensement.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Fils de Kéhath: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron et Uziel, 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.
Fils d'Amram: Aaron et Moïse. Aaron fut mis à part pour être consacré comme très saint, lui et ses fils, à toujours, pour offrir les parfums devant l'Éternel, pour faire son service, et pour bénir à toujours en son nom.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Quant à Moïse, homme de Dieu, ses enfants furent comptés dans la tribu de Lévi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Fils de Moïse: Guershom et Éliézer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Fils de Guershom: Shébuel, le chef.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Et les fils d'Éliézer furent: Réchabia, le chef. Éliézer n'eut point d'autres enfants, mais les enfants de Réchabia furent très nombreux.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Fils de Jitsehar: Shélomith, le chef.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Fils de Hébron: Jérija, le chef; Amaria, le second; Jachaziel, le troisième; et Jékameam, le quatrième.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Fils d'Uziel: Mica, le chef; et Jishija, le second.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Fils de Mérari: Machli et Mushi. Fils de Machli: Éléazar et Kis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Éléazar mourut sans avoir de fils; mais il eut des filles; et les fils de Kis, leurs frères, les épousèrent.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Fils de Mushi: Machli, Éder et Jérémoth, 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.
Ce sont là les enfants de Lévi, selon les maisons de leurs pères, les chefs des pères, selon leurs dénombrements, en comptant les noms par tête. Ils s'employaient au service de la maison de l'Éternel, depuis l'âge de vingt ans et au-dessus.
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 avait dit: L'Éternel, le Dieu d'Israël, a donné du repos à son peuple, et il demeurera à Jérusalem, pour toujours;
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
Et les Lévites n'auront plus à porter la Demeure, ni tous les ustensiles pour 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.
Car c'est d'après les derniers ordres de David qu'eut lieu le dénombrement des enfants de Lévi, depuis l'âge de vingt ans et au-dessus.
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.
Leur place était auprès des enfants d'Aaron, pour le service de la maison de l'Éternel; ils étaient chargés des parvis et des chambres, de la purification de toutes les choses saintes, et de l'ouvrage 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.
Des pains de proposition, de la fleur de farine pour l'offrande, des galettes sans levain, de ce qui se cuit sur la plaque, de ce qui est rissolé, et de toutes les mesures de contenance et de longueur.
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.
Ils avaient à se présenter chaque matin et chaque soir, afin de louer et de célébrer l'Éternel;
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.
Et à offrir continuellement, devant la face de l'Éternel, tous les holocaustes à l'Éternel: aux sabbats, aux nouvelles lunes et aux fêtes, selon le nombre, conformément à l'ordonnance touchant ces choses.
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.
Ils donnaient leurs soins au tabernacle d'assignation, au sanctuaire, et aux enfants d'Aaron, leurs frères, pour le service de la maison de l'Éternel.
