1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Et David devenu vieux, et rassasié de jours, fit Salomon, son fils, roi d'Israël.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Et il assembla tous les princes d'Israël et 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.
Et l'on dressa un état des Lévites depuis trente ans et au-dessus, et leur nombre compté par tête d'homme fut 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.
« Que d'entre eux vingt-quatre mille aient la conduite des travaux du Temple de l'Éternel, et que six mille soient 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.”
et quatre mille, portiers, et quatre mille, chargés de louer l'Éternel avec les instruments que j'ai faits pour le louer. »
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 selon les fils de Lévi, Gerson, Kahath et Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Des Gersonites c'étaient: Laëdan et Siméï.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Fils de Laëdan; le chef Jehiel et 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.
Les fils de Siméï: Selomith et Haziel, et Haran, trois: ceux-ci étaient patriarches de [la maison de] Laëdan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Et les fils de Siméï: Jahafh, Zina et Jeüs et Bria: ce sont des fils de Siméï, 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.
Et Jahath était le chef, et Zina, le second; et Jeüs et Bria n'eurent pas beaucoup de fils; c'est pourquoi ils formèrent une seule maison patriarcale et une classe.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Fils de Kahath: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron et Uzziel, 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. Et Aaron fut séparé pour le saint service du Lieu Très-Saint, lui et ses fils à perpétuité, pour offrir l'encens à l'Éternel et Le servir et bénir en Son Nom à perpétuité.
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 fils furent agrégés à 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: Sebuel, le chef. Et les fils d'Eliézer furent: Rehabia, le chef;
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
et Eliézer n'eut pas d'autre fils; mais les fils de Rehabia furent fort nombreux.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Fils de Jitsehar: Selomith, le chef.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Fils d'Hébron: Jeria, le chef, Amaria, le second, Jahaziel, le troisième, et Jecameam, le quatrième.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Fils d'Uzziel: Micha, le chef, et Jissia, le second.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Fils de Merari: Machli et Musi. Fils de Machli: Eléazar et Kis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Et Eléazar mourut; et il n'avait pas de fils, mais des filles qu'épousèrent les fils de Kis, leurs frères.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Fils de Musi: Machli et Eder et Jerémoth, 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 fils de Lévi, selon leurs maisons patriarcales et leurs patriarches, ainsi qu'ils furent recensés selon le nombre des noms par tête, occupés au service de la maison de l'Éternel dès 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 dit: L'Éternel, Dieu d'Israël, a donné la paix à son peuple, et il habite Jérusalem à perpétuité:
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
dès lors les Lévites n'ont plus à transporter la Résidence et tout le mobilier affecté 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.
Car c'est ensuite des derniers ordres de David qu'eut lieu ce dénombrement des fils de Lévi dès 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.
Car leur poste était à côté des fils d'Aaron pour le service de la maison de l'Éternel, pour le soin des parvis et des cellules, la purification de tous les objets sacrés et le détail 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.
les pains de présentation et la fleur de farine pour l'offrande et les oublies azymes, et la poêle et le grillé et toutes les mesures de capacité 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.
et pour être assidus chaque matin à l'action de grâces et à la louange de l'Éternel, et de même le 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.
et pour offrir tous les holocaustes à l'Éternel, aux jours de sabbat, de lune nouvelle et de fêtes, selon le nombre et le rite, à la continue devant l'Éternel;
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.
et pour vaquer à l'entretien de la Tente du Rendez-vous et à l'entretien du Sanctuaire, et au soin des fils d'Aaron, leurs frères, pour le service du Temple de l'Éternel.
