1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
David donc, vieux et plein de jours, établit Salomon, son fils, roi sur 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 les Lévites furent dénombrés depuis trente ans et au-dessus, et il s’en trouva 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.
On en choisit et on en distribua, pour le service de la maison du Seigneur, vingt-quatre mille; mais les gouverneurs et les juges étaient au nombre de six mille.
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.”
Il y avait aussi quatre mille portiers et autant de joueurs de psaltérion, chantant les louanges du Seigneur sur les instruments que David avait faits pour chanter.
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 distribua selon les classes des fils de Lévi; savoir: Gerson, Caath et Mérari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Les fils de Gerson étaient Léédan et Séméi.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Les fils de Léédan: le prince Jahiel, Zéthan 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 Séméi: Salomith, Hosiel et Aran, trois. Ce sont là les princes des familles de Léédan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Et les fils de Séméi: Léheth, Ziza, Jaüs et Baria. Ce sont là les fils de Séméi, 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.
Léheth était donc le premier, Ziza le second: or Jaüs et Baria n’eurent pas beaucoup d’enfants; c’est pourquoi ils furent comptés comme une seule famille et une seule maison.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Les fils de Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hébron et Oziel, 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. Or Aaron fut séparé pour servir dans le Saint des saints, lui et ses enfants à jamais, et pour offrir l’encens au Seigneur selon son rite, et pour bénir son nom perpétuellement.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Les enfants de Moïse, l’homme de Dieu, furent aussi comptés dans la tribu de Lévi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Les fils de Moïse furent Gersom et Eliézer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Les fils de Gersom: Subuel, le premier.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Or les fils d’Eliézer furent Rohobia, le premier; et Eliézer n’eut point d’autres fils; mais les fils de Rohobia se multiplièrent extrêmement.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Les fils d’Isaar: Salomith, le premier.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Les fils d’Hébron: Jériaü, le premier; Amarias, le second; Jahaziel, le troisième; Jecmaam, le quatrième.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Les fils d’Oziel: Micha, le premier, et Jésia, le second.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Les fils de Mérari: Moholi et Musi. Les fils de Moholi: Eléazar et Cis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Or Eléazar mourut et n’eut pas de fils, mais des filles; et les fils de Cis, leur frères, les épousèrent.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Les fils de Musi furent Moholi, Eder et Jérimoth, 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 leur parenté et leurs familles, princes, qui, à leur tour, et suivant le dénombrement qui en avait été fait, tête par tête, accomplissaient les œuvres du ministère de la maison du Seigneur, depuis 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: Le Seigneur Dieu d’Israël a donné le repos à son peuple, et l’habitation de Jérusalem à jamais.
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
Il ne sera pas de l’office des Lévites de porter désormais le tabernacle, et tous ses vases destinés au ministère.
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 aussi selon les dernières ordonnances de David que sera compté le nombre des enfants de Lévi, depuis 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.
Et ils seront sous la main des fils d’Aaron pour le culte de la maison du Seigneur, dans les vestibules, dans les chambres, dans le lieu de la purification, dans le sanctuaire, et dans toutes les œuvres du ministère du temple du Seigneur.
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.
Mais les prêtres auront l’intendance sur les pains de proposition, sur le sacrifice de fleur de farine, sur les beignets azymes, sur la poêle, sur ce qui doit être rôti, et sur tous les poids et toutes les 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.
Quant aux lévites, qu’ils soient prêts le matin à louer et à chanter le Seigneur, et également 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.
Tant à l’oblation des holocaustes du Seigneur qu’aux jours de sabbat, aux calendes et autres solennités, selon le nombre et les cérémonies prescrites pour chaque chose; qu’ils soient continuellement devant le Seigneur.
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.
Qu’ils aient soin de garder le tabernacle d’alliance, le rite du sanctuaire, et le respect envers les enfants d’Aaron, leurs frères, pour remplir leur ministère dans la maison du Seigneur.
