1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Als David alt und lebenssatt geworden war, bestellte er seinen Sohn Salomo zum König über Israel.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Er versammelte alle Fürsten Israels, ebenso die Priester und die Leviten.
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.
Und die Leviten wurden von dreißig Jahren an und darüber gezählt. Ihre Kopfzahl war 38.000 Mann.
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.
"Von diesen sollen 24.000 der Arbeit am Hause des Herrn vorstehen und 6.000 Amtleute und Richter sein!
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.”
4.000 seien Torhüter, und 4.000 sollen den Herrn mit den Spielgeräten preisen, die ich zum Lobpreis mache!"
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.
David teilte sie in Abteilungen nach den Levisöhnen Gerson, Kehat und Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Zu den Gersoniten gehörten Ladan und Simei.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Ladans Söhne sind das Oberhaupt Jechiel, Zetam und Joel, drei.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Simeis Söhne sind Selomit, Chaziel und Haran, drei. Diese sind die Familienhäupter Ladans.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Simeis Söhne waren auch Jachat, Zina, Jëus und Beria. Dies sind die Söhne Simeis, vier.
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.
Jachat war das Oberhaupt und Zina der zweite. Jëus aber und Beria hatten nur wenig Kinder, so daß sie bloß eine Familie, eine Amtsklasse bildeten.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kehats Söhne sind Amram, Ishar, Chebron und Uzziel, vier.
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.
Amrams Söhne sind Aaron und Moses. Aaron aber wurde ausgesondert, um für immer hochheilig geweiht zu sein, er und seine Söhne, damit sie beständig vor dem Herrn räucherten, ihm dienten und mit seinem Namen segneten.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Moses aber war der Mann Gottes. Seine Söhne wurden zum Levitenstamm gerechnet.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Mosis Söhne sind Gersom und Eliezer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Gersoms Söhne sind: das Oberhaupt Sebuel.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Eliezers Söhne sind: das Oberhaupt Rechabja; andere Söhne hatte Eliezer nicht. Dagegen waren Rechabjas Söhne überaus zahlreich.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Ishars Söhne sind: das Oberhaupt Selomit.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Chebrons Söhne sind: das Oberhaupt Jeriahu, Amarja, der zweite, Jachaziel, der dritte, und Jekamam, der vierte.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Uzziels Söhne sind das Oberhaupt Mika und Isia, der zweite,
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Meraris Söhne sind Machli und Musi. Machlis Söhne sind Eleazar und Kis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Eleazar starb, ohne Söhne zu hinterlassen. Er hatte nur Töchter. Diese heirateten die Söhne des Kis.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Musis Söhne sind Machli, Eder und Jeremot, drei.
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.
Dies sind Levis Söhne nach ihren Familien, die Familienhäupter nach ihrer Musterung, nach der Zahl der Namen, Kopf für Kopf, die beim Dienste am Hause des Herrn beschäftigt waren, von zwanzig Jahren und darüber.
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.
Denn David sprach: "Der Herr, Israels Gott, hat seinem Volke Ruhe verliehen und wohnt in Jerusalem für alle Zeiten."
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
So brauchten auch die Leviten die Wohnung nicht mehr zu tragen und keines der zu ihrem Dienst erforderlichen Geräte.
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.
Denn nach Davids letzten Befehlen wurde die Zahl der Levisöhne von den Zwanzigjährigen an berechnet.
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.
Ihre Amtspflicht bestand in der Unterstützung der Aaronssöhne beim Dienst im Hause des Herrn, als Aufseher über die Vorhöfe und Zellen und über die Reinigung alles Heiligen sowie in den Dienstverrichtungen am Gotteshause,
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.
ferner in der Besorgung der reihenweise aufgelegten Brote, des Feinmehls zum Speiseopfer und der ungesäuerten Fladen, der Pfanne und des Eingerührten, eines jeden Hohl- und Längenmaßes,
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.
ferner darin, daß sie jeden Morgen hintraten, dem Herrn zu danken und ihn zu preisen, ebenso am Abend,
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.
und bei jeder Darbringung von Brandopfern für den Herrn an den Sabbaten, Neumonden und Festen, soviel ihrer nach Vorschrift beständig vor dem Herrn darzubringen waren.
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.
So sollten sie die Geschäfte am Bundeszelt tun und die Geschäfte am Heiligtum, ferner die Geschäfte bei ihren Brüdern, den Aaronssöhnen, während des Dienstes am Hause des Herrn.
