1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Also machte David seinen Sohn Salomo zum König über Israel, da er alt und des Lebens satt war.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Und David versammelte alle Obersten in Israel und die Priester und 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 man zählte die Leviten von dreißig Jahren und darüber; und ihre Zahl war von Haupt zu Haupt, was Männer waren, achtunddreißigtausend.
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.
“Aus diesen sollen vierundzwanzigtausend dem Werk am Hause des HERRN vorstehen und sechstausend 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.”
und viertausend Torhüter und viertausend Lobsänger des HERRN mit Saitenspielen, die ich gemacht habe, Lob zu singen.”
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.
Und David machte Ordnungen unter den Kindern Levi, nämlich unter Gerson, Kahath und Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Die Gersoniter waren: Laedan und Simei.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Die Kinder Laedans: der erste, Jehiel, Setham und Joel, die drei.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Die Kinder Simeis waren: Salomith, Hasiel und Haran, die drei. Diese waren die Häupter der Vaterhäuser von Laedan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Und diese waren Simeis Kinder: Jahath, Sina, Jeus und Beria. Diese vier waren Simeis Kinder.
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.
Jahath aber war der erste, Sina der andere. Aber Jeus und Beria hatten nicht Kinder; darum wurden sie für ein Vaterhaus gerechnet.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Die Kinder Kahaths waren: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron und Usiel, die 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.
Die Kinder Amrams waren: Aaron und Mose. Aaron aber ward abgesondert, daß er geheiligt würde zum Hochheiligen, er und seine Söhne ewiglich, zu räuchern vor dem HERRN und zu dienen und zu segnen in dem Namen des HERRN ewiglich.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Und Mose's, des Mannes Gottes, Kinder wurden genannt unter der Leviten Stamm.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Die Kinder aber Mose's waren: Gersom und Elieser.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Die Kinder Gersoms: der erste war Sebuel.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Die Kinder Eliesers: der erste war Rehabja. Und Elieser hatte keine andern Kinder; aber der Kinder Ehabjas waren überaus viele.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Die Kinder Jizhars waren: Salomith, der erste.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Die Kinder Hebrons waren: Jeria, der erste; Amarja, der zweite; Jahasiel, der dritte; und Jakmeam, der vierte.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Die Kinder Usiels waren, Micha, der erste, und Jissia, der andere.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Die Kinder Meraris waren: Maheli und Musi. Die Kinder Mahelis waren: Eleasar und Kis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Eleasar aber starb und hatte keine Söhne, sondern Töchter; und die Kinder des Kis, ihre Brüder, nahmen sie.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Die Kinder Musis waren: Maheli, Eder und Jeremoth, die 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.
Das sind die Kinder Levi nach ihren Vaterhäusern, nämlich die Häupter der Vaterhäuser, die gerechnet wurden nach der Namen Zahl von Haupt zu Haupt, welche taten das Geschäft des Amts im Hause des HERRN, 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, der Gott Israels, hat seinem Volk Ruhe gegeben und wird zu Jerusalem wohnen ewiglich.
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
So wurden auch die Kinder Levi gezählt von zwanzig Jahren und darüber, da sie ja die Wohnung nicht mehr zu tragen hatten mit all ihrem Geräte ihres Amts,
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.
sondern nach den letzten Worten Davids,
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.
daß sie stehen sollten unter der Hand der Kinder Aaron, zu dienen im Hause des HERRN in den Vorhöfen und Kammern und zur Reinigung von allerlei Heiligem und zu allem Werk des Amts im Hause Gottes
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.
und zum Schaubrot, zum Semmelmehl für das Speisopfer, zu den ungesäuerten Fladen, zur Pfanne, zum Rösten und zu allem Gewicht und Maß
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.
und zu stehen des Morgens, zu danken und zu loben den HERRN, und des Abends auch also,
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 alle Brandopfer dem HERRN zu opfern auf die Sabbate, Neumonde und Feste, nach der Zahl und Gebühr allewege vor dem HERRN,
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.
daß sie des Dienstes an der Hütte des Stifts warteten und des Heiligtums und der Kinder Aaron, ihrer Brüder, zu dienen im Hause des HERRN.
