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, als er alt und lebenssatt geworden war, seinen Sohn Salomo zum König über Israel.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Und er 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.
Die Leviten aber wurden gezählt, von dreißig Jahren an und darüber. Und ihre Zahl, Haupt für Haupt, betrug 38000 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 [sagte David, ] sollen sein: 24000 Mann, die das Werk am Hause des HERRN treiben, und 6000 Amtleute und Richter,
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 4000 Torhüter und 4000, die den HERRN preisen mit Instrumenten, die ich für den Gesang gemacht habe.»
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 Söhnen Levis: Gerson, Kahat 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 Söhne Laedans: Jechiel, das Oberhaupt, Setam und Joel, ihrer drei.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Die Söhne Simeis aber waren: Selomit, Hasiel und Haran, ihrer drei. Das waren die Familienhäupter von Laedan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Auch diese waren Söhne Simeis: Jahat, Sina, Jeusch und Berija; diese vier waren Söhne Simeis.
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.
Jahat war der erste, Sina der zweite. Aber Jeusch und Berija hatten nicht viele Kinder, darum wurden sie für ein einziges Stammhaus gerechnet.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Die Kinder Kahats waren: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron und Ussiel, ihrer 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 ausgesondert, daß er das Allerheiligste heilige, er und seine Söhne, ewiglich, daß sie vor dem HERRN räuchern, ihm dienen und in seinem Namen segnen ewiglich.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Und die Söhne Moses, des Mannes Gottes, wurden zum Stamme Levi gerechnet.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Die Söhne Moses aber waren: Gerson und Elieser.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Die Söhne Gersons: Sebuel, das Oberhaupt.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Die Söhne Eliesers: Rechabja, das Oberhaupt. Und Elieser hatte keine andern Söhne. Aber der Söhne Rechabjas waren sehr viele.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Die Söhne Jizhars waren: Selomit, das Oberhaupt.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Die Söhne Hebrons waren: Jerija, das Oberhaupt; Amarja, der zweite; Jahasiel, der dritte; und Jekameam, der vierte.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Die Söhne Ussiels waren: Micha, das Oberhaupt, und Jischija, der zweite.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Die Söhne Meraris waren: Machli und Muschi. Die Söhne Machlis 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 nur Töchter; und die Söhne des Kis, ihre Vettern, nahmen sie.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Die Söhne Muschis waren: Machli, Eder und Jeremot, ihrer 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 Söhne Levis nach den Häusern ihrer Väter, die Familienhäupter, so wie sie gemustert wurden nach der Zahl der Namen, nach der Kopfzahl, von zwanzig Jahren an und darüber, so viele ihrer das Werk des Dienstes am Hause des HERRN verrichteten.
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 haben nun die Leviten die Wohnung mit allen Geräten, die zu ihrem Dienste gehören, nicht mehr zu tragen
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 den letzten Anordnungen Davids waren die Söhne Levis von zwanzig Jahren und darüber gezählt worden,
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.
sondern sie sollen den Söhnen Aarons an die Hand gehen im Dienste am Hause des HERRN: zur Aufsicht über die Vorhöfe und über die Kammern und zur Reinigung des ganzen Heiligtums und zur Verrichtung des Dienstes 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.
auch sollen sie zum Schaubrot, zum Semmelmehl, zum Speisopfer, zu den ungesäuerten Fladen, zu dem in der Pfanne Gebackenen, zum Gerösteten und zu allem Gewicht und Maß sehen;
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 sie sollen alle Morgen antreten, dem HERRN zu danken und ihn zu loben, desgleichen auch 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.
auch haben sie dem HERRN alle Brandopfer zu opfern, an den Sabbaten, Neumonden und Festen in der vorgeschriebenen Zahl vor dem HERRN immerdar.
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 sollen sie besorgen, was es an der Stiftshütte und am Heiligtum zu besorgen gibt, und die Aufträge der Söhne Aarons, ihrer Brüder, im Dienste am Hause des HERRN.»
