1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Και αφού εγήρασεν ο Δαβίδ και ήτο πλήρης ημερών, έκαμε Σολομώντα τον υιόν αυτού βασιλέα επί τον Ισραήλ.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Και συνήγαγε πάντας τους άρχοντας του Ισραήλ και τους ιερείς και τους Λευΐτας.
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.
Οι δε Λευΐται ήσαν απηριθμημένοι από ηλικίας τριάκοντα ετών και επάνω· και ο αριθμός αυτών κατά κεφαλήν αυτών, κατά άνδρα, ήτο τριάκοντα οκτώ χιλιάδες.
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.
Εκ τούτων εικοσιτέσσαρες χιλιάδες ήσαν εργοδιώκται εις το έργον του οίκου του Κυρίου· και εξ χιλιάδες επιστάται και κριταί·
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.”
και τέσσαρες χιλιάδες πυλωροί· και τέσσαρες χιλιάδες υμνούντες τον Κύριον, με τα όργανα, τα οποία έκαμα, είπεν ο Δαβίδ, διά να υμνώσι τον Κύριον.
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.
Και διήρεσεν αυτούς ο Δαβίδ εις τάξεις κατά τους υιούς του Λευΐ, Γηρσών, Καάθ και Μεραρί.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Εκ των Γηρσωνιτών ήσαν Λααδάν και Σιμεΐ.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Οι υιοί του Λααδάν ήσαν Ιεχιήλ ο άρχων και Ζαιθάμ και Ιωήλ, τρεις.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Οι υιοί του Σιμεΐ, Σελωμείθ και Αζιήλ και Χαρράν, τρεις. Ούτοι ήσαν οι αρχηγοί των πατριών του Λααδάν.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Υιοί δε του Σιμεΐ, Ιαάθ, Ζινά και Ιεούς και Βεριά. Ούτοι ήσαν οι υιοί του Σιμεΐ, τέσσαρες.
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.
Και ο Ιαάθ ήτο ο αρχηγός, και Ζιζά ο δεύτερος· ο δε Ιεούς και Βεριά δεν είχον πολλούς υιούς· διά τούτο ηριθμήθησαν ομού, ως μία πατριά.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Οι υιοί του Καάθ, Αμράμ, Ισαάρ, Χεβρών και Οζιήλ, τέσσαρες.
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.
Οι υιοί του Αμράμ, Ααρών και Μωϋσής· και ο Ααρών ήτο κεχωρισμένος, αυτός και οι υιοί αυτού, διά να αγιάζωσι τα αγιώτατα πράγματα πάντοτε, διά να θυμιάζωσιν ενώπιον του Κυρίου, να λειτουργώσιν εις αυτόν και να ευλογώσιν εν τω ονόματι αυτού διά παντός.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Του δε Μωϋσέως του ανθρώπου του Θεού, οι υιοί αυτού συνηριθμήθησαν μετά της φυλής του Λευΐ.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Οι υιοί του Μωϋσέως ήσαν Γηρσώμ και Ελιέζερ.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Εκ των υιών του Γηρσώμ ο Σεβουήλ ήτο ο αρχηγός.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Και οι υιοί του Ελιέζερ ήσαν Ρεαβίας ο αρχηγός· και δεν είχεν ο Ελιέζερ άλλους υιούς· του Ρεαβιά δε οι υιοί ήσαν πάμπολλοι.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Εκ των υιών του Ισαάρ ο Σελωμείθ ήτο ο αρχηγός.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Οι υιοί του Χεβρών ήσαν Ιερίας ο πρώτος, Αμαρίας ο δεύτερος, Ιααζιήλ ο τρίτος και Ιεκαμεάμ ο τέταρτος.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Οι υιοί του Οζιήλ, Μιχά ο πρώτος και Ιεσιά ο δεύτερος.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Οι υιοί του Μεραρί, Μααλί και Μουσί· οι υιοί του Μααλί, Ελεάζαρ και Κείς.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Απέθανε δε ο Ελεάζαρ, μη έχων υιούς, αλλά θυγατέρας· και έλαβον αυτάς οι αδελφοί αυτών οι υιοί του Κείς.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Οι υιοί του Μουσί, Μααλί και Εδέρ και Ιερεμώθ, τρεις.
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.
Ούτοι ήσαν οι υιοί του Λευΐ, κατά τους οίκους των πατέρων αυτών, αρχηγοί των πατριών, κατά την απαρίθμησιν αυτών, απαριθμηθέντες κατ' όνομα, κατά κεφαλήν, οίτινες έκαμνον τα έργα της υπηρεσίας του οίκου του Κυρίου, από ηλικίας είκοσι ετών και επάνω.
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.
Διότι ο Δαβίδ είπε, Κύριος ο Θεός του Ισραήλ έδωκεν ανάπαυσιν εις τον λαόν αυτού, και θέλει κατοικεί εν Ιερουσαλήμ διά παντός·
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
οι δε Λευΐται δεν θέλουσι πλέον βαστάζει την σκηνήν και πάντα τα σκεύη αυτής διά την υπηρεσίαν αυτής.
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.
Όθεν κατά τους τελευταίους λόγους του Δαβίδ, οι υιοί Λευΐ ήσαν απηριθμημένοι από είκοσι ετών και επάνω·
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.
επειδή το έργον αυτών ήτο να παρίστανται εις τους υιούς του Ααρών, εν τη υπηρεσία του οίκου του Κυρίου, επί τας αυλάς και επί τα οικήματα και επί τον καθαρισμόν πάντων των αγίων πραγμάτων και εις το να κάμνωσι την υπηρεσίαν του οίκου του Θεού·
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.
και διά τους άρτους της προθέσεως και διά την σεμίδαλιν εις τας εξ αλφίτων προσφοράς και διά τα άζυμα λάγανα και διά τας τηγανίτας και διά τα φρυγανωτά και διά παν είδος μέτρου·
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.
και διά να ίστανται καθ' εκάστην πρωΐαν και εσπέραν, διά να υμνώσι και να δοξολογώσι τον Κύριον·
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.
και διά να προσφέρωσιν εις τον Κύριον πάντα τα ολοκαυτώματα εν τοις σάββασιν, εν ταις νεομηνίαις και εν ταις επισήμοις εορταίς, κατά τον αριθμόν, κατά το διατεταγμένον εις αυτούς, πάντοτε ενώπιον του Κυρίου·
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.
και διά να φυλάττωσι την φυλακήν της σκηνής του μαρτυρίου και την φυλακήν του αγιαστηρίου και την φυλακήν των υιών του Ααρών των αδελφών αυτών εν τη υπηρεσία του οίκου του Κυρίου.
