1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Sendo pois David já velho, e cheio de dias, fez a Salomão seu filho rei sobre Israel.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
E ajuntou a todos os príncipes de Israel, como também aos sacerdotes e levitas.
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.
E foram contados os levitas de trinta anos e daí para cima: e foi o número deles, segundo as suas cabeças, trinta e oito mil homens.
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.
Destes havia vinte e quatro mil, para promoverem a obra da casa do Senhor, e seis mil oficiais e juízes,
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.”
E quatro mil porteiros, e quatro mil para louvarem ao Senhor com os instrumentos, que eu fiz para o louvar, disse David.
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.
E David os repartiu por turnos, segundo os filhos de Levi, Gerson, Kohath e Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Dos gersonitas: Ladan e Simei.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Os filhos de Ladan; Jehiel o chefe, e Zetham, e Joel, três.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Os filhos de Simei: Selomith, e Haziel, e Haran, três: estes foram os chefes dos pais de Ladan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
E os filhos de Simei: Jahath, Ziza, e Jeus, e Berias: estes foram os filhos de Simei, quatro.
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.
E Jahath era o chefe, e Ziza o segundo, mas Jeus e Berias não tiveram muitos filhos; pelo que foram contados em casa de seus pais por uma só família.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Os filhos de Kohath: Amram, Ishar, Hebron, e Uziel, quatro.
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.
Os filhos de Amram: Aarão e Moisés; e Aarão foi separado para santificar a santidade das santidades, ele e seus filhos, eternamente; para incensar diante do Senhor, para o servirem, e para darem a benção em seu nome eternamente.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
E quanto a Moisés, homem de Deus, seus filhos foram contados entre a tribo de Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Foram pois os filhos de Moisés, Gersom e Eliezer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Dos filhos de Gersom foi Sebuel o chefe.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
E quanto aos filhos de Eliezer, foi Rehabias o chefe: e Eliezer não teve outros filhos; porém os filhos de Rehabias se multiplicaram grandemente.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Dos filhos de Ishar foi Selomith o chefe.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Quanto aos filhos de Hebron, foi Jerias o chefe, Amarias o segundo, Jahaziel o terceiro, e Jekamam o quarto.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Quanto aos filhos de Uziel, Micha o chefe, e Issias o segundo.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Os filhos de Merari: Maheli e Musi; os filhos de Maheli: Eleazar e Kis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
E morreu Eleazar, e não teve filhos, porém filhas; e os filhos de Kis, seus irmãos, as tomaram por mulheres.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Os filhos de Musi: Maheli, e Eder, e Jeremath, três.
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.
Estes são os filhos de Levi, segundo a casa de seus pais, chefes dos pais, segundo foram contados pelo número dos nomes, segundo os seus chefes, que faziam a obra do ministério da casa o Senhor, da idade de vinte anos e daí para cima.
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.
Porque disse David: O Senhor Deus de Israel deu repouso ao seu povo, e habitará em Jerusalém para sempre.
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
E também, quanto aos levitas, que nunca mais levassem o tabernáculo, nem algum de seus aparelhos pertencentes ao seu ministério.
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.
Porque, segundo as últimas palavras de David, foram contados os filhos de Levi da idade de vinte anos e daí para cima.
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.
Porque o seu cargo era de estar ao mandado dos filhos de Aarão no ministério da casa do Senhor, nos átrios, e nas câmaras, e na purificação de todas as coisas sagradas, e na obra do ministério da casa de Deus,
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.
A saber: para os pães da proposição, e para a flor de farinha, para a oferta de manjares, e para os coscorões asmos, e para as sartãs, e para o tostado, e para toda a medida e mensura;
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.
E para estarem cada manhã em pé para louvarem e celebrarem ao Senhor; e semelhantemente à tarde;
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.
E para cada oferecimento dos holocaustos do Senhor, nos sábados, nas luas novas, e nas solenidades, por conta, segundo o seu costume, continuamente perante o Senhor:
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.
E para que tivessem cuidado da guarda da tenda da congregação, e da guarda do santuário, e da guarda dos filhos de Aarão, seus irmãos, no ministério da casa do Senhor.
