1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
SIENDO pues David ya viejo y harto de días, hizo á Salomón su hijo rey sobre Israel.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Y juntando á todos los principales de Israel, y á los sacerdotes y 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.
Fueron contados los Levitas de treinta años arriba; y fué el número de ellos por sus cabezas, contados uno á uno, treinta y ocho mil.
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.
De éstos, veinticuatro mil para dar prisa á la obra de la casa de Jehová; y gobernadores y jueces, seis mil;
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.”
Además cuatro mil porteros; y cuatro mil para alabar á Jehová, [dijo David], con los instrumentos que he hecho para rendir alabanzas.
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.
Y repartiólos David en órdenes conforme á los hijos de Leví, Gersón y Coath y Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Los hijos de Gersón: Ladán, y Simi.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Los hijos de Ladán, tres: Jehiel el primero, después Zetham y Joel.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Los hijos de Simi, tres: Selomith, Haziel, y Arán. Estos fueron los príncipes de las familias de Ladán.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Y los hijos de Simi: Jahath, Zinat, Jeus, y Berías. Estos cuatro fueron los hijos de Simi.
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 era el primero, Zinat el segundo; mas Jeus y Berías no multiplicaron [en] hijos, por lo cual fueron contados por una familia.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Los hijos de Coath: Amram, Ishar, Hebrón, y Uzziel, ellos cuatro.
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.
Los hijos de Amram: Aarón y Moisés. Y Aarón fué apartado para ser dedicado á las más santas cosas, él y sus hijos para siempre, para que quemasen perfumes delante de Jehová, y le ministrasen, y bendijesen en su nombre, para siempre.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Y los hijos de Moisés, varón de Dios, fueron contados en la tribu de Leví.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Los hijos de Moisés fueron Gersón y Eliezer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Hijo de Gersón fué Sebuel el primero.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
E hijo de Eliezer fué Rehabía el primero. Y Eliezer no tuvo otros hijos; mas los hijos de Rehabía fueron muchos.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Hijo de Ishar fué Selomith el primero.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Los hijos de Hebrón: Jería el primero, Amarías el segundo, Jahaziel el tercero, y Jecamán el cuarto.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Los hijos de Uzziel: Michâ el primero, é Isía el segundo.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Los hijos de Merari: Mahali y Musi. Los hijos de Mahali: Eleazar y Cis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Y murió Eleazar sin hijos, mas tuvo hijas; y los hijos de Cis, sus hermanos, las tomaron [por mujeres].
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Los hijos de Musi: Mahali, Eder y Jerimoth, ellos tres.
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.
Estos son los hijos de Leví en las familias de sus padres, cabeceras de familias en sus delineaciones, contados por sus nombres, por sus cabezas, los cuales hacían obra en el ministerio de la casa de Jehová, de veinte años arriba.
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 David dijo: Jehová Dios de Israel ha dado reposo á su pueblo Israel, y el habitar en Jerusalem para siempre.
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
Y también los Levitas no llevarán más el tabernáculo, y todos sus vasos para su ministerio.
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.
Así que, conforme á las postreras palabras de David, fué la cuenta de los hijos de Leví de veinte años arriba.
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.
Y estaban bajo la mano de los hijos de Aarón, para ministrar en la casa de Jehová, en los atrios y en las cámaras, y en la purificación de toda cosa santificada, y en la [demás] obra del ministerio de la casa de Dios;
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.
Asimismo para los panes de la proposición, y para la flor de la harina para el sacrificio, y para las hojuelas sin levadura, y para la [fruta] de sartén, y para lo tostado, y para toda medida y cuenta;
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.
Y para que asistiesen cada mañana todos los días á confesar y alabar á Jehová, y asimismo á la 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.
Y para ofrecer todos los holocaustos á Jehová los sábados, nuevas lunas, y solemnidades, por la cuenta y forma que tenían, continuamente delante de Jehová.
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.
Y para que tuviesen la guarda del tabernáculo del testimonio, y la guarda del santuario, y las órdenes de los hijos de Aarón sus hermanos, en el ministerio de la casa de Jehová.
