1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Nang matanda na si David at malapit na ang wakas ng kaniyang buhay, ginawa niyang hari sa buong Israel ang kaniyang anak na si Solomon.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Tinipon niya ang lahat ng mga pinuno ng Israel, kasama ang mga pari at mga Levita.
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.
Binilang ang mga Levita na nasa tatlumpung taong gulang at higit pa. Tatlumpu't walong libo ang bilang nila.
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.
Sa mga ito, dalawampu't apat na libo ang mangangasiwa ng trabaho sa tahanan ni Yahweh, at anim na libo ang mga opisyal at mga hukom.
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.”
Ang apat na libo ay mga taga-bantay ng pintuan at apat na libo ang magpupuri kay Yahweh na may mga instrumento “na ginawa ko para sa pagsamba” sabi ni 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.
Hinati sila ni David sa pangkat na umayon sa mga anak na lalaki ni Levi: Gershon, Kohat at Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Mula sa mga angkan na nagmula kay Gershon, si Ladan at Simei.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Mayroong tatlo sa mga lalaking anak ni Ladan: sina Jehiel na pinuno, Zetam at Joel.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Mayroong tatlo sa mga lalaking anak ni Simei: sina Zelomit, Haziel at Haran. Ito ang mga pinuno ng mga angkan ni Ladan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Ang apat na anak na lalaki ni Simei: sina Jahat, Zisa, Jeus at Berias.
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.
Si Jahat ang panganay at si Zisa ang pangalawa ngunit hindi nagkaroon ng maraming anak na lalaki sina Jeus at Beria, kaya sila ay binilang na isang angkan na may parehong tungkulin.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Ang apat na anak na lalaki ni Kohat: sina Amram, Izar, Hebron at Uziel.
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.
Ang mga anak ni Amram: sina Aaron at Moises. Napili si Aaron at ang kaniyang kaapu-apuhan sa isang permanenteng batayan upang ihandog ang mga bagay na ganap na pag-aari ni Yahweh, upang maghandog ng insenso kay Yahweh, upang maglingkod sa kaniya, at upang magbigay ng mga pagpapala sa kaniyang pangalan magpakailanman.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Tungkol naman kay Moises na lingkod ng Diyos, ang kaniyang mga anak ay itinuring na mga Levita.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Ang mga anak na lalaki ni Moises ay sina Gershon at Eliezer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Si Sebuel ang pinakamatanda sa kaapu-apuhan ni Gershon
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Si Rehabias ang kaapu-apuhan ni Eliezer. Wala ng ibang anak na lalaki si Eliezer, ngunit si Rehabias ay maraming mga kaapu-apuhan.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Ang anak na lalaki ni Izar ay si Zelomit na pinuno.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Ang kapu-apuhan ni Hebron ay si Jerias, ang panganay, si Amarias ang pangalawa, si Jahaziel ang pangatlo, at si Jecamiam ang pang-apat.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Ang mga anak na lalaki ni Uziel ay si Micas na panganay, at si Isias na ikalawa.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Ang mga anak na lalaki ni Merari ay sina Mahli at Musi. Sina Eleazar at Kis ang mga anak na lalaki ni Mahli.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Namatay si Eleazar na hindi nagkaroon ng mga anak na lalaki. Mayroon lamang siyang anak na mga babae. Sila ay naging asawa ng mga anak na lalaki ni Kis.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Ang tatlong mga anak na lalaki ni Musi ay sina Mahli, Eder, at Jeremot.
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.
Ito ang mga kaapu-apuhan ni Levi ayon sa kanilang mga angkan. Sila ang mga pinuno na binilang at nilista sa pamamagitan ng pangalan, ng mga angkan na gumawa ng gawain ng paglilingkod sa tahanan ni Yahweh, mula sa dalampung taong gulang pataas.
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.
Sapagkat sinabi ni David, “Si Yahweh, na Diyos ng Israel, ay nagbigay ng kapahingahan sa kaniyang mga tao. Ginawa niya ang kaniyang tahanan sa Jerusalem magpakailanman.
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
Hindi na kinakailangan pang buhatin ng mga Levita ang tabernakulo at lahat ng kagamitang ginagamit sa paglilingkod dito.
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.
Sapagkat sa huling mga salita ni David, ang mga Levita ay binilang mula sa gulang na dalampung taon pataas.
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.
Ang kanilang tungkulin ay upang tulungan ang kaapu-apuhan ni Aaron sa paglilingkod sa tahanan ni Yahweh. Sila ang mangangalaga sa mga patyo, mga silid, ang seremonya sa paglilinis ng lahat ng mga bagay na pag-aari ni Yahweh, at iba pang gawain sa paglilingkod sa tahanan ng Diyos.
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.
Sila rin ang mamamahala sa tinapay na handog, ang pinong harina para sa mga handog na butil, ang manipis na tinapay na walang pampaalsa, ang inihurnong mga handog, ang mga handog na hinaluan ng langis, at lahat ng panukat ng dami at sukat ng mga bagay.
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.
Tumatayo rin sila tuwing umaga upang magpasalamat at magpuri kay Yahweh. Ginagawa rin nila ito sa gabi
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.
at sa tuwing iniaalay ang mga handog na susunugin kay Yahweh, sa Araw ng Pamamahinga at sa pagdiriwang ng bagong buwan at mga araw ng pista. Ang saktong bilang na itinakda sa pamamagitan ng kautusan, ay kailangan na laging nasa harap ni Yahweh.
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.
Sila ang mamamahala sa tolda ng pagtitipon, sa banal na lugar, at tutulungan nila ang mga katulad nilang kaapu-apuhan ni Aaron sa paglilingkod sa tahanan ni Yahweh.
