1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Davut çok yaşlanınca, oğlu Süleyman'ı İsrail Kralı yaptı.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
Davut İsrail'in bütün önderlerini, kâhinleri, Levililer'i bir araya topladı.
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.
Otuz ve daha yukarı yaştaki Levililer sayıldı. Toplamı otuz sekiz bin erkekti.
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.
Bunlardan yirmi dört bini RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın işlerini gözetecek, altı bini memur ve yargıç olacaktı;
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.”
dört bini kapı nöbetçisi olacak, dört bini de Davut'un RAB'bi övmek için sağladığı çalgıları çalacaktı.
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.
Davut Levililer'i Levi'nin oğullarına göre bölümlere ayırdı: Gerşon, Kehat, Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Gerşonlular: Ladan, Şimi.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Ladan'ın oğulları: İlk oğlu Yehiel, Zetam, Yoel. Toplam üç kişiydi.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Bunlar Ladan boyunun boy başlarıydı. Şimi'nin oğulları: Şelomit, Haziel, Haran. Toplam üç kişiydi.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Şimi'nin öbür oğulları: Yahat, Ziza, Yeuş, Beria. Bu dördü Şimi'nin oğullarıydı.
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.
Yahat ilk, Ziza ikinci oğuldu. Ancak Yeuş'la Beria'nın çok sayıda oğulları olmadığı için bir boy sayıldılar.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kehat'ın oğulları: Amram, Yishar, Hevron, Uzziel. Toplam dört kişi.
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.
Amram'ın oğulları: Harun, Musa. Harun'la oğulları en kutsal eşyaları korumak, RAB'bin önünde buhur yakmak, O'na hizmet etmek ve sonsuza dek O'nun adına halkı kutsamak için atandılar.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Tanrı adamı Musa'nın oğulları da Levi oymağından sayıldı.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Musa'nın oğulları: Gerşom, Eliezer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Gerşom'un oğulları: Önder Şevuel.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
Eliezer'in oğlu: Önder Rehavya. Eliezer'in başka oğlu yoktu. Rehavya'nınsa birçok oğlu vardı.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Yishar'ın oğulları: Önder Şelomit.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Hevron'un oğulları: İlk oğlu Yeriya, ikincisi Amarya, üçüncüsü Yahaziel, dördüncüsü Yekamam.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Uzziel'in oğulları: İlk oğlu Mika, ikincisi Yişşiya.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Merari'nin oğulları: Mahli, Muşi. Mahli'nin oğulları: Elazar, Kiş.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Elazar oğul sahibi olmadan öldü. Ama kızları vardı. Amcaları Kiş'in oğulları onlarla evlendi.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Muşi'nin oğulları: Mahli, Eder, Yeremot. Toplam üç kişi.
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.
Boylarına göre Levioğulları bunlardı. Boy başlarının her biri kendi adıyla sayıldı. Yirmi ve daha yukarı yaştaki Levililer, RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın işlerinde görev aldılar.
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.
Çünkü Davut, “İsrail'in Tanrısı RAB halkını rahata kavuşturdu” demişti, “Yeruşalim'i de sonsuza dek kendine konut seçti.
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
Onun için Levililer'in RAB'bin Çadırı'nı ve tapınma hizmetinde kullanılan eşyaları taşımalarına artık gerek yok.”
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.
Davut'un son buyruğu uyarınca, yirmi ve daha yukarı yaştaki Levililer sayıldı.
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.
Levililer'in görevi RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın hizmetinde Harunoğulları'na yardım etmekti: Avlulardan, odalardan, kutsal eşyaların arınmasından ve Tanrı'nın Tapınağı'ndaki öbür hizmetlerden sorumluydular.
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.
Adak ekmeklerinden, tahıl sunusu için kullanılan ince undan, mayasız ince ekmekten, sacda pişirilen yiyeceklerden ve zeytinyağıyla karıştırılan sunulardan, her tür hacim ve uzunluk ölçülerinden onlar sorumluydu.
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.
RAB'be şükretmek, övgüler sunmak üzere her sabah ve akşam tapınakta hazır bulunacaklardı.
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.
Şabat Günü, Yeni Ay Töreni ve öbür bayramlarda RAB'be yakmalık sunular sunulduğunda da hazır bulunacaklardı. RAB'bin önünde, kendileri için belirlenen ilkeler uyarınca uygun sayıda sürekli hizmet edeceklerdi.
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.
Böylece Levililer Buluşma Çadırı'na ve kutsal yere bakma, RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın hizmetinde kardeşleri Harunoğulları'na yardım etme görevini üstlendiler.
