1 Chronicles 27

1 This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.

Og Israels Børn efter deres Tal, Øversterne for Fædrenehusene og Høvedsmændene over tusinde og over hundrede og deres Fogeder, de, som tjente Kongen i hver Sag, som paalaa Skifterne, hvilke traadte til og gik fra, Maaned for Maaned, i alle Aarets Maaneder, vare i ethvert Skifte fire og tyve Tusinde.

2 Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].

Over det første Skifte i den første Maaned var Jasabeam, Sabdiels Søn, og udi hans Skifter vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

3 He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.

Han var af Perez's Børn, den øverste over alle Stridshøvedsmændene, i den første Maaned.

4 Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).

Og over den anden Maaneds Skifte var Dodaj, Ahohiten, og ved hans Skifte var ogsaa Fyrsten Mikloth, og udi hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

5 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.

Den tredje Stridshøvedsmand for den tredje Maaned var Benaja, Jojadas Søn, Præsten, han var en Øverste, og udi hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

6 He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.

Denne Benaja var vældig iblandt de tredive og over de tredive; og ved hans Skifte var hans Søn Ammi-Sabad.

7 Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].

Den fjerde i den fjerde Maaned var Asael, Joabs Broder, og Sabadja, hans Søn, efter ham, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

8 The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.

Den femte i den femte Maaned var den Fyrste Samhuth, Jisrehiten, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

9 The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].

Den sjette i den sjette Maaned var Ira, Ikes's Søn, Thekoiten, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

10 The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.

Den syvende i den syvende Maaned var Helez, Peloniten, af Efraims Børn, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

11 The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].

Den ottende i den ottende Maaned var Sibekaj, Husathiten, af Serahiterne, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

12 The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.

Den niende i den niende Maaned var Abieser, Anathothiten, af Benjaminiterne, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

13 The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].

Den tiende i den tiende Maaned var Maharaj, Netofathiten, af Serahiterne, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

14 The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.

Den ellevte i den ellevte Maaned var Benaja, Pireathoniten, af Efraims Børn, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

15 The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].

Den tolvte i den tolvte Maaned var Heldaj, Netofathiten, af Othniels Slægt, og i hans Skifte vare fire og tyve Tusinde.

16 This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.

Og over Israels Stammer var: For Rubeniterne en Fyrste Elieser, Sikris Søn; for Simeoniterne Sefatja, Maakas Søn;

17 Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.

for Levi Hasabja, Kemuels Søn; for Aron Zadok;

18 Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.

for Juda Elihu, en af Davids Brødre; for Isaskar Omri, Mikaels Søn;

19 Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.

for Sebulon Jesmaja, Obadjas Søn; for Nafthali Jerimoth, Asriels Søn;

20 Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.

for Efraims Børn Hosea, Asasias Søn; for den halve Manasses Stamme Joel, Pedajas Søn;

21 Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.

for den halve Manasses Stamme i Gilead Iddo, Sakarias Søn; for Benjamin Jaasiel, Abners Søn;

22 Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.

for Dan Asareel, Jerohams Søn; disse vare Israels Stammers Fyrster.

23 [When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.

Men David tog ikke Tal paa dem, som vare fra tyve Aar gamle og derunder; thi Herren havde sagt, at han vilde formere Israel som Stjernerne paa Himmelen.

24 Joab [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].

Joab, Zerujas Søn, havde begyndt at tælle, men fuldendte det ikke, fordi der blev en Vrede derfor over Israel; og Tallet blev ikke opført i Tallet i Kong Davids Krønikers Bog.

25 Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.

Og over Kongens Skatte var Asmaveth, Adiels Søn; og over Forraadet paa Marken, i Stæderne og i Byerne og i Taarnene var Jonathan, Ussias Søn.

26 Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].

Og over dem, som gjorde Markarbejdet ved at dyrke Jorden, var Esri, Kelubs Søn.

27 Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.

Og over Vingaardene var Simei, Ramathiten; og over Vingaardenes Forraad af Vin var Sabdi, Sifmiten.

28 Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.

Og over Oliegaardene og Morbærtræerne, som vare i Lavlandet, var Baal-Hanan, Gederiten; og over Forraadet af Olie var Joas.

29 Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.

Og over det store Kvæg, som græssede i Saron, var Sitri, Saroniten; og over Øksnene i Dalene var Safat, Adlajs Søn.

30 Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.

Og over Kamelerne var Obil, Ismaeliten; og over Aseninderne var Jedeja, Meronothiten.

31 Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to King David.

Og over Smaakvæget var Jasis, Hagariten; alle disse vare Opsynsmænd over det Gods, som hørte Kong David til.

32 David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.

Men Jonathan, Davids Faders Broder, var Raadgiver, en forstandig Mand, han var og Skriver; og Jehiel, Hakmonis Søn, var hos Kongens Sønner.

33 Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.

Og Akitofel var Kongens Raadgiver; og Husaj, Arkiten, var Kongens Ven.

34 Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.

Og efter Akitofel kom Jojada, Benajas Søn, og Abjathar; men Joab var Kongens Stridshøvedsmand.