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.
Ũyũ nĩguo mũtaratara wa andũ a Isiraeli arĩa maarĩ atongoria a nyũmba, na anene a ikundi cia o ngiri ngiri na ikundi cia o igana igana, na anene ao, arĩa maatungatagĩra mũthamaki maũndũ-inĩ mothe makoniĩ ikundi cia mbũtũ cia ita iria ciakoragwo wĩra-inĩ mweri o mweri, mwaka wothe. O gĩkundi kĩarĩ kĩa andũ 24,000.
2 Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].
Mũrũgamĩrĩri wa gĩkundi kĩa mbere kĩa mweri wa mbere aarĩ Jashobeamu mũrũ wa Zabidieli. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
3 He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
Nake aarĩ wa rũciaro rwa Perezu, na nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa anene othe a mbũtũ cia ita mweri wa mbere.
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).
Mũrũgamĩrĩri wa gĩkundi kĩa mweri wa keerĩ aarĩ Dodai ũrĩa Mũahohi; mũtongoria wa gĩkundi gĩake aarĩ Mikilothu. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
5 Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
Mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita wa gatatũ, wa mweri wa ĩtatũ aarĩ Benaia mũrũ wa Jehoiada ũrĩa mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai. Nĩwe warĩ mũnene, na gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
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.
Benaia ũcio nĩwe warĩ njamba mũno gatagatĩ-inĩ ka arĩa Mĩrongo Ĩtatũ na nĩwe warĩ mũnene wao. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarũgamagĩrĩrwo nĩ mũriũ Amizabadi.
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].
Mũnene wa kana, wa mweri wa ĩna, aarĩ Asaheli mũrũ wa nyina na Joabu; mũriũ Zebadia nĩwe wacookire ithenya rĩake. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
8 The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
Mũnene wa gatano mweri wa ĩtano, aarĩ Shamuhuthu ũrĩa Mũizirahi. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
9 The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
Mũnene wa gatandatũ wa mweri wa ĩtandatũ, aarĩ Ira mũrũ wa Ikeshu ũrĩa Mũtekoa. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
10 The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
Mũnene wa mũgwanja wa mweri wa mũgwanja, aarĩ Helezu ũrĩa Mũpeloni, wa rũciaro rwa Efiraimu. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
11 The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
Mũnene wa kanana, wa mweri wa ĩnana, aarĩ Sibekai ũrĩa Mũhushathi wa rũciaro rwa Azerahi. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
12 The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
Mũnene wa kenda wa mweri wa kenda aarĩ Abiezeri ũrĩa Mũanathothu wa rũciaro rwa Abenjamini. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
13 The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
Mũnene wa ikũmi, wa mweri wa ikũmi, aarĩ Maharai ũrĩa Mũnetofathi wa rũciaro rwa Azerahi. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
14 The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
Mũnene wa ikũmi na ũmwe, wa mweri wa ikũmi na ũmwe, aarĩ Benaia ũrĩa Mũpirathoni wa rũciaro rwa Aefiraimu. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
15 The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
Mũnene wa ikũmi na eerĩ, mweri wa ikũmi na ĩĩrĩ, aarĩ Helidai ũrĩa Mũnetofathi, wa kuuma nyũmba ya Othinieli. Gĩkundi gĩake kĩarĩ na andũ 24,000.
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.
Anene arĩa maathaga mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli maarĩ aya: mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Rubeni aarĩ Eliezeri mũrũ wa Zikiri; mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Simeoni aarĩ Shefatia mũrũ wa Maaka;
17 Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.
mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Lawi aarĩ Hashabia mũrũ wa Kemueli; mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Harũni aarĩ Zadoku;
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.
mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Juda aarĩ Elihu mũrũ wa ithe na Daudi; mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Isakaru aarĩ Omuri mũrũ wa Mikaeli;
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.
mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Zebuluni aarĩ Ishimaia mũrũ wa Obadia; mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Nafitali aarĩ Jeremothu mũrũ wa Azirieli;
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.
mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Aefiraimu aarĩ Hoshea mũrũ wa Azazia; mũnene wa nuthu ĩmwe ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase aarĩ Joeli mũrũ wa Pedaia;
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.
mũnene wa nuthu ĩrĩa ingĩ ya mũhĩrĩga wa Manase kũu Gileadi aarĩ Ido mũrũ wa Zekaria; mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Benjamini aarĩ Jaasieli mũrũ wa Abineri;
22 Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.
mũnene wa mũhĩrĩga wa Dani aarĩ Azareli mũrũ wa Jerohamu; Acio nĩo maarĩ anene arĩa maathaga mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli.
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.
Daudi ndaatarire andũ a mĩaka mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na arĩa mataakinyĩtie, tondũ Jehova nĩeranĩire atĩ nĩakaingĩhia Isiraeli matuĩke o ta njata cia matu-inĩ.
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].
Joabu mũrũ wa Zeruia nĩambĩrĩirie gũtara andũ, no ndaarĩkirie. Mangʼũrĩ nĩmakinyĩire Isiraeli nĩ ũndũ wa itarana rĩu. Naguo mũigana wa itarana rĩu ndwandĩkirwo ibuku-inĩ rĩa maũndũ ma Mũthamaki Daudi.
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.
Azimavethu mũrũ wa Adieli nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra nyũmba iria ciaigagwo indo cia ũthamaki. Jonathani mũrũ wa Uzia nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra nyũmba cia kũigwo indo kũu ngʼongo-inĩ, na matũũra-inĩ, na tũtũũra-inĩ, o na mĩthiringo ĩrĩa mĩraihu na igũrũ ya arangĩri.
26 Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
Eziri mũrũ wa Kelubu nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra andũ arĩa maarutaga wĩra wa kũrĩma mĩgũnda.
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.
Shimei ũrĩa Mũramathi nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra mĩgũnda ya mĩthabibũ. Zabadi ũrĩa Mũshifimi nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra maciaro ma mĩthabibũ matanekĩrwo mĩtũngi-inĩ.
28 Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
Baali-Hanani ũrĩa Mũgederi nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra mĩtĩ ya mĩtamaiyũ na ya mĩborothandi magũrũ-inĩ ma irĩma cia mwena wa irathĩro. Joashu nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra kũrĩa kwaigagwo maguta ma mĩtamaiyũ.
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.
Shitirai ũrĩa Mũsharoni nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra ndũũru cia ngʼombe iria ciarĩithagio Sharoni. Shafati mũrũ wa Adilai nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra ndũũru cia ngʼombe iria ciarĩ cianda-inĩ.
30 Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
Obili ũrĩa Mũishumaeli nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra ngamĩĩra. Jehedeia ũrĩa Mũmeronothu nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra ndigiri.
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.
Jazizi ũrĩa Mũhagari nĩwe warũgamagĩrĩra ndũũru cia mbũri. Acio othe nĩo maarĩ anene arĩa marũgamagĩrĩra indo ciothe cia Mũthamaki Daudi.
32 David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
Jonathani mamawe wa Daudi aarĩ mũheani kĩrĩra, mũndũ mũmenyi maũndũ na mwandĩki-marũa. Nake Jehieli mũrũ wa Hakimoni nĩwe wamenyagĩrĩra ariũ a mũthamaki.
33 Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
Ahithofeli nĩwe waheaga mũthamaki kĩrĩra. Nake Hushai ũrĩa Mũariki aarĩ mũrata wa mũthamaki.
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.
Jehoiada mũrũ wa Benaia na Abiatharu nĩo maacookire ithenya rĩa Ahithofeli. Joabu nĩwe warĩ mũnene wa mbũtũ cia ita cia mũthamaki.
