1 Chroniques 23
1 Or David étant vieux et rassasié de jours, établit Salomon son fils pour Roi sur Israël.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Et il assembla tous les principaux d'Israël, et les Sacrificateurs, et les Lévites.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Et on fit le dénombrement des Lévites, depuis l'âge de trente ans, et au dessus; et les mâles d'entr'eux étant comptés, chacun par tête, il y eut trente-huit mille hommes.
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.
4 [Il y en eut] d'entre eux vingt et quatre mille qui vaquaient ordinairement à l'œuvre de la maison de l'Eternel, et six mille qui étaient prévôts et juges.
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.
5 Et quatre mille portiers, et quatre [autres] mille qui louaient l'Eternel avec des instruments, que j'ai faits, [dit David], pour le louer.
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.”
6 David les distribua aussi selon le partage qui avait été fait des enfants de Lévi, [savoir] Guerson, Kéhath, et Mérari.
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.
7 Des Guersonites il y eut, Lahdan, et Simhi.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Les enfants de Lahdan furent ces trois, Jéhiël le premier, puis Zetham, puis Joël.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Les enfants de Simhi furent ces trois, Sélomith, Haziël, et Haran. Ce sont là les Chefs des pères de la [famille], de Lahdan.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Et les enfants de Simhi furent, Jahath, Ziza, Jéhus, et Bériha; ce sont là les quatre enfants de Simhi.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Et Jahath était le premier, et Ziza le second; mais Jéhus et Bériha n'eurent pas beaucoup d'enfants, c'est pourquoi ils furent comptés pour un seul Chef de famille dans la maison de leur père.
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.
12 Des enfants de Kéhath il y eut, Hamram, Jitshar, Hébron, et Huziël, [en tout] quatre.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Les enfants d'Hamram furent, Aaron et Moïse; et Aaron fut séparé lui et ses fils à toujours, pour sanctifier le lieu Très-saint, pour faire des encensements en la présence de l'Eternel, pour le servir, et pour bénir en son Nom à toujours.
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.
14 Et quant à Moïse, homme de Dieu, ses enfants devaient être censés de la Tribu de Lévi.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Les enfants de Moïse furent Guersom et Elihézer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Des enfants de Guersom, Sébuël le premier.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Et quant aux enfants d'Elihézer, Réhabia fut le premier; et Elihézer n'eut point d'autres enfants, mais les enfants de Réhabia multiplièrent merveilleusement.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Des enfants de Jitshar, Sélomith était le premier.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Les enfants de Hébron furent Jérija le premier, Amaria le second, Jahaziël le troisième, Jékamham le quatrième.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Les enfants de Huziël furent, Mica le premier, Jisija le second.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Des enfants de Mérari il y eut, Mahli et Musi. Les enfants de Mahli furent, Eléazar et Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Et Eléazar mourut, et n'eut point de fils, mais des filles; et les fils de Kis leurs frères les prirent [pour femmes].
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Les enfants de Musi furent, Mahli, Héder, et Jérémoth, eux trois.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Ce sont là les enfants de Lévi selon les maisons de leurs pères, Chefs des pères, selon leurs dénombrements qui furent faits selon le nombre de leurs noms, [étant comptés] chacun par tête, et ils faisaient la fonction pour le service de la maison de l'Eternel, depuis l'âge de vingt ans, et au dessus.
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.
25 Car David dit: L'Eternel Dieu d'Israël a donné du repos à son peuple, et il a établi sa demeure dans Jérusalem pour toujours.
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.
26 Et même quant aux Lévites, ils n'avaient plus à porter le Tabernacle, ni tous les ustensiles pour son service.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 C'est pourquoi dans les derniers Registres de David, les enfants de Lévi furent dénombrés depuis l'âge de vingt ans, et au dessus.
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.
28 Car leur charge était d'assister les enfants d'Aaron pour le service de la maison de l'Eternel, [étant établis] sur le parvis, [et] sur les chambres, [et] pour nettoyer toutes les choses saintes, et pour l'œuvre du service de la maison de Dieu;
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.
29 Et pour les pains de proposition, pour la fleur de farine dont devait être fait le gâteau, et pour les beignets sans levain, pour [tout] ce qui [se cuit] sur la plaque, pour [tout] ce qui est rissolé, et pour la petite et grande mesure.
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.
30 Et pour se présenter tous les matins et tous les soirs, afin de célébrer et louer l'Eternel;
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.
31 Et quand on offrait tous les holocaustes qu'il fallait offrir à l'Eternel les jours de Sabbat aux nouvelles lunes, et aux fêtes solennelles, continuellement devant l'Eternel, selon le nombre qui en avait été ordonné.
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.
32 Et afin qu'ils fissent la garde du Tabernacle d'assignation, et la garde du Sanctuaire, et la garde des fils d'Aaron leurs frères, pour le service de la maison de l'Eternel.
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.
