1 Chronik 23
1 Und David war alt und der Tage satt; und er machte Salomo, seinen Sohn, zum König über Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Und er versammelte alle Obersten Israels und die Priester und die Leviten.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Und die Leviten wurden gezählt von dreißig Jahren an und darüber; und ihre Zahl war, Kopf für Kopf, an Männern 38000.
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 Von diesen, sprach David, sollen 24000 die Aufsicht über das Werk des Hauses Jehovas führen; und 6000 sollen Vorsteher und Richter sein;
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 und 4000 Torhüter; und 4000, welche Jehova loben [O. lobsingen] mit den Instrumenten, die ich gemacht habe, um zu loben. [O. lobsingen]
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 Und David teilte sie in Abteilungen, nach den Söhnen Levis, nach Gerson, Kehath und Merari.
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 Von den Gersonitern: Ladan und Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Die Söhne Ladans: das Haupt, Jechiel, und Setham und Joel, drei.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Die Söhne Simeis: Schelomith und Hasiel und Haran, drei. Diese waren die Häupter der Väter von Ladan.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Und die Söhne Simeis: Jachath, Sina und Jeghusch und Beria; das waren die Söhne Simeis, vier.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Und Jachath war das Haupt, und Sina der zweite; und Jeghusch und Beria hatten nicht viele Söhne, und so bildeten sie ein Vaterhaus, eine Zählung. [O. eine Amtsklasse]
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 Die Söhne Kehaths: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron und Ussiel, vier.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Die Söhne Amrams: Aaron und Mose. Und Aaron wurde abgesondert, daß er als hochheilig geheiligt würde, er und seine Söhne auf ewig, um vor Jehova zu räuchern, ihm zu dienen und in seinem Namen zu segnen ewiglich.
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 Und was Mose, den Mann Gottes, betrifft, so wurden seine Söhne nach dem Stamme Levi genannt.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Die Söhne Moses: Gersom und Elieser.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 die Söhne Gersoms: Schebuel, das Haupt.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Und die Söhne Eliesers waren: Rechabja, das Haupt; und Elieser hatte keine anderen Söhne; aber die Söhne Rechabjas waren überaus zahlreich. -
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Die Söhne Jizhars: Schelomith, das Haupt.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Die Söhne Hebrons: Jerija, das Haupt; Amarja, der zweite; Jachasiel, der dritte; und Jekamam, der vierte.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Die Söhne Ussiels: Micha, das Haupt, und Jischija, der zweite.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Die Söhne Meraris: Machli und Musi. Die Söhne Machlis: Eleasar und Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Und Eleasar starb, und er hatte keine Söhne, sondern nur Töchter; und die Söhne Kis, ihre Brüder, nahmen sie zu Weibern.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Die Söhne Musis: Machli und Eder und Jeremoth, drei.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Das waren die Söhne Levis nach ihren Vaterhäusern, Häupter der Väter, wie sie gemustert wurden nach der Zahl [O. durch Zählung] der Namen, Kopf für Kopf, welche das Werk taten für den Dienst des Hauses Jehovas, von zwanzig Jahren an und darüber.
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 Denn David sprach: Jehova, der Gott Israels, hat seinem Volke Ruhe geschafft, und er wohnt in Jerusalem auf ewig;
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 so haben auch die Leviten die Wohnung und alle ihre Geräte zu ihrem Dienste nicht mehr zu tragen.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Denn nach den letzten Worten Davids wurden von den Söhnen Levis diejenigen von zwanzig Jahren an und darüber gezählt.
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 Denn ihre Stelle war [O. mit Einklammerung des 27. Verses: "Denn ihre Stelle ist usw."; und dementsprechend in v 32: Und sie sollen warten usw.] zur Seite [O. unter der Aufsicht, Leitung] der Söhne Aarons für den Dienst des Hauses Jehovas betreffs der Vorhöfe und der Zellen und der Reinigung alles Heiligen, und betreffs des Werkes des Dienstes des Hauses Gottes:
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 für das Schichtbrot, und für das Feinmehl zum Speisopfer, und für die ungesäuerten Fladen, und für die Pfanne, und für das Eingerührte, und für alles Hohl- und Längenmaß;
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 und damit sie Morgen für Morgen hinträten, um Jehova zu preisen und zu loben, und ebenso am Abend;
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 und um alle Brandopfer dem Jehova zu opfern an den Sabbathen, an den Neumonden und an den Festen, [S. die Anm. zu 3. Mose 23,2] nach der Zahl, nach der Vorschrift darüber, [S. 4. Mose 28] beständig vor Jehova.
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 Und sie warteten der Hut des Zeltes der Zusammenkunft und der Hut des Heiligtums, und der Hut der Söhne Aarons, ihrer Brüder, [d. h. sie unterstützten ihre Brüder in deren Dienst] für den Dienst des Hauses Jehovas.
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.
