1 Chronik 23
1 Als nun David alt und lebenssatt war, machte er seinen Sohn Salomo zum König über Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Er ließ dabei alle Obersten Israels sowie die Priester und Leviten zusammenkommen;
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 und als man die Leviten im Alter von dreißig und mehr Jahren zählte, ergab sich bei ihnen eine Kopfzahl von 38000 Männern.
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«, gebot David, »sollen 24000 dem Dienst am Hause des HERRN vorstehen, 6000 sollen Amtleute 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 4000 Torhüter, und 4000 sollen zum Lobpreis des HERRN die Instrumente spielen, die ich zu diesem Zweck habe anfertigen lassen.«
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 teilte sie dann in Abteilungen nach den Söhnen Levis, nach Gerson, Kahath 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 Zu den Gersoniten gehörten: Laedan und Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Die Söhne Laedans waren: Jehiel, das Oberhaupt, ferner Setham und Joel, zusammen drei.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Die Söhne Simeis waren: Selomith, Hasiel und Haran, zusammen drei. Dies waren die Familienhäupter der Laedaniten.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Die Söhne Simeis waren: Jahath, Sisa, Jehus und Beria; dies waren Simeis Söhne, zusammen vier;
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 und zwar war Jahath das Oberhaupt und Sisa der zweite; Jehus und Beria aber hatten nicht viele Söhne; darum bildeten sie nur eine Familie, nur eine Klasse.
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 waren: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron und Ussiel, zusammen vier.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Die Söhne Amrams waren: Aaron und Mose. Aaron aber wurde ausgesondert, damit er den Dienst für das Allerheiligste versehe, er und seine Nachkommen auf ewige Zeiten, um vor dem HERRN die Rauchopfer darzubringen, ihm zu dienen und in seinem Namen den Segen zu sprechen 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 Was aber Mose, den Mann Gottes, betrifft, so wurden seine Söhne einfach zum Stamme Levi gerechnet.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Die Söhne Moses waren: Gersom und Elieser;
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 die Söhne Gersoms: Sebuel, das Oberhaupt.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Und die Söhne Eliesers waren: Rehabja, das Oberhaupt; andere Söhne hatte Elieser nicht, während die Söhne Rehabjas überaus zahlreich waren. –
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Die Söhne Jizhars waren: Selomith, das Oberhaupt;
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 die Söhne Hebrons: Jerija, das Oberhaupt, Amarja der zweite, Ussiel der dritte, Jekameam der vierte.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Die Söhne Ussiels waren: Micha, das Oberhaupt, und Jissia, der zweite.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Die Söhne Meraris waren: Mahli und Musi; die Söhne Mahlis: Eleasar und Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleasar aber hinterließ bei seinem Tode keine Söhne, sondern nur Töchter, die sich mit ihren Vettern, den Söhnen des Kis, verheirateten.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Die Söhne Musis waren: Mahli, Eder und Jeremoth, zusammen drei.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Dies waren die Nachkommen Levis nach ihren Familien, die Familienhäupter, soviele ihrer gemustert wurden, nach Köpfen namentlich aufgezählt, die beim Dienst am Tempel des HERRN beschäftigt waren, 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 dachte: »Der HERR, der Gott Israels, hat seinem Volke Ruhe verschafft und wohnt nun für immer in Jerusalem;
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 brauchen nun auch die Leviten das Zelt und alle zu seiner Bedienung erforderlichen Geräte 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 Anordnungen Davids waren die Leviten im Alter von zwanzig Jahren und darüber gezählt worden.
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 Vielmehr dient nun ihre Amtstätigkeit zur Unterstützung der Nachkommen Aarons beim Dienst am Tempel des HERRN als Aufseher über die Vorhöfe und über die Zellen und über die Reinigung alles Heiligen, überhaupt für alles, was zu den Dienstleistungen am Tempel des HERRN gehört,
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 außerdem für die Besorgung der aufgeschichteten Schaubrote und des Feinmehls zu den Speisopfern, für die ungesäuerten Fladen, für das Pfannenbackwerk und das Eingerührte sowie für alles (Messen mit) Hohl- und Längenmaßen.
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 Auch müssen sie alle Morgen antreten, um dem HERRN Lob- und Danklieder zu singen, ebenso auch 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 Auch bei jeder Darbringung von Brandopfern für den HERRN haben sie an den Sabbaten, Neumonden und Festen Dienst zu tun, sooft Opfer nach der dafür feststehenden Ordnung regelmäßig dem HERRN darzubringen sind.
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 So haben sie also die Geschäfte am Offenbarungszelt und die Geschäfte am Heiligtum, überhaupt die Geschäfte zur Unterstützung der Nachkommen Aarons, ihrer Stammesgenossen, beim Dienst am Tempel des HERRN zu besorgen.
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.
