1 Istwa 6
1 Fis a Lévi yo: Guerschom, Kehath ak Merari.
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 Fis a Kehath yo: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron ak Uziel.
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 Pitit a Amram yo: Aaron avèk Moïse ak Marie. Fis a Aaron yo: Nadab, Abihu, Éléazar ak Ithamar.
Amram’s children were Miriam and [her younger brothers] Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Éléazar te vin papa a Phinées; Phinées te vin papa a Abischua;
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
5 Abischua te vin papa a Bukki e Bukki te vin papa a Uzzi,
Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
6 epi Uzzi te vin papa a Zerachja; Zerachja te vin papa a Merajoth;
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
7 Merajoth te vin papa a Amaria; Amaria te vin papa a Achithub;
Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8 epi Achithub te vin papa a Tsadok e Tsadok te vin papa a Achimaats;
Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9 epi Achimaats te vin papa a Azaria; Azaria te vin papa a Jochanan;
Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10 Jochanan te vin papa a Azaria, ki te fè sèvis kon prèt nan kay ke Salomon te bati Jérusalem nan;
Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.
11 epi Azaria te vin papa a Amaria; Amaria te vin papa a Achithub;
Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12 Achithub te vin papa a Tsadok; Tsadok te vin papa a Schallum;
Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13 Schallum te vin papa a Hilkija, Hilkija te vin papa Azaria;
Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14 Azaria te vin papa a Seraja; Seraja te vin papa a Jehotsadak.
Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15 Jehotsadak te ale lè SENYÈ a te pote Juda avèk Jérusalem ale an egzil pa Nebucadnetsar.
Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent [King] Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] [MTY] to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them [to go to Babylonia].
16 Fis a Lévi yo: Guerschom, Kehath ak Merari.
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 Sila yo se non a fis a Guerschom yo: Libni avèk Schimeï.
Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
18 Fis a Kehath yo: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron ak Uziel.
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 Fis a Merari yo: Machli ak Muschi. Epi sila yo se fanmi a Levit yo selon zansèt pa yo.
Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
20 Selon Guerschom: Libni, fis li a, Jachath, fis li a; Zimma, fis li a;
Gershon’s [oldest] son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jehath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
21 Joach, fis li a; Iddo, fis li a; Zérach, fis li a; Jeathrai, fis li a.
Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
22 Fis a Kehath yo: Amminadab, fis li a; Koré, fis li a; Assir, fis li a;
Kohath’s [other] son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
23 Elkana, fis li a; Ebjasap, fis li a; Assir, fis li a;
Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
24 Thachath, fis li a; Uriel, fis li a; Ozias, fis li a; Saül, fis li a.
Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
25 Fis a Elkana yo: Amasaï avèk Achimoth;
Elkanah’s [other] sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 Elkana, fis li a; Elkana-Tsophaï, fis li a; Nachath, fis li a;
Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
27 Éliab, fis li a; Jerocham, fis li a; Elkana, fis li a;
Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Samuel.
28 epi fis a Samuel yo, premye ne a, Joel ak Abija.
Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
29 Fis a Merari yo: Machli; Libni, fis li a; Schimeï, fis li a; Uzza, fis li a;
Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
30 Schimea, fis li a; Hagguija, fis li a; Asaja, fis li a.
Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
31 Alò, sila yo se sila ke David te chwazi nan sèvis chante lakay SENYÈ a, lè lach la te fin poze la.
After the Sacred Chest was brought [to Jerusalem, King] David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in [the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
32 Yo te fè ministè avèk chanson yo devan tant tabènak asanble a, jis lè Salomon te fin bati lakay SENYÈ a Jérusalem; epi yo te sèvi nan fonksyon pa yo selon lòd yo.
Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the Sacred Tent, which was also called the Tent of Meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s [workers] built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions [that David had given them].
33 Sila yo se sila ki te sèvi avèk fis pa yo: Soti nan fis a Kehathit yo: Héman, chantè a, fis a Joël la, fis a Samuel la,
Here is a list of the musicians and their sons: From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
34 fis a Elkana a, fis a Jerocham nan, fis a Éliel la, fis a Thoach la,
Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
35 fis a Tsuph la, fis a Elkana a, fis a Machath la, fis a Amasaï a,
Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
36 fis a Elkana a, fis a Joël la, fis a Azaria a, fis a Sophonie a,
Amasai was the son of [another man whose name was] Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
37 fis a Thachath la, fis a Assir a, fis a Ebjasaph la, fis a Koré a,
Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
38 fis a Jitsehar la, fis a Kehath la, fis a Lévi a, fis a Israël la.
Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
39 Frè Héman an, Asaph te kanpe sou men dwat li, menm Asaph la, fis a Bérékia a, fis a Schimea a,
Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group [of singers] stood at the right side of Heman. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
40 fis a Micaël la, fis a Baaséja a, fis a Malkija a,
Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
41 fis a Ethni a, fis a Zérach la, fis a Adaja a,
Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
42 fis a Éthan an, fis a Zimma a, fis a Schimeï a,
Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
43 fis a Jachath la, fis a Guerschom an, fis a Lévi a.
Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
44 Sou lamen goch, fanmi pa yo, fis a Merari yo: Ethan, fis a Kishi a, fis a Abdi a, fis a Malluch la,
[A group of singers from] Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluch.
45 fis a Haschabia a, fis a Amatsia a, fis a Hilkija a,
Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
46 fis a Amtsi a, fis a Bani a, fis a Schémer a,
Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
47 fis a Machli a, fis a Muschi a, fis a Merari a, fis a Lévi a.
Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari, and Merari was the son of Levi.
48 Fanmi pa yo, Levit yo, te chwazi pou tout sèvis tabènak lakay Bondye a.
The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place [where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
49 Men Aaron avèk fis li yo te lofri sou lotèl ofrann brile a ak sou lotèl lansan an, pou tout zèv kote ki pi sen pase tout lòt yo a e pou fè ekspiyasyon pou Israël, selon tout sa ke Moïse, sèvitè Bondye a, te òdone.
Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the Very Holy Place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God [well], had given to them.
50 Sila yo se fis a Aaron yo: Éléazar, fis li a; Phinées, fis li a; Abischua, fis li a;
These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
51 Bukki, fis li a; Uzzi, fis li a; Zerachja, fis li a;
Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
52 Merajoth, fis li a; Amaria, fis li a; Achithub, fis li a;
Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
53 Tsadok, fis li a; Achimaats, fis li a.
Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.
54 Alò, sila yo se lye anplasman pa yo selon kan anndan tout fwontyè yo. A fis Aaron yo, a fanmi Keatit yo, (paske premye tiraj osò a te tonbe pou yo),
Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.
55 a yo, yo te bay Hébron, nan peyi Juda a ak teren patiraj ki te antoure li a;
They were allotted Hebron [city] in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
56 men chan vil yo ak bouk pa li yo, yo te bay a Caleb, fis a Jephunné a.
but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57 A fis Aaron yo, yo te bay vil azil sila yo: Hébron, Libna, osi avèk patiraj pa li a, Jatthir, Eschthemoa ak patiraj pa li a,
The descendants of Aaron [who were descendants of Kohath] were allotted Hebron, one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone]. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58 Hilen avèk patiraj pa li yo, Debir avèk patiraj pa li a,
Hilen, Debir,
59 Aschan avèk patiraj pa li a ak Beth-Schémesch avèk patiraj pa li a;
Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh.
60 epi soti nan tribi Benjamin an, Guéba avèk patiraj pa li a, Aliémeth avèk patiraj pa li a. Tout vil pa yo pami tout fanmi pa yo te trèz vil.
They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth [cities] from the tribe of Benjamin. Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.
61 Epi a tout lòt fis a Kehath yo, te bay pa tiraj osò, soti nan fanmi a tribi a, soti nan mwatye tribi a, mwatye tribi Manassé a, dis vil.
The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River].
62 A fis a Guerschom yo, selon fanmi pa yo, te bay soti nan tribi Issacar ak soti nan tribi Aser a, tribi Nephtali a ak tribi Manassé a, trèz vil nan Basan yo.
The descendants of Gershon were allotted 13 cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in [the] Bashan [region on the east side of the Jordan River].
63 A fis a Merari yo, te bay pa tiraj osò, selon fanmi pa yo, soti nan tribi Ruben an, tribi Gad la ak tribi Zabulon an, douz vil.
The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 Konsa, fis a Israël yo te bay a Levit yo vil avèk patiraj yo.
The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
65 Yo te bay pa tiraj osò soti nan tribi fis a Juda yo, tribi a fis a Siméon yo ak tribi a fis a Benjamin yo, vil sila ki mansyone pa non yo.
They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
66 Alò, kèk nan fanmi a fis a Kehath yo te gen vil nan teritwa pa yo soti nan tribi Éphraïm.
Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 Yo te bay yo vil azil yo kon swivan: Sichem avèk patiraj li nan peyi ti mòn Éphraïm yo avèk patiraj pa li; anplis, Gezer avèk patiraj li yo,
They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone], along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,
68 Jokmeam avèk patiraj pa li, Beth-Horon avèk patiraj pa li;
Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
69 Ajalon avèk patiraj pa li e Gath-Rimmon avèk patiraj pa li;
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
70 epi depi nan mwatye tribi Manassé a, Aner ak tè patiraj pa li a, e Bileam ak tè patiraj pa li a, pou rès fanmi a fis Kehath yo.
The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west [of the Jordan River].
71 A fis Guerschom yo, yo te bay soti nan fanmi a mwatye tribi Manassé a: Golan avèk Basan ak patiraj pa li e Aschtaroth avèk patiraj pa li;
The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east [of the Jordan River]. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in [the] Bashan and Ashtaroth [regions].
72 epi a tribi Issacar a: Kédesch avèk patiraj pa li, Dobrath avèk patiraj pa li,
From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
73 Ramoth avèk patiraj pa li e Ahem avèk patiraj li,
Ramoth, and Anem.
74 epi soti nan tribi Aser, Maschal avèk patiraj pa li; Abdon avèk patiraj pa li,
From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
75 Hukok avèk patiraj pa li e Rehob avèk patiraj pa li;
Hukok, and Rehob.
76 epi soti nan tribi Nephthali, Kédesch nan Galilée avèk patiraj pa li, Hammon avèk patiraj pa li e Kir-jathaïm avèk patiraj pa li.
And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in [the] Galilee [region], and Hammon and Kiriathaim [towns].
77 Pou rès nan Levit yo, fis a Merari yo: te resevwa soti nan tribi Zabulon, Rimmono avèk patiraj pa li;
The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
78 epi lòtbò Jourdain an nan Jéricho, nan kote lès Jourdain an, te bay a yo menm soti nan tribi Ruben an: Betser nan dezè a avèk patiraj pa li yo ak Jahtsa avèk patiraj pa li,
From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
79 Kedémoth avèk patiraj pa li ak Méphaath avèk patiraj pa li;
80 epi soti nan tribi a Gad la; te bay Ramoth nan Galaad avèk patiraj pa li, Mahanaïm avèk patiraj pa li,
From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region], [the cities of] Mahanaim,
81 Hesbon avè patiraj pa li ak Jaezer avèk patiraj pa li.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
