1 Cronache 26
1 Quanto alle classi de’ portinai, v’erano: dei Korahiti: Mescelemia, figliuolo di Kore, dei figliuoli d’Asaf.
This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Figliuoli di Mescelemia: Zaccaria, il primogenito, Jediael il secondo, Zebadia il terzo, Jathniel il quarto,
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 Elam il quinto, Johanan il sesto, Eliehoenai il settimo.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Figliuoli di Obed-Edom: Scemaia, il primogenito, Jehozabad il secondo, Joah il terzo, Sacar il quarto, Nethanel il quinto,
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 Ammiel il sesto, Issacar il settimo, Peullethai l’ottavo; poiché Dio l’avea benedetto.
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 E a Scemaia, suo figliuolo, nacquero dei figliuoli che signoreggiarono sulla casa del padre loro, perché erano uomini forti e valorosi.
Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.
7 Figliuoli di Scemaia: Othni, Refael, Obed, Elzabad e i suoi fratelli, uomini valorosi, Elihu e Semachia.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 Tutti questi erano figliuoli di Obed-Edom; essi, i loro figliuoli e i loro fratelli erano uomini valenti e pieni di forza per il servizio: sessantadue di Obed-Edom.
All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.
9 Mescelemia ebbe figliuoli e fratelli, uomini valenti, in numero di diciotto.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Hosa, de’ figliuoli di Merari, ebbe per figliuoli: Scimri il capo che il padre avea fatto capo, quantunque non fosse il primogenito
Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.
11 Hilkia il secondo, Tebalia il terzo, Zaccaria il quarto. Tutti i figliuoli e i fratelli di Hosa erano in numero di tredici.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 A queste classi di portinai, ai capi di questi uomini, come anche ai loro fratelli, fu affidato l’incarico del servizio della casa dell’Eterno.
Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.
13 E tirarono a sorte, per ciascuna porta: i più piccoli come i più grandi, nell’ordine delle loro case patriarcali.
By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.
14 Per il lato d’oriente la sorte designò Scelemia. Si tirò poi a sorte per Zaccaria, suo figliuolo, ch’era un consigliere di senno; e la sorte designò lui per il lato di settentrione.
Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.
15 Per il lato di mezzogiorno, la sorte designò Obed-Edom; e per i magazzini designò i suoi figliuoli.
Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.
16 Per il lato d’occidente, con la porta Shalleketh, sulla via che sale, la sorte designò Shuppim e Hosa: erano due posti di guardia, uno dirimpetto all’altro.
Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.
17 A oriente v’erano sei Leviti; al settentrione, quattro per giorno; a mezzodì, quattro per giorno, e quattro ai magazzini, due per ogni ingresso;
Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.
18 al recinto del tempio, a occidente, ve n’erano addetti quattro per la strada, due per il recinto.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 Queste sono le classi dei portinai, scelti tra i figliuoli di Kore e i figliuoli di Merari.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 I Leviti, loro fratelli, erano preposti ai tesori della casa di Dio e ai tesori delle cose consacrate.
Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.
21 I figliuoli di Laedan, i figliuoli dei Ghershoniti discesi da Laedan, i capi delle case patriarcali di Laedan il Ghershonita, cioè Jehieli;
[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.
22 e i figliuoli di Jehieli: Zetham e Joel suo fratello, erano preposti ai tesori della casa dell’Eterno.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Fra gli Amramiti, gli Jtsehariti, gli Hebroniti e gli Uzzieliti,
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Scebuel, figliuolo di Ghershom, figliuolo di Mosè, era sovrintendente dei tesori.
[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.
25 Tra i suoi fratelli per il tramite di Eliezer, che ebbe per figliuolo Rehabia, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Isaia, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Joram, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Zicri, ch’ebbe per figliuolo Scelomith,
[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.
26 questo Scelomith e i suoi fratelli erano preposti a tutti i tesori delle cose sacre, che il re Davide, i capi delle case patriarcali, i capi di migliaia e di centinaia e i capi dell’esercito aveano consacrate
Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.
27 (prelevandole dal bottino di guerra per il mantenimento della casa dell’Eterno),
Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.
28 e a tutto quello ch’era stato consacrato da Samuele, il veggente, da Saul, figliuolo di Kis, da Abner, figliuolo di Ner, e da Joab, figliuolo di Tseruia. Chiunque consacrava qualcosa l’affidava alle mani di Scelomith e de’ suoi fratelli.
And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.
29 Fra gli Jtshariti, Kenania e i suoi figliuoli erano addetti agli affari estranei al tempio, come magistrati e giudici in Israele.
From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.
30 Fra gli Hebroniti, Hashabia e i suoi fratelli, uomini valorosi, in numero di millesettecento furono preposti alla sorveglianza d’Israele, di qua dal Giordano, a occidente, per tutti gli affari che concernevano l’Eterno, e per il servizio del re.
From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.
31 Fra gli Hebroniti (circa gli Hebroniti, l’anno quarantesimo del regno di Davide si fecero delle ricerche relative alle loro genealogie, secondo le loro case patriarcali, e si trovaron fra loro degli uomini forti e valorosi a Jaezer in Galaad)
It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].
32 v’erano il capo Ieria e i suoi fratelli, uomini valorosi, in numero di duemila settecento capi di case patriarcali; e il re Davide affidò loro la sorveglianza dei Rubeniti, dei Gaditi, della mezza tribù di Manasse, per tutte le cose concernenti Dio e per tutti gli affari del re.
Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.
