I Paralipomenon 26
1 divisiones autem ianitorum de Coritis Mesellemia filius Core de filiis Asaph
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 filii Mesellemiae Zaccharias primogenitus Iadihel secundus Zabadias tertius Iathanahel quartus
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 Ahilam quintus Iohanan sextus Helioenai septimus
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 filii autem Obededom Semeias primogenitus Iozabad secundus Iohaa tertius Sachar quartus Nathanahel quintus
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 Amihel sextus Isachar septimus Phollathi octavus quia benedixit illi Dominus
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Semeiae autem filio eius nati sunt filii praefecti familiarum suarum erant enim viri fortissimi
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 filii ergo Semeiae Othni et Raphahel et Obedihel Zabad fratres eius viri fortissimi Heliu quoque et Samachias
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 omnes hii de filiis Obededom ipsi et filii et fratres eorum fortissimi ad ministrandum sexaginta duo de Obededom
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 porro Mesellamiae filii et fratres robustissimi decem et octo
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 de Hosa autem id est de filiis Merari Semri princeps non enim habuerat primogenitum et idcirco posuerat eum pater eius in principem
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 Helchias secundus Tabelias tertius Zaccharias quartus omnes hii filii et fratres Hosa tredecim
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 hii divisi sunt in ianitores ut semper principes custodiarum sicut et fratres eorum ministrarent in domo Domini
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 missae sunt autem sortes ex aequo et parvis et magnis per familias suas in unamquamque portarum
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 cecidit igitur sors orientalis Selemiae porro Zacchariae filio eius viro prudentissimo et erudito sortito obtigit plaga septentrionalis
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 Obededom vero et filiis eius ad austrum in qua parte domus erat seniorum concilium
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 Sepphima et Hosa ad occidentem iuxta portam quae ducit ad viam ascensionis custodia contra custodiam
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 ad orientem vero Levitae sex et ad aquilonem quattuor per diem atque ad meridiem similiter in die quattuor et ubi erat concilium bini et bini
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 in cellulis quoque ianitorum ad occidentem quattuor in via binique per cellulas
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 hae sunt divisiones ianitorum filiorum Core et Merari
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 porro Achias erat super thesauros domus Dei ac vasa sanctorum
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 filii Ledan filii Gersonni de Ledan principes familiarum Ledan et Gersonni Ieiheli
[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 filii Ieiheli Zathan et Iohel frater eius super thesauros domus Domini
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Amramitis et Isaaritis et Hebronitis et Ozihelitibus
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Subahel autem filius Gersom filii Mosi praepositus thesauris
[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 fratres quoque eius Eliezer cuius filius Raabia et huius filius Isaias et huius filius Ioram huius quoque filius Zechri sed et huius filius Selemith
[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 ipse Selemith et fratres eius super thesauros sanctorum quae sanctificavit David rex et principes familiarum et tribuni et centuriones et duces exercitus
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 de bellis et manubiis proeliorum quae consecraverant ad instaurationem et supellectilem templi Domini
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 haec autem universa sanctificavit Samuhel videns et Saul filius Cis et Abner filius Ner et Ioab filius Sarviae omnes qui sanctificaverunt ea per manum Salemith et fratrum eius
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 Saaritis vero praeerat Chonenias et filii eius ad opera forinsecus super Israhel ad docendum et ad iudicandum eos
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 porro de Hebronitis Asabias et fratres eius viri fortissimi mille septingenti praeerant Israheli trans Iordanem contra occidentem in cunctis operibus Domini et in ministerium regis
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 Hebronitarum autem princeps fuit Hieria secundum familias et cognationes eorum quadragesimo anno regni David recensiti sunt et inventi viri fortissimi in Iazer 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 fratresque eius robustioris aetatis duo milia septingenti principes familiarum praeposuit autem eos David rex Rubenitis et Gadditis et dimidio tribus Manasse in omne ministerium Dei et regis
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.
