1 Masolo ya Kala 23
1 Tango Davidi akomaki mobange makasi, akomisaki Salomo, mwana na ye ya mobali, mokonzi ya Isalaele.
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
2 Asangisaki bakambi nyonso ya Isalaele elongo na Banganga-Nzambe mpe Balevi.
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
3 Batangaki Balevi nyonso oyo bazalaki na mibu tuku misato mpe koleka: motango nyonso ya Balevi ezalaki nkoto tuku misato na mwambe.
The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
4 Davidi alobaki: « Tika ete Balevi nkoto tuku mibale na minei bazala bakambi ya misala ya Tempelo ya Yawe, Balevi nkoto motoba bazala bakomi mikanda mpe basambisi,
“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
5 Balevi nkoto minei bazala bakengeli bikuke, mpe Balevi nkoto minei bakumisa Yawe na bibetelo mindule oyo nasalaki na tina na yango. »
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
6 Bongo Davidi akabolaki bango na masanga kolanda buku ya mabota ya bana mibali ya Levi: Gerishoni, Keati mpe Merari.
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Mpo na libota ya Gerishoni: Laedani mpe Shimei.
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 Laedani azalaki na bana mibali misato: mokonzi Yeyeli, Zetami mpe Joeli.
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
9 Shimei azalaki na bana mibali misato: Shelomiti, Azieli mpe Arani. Bango nde bazalaki bakambi ya mabota ya Laedani.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 Shimei azalaki na bana mibali mosusu minei: Yaati, Ziza, Yewushi mpe Beria.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Yaati azalaki mwana ya liboso, mpe Ziza, mwana ya mibale. Nzokande Yewushi mpe Beria bazalaki na bakitani ebele te. Boye batangaki bango lokola libota moko.
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
12 Keati azalaki na bana mibali minei: Amirami, Yitseari, Ebron mpe Uzieli.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
13 Amirami azalaki na bana mibali mibale: Aron mpe Moyize. Aron aponamaki mpo na libela, elongo na bana na ye ya mibali, mpo na kobulisa Esika-Oyo-Eleki-Bule, mpo na kotumba mbeka ya malasi liboso ya Yawe, mpo na kosalela Ye mpe kopambola bato mpo na libela na Kombo na Ye.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
14 Bana ya Moyize, moto na Nzambe, batangaki bango na ekolo ya Levi.
As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 Bana mibali ya Moyize: Gerishomi mpe Eliezeri.
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Bana mibali ya Gerishomi: Shebueli azalaki mwana mobali ya liboso.
The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
17 Bana mibali ya Eliezeri: Reabia azalaki mwana na ye se moko. Eliezeri azalaki na bana mosusu te, kasi Reabia azalaki na bana ebele.
The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 Bana mibali ya Yitseari: Shelomiti azalaki mwana ya liboso kati na bana mibali ya Yitseari.
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
19 Bana mibali ya Ebron: Yeriya, mwana ya liboso; Amaria, mwana ya mibale; Yaazieli, mwana ya misato mpe Yekameami, mwana ya minei.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Bana mibali ya Uzieli: Mishe, mwana ya liboso; mpe Yishiya, mwana ya mibale.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
21 Bana mibali ya Merari: Maali mpe Mushi. Bana mibali ya Maali: Eleazari mpe Kishi.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazari akufaki mpe atikalaki kobota bana mibali te, azalaki kaka na bana basi oyo babalanaki na bandeko na bango, bana mibali ya tata leki na bango Kishi.
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Bana mibali ya Mushi: Maali, Ederi mpe Yeremoti. Bango nyonso bazalaki misato.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
24 Bango nde bazalaki bakitani ya Levi kolanda bituka na bango, mpe bakambi ya bituka na bango kolanda ndenge bakomamaki, moto na moto, na buku ya mabota. Bazwaki mokumba ya kosala misala kati na Tempelo ya Yawe, kobanda na oyo azalaki na mibu tuku mibale mpe koleka.
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
25 Bongo Davidi alobaki: « Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, apesi bopemi na bato na Ye mpe avandi libela kati na Yelusalemi.
For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
26 Boye Balevi bazala lisusu te na mokumba ya komema Mongombo mpe bisalelo na yango nyonso. »
So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
27 Ezalaki kolanda malako ya suka ya Davidi nde batangaki bakitani ya Levi kobanda na mibu tuku mibale mpe koleka.
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
28 Mosala ya Balevi ezalaki mpo na kosunga bakitani ya Aron na mosala ya Tempelo ya Yawe: kolandela bopeto ya veranda mpe ya bashambre, kopetola biloko nyonso ya bule mpe kosala misala nyonso ya Tempelo.
but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29 Bazalaki na mokumba ya kotanda mapa na mesa, kobongisa farine mpo na makabo ya bagato ezanga levire, bagalete mpe bagato batumba na kikalungu, mpe bagato basangisa na mafuta mpe biloko nyonso oyo bamekelaka kilo mpe molayi.
as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
30 Bazalaki mpe na mokumba ya kotelema liboso ya Yawe, tongo mpe pokwa nyonso, mpo na kokumisa mpe kosanzola Ye;
They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
31 mpe kobonza tango nyonso bambeka ya kotumba oyo bazalaki komema epai na Yawe na mikolo ya Saba, na ebandeli ya sanza mpe na mikolo nyonso ya bafeti oyo ekatama, kolanda motango oyo bakatelaki bango mpo na libela liboso ya Yawe.
Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
32 Boye Balevi bazalaki kosala mosala na bango ya kokengela Ndako ya kapo ya Bokutani mpe Esika ya bule, mpe ya kosunga bandeko na bango ya mibali, bana ya Aron, na mosala ya Tempelo ya Yawe.
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
