1 Masolo ya Kala 23
1 Tango Davidi akomaki mobange makasi, akomisaki Salomo, mwana na ye ya mobali, mokonzi ya Isalaele.
And when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 Asangisaki bakambi nyonso ya Isalaele elongo na Banganga-Nzambe mpe Balevi.
And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 Batangaki Balevi nyonso oyo bazalaki na mibu tuku misato mpe koleka: motango nyonso ya Balevi ezalaki nkoto tuku misato na mwambe.
And then were numbered the Levites from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, of men, was thirty and eight thousand.
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 were twenty and four thousand to superintend the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were 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. »
And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith.
6 Bongo Davidi akabolaki bango na masanga kolanda buku ya mabota ya bana mibali ya Levi: Gerishoni, Keati mpe Merari.
And David divided them into divisions after the sons of Levi, after Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.
7 Mpo na libota ya Gerishoni: Laedani mpe Shimei.
Of the Gershunites: La'dan, and Shim'i.
8 Laedani azalaki na bana mibali misato: mokonzi Yeyeli, Zetami mpe Joeli.
The sons of La'dan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 Shimei azalaki na bana mibali misato: Shelomiti, Azieli mpe Arani. Bango nde bazalaki bakambi ya mabota ya Laedani.
The sons of Shim'i: Shelomith, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefs of the families of La'dan.
10 Shimei azalaki na bana mibali mosusu minei: Yaati, Ziza, Yewushi mpe Beria.
And the sons of Shim'i were, Jachath, Zina, and Je'ush, and Beri'ah. These four were the sons of Shim'i.
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.
And Jachath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Je'ush and Beri'ah had not many sons: therefore were they accounted as one family division in the numbering.
12 Keati azalaki na bana mibali minei: Amirami, Yitseari, Ebron mpe Uzieli.
The sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and 'Uzziel, four.
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: and Aaron was set apart, to sanctify him as most holy, he with his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
14 Bana ya Moyize, moto na Nzambe, batangaki bango na ekolo ya Levi.
But as regardeth Moses the man of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi.
15 Bana mibali ya Moyize: Gerishomi mpe Eliezeri.
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eli'ezer.
16 Bana mibali ya Gerishomi: Shebueli azalaki mwana mobali ya liboso.
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17 Bana mibali ya Eliezeri: Reabia azalaki mwana na ye se moko. Eliezeri azalaki na bana mosusu te, kasi Reabia azalaki na bana ebele.
And the sons of Eli'ezer were, Rechahyah the chief. And Eli'ezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechahyah became exceedingly numerous.
18 Bana mibali ya Yitseari: Shelomiti azalaki mwana ya liboso kati na bana mibali ya Yitseari.
Of the sons of Yizhar, was Shelomith the chief.
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: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekam'am the fourth.
20 Bana mibali ya Uzieli: Mishe, mwana ya liboso; mpe Yishiya, mwana ya mibale.
The sons of 'Uzziel: Michah the chief, and Yishiyah the second.
21 Bana mibali ya Merari: Maali mpe Mushi. Bana mibali ya Maali: Eleazari mpe Kishi.
The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The sons of Machli: El'azar, 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.
And El'azar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brethren, took them [for wives].
23 Bana mibali ya Mushi: Maali, Ederi mpe Yeremoti. Bango nyonso bazalaki misato.
The sons of Mushi: Machli, and 'Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
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 sons of Levi after their family divisions, even the chiefs of the families, as they were counted by numbering the names after their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
25 Bongo Davidi alobaki: « Yawe, Nzambe ya Isalaele, apesi bopemi na bato na Ye mpe avandi libela kati na Yelusalemi.
For David said, The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for evermore.
26 Boye Balevi bazala lisusu te na mokumba ya komema Mongombo mpe bisalelo na yango nyonso. »
And also the Levites are no more bound to carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels for the service thereof.
27 Ezalaki kolanda malako ya suka ya Davidi nde batangaki bakitani ya Levi kobanda na mibu tuku mibale mpe koleka.
Therefore by the last words of David were there numbered of the Levites those who were from twenty years old and above;
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.
Because their station was to be at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and by the purification of all 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.
And for the shew-bread, which was put in rows, and for the fine flour for meat-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is sodden, and for all manner of dry and wet measure;
30 Bazalaki mpe na mokumba ya kotelema liboso ya Yawe, tongo mpe pokwa nyonso, mpo na kokumisa mpe kosanzola Ye;
And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and so also at 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.
And at all the offering of burnt-offerings unto the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts, according to the number, and after the manner prescribed for them, continually before the Lord;
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.
And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.
