1 Tantara 23
1 Ary nony efa ela niainana sy tratrantitra tsara Davida, dia Solomona zanany no nataony mpanjaka tamin’ ny Isiraely.
Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, —so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;
2 Ary novoriny ny lehiben’ ny Isiraely rehetra mbamin’ ny mpisorona sy ny Levita.
and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.
3 Ary nisaina ny Levita hatramin’ ny telo-polo taona no ho miakatra, ka valo arivo amby telo alina no isan’ ny lehilahy.
Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards, —and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty-eight thousand.
4 Ary hoy Davida: Ny efatra arivo amby roa alina amin’ ireo dia ataoko ho tonian’ ny asa ao an-tranon’ i Jehovah, ary ny enina arivo ataoko mpifehy sy mpitsara,
Of these—to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, —and officers and judges, six thousand;
5 ary ny efatra arivo ho mpiandry varavarana, ary ny efatra arivo ho mpidera an’ i Jehovah amin’ ny zavatra namboariko hiderana Azy.
and four thousand, were doorkeepers, —and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise.
6 Ary nozarazarain’ i Davida ho antokony ireo araka ny zanakalahin’ i Levy, dia Gersona sy Kehata sy Merary:
And David divided them into courses, —pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7 Tamin’ ny Gersonita dia Ladana sy Simey.
Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ny zanakalahin’ i Ladana dia Jehiela lohany sy Zetama ary Joela; telo izy.
The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.
9 Ny zanakalahin’ i Simey dia Selomota sy Haziela ary Harana; telo izy. Ireo no lohany tamin’ ny fianakavian’ i Ladana.
The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three, —these, were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan.
10 Ary ny zanakalahin’ i Simey dia Jahata sy Zina sy Jeosy ary Beria; izy efa-dahy ireo no zanakalahin’ i Simey.
And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah, —these, were the sons of Shimei, four.
11 Ary Jahata no lohany, ary Ziza no faharoany; fa Jeosy sy Beria tsy nanana zanakalahy maro, ka dia nisaina ho fianakaviana iray sy antokony iray izy.
And Jahath was chief, and Zizah the second, —but, Jeush and Beriah, had not many sons, so they became an ancestral house, by one reckoning.
12 Ny zanakalahin’ i Kehata dia Amrama sy Jizara sy Hebrona ary Oziela; efatra izy.
The sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 Ny zanakalahin’ i Amrama dia Arona sy Mosesy. Ary Arona natokana ka nohamasinina ho masìna indrindra, dia izy sy ny taranany mandrakizay, handoro ditin-kazo manitra eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah sy hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho Azy ary hitso-drano amin’ ny anarany mandrakizay.
The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses, —and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;
14 Nefa ny amin’ i Mosesy, lehilahin’ Andriamanitra, dia nisaina tamin’ ny firenen’ i Levy ihany ny zanany.
and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.
15 Ny zanakalahin’ i Mosesy dia Gersona sy Eliezera.
The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Tamin’ ny zanakalahin’ i Gersona dia Seboela no lohany.
the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;
17 Ary tamin’ ny zanakalahin’ i Eliezera dia Rehabia no lohany (Eliezera anefa tsy nanan-janaka hafa); fa ny zanak’ i Rehabia dia maro indrindra.
and the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief, —and Eliezer had no other sons, but, the sons of Rehabiah, were very many.
18 Tamin’ ny zanakalahin’ i Jizara dia Selomota no lohany.
The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.
19 Ny zanakalahin’ i Hebrona, dia Jeria no lahimatoa, Amaria no lahiaivo, Jahaziela no fahatelo, ary Jekameama no faralahy.
The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Ny zanakalahin’ i Oziela, dia Mita no lahimatoa, ary Jisia no faralahy.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21 Ny zanakalahin’ i Merary dia Maly sy Mosy. Ny zanakalahin’ i Maly dia Eleazara sy Kisy.
The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Ary maty Eleazara ka tsy nanan-janakalahy, fa vavy avokoa; ary ireny zanakalahin’ i Kisy havany no nanambady ireo.
But Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only, —and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them.
23 Ny zanakalahin’ i Mosy dia Maly sy Edera ary Jeremota; telo izy.
The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
24 Ireo no zanakalahin’ i Levy araka ny fianakaviany, dia ny lohan’ ny fianakaviana tamin’ ny antokony avy araka ny nanisana ny anarany tsirairay, dia izay nanao ny fanompoana tao an-tranon’ i Jehovah, hatramin’ ny roa-polo taona no ho miakatra.
These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
25 Fa hoy Davida: Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, efa nanome fitsaharana ho an’ ny olony sady mitoetra eto Jerosalema mandrakizay.
For, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, —and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age-abiding;
26 Ary ny Levita kosa dia tsy hitondra ny tabernakely na ny fanaka enti-manompo ao aminy intsony.
moreover also, as for the Levites, they have no need to bear the habitation, nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof.
27 Fa araka ny fara-tenin’ i Davida dia nisaina hatramin’ ny roa-polo taona no ho miakatra ny Levita.
For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
28 Ary ny raharahany dia ny hanampy ny taranak’ i Arona amin’ ny fanompoana ao an-tranon’ i Jehovah amin’ ireo kianja sy efi-trano tao ary amin’ ny fanadiovana ny zavatra masìna rehetra sy ny fanompoana ao an-tranon’ Andriamanitra,
For, their duty, was—to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy, —and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;
29 ary amin’ ny mofo aseho sy ny koba tsara toto ho fanatitra hohanina sy amin’ ny mofo manify tsy misy masirasira sy amin’ izay endasina amin’ ny lapoely sy amin’ izay vonton-diloilo ary amin’ ny famarana sy ny fandrefesana rehetra,
and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food, —even of every measure, and size;
30 ary ny hitsangana isa-maraina hisaotra sy hidera an’ i Jehovah, ary toy izany koa amin’ ny hariva,
and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh, —and, likewise, at even;
31 ary ny hanatitra ny fanatitra dorana rehetra ho an’ i Jehovah na amin’ ny Sabata, na amin’ ny voaloham-bolana, na amin’ ny fotoam-pivavahana hafa dia araka ny isany avy, sy araka ny fanao voatendry hanaovana azy mandrakariva eo anatrehan’ i Jehovah.
and for all the offering of ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, —by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh; —
32 Aoka ho toy izany no hitandremany ny anjara-raharahany ny amin’ ny trano-lay fihaonana sy ny anjara-raharahany ny amin’ ny fitoerana masìna ary ny anjara-raharahany ny amin’ ny taranak’ i Arona rahalahiny ho fanompoana ao an-tranon’ i Jehovah.
and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, —in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.
