१ इतिहास 23

1 जब दाऊद वृद्ध भएका र आफ्नो जीवनको अन्तिम क्षणमा थिए, तब तिनले आफ्‍ना छोरा सोलोमनलाई इस्राएलमाथि राजा बनाए ।

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

2 पूजाहारीहरू र लेवीहरूसँगै तिनले इस्राएलका सबै अगुवाहरूलाई भेला गराए ।

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

3 तीस वर्ष र त्‍योभन्‍दा बढी उमेरका लेवीहरूको सङ्‍ख्‍याको गणना भयो । तिनीहरूको संख्या अठ्तीस हजार थियो ।

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

4 “तिमध्‍येका चौबीस हजारको काम परमप्रभुका मन्‍दिरको कामको रेखदेख गर्ने थियो, र छ हजार अधिकारीहरू र न्‍यायकर्ताहरू थिए ।

Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand [were] officers and judges:

5 चार हजार द्वारपालहरू, र चार हजारले मैले दिएका बाजा बजाएर परमप्रभुको स्‍तुतिगान गर्नपर्छ,” दाऊदले भने ।

Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise [therewith].

6 तिनले उनीहरूलाई लेवीका छोराहरू गेर्शोन, कहात र मरारीका नाउँबमोजिम विभाजन गरे ।

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 लादान र शिमी गेर्शोनका वंशका थिए ।

Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei.

8 लादानका तीन छोराहरू: अगुवा यहीएल, जेताम र योएल थिए ।

The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 शिमीका तिन छोराहरू: शलोमोत, हजीएल र हारान थिए । लादानका वंशका मुखियाहरू यी नै थिए ।

The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

10 शिमीका चार छोराहरूः यहत, जीजा, येऊश र बरीआ थिए ।

And the sons of Shimei [were], Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four [were] the sons of Shimei.

11 यहत जेठा थिए, जीजा माइला, तर येऊश र बरीआका धेरै छोराहरू थिएनन्, त्यसैले तिनीहरू एउटै कामको निम्‍ति एकै वंशको रूपमा गनिए ।

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to [their] father’s house.

12 कहातका चार छोराहरू: अम्राम, यिसहार, हेब्रोन र उज्‍जीएल थिए ।

The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

13 अम्रामका छोराहरू हारून र मोशा थिए । अति पवित्र कुराहरू अलग गर्न हारूनलाई चुनिएका थियो । तिनी र तिनका सन्तानहरूले परमप्रभुको सामु धूप चढाउनु, उहाँको सेवा गर्नु र उहाँको नाउँमा सधैं आशीर्वाद दिनुपर्थ्यो ।

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

14 तर परमेश्‍वरका मानिस मोशाका छोराहरू भने लेवीकै कुलका मानिए ।

Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

15 मोशाका छोराहरू गेर्शोम र एलीएजर थिए ।

The sons of Moses [were], Gershom, and Eliezer.

16 गेर्शोमका सन्‍तानमा शूबाएल जेठा थिए ।

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel [was] the chief.

17 एलीएजरका सन्‍तान रहब्‍याह थिए । एलीएजरका अरू छोरा थिएनन्, तर रहब्‍याहका धेरै सन्तानहरू थिए ।

And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

18 यिसहारका छोरा अगुवा शलोमीत थिए ।

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

19 हेब्रोनका छोराहरू यरियाह जेठा, अमर्याह माइला, यहासेल साँइला र यकमाम कान्‍छ थिए ।

Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

20 उज्‍जीएलका छोराहरू मीका जेठा र यिशियाह माइला थिए ।

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

21 मरारीका छोराहरू महली र मूशी थिए । महलीका छोराहरू एलाजार र कीश थिए ।

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

22 एलाजार छोराहरू नभै मरे । तिनका छोरीहरू मात्र थिए । कीशका छोराहरूले तिनीहरूलाई विवाह गरे ।

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

23 मूशीका तिन छोराहरू महली, एदेर र यरीमोत थिए ।

The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

24 आ-आफ्ना वंशअनुसार लेवीका सन्तानहरू यी नै थिए । परमप्रभुको भवनमा सेवाको काम गर्ने वंशका नामअनुसार गनिएका र सूचिकृत गरिएका बीस वर्ष र त्‍योभन्‍दा बढी उमेरका अगुवाहरू तिनीहरू थिए ।

These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

25 किनकि दाऊदले भने, “परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्‍वरले आफ्‍नो मानिसहरूलाई आराम दिनुभएको छ । उहाँले सदासर्वदाको निम्‍ति यरूशलेममा आफ्नो मन्दिर बनाउनुहुन्छ ।

For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

26 लेवीहरूले फेरि कहिल्‍यै पवित्र वासस्‍थान अथवा त्‍यसको सेवामा प्रयोग गरिने भाँडाहरू बोक्‍नुपर्दैन ।”

And also unto the Levites; they shall no [more] carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

27 किनकि दाऊदका अन्‍तिम वचनद्वारा बीस वर्ष र त्‍यसभन्‍दा बढी उमेरका लेवीहरूको सङ्ख्‍या गनिए ।

For by the last words of David the Levites [were] numbered from twenty years old and above:

28 तिनीहरूको काम परमप्रभुका मन्‍दिरको सेवामा हारूनका सन्‍तानहरूलाई सघाउनुपर्ने थियो । तिनीहरूले चोक र कोठाहरूको रेखदेख गर्नुपर्ने, परमप्रभुका सबै पवित्र थोकहरू शुद्ध पार्नुपर्ने, र परमेश्‍वरका मन्‍दिरका सेवामा अरू काम गर्नुपर्ने थियो ।

Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

29 उपस्‍थितिको रोटी, अन्‍नबलिको मसिनो पीठो, पातला अखमिरी रोटी, पोलेका र तेलमा पकाएका भेटीहरूको हेरविचार गर्नुपर्ने, अनि विभिन्‍न कुराहरू नाप्‍नको निम्ति ढक र तराजू तयार गर्नुपर्ने जिम्‍मा पनि तिनीहरूको थियो ।

Both for the shewbread, 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 fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

30 हरेक बिहान परमप्रभुलाई धन्यवाद दिन र प्रशंसा चढाउन पनि तिनीहरू खडा हुन्थे । तिनीहरूले बेलुका,

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

31 र शबाथ र औंसीका चाडमा र चाडका दिनहरूमा परमप्रभुको निम्‍ति होमबलि चढाउने बेलामा पनि यसै गरे । तोकिएको संख्यामा नियमअनुसार जिम्मा दिइएकाहरू परमप्रभुको सामु उपस्‍थित हुनुपर्थ्यो ।

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

32 तिनीहरूको जिम्मामा भेट हुने पाल र पवित्रस्‍थान थिए, र आफ्ना आफन्त हारूनका सन्‍तानहरूलाई परमप्रभुका मन्‍दिरको सेवामा सहयोग गर्थे ।

And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy [place], and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.