1 Krønikebok 23
1 Da David var blitt gammel og mett av dager, gjorde han sin sønn Salomo til konge over Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Og han samlet alle Israels høvdinger og prestene og levittene.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Og levittene blev tellet fra tyveårsalderen og opover, og tallet på dem - en for en, alle som var av mannkjønn - var åtte og tretti tusen.
He [commanded some of his officials to] count the descendants of Levi who were at least thirty years old, and they found out that there were 38,000 of them.
4 Av disse sa David skal fire og tyve tusen forestå arbeidet på Herrens hus, og seks tusen skal være tilsynsmenn og dommere,
Then David said, “From those 38,000 men, I want 24,000 of them to supervise the work at the temple of Yahweh, and I want 6,000 of them to be officials and judges.
5 og fire tusen skal være dørvoktere, og fire tusen skal lovsynge Herren til de instrumenter jeg har latt gjøre til lovsangen.
I want 4,000 to be guards at the gates, and 4,000 to praise Yahweh, using the musical instruments that I have provided for them.”
6 Og David delte dem i skifter efter Levis sønner, Gerson, Kahat og Merari.
David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Til gersonittene hørte Ladan og Sime'i.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ladans sønner var Jehiel, overhodet, så Setam og Joel - tre i tallet.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Sime'is sønner var Selomot og Hasiel og Haran - tre i tallet; dette var overhodene for Ladans familier.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Og Sime'is sønner var Jahat, Sisa og Je'us og Beria; dette var Sime'is sønner - fire i tallet.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jahat var overhodet, og Sisa den annen; men Je'us og Beria hadde ikke mange sønner, og de utgjorde derfor bare en familie, en embedsklasse.
Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.
12 Kahats sønner var Amram, Jishar, Hebron og Ussiel - fire i tallet.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Amrams sønner var Aron og Moses. Aron blev utskilt for å helliges som høihellig, både han og hans sønner gjennem alle tider, så de skulde brenne røkelse for Herren og tjene ham og velsigne i hans navn til evig tid.
There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare [to the people] what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
14 Men sønnene til den Guds mann Moses regnes til Levi stamme.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses' sønner var Gersom og Elieser.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Av Gersoms sønner var Sebuel overhodet.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Og av Eliesers barn var Rehabja overhodet; Elieser hadde ikke andre sønner, men Rehabjas sønner var overmåte tallrike.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Av Jishars sønner var Selomit overhodet.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Av Hebrons sønner var Jerija overhodet, Amarja den annen, Jahasiel den tredje og Jekamam den fjerde.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Av Ussiels sønner var Mika overhodet, og Jissija den annen.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Meraris sønner var Mahli og Musi. Mahlis sønner var Eleasar og Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Da Eleasar døde, var det ingen sønner efter ham, men bare døtre, og dem tok deres frender Kis' sønner til ekte.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Musis sønner var Mahli og Eder og Jeremot - tre i tallet.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Dette var Levis sønner efter sine familier, overhodene for familiene, så mange av dem som blev mønstret, efter sine navn, en for en, de som gjorde arbeidet ved tjenesten i Herrens hus, fra tyveårsalderen og opover.
Those were the descendants of Levi, whose names were listed according to their families/clans. They were chosen for special jobs by (casting lots/throwing small marked stones). Each person who was at least 20 years old was listed. They all worked in the temple of Yahweh.
25 For David sa: Herren, Israels Gud, har gitt sitt folk ro og har nu sin bolig i Jerusalem til evig tid;
David had said previously, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, has enabled us to have peace, and he [has come to] live in Jerusalem forever.
26 derfor har heller ikke levittene lenger nødig å bære tabernaklet og alle de til tjenesten der hørende redskaper.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 For det var efter Davids siste ord at Levis barn blev tellet fra tyveårsalderen og opover.
Obeying the final instructions of David [before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple], they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least 20 years old.
28 Og de blev satt til å gå Arons sønner til hånde ved tjenesten i Herrens hus; de skulde ha tilsyn med forgårdene og kammerne og sørge for rengjøringen av alt det hellige og utføre arbeidet ved tjenesten i Guds hus,
The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.
29 både med skuebrødene og det fine mel til matofferet og med de usyrede brødleiver og med hellene og med det mel som skulde knaes, og med alle hulmål og lengdemål;
They were also in charge of the sacred loaves of bread that were placed [each week] on the table [in the temple], the flour for the grain offerings, the wafers that were made without yeast, and the measuring the ingredients and mixing them and baking that bread and those wafers.
30 hver morgen skulde de stå og love og prise Herren, og likeså hver aften,
They were also told to stand every morning [at the temple] and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening.
31 og de skulde hjelpe til ved enhver ofring av brennoffer til Herren på sabbatene, på nymåne-dagene og på høitidene, i fastsatt tall, således som det var foreskrevet for dem - all tid for Herrens åsyn.
And they were to do the same thing whenever offerings that were to be completely burned [on the altar] were presented/offered to Yahweh on Sabbath days and during the new moon celebrations and other religious festivals. They were told how many of them should be there and what they should do each time.
32 Således skulde de da ta vare på hvad som var å vareta ved sammenkomstens telt, og hvad som var å vareta ved helligdommen, og hvad som var å vareta for deres brødre Arons sønner ved tjenesten i Herrens hus.
So the descendants of Levi did the work that was assigned to them by their fellow Israelis who were descendants of Aaron. They did that work in the area surrounding the Sacred Tent, and in the Sacred Tent, and [later] at the temple.
