1 Krønikebok 27

1 Dette er Israels barn efter deres tall, med deres familiehoder og høvedsmennene over tusen og over hundre og deres tilsynsmenn, som tjente kongen i alt som vedkom hær-delingene; disse hær-delinger tiltrådte og fratrådte skiftevis hver måned gjennem hele året, og hver deling var på fire og tyve tusen mann.

This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.

2 Over den første hær-deling, som gjorde tjeneste i den første måned, stod Jasobam, Sabdiels sønn, og til hans deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann;

Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].

3 han var en av Peres' efterkommere, den øverste av alle hærførerne som gjorde tjeneste i den første måned.

He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.

4 Over den hær-deling som gjorde tjeneste i den annen måned, stod ahohitten Dodai; ved hans deling var fyrsten Miklot, og til hans deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).

5 Den tredje hærfører, som gjorde tjeneste i den tredje måned, var Benaja, presten Jojadas sønn, som var den øverste, og til hans deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann;

Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.

6 denne Benaja var en helt blandt de tretti og stod over de tretti, og ved hans hær-deling var hans sønn Ammisabad.

He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.

7 Den fjerde, som gjorde tjeneste i den fjerde måned, var Asael, Joabs bror, og efter ham hans sønn Sebadja, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].

8 Den femte, som gjorde tjeneste i den femte måned, var høvdingen Samhut, jisrahitten, og til hans hærdeling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.

9 Den sjette, som gjorde tjeneste i den sjette måned, var Ira, Ikkes' sønn, fra Tekoa, og til hans hærdeling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].

10 Den syvende, som gjorde tjeneste i den syvende måned, var pelonitten Heles av Efra'ims barn, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.

11 Den åttende, som gjorde tjeneste i den åttende måned, var husatitten Sibbekai av serahittenes ætt, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].

12 Den niende, som gjorde tjeneste i den niende måned, var Abieser fra Anatot, av Benjamins stamme, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.

13 Den tiende, som gjorde tjeneste i den tiende måned, var Maharai fra Netofa, av serahittenes ætt, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].

14 Den ellevte, som gjorde tjeneste i den ellevte måned, var Benaja fra Piraton, av Efra'ims barn, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.

15 Den tolvte, som gjorde tjeneste i den tolvte måned, var Heldai fra Netofa, av Otrliels ætt, og til hans hær-deling hørte fire og tyve tusen mann.

The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].

16 Israels stammefyrster var: for rubenittene Elieser, Sikris sønn, for simeonittene Sefatja, Ma'akas sønn,

This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.

17 for Levi Hasabja, Kemuels sønn, for Arons ætt Sadok,

Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.

18 for Juda Elihu, en av Davids brødre, for Issakar Omri, Mikaels sønn,

Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.

19 for Sebulon Jismaja, Obadjas sønn, for Naftali Jerimot, Asriels sønn,

Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.

20 for Efra'ims barn Hosea, Asasjas sønn, for den halve Manasse stamme Joel, Pedajas sønn,

Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.

21 for den halve Manasse stamme i Gilead Jiddo, Sakarjas sønn, for Benjamin Ja'asiel, Abners sønn,

Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.

22 for Dan Asar'el, Jerohams sønn. Dette var høvdingene for Israels stammer.

Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.

23 Men David tok ikke tall på dem som var under tyve år; for Herren hadde sagt at han vilde gjøre Israel tallrikt som himmelens stjerner.

[When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.

24 Joab, Serujas sønn, begynte å telle, men fullendte det ikke, og Guds vrede kom over Israel for dette, og tallet blev ikke opført i manntallet i kong Davids krønike.

Joab [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].

25 Opsynet over kongens skatter hadde Asmavet, Adiels sønn, over forrådene på marken, i byene og landsbyene og i festningstårnene Jonatan, Ussias sønn,

Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.

26 over dem som arbeidet på marken og dyrket jorden, Esri, Kelubs sønn,

Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].

27 over vingårdene Sime'i fra Rama, over vinforrådene i vingårdene sifmitten Sabdi,

Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.

28 over oljetrærne og morbærtrærne i lavlandet Ba'al-Hanan fra Geder, over oljeforrådene Joas,

Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.

29 over storfeet som beitet i Saron, Sitrai fra Saron, over storfeet i dalene Safat, Adlais sønn,

Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.

30 over kamelene ismaelitten Obil, over aseninnene Jehdeja fra Meronot

Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.

31 og over småfeet hagaritten Jasi; alle disse var opsynsmenn over kong Davids eiendeler.

Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to King David.

32 Davids farbror Jonatan var hans rådgiver; han var en forstandig og skriftlærd mann. Jehiel, Hakmonis sønn, var hos kongens sønner.

David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.

33 Akitofel var kongens rådgiver, og arkitten Husai var kongens venn.

Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.

34 Efter Akitofel kom Jojada, Benajas sønn, og Ebjatar. Joab var kongens hærfører.

Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.