1 Seenaa 6

1 Ilmaan Lewwii: Geershoon, Qohaatii fi Meraar.

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Ilmaan Qohaati: Amraam, Yizihaar, Kebroonii fi Uziiʼeel.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Ijoolleen Amraam: Aroon, Musee fi Miiriyaam. Ilmaan Aroon: Naadaab, Abiihuu, Eleʼaazaarii fi Iitaamaar.

The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

4 Eleʼaazaar abbaa Fiinehaas; Fiinehaas immoo abbaa Abiishuuwaa ti;

Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

5 Abiishuuwaan abbaa Buukii ti; Bukiin immoo abbaa Uzii ti;

Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.

6 Uzii abbaa Zeraayaa ti; Zaraaʼiyaan abbaa Meraayootii ti;

Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

7 Meraayoot abbaa Amariyaa ti; Amariyaan abbaa Ahiixuubii ti;

Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

8 Ahiixuub abbaa Zaadoqii ti; Zaadoq abbaa Ahiimaʼazii ti;

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

9 Ahiimaʼaz abbaa Azaariyaa ti; Azaariyaa abbaa Yoohaanaanii ti;

Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

10 Yoohaanaan abbaa Azaariyaa ti; inni luba taʼee mana qulqullummaa kan Solomoon Yerusaalemitti ijaare keessa tajaajilaa ture.

Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 Azaariyaa abbaa Amariyaa ti; Amariyaan abbaa Ahiixuubii ti;

Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

12 Ahiixuub abbaa Zaadoqii ti; Zaadoq abbaa Shaluumii ti;

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

13 Shaluum abbaa Hilqiyaa ti; Hilqiyaa abbaa Azaariyaa ti;

Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

14 Azaariyaa abbaa Seraayaa ti; Seraayaan abbaa Yehoozaadaaqii ti.

Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

15 Yeroo Waaqayyo akka sabni Yihuudaatii fi Yerusaalem Nebukadnezariin boojiʼamu godhetti Yehoozaadaaqis boojiʼamee fudhatame.

Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Ilmaan Lewwii: Geershoom, Qohaatii fi Meraarii.

So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 Maqaan Ilmaan Geershoom kanaa dha: Loobeenii fi Shimeʼii.

And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

18 Ilmaan Qohaati: Amraam, Yizihaar, Kebroonii fi Uziiʼeel.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Ilmaan Meraarii: Mahilii fi Muusii. Isaan kunneen Lewwota balbala balbala abbootii isaaniitiin lakkaaʼamanii dha:

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.

20 Balbala Geershoom keessaa: Ilma isaa Loobeen, ilma isaa Yahaati, ilma isaa Zimaati,

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 ilma isaa Yooʼaa, ilma isaa Iddoo, ilma isaa Zeraa fi ilma isaa Yeʼaateraayi.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

22 Ilmaan Qohaati: Ilma isaa Amiinaadaab, ilma isaa Qooraahi, ilma isaa Asiir,

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 ilma isaa Elqaanaa, ilma isaa Ebiyaasaaf, ilma isaa Asiir,

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

24 ilma isaa Tahaat, ilma isaa Uuriiʼeel, ilma isaa Uziyaa fi ilma isaa Shaawul.

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son.

25 Ilmaan Elqaanaa: Amaasaayi, Ahiimooti,

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth

26 ilma isaa Elqaanaa, ilma isaa Zoofayi, ilma isaa Naahat,

and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

27 ilma isaa Eliiyaab, ilma isaa Yeroohaam, ilma isaa Elqaanaa fi ilma isaa Saamuʼeel.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

28 Ilmaan Saamuʼeel: Ilma isaa Yooʼeel hangaftichaa fi ilma isaa lammaffaa Abiyaa.

The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.

29 Ilmaan Meraarii: Mahilii, ilma isaa Loobeen, ilma isaa Shimeʼii, ilma isaa Uzaa,

Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 ilma isaa Shimeʼaa, ilma isaa Hagiyaa fi ilma isaa Asaayaa.

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 Namoonni erga taabonni dhufee achi boqotee booddee Daawit akka isaan faarfannaadhaan mana Waaqayyoo keessa tajaajilaniif muude kanneenii dha.

These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.

32 Isaanis hamma Solomoon Yerusaalem keessatti mana qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo ijaaretti dunkaana qulqulluu, dunkaana wal gaʼii duratti faarfannaadhaan tajaajilaa turan. Isaanis akkuma seera isaaniif kenname sanaatti hojii isaanii hojjechaa turan.

And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they would stand according to their order in the ministry.

33 Maqaan namoota ilmaan isaanii wajjin tajaajilanii kanneenii dha: Ilmaan Qohaatotaa keessaa: Heemaan Faarfataa, ilma Yooʼeel, ilma Saamuʼeel,

Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 ilma Elqaanaa, ilma Yeroohaam, ilma Eliiʼeel, ilma Tooʼaa,

the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 ilma Zuufi, ilma Elqaanaa, ilma Mahat, ilma Amaasaayi,

the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 ilma Elqaanaa, ilma Yooʼeel, ilma Azaariyaa, ilma Sefaaniyaa,

the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 ilma Tahaat, ilma Asiir, ilma Ebiyaasaaf, ilma Qooraahi,

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

38 ilma Yizihaar, ilma Qohaati, ilma Lewwii, ilma Israaʼel;

the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 akkasumas Asaaf obboleessi Heemaan karaa mirgaatiin dhaabata ture: Asaaf ilma Berekiyaa, ilma Shimeʼaa,

And there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 ilma Miikaaʼel, ilma Baʼaseeyaa, ilma Malkiyaa,

the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

41 ilma Etnii, ilma Zeraa, ilma Adaayaa,

the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 ilma Eetaan, ilma Zimaa, ilma Shimeʼii,

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43 ilma Yahaati, ilma Geershoom, ilma Lewwii;

the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 karaa bitaa isaatiin immoo warri isaan wajjin turan gosa Meraarii keessaa: Eetaan ilma Qiisaa, ilma Abdii, ilma Maluuk,

Now the sons of Merari, their brothers, were on the left: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45 ilma Hashabiyaa, ilma Amasiyaa, ilma Hilqiyaa,

the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 ilma Amzii, ilma Baanii, ilma Shemeer,

the son of Amzi, the son of Boni, the son of Shemer,

47 ilma Mahilii, ilma Muusii, ilma Meraarii, ilma Lewwii.

the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 Obboloonni isaanii Lewwonni akka hojii dunkaana qulqulluu mana Waaqaa hunda hojjetaniif ramadamanii turan.

There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

49 Aroonii fi ilmaan isaa garuu akkuma waan Museen garbichi Waaqaa sun ajajee ture hundaatti hojii Iddoo Iddoo Hunda Caalaa Qulqulluu taʼe sanaatiif, sababii Israaʼeliitiifis araara buusuudhaaf iddoo aarsaa kan aarsaa gubamuutii fi iddoo aarsaa ixaanaa irratti aarsaawwan dhiʼeessaa turan.

Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.

50 Ilmaan Aroon kanneenii dha: Ilma isaa Eleʼaazaar, ilma isaa Fiinehaas, ilma isaa Abiishuuwaa,

Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51 ilma isaa Bukii, ilma isaa Uzii, ilma isaa Zeraayaa,

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 ilma isaa Meraayoot, ilma isaa Amariyaa, ilma isaa Ahiixuub,

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

53 ilma isaa Zaadoqii fi ilma isaa Ahiimaʼaz.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 Sababii ixaan jalqabaa isaaniif baʼeef iddoowwan kunneen Aroonii fi ilmaan isaa kanneen balbala Qohaati keessaa dhufaniif ni kennaman; iddoowwan qubata isaanii kanneen akka biyya isaanii taʼaniif isaaniif ramadamanii dha:

And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.

55 Kebroon isheen biyya Yihuudaa keessaatii fi lafti dheedaa kan naannoo isheetti argamtu isaaniif ni kennaman.

And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,

56 Lafti qotiisaatii fi gandoonni naannoo Kebrooniitti argaman garuu Kaaleb ilma Yefuneetiif ni kennaman.

but they gave the fields of the city, and the villages, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

57 Ilmaan Arooniif immoo magaalaawwan itti baqatan Kebroon, Libnaa, Yatiir, Eshtimoʼaa,

Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,

58 Hiileen, Debiir,

also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,

59 Ashaan, Yootaa fi Beet Shemeshitu lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin kenname.

as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.

60 Qooda gosa Beniyaam keessaa immoo Gibeʼoon, Gebaa, Alemetii fi Anaatootittu lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni kennameef. Magaalaawwan balbalawwan Qohaatotaatiif kennaman kunneen walumaa galatti kudha sadii turan.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.

61 Ilmaan Qohaati kanneen hafaniif immoo balbala walakkaa gosa Minaasee irraa magaalaawwan kudhanitu ixaadhaan kennameef.

Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

62 Ilmaan Geershoomiitiif immoo qooda Yisaakor irraa, qooda Aasheer irraa, qooda Niftaalemiitii fi qooda Minaasee kan Baashaanitti argamu irraa magaalaawwan kudha sadii akkuma gosa gosa isaaniitti kennaman.

and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.

63 Ilmaan Meraariitiif qooda gosa Ruubeen irraa, qooda gosa Gaadiitii fi qooda gosa Zebuuloon irraa magaalaawwan kudha lama akkuma balbala balbala isaaniitti ni kennaman.

Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.

64 Akkasiin Israaʼeloonni magaalaawwan kanneen lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin Lewwotaaf ni kennan.

Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,

65 Gosa Yihuudaa irraa, gosa Simiʼooniitii fi gosa Beniyaam irraa magaalaawwan maqaan isaanii armaan olitti dhaʼame sana ixaadhaan ni kennaniif.

and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names.

66 Maatiiwwan Qohaati tokko tokkos qooda gosa Efreem keessaa magaalaawwan jireenyaa argatanii turan.

And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 Biyya gaaraa Efreem keessatti magaalaawwan itti baqatan Sheekem, Geezir,

Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,

68 Yoqemiʼaam, Beet Horoon,

as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,

69 Ayaaloonii fi Gat Rimoon lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin kennaniif.

and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.

70 Akkasumas Israaʼeloonni walakkaa qooda gosa Minaasee irraa Aanerii fi Bileʼaam lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin balbalawwan Qohaati kanneen hafaniif ni kennan.

Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.

71 Ilmaan Geershoom immoo: Balbala walakkaa gosa Minaasee irraa Goolaan ishee Baashaan keessaa sanaa fi Ashtaaroti lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni argatan;

And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

72 gosa Yisaakor irraa Qaadesh, Daaberaati,

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs,

73 Raamootii fi Aanem lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni argatan;

as well as Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;

74 gosa Aasheer irraa Maashaal, Abdoon,

truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;

75 Huuqooqii fi Rehoob lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni argatan;

as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

76 gosa Niftaalem irraa immoo Qaadesh ishee Galiilaatti argamtu, Hamoonii fi Kiriyaataayimin lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni argatan.

moreover, from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.

77 Namoonni gosa Meraarii jechuunis warri Lewwotaa kanneen hafan qooda kanaa gadii argatan: Gosa Zebuuloon irraa Yooqniʼaam, Qartaa, Rimoonii fi Taaboorin lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin argatan;

Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;

78 gosa Ruubeen kan baʼa Yerikootti Yordaanosiin gama jiru irraa Bezer ishee gammoojjii keessatti argamtu, Yaahizaa,

and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;

79 Qidemootii fi Meefiʼaati lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni argatan.

as well as Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

80 Gosa Gaad irraa Raamooti ishee Giliʼaad keessaa, Mahanayiim,

indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;

81 Heshboonii fi Yaʼizeer lafa dheeda isaanii wajjin ni argatan.

then too, Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.