I Kronik 23
1 A tak Dawid będąc stary i pełen dni, postanowił królem Salomona, syna swego nad Izraelem.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 I zgromadził wszystkich książąt Izraelskich, i kapłanów, i Lewitów;
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 A policzono Lewitów od trzydziestu lat i wyżej; i był poczet ich według głów ich osób trzydzieści i ośm tysięcy.
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 Z których postanowiono na posługę domu Pańskiego dwadzieścia i cztery tysiące, a przełożonych i sędziów sześć tysięcy.
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 Nadto cztery tysiące odźwiernych, i cztery tysiące chwalących Pana na instrumentach, których nasprawiał Dawid ku chwaleniu Boga.
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 I rozdzielił ich Dawid na pewne hufy według synów Lewiego, to jest, Giersona, Kaata, i Merarego.
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 Z Giersona byli Laadam, i Semej.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Synowie Laadanowi: przedniejszy Jachijel, i Zetam, i Joel, ci trzej.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Synowie Semejowi: Salomit, i Hazyjel, i Haran, ci trzej. Cić byli przedniejsi domów ojcowskich z Laadana.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 A synowie Semejowi: Jachat, Zyna, i Jehus, i Baryjasz; cić synowie Semejowi czterej.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 A Jachat był pierwszym, a Zyza wtóry; ale Jehus i Baryjasz nie mieli wiele synów; przetoż byli w domu ojcowskim policzeni za jednę familiję.
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 Synowie Kaatowi: Amram, Izaar, Hebron, i Husyjel, czterej.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Synowie Amramowi: Aaron i Mojżesz. Lecz Aaron był odłączony, aby służył w świątnicy najświętszej, sam i synowie jego aż na wieki, i aby kadzili przed Panem, a służyli mu, i błogosławili w imieniu jego aż na wieki.
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 Ale synowie Mojżesza, męża Bożego, policzeni są w pokoleniu Lewiego.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Synowie Mojżeszowi: Gierson i Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Synowie Giersonowi: Sebujel pierwszy.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 A synowie Eliezerowi byli Rechabijasz pierwszy. I nie miał Eliezer synów innych; ale synowie Rechabijaszowi rozmnożyli się bardzo.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Synowie Izaarowi: Salomit pierwszy.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Synowie Hebronowi: Jeryjasz pierwszy, Amaryjasz wtóry, Jehazyjel trzeci, a Jekmaan czwarty.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Synowie Husyjelowi: Micha pierwszy, a Jesyjasz wtóry.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Synowie Merarego: Mahelin i Musy; a synowie Mahelego: Eleazar i Cys.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 I umarł Eleazar, a nie miał synów, tylko córki, które pojmowali synowie Cysowi, bracia ich.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Synowie Musy: Maheli, i Eder, i Jerymot, trzej.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Cić są synowie Lewiego według domów ojców swych, przedniejsi domów ojcowskich, którzy policzeni byli według pocztu imion i osób swych z osobna, którzy odprawowali prace usługiwania w domu Pańskim od dwudziestu lat i wyżej.
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 Albowiem rzekł Dawid: Dał odpocznienie Pan, Bóg Izraelski, ludowi swemu, i będzie mieszkał w Jeruzalemie aż na wieki.
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 Do tego i Lewitowie nie będą więcej nosić przybytku i wszystkiego naczynia jego ku posługiwaniu jego;
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Ale według postanowienia Dawidowego ostatniego, byli policzeni synowie Lewiego od dwudziestu lat i wyżej;
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 Aby zostawali pod ręką synów Aaronowych ku usłudze domu Pańskiego w przysionkach i w gmachach, i ku oczyszczaniu wszelkich rzeczy poświęconych, i ku pracy około usługi domu Bożego;
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 I około chleba pokładnego, i około mąki na ofiarę, i około placków niekwaszonych, i około panewek, i około rzeczy smażonych, i około wszelkiej miary i odmierzania;
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 A iżby stali na każdy poranek ku wysławianiu, i ku chwaleniu Pana, także i w wieczór;
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 Nadto, przy każdem ofiarowaniu całopalenia Panu w sabaty, na nowiu miesiąca, i w uroczyste święta, według liczby i porządku ich ustawicznie przed Panem;
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 A tak aby pilnowali straży namiotu zgromadzenia, i straży świątnicy, i straży synów Aaronowych, braci swych, w usłudze domu Pańskiego.
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.
