1 Crônicas 23
1 Sendo pois David já velho, e cheio de dias, fez a Salomão seu filho rei sobre Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 E ajuntou a todos os principes de Israel, como tambem aos sacerdotes e levitas.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 E foram contados os levitas de trinta annos e d'ahi para cima: e foi o numero d'elles, segundo as suas cabeças, trinta e oito mil homens.
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 D'estes havia vinte e quatro mil, para promoverem a obra da casa do Senhor, e seis mil officiaes e juizes,
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 E quatro mil porteiros, e quatro mil para louvarem ao Senhor com os instrumentos, que eu fiz para o louvar, disse David.
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 E David os repartiu por turnos, segundo os filhos de Levi, Gerson, Kohath e 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 Dos gersonitas: Ladan e Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Os filhos de Ladan; Jehiel o chefe, e Zetham, e Joel, tres.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Os filhos de Simei: Selomith, e Haziel, e Haran, tres: estes foram os chefes dos paes de Ladan.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 E os filhos de Simei: Jahath, Ziza, e Jeus, e Berias: estes foram os filhos de Simei, quatro.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 E Jahath era o chefe, e Ziza o segundo, mas Jeus e Berias não tiveram muitos filhos; pelo que foram contados em casa de seus paes por uma só familia.
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 Os filhos de Kohath: Amram, Ishar, Hebron, e Uziel, quatro.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Os filhos de Amram: Aarão e Moysés; e Aarão foi separado para sanctificar a sanctidade das sanctidades, elle e seus filhos, eternamente; para incensar diante do Senhor, para o servirem, e para darem a benção em seu nome eternamente.
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 E quanto a Moysés, homem de Deus, seus filhos foram contados entre a tribu de Levi.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Foram pois os filhos de Moysés, Gersom e Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Dos filhos de Gersom foi Sebuel o chefe.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 E quanto aos filhos de Eliezer, foi Rehabias o chefe: e Eliezer não teve outros filhos; porém os filhos de Rehabias se multiplicaram grandemente.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Dos filhos de Ishar foi Selomith o chefe.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Quanto aos filhos de Hebron, foi Jerias o chefe, Amarias o segundo, Jahaziel o terceiro, e Jekamam o quarto.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Quanto aos filhos de Uziel, Micha o chefe, e Issias o segundo.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Os filhos de Merari: Maheli e Musi; os filhos de Maheli: Eleazar e Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 E morreu Eleazar, e não teve filhos, porém filhas; e os filhos de Kis, seus irmãos, as tomaram por mulheres.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Os filhos de Musi: Maheli, e Eder, e Jeremath, tres.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Estes são os filhos de Levi, segundo a casa de seus paes, chefes dos paes, segundo foram contados pelo numero dos nomes, segundo os seus chefes, que faziam a obra do ministerio da casa o Senhor, da edade de vinte annos e d'ahi para cima.
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 Porque disse David: O Senhor Deus de Israel deu repouso ao seu povo, e habitará em Jerusalem para sempre.
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 E tambem, quanto aos levitas, que nunca mais levassem o tabernaculo, nem algum de seus apparelhos pertencentes ao seu ministerio.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Porque, segundo as ultimas palavras de David, foram contados os filhos de Levi da edade de vinte annos e d'ahi para cima.
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 Porque o seu cargo era de estar ao mandado dos filhos de Aarão no ministerio da casa do Senhor, nos atrios, e nas camaras, e na purificação de todas as coisas sagradas, e na obra do ministerio da casa de Deus,
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 A saber: para os pães da proposição, e para a flor de farinha, para a offerta de manjares, e para os coscorões asmos, e para as sartãs, e para o tostado, e para toda a medida e mensura;
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 E para estarem cada manhã em pé para louvarem e celebrarem ao Senhor; e similhantemente á tarde;
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 E para cada offerecimento dos holocaustos do Senhor, nos sabbados, nas luas novas, e nas solemnidades, por conta, segundo o seu costume, continuamente perante o Senhor:
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 E para que tivessem cuidado da guarda da tenda da congregação, e da guarda do sanctuario, e da guarda dos filhos de Aarão, seus irmãos, no ministerio da casa do Senhor.
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.
