1 Crônicas 23
1 Sendo, pois, Davi já velho e farto 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 juntando a todos os principais de Israel, e a os sacerdotes e levitas,
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Foram contados os levitas de trinta anos acima; e foi o número deles por suas cabeças, contados um a um, trinta e oito mil.
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 Destes, vinte e quatro mil para dar pressa à obra da casa do SENHOR; e governadores e juízes, seis mil;
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 Ademais quatro mil porteiros; e quatro mil para louvar a o SENHOR, disse Davi, com os instrumentos que fiz para render louvores.
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 repartiu-os Davi em ordens conforme a os filhos de Levi, Gérson e Coate 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 Os filhos de Gérson: Ladã, e Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Os filhos de Ladã, três: Jeiel o primeiro, depois Zetã e Joel.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Os filhos de Simei, três: Selomote, Haziel, e Harã. Estes foram os príncipes das famílias de Ladã.
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: Jaate, Zina, Jeus, e Berias. Estes quatro foram os filhos de Simei.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jaate era o primeiro, Zina o segundo; mas Jeus e Berias não multiplicaram em filhos, por o qual foram contados por uma família.
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 Coate: Anrão, Izar, Hebrom, e Uziel, eles quatro.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Os filhos de Anrão: Arão e Moisés. E Arão foi apartado para ser dedicado às mais santas coisas, ele e seus filhos para sempre, para que queimassem perfumes diante do SENHOR, e lhe ministrassem, e bendisessem em seu nome, para sempre.
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 os filhos de Moisés, homem de Deus, foram contados na tribo de Levi.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Os filhos de Moisés foram Gérson e Eliézer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Filho de Gérson foi Sebuel o primeiro.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 E filho de Eliézer foi Reabias o primeiro. E Eliézer não teve outros filhos; mas os filhos de Reabias foram muitos.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Filho de Izar foi Selomite o primeiro.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Os filhos de Hebrom: Jería o primeiro, Amarias o segundo, Jaaziel o terceiro, e Jecameão o quarto.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Os filhos de Uziel: Mica o primeiro, e Issias o segundo.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Os filhos de Merari: Mali e Musi. Os filhos de Mali: Eleazar e Quis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 E morreu Eleazar sem filhos, mas teve filhas; e os filhos de Quis, 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: Mali, Éder e Jeremote, eles três.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Estes são os filhos de Levi nas famílias de seus pais, cabeceiras de famílias em suas linhagens, contados por seus nomes, por suas cabeças, os quais faziam obra no ministério da casa do SENHOR, de vinte anos acima.
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 Davi disse: o SENHOR Deus de Israel há dado repouso a seu povo Israel, e o habitar em Jerusalém 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 também os levitas não levarão mais o tabernáculo, e todos seus vasos para seu ministério.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Assim que, conforme as últimas palavras de Davi, foi a contagem dos filhos de Levi de vinte anos acima.
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 E estavam sob a mão dos filhos de Arão, para ministrar na casa do SENHOR, nos átrios e nas câmaras, e na purificação de toda coisa santificada, e na demais obra do ministério 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 Assim para os pães da proposição, e para a flor da farinha para o sacrifício, e para os pães sem levedura, e para as coisas postas em panelas, e para o tostado, e para toda medida e conta;
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 que assistissem cada manhã todos os dias a confessar e louvar a o SENHOR, e assim à 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 oferecer todos os holocaustos a o SENHOR os sábados, novas luas, e solenidades, por a conta e forma que tinham, continuamente diante do 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 a guarda do tabernáculo do testemunho, e a guarda do santuário, e as ordens dos filhos de Arão seus irmãos, no ministério 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.
