1 Crônicas 23
1 Agora David era velho e cheio de dias; e fez de 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 Ele reuniu todos os príncipes de Israel, com os sacerdotes e os levitas.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Os Levitas foram contados a partir dos trinta anos de idade; e seu número pelas pesquisas, homem por homem, era de 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 David disse: “Destes, vinte e quatro mil eram para supervisionar o trabalho da casa de Iavé, seis mil eram oficiais e juízes,
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 quatro mil eram porteiros, e quatro mil elogiaram Iavé com os instrumentos que eu fiz para dar louvor”.
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 David dividiu-os em divisões de acordo com os filhos de Levi: Gershon, 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 Of os Gershonites: Ladan e Shimei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 os filhos de Ladan: Jehiel, o chefe, Zetham, e Joel, três.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 os filhos de Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, e Haran, três. Estes eram os chefes de família dos pais de Ladan.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Os filhos de Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, e Beriah. Estes quatro eram os filhos de Shimei.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jahath era o chefe, e Zizah o segundo; mas Jeush e Beriah não tiveram muitos filhos; portanto, tornaram-se a casa dos pais em um só cálculo.
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, Izhar, Hebron, e Uzziel, quatro.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Os filhos de Amram: Arão e Moisés; e Arão foi separado para santificar as coisas santíssimas, ele e seus filhos para sempre, para queimar incenso diante de Javé, para ministrar a ele, e para abençoar 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 Mas quanto a Moisés, o homem de Deus, seus filhos foram nomeados entre a 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: Gershom e Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Os filhos de Gershom: Shebuel, o chefe.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 O filho de Eliezer era Reabias o chefe; e Eliezer não tinha outros filhos, mas os filhos de Reabias eram muito numerosos.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 O filho de Izhar: Shelomith, o chefe.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Os filhos de Hebron: Jeriah o chefe, Amariah o segundo, Jaaziel o terceiro, e Jekameam o quarto.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Os filhos de Uzziel: Micah, o chefe, e Isshiah, o segundo.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Os filhos de Merari: Mahli e Mushi. Os filhos de Mahli: Eleazar e Kish.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar morreu e não teve filhos, mas apenas filhas; e seus parentes, os filhos de Kish, os tomaram como esposas.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Os filhos de Mushi: Mahli, Eder, e Jeremoth, três.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Estes foram os filhos de Levi depois das casas de seus pais, até mesmo os chefes das casas dos pais daqueles que foram contados individualmente, no número de nomes por suas pesquisas, que fizeram o trabalho para o serviço da casa de Yahweh, a partir dos vinte anos de idade.
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 Pois Davi disse: “Javé, o Deus de Israel, deu descanso a seu povo; e ele habita 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 Também os levitas não precisarão mais carregar o tabernáculo e todos os seus vasos para seu serviço”.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Pois pelas últimas palavras de Davi foram contados os filhos de Levi, a partir dos vinte anos de idade.
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 Pois seu dever era esperar nos filhos de Aarão pelo serviço da casa de Yahweh - nos tribunais, nas salas e na purificação de todas as coisas sagradas, até mesmo o trabalho do serviço 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 também para o pão de exposição, e para a farinha fina para uma oferta de refeição, seja de bolachas ázimas, seja do que é cozido na panela, ou do que é embebido, e para todas as medidas de quantidade e tamanho;
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 estar de pé todas as manhãs para agradecer e louvar a Javé, e também à noite;
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 todas as ofertas queimadas a Javé nos sábados, nas luas novas, e nas festas fixas, em número de acordo com a ordenança que lhes diz respeito, continuamente diante de Javé;
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 mantenham o dever da Tenda da Reunião, o dever do lugar santo, e o dever dos filhos de Aarão seus irmãos para o serviço da casa de Javé.
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.
