1 Dnevnika 23
1 I tako David star i sit života postavi Solomuna sina svojega carem nad Izrailjem.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 I sabra sve knezove Izrailjeve i sveštenike i Levite.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 I biše izbrojeni Leviti od trideset godina i više, i bješe ih na broj s glave na glavu trideset i osam tisuæa ljudi.
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 Izmeðu njih bijaše dvadeset i èetiri tisuæe odreðenijeh na posao u domu Gospodnjem, a šest tisuæa upravitelja i sudija;
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 A èetiri tisuæe vratara i èetiri tisuæe koji hvaljahu Gospoda uz oruða koja naèini za hvalu.
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 razdijeli ih David u redove po sinovima Levijevim, Girsonu, Katu i Merariju.
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 Od Girsona bijahu: Ladan i Simej;
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Sinovi Ladanovi: poglavar Jehilo i Zetam i Joilo, trojica;
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Sinovi Simejevi: Selomit i Azilo i Haran, trojica. To su poglavari otaèkih porodica Ladanovijeh.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 A sinovi Simejevi: Jat, Zina i Jeus i Verija, ta su èetvorica sinovi Simejevi.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 A Jat bijaše poglavar, a Ziza drugi; a Jeus i Verija nemahu mnogo djece, zato se brojahu u jedan dom otaèki.
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 Sinovi Katovi: Amram, Isar, Hevron i Ozilo, èetvorica.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Sinovi Amramovi: Aron i Mojsije. Ali Aron bi odvojen da osveæuje svetinju nad svetinjama, on i sinovi njegovi dovijeka, da kade pred Gospodom, da mu služe i da blagosiljaju u ime njegovo dovijeka.
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 A sinovi Mojsija èovjeka Božijega broje se u pleme Levijevo.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Sinovi Mojsijevi: Girsom i Elijezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Sinovi Girsomovi: Sevuilo poglavar.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 A sinovi Elijezerovi: Reavija poglavar. A nemaše Elijezer više sinova, nego se sinovi Reavijini umnožiše veoma.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Sinovi Isarovi: Selomit poglavar.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Sinovi Hevronovi: Jerija prvi, Amarija drugi, Jazilo treæi, i Jekameam èetvrti.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Sinovi Ozilovi: Miha prvi i Jesija drugi.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Sinovi Merarijevi: Malije i Musije. Sinovi Malijevi: Eleazar i Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 A Eleazar umrije i ne imaše sinova nego samo kæeri, i njima se oženiše sinovi Kisovi, braæa njihova.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Sinovi Musijevi: Malije i Eder i Jeremot, trojica.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 To su sinovi Levijevi po otaèkim domovima svojim, poglavari domova otaèkih, koji biše izbrojeni po broju imena s glave na glavu, koji raðahu posao za službu u domu Gospodnjem, od dvadeset godina i više.
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 Jer David reèe: mir dade Gospod Bog Izrailjev narodu svojemu, i nastavaæe u Jerusalimu dovijeka.
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 I Leviti neæe više nositi šatora i posuða njegova za službu njegovu.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Jer po pošljednjoj naredbi Davidovoj biše izbrojeni sinovi Levijevi od dvadeset godina i više;
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 Jer odreðeni bijahu da pomažu sinovima Aronovijem u službi u domu Gospodnjem u trijemovima i u klijetima, i da èiste sve svete stvari i da rade oko službe u domu Gospodnjem,
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 oko hljebova postavljenijeh, i oko bijeloga brašna za dar i oko kolaèa prijesnijeh i oko tavica, i oko svega što se prži, i oko svake mjere,
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 I da stoje jutrom i hvale i slave Gospoda, i tako veèerom,
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 I kad se god prinose žrtve paljenice Gospodu, u subote, i na mladine i praznike, u broju po redu svom svagda pred Gospodom,
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 I da rade što treba raditi u šatoru od sastanka i u svetinji, i za sinove Aronove, braæu svoju, u službi u domu Gospodnjem.
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.
