1 Књига дневника 23
1 И тако Давид стар и сит живота постави Соломуна, сина свог, царем над Израиљем.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 И сабра све кнезове Израиљеве и свештенике и Левите.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 И бише избројани Левити од тридесет година и више, и беше их на број с главе на главу тридесет и осам хиљада људи.
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 Између њих беше двадесет четири хиљаде одређених на посао у дому Господњем, а шест хиљада управитеља и судија;
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 А четири хиљаде вратара и четири хиљаде који хваљаху Господа уз оруђа која начини за хвалу.
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 И раздели их Давид у редове по синовима Левијевим, Гирсону, Кату и Мерарију.
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 Од Гирсона беху: Ладан и Симеј;
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Синови Ладанови: поглавар Јехило и Зетам и Јоила, тројица;
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 (Синови Симејеви: Селомит и Азило и Харан, тројица.) То су поглавари отачких породица Ладанових.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 А синови Симејеви: Јат, Зина и Јеус и Верија, та су четворица синови Симејеви.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 А Јат беше поглавар, а Зиза други; а Јеус и Верија немаху много деце, зато се бројаху у један дом отачки.
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 Синови Катови: Амрам, Исар, Хеврон и Озило, четворица.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Синови Амрамови: Арон и Мојсије. Али Арон би одвојен да освећује светињу над светињама, он и синови његови довека, да каде пред Господом, да му служе и да благосиљају у име Његово довека.
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 А синови Мојсија, човека Божјег, броје се у племе Левијево.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Синови Мојсијеви: Гирсон и Елијезер.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Синови Гирсонови: Севуило поглавар.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 А синови Елијезерови: Реавија поглавар. А немаше Елијезер више синова, него се синови Реавијини умножише веома.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Синови Исарови: Селомит поглавар.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Синови Хевронови: Јерија први, Амарија други, Јазило трећи, и Јекамеам четврти.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Синови Озилови: Миха први и Јесија други.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Синови Мераријеви: Малије и Мусије. Синови Малијеви: Елеазар и Кис.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 А Елеазар умре и не имаше синове него само кћери, и њима се оженише синови Кисови, браћа њихова.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Синови Мусијеви: Малије и Едер и Јеремот, тројица.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 То су синови Левијеви по отачким домовима својим, поглавари домова отачких, који бише избројани по броју имена с главе на главу, који рађаху посао за службу у дому Господњем, од двадесет година и више.
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 Јер Давид рече: Мир даде Господ Бог Израиљев народу свом, и наставаће у Јерусалиму довека.
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 И Левити неће више носити шатора и посуђа његова за службу његову.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 Јер по последњој наредби Давидовој бише избројани синови Левијеви од двадесет година и више;
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 Јер одређени беху да помажу синовима Ароновим у служби у дому Господњем у тремовима и у клетима, и да чисте све свете ствари и да раде око службе у дому Господњем,
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 И око хлебова постављених, и око белог брашна за дар и око колача пресних и око тавица, и око свега што се пржи, и око сваке мере,
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 И да стоје јутром и хвале и славе Господа, и тако вечером,
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 И кад се год приносе жртве паљенице Господу у суботе, и на младине и празнике, у броју по реду свом свагда пред Господом,
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 И да раде шта треба радити у шатору од састанка и у светињи, и за синове Аронове, браћу своју, у служби у дому Господњем.
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.
