Taariikhdii Kowaad 26
1 Oo kooxihii iridjoogayaashiina waa kuwan: reer Qorax waxaa laga doortay Meshelemyaah ina Qore oo ahaa reer Aasaaf.
This is a list of the groups of men who guarded the temple gates: From the descendants of Korah, there was Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, who was one of the sons of Asaph.
2 Oo Meshelemyaahna wuxuu lahaa wiilal, oo curadkiisii wuxuu ahaa Sekaryaah, kii labaadna Yediica'eel, kii saddexaadna Sebadyaah, kii afraadna Yatnii'eel,
The oldest son of Meshelemiah was Zechariah. His other sons were Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel,
3 kii shanaadna Ceelaam, kii lixaadna Yehooxaanaan, kii toddobaadna Eliihooceenay.
Elam, Jehohanan, and Eliehoenai.
4 Oo Cobeed Edoomna wuxuu lahaa wiilal, oo curadkiisii wuxuu ahaa Shemacyaah, kii labaadna Yehoosaabaad, kii saddexaadna Yoo'aax, kii afraadna Saakaar, kii shanaadna Netaneel,
[Another guard] was Obed-Edom. His oldest son was Shemaiah. His other sons were Jehozabad, Joah, Sacar, Nethanel,
5 kii lixaadna Ammii'eel, kii toddobaadna Isaakaar, kii siddeedaadna Fecultay, waayo, Ilaah baa isaga barakeeyey.
Ammiel, Issachar, and Peullethai. It was because God had blessed him that he had many sons.
6 Oo weliba wiilkiisii Shemacyaahna wiilal baa u dhashay, oo iyagaa u talin jiray reerkii aabbahood, waayo, waxay ahaayeen rag xoog badan.
Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons. They were leaders in their father’s family because they were capable of doing many things well.
7 Wiilashii Shemacyaahna waxay ahaayeen Cotnii, iyo Refa'eel, iyo Coobeed, iyo Elsaabaad, walaalahoodna oo ah Eliihuu iyo Semakiyaah waxay ahaayeen rag xoog badan.
The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad. Shemaiah’s relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also capable men.
8 Oo kulli intaasoo dhammu waxay ahaayeen reer Cobeed Edoom, oo iyaga iyo wiilashoodii iyo walaalahoodba waxay ahaayeen rag xoog iyo karti adeegidda u leh, waxayna ahaayeen laba iyo lixdan nin oo reer Cobeed Edoom wada ah.
All of those descendants of Obed-Edom and their sons and relatives were capable people and strong workers. Altogether there were 62 of them.
9 Oo Meshelemyaahna wuxuu lahaa siddeed iyo toban nin oo ahaa rag xoog badan, waxayna wada ahaayeen wiilashiisii iyo walaalihiis.
Another guard was Meshelemiah. He and his sons and relatives were also capable people. There were 18 of them altogether.
10 Oo weliba Xosaah oo ahaa reer Meraariina wuxuu lahaa wiilal, waxaana ugu weynaa Shimrii (waayo, in kastoo uusan curadkii ahayn haddana aabbihiis ayaa madax ka dhigay),
Another guard was Hosah’s son Shimri, a descendant of Merari. Hosah appointed Shimri to be the leader, even though he was not Hosah’s oldest son.
11 kii labaadna wuxuu ahaa Xilqiyaah, kii saddexaadna Tebalyaah, kii afraadna Sekaryaah. Oo Xosaah wiilashiisii iyo walaalihiis oo dhammu waxay ahaayeen saddex iyo toban.
Hosah’s other sons were Hilkiah, Tabaliah, and Zechariah. Altogether there were 13 sons and relatives of Hosah.
12 Oo iridjoogayaasha kooxahooduna intaasay ka koobnaayeen, waxayna ahaayeen rag madax ah, oo sida walaalahood hawl madax ka ah inay guriga Rabbiga ka dhex adeegaan.
Those men were leaders of the groups of men who guarded the gates of the temple. They worked at the temple like their relatives did.
13 Oo iyana midkooda ugu yar iyo midka ugu weynba, sidii ay qolooyinkoodu kala ahaayeen ayay irid kasta saami ugu riteen.
By casting lots, the leader of each family chose one gate for their group to guard. [All of them, including] young men and old men (OR, including leaders of large families and small families), cast lots.
14 Oo saamigii dhanka bari wuxuu u soo baxay Shelemyaah. Oo haddana waxay saami u rideen wiilkiisii Sekaryaah, oo ahaa lataliye xigmad badan, oo saamigiisiina wuxuu ku helay dhankii woqooyi.
Shelemiah’s group was selected to guard the East Gate. The group of Shelemiah’s son Zechariah, who was a wise counselor, was selected to guard the North Gate.
15 Cobeed Edoomna waxaa u soo baxay dhankii koonfureed, oo wiilashiisiina waxaa u soo baxay guryihii wax lagu kaydin jiray.
Then Obed-Edom’s group was selected to guard the South Gate, and his sons were selected to guard the [entrances to the temple] storerooms.
16 Shufiim iyo Xosaahna waxaa u soo baxay dhankii galbeed oo u dhowaa iriddii Shalleked la odhan jiray, oo ku ag tiil jidka kor u baxa, oo waardiyeba waardiyaha kaluu ka soo hor jeeday.
Then Shuppim’s group and Hosah’s group were selected to guard the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road [to the temple]. The work for the guards was divided evenly.
17 Dhanka bari waxaa joogi jiray lix reer Laawi ah, dhanka woqooyina maalintiiba waxaa dhawri jiray afar nin, dhanka koonfureedna maalintiiba waxaa dhawri jiray afar nin, oo guryaha wax lagu kaydiyana waxaa dhawri jiray laba laba nin.
Each day there were six descendants of Levi who guarded the East Gate, four who guarded the North Gate, four who guarded the South Gate, and two at a time who guarded the entrances to the storerooms.
18 Oo Farbaar dhankeedii galbeed, oo u dhow jidkiina waxaa dhawri jiray afar, oo Farbaarna waxaa dhawri jiray laba.
At the West gate there were two men who guarded the courtyard and four who guarded the road outside the courtyard.
19 Intaasu waxay ahaayeen kooxihii iridjoogayaasha, oo waxayna ahaayeen reer Qorax iyo reer Meraarii.
Those were the groups of men who were descendants of Korah and Merari who guarded the gates [of the temple].
20 Oo mid ka mid ahaa reer Laawi oo Axiiyaah ahaana wuxuu u talin jiray khasnadihii guriga Ilaah, iyo khasnadihii ay alaabta quduuska ahu tiil.
Other descendants of Levi were in charge of the chests that contained the money that was dedicated to Yahweh, money that the people brought to the temple.
21 Kuwii reer Lacdaan ee reer Gershoon oo uu lahaa Lacdaan, oo ahaa madaxdii reerahooda oo uu lahaa Lacdaan oo ahaa reer Gershoon, waxay ahaayeen Yexii'eelii,
[One of those men was] Ladan, a descendant of Gershon. He was the ancestor of several family groups. Jehiel was the leader of one of those family groups.
22 iyo wiilashii Yexii'eelii oo ahaa Seetaam, iyo Yoo'eel oo walaalkiis ahaa, waxayna u talin jireen khasnadihii guriga Rabbiga.
Others who had that work were Zetham and his [younger] brother Joel, who were the sons of Jehiel.
23 Oo waxaana jiray reer Camraam, iyo reer Isehaar, iyo reer Xebroon, iyo reer Cusii'eel.
Others who did that work were descendants of Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
24 Oo Shebuu'eel oo ahaa ina Gershoom, oo ahaa reer Muusena wuxuu ahaa taliye xukuma khasnadihii.
[From the descendants of Amram], Shubael, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the leader who was in charge of the money chests.
25 Waxaana la jiray walaalihiis ahaa reer Eliiceser, kuwaasoo ahaa wiilkiisii Rexabyaah, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Yeshacyaah, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Yooraam, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Sikrii, iyo isagii wiilkiisii Shelomood.
[Others who did that work were] the descendants of [Gershom’s younger brother] Eliezer. Those men were Eliezer’s son Rehabiah, Rehabiah’s son Jeshaiah, Jeshaiah’s son Joram, Joram’s son Zicri, and Zicri’s son Shelomith.
26 Oo kuwan oo ah Shelomood iyo walaalihiis waxay u talin jireen khasnadihii alaabta quduuska ah, kuwaasoo ay quduus ka dhigeen Boqor Daa'uud, iyo madaxdii qolooyinka, iyo kuwii kun kun u taliyey iyo kuwii boqol boqol u taliyey, iyo saraakiishii ciidanku.
Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the valuable things that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by King David, by the leaders of the family groups, by the army commanders of 1,000 soldiers and commanders of 100 soldiers, and by other army commanders.
27 Maalkii boolida ahaa oo dagaalka lagu soo dhacay waxay quduus uga dhigeen si loogu cusboonaysiiyo gurigii Rabbiga.
Some of the things that those army officers had taken [from Israel’s enemies] in battles they dedicated for the repair of the temple of Yahweh.
28 Oo kulli waxyaalihii ay quduus ka dhigeen Samuu'eel oo wax arke ahaa, iyo Saa'uul ina Qiish, iyo Abneer ina Neer, iyo Yoo'aab oo ay Seruuyaah dhashay, iyo wax alla wixii quduus laga dhigay oo dhammu waxay ku jireen gacantii Shelomood iyo tii walaalihiis.
And Shelomith and his relatives were also in charge of everything that had been dedicated [to Yahweh] by the prophet Samuel, by King Saul, and by [David’s two army commanders] Ner and Joab.
29 Oo Kenanyaah iyo wiilashiisii oo ahaa reer Isehaarna waxay saraakiil iyo xaakinno u ahaayeen hawlaha dibadda oo reer binu Israa'iil.
From the descendants of Izhar, Kenaniah and his sons were given work outside [the temple area]. They were officials and judges in [various places] in Israel.
30 Oo Xashabyaah iyo walaalihiis oo ahaa reer Xebroon, oo weliba ahaa rag xoog badan, oo tiradoodu ahayd kun iyo toddoba boqol oo nin, waxay u talin jireen reer binu Israa'iilkii dhanka galbeed oo Webi Urdun ka shisheeyey, iyo shuqulkii Rabbiga oo dhan, iyo adeegiddii boqorkaba.
From the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and his relatives were responsible for the work done for Yahweh and for the king in all the area west of the Jordan [river]. There were 1,700 of them who were able to do their work well.
31 Oo reer Xebroonna Yeriyaah madax buu ahaa, intaasu waa reer Xebroon sidii dadka reerahoodu u kala dhasheen. Oo waxaa iyaga la doondoonay sannaddii afartanaad oo boqortooyadii Daa'uud, oo waxaa iyaga dhexdoodii laga helay rag xoog badan oo jooga Yacser tii reer Gilecaad.
It was written in the records of the descendants of Hebron that Jeriah was their leader. When David had been ruling for almost 40 years, they searched in those records, and they found [names of] capable men descended from Hebron who were at Jazer [city] in the Gilead [region].
32 Oo walaalihiis oo ahaa rag xoog badanuna waxay ahaayeen laba kun iyo toddoba boqol oo nin, oo ah madaxdii qolooyinka kuwaasoo boqor Daa'uud uu ka dhigay inay taliyayaal ugu ahaadaan reer Ruubeen, iyo reer Gaad, iyo qabiilkii reer Manaseh badhkiis, xagga wax kasta oo xag Ilaah ku saabsan, iyo xagga danaha boqorkaba.
Jeriah had 2,700 relatives who were able to do their work well, and who were leaders of their families. King David put them in charge of governing the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and [the eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, to be sure that all the people did what God and the king told them to do.
