1 Crónicas 23
1 Cuando David envejeció, habiendo vivido una larga vida, nombró a su hijo Salomón rey de Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 También convocó a todos los jefes de Israel, a los sacerdotes y a los levitas.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Se contaron los levitas mayores de treinta años, y fueron 38.000 en total.
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 “De ellos, 24.000 estarán a cargo de las obras de la casa del Señor, mientras que 6.000 serán oficiales y jueces”, instruyó David.
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 “Y 4.000 serán porteros, mientras que 4.000 alabarán al Señor usando los instrumentos musicales que he proporcionado para la alabanza”.
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 los dividió en secciones correspondientes a Los hijos de Levi: Gersón, Coat y 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 Los hijos de Gersón: Ladán y Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Los hijos de Ladan: Jehiel (el jefe de familia), Zetham y Joel, tres en total.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Los hijos de Simei: Selomit, Haziel y Harán, tres en total. Estos eran los jefes de las familias de Ladán.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Los hijos de Simei: Jahat, Ziza, Jeús y Bería, cuatro en total.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jahat (el jefe de familia), y Ziza (el segundo); pero como Jeús y Bería no tuvieron muchos hijos, fueron contados como una sola familia.
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 Los hijos de Coat: Amram, Izhar, Hebrón y Uziel-un total de cuatro.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Los hijos de Amram: Aarón y Moisés. Aarón estaba dedicado al servicio con las cosas más sagradas, para que él y sus hijos presentaran siempre ofrendas al Señor, y ministraran ante él, y dieran bendiciones en su nombre para siempre.
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 En cuanto a Moisés, el hombre de Dios, sus hijos estaban incluidos en la tribu de Leví.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Los hijos de Moisés: Gersón y Eliezer.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Los hijos de Gersón: Sebuel (el jefe de familia).
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Los hijos de Eliezer: Rehabías (el jefe de familia). Eliezer no tuvo más hijos, pero Rehabías tuvo muchos hijos.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Los hijos de Izhar: Selomit (el jefe de familia).
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Los hijos de Hebrón: Jeria (el jefe de familia), Amarías (el segundo), Jahaziel (el tercero) y Jecamán (el cuarto).
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Los hijos de Uziel: Micaías (el jefe de familia) e Isías (el segundo).
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Los hijos de Merari: Mahli y Musi. Los hijos de Mahli: Eleazar y Cis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar murió sin tener hijos, sólo hijas. Sus primos, Los hijos de Cis, se casaron con ellas.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Los hijos de Musi: Mahli, Eder y Jeremot, tres en total.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Estos eran los descendientes de Leví por familias, los jefes de familia enumerados individualmente por su nombre: los que tenían veinte años o más y servían en la casa del Señor.
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 David dijo: “El Señor, el Dios de Israel, ha dado la paz a su pueblo, y vivirá en Jerusalén para siempre.
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 Así que los levitas ya no necesitan llevar la Tienda ni nada necesario para su servicio”.
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 De acuerdo con las instrucciones finales de David, se contaron los levitas de veinte años o más.
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 Su misión era ayudar a los descendientes de Aarón en el servicio de la casa del Señor. Eran responsables de los patios y las habitaciones, de la limpieza de todas las cosas sagradas y del trabajo del servicio de la casa de Dios.
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 También eran responsables del pan de la proposición que se ponía sobre la mesa, de la harina especial para las ofrendas de grano, de los panes sin levadura, de la cocción, de la mezcla y del manejo de todas las cantidades y medidas.
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 También debían ponerse de pie todas las mañanas para dar gracias y alabar al Señor, y hacer lo mismo al atardecer,
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 y siempre que se presentaran holocaustos al Señor, ya fuera en los sábados, lunas nuevas y días festivos. Debían servir regularmente ante el Señor según el número que se les exigiera.
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 Así, los levitas debían cumplir con la responsabilidad de cuidar la Tienda del Encuentro y el santuario, y con sus hermanos los descendientes de Aarón, servían a la casa del Señor.
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.
