1 Krönikeboken 23
1 Och när David blev gammal och levnadsmätt, gjorde han sin son Salomo till konung över Israel.
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 Och han församlade alla Israels furstar, så ock prästerna och leviterna.
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 Och leviterna blevo räknade, de nämligen som voro trettio år gamla eller därutöver; och deras antal, antalet av alla personer av mankön, utgjorde trettioåtta tusen.
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 »Av dessa», sade han, »skola tjugufyra tusen förestå sysslorna vid HERRENS hus, och sex tusen vara tillsyningsmän och domare;
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 fyra tusen skola vara dörrvaktare och fyra tusen skola lovsjunga HERREN till de instrumenter som jag har låtit göra för lovsången.»
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 Och David delade dem i avdelningar efter Levis söner, Gerson Kehat och 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 Till gersoniterna hörde Laedan och Simei.
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 Laedans söner voro Jehiel, huvudmannen, Setam och Joel, tillsammans tre.
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 Simeis söner voro Selomot, Hasiel och Haran, tillsammans tre. Dessa voro huvudmän för Laedans familjer.
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 Och Simeis söner voro Jahat, Sina, Jeus och Beria. Dessa voro Simeis söner, tillsammans fyra.
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 Jahat var huvudmannen, och Sisa var den andre. Men Jeus och Beria hade icke många barn; därför fingo de utgöra allenast en familj, en ordning.
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 Kehats söner voro Amram, Jishar, Hebron och Ussiel, tillsammans fyra.
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 Amrams söner voro Aron och Mose. Och Aron blev jämte sina söner för evärdlig tid avskild till att helgas såsom höghelig, till att för evärdlig tid antända rökelse inför HERREN och göra tjänst inför honom och välsigna i hans namn.
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 Men gudsmannen Moses söner räknades till Levi stam.
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 Moses söner voro Gersom och Elieser.
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Gersoms söner voro Sebuel, huvudmannen.
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 Och Eliesers söner voro Rehabja, huvudmannen. Elieser hade inga andra söner; men Rehabjas söner voro övermåttan talrika.
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 Jishars söner voro Selomit, huvudmannen.
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 Hebrons söner voro Jeria, huvudmannen, Amarja, den andre, Jahasiel, den tredje, och Jekameam, den fjärde.
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 Ussiels söner voro Mika, huvudmannen, och Jissia, den andre.
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 Meraris söner voro Maheli och Musi. Mahelis söner voro Eleasar och Kis.
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 När Eleasar dog, lämnade han inga söner efter sig, utan allenast döttrar; men Kis' söner, deras fränder, togo dessa till hustrur.
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Musis söner voro Maheli, Eder och Jeremot, tillsammans tre.
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 Dessa voro Levi barn, efter deras familjer, huvudmännen för familjerna, så många av dem som inmönstrades, vart namn räknat särskilt, var person för sig, de som kunde förrätta sysslor vid tjänstgöringen i HERRENS hus, nämligen de som voro tjugu år gamla eller därutöver.
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 Ty David sade: »HERREN, Israels Gud, har låtit sitt folk komma till ro, och han har nu sin boning i Jerusalem till evig tid;
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 därför behöva icke heller leviterna mer bära tabernaklet och alla redskap till tjänstgöringen därvid.»
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 (Enligt berättelsen om Davids sista tid räknades nämligen av Levi barn de som voro tjugu år gamla eller därutöver.)
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 De fingo i stället sin plats vid Arons söners sida för tjänstgöringen i HERRENS hus, i vad som rörde förgårdarna och kamrarna och reningen av allt heligt och sysslorna vid tjänstgöringen i Guds hus,
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 vare sig det gällde skådebröden eller det fina mjölet till spisoffret eller de osyrade tunnkakorna eller plåtarna eller det hopknådade mjölet, eller något mått och mål,
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 eller att var morgon göra tjänst genom att tacka och lova HERREN, och likaledes var afton,
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 eller att offra alla brännoffer åt HERREN på sabbaterna, vid nymånaderna och vid högtiderna, till bestämt antal och såsom det var föreskrivet för dem, beständigt, inför HERRENS ansikte.
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 De skulle iakttaga vad som var att iakttaga vid uppenbarelsetältet och vid det heliga, vad Arons söner, deras bröder, hade att iakttaga vid tjänstgöringen i HERRENS hus.
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.
