1 Meʻa Hokohoko 23
1 Ko ia, ʻi heʻene hoko ʻo motuʻa lahi ʻa Tevita pea kakato ʻa hono ngaahi ʻaho, naʻa ne tuku ʻa Solomone ko hono foha ke ne tuʻi ki ʻIsileli.
Now, David, was old, and satisfied with days, —so he made Solomon his son king, over Israel;
2 Pea naʻa ne tānaki fakataha ʻae houʻeiki kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, mo e kau taulaʻeiki pea mo e kau Livai.
and gathered together all the rulers of Israel, with the priests, and the Levites.
3 Ka ko eni, naʻe lau hono tokolahi ʻoe kau Livai mei he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ʻo fai hake: pea ko honau lau fakatefua, ʻae tangata taki taha, ko e tokotolu mano mo e toko valu afe.
Now the Levites were numbered, from thirty years old and upwards, —and their number by their polls, of mature men, was thirty-eight thousand.
4 Pea naʻe ʻoe toko ua mano mo e toko fā afe ʻae tokanga ki he ngāue ki he fale ʻo Sihova; pea ko e toko ono afe, ko e kau pule mo e kau fakamaau ʻakinautolu.
Of these—to preside over the work of the house of Yahweh, were twenty-four thousand, —and officers and judges, six thousand;
5 Pea ko e kau leʻo matapā ʻae toko fā afe; pea ko e toko fā afe naʻe hiva kia Sihova ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa hiva ʻaia naʻe ngaohi ke fai ʻaki ʻae fakafetaʻi.
and four thousand, were doorkeepers, —and, four thousand, were offerers of praise unto Yahweh, with instruments, which [said David] I made for offering praise.
6 Pea naʻe vahe fakalakanga ʻakinautolu ʻe Tevita, ki he ngaahi foha ʻo Livai, kia Kesomi, mo Kohate, pea mo Melali.
And David divided them into courses, —pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
7 Naʻe ʻoe kau Kesomi, ʻa Latani, pea mo Simi.
Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.
8 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Latani; ko honau tuʻukimuʻa ʻa Sieli, mo Sitami, mo Soeli, ko e tokotolu.
The sons of Ladan, the chief Jehiel, and Zetham and Joel, three.
9 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Simi; ko Silomiti, mo ʻAsieli, mo Halani, ko e tokotolu. Ko e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻakinautolu ni ʻi he kau mātuʻa ʻo Latani.
The sons of Shimei, Shelomoth and Haziel and Haran, three, —these, were the ancestral chiefs of Ladan.
10 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Simi; ko Sehati, mo Sina, mo Siusi, mo Pelia. Ko e toko fā ni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Simi
And, the sons of Shimei, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah, —these, were the sons of Shimei, four.
11 Pea naʻe tuʻukimuʻa ʻi ai ʻa Sehati, pea hoko mo ia ʻa Sisa: ka naʻe ʻikai ke tokolahi ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Siusi mo Pelia; ko ia naʻe lau fakataha ai ʻakinaua ʻo fakatatau mo e fale ʻo ʻena tamai.
And Jahath was chief, and Zizah the second, —but, Jeush and Beriah, had not many sons, so they became an ancestral house, by one reckoning.
12 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Kohate: ko ʻAmilami, mo ʻIsa, mo Hepeloni, mo ʻUsili, ko e toko fā.
The sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo ʻAmilami ko ʻElone mo Mōsese: pea naʻe vaheʻi ʻa ʻElone, koeʻuhi ke ne fakatapui ʻae ngaahi meʻa māʻoniʻoni lahi, ʻe ia mo hono ngaahi foha ke lauikuonga, ke tutu ʻae meʻa namu kakala ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova, pea ke tauhi kiate ia, pea ke fakafetaʻi ki hono huafa ʻo taʻengata.
The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses, —and Aaron was separated, to hallow the holy of holies, he and his sons, unto times age-abiding, to make a perfume before Yahweh, to be in attendance upon him, and to bless in his name, unto times age-abiding;
14 Pea koeʻuhi ko Mōsese ko e tangata ʻae ʻOtua, naʻe lau ʻa hono ngaahi foha ki he faʻahinga ʻo Livai.
and, as for Moses, the man of God, his sons, were called unto the tribe of Levi.
15 Ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Mōsese: ko Kesomi, mo ʻEliesa.
The sons of Moses, were Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Kesomi, naʻe tuʻukimuʻa ʻa Sipueli.
the sons of Gershom, were Shebuel the chief;
17 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo ʻEliesa ko hono tuʻukimuʻa ʻa Lihapea. Pea naʻe ʻikai mo ha ngaahi foha ʻo ʻEliesa, ka naʻe tokolahi ʻaupito ʻae ngaahi foha ʻo Lihapea.
and the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief, —and Eliezer had no other sons, but, the sons of Rehabiah, were very many.
18 ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻIsa: ko hono tuʻukimuʻa ʻa Silomiti.
The sons of Izhar, Shelomith the chief.
19 ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo Hepeloni; ko e ʻuluaki ʻa Selia, ko hono toko ua ʻa ʻAmalia, ko hono tokotolu ʻa Saesieli, pea ko hono toko fā ʻa Sikamiami.
The sons of Hebron, Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jehaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 ʻI he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻUsili: ko hono ʻuluaki ʻa Maika, pea ko hono tokoua ʻa Sisia.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21 Pea ko e ngaahi foha eni ʻo Melali ko Mali mo Musi. Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Mali; ko ʻEliesa mo Kisi.
The sons of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli, were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Pea naʻe pekia ʻa ʻEliesa pea naʻe ʻikai hano foha ka ko e ngaahi ʻofefine pe: pea naʻe ohi ʻakinautolu ʻe honau kāinga ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Kisi.
But Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only, —and so the sons of Kish their brethren took them.
23 Ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Musi eni: ko Mali, mo Iteli, mo Selimoti, ko e tokotolu.
The sons of Mushi, were Mahli and Eder and Jeremoth, three.
24 Ko kinautolu eni ko e ngaahi foha ʻo Livai ʻo fakatatau mo e fale ʻo ʻenau ngaahi tamai; ko e kau tuʻukimuʻa ʻi heʻenau ngaahi tamai, ʻo hangē ko e lau hake ʻakinautolu ʻi honau lakanga, ʻakinautolu naʻe fai ʻae ngāue ʻoe tauhi ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova, mei he taʻu ʻe uofulu ʻo ʻenau motuʻa ʻo fai hake.
These, were the sons of Levi by their ancestral house, the ancestral chiefs of them who were counted in the number of their names, by their polls, doing the work, for the service of the house of Yahweh, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
25 He naʻe pehē ʻe Tevita, “Kuo foaki ʻe Sihova ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻae mālōlō ki hono kakai, koeʻuhi ke nau nofo ʻi Selūsalema ʻo taʻengata:
For, said David, Yahweh the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, —and hath taken up his habitation in Jerusalem, unto times age-abiding;
26 Pea ki he kau Livai foki; ʻe ʻikai te nau kei fua ʻae fale fehikitaki, pe ko e ngaahi ipu ʻi ai ʻoku fai ʻaki ʻa hono ngāue.”
moreover also, as for the Levites, they have no need to bear the habitation, nor any of its vessels in the laborious work thereof.
27 He ko e ngaahi lea fakamuimui ʻa Tevita naʻe lau ai ʻae kau Livai mei he uofulu taʻu ʻo ʻenau motuʻa ʻo fai hake:
For, by the last words of David, the same, were the number of the sons of Levi, —from twenty years old, and upwards.
28 He ko ʻenau ngāue ʻanautolu ke tali fekau ki he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone, ʻi he ngāue ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he ngaahi lotoʻā, pea ʻi he ngaahi potu fale, pea ʻi he fakamaʻa ʻae ngaahi meʻa tapu kotoa pē, pea ʻi he ngāue ʻoe tauhi ki he fale ʻoe ʻOtua;
For, their duty, was—to be in attendance upon the sons of Aaron, in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of everything holy, —and doing the laborious work, of the house of God;
29 ʻI he tokonaki ʻae mā ʻoe ʻao, mo e mahoaʻa lelei ki he feilaulau meʻakai, pea mo e foʻi mā manifi naʻe ʻikai fakalēvani, pea mo ia naʻe fakapaku, pea mo ia naʻe tunu, pea ʻi he faʻahinga meʻa fuofua kotoa pē;
and for the bread set in array, and for the fine meal for the meal-offering, and for the unleavened cakes, even for that which is baked in a pan, for the moistened food, —even of every measure, and size;
30 Pea ke nau tuʻu ʻi he pongipongi kotoa pē ke fakafetaʻi mo hiva kia Sihova, pea ke pehē foki ʻi he efiafi;
and to stand, morning by morning, to give thanks and offer praise unto Yahweh, —and, likewise, at even;
31 Pea ke ʻohake ʻae ngaahi feilaulau tutu kia Sihova ʻi he ngaahi ʻaho tapu, pea ʻi he ngaahi māhina foʻou, pea ʻi he ngaahi kātoanga naʻe kotofa, ʻo hangē ko hono lau, pea fakatatau mo hono lakanga naʻe fekauʻi kiate kinautolu, ʻo maʻuaipē ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova:
and for all the offering of ascending-sacrifices unto Yahweh, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the set feasts, —by number, according to the manner prescribed for them continually, before Yahweh; —
32 Pea koeʻuhi ke nau tokanga ki he tauhi ʻoe fale fehikitaki ʻoe fakataha, mo e tokanga ki he potu toputapu, mo e tokanga ki he ngaahi foha ʻo ʻElone ko honau kāinga, ʻi he ngāue ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova.
and they shall keep the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brethren, —in the laborious work of the house of Yahweh.
