1 Berɛsosɛm 23
1 Ɛberɛ a Dawid bɔɔ akɔkoraa no, ɔyii ne babarima Salomo sɛ ɔno na ɔbɛdi Israel so ɔhene.
When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
2 Dawid frɛfrɛɛ Israel amanyɛ ntuanofoɔ nyinaa ne asɔfoɔ, a Lewifoɔ ka ho sɛ, wɔmmra ahensie afahyɛ no ase.
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
3 Wɔkanee Lewifoɔ a wɔadi mfirinhyia aduasa anaa deɛ ɛboro saa, na wɔn nyinaa dodoɔ yɛ mpem aduasa nwɔtwe.
The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.
4 Na Dawid kaa sɛ, “Wɔn mu mpem aduonu ɛnan bɛhwɛ Awurade Asɔredan no ho adwuma so. Mpem nsia bɛsom sɛ mpanimfoɔ ne atemmufoɔ.
“Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,
5 Mpem ɛnan bɛyɛ apono ano ahwɛfoɔ na mpem ɛnan foforɔ de nnwontodeɛ a mayɛ no bɛkamfo Awurade.”
4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”
6 Na Dawid kyekyɛɛ Lewifoɔ no mu akuakuo de mmusuakuo a wɔyɛ Lewi mmammarima Gerson, Kohat ne Merari asefoɔ no din totoo wɔn so.
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gerson mmammarima ne: Libni ne Simei.
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8 Libni asefoɔ no mu baasa yɛ: Yehiel (a ɔyɛ abusuapanin), Setam ne Yoɛl.
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
9 Yeinom na na wɔyɛ Libni abusua no mpanimfoɔ. Na Simei asefoɔ baasa no ne Selomot, Hasiel ne Haran.
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 Simei asefoɔ baanan a wɔaka no ne: Yahat, Sisa, Yeus ne Beria.
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Na Yahat yɛ ɔbapanin, na Sisa di Yahat akyi. Wɔfaa Yeus ne Beria sɛ abusua baako, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔn mu biara nni mmammarima dodoɔ.
Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.
12 Na Amram, Ishar, Hebron ne Usiel ka Kohat asefoɔ no ho.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
13 Amram mmammarima yɛ: Aaron ne Mose. Wɔyii Aaron ne nʼasefoɔ sɛ wɔnni nneɛma kronkron no ho dwuma, na wɔmmɔ afɔdeɛ wɔ Awurade anim, nsom Awurade, na wɔnhyira wɔ ne din mu daa daa.
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
14 Mose a ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn onipa no deɛ, wɔde ne mmammarima kaa Lewi abusuakuo ho.
As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.
15 Mose mmammarima no yɛ Gersom ne Elieser.
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
16 Na Sebuel a ɔyɛ abusuapanin no ka Gersom asefoɔ no ho.
The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.
17 Na Elieser wɔ ɔbabarima baako a wɔfrɛ no Rehabia a na ɔyɛ abusuapanin. Na Rehabia mmammarima yɛ bebree.
The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 Na Selomit a ɔyɛ abusuapanin no ka Ishar asefoɔ no ho.
The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
19 Na Yeria a ɔyɛ abusuapanin, Amaria a ɔdi hɔ, Yahasiel a ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa ne Yekameam a ɔtɔ so ɛnan no ne Hebron mmammarima no.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Na Mika a ɔyɛ abusuapanin ne Yisia a ɔdi hɔ no yɛ Usiel asefoɔ no.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.
21 Na Mahli ne Musi yɛ Merari mmammarima. Mahli mmammarima ne: Eleasa ne Kis.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22 (Eleasa wuiɛ a wanwo mmammarima biara, na mmom, mmammaa nko ara. Ne mmammaa no warewaree wɔn nuanom a wɔyɛ Kis mmammarima.)
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 Musi mmammarima baasa no din de: Mahli, Eder ne Yeremot.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
24 Yeinom na na wɔn mmusua enti wɔyɛ Lewi asefoɔ, na wɔyɛ wɔn mmusua akuo no ntuanofoɔ a na wɔahwɛ atwerɛ wɔn din. Na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn mu biara di mfirinhyia aduonu anaa deɛ ɛboro saa, ansa na waso Awurade fie som.
These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.
25 Na Dawid kaa sɛ, “Awurade, Israel Onyankopɔn ama yɛn asomdwoeɛ, na daa ɔbɛtena Yerusalem.
For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
26 Afei, ɛho nhia sɛ Lewifoɔ no bɛsoa Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no ne ne nkuku ne ne nkaka de adi atutena.”
So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”
27 Sɛdeɛ Dawid no ara akwankyerɛ a ɛtwa toɔ no seɛ no, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwerɛ Lewifoɔ a wɔadi mfirinhyia aduonu ne deɛ ɛboro saa nyinaa din ma ɔsom.
For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,
28 Na Lewifoɔ no adwuma ne sɛ, wɔbɛboa asɔfoɔ no a wɔyɛ Aaron asefoɔ no wɔ ɔsom nnwuma a wɔyɛ wɔ Awurade fie no mu. Afei, wɔbɛhwɛ adihɔ ne adan a ɛwɔ nkyɛnkyɛn no so. Na wɔbɛboa ahodwira nnwuma mu, na wɔasom akwan ahodoɔ so wɔ Onyankopɔn efie.
but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
29 Na wɔhwɛ burodo kronkron a wɔkora no didipono so no, asikyiresiam a wɔayam no muhumuhu a wɔde bɔ aduane afɔdeɛ, taterɛ a mmɔreka nni mu, ɔfam a wɔde ngo dua sradeɛ akye ne burodo afoforɔ a wɔde afrafra no so. Afei, na wɔn asɛdeɛ bi nso ne sɛ, wɔhwɛ nsania ne susudua nso so.
as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.
30 Na anɔpa ne anwummerɛ biara nso, wɔgyina Awurade anim to aseda ne nkamfo nnwom ma no.
They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.
31 Wɔboa ɔhyeɛ afɔdeɛ a wɔbɔ ma Awurade homeda ahodoɔ mu wɔ Ɔbosome Foforɔ Afahyɛ mu ne nnapɔnna nyinaa ho dwumadie mu. Ɛberɛ biara, na Lewifoɔ dodoɔ a ɛfata wɔ hɔ a wɔsom Awurade anim.
Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.
32 Ɛno enti, Lewifoɔ no a na wɔsom wɔ Ahyiaeɛ Ntomadan no mu kɔɔ so somm wɔ Asɔredan no mu. Na wɔde nokorɛdie yɛɛ wɔn som no nnwuma wɔ Awurade efie.
So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.
