1 Chronicles 23

1 Then David, being old and full of days, appointed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

Da David var blevet gammel og mæt af Dage, gjorde han sin Søn Salomo til Konge over Israel.

2 And he gathered together all the leaders of Israel, with the priests as well as the Levites.

Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.

3 And the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward. And there were found thirty-eight thousand men.

Og Leviterne blev talt fra Trediveårsalderen og opefter, og deres Tal udgjorde, Hoved for Hoved, Mand for Mand, 38000.

4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were chosen and distributed to the ministry of the house of the Lord. Then six thousand were overseers and judges.

"Af dem," sagde han, "skal 24000 forestå Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,

5 Moreover, four thousand were porters. And the same number were the singers of psalms to the Lord, with the musical instruments which he had made for the music.

4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen."

6 And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari.

Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.

7 The sons of Gershom: Ladan and Shimei.

Til Gersoniterne hørte: Ladan og Sjim'i;

8 The sons of Ladan: the leader Jahiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Ladans Sønner: Jehiel, som var Overhoved, Zetam og Joel, tre;

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the leaders of the families of Ladan.

Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.

10 Then the sons of Shimei: Jahath, and Zizah, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei, four.

Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat, Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønoer.

11 Now Jahath was first, Zizah second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, and for this reason they were reckoned as one family and one house.

Jahat var Overhoved og Ziza den næste; Je'usj og Beri'a havde ikke mange Sønner og regnedes derfor for eet Fædrenehus, eet Embedsskifte.

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel, four.

Kehatiterne: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel, fire;

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Now Aaron was separated so that he might minister in the Holy of Holies, he and his sons forever, and so that he might burn incense to the Lord, according to his rite, and so that he might bless his name in perpetuity.

Amrams Sønner: Aron og Moses. Aron udskiltes sammen med sine Sønner til at helliges som højhellig til evig Tid, til at tænde Offerild for HERRENs Åsyn, til at tjene ham og velsigne i hans Navn til evig Tid.

14 The sons of Moses, the man of God, were also numbered in the tribe of Levi.

Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

Moses's Sønner: Gersom og Eliezer;

16 The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the first.

Gersoms Sønner; Sjubael, som var Overhoved;

17 Now the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the first. And there were no other sons for Eliezer. But the sons of Rehabiah were multiplied exceedingly.

Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmåde talrige.

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the first.

Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first, Isshiah the second.

Uzziels Sønner: Mika, som var Overhoved, og Jissjija den anden.

21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

Meraiterne var: Mali og Musji. Malis Sønner: El'azar og Kisj.

22 Then Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters. And so the sons of Kish, their brothers, married them.

El'azar efterlod sig ved sin Død ingen Sønner, men kun Døtre, som deres Brødre, Kisj's Sønner, ægtede.

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.

Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.

24 These are the sons of Levi, in their kindred and families, leaders in turns, and the number of each of the heads who were doing the works of the ministry of the house of the Lord, from twenty years of age and upward.

Det var Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenebuse, Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de, som mønstredes ved Optælling af Navnene, Hoved for Hoved, de, som udførte Arbejdet ved Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus, fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter.

25 For David said: “The Lord, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people, and a habitation in Jerusalem even unto eternity.

Thi David tænkte: "HERREN, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Ro og taget Boligi Jerusalem for evigt;

26 Neither shall it be the office of the Levites any more to carry the tabernacle with all its equipment for use in the ministry.”

derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste."

27 Also, according to the last precepts of David, the sons of Levi shall be counted by number from twenty years of age and upward.

(Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet på Leviterne fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter).

28 And they shall be under the hand of the sons of Aaron, in the care of the house of the Lord, in the vestibule, and in the chambers, and in the place of purification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the works of the ministry of the temple of the Lord.

Men deres Plads er ved Arons Sønners Side, for at de kan udføre Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus; de skal tage sig af Forgårdene, Kamrene, Renholdelsen af alle de hellige Ting og Arbejdet, der skal udføres i Guds Hus;

29 But the priests shall be over the bread of the presence, and the sacrifice of fine wheat flour, and the unleavened cakes, and the frying pan, and the roasting, and over every weight and measure.

de skal sørge for Skuebrødene, Melet til Afgrødeofrene, de usyrede Fladbrød, Panden, Dejgen og alle Rum- og Længdemål;

30 Yet truly, the Levites shall stand to confess and to sing to the Lord, in the morning, and similarly in the evening,

hver Morgen skal de stå og love og prise HERREN, ligeså om Aftenen,

31 as much in the oblation of the holocausts of the Lord, as in the Sabbaths and new moons and other solemnities, according to the number and ceremonies for each and every matter, perpetually before the Lord.

og hver Gang der ofres Brændofre til HERREN på Sabbaterne, Nymånedagene og Højtiderne; i det fastsatte Antal efter den for dem gældende Forskrift skal de altid stå for HERRENs Åsyn.

32 And let them keep the observances of the tabernacle of the covenant, and the rituals of the sanctuary, and the observance of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, so that they may minister in the house of the Lord.

Således skal de tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved Åbenbaringsteltet og ved det hellige og hjælpe deres Brødre, Arons Sønner, med Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus.