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1 Men lis chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la ak kòmandan rejiman mil sòlda ak kòmandan divizyon san sòlda ansanm ak lòt anplwaye yo te konte ki t'ap sèvi ak wa a nan gouvènman li. Chak mwa nan lanne a te gen yon gwoup vennkatmil gason (24.000) ki te desèvis sou lòd yon chèf diferan.
This is a list of the Israeli men who served the king in the army. Some were leaders of families, some were commanders of 100 men, some were commanders of 1,000 men, and some were their officers. There were 24,000 men [DOU] in each group. Each group served one month of each year.
2 Pou gwoup ki te desèvis pou premye mwa a, se Jachobeam, pitit gason Zabdyèl la, ki te chèf.
Jashobeam, the son of Zabdiel, was in charge of the group that served during the first month [of each year].
3 Se te yon moun nan fanmi Farèz. Li te kòmandan tout chèf lame ki te desèvis pou premye mwa a.
He was a descendant of Perez, and he was the commander of all the army officers during the first month of each year.
4 Pou gwoup dezyèm mwa a, se te Dodayi, moun lavil Akoa, ki te chèf. Li te gen Miklòt pou adjwen.
Dodai, from the clan of Ahohi, was the commander of the group that served during the following/second month of each year. Mikloth was his (assistant/chief officer).
5 Pou gwoup twazyèm mwa a, chèf lame a te rele Benaja, pitit Jeoyada, granprèt la.
Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the Supreme Priest, was the commander of the group that served during the following/third month.
6 Benaja sa a te chèf trant pi vanyan sòlda yo. Apre li, se Amizabad, pitit gason l', ki te pran kòmandman gwoup la.
He was the one who was a mighty warrior among David’s thirty greatest soldiers, and he was their leader. His son Ammizabad was his assistant.
7 Pou gwoup katriyèm mwa a, se Azayèl, frè Joab la, ki te chèf. Apre li, se Zebadya, pitit li, ki te pran kòmandman an.
Asahel, Joab’s [younger] brother, was [the commander of the group that served] during the following/fourth month. Asahel’s son Zebadiah became the commander after Asahel [was killed].
8 Pou gwoup senkyèm mwa a, se Chamout, moun fanmi Izra, ki te chèf.
The commander for the following/fifth month was Shamhuth, a descendant of Izrah.
9 Pou gwoup sizyèm mwa a, se Ira, pitit gason Ikèch, moun lavil Tekoa, ki te chèf.
The commander for the following/sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh from Tekoa [town].
10 Pou gwoup setyèm mwa a, se Elèz, moun fanmi Efrayim nan lavil Pelon, ki te chèf.
The commander for the following/seventh month was Helez, a member of the Pelon [clan] from the tribe of Ephraim.
11 Pou gwoup wityèm mwa a, se Sibekayi, moun lavil Oucha, ki te chèf. Se yon moun fanmi Zera nan gwo branch fanmi Jida a.
The commander for the following/eighth month was Sibbecai, a descendant of Zerah from Hushah [town].
12 Pou gwoup nevyèm mwa a, se Abyezè, moun lavil Anatòt nan branch fanmi Benjamen, ki te chèf.
The commander for the following/ninth month was Abiezer from Anathoth [city] in the tribe of Benjamin.
13 Pou gwoup dizyèm mwa a, se Marayi, moun lavil Netofa nan fanmi Zera, ki te chèf.
The commander for the following/tenth month was Maharai, a descendant of Zerah from Netophath [town].
14 Pou gwoup onzyèm mwa a, se Benaja, moun lavil Piraton nan zòn ki pou branch fanmi Efrayim lan, ki te chèf.
The commander for the following/eleventh month was Benaiah from Pirathon [town] in the tribe of Ephraim.
15 Pou gwoup douzyèm mwa a, se Eldayi, moun fanmi Otnyèl nan lavil Netofa, ki te chèf.
The commander for the last month [of each year] was Heldai, a descendant of Othniel from Netophath [town].
16 Men non chèf ki te reskonsab douz gwo branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la: Pou branch fanmi Woubenn lan, se te Elyezè, pitit gason Zikri. Pou branch fanmi Simeyon an, se te Sefatya, pitit gason Maka.
This is a list of the administrators of the [twelve] tribes [DOU] of Israel: Eliezer, the son of Zicri, was the administrator of the tribe of Reuben. Shephatiah, the son of Maacah, was the administrator of the tribe of Simeon.
17 Pou branch fanmi Levi a, se te Asabya, pitit gason Kemwèl. Pou branch fanmi Arawon an, se te Zadòk.
Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel, was the administrator of the tribe of Levi. Zadok was the administrator of the tribe of Aaron.
18 Pou branch fanmi Jida a, se te Eliyou, yonn nan frè David yo. Pou branch fanmi Isaka a, se te Omri, pitit gason Mikayèl.
Elihu, David’s [older] brother, was the administrator of the tribe of Judah. Omri, the son of Michael, was the administrator of the tribe of Issachar.
19 Pou branch fanmi Zabilon an, se te Ismaja, pitit gason Obadya. Pou branch fanmi Neftali a, se te Jerimòt, pitit gason Azriyèl.
Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah, was the administrator of the tribe of Zebulun. Jerimoth, the son of Azriel, was the administrator of the tribe of Naphtali.
20 Pou branch fanmi Efrayim lan, se te Oze, pitit gason Azazya. Pou mwatye branch fanmi Manase a, se te Joèl, pitit gason Pedaja.
Hoshea, the son of Azaziah, was the administrator of the tribe of Ephraim. Joel, the son of Pedaiah, was the administrator of the tribe of the [western] half of the tribe of Manasseh.
21 Pou lòt mwatye branch fanmi Manase a, ki te rete nan peyi Galarad, se te Ido, pitit gason Zakari. Pou branch fanmi Benjamen an, se te Jasiyèl, pitit gason Abnè.
Iddo, the son of Zechariah, was the administrator of the [eastern] half of the tribe of Manasseh, in [the] Gilead [region]. Jaasiel, the son of Abner, was the administrator of the tribe of Benjamin.
22 Pou branch fanmi Dann lan, se te Azareyèl, pitit gason Jeworam lan. Se yo ki te chèf branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl yo.
Azarel, the son of Jeroham, was the administrator of the tribe of Dan. Those were the leaders over the tribes of Israel.
23 David pa t' fè konte moun ki pa t' ankò gen ventan sou tèt yo, paske Seyè a te pwomèt li t'ap fè pèp Izrayèl la peple pou yo te rive menm kantite ak zetwal nan syèl la.
[When] David [told Joab to count the men of Israel, he] did not [tell him to] count the men who were less then 20 years old, because Yahweh had promised [many years previously] that there would be as many [people] in Israel as there are stars in the sky.
24 Joab, pitit gason Sewouya a, te konmanse ap konte moun nan pèp la, men li pa t' fin fè l' paske sa te lakòz Bondye te fache sou pèp la. Se konsa yo pa mete nan liv Istwa wa David la kantite moun yo te jwenn.
Joab [and his helpers] started to count the men of Israel, but they did not finish counting them [because Joab knew that Yahweh was angry about their being counted]. Yahweh punished [MTY] the people of Israel because of this counting, and as a result the total number of Israeli men [able to serve in the army] was not written on the scroll about King David’s [rule].
25 Se Azmavèt, pitit gason Adiyèl la, ki te reskonsab trezò wa a. Se Jonatan, pitit Ozyas la, ki te reskonsab tout depo ki te nan jaden, nan lavil, nan ti bouk ak sou fwontyè yo.
Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was in charge of the king’s storehouses. Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, was is charge of the storehouses in various towns and villages in Israel, and also in charge of the watchtowers.
26 Se Ezri, pitit gason Keloub la, ki te reskonsab tout moun ki t'ap okipe jaden wa a.
Ezri the son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land [that belonged to the king].
27 Se Chimeyi, moun lavil Rama, ki te reskonsab tout jaden rezen yo. Se Zabdi, moun lavil Chefam ki te reskonsab tout depo diven yo te fè ak rezen yo te ranmase nan jaden yo.
Shimei from Ramath [town] was in charge of the king’s vineyards. Zabdi from Shepham [town] was in charge of storing the wine from the [grapes produced in] vineyards.
28 Se Baal anan, moun lavil Gedè, ki te reskonsab tout pye oliv ak pye sikomò ki te nan basrak yo. Se Joach ki te reskonsab depo lwil yo.
Baal-Hanan from Geder [city] was in charge of storing the olive oil.
29 Se Chitrayi, moun Sawon, ki te reskonsab tout bèf yo t'ap gade nan zòn Sawon an. Se Chafat, pitit gason Adlayi, ki te reskonsab bèf yo t'ap gade nan fon yo.
Shitrai from the Sharon Plain was in charge of the herds of cattle that (grazed/ate grass) there. Shaphat the son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the valleys.
30 Se Obil, moun fanmi Izmayèl yo, ki te reskonsab chamo yo. Se Jekdeja, moun lavil Mewonòt, ki te reskonsab fenmèl bourik yo.
Obil, a descendant of Ishmael, was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth [town] was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Se Jazis, moun peyi Aga, ki te reskonsab mouton ak kabrit yo. Se tout moun sa yo ki te jeran tout byen wa David yo.
Jaziz, a descendant of Hagar, was in charge of the [king’s] flocks of sheep. All of those officials were in charge of the things that belonged to King David.
32 Jonatan, tonton David, te yon konseye. Se te yon moun lespri ki te fò anpil. Jekiyèl, pitit Akmoni, te reskonsab levasyon tout pitit gason wa a.
David’s uncle Jonathan was a wise counselor for him. Jehiel, the son of Hacmoni, taught the king’s sons.
33 Akitofèl te konseye wa a tou. Ouzayi, moun peyi Ak, te bon zanmi wa a.
Ahithophel was the king’s official counselor.
34 Lè Akitofèl mouri, se Abyata ak Jeojada, pitit Benaja, ki vin konseye wa a. Joab te kòmandan lame wa a.
Hushai from the Ark people-group was the king’s special friend. Benaiah’s son Jehoiada became the king’s advisor after Ahithophel died, and later Abiathar became his advisor. Joab was the chief commander of the army.
