1 Ljetopisa 23

1 Ostarjevši i nauživši se dana, postavi David svoga sina Salomona kraljem nad Izraelom.

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

2 Potom skupi sve izraelske knezove, svećenike i levite.

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

3 On izbroji levite od trideset godina naviše, i bilo ih je po muškim glavama trideset i osam tisuća.

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

4 Između njih bilo je dvadeset i četiri tisuće onih koji su upravljali poslom oko Jahvina Doma, a šest tisuća nadzornika i sudaca,

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.

5 četiri tisuće vratara i četiri tisuće onih koji su hvalili Jahvu uz glazbala što ih je napravio za hvalu.

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.

6 David ih razdijeli na redove po Levijevim sinovima: Geršonu, Kehatu i Merariju.

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

7 Od Geršonova su koljena bili: Ladan i Šimej.

The sons of Gershom: Ladan and Shimei.

8 Ladanovi sinovi: poglavari Jehiel, Zetam i Joel, njih trojica.

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

9 Šimejevi sinovi: Šelomit, Haziel i Haram, njih trojica; to su poglavari Ladanovih obitelji.

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

10 Šimejevi sinovi: Jahat, Zina, Jeuš i Berija. Ta su četvorica Šimejevi sinovi.

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

11 Jahat je bio poglavar, a drugi Ziza; a Jeuš i Berija nisu imali mnogo djece, zato su se brojili u jednu obitelj, u jedan razred.

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.

12 Kehatovi sinovi: Amram, Jishar, Hebron i Uziel, četvorica.

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

13 Amramovi sinovi: Aron i Mojsije. Aron je bio određen da posvećuje Svetinju nad svetinjama; on i njegovi sinovi dovijeka da kade pred Jahvom, da mu služe i da blagoslivljaju u njegovo ime dovijeka.

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.

14 Mojsije je bio Božji čovjek. Njegovi se sinovi broje u Levijevo pleme.

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

15 Mojsijevi su sinovi Geršom i Eliezer.

The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

16 Geršomovi sinovi: poglavar Šebuel.

The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the first.

17 Eliezerovi su sinovi bili: poglavar Rehabja. Eliezer nije imao drugih sinova, nego su se Rehabjini sinovi vrlo namnožili.

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.

18 Jisharovi sinovi: poglavar Šelomit.

The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the first.

19 Hebronovi sinovi: poglavar Jerija, drugi Amarja, treći Jahaziel, četvrti Jekamam.

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

20 Uzielovi sinovi: poglavar Mika, drugi Ješija.

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

21 Merarijevi sinovi: Mahli i Muši. Mahlijevi sinovi: Eleazar i Kiš.

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

22 Eleazar je umro nemajući sinova, nego samo kćeri, koje su sebi uzeli za žene njihovi rođaci, Kiševi sinovi.

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

23 Mušijevi sinovi: Mahli, Eder i Jerimot, trojica.

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

24 To su bili Levijevi sinovi po obiteljima, poglavari porodica, koji su bili popisani poimence; oni su radili posao za službu Jahvina Doma u dobi od dvadeset godina naviše.

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.

25 David je rekao: “Jahve, Izraelov Bog, dao je mir svojem narodu i živjet će u Jeruzalemu zauvijek.

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

26 Zato ni leviti neće više nositi Prebivališta ni svakovrsnog pribora za njegovu službu.”

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

27 Po posljednjim Davidovim riječima, bili su izbrojeni Levijevi sinovi od dvadeset godina naviše.

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

28 Bili su određeni da budu kraj Aronovih sinova u službi u Jahvinu Domu, u predvorjima i u dvoranama, da čiste sve svete stvari, da rade u službi oko Jahvina Doma,

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.

29 oko prinesenih hljebova, oko sitnog brašna za prinos, oko beskvasnih kolača pripravljenih na tavi i u ulju zamiješenih i oko mjera za sadržaj i dužinu;

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.

30 da pristupaju svakoga jutra, da slave i hvale Jahvu; tako i večerom.

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

31 A kad se god prinose paljenice Jahvi, subotom, za mlađaka i na blagdane, da dolaze prema svom broju, po svom redu, svagdje pred Jahvu.

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.

32 I da vrše što treba vršiti u Šatoru sastanka, službu u Svetištu i službu za svoju braću, Aronove sinove, u službi oko Jahvina Doma.

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.