1 Chronicles 23
1 David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
Davide vecchio e sazio di giorni, stabilì Salomone, suo figliuolo, re d’Israele.
2 David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
E radunò tutti i capi d’Israele, i sacerdoti e i Leviti.
3 He [commanded some of his officials to] count the descendants of Levi who were at least thirty years old, and they found out that there were 38,000 of them.
Fu fatto un censimento dei Leviti dall’età di trent’anni in su; e, contati testa per testa, uomo per uomo, il loro numero risultò di trentottomila.
4 Then David said, “From those 38,000 men, I want 24,000 of them to supervise the work at the temple of Yahweh, and I want 6,000 of them to be officials and judges.
E Davide disse: “Ventiquattromila di questi siano addetti a dirigere l’opera della casa dell’Eterno; seimila siano magistrati e giudici;
5 I want 4,000 to be guards at the gates, and 4,000 to praise Yahweh, using the musical instruments that I have provided for them.”
quattromila siano portinai, e quattromila celebrino l’Eterno con gli strumenti che io ho fatti per celebrarlo”.
6 David divided the descendants of Levi into three family groups; each group consisted of men who were descendants of one of the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
E Davide li divise in classi, secondo i figliuoli di Levi: Ghershon, Kehath e Merari.
7 From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
Dei Ghershoniti: Laedan e Scimei.
8 There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
Figliuoli di Laedan: il capo Jehiel, Zetham, Joel; tre.
9 There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
Figliuoli di Scimei: Scelomith, Haziel, Haran; tre. Questi sono i capi delle famiglie patriarcali di Laedan.
10 There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
Figliuoli di Scimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush e Beria. Questi sono i quattro figliuoli di Scimei.
11 Jahath, who was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as though they were one family.
Jahath era il capo; Zina, il secondo; Jeush e Beria non ebbero molti figliuoli, e, nel censimento, formarono una sola casa patriarcale.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Figliuoli di Kehath: Amram, Jtsehar, Hebron, Uzziel; quattro.
13 There were two sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the very holy things, to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, to serve in his presence, and to declare [to the people] what Yahweh [MTY] would do to bless them. They were to do those things forever.
Figliuoli di Amram: Aaronne e Mosè. Aaronne fu appartato per esser consacrato come santissimo, egli coi suoi figliuoli, in perpetuo, per offrire i profumi dinanzi all’Eterno, per ministrargli, e per pronunziare in perpetuo la benedizione nel nome di lui.
14 The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
Quanto a Mosè, l’uomo di Dio, i suoi figliuoli furono contati nella tribù di Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
Figliuoli di Mosè: Ghershom ed Eliezer.
16 The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
Figliuoli di Ghershom: Scebuel, il capo.
17 Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
E i figliuoli di Eliezer furono: Rehabia, il capo. Eliezer non ebbe altri figliuoli; ma i figliuoli di Rehabia furono numerosissimi.
18 The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
Figliuoli di Jtsehar: Scelomith, il capo.
19 Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
Figliuoli di Hebron: Jerija, il capo; Amaria, il secondo: Jahaziel, il terzo, e Jekameam, il quarto.
20 Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
Figliuoli d’Uzziel: Mica, il capo, e Jscia, il secondo.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
Figliuoli di Merari: Mahli e Musci. Figliuoli di Mahli: Eleazar e Kis.
22 Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
Eleazar morì e non ebbe figliuoli, ma solo delle figliuole; e le sposarono i figliuoli di Kis, loro parenti.
23 The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Figliuoli di Musci: Mahli, Eder e Jeremoth; tre.
24 Those were the descendants of Levi, whose names were listed according to their families/clans. They were chosen for special jobs by (casting lots/throwing small marked stones). Each person who was at least 20 years old was listed. They all worked in the temple of Yahweh.
Questi sono i figliuoli di Levi secondo le loro case patriarcali, i capi famiglia secondo il censimento, fatto contando i nomi, testa per testa. Essi erano addetti a fare il servizio della casa dell’Eterno, dall’età di vent’anni in su,
25 David had said previously, “Yahweh, the God to whom we Israeli people belong, has enabled us to have peace, and he [has come to] live in Jerusalem forever.
poiché Davide avea detto: “L’Eterno, l’Iddio d’Israele, ha dato riposo al suo popolo, ed esso è venuto a stabilirsi a Gerusalemme per sempre;
26 Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
e anche i Leviti non avranno più bisogno di portare il tabernacolo e tutti gli utensili per il suo servizio”.
27 Obeying the final instructions of David [before he died, instructions for doing this work at the temple], they counted only the descendants of Levi who were at least 20 years old.
Fu secondo le ultime disposizioni di Davide che il censimento dei figliuoli di Levi si fece dai venti anni in su.
28 The work of those descendants of Levi was to assist the descendants of Aaron in their work in the temple of Yahweh: To be in charge of the temple courtyards and the side rooms, the ceremonies for purifying all the sacred things, and to do other work at the temple.
Posti presso i figliuoli d’Aaronne per il servizio della casa dell’Eterno, essi aveano l’incarico dei cortili, delle camere, della purificazione di tutte le cose sacre, dell’opera relativa al servizio della casa di Dio,
29 They were also in charge of the sacred loaves of bread that were placed [each week] on the table [in the temple], the flour for the grain offerings, the wafers that were made without yeast, and the measuring the ingredients and mixing them and baking that bread and those wafers.
dei pani della presentazione, del fior di farina per le offerte, delle focacce non lievitate, delle cose da cuocere sulla gratella, di quella da friggere, e di tutte le misure di capacità e di lunghezza.
30 They were also told to stand every morning [at the temple] and thank Yahweh and praise him. They were also required to do the same thing every evening.
Doveano presentarsi ogni mattina e ogni sera per lodare e celebrare l’Eterno,
31 And they were to do the same thing whenever offerings that were to be completely burned [on the altar] were presented/offered to Yahweh on Sabbath days and during the new moon celebrations and other religious festivals. They were told how many of them should be there and what they should do each time.
e per offrire del continuo davanti all’Eterno tutti gli olocausti, secondo il numero prescritto loro dalla legge, per i sabati, pei noviluni e per le feste solenni;
32 So the descendants of Levi did the work that was assigned to them by their fellow Israelis who were descendants of Aaron. They did that work in the area surrounding the Sacred Tent, and in the Sacred Tent, and [later] at the temple.
e doveano prender cura della tenda di convegno, del santuario, e stare agli ordini dei figliuoli d’Aaronne loro fratelli, per il servizio della casa dell’Eterno.
