1 Cronache 9
1 COSÌ tutti gl'Israeliti furono annoverati per le lor generazioni; ed ecco, sono descritti nel libro dei re d'Israele. Ora, dopo che que' di Giuda furono stati menati in cattività in Babilonia, per li lor misfatti;
The [names of all the] people of Israel were listed/written with the names of their clans, and that information was written in the scroll/book named ‘The Record of the Kings of Israel’. [Many of] the people of Judah were captured and forced to go to Babylon. That happened because they did not faithfully [do what was pleasing to] God.
2 e che i primieri abitatori, ch'[erano] altre volte dimorati nelle lor possessioni, furono ritornati nelle lor città: Israeliti, sacerdoti, Leviti, e Netinei;
The first people who returned [to Judah 70 years later] and lived in their own land and in their own cities and towns were some Israeli priests, other descendants of Levi, and men who worked in the temple.
3 in Gerusalemme abitarono dei figliuoli di Giuda, e de' figliuoli di Beniamino, e de' figliuoli di Efraim e di Manasse:
[Other] people from the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh [also returned to Judah and] lived in Jerusalem. This is a list of those people [of the tribe of Judah]:
4 Utai, figliuolo di Ammihud, figliuolo di Omri, figliuolo d'Imri, figliuolo di Bani, de' figliuoli di Fares, figliuolo di Giuda.
Uthai the son of Ammihud. Ammihud was the son of Omri; Omri was the son of Imri; Imri was the son of Bani; Bani was a descendant of Perez; Perez was the son of Judah.
5 E de' Siloniti: Asaia il primogenito, ed i suoi figliuoli.
Asaiah and his sons were descendants of Shelah. Asaiah was the oldest son in his family.
6 E de' figliuoli di Zara: Ieuel, ed i suoi fratelli [in numero di] seicennovanta.
Jeuel and others of his relatives in Zerah’s clan. There were 690 people in this clan.
7 E de' figliuoli di Beniamino: Sallu, figliuolo di Mesullam, figliuolo di Hodavia, figliuolo di Hassenua;
From the tribe of Benjamin, Sallu, the son of Meshullam. Meshullam was the son of Hodaviah; Hodaviah was the son of Hassenuah.
8 ed Ibnea, figliuolo di Ieroham, ed Ela, figliuolo di Uzzi, figliuolo di Micri; e Mesullam, figliuolo di Sefatia, figliuolo di Reuel, figliuolo d'Ibnia;
Ibneiah the son of Jeroham. Elah the son of Uzzi. Uzzi was the son of Micri. Meshullam the son of Shephatiah. Shephatiah was the son of Reuel; Reuel was the son of Ibnijah.
9 ed i lor fratelli, [spartiti] per le lor generazioni, [in numero di] novecencinquantasei; tutti coloro [furono] capi di [famiglie] paterne della casa de' lor padri.
In other records of the people descended from Benjamin, there are the names of 956 people who were living in Jerusalem. All these were leaders of their clans.
10 E de' sacerdoti: Iedaia, e Ioiarib, e Iachin;
Some of the priests [who returned to Judah were]: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, Jakin,
11 ed Azaria, figliuolo d'Hilchia, figliuolo di Mesullam, figliuolo di Sadoc, figliuolo di Meraiot, figliuolo di Ahitub, conduttore della Casa di Dio.
and Azariah who was the son of Hilkiah. Hilkiah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Zadok, Zadok who was the son of Meraioth; Meraioth who was the son of Ahitub; Ahitub who supervised the temple guards;
12 Ed Adaia, figliuolo di Ieroham, figliuolo di Pashur, figliuolo di Malchia; e Masai, figliuolo di Adiel, figliuolo di Iazera, figliuolo di Mesullam, figliuolo di Messillemit, figliuolo d'Immer;
Adaiah who was the son of Jeroham; Jeroham who was the son of Pashhur; Pashhur who was the son of Malchijah; Maasai who was the son of Adiel; Adiel who was the son of Jahzerah; Jahzerah who was the son of Meshullam; Meshullam who was the son of Meshillemith; Meshillemith who was the son of Immer.
13 co' lor fratelli, capi delle lor famiglie paterne, [in numero di] millesettecensessanta, [uomini] prodi e valenti, [per] l'opera del servigio della Casa di Dio.
Altogether there were 1,760 priests [who returned to Judah]. They were leaders of their clans, and they all were responsible for doing work in the temple of God.
14 E de' Leviti: Semaia, figliuolo di Hassub, figliuolo di Azricam, figliuolo di Hasabia, de' figliuoli di Merari.
From the descendants of Levi [who returned to Judah] there was Shemaiah the son of Hasshub. Hasshub was the son of Azrikam; Azrikam was the son of Hashabiah; Hashabiah was a descendant of [Levi’s youngest son] Merari.
15 E Bacbaccar, ed Heres, e Galal, e Mattania, figliuolo di Mica, figliuolo di Zicri, figliuolo di Asaf;
[Other descendants of Levi who returned to Judah were] Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica. Mica was the son if Zicri; Zicri was the son of Asaph.
16 ed Obaidia, figliuolo di Semaia, figliuolo di Galal, figliuolo di Iedutun; e Berechia, figliuolo di Asa, figliuolo di Elcana, il quale abitò nelle villate de' Netofatiti.
There was also Obadiah the son of Shemaiah. Shemaiah was the son of Galal. Galal was the son of Jeduthun. There was also Berekiah the son of Asa. Asa was the son of Elkanah, who lived in one of the villages where the Netophath people-clan lived.
17 E de' portinai: Sallum, ed Accub, e Talmon, ed Ahiman, co' lor fratelli, [dei quali fu] capo Sallum;
From the [descendants of Levi who returned to Judah] who guarded the temple gates there were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shallum was their leader.
18 e [lo è] infino ad ora, ed [ha la guardia] della porta del re, verso Oriente; costoro [furono] portinai, fra le schiere de' figliuoli di Levi;
Those gatekeepers from the tribe of Levi stood at the King’s Gate on the east side [of the temple].
19 come Sallum, figliuolo di Core, figliuolo di Ebiasaf, figliuolo di Core, ed i suoi fratelli Coriti, della casa paterna di esso, nell'opera del ministerio [erano stati] guardiani della soglia del Tabernacolo; come i lor padri nel campo del Signore, [erano stati] guardiani dell'entrata;
Shallum was the son of Kore. Kore was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah. Shallum and his relatives were gatekeepers, and they were responsible to guard the gates of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh, like their ancestors had done.
20 e Finees, figliuolo di Eleazaro, col quale il Signore [era], anticamente era stato conduttore sopra loro;
Previously Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, had supervised the gatekeepers, and Yahweh (was with/helped) Phinehas.
21 [e come] Zaccaria, figliuolo di Meselemia, [era stato] portinaio dell'entrata del Tabernacolo della convenenza.
Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah was the gatekeeper at the entrance of the Sacred Tent.
22 Tutti questi [sono] quelli che [furono] scelti per portinai nelle soglie, [in numero di] dugento dodici. Essi furono annoverati per le lor generazioni nelle lor villate. ([Or] Davide, e il veggente Samuele, li aveano stabiliti nell'ufficio loro.)
Altogether, there were 212 men who were chosen to guard the gates. Their names were written in the records of the clans in their villages. [King] David and the prophet Samuel appointed/chose those men because those men (were dependable/always did what they were told to do).
23 Ed essi, e i lor figliuoli, [erano costituiti] sopra le porte della Casa del Signore, della Casa del Tabernacolo, per [far] la guardia a vicenda.
The work of those gatekeepers and their descendants was to guard the entrances of the Sacred Tent of Yahweh. That was before the temple was built to replace the Sacred Tent.
24 I portinai erano disposti per li quattro venti: dall'Oriente, dall'Occidente, dal Settentrione, e dal Mezzodì.
There were gatekeepers on each of the four sides of the Sacred Tent.
25 E i lor fratelli, [ch'erano] nelle lor villate, [aveano] da venire a [dimorar] con essi per sette giorni, di tempo in tempo.
Sometimes it was necessary for the relatives of the gatekeepers who lived in those villages to come and help them. Each time some of them came, they helped the gatekeepers for seven days.
26 Perciocchè quei quattro maggiori portinai Leviti [erano] del continuo in ufficio, ed aveano la cura delle camere, e tesori della Casa di Dio.
There were four descendants of Levi who [worked every day, and they] supervised the gatekeepers. They also took care of the rooms and treasures in the Sacred Tent of God.
27 E giacevano la notte intorno alla Casa di Dio; perciocchè la guardia ne era loro imposta, ed aveano il carico di aprirla ogni mattina.
They remained awake all during the night to guard the Sacred Tent, and each morning they opened the gates.
28 Ed [alcuni] di loro aveano la cura dei vasellamenti del servigio; perciocchè si portavano dentro a conto, e si traevano [altresì] fuori a conto.
Some of the gatekeepers took care of the articles that were used in worship. They also took care of the flour, wine, olive oil, incense, and spices [that were used in the sacrifices].
29 Ed [altri] di loro erano costituiti sopra le [altre] masserizie, e sopra tutti gli arredi sacri, e sopra il fior della farina, e sopra il vino, e sopra l' olio, e sopra l'incenso, e sopra gli aromati.
Other gatekeepers were appointed to take care of the other things in the Sacred Tent.
30 Ma quelli che componevano il profumo degli aromati, [erano] de' figliuoli de' sacerdoti.
But some of the priests had the work of mixing the spices.
31 E d'infra i Leviti, Mattitia, primogenito di Sallum, Corita, avea il carico di ciò che si coceva in su la tegghia.
There was a descendant of Levi named Mattithiah, the oldest son of Shallum, who was a descendant of Korah. He (was very dependable/always did what he was told to do), so they gave him {he was given} the work of baking the bread that was used in the offerings [on the altar].
32 E d'infra i lor fratelli, figliuoli de' Chehatiti, alcuni aveano la cura de' pani disposti per ordine, per apparecchiarli ogni sabato.
Some of the gatekeepers who were descended from Kohath prepared the freshly baked loaves of sacred bread that were placed on the table [inside the Sacred Tent] every Sabbath/rest day.
33 Altri eziandio [erano] cantori, capi di [famiglie] paterne de' Leviti, [i quali stavano] nelle camere, esenti [d'altra cura]; perciocchè l'ufficio loro richiedeva che fossero giorno e notte in opera.
Some of the descendants of Levi were musicians who worked in the Sacred Tent. The leaders of those families [stayed/slept] in the rooms [of the Sacred Tent]. They did not do [any other work] in the Sacred Tent because they were responsible to serve [as musicians] day and night.
34 Questi [furono] i capi delle [famiglie] paterne dei Leviti, capi delle lor generazioni. Essi abitarono in Gerusalemme.
Those are [the names of] the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. Their names were written in the records of the clans. They all lived in Jerusalem.
35 Or in Gabaon abitò Ieiel, padre di Gabaon; ed il nome della sua moglie [era] Maaca.
[One of the descendants of Benjamin, ] Jeiel, lived in Gibeon [city]. He was the city leader. His wife’s name was Maacah.
36 E il suo figliuolo primogenito [fu] Abdon; poi [ebbe] Sur, e Chis,
His oldest son was Abdon. His other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
37 e Baal, e Ner, e Nadab, e Ghedor, ed Ahio, e Zaccaria, e Miclot.
Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth.
38 E Miclot generò Simeam; ed essi abitarono dirimpetto ai lor fratelli in Gerusalemme, co' lor fratelli.
Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. Jeiel’s family lived near their relatives in Jerusalem.
39 E Ner generò Chis, e Chis generò Saulle, e Saulle generò Gionatan, e Malchi-sua, ed Abinadab, ed Esbaal.
Ner was the father of Kish. Kish was the father of [King] Saul. Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-Baal.
40 E il figliuolo di Gionatan [fu] Merib-baal; e Merib-baal generò Mica.
Jonathan’s son was Merib-Baal. Merib-Baal was the father of Micah.
41 Ed i figliuoli di Mica [furono] Piton, e Melec, e Tarea, ed Achaz,
Micah’s sons were Pithon, Melech, Tahrea, [and Ahaz].
42 [il quale] generò Iara. E Iara generò Alemet, ed Azmavet, e Zimri; e Zimri generò Mosa.
Ahaz was the father of Jadah (OR, Jarah). Jadah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri. Zimri was the father of Moza.
43 E Mosa generò Bina, di cui [fu] figliuolo Refaia, di cui [fu] figliuolo Elasa, di cui [fu] figliuolo Asel.
Moza was the father of Binea. The son of Binea was Rephaiah. The son of Rephaiah was Eleasah. The son of Eleasah was Azel.
44 Ed Asel ebbe sei figliuoli, i cui nomi [sono: ] Azricam, e Bocru, ed Ismaele, e Searia, ed Obadia, ed Hanan. Questi [furono] i figliuoli di Asel.
Azel had six sons: Azrikam, Bokeru, Ishmael, Sheariah, Obadiah, and Hanan.
