歴代誌Ⅰ 23
1 ダビデは老い、その日が満ちたので、その子ソロモンをイスラエルの王とした。
David was a very old man [DOU] when he appointed his son Solomon to be the next king.
2 ダビデはイスラエルのすべてのつかさおよび祭司とレビびとを集めた。
David gathered the leaders of Israel and the priests and other descendants of Levi.
3 レビびとの三十歳以上のものを数えると、その男の数が三万八千人あった。
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.
4 ダビデは言った、「そのうち二万四千人は主の家の仕事をつかさどり、六千人はつかさびと、およびさばきびととなり、
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.
5 四千人は門を守る者となり、また四千人はさんびのためにわたしの造った楽器で主をたたえよ」。
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.”
6 そしてダビデは彼らをレビの子らにしたがってゲルション、コハテ、メラリの組に分けた。
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.
7 ゲルションの子らはラダンとシメイ。
From the descendants of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
8 ラダンの子らは、かしらのエヒエルとゼタムとヨエルの三人。
There were three sons of Ladan: Jehiel was the oldest, and his [younger] brothers Zetham and Joel.
9 シメイの子らはシロミテ、ハジエル、ハランの三人。これらはラダンの氏族の長であった。
There were three of the sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. They were all leaders of the clans of Ladan.
10 シメイの子らはヤハテ、ジナ、エウシ、ベリアの四人。皆シメイの子で、
There were four men who were other sons of Shimei:
11 ヤハテはかしら、ジザはその次、エウシとベリアは子が多くなかったので、ともに数えられて一つの氏族となった。
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.
12 コハテの子らはアムラム、イヅハル、ヘブロン、ウジエルの四人。
Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
13 アムラムの子らはアロンとモーセである。アロンはその子らとともに、ながくいと聖なるものを聖別するために分かたれて、主の前に香をたき、主に仕え、常に主の名をもって祝福することをなした。
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.
14 神の人モーセの子らはレビの部族のうちに数えられた。
The sons of Moses, the man who served God [well], were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 モーセの子らはゲルションとエリエゼル。
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.
16 ゲルションの子らは、かしらはシブエル。
The oldest son of Gershom was Shubael.
17 エリエゼルの子らは、かしらはレハビヤ。エリエゼルにはこのほかに子がなかった。しかしレハビヤの子らは非常に多かった。
Rehabiah was the oldest son of Eliezer. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.
18 イヅハルの子らは、かしらはシロミテ。
The oldest son of Izhar was Shelomith.
19 ヘブロンの子らは長子はエリヤ、次はアマリヤ、第三はヤハジエル、第四はエカメアム。
Hebron had four sons. Jeriah was his oldest son, and his [younger] brothers were Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
20 ウジエルの子らは、かしらはミカ、次はイシアである。
Uzziel had two sons. Micah was the oldest son, and his [younger] brother was Isshiah.
21 メラリの子らはマヘリとムシ。マヘリの子らはエレアザルとキシ。
Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 エレアザルは男の子がなくて死に、ただ娘たちだけであったが、キシの子であるその身内の男たちが彼女たちをめとった。
Eleazar had no sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
23 ムシの子らはマヘリ、エデル、エレモテの三人である。
The three sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 これらはその氏族によるレビの子孫であって、その人数が数えられ、その名がしるされて、主の家の務をなした二十歳以上の者で、氏族の長であった。
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.
25 ダビデは言った、「イスラエルの神、主はその民に平安を与え、ながくエルサレムに住まわれる。
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.
26 レビびとは重ねて幕屋およびその勤めの器物をかつぐことはない。
Therefore, the descendants of Levi no longer need to carry the Sacred Tent and the items used in the work there.”
27 ダビデの最後の言葉によって、レビびとは二十歳以上の者が数えられた
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.
28 彼らの務はアロンの子孫を助けて主の家の働きをし、庭とへやの仕事およびすべての聖なるものを清めること、そのほか、すべて神の家の働きをすることである。
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.
29 また供えのパン、素祭の麦粉、種入れぬ菓子、焼いた供え物、油をまぜた供え物をつかさどり、またすべて分量および大きさを量ることをつかさどり、
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.
30 また朝ごとに立って主に感謝し、さんびし、夕にもまたそのようにし、
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.
31 また安息日と新月と祭日に、主にもろもろの燔祭をささげるときは、絶えず主の前にその命じられた数にしたがってささげなければならない。
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.
32 このようにして彼らは会見の幕屋と聖所の務を守り、主の家の働きのためにその兄弟であるアロンの子らに仕えなければならない」。
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.
