I Chronicles 23

So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

Da David var blevet gammel og mæt af Dage, gjorde han sin Søn Salomo til Konge over Israel.

And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

Han samlede alle Israels Øverster og Præsterne og Leviterne.

Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

Og Leviterne blev talt fra Trediveårsalderen og opefter, og deres Tal udgjorde, Hoved for Hoved, Mand for Mand, 38000.

Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

"Af dem," sagde han, "skal 24000 forestå Arbejdet ved HERRENs Hus, 6000 være Tilsynsmænd og Dommere,

Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.

4000 være Dørvogtere og 4000 love HERREN med de instrumenter, jeg har ladet lave til Lovsangen."

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Og David inddelte dem i Skifter efter Levis Sønner Gerson, Kehat og Merari.

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

Til Gersoniterne hørte: Ladan og Sjim'i;

The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Ladans Sønner: Jehiel, som var Overhoved, Zetam og Joel, tre;

The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

Sjim'is Sønner: Sjelomit, Haziel og Haran, tre. De var Overhoveder for Ladans Fædrenehuse.

And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

Sjim'is Sønner: Jahat,Ziza, Je'usj og Beri'a. Disse fire var Sjim'is Sønoer.

And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.

Jahat var Overhoved og Ziza den næste; Je'usj og Beri'a havde ikke mange Sønner og regnedes derfor for eet Fædrenehus, eet Embedsskifte.

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

Kehatiterne: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron og Uzziel, fire;

The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

Amrams Sønner: Aron og Moses. Aron udskiltes sammen med sine Sønner til at helliges som højhellig til evig Tid, til at tænde Offerild for HERRENs Åsyn, til at tjene ham og velsigne i hans Navn til evig Tid.

Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

Den Guds Mand Moses's Sønner regnedes derimod til Levis Stamme.

The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

Moses's Sønner: Gersom og Eliezer;

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

Gersoms Sønner; Sjubael, som var Overhoved;

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

Eliezers Sønner: Rehabja, som var Overhoved; andre Sønner havde Eliezer ikke, men Rehabjas Sønner var overmåde talrige.

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

Jizhars Sønner: Sjelomit, som var Overhoved.

Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

Hebrons Sønner: Jerija, som var Overhoved, Amarja den anden, Uzziel den tredje, Jekam'am den fjerde.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.

Uzziels Sønner: Mika, som var Overhoved, og Jissjija den anden.

The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

Meraiterne var: Mali og Musji. Malis Sønner: El'azar og Kisj.

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

El'azar efterlod sig ved sin Død ingen Sønner, men kun Døtre, som deres Brødre, Kisj's Sønner, ægtede.

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

Musjis Sønner: Mali, Eder og Jeremot, tre.

These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.

Det var Levis Sønner efter deres Fædrenebuse, Overhovederne for Fædrenehusene, de, som mønstredes ved Optælling af Navnene, Hoved for Hoved, de, som udførte Arbejdet ved Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus, fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter.

For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

Thi David tænkte: "HERREN, Israels Gud, har skaffet sit Folk Ro og taget Boligi Jerusalem for evigt;

And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

derfor behøver Leviterne heller ikke mere at bære Boligen og alle de Ting, som hører til dens Tjeneste."

For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:

(Ifølge Davids sidste Forordninger regnes Tallet på Leviterne fra Tyveårsalderen og opefter).

Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

Men deres Plads er ved Arons Sønners Side, for at de kan udføre Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus; de skal tage sig af Forgårdene, Kamrene, Renholdelsen af alle de hellige Ting og Arbejdet, der skal udføres i Guds Hus;

Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;

de skal sørge for Skuebrødene, Melet til Afgrødeofrene, de usyrede Fladbrød, Panden, Dejgen og alle Rum- og Længdemål;

And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;

hver Morgen skal de stå og love og prise HERREN, ligeså om Aftenen,

And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

og hver Gang der ofres Brændofre til HERREN på Sabbaterne, Nymånedagene og Højtiderne; i det fastsatte Antal efter den for dem gældende Forskrift skal de altid stå for HERRENs Åsyn.

And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

Således skal de tage Vare på, hvad der er at varetage ved Åbenbaringsteltet og ved det hellige og hjælpe deres Brødre, Arons Sønner, med Tjenesten i HERRENs Hus.