I Chronicles 23

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

Ary nony efa ela niainana sy tratrantitra tsara Davida, dia Solomona zanany no nataony mpanjaka tamin'ny Isiraely.

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

Ary novoriny ny lehiben'ny Isiraely rehetra mbamin'ny mpisorona sy ny Levita.

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.

Ary nisaina ny Levita hatramin'ny telo-polo taona no ho miakatra, ka valo arivo amby telo alina no isan'ny lehilahy.

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:

Ary hoy Davida: Ny efatra arivo amby roa alina amin'ireo dia ataoko ho tonian'ny asa ao an-tranon'i Jehovah, ary ny enina arivo ataoko mpifehy sy mpitsara,

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

ary ny efatra arivo ho mpiandry varavarana, ary ny efatra arivo ho mpidera an'i Jehovah amin'ny zavatra namboariko hiderana Azy.

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

Ary nozarazarain'i Davida ho antokony ireo araka ny zanakalahin'i Levy, dia Gersona sy Kehata sy Merary:

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

Tamin'ny Gersonita dia Ladana sy Simey.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Ladana dia Jehiela lohany sy Zetama ary Joela; telo izy.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Simey dia Selomota sy Haziela ary Harana; telo izy. Ireo no lohany tamin'ny fianakavian'i Ladana.

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

Ary ny zanakalahin'i Simey dia Jahata sy Zina sy Jeosy ary Beria; izy efa-dahy ireo no zanakalahin'i Simey.

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.

Ary Jahata no lohany, ary Ziza no faharoany; fa Jeosy sy Beria tsy nanana zanakalahy maro, ka dia nisaina ho fianakaviana iray sy antokony iray izy.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Kehata dia Amrama sy Jizara sy Hebrona ary Oziela; efatra izy.

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.

Ny zanakalahin'i Amrama dia Arona sy Mosesy. Ary Arona natokana ka nohamasinina ho masina indrindra, dia izy sy ny taranany mandrakizay, handoro ditin-kazo manitra eo anatrehan'i Jehovah sy hanao fanompoam-pivavahana ho Azy ary hitso-drano amin'ny anarany mandrakizay.

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

Nefa ny amin'i Mosesy, lehilahin'Andriamanitra, dia nisaina tamin'ny firenen'i Levy ihany ny zanany.

The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

Ny zanakalahin'i Mosesy dia Gersona sy Eliezera.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

Tamin'ny zanakalahin'i Gersona dia Seboela no lohany.

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

Ary tamin'ny zanakalahin'i Eliezera dia Rehabia no lohany (Eliezera anefa tsy nanan-janaka hafa); fa ny zanak'i Rehabia dia maro indrindra.

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

Tamin'ny zanakalahin'i Jizara dia Selomota no lohany.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Hebrona, dia Jeria no lahimatoa, Amaria no lahiaivo, Jahaziela no fahatelo, ary Jekameama no faralahy.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Oziela, dia Mita no lahimatoa, ary Jisia no faralahy.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Merary dia Maly sy Mosy. Ny zanakalahin'i Maly dia Eleazara sy Kisy.

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

Ary maty Eleazara ka tsy nanan-janakalahy, fa vavy avokoa; ary ireny zanakalahin'i Kisy havany no nanambady ireo.

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

Ny zanakalahin'i Mosy dia Maly sy Edera ary Jeremota; telo izy.

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.

Ireo no zanakalahin'i Levy araka ny fianakaviany, dia ny lohan'ny fianakaviana tamin'ny antokony avy araka ny nanisana ny anarany tsirairay, dia izay nanao ny fanompoana tao an-tranon'i Jehovah, hatramin'ny roa-polo taona no ho miakatra.

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

Fa hoy Davida: Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, efa nanome fitsaharana ho an'ny olony sady mitoetra eto Jerosalema mandrakizay.

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

Ary ny Levita kosa dia tsy hitondra ny tabernakely na ny fanaka enti-manompo ao aminy intsony.

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

Fa araka ny fara-tenin'i Davida dia nisaina hatramin'ny roa-polo taona no ho miakatra ny Levita.

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;

Ary ny raharahany dia ny hanampy ny taranak'i Arona amin'ny fanompoana ao an-tranon'i Jehovah amin'ireo kianja sy efi-trano tao ary amin'ny fanadiovana ny zavatra masina rehetra sy ny fanompoana ao an-tranon'Andriamanitra,

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;

ary amin'ny mofo aseho sy ny koba tsara toto ho fanatitra hohanina sy amin'ny mofo manify tsy misy masirasira sy amin'izay endasina amin'ny lapoely sy amin'izay vonton-diloilo ary amin'ny famarana sy ny fandrefesana rehetra,

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

ary ny hitsangana isa-maraina hisaotra sy hidera an'i Jehovah, ary toy izany koa amin'ny hariva,

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:

ary ny hanatitra ny fanatitra dorana rehetra ho an'i Jehovah na amin'ny Sabata, na amin'ny voaloham-bolana, na amin'ny fotoam-pivavahana hafa dia araka ny isany avy, sy araka ny fanao voatendry hanaovana azy mandrakariva eo anatrehan'i Jehovah.

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.

Aoka ho toy izany no hitandremany ny anjara-raharahany ny amin'ny trano-lay fihaonana sy ny anjara-raharahany ny amin'ny fitoerana masina ary ny anjara-raharahany ny amin'ny taranak'i Arona rahalahiny ho fanompoana ao an-tranon'i Jehovah.