1 Cronica 23
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Ang Gawain ng mga Levita
23 Nang(A) matandang matanda na si David, ginawa niyang hari ng Israel ang anak niyang si Solomon.
2 Tinipon ni David ang mga pinuno ng Israel, ang mga pari at ang mga Levita. 3 Ang mga nabilang na Levita mula sa gulang na tatlumpung taon pataas ay 38,000. 4 Ang mga inatasan sa pangangalaga at paglilingkod sa Templo ay 24,000. Ang ginawang mga opisyal at mga hukom ay 6,000, 5 at 4,000 ang kinuhang mga bantay sa pintuan. Ang magpupuri kay Yahweh sa saliw ng mga instrumentong ginawa ni David ay 4,000 rin. 6 Pinagtatlong pangkat ni David ang mga Levita ayon sa tatlong anak ni Levi na sina Gershon, Kohat at Merari.
7 Ang mga anak ni Gershon ay sina Ladan at Simei. 8 Tatlo ang anak ni Ladan: si Jehiel na pinuno, si Zetam at si Joel. 9 Tatlo rin ang anak ni Simei: sina Zelomit, Haziel at Haran. Sila ang mga pinuno ng mga angkan na nagbuhat kay Ladan. 10 Apat ang anak ni Simei na kapatid ni Ladan: sina Jahat, Zina, Jeus at Berias. 11 Si Jahat ang pinuno at si Zisa naman ang kanang kamay. Kakaunti ang mga anak na lalaki nina Jeus at Berias kaya't pinagsama na sila at ibinilang na iisang angkan.
12 Apat ang anak ni Kohat: sina Amram, Izar, Hebron at Uziel. 13 Mga(B) anak ni Amram sina Aaron at Moises. Si Aaron at ang kanyang mga anak ay ibinukod upang mangalaga sa mga ganap na sagradong bagay habang panahon. Sila ang magsusunog ng mga handog sa harapan ni Yahweh, maglilingkod at magbabasbas sa pangalan ni Yahweh magpakailanman. 14 Ngunit ang mga anak ni Moises, ang lingkod ng Diyos, ay ibinilang na kasama ng mga Levita. 15 Ang mga anak ni Moises ay sina Gershon at Eliezer. 16 Sa mga anak ni Gershon, si Sebuel ang pinuno; 17 kay Eliezer naman ay si Rehabias na kaisa-isa niyang anak na lalaki. Si Rehabias naman ay maraming anak.
18 Sa mga anak ni Izar, na pangalawang anak ni Kohat, si Zelomit ang pinuno. 19 Ang apat na anak ni Hebron ay sina Jerias na pinuno, Amarias, Jahaziel at Jecamiam. 20 Sa mga anak naman ni Uziel, si Micas ang pinuno at si Isias ang pangalawa.
21 Ang mga anak ni Merari ay sina Mahli at Musi. Mga anak ni Mahli sina Eleazar at Kis. 22 Namatay si Eleazar na walang anak na lalaki, kundi panay babae. Sila ay napangasawa ng kanilang mga pinsan na mula sa angkan ni Kish. 23 Tatlo naman ang mga anak ni Musi: sina Mahli, Eder at Jeremot.
24 Ito ang bumubuo sa lipi ni Levi ayon sa angkan at sambahayan. Bawat isa, mula sa edad na dalawampu pataas ay katulong sa paglilingkod sa Templo ni Yahweh.
25 Sinabi ni David, “Binigyan na ni Yahweh, na Diyos ng Israel, ng kapayapaan ang kanyang bayan, at maninirahan na siya sa Jerusalem magpakailanman. 26 Dahil(C) dito'y hindi na bubuhatin ng mga Levita ang tabernakulo at ang mga kagamitan sa paglilingkod dito.” 27 Iyan ang dahilan kaya ipinapalista ang mga Levita mula sa gulang na dalawampu pataas. 28 Sila'y(D) tutulong na lamang sa mga paring mula sa angkan ni Aaron sa paglilingkod sa loob ng Templo ni Yahweh. Sila ang mangangalaga sa mga bulwagan, mga silid, mga sagradong kasangkapan, at iba pang mga gawain sa Templo ng Diyos. 29 Sila rin ang tutulong sa paghahanda ng tinapay na panghandog, ng harinang panghalo sa mga panghandog, ng manipis na tinapay na walang pampaalsa, mga nilutong handog, at ng harinang hinaluan ng langis. Tutulong din sila sa pagtakal at pagsukat ng mga handog. 30 Umaga't hapon, haharap sila kay Yahweh upang magpuri at magpasalamat, 31 at kung may handog na susunugin, sa mga Araw ng Pamamahinga, Pista ng Bagong Buwan at mga takdang kapistahan ayon sa bilang at patakarang ipinag-uutos, sa harapan ni Yahweh, sa lahat ng panahon. 32 Ang mga Levita nga ang mangangalaga sa Toldang Tipanan at sa dakong banal, at tutulungan nila ang mga paring kamag-anak nila sa lahat ng paglilingkod sa Templo ni Yahweh.
1 Chronicles 23
New International Version
The Levites
23 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon(A) king over Israel.(B)
2 He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites. 3 The Levites thirty years old or more(C) were counted,(D) and the total number of men was thirty-eight thousand.(E) 4 David said, “Of these, twenty-four thousand are to be in charge(F) of the work(G) of the temple of the Lord and six thousand are to be officials and judges.(H) 5 Four thousand are to be gatekeepers and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the musical instruments(I) I have provided for that purpose.”(J)
6 David separated(K) the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi:(L) Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Gershonites
7 Belonging to the Gershonites:(M)
Ladan and Shimei.
8 The sons of Ladan:
Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
9 The sons of Shimei:
Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all.
These were the heads of the families of Ladan.
10 And the sons of Shimei:
Jahath, Ziza,[a] Jeush and Beriah.
These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
11 Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
Kohathites
12 The sons of Kohath:(N)
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel—four in all.
13 The sons of Amram:(O)
Aaron and Moses.
Aaron was set apart,(P) he and his descendants forever, to consecrate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to minister(Q) before him and to pronounce blessings(R) in his name forever. 14 The sons of Moses the man(S) of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses:
Gershom and Eliezer.(T)
16 The descendants of Gershom:(U)
Shubael was the first.
17 The descendants of Eliezer:
Rehabiah(V) was the first.
Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
18 The sons of Izhar:
Shelomith(W) was the first.
19 The sons of Hebron:(X)
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel:
Micah the first and Ishiah the second.
Merarites
21 The sons of Merari:(Y)
Mahli and Mushi.(Z)
The sons of Mahli:
Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.(AA)
23 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.
24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families as they were registered under their names and counted individually, that is, the workers twenty years old or more(AB) who served in the temple of the Lord. 25 For David had said, “Since the Lord, the God of Israel, has granted rest(AC) to his people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever, 26 the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles used in its service.”(AD) 27 According to the last instructions of David, the Levites were counted from those twenty years old or more.
28 The duty of the Levites was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the temple of the Lord: to be in charge of the courtyards, the side rooms, the purification(AE) of all sacred things and the performance of other duties at the house of God. 29 They were in charge of the bread set out on the table,(AF) the special flour for the grain offerings,(AG) the thin loaves made without yeast, the baking and the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.(AH) 30 They were also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord. They were to do the same in the evening(AI) 31 and whenever burnt offerings were presented to the Lord on the Sabbaths, at the New Moon(AJ) feasts and at the appointed festivals.(AK) They were to serve before the Lord regularly in the proper number and in the way prescribed for them.
32 And so the Levites(AL) carried out their responsibilities for the tent of meeting,(AM) for the Holy Place and, under their relatives the descendants of Aaron, for the service of the temple of the Lord.(AN)
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 23:10 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also verse 11); most Hebrew manuscripts Zina
1 Chronicles 23
English Standard Version
David Organizes the Levites
23 (A)When David was old and full of days, (B)he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 David[a] assembled all the leaders of Israel and the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites, (C)thirty years old and upward, were numbered, and (D)the total was (E)38,000 men. 4 “Twenty-four thousand of these,” David said,[b] (F)“shall have charge of the work in the house of the Lord, 6,000 shall be (G)officers and judges, 5 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments (H)that I have made for praise.” 6 (I)And David organized them in divisions (J)corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 (K)The sons of Gershon[c] were Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: (L)Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. 10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 11 Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father's house.
12 (M)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13 (N)The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. (O)Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should (P)make offerings before the Lord and (Q)minister to him and (R)pronounce blessings in his name forever. 14 But the sons of Moses the (S)man of God were named among the (T)tribe of Levi. 15 The (U)sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The sons of Gershom: (V)Shebuel the chief. 17 The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. 19 The (W)sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 (X)The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
21 (Y)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and (Z)Kish. 22 Eleazar died (AA)having no sons, but only daughters; their (AB)kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them. 23 (AC)The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 (AD)These were the sons of Levi by their fathers' houses, the heads of fathers' houses (AE)as they were listed according to the number of the names of the individuals from (AF)twenty years old and upward who were to do the work for the service of the house of the Lord. 25 For David said, “The Lord, the God of Israel, (AG)has given rest to his people, and he dwells in Jerusalem forever. 26 And so the Levites no longer need (AH)to carry the tabernacle or any of the things for its service.” 27 For by the last words of David the sons of Levi were numbered from (AI)twenty years old and upward. 28 For their duty was to assist the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, having the care of the courts and the chambers, the cleansing of all that is holy, and any work for the service of the house of God. 29 Their duty was also to assist with the (AJ)showbread, the (AK)flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the (AL)baked offering, the (AM)offering mixed with oil, and all (AN)measures of quantity or size. 30 And they were to stand every morning, thanking and praising the Lord, and likewise at evening, 31 and whenever burnt offerings were offered to the Lord (AO)on Sabbaths, (AP)new moons, and feast days, (AQ)according to the number required of them, regularly before the Lord. 32 Thus (AR)they were to keep charge of the tent of meeting and the sanctuary, and to attend the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the (AS)service of the house of the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 23:2 Hebrew He
- 1 Chronicles 23:4 Hebrew lacks David said
- 1 Chronicles 23:7 Vulgate (compare Septuagint, Syriac); Hebrew to the Gershonite
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