1 Chronicles 23

1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.

1 大卫年纪老迈，寿数将尽，就立他儿子所罗门为以色列王。

2 Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.

2 他召集了以色列的众首领、祭司和利未人。

3 The Levites thirty years of age or older were counted, and the total number of men was 38,000.

3 凡三十岁以上的利未人都在统计之列，共有三万八千男子，

4 “Of these,” said David, “24,000 are to oversee the work of the house of the LORD, 6,000 are to be officers and judges,

4 其中有两万四千人在耶和华的殿里司职，六千人做官长和审判官，

5 4,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.”

5 四千人守门，四千人用大卫提供的乐器颂赞耶和华。

6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

6 大卫将利未人革顺、哥辖和米拉利的子孙分成班次。

7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

7 革顺的儿子有拉但和示每。

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

8 拉但有长子耶歇，还有西坦和约珥，共三个儿子，

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

9 都是拉但族的族长。示每的儿子有示罗密、哈薛和哈兰三人。

10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

10 示每的儿子还有雅哈、细撒、耶乌施和比利亚四人。

11 Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment.

11 雅哈是长子，细撒是次子。耶乌施和比利亚的子孙不多，所以合为一族。

12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

12 哥辖有暗兰、以斯哈、希伯伦、乌薛四个儿子。

13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

13 暗兰的儿子是亚伦和摩西。亚伦和他的子孙永远被分别出来事奉耶和华，向祂献至圣之物，在祂面前烧香，奉祂的名祝福，直到永远。

14 As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi.

14 上帝的仆人摩西的子孙归在利未支派的名下。

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

15 摩西的儿子是革舜和以利以谢。

16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

16 革舜的长子是细布业。

17 The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

17 以利以谢只有一个儿子利哈比雅，但利哈比雅子孙众多。

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

18 以斯哈的长子是示罗密。

19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

19 希伯伦的长子是耶利雅，次子是亚玛利亚，三子是雅哈悉，四子是耶加缅。

20 The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

20 乌薛的长子是米迦，次子是耶西雅。

21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

21 米拉利的儿子是抹利和姆示。抹利的儿子是以利亚撒和基士。

22 Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

22 以利亚撒终生没有儿子，只有女儿，同族人基士的儿子娶了她们为妻。

23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

23 姆示的三个儿子是末力、以得和耶利摩。

24 These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the LORD.

24 以上是利未各宗族的子孙，他们登记在各自族长的名下，凡二十岁以上的男子都在耶和华的殿里任职。

25 For David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.

25 大卫说：“以色列的上帝耶和华已使祂的子民安享太平，祂永远住在耶路撒冷。

26 So now the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the articles for its service.”

26 利未人再不用抬圣幕和其中的器皿了。”

27 For according to the final instructions of David, the Levites twenty years of age or older were counted,

27 按照大卫临终时的嘱咐，二十岁以上的利未人都在统计之列。

28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,

28 他们的任务是帮助亚伦的子孙在耶和华的殿里司职，管理殿的院子和厢房，负责洁净圣物等事务。

29 as well as for the rows of the showbread, the fine flour for the grain offering, the wafers of unleavened bread, the baking, the mixing, and all measurements of quantity and size.

29 他们还负责供饼、做素祭的细面粉、无酵薄饼的调和、烤制、分量和尺寸。

30 They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

30 他们每天早晚要肃立、颂赞耶和华，

31 Whenever burnt offerings were presented to the LORD on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts, they were to serve regularly before the LORD in the numbers prescribed for them.

31 每逢安息日、朔日 或其他节期，他们要按照规定的数目将燔祭献给耶和华。

32 So the Levites were to carry out the responsibilities for the Tent of Meeting and the Holy Place, and, under their brothers the descendants of Aaron, the service of the house of the LORD.

32 他们负责看守会幕和圣所，帮助他们的亲族亚伦的子孙在耶和华的殿里供职。