1 Chronicles 23

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

1 大衛年紀老邁，日子滿足，就立他兒子所羅門作以色列的王。

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

2 大衛招聚以色列的眾首領和祭司利未人。

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

3 利未人從三十歲以外的都被數點，他們男丁的數目共有三萬八千；

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 其中有二萬四千人管理耶和華殿的事，有六千人作官長和士師，

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 有四千人作守門的，又有四千人用大衛所做的樂器頌讚耶和華。

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

6 大衛將利未人革順、哥轄、米拉利的子孫分了班次。

7 The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

7 革順的子孫有拉但和示每。

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

8 拉但的長子是耶歇，還有細坦和約珥，共三人。

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

9 示每的兒子是示羅密、哈薛、哈蘭三人。這是拉但族的族長。

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

10 示每的兒子是雅哈、細拿、耶烏施、比利亞共四人。

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 雅哈是長子，細撒是次子。但耶烏施和比利亞的子孫不多，所以算為一族。

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

12 哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯倫、烏薛共四人。

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 暗蘭的兒子是亞倫、摩西。亞倫和他的子孫分出來，好分別至聖的物，在耶和華面前燒香、事奉他，奉他的名祝福，直到永遠。

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

14 至於神人摩西，他的子孫名字記在利未支派的冊上。

15 The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

15 摩西的兒子是革舜和以利以謝。

16 The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

16 革舜的長子是細布業；

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 以利以謝的兒子是利哈比雅。以利以謝沒有別的兒子，但利哈比雅的子孫甚多。

18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

18 以斯哈的長子是示羅密。

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

19 希伯倫的長子是耶利雅，次子是亞瑪利亞，三子是雅哈悉，四子是耶加面。

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

20 烏薛的長子是米迦，次子是耶西雅。

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

21 米拉利的兒子是抹利、母示。抹利的兒子是以利亞撒、基士。

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

22 以利亞撒死了，沒有兒子，只有女兒，他們本族基士的兒子娶了她們為妻。

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

23 母示的兒子是末力、以得、耶利摩共三人。

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 以上利未子孫作族長的，照着男丁的數目，從二十歲以外，都辦耶和華殿的事務。

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 大衛說：「耶和華－以色列的上帝已經使他的百姓平安，他永遠住在耶路撒冷。

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

26 利未人不必再抬帳幕和其中所用的一切器皿了。」

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

27 照着大衛臨終所吩咐的，利未人從二十歲以外的都被數點。

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 他們的職任是服事亞倫的子孫，在耶和華的殿和院子，並屋中辦事，潔淨一切聖物，就是辦上帝殿的事務，

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 並管理陳設餅，素祭的細麵，或無酵薄餅，或用盤烤，或用油調和的物，又管理各樣的升斗尺度；

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

30 每日早晚，站立稱謝讚美耶和華，

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 又在安息日、月朔，並節期，按數照例，將燔祭常常獻給耶和華；

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 又看守會幕和聖所，並守耶和華吩咐他們弟兄亞倫子孫的，辦耶和華殿的事。