1 Antallet av Israels barn, det vil si familieoverhodene, tusen- og hundremennene, samt mennene i autoritetsposisjoner som tjente kongen i forbindelse med de avdelingene som gikk inn og ut måned for måned gjennom hele året, var tjuefire tusen i hver avdeling.

Now the number of the children of Israel, that is, the heads of families, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and the men in authority who were servants of the king in anything to do with the divisions which came in and went out month by month through all the months of the year, in every division were twenty-four thousand.

2 Over den første avdelingen for den første måneden sto Isjbaal, sønn av Zabdiel; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

Over the first division for the first month was Ishbaal, the son of Zabdiel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

3 Han var av Perez' sønner, og den øverste blant hærenes høvdinger for den første måneden.

He was of the sons of Perez, and the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

4 Over avdelingen for den andre måneden var Eleasar, sønn av Dodai fra Ahoh; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

And over the division for the second month was Eleazar, the son of Dodai the Ahohite, the ruler; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

5 Den tredje høvdingen for den tredje måneden var Benaja, sønn av Jojada, presten; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

6 Dette er den samme Benaja som var en stor mann blant de tretti, lederen for de tretti; og i hans avdeling var Amizabad, hans sønn.

This is the same Benaiah who was the great man of the thirty, chief of the thirty; and in his division was Ammizabad his son.

7 Den fjerde høvdingen for den fjerde måneden var Asael, bror av Joab, og etter ham hans sønn Sebadja; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel, the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

8 Den femte høvdingen for den femte måneden var Samhut, israelitten; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

9 Den sjette høvdingen for den sjette måneden var Ira, sønn av Ikesj fra Tekoa; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira, the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

10 Den syvende høvdingen for den syvende måneden var Helehs fra Pelon, av Efraims barn; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

11 Den åttende høvdingen for den åttende måneden var Sibbekai fra Husja, av Sera's slekt; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

12 Den niende høvdingen for den niende måneden var Abieser fra Anatot, av Benjamins barn; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

13 Den tiende høvdingen for den tiende måneden var Maharai fra Netofa, av Sera's slekt; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

14 Den ellevte høvdingen for den ellevte måneden var Benaja fra Piraton, av Efraims barn; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the sons of Ephraim; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

15 Den tolvte høvdingen for den tolvte måneden var Heldai fra Netofa, av Otniel; og i hans avdeling var det tjuefire tusen.

The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

16 Over Israels stammer: leder for Rubens barn var Elieser, sønn av Sikri; for Simeons barn, Sefatja, sønn av Maaka;

And over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of the Reubenites was Eliezer, the son of Zichri; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah, the son of Maacah;

17 For Levi, Hasjabja, sønn av Kemuel; for Aron, Sadok;

Of Levi, Hashabiah, the son of Kemuel; of Aaron, Zadok;

18 For Juda, Elihu, en av Davids brødre; for Issakar, Omri, sønn av Mikael;

Of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; of Issachar, Omri, the son of Michael;

19 For Sebulon, Ismaja, sønn av Obadja; for Naftali, Jerimot, sønn av Asriel;

Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah, the son of Obadiah; of Naphtali, Jerimoth, the son of Azriel;

20 For Efraims barn, Hosea, sønn av Asasja; for den halve Manasses stamme, Joel, sønn av Pedaja;

Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea, the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel, the son of Pedaiah;

21 For den halve Manasses stamme i Gilead, Iddo, sønn av Sakarja; for Benjamin, Jaasiel, sønn av Abner;

Of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo, the son of Zechariah; of Benjamin, Jaasiel, the son of Abner;

22 For Dan, Asarel, sønn av Jeroham. Dette var lederne for Israels stammer.

Of Dan, Azarel, the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

23 Men David tok ikke opp tellingen av dem som var under tjue år gamle, for Herren hadde sagt at han ville gjøre Israel tallrike som himmelens stjerner.

But David did not take the number of those who were under twenty years old, for the Lord had said that he would make Israel like the stars of heaven in number.

24 Tellingen ble startet av Joab, sønn av Seruja, men han fullførte den ikke, og på grunn av det kom det vrede over Israel, og antallet ble ikke ført inn i kong Davids krøniker.

The numbering was started by Joab, the son of Zeruiah, but he did not go on to the end; and because of it, wrath came on Israel and the number was not recorded in the history of King David.

25 Azmavet, sønn av Adiel, hadde kontroll over kongens eiendom; Jonatan, sønn av Ussia, hadde ansvar for alle lagerhus i landsbyene, byene, småbyene og sterke stedene;

And Azmaveth, the son of Adiel, was controller of the king's property; Jonathan, the son of Uzziah, had control of all store-houses in country places and in the towns and little towns and strong places;

26 Ezri, sønn av Kelub, hadde ansvar for markarbeiderne og bøndene;

Ezri, the son of Chelub, had authority over the field-workers and farmers;

27 Sjemaja fra Rama hadde ansvar for vingårdene; Sabdi fra Sifma hadde ansvar for vingårdsproduktene og alle vinlagrene;

Shimei the Ramathite was responsible for the vine-gardens; Zabdi the Shiphmite was responsible for the produce of the vine-gardens and for all the stores of wine;

28 Baal-Hanan fra Geder hadde ansvar for oliventrærne og morbærtrærne i lavlandet; og Joasj for oljelagrene;

Baal-hanan the Gederite was responsible for the olive-trees and the sycamore-trees in the lowlands; and Joash for the stores of oil;

29 og Sitrai fra Sharon hadde ansvar for storfeet i Sharon-engen, og Sjafat, sønn av Adlai, for dem i dalene;

And Shitrai the Sharonite was responsible for the herds in the grass-lands of Sharon, and Shaphat, the son of Adlai, for those in the valleys;

30 Obil, ismaelitten, hadde kontroll over kamelene og Jehdia fra Meronot over eslene;

Obil the Ishmaelite had control of the camels and Jehdeiah the Meronothite of the she-asses;

31 Flokkene var under omsorgen til Jaziz, hagaritten. Alle disse var ansvarlige for kong Davids eiendom.

The flocks were in the care of Jaziz the Hagarite. All these were the controllers of King David's property.

32 Jonatan, Davids fars bror, en ekspert i diskusjon, og en mann av god forstand, var skriver; og Jehiel, sønn av Hachmoni, hadde omsorg for kongens sønner;

Now Jonathan, David's father's brother, expert in discussion, and a man of good sense, was a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, had the care of the king's sons;

33 og Akitofel var kongens ekspert i diskusjon og Husjai, arkitten, var kongens venn.

And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

34 Etter Akitofel kom Jojada, sønn av Benaja, og Abjatar; og lederen for kongens hær var Joab.

After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.