Da David var gammel og mett av dager, gjorde han sin sønn Salomo til konge over Israel.

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

Han samlet alle Israels fyrster, sammen med prestene og levittene.

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

Levittene ble talt fra tretti år og oppover, og antallet, mann for mann, var trettifire tusen.

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.

Av disse var tjuefire tusen til å lede arbeidet ved Herrens hus, seks tusen var embetsmenn og dommere,

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:

fire tusen var portvakter, og fire tusen lovpriste Herren med de instrumentene David sa han hadde laget for dette.

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

David delte dem inn i grupper etter Levis sønner, nemlig Gershon, Kahath og Merari.

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

Blant gershonittene var Laadan og Sjimi.

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

Laadans sønner: den øverste Jehiel, deretter Setam og Joel, tre i alt.

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

Sjimis sønner: Shelomith, Hasiel og Haran, tre i alt. Dette var de øverste fedrene til Laadan.

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

Sjimis sønner var Jahat, Zina, Jeush og Beria. Disse fire var sønnene til Sjimi.

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

Jahat var den øverste, og Ziza den andre. Men Jeush og Beria fikk ikke mange sønner, derfor ble de regnet som én familie etter sin fars hus.

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.

Kahats sønner: Amram, Jishar, Hebron og Ussiel, fire i alt.

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

Amrams sønner: Aron og Moses. Aron ble satt til side for å hellige de aller helligste ting, han og hans sønner for alltid, for å brenne røkelse for Herren, tjene ham og velsigne i hans navn for alltid.

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.

Når det gjelder Moses, Guds mann, ble hans sønner regnet til Levis stamme.

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

Moses sønner: Gershom og Elieser.

The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.

Gershoms sønner: den øverste Sjebuel.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

Eliesers sønner: Rehhavia, den øverste, og Elieser hadde ingen andre sønner, men Rehhavias sønner var mange.

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

Jishars sønner: den øverste Shelomith.

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

Hebrons sønner: Jerias den første, Amarja den andre, Jahsiel den tredje, og Jekameam den fjerde.

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

Ussiels sønner: Mika den første, og Jesia den andre.

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

Meraris sønner: Mahli og Musji. Mahlis sønner: Eleasar og Kisj.

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

Eleasar døde og hadde ingen sønner, bare døtre. Deres slektninger, Kisjs sønner, tok dem til hustruer.

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

Mushis sønner: Mahli, Eder og Jerimot, tre i alt.

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

Dette var Levis sønner etter deres slektslinjer, som ble talt, etter navn, som drev tjenesten for Herrens hus, fra tjue år og oppover.

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.

For David sa: Herren, Israels Gud, har gitt sitt folk hvile, så de kan bo i Jerusalem for alltid.

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

Levittiene behøver heller ikke lenger å bære tabernaklet og alle de karene som hører til tjenesten der.

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

For etter Davids siste befaling ble levittene talte fra tjue år og oppover.

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

Deres oppgave var å hjelpe Arons sønner i tjenesten i Herrens hus, både i forgårdene, i kamrene og i renselsen av alle hellige ting, og i tjenesten for Guds hus.

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;

De skulle ta seg av skuebrødet, det fine melet til matofferet, de usyrede brødene, det som ble bakt på pannen, det som ble stekt, og alle slags mål og vekt.

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;

Hver morgen sto de opp for å takke og prise Herren, og likedan om kvelden,

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

og de bar frem alle brennoffer til Herren på sabbatene, ved nymånene og ved de fastsatte høytidene, i den foreskrevne rekkefølge, stadig for Herrens åsyn.

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:

De voktet pliktene ved sammenkomstens telt, ved det hellige stedet og vaktholdet rundt Arons sønner, deres brødre, i tjenesten for Herrens hus.

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.