¹Kui Taavet oli vana ja elatanud, siis ta tõstis oma poja Saalomoni Iisraeli kuningaks.

¹And David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

²Ja ta kogus kokku kõik Iisraeli vürstid, preestrid ja leviidid.

²And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

³Ja leviidid loeti ära, kolmekümneaastased ja üle selle, ja nende arv oli vastavalt meeste peadele kolmkümmend kaheksa tuhat.

³And the Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward; and their number, by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

⁴'Neist olgu kakskümmend neli tuhat juhatamas töid Issanda kojas, ja kuus tuhat ülevaatajaiks ja kohtumõistjaiks.

⁴Of these, twenty-four thousand were to preside over the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;

⁵Ja neli tuhat olgu väravahoidjaiks, ja neli tuhat kiitku Issandat mänguriistadega, mis ma kiituse tarvis olen teinud!'

⁵and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David,] to praise [therewith].

⁶Ja Taavet jaotas nad rühmadesse, vastavalt Leevi poegadele: Geerson, Kehat ja Merari.

⁶And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

⁷Geersonlastest olid Laedan ja Simei.

⁷Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

⁸Laedani pojad olid peamees Jehiel, Seetam ja Joel kolmekesi.

⁸The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

⁹Simei pojad olid Selomit, Hasiel ja Haaran kolmekesi; need olid Laedani perekondade peamehed.

⁹The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

¹⁰Ja Simei pojad olid Jahat, Siina, Jeus ja Berija; need neli olid Simei pojad.

¹⁰And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

¹¹Jahat oli peamees, Siisa oli teine; aga Jeusel ja Berijal ei olnud palju poegi, seepärast sai neist üks perekond, üks teenistustoimkond.

¹¹And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one.

¹²Kehati pojad olid Amram, Jishar, Hebron ja Ussiel neljakesi.

¹²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

¹³Amrami pojad olid Aaron ja Mooses. Aga Aaron oli igavesti eraldatud pühitsema kõige pühamat paika, tema ja ta pojad, igavesti suitsutama Issanda ees, teda teenima ja tema nimel õnnistama.

¹³The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. And Aaron was separated, that he should be hallowed as most holy, he and his sons for ever, to offer before Jehovah, to do service to him, and to bless in his name for ever.

¹⁴Aga jumalamehe Moosese pojad arvati Leevi suguharu juurde.

¹⁴-- And as to Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

¹⁵Moosese pojad olid Geersom ja Elieser.

¹⁵The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

¹⁶Geersomi poegi oli Sebuel, peamees.

¹⁶The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the head.

¹⁷Ja Elieseri poeg oli Rehabja, peamees; Elieseril ei olnud teisi poegi. Aga Rehabja poegi oli väga palju.

¹⁷And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

¹⁸Jishari poegi oli Selomit, peamees.

¹⁸-- The sons of Jizhar: Shelomith the head.

¹⁹Hebroni pojad olid: Jerija oli peamees, Amarja teine, Jahasiel kolmas ja Jekameam neljas.

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

²⁰Ussieli pojad olid: Miika oli peamees ja Jissija teine.

²⁰The sons of Uzziel: Micah the head, and Jishijah the second.

²¹Merari pojad olid Mahli ja Muusi; Mahli pojad olid Eleasar ja Kiis.

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

²²Kui Eleasar suri, siis ei jäänud tal maha poegi, vaid jäid tütred; ja Kiisi pojad, nende sugulased, võtsid need naiseks.

²²And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

²³Muusi pojad olid Mahli, Eeder ja Jeremot kolmekesi.

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

²⁴Need olid Leevi pojad nende perekondade kaupa, perekondade peamehed, nõnda nagu neid loeti vastavalt nimede arvule pea-pealt, need, kes toimetasid Issanda koja teenistusülesandeid, kahekümneaastased ja üle selle.

²⁴These were the sons of Levi according to their fathers' houses, the chief fathers, as they were reckoned, by number of names by their polls, who did the work of the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.

²⁵Sest Taavet ütles: 'Issand, Iisraeli Jumal, on oma rahvale rahu andnud ja igaveseks Jeruusalemma elama asunud.

²⁵For David said, Jehovah the God of Israel has given rest to his people, and he will dwell in Jerusalem for ever;

²⁶Seepärast ei tarvitse ka leviidid enam kanda elamut ega selle kõiksuguseid teenistusriistu,' -

²⁶and the Levites also have no more to carry the tabernacle, nor any of its vessels for its service.

²⁷sest Taaveti viimaste korralduste järgi olid Leevi poegade arvus kahekümneaastased ja üle selle -

²⁷For by the last words of David was this [done], -- the numbering of the sons of Levi from twenty years old and upward.

²⁸'vaid nende ülesandeks on abiks olla Aaroni poegadele Issanda koja teenistuses, hoolitseda õuede ja kambrite eest, puhastada kõike seda, mis on püha, ja igasugune Jumala koja teenistuse töö

²⁸For their place was by the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of Jehovah, over the courts, and over the chambers, and over the purifying of all holy things, and [for] the work of the service of the house of God;

²⁹ühenduses ohvrileibadega, roaohvri peene jahuga ja hapnemata õhukeste koogikestega, pannidega ja taignatega, igasuguste õõnes- ja pikkusmõõtudega,

²⁹and for the loaves to be set in rows, and for the fine flour for the oblation, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [what is baked in] the pan, and for that which is saturated [with oil], and for all measure of capacity and size;

³⁰seista igal hommikul Issandat tänamas ja kiitmas, nõndasamuti ka õhtul,

³⁰and to stand every morning to thank and praise Jehovah, and likewise at even;

³¹ja ohverdada kõiki põletusohvreid Issandale hingamispäevil, noorkuu päevil ja pühadel, neile määratud arvul alaliselt Issanda ees olles.

³¹and for all burnt-offerings offered up to Jehovah on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the ordinance concerning them, continually, before Jehovah;

³²Nõnda tuleb neil täita kogudusetelgi ja pühamu kohustusi ja nende vendade, Aaroni poegade poolt antud kohustusi Issanda koja teenistuses.'

³²and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of Jehovah.