¹Þessir eru Ísraelsmenn eftir tölu þeirra, ætthöfðingjar, þúsundhöfðingjar, hundraðshöfðingjar og starfsmenn þeirra, er þjónuðu konungi í öllum flokkastörfum, er komu og fóru mánuð eftir mánuð, alla mánuði ársins. Voru í flokki hverjum tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns.

¹Now the children of Israel after their number, the heads of fathers’ households and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king, in any matter of the divisions which came in and went out month by month throughout all the months of the year—of every division were twenty-four thousand.

²Yfir fyrsta flokki, í fyrsta mánuði, var Jasóbeam Sabdíelsson, og voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

²Over the first division for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

³Var hann af Peresniðjum og fyrir öllum herforingjum í fyrsta mánuði.

³He was of the children of Perez, the chief of all the captains of the army for the first month.

⁴Yfir flokki annars mánaðarins var Eleasar Dódaíson, Ahóhíti. Fyrir flokki hans var höfðinginn Miklót, og voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

⁴Over the division of the second month was Dodai the Ahohite, and his division; and Mikloth the ruler: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁵Þriðji hershöfðinginn, í þriðja mánuðinum, var Benaja, sonur Jójada prests, höfðingi, og voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

⁵The third captain of the army for the third month was Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada the priest, chief: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁶Var Benaja þessi kappi meðal þeirra þrjátíu og fyrir þeim þrjátíu. Var Ammísabad sonur hans fyrir flokki hans.

⁶This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty: and of his division was Ammizabad his son.

⁷Fjórði var Asahel, bróðir Jóabs, fjórða mánuðinn, og eftir hann Sebadja sonur hans. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

⁷The 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.

⁸Fimmti hershöfðinginn var Samhút Jísraíti, fimmta mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

⁸The fifth captain for this fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

⁹Sjötti var Íra Íkkesson frá Tekóa, sjötta mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

⁹The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁰Sjöundi var Heles Pelóníti af Efraímsniðjum, sjöunda mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

¹⁰The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹¹Áttundi var Sibbekaí Húsatíti af Seraítum, áttunda mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

¹¹The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹²Níundi var Abíeser frá Anatót af Benjamínsniðjum, níunda mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

¹²The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹³Tíundi var Maharaí frá Netófa af Seraítum, tíunda mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

¹³The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zerahites: and in his division were Twenty-four thousand.

¹⁴Ellefti var Benaja frá Píraton af Efraímsniðjum, ellefta mánuðinn. Voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

¹⁴The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁵Tólfti var Heldaí frá Netófa af ætt Otníels, tólfta mánuðinn, og voru tuttugu og fjögur þúsund manns í flokki hans.

¹⁵The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his division were twenty-four thousand.

¹⁶Þessir voru yfir kynkvíslum Ísraels: Af Rúbensniðjum var höfðingi Elíeser Síkríson. Af Símeonsniðjum Sefatja Maakason.

¹⁶Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler: of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah:

¹⁷Af Leví Hasabja Kemúelsson. Af Aron Sadók.

¹⁷of Levi, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of Aaron, Zadok:

¹⁸Af Júda Elíhú, einn af bræðrum Davíðs. Af Íssakar Omrí Míkaelsson.

¹⁸of Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David: of Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

¹⁹Af Sebúlon Jismaja Óbadíason. Af Naftalí Jerímót Asríelsson.

¹⁹of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali, Jeremoth the son of Azriel:

²⁰Af Efraímsniðjum Hósea Asasjason. Af hálfri Manassekynkvísl Jóel Pedajason.

²⁰of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

²¹Af hálfri Manassekynkvísl í Gíleað Íddó Sakaríason. Af Benjamín Jaasíel Abnersson.

²¹of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

²²Af Dan Asareel Jeróhamsson. Þessir voru höfðingjar Ísraelskynkvísla.

²²of Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham. These were the captains of the tribes of Israel.

²³En Davíð lét ekki telja þá, er yngri voru en tvítugir, því að Drottinn hafði heitið því að gjöra Ísraelsmenn marga sem stjörnur himins.

²³But David didn’t take the number of them from twenty years old and under, because Yahweh had said he would increase Israel like the stars of the sky.

²⁴Hafði Jóab Serújuson byrjað á að telja, en eigi lokið við, því að sakir þessa kom reiði yfir Ísrael, og talan var eigi skráð með tölunum í árbókum Davíðs konungs.

²⁴Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but didn’t finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

²⁵Asmavet Adíelsson hafði umsjón með fjársjóðum konungs og Jónatan Ússíasson með eignunum á mörkinni, í borgunum, þorpunum og köstulunum.

²⁵Over the king’s treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the treasures in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the towers, was Jonathan the son of Uzziah:

²⁶Esrí Kelúbsson hafði umsjón með jarðyrkjumönnum, er störfuðu að akuryrkju,

²⁶Over those who did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:

²⁷Símeí frá Rama yfir víngörðunum, og Sabdí Sifmíti yfir vínforðanum í víngörðunum,

²⁷and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the winecellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite:

²⁸Baal Hanan frá Geder yfir olíutrjánum og mórberjatrjánum á láglendinu og Jóas yfir olíuforðanum.

²⁸and over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that were in the lowland was Baal Hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:

²⁹Yfir nautunum, er gengu á Saron, hafði Sítraí frá Saron umsjón, yfir nautunum, er gengu í dölunum, Safat Adlaíson,

²⁹and over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:

³⁰yfir úlföldunum Óbíl Ísmaelíti, yfir ösnunum Jehdeja frá Merónót,

³⁰and over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite: and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.

³¹yfir sauðfénaðinum Jasis Hagríti. Allir þessir voru umráðamenn yfir eignum Davíðs konungs.

³¹All these were the rulers of the substance which was king David’s.

³²Jónatan, föðurbróðir Davíðs, var ráðgjafi. Var hann vitur maður og fróður. Jehíel Hakmóníson var með sonum konungs,

³²Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons:

³³Akítófel var ráðgjafi konungs og Húsaí Arkíti var stallari konungs.Næstur Akítófel gekk Jójada Benajason og Abjatar. Jóab var hershöfðingi konungs.

³³Ahithophel was the king’s counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend:

³⁴Næstur Akítófel gekk Jójada Benajason og Abjatar. Jóab var hershöfðingi konungs.

³⁴and after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the captain of the king’s army was Joab.