Levītu pienākumi
1 Kad Dāvids bija vecs, dzīvojis gana dienu, viņš iecēla savu dēlu Sālamanu par ķēniņu Israēlam. 2 Viņš sapulcināja visus Israēla augstmaņus, priesterus un levītus. 3 Levīti, kam bija trīsdesmit un vairāk gadu, tika saskaitīti, un kopā to bija trīsdesmit astoņi tūkstoši. 4 No tiem Kunga nama darbu uzraugu bija divdesmit četri tūkstoši, ierēdņu un tiesnešu bija seši tūkstoši, 5 vārtu sargu bija četri tūkstoši un to, kas slavēja Kungu ar mūzikas instrumentiem, “kurus es darināju slavēšanai”, bija četri tūkstoši. 6 Dāvids viņus sadalīja vienībās pēc Levī dēliem Gēršona, Kehāta un Merārī.
7 No Gēršona: Ladāns un Šimī. 8 Ladāna dēli: Jehiēls bija galvenais, un Zētāms un Joēls, pavisam trīs. 9 Šimī dēli: Šelomots, Haziēls un Hārāns, pavisam trīs. Šie bija Ladāna tēvu nama galvenie. 10 Šimī dēli: Jahats, Zīna , Jeūšs un Berīa. Šie četri bija Šimī dēli. 11 Jahats bija galvenais, otrais bija Zīza. Jeūšam un Berīam nebija daudz dēlu, tādēļ tos skaitīja par vienu tēva namu.
12 Kehāta dēli: Amrāms, Jichārs, Hebrons un Uziēls, pavisam četri. 13 Amrāma dēli bija Ārons un Mozus. Ārons tika nošķirts, lai viņš un viņa dēli uz mūžiem tiktu iesvētīti svētumu svētumam – kvēpināt upuri Kungam, kalpot viņam un slavēt viņa vārdu mūžīgi. 14 Dieva vīra Mozus dēli tika pieskaitīti Levī ciltij. 15 Mozus dēli bija Gēršoms un Elīezers. 16 Gēršoma dēli: Šebuēls bija pirmais. 17 Elīezera dēls bija Rehabjāhu, pirmais. Elīezeram cita dēla nebija, bet Rehabjāhu bija daudz pēcnācēju. 18 Jichāra dēli: Šelomīts bija pirmais. 19 Hebrona dēli: pirmais bija Jerijāhu, otrais Amarja, trešais bija Jahaziēls un ceturtais Jekamāms. 20 Uziēla dēli: pirmais bija Miha un otrais Jišija.
21 Merārī dēli: Mahlī un Mūšī. Mahlī dēli: Elāzārs un Kīšs. 22 Elāzārs nomira, bet dēlu viņam nebija, tik meitas vien, un viņu brālēni, Kīša dēli, tās apprecēja. 23 Mūšī dēli: Mahlī, Ēders un Jeremots, pavisam trīs.
24 Šie ir Levī dēlu tēvu namu galvenie, atsevišķi tika pierakstīts tēvu namu skaits un to vārdi, kuri pārzināja Kunga nama kalpošanas darbus, kuriem bija divdesmit un vairāk gadu, 25 jo Dāvids sacīja: “Kungs, Israēla Dievs, ir devis mieru savai tautai, un viņš Jeruzālemē mitīs mūžīgi! 26 Nu vairs levītiem nav jānes ne Mājoklis, ne kalpošanas trauki.” 27 Pēc Dāvida pēdējiem norādījumiem, tika saskaitīti Levī dēli, kuriem bija divdesmit un vairāk gadu, 28 jo viņiem bija jāpalīdz Ārona dēlu kalpošanā Kunga namā: pagalmā, mantnīcās, visu svētlietu tīrīšanā, kalpošanas darbos Dieva namā, 29 kā arī jāgatavo upurmaizes, smalkie milti labības dāvanai, neraudzētie plāceņi, uz plāts ceptas un ar eļļu sajauktās maizes un viss, ko mēra un sver. 30 Ik rītu tiem bija jāpulcējas, lai pateiktos un slavētu Kungu, tāpat arī ik vakaru, 31 un vienmēr, kad Kungam tika upurēti sadedzināmie upuri sabatā, jaunajā mēnesī un svētku dienās, kā noteikts pēc viņu skaita, – vienmēr Kunga priekšā. 32 Viņi bija atbildīgi par Saiešanas telti, svētvietu, un tiem bija jāpalīdz saviem brāļiem, Ārona dēliem, kalpot Kunga namā.
David Assigns the Levites Their Duties
1 David was old when he chose his son Solomon to be king of Israel. 2 Some time later, David called together all of Israel's leaders, priests, and Levites. 3 He then counted the Levite men who were at least 30 years old, and the total was 38,000. 4 He said, “Twenty-four thousand of the Levites will be in charge of the temple, 6,000 will be temple officials and judges, 5 4,000 will be guards at the temple, and 4,000 will praise the Lord by playing the musical instruments I have given them.”
6 David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7 Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei. 8 Ladan was the father of Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel. 9 They were all family leaders among their father's descendants. Shimei was the father of Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran. 10-11 Later, Shimei had four more sons, in the following order: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. But Jeush and Beriah didn't have many children, so their descendants were counted as one family.
12 Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 13 Amram was the father of Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen to be in charge of all the sacred things. They served the Lord by offering sacrifices to him and by blessing the people in his name. 14-15 Moses, the man of God, was the father of Gershom and Eliezer, and their descendants were considered Levites. 16 Gershom's oldest son was Shebuel. 17 Rehabiah, who was Eliezer's only son, had many children. 18 The second son born to Kohath was Izhar, and his oldest son was Shelomith. 19 Hebron, the third son of Kohath, was the father of Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam. 20 Kohath's youngest son, Uzziel, was the father of Micah and Isshiah.
21 Merari had two sons: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli was the father of Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar had no sons, only daughters, and they married their uncle's sons. 23 Mushi the second son of Merari, was the father of Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
24 These were the clans and families of the tribe of Levi. Those who were 20 years and older were assigned to work at the Lord's temple.
25 David said:
The Lord God of Israel has given his people peace, and he will live in Jerusalem forever. 26 And so, the Levites won't need to move the sacred tent and the things used for worship from place to place. 27 From now on, all Levites at least 20 years old 28 will serve the Lord by helping Aaron's descendants do their work at the temple, by keeping the courtyards and rooms of the temple clean, and by making sure that everything used in worship stays pure. 29 They will also be in charge of the sacred loaves of bread, the flour for the grain sacrifices, the thin wafers, any offerings to be baked, and the flour mixed with olive oil. These Levites will weigh and measure these offerings.
30 Every morning and evening, the Levites are to give thanks to the Lord and sing praises to him. 31 They must also give thanks and sing praises when sacrifices are offered on each Sabbath, as well as during New Moon Festivals and other religious feasts. There must always be enough Levites on duty at the temple to do everything that needs to be done. 32 They were once in charge of taking care of the sacred tent; now they are responsible for the temple and for helping Aaron's descendants.
