祭司的职务

24 下面是亚伦子孙的班次。亚伦的儿子是拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒、以他玛。 拿答和亚比户比父亲先死,而且没有留下儿子,因此以利亚撒和以他玛做了祭司。 在以利亚撒的子孙撒督和以他玛的子孙亚希米勒的协助下,大卫将亚伦的子孙分成班次,让他们各司其职。 以利亚撒的子孙中做首领的比以他玛的子孙中做首领的多,他们被分成班次,以利亚撒的子孙中有十六个族长,以他玛的子孙中有八个族长。 因为以利亚撒的子孙中和以他玛的子孙中都有人在圣所做首领事奉上帝,他们便用抽签的方法公平地分班,分别在以利亚撒和以他玛家族中抽签。 利未人拿坦业的儿子示玛雅是书记。他在君王、首领、撒督祭司、亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒、众祭司和利未人的族长面前把抽出的名字记录下来。

第一签抽出来的是耶何雅立,第二签是耶大雅, 第三签是哈琳,第四签是梭琳, 第五签是玛基雅,第六签是米雅民, 10 第七签是哈歌斯,第八签是亚比雅, 11 第九签是耶书亚,第十签是示迦尼, 12 第十一签是以利亚实,第十二签是雅金, 13 第十三签是胡巴,第十四签是耶是比押, 14 第十五签是璧迦,第十六签是音麦, 15 第十七签是希悉,第十八签是哈辟悉, 16 第十九签是毗他希雅,第二十签是以西结, 17 第二十一签是雅斤,第二十二签是迦末, 18 第二十三签是第来雅,第二十四签是玛西亚。 19 他们照这班次,按以色列的上帝耶和华借他们的祖先亚伦所定的条例,在耶和华的殿里司职。

20 其他的利未人还有暗兰的后代书巴业,书巴业的后裔耶希底亚, 21 利哈比雅的长子伊示雅, 22 以斯哈的后代示罗摩,示罗摩的后代雅哈, 23 希伯仑的长子耶利雅、次子亚玛利亚、三子雅哈悉、四子耶加缅, 24 乌薛的后代米迦,米迦的后代沙密, 25 米迦的弟兄伊示雅,伊示雅的后代撒迦利雅, 26 米拉利的儿子抹利、姆示、雅西雅,雅西雅的儿子比挪, 27 米拉利的后代雅西雅的儿子比挪、朔含、撒刻、伊比利, 28 抹利的儿子以利亚撒——以利亚撒没有儿子, 29 基士的后代耶拉篾, 30 姆示的儿子末力、以得、耶利摩。这些按宗族都是利未人的后代。 31 他们也在大卫王、撒督、亚希米勒、众祭司和利未人的族长面前抽签,不分长幼,正如他们的亲族亚伦的后代所做的一样。

Los grupos de sacerdotes

24 Los descendientes de Aarón se organizaron por grupos. Los hijos de Aarón fueron Nadab, Abiú, Eleazar e Itamar. Nadab y Abiú no tuvieron hijos y murieron antes que su papá, entonces Eleazar e Itamar se hicieron cargo del sacerdocio.

David, ayudado por Sadoc, descendiente de Eleazar, y por Ajimélec, descendiente de Itamar, organizó por turnos a los sacerdotes para el ejercicio de sus funciones. Se encontró que había más varones descendientes de Eleazar que de Itamar, entonces los repartieron así: 16 jefes descendientes de Eleazar y ocho de Itamar. Los repartieron por sorteo a todos, pues tanto entre los descendientes de Eleazar como entre los de Itamar hubo funcionarios del santuario y funcionarios de Dios.

Semaías, el secretario, hijo del levita Natanael escribió uno por uno los nombres de los que se elegían en presencia del rey, los jefes, el sacerdote Sadoc, los jefes de familia de los sacerdotes y de los levitas, y Ajimélec, el hijo de Abiatar. Se elegía por turnos un nombre del grupo de Eleazar y uno del grupo de Itamar.

El primer turno le correspondió a Joyarib;

el segundo, a Jedaías,

el tercero, a Jarín;

el cuarto, a Seorín,

el quinto, a Malquías;

el sexto, a Mijamín;

10 el séptimo, a Cos;

el octavo, a Abías;

11 el noveno, a Jesúa;

el décimo, a Secanías;

12 el undécimo, a Eliasib;

el duodécimo, a Yaquín;

13 el decimotercero, a Hupá;

el decimocuarto, a Jesebab;

14 el decimoquinto, a Bilgá;

el decimosexto, a Imer;

15 el decimoséptimo, a Hezir;

el decimoctavo, a Afsés;

16 el decimonoveno, a Petaías;

el vigésimo, a Ezequiel;

17 el vigésimo primero, a Jaquín;

el vigésimo segundo, a Gamul;

18 el vigésimo tercero, a Delaías;

y el vigésimo cuarto, a Maazías.

19 De esa manera fue que se repartieron los turnos para el servicio en el templo del SEÑOR, tal como lo había ordenado Aarón, su antepasado, quien a su vez cumplía lo que el SEÑOR Dios de Israel le había mandado a él.

Los otros levitas

20 Estos son los otros levitas:

de los descendientes de Amirán, su hijo Subael;

de Subael, su hijo Jehedías.

21 De Rejabías, su hijo mayor Isías;

22 de Izar, Selomot.

De los descendientes de Selomot, su hijo Yajat.

23 De los hijos de Hebrón: Jerías, el mayor;

Amarías, el segundo;

Jahaziel, el tercero;

y Jecamán, el cuarto.

24 De Uziel estaban Micaías,

Samir hijo de Micaías,

25 Isías hermano de Micaías,

Zacarías hijo de Isías,

26 Majlí y Musí hijos de Merari,

y Jazías hijo de Musí.

27 De los descendientes de Merari por parte de su hijo Jazías estaban Benó, Soján, Zacur e Ibrí.

28 Por parte de Majlí estaba Eleazar, quien no tuvo hijos.

29 De Quis estaba su hijo Jeramel.

30 Los hijos de Musí eran Majlí, Edar y Jeremot.

Todos ellos eran levitas y estaban distribuidos según sus familias paternas. 31 De igual manera que a sus parientes los descendientes de Aarón, también a ellos los repartieron por sorteo en presencia del rey David, Sadoc, Ajimélec y los jefes de las familias de los sacerdotes y de los levitas. Se trataron por igual tanto a las familias de los hermanos mayores como a las de los hermanos menores.

24 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.

23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.

25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.

27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

Chapter 24

The Priestly Divisions. There were also divisions for the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.(A) Nadab and Abihu died before their father, leaving no sons; therefore only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.(B) David, with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, apportioned them their offices in the priestly service.(C) But since the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous by male heads than those of Ithamar, the former were divided into sixteen groups, and the latter into eight groups, each under its family heads. Their functions were assigned impartially by lot, for there were officers of the holy place, and officers of God, descended both from Eleazar and from Ithamar. The scribe Shemaiah, son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king, and of the officials, of Zadok the priest, and of Ahimelech, son of Abiathar,[a] and of the heads of the ancestral houses of the priests and of the Levites, listing two successive family groups from Eleazar before each one from Ithamar.(D)

(E)The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,(F) 11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Ishbaal, 14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, 16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, 17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. 19 This was the appointed order of their service when they functioned in the house of the Lord according to the precepts given them by Aaron, their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.(G)

Other Levites. 20 (H)Of the remaining Levites, there were Shubael, of the sons of Amram, and Jehdeiah, of the sons of Shubael; 21 Isshiah, the chief, of the sons of Rehabiah; 22 Shelomith of the Izharites, and Jahath of the sons of Shelomith. 23 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah, the chief, Amariah, the second, Jahaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth. 24 The sons of Uzziel were Micah; Shamir, of the sons of Micah; 25 Isshiah, the brother of Micah; and Zechariah, a descendant of Isshiah. 26 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and the sons of his son Uzziah. 27 The sons of Merari through his son Uzziah: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 The sons of Mahli were Eleazar, who had no sons, 29 and Jerahmeel, of the sons of Kish. 30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

These were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral houses. 31 They too, in the same manner as their kinsmen, the sons of Aaron, cast lots in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the priestly and levitical families; the more important family did so in the same way as the less important one.(I)

Footnotes

  1. 24:6 Ahimelech, son of Abiathar: see note on 18:16.