1 ف ِرَقُ البَوّابِينَ مِنْ أبْناءِ قُورَحَ: مَشلَمْيا بْنُ قُورِي، وَهُوَ أحَدُ أبْناءِ آسافَ.

For the divisions of the gatekeepers there were of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

2 و َكانَ لِمَشلَمْيا أبْناءٌ: البِكرُ زَكَرِيّا، وَالثّانِي يَدِيعِيئِيلُ، وَالثّالِثُ زَبَدْيا، وَالرّابِعُ يَثْنَئِيلُ،

Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

3 و َالخامِسُ عِيلامُ، وَالسّادِسُ يَهُوحانانُ، وَالسّابِعُ ألِيهُو عِينايُ.

Elam the fifth, Johanan the sixth, Eliehoenai the seventh.

4 و َكانَ لِعُوبِيدَ أدُومَ أبْناءٌ هُمُ البِكْرُ شَمَعْيا، وَالثّانِي يَهُوزابادُ، وَالثّالِثُ يُوآخُ، وَالرّابِعُ ساكارُ، وَالخامِسُ نَثْنَئِيلُ،

Obed-edom had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sacar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,

5 و َالسّادِسُ عَمِّيئِيلُ، وَالسّابِعُ يَسّاكَرُ، وَالثّامِنُ فَعَلْتايُ. فَقَدْ بارَكَهُ اللهُ فِعلاً.

Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh and Peullethai the eighth; God had indeed blessed him.

6 و َكانَ لابْنِهِ شَمْعِيا أبناءٌ أيضاً، رُؤَساءٌ لِعائِلاتِهِمْ، لِأنَّهُمْ كانُوا مِنْ طَبَقَةِ المُحارِبينَ النُّبَلاءِ.

Also to his son Shemaiah sons were born who ruled over the house of their father, for they were mighty men of valor.

7 أ بناءُ شَمِعْيا هُمْ عَثْنِي وَرَفائِيلُ وَعُوبِيدُ وَألْزابادُ وَأخَواهُ ألِيهُو وَسَمَكْيا، وَهُما رَجُلانِ مُقْتَدِرانِ.

The sons of Shemaiah were Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad, whose brothers, Elihu and Semachiah, were valiant men.

8 ك انَ هَؤُلاءِ كُلُّهُمْ أبْناءَ عُوبِيدَ آدُومَ، هُمْ وَأبناؤُهُمْ وَأقارِبُهُمْ، رِجالاً مُقْتَدِرِينَ يَتَمَتَّعُونَ بِقُوَّةٍ لِلقِيامِ بِوَظائِفِهِمْ، وَعَدَدُهُمُ اثْنانِ وَسِتُّونَ، وَهُمْ مِنْ نَسلٍ عُوبِيدَ أدُومَ.

All these were of the sons of Obed-edom; they and their sons and their relatives were able men with strength for the service, 62 from Obed-edom.

9 و َكانَ لِمَشلَمْيا أبناءٌ وَأقارِبُ عَدَدُهُمْ ثَمانِيَةَ عَشَرَ رَجُلاً مُقتَدِراً.

Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, 18 valiant men.

10 و َكانَ لِحُوسَةَ المِرارِيِّ أبْناءٌ: الرَّئِيسُ شِمْرِي. مَعَ أنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنِ البِكْرَ، لَكِنَّ أباهُ جَعَلَهُ الرَّئِيسَ.

Also Hosah, one of the sons of Merari had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father made him first),

11 و َالثّانِي حِلْقِيّا، وَالثّالِثُ طَبَلْيا، وَالرّابِعُ زَكَرِيّا. فَكانَ عَدَدُ أبناءِ حُوسَةَ وَأقارِبِهِ ثَلاثَةَ عَشَرَ.

Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and relatives of Hosah were 13.

12 ك انَ لِفِرَقِ البَوّابِينَ هَذِهِ، وَهُمْ قادَةُ الرِّجالِ، وَاجِباتٌ كَأقارِبِهِمْ فِي خِدمَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

To these divisions of the gatekeepers, the chief men, were given duties like their relatives to minister in the house of the Lord.

13 و َألقَوْا قُرْعةً للْجَمِيعِ، للشَّبابِ وَالكِبارِ بحَسَبِ عائِلاتِهِمْ لِحِراسَةِ كُلِّ بوّابةٍ.

They cast lots, the small and the great alike, according to their fathers’ households, for every gate.

14 و َألقَوْا قُرْعَةً لِشَلَمْيا لِحِراسَةِ البَوّابَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ. وَألقَوْا قُرْعَةً لِزَكَرِيّا بنِ شَلَمْيا، وَهُوَ مُسْتَشارٌ حَكِيمٌ، فَكانَ عَليهِ حِراسةُ البَوّابةِ الشَّماليَّةِ.

The lot to the east fell to Shelemiah. Then they cast lots for his son Zechariah, a counselor with insight, and his lot came out to the north.

15 أ مّا البَوّابَةُ الجَنُوبِيَّةُ فَكانَتْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ عُوبِيدَ أدُومَ. وَكُلِّفَ أبناؤُهُ بِحِراسَةِ المَخزَنِ.

For Obed-edom it fell to the south, and to his sons went the storehouse.

16 و َكانَتْ مِنْ نَصِيبِ شُفِّيمَ وَحُوساَ البَوّابَةُ الغَربِيَّةُ، مَعَ بَوّابَةِ شَلَّكَةَ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ الصّاعِدِ. فَكانَ الحُرّاسٌ يَتَناوَبُونَ.

For Shuppim and Hosah it was to the west, by the gate of Shallecheth, on the ascending highway. Guard corresponded to guard.

17 ف َيَقِفُ عِندَ البَوّابَةِ الشَّرْقِيَّةِ سِتَّةُ لاوِيِّينَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ، وَعِندَ البَوّابَةِ الشِّمالِيَّةِ أربَعَةٌ كُلَّ يَومٍ، وَعِندَ البوّابَةِ الجَنُوبِيَّةِ أربَعَةٌ كُلَّ يَومٍ. وَيَتَناوَبُونَ عَلَى حِراسَةِ المَخزَنِ اثْنَينِ اثْنَينِ.

On the east there were six Levites, on the north four daily, on the south four daily, and at the storehouse two by two.

18 أ مّا بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِلقاعَةِ الغَربِيَّةِ، فَكانَ هُناكَ أربَعَةُ حُرّاسٍ عِندَ الطَّرِيقِ، وَاثْنانِ عِنْدَ القاعَةِ.

At the Parbar on the west there were four at the highway and two at the Parbar.

19 ه َذِهِ هِيَ فِرَقُ البَوّابِينَ مِنَ القُورَحِيِّينَ وَالمَرارِيِّينَ. أُمَناءُ المَخازن وَآخَرُون

These were the divisions of the gatekeepers of the sons of Korah and of the sons of Merari. Keepers of the Treasure

20 و َمِنَ اللاوِيِّينَ، كانَ أخِيّا مَسْؤُولاً عَنْ حِراسةِ مَخازِنِ بَيتِ اللهِ وَمَخازِنِ التَّقدِماتِ المَحْفُوظَةِ.

The Levites, their relatives, had charge of the treasures of the house of God and of the treasures of the dedicated gifts.

21 و َأمّا أبناءُ لَعْدانَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ عائِلَةِ جَرْشُونَ، رُؤَساءُ عائِلاتِ لَعْدانَ الجَرْشُونِيِّ فَكانَ الرَّئِيسُ هُوَ يَحِيئِيلِي.

The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.

22 و َكانَ ابْنا يَحِيئِيلِي زِيثامُ وَيُوئِيلُ مَسْؤُولَيْنِ عَنْ مَخازِنِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and Joel his brother, had charge of the treasures of the house of the Lord.

23 م ِنْ أبناءِ عَمْرامَ، وَيَصْهارَ، وَحَبْرُونَ، وَعُزِّيئِيلَ،

As for the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites,

24 ك انَ شَبُوئِيلُ بْنُ جَرْشُومَ بْنِ مُوسَى المَسؤُولَ الآَوَّلَ عَنِ المَخازِنِ.

Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was officer over the treasures.

25 و َإخْوَتُهُ مِنْ ألِيعَزَرَ هُمْ رَحَبْيا بْنُ ألِيعَزَرَ، وَيَشْعِيا بْنُ رَحَبْيا، وَيُورامُ بْنُ يَشْعِيا، وَزِكْرِي بْنُ يُورامَ، وَشَلُومِيثُ بْنُ زِكْرِي.

His relatives by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son and Shelomoth his son.

26 ك انَ شَلُومِيثُ وَأقرِباؤُهُ مَسؤُولِينَ عَنِ جَميعِ مَخازِنِ التَّقدِماتِ الَّتِي خَصَّصَها المَلِكُ داوُدُ لِخِدْمَةِ الهَيكَلِ، وَالَّتِي قَدَّمَها رُؤَساءُ العائِلاتِ وَقادَةُ الآلافِ وَالمِئاتِ، وَقادَةُ الجَيشِ.

This Shelomoth and his relatives had charge of all the treasures of the dedicated gifts which King David and the heads of the fathers’ households, the commanders of thousands and hundreds, and the commanders of the army, had dedicated.

27 ف َقَدْ خَصَّصُوا عَطايا مِنَ غَنائِمِ الحُرُوبِ مِنْ أجلِ صِيانَةِ بَيتِ اللهِ.

They dedicated part of the spoil won in battles to repair the house of the Lord.

28 ف َكُلُّ ما خَصَّصَهُ صَمُوئِيلُ الرّائِي وَشاوُلُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ وَأبْنِيرُ بْنُ نِيرٍ وَيُوآبُ بنُ صُرُوِيَّةَ، كانَ فِي عُهْدَةِ شَلُومِيثَ وَأقرِبائِهِ.

And all that Samuel the seer had dedicated and Saul the son of Kish, Abner the son of Ner and Joab the son of Zeruiah, everyone who had dedicated anything, all of this was in the care of Shelomoth and his relatives. Outside Duties

29 و َمِنَ اليَصْهارِيِّينَ، تَعَيَّنَ كَنَنْيا وَأبناؤُهُ لِلعَمَلِ خارِجَ الهَيكَلِ كَمَسؤُولِينَ وَقُضاةً عَلَى إسْرائِيلَ.

As for the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were assigned to outside duties for Israel, as officers and judges.

30 م ِنَ الحَبْرُونِيِّينَ حَشَبْيا وَأقرِباؤُهُ، ألفٌ وَسَبْعُ مِئَةِ رَجُلٍ مُقتَدِرٍ، مَسؤُولُونَ عَنْ جَميعِ شُؤونِ خِدمَةِ اللهِ وَخِدْمَةِ المَلِكِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ، إلَى الغَربِ مِنْ نَهْرِ الأُردُنِّ.

As for the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his relatives, 1, 700 capable men, had charge of the affairs of Israel west of the Jordan, for all the work of the Lord and the service of the king.

31 أ مّا بِالنِّسْبَةِ لِلحَبرُونِيِّينَ، فَكانَ يَرَيّا رَئِيسَ الحَبرُونِيِّنَ حَسَبَ سِجِلّاتِ أنسابِ عائِلاتِهِمْ. وَفِي السَّنَةِ الأربَعِينَ مِنْ حُكمِ داوُدَ، جَرَى فَحصٌ لِلسِّجِلّاتِ، فَوُجِدَ رِجالٌ مُقتَدِرِونَ بَينَهُمْ فِي يَعزِيرَ فِي جِلْعادَ.

As for the Hebronites, Jerijah the chief (these Hebronites were investigated according to their genealogies and fathers’ households, in the fortieth year of David’s reign, and men of outstanding capability were found among them at Jazer of Gilead)

32 و َكانَ لَدَى يَرَيّا ألفانِ وَسَبْعُ مِئَةِ قَرِيبٍ، كانُوا رِجالاً مُقتَدِرِينَ وَرُؤَساءَ عائِلاتِهِمْ. فَعَيَّنَهُمْ داوُدُ مَسْؤُولِينَ عَنِ الرَأُوبَيْنِيِّينَ وَالجادِيِّينَ وَنِصْفِ قَبِيلَةِ مَنَسَّى فِي ما يَتَعَلَّقُ بِكُلِّ أُمُورِ اللهِ وَشُؤونِ المَلِكِ.

and his relatives, capable men, were 2, 700 in number, heads of fathers’ households. And King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of the Manassites concerning all the affairs of God and of the king.