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軍隊の組織
1イスラエル軍は、二万四千人からなる十二分団に分けられ、毎年、一か月交替で軍務につきました。各分団には、将校と軍政官が配属されていました。
2-3第一分団長、ザブディエルの子でペレツの子孫に当たるヤショブアム。第一の月に軍務につく二万四千の将兵を指揮。 4第二分団長、アホアハの子孫のドダイ。第二の月に軍務につく者を指揮。副官はミクロテ。 5-6第三分団長、ベナヤ。第三の月に軍務につく者を指揮。彼は大祭司エホヤダの子で、ダビデの軍隊で最強と言われた三十人勇士の筆頭。息子アミザバデが次の分団長となる。 7第四分団長、ヨアブの兄弟のアサエル。第四の月に軍務につく者を指揮。のちに息子ゼバデヤが後を継ぐ。 8第五分団長、イズラフ出身のシャムフテ。第五の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 9第六分団長、テコア出身のイケシュの子イラ。第六の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 10第七分団長、エフライムのペロニ出身のヘレツ。第七の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 11第八分団長、ゼラフ出身のフシャ族のシベカイ。第八の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 12第九分団長、ベニヤミンのアナトテ出身のアビエゼル。第九の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 13第十分団長、ゼラフのネトファ出身のマフライ。第十の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 14第十一分団長、エフライムのピルアトン出身のベナヤ。第十一の月に軍務につく者を指揮。 15第十二分団長、オテニエルに属するネトファ出身のヘルダイ。第十二の月に軍務につく者を指揮。
各部族の長
16-22イスラエルの各部族の長は次のとおり。ルベン族の長、ジクリの子エリエゼル。シメオン族の長、マアカの子シェファテヤ。レビ族の長、ケムエルの子ハシャブヤ。アロンの子孫の長、ツァドク。ユダ族の長、ダビデの兄弟エリフ。イッサカル族の長、ミカエルの子オムリ。ゼブルン族の長、オバデヤの子イシェマヤ。ナフタリ族の長、アズリエルの子エリモテ。エフライム族の長、アザズヤの子ホセア。マナセの半部族の長、ペダヤの子ヨエル。ギルアデ地域のマナセの半部族の長、ゼカリヤの子イド。ベニヤミン族の長、アブネルの子ヤアシエル。ダン族の長、エロハムの子アザルエル。
23ダビデは人口調査の時、二十歳以下は数に入れませんでした。民の人口を爆発的に増やすという主の約束があったからです。 24ヨアブにさせた人口調査は、途中で主の怒りが下ったために完了しませんでした。そのため、調査の最終結果はダビデ王の年代記に載っていません。
王室の責任者たち
25アディエルの子アズマベテは、宮殿の宝物倉を管理する最高責任者でした。ウジヤの子ヨナタンは、イスラエルの町や村、要塞などにある宝物倉の責任者でした。 26ケルブの子エズリは、王室所有地で働く人々の監督でした。 27ラマ出身のシムイは、王室ぶどう園の監督でした。シェファム出身のザブディは、ぶどう酒の製造と貯蔵の責任をもちました。 28ゲデル出身のバアル・ハナンは、ペリシテ人の領土と隣接する低地にある、王室のオリーブ畑と桑の木を管理する責任を受け持ちました。ヨアシュは、オリーブ油の製造と貯蔵を受け持ちました。 29シャロン出身のシルタイは、シャロン平原で牛の群れの飼育に当たりました。アデライの子のシャファテは、谷にいる牛の群れの飼育に当たりました。 30らくだはイシュマエルの地出身のオビルが、雌ろばはメロノテ出身のエフデヤが世話をしました。 31羊の群れを世話したのは、ハガル人ヤジズでした。これらの人々はみな、ダビデ王の監督下にありました。
32王子の教育係は、ダビデ王のおじに当たる見識ある相談役ヨナタンで、王子の後見人はハクモニの子エヒエルでした。 33アヒトフェルは王の相談役、アルキ人フシャイは王の個人的な相談相手でした。 34ベナヤの子エホヤダとエブヤタルが、アヒトフェルを補佐しました。ヨアブはイスラエル軍の将軍（最高司令官）でした。
Army divisions
1This is the list of the Israelites – heads of families, commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and their officers, who served the king in all that concerned the army divisions that were on duty month by month throughout the year. Each division consisted of 24,000 men.
2In charge of the first division, for the first month, was Jashobeam son of Zabdiel. There were 24,000 men in his division. 3He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army officers for the first month.
4In charge of the division for the second month was Dodai the Ahohite; Mikloth was the leader of his division. There were 24,000 men in his division.
5The third army commander, for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest. He was chief and there were 24,000 men in his division. 6This was the Benaiah who was a mighty warrior among the Thirty and was over the Thirty. His son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
7The fourth, for the fourth month, was Asahel the brother of Joab; his son Zebadiah was his successor. There were 24,000 men in his division.
8The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
9The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
10The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
11The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbekai the Hushathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
12The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
13The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
14The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite. There were 24,000 men in his division.
15The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Leaders of the tribes
16The leaders of the tribes of Israel:
over the Reubenites: Eliezer son of Zikri;
over the Simeonites: Shephatiah son of Maakah;
17over Levi: Hashabiah son of Kemuel;
over Aaron: Zadok;
18over Judah: Elihu, a brother of David;
over Issachar: Omri son of Michael;
19over Zebulun: Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
over Naphtali: Jerimoth son of Azriel;
20over the Ephraimites: Hoshea son of Azaziah;
over half the tribe of Manasseh: Joel son of Pedaiah;
21over the half-tribe of Manasseh in Gilead: Iddo son of Zechariah;
over Benjamin: Jaasiel son of Abner;
22over Dan: Azarel son of Jeroham.
These were the leaders of the tribes of Israel.
23David did not take the number of the men twenty years old or less, because the Lord had promised to make Israel as numerous as the stars in the sky. 24Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering, and the number was not entered in the book27:24 Septuagint; Hebrew number of the annals of King David.
The king’s overseers
25Azmaveth son of Adiel was in charge of the royal storehouses.
Jonathan son of Uzziah was in charge of the storehouses in the outlying districts, in the towns, the villages and the watchtowers.
26Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
27Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
28Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig trees in the western foothills.
Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
29Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
30Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
31Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
32Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counsellor, a man of insight and a scribe.
Jehiel son of Hakmoni took care of the king’s sons.
33Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor.
Hushai the Arkite was the king’s confidant.
34(Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah and by Abiathar.)
Joab was the commander of the royal army.
