The Family Line of Levi
1The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
2The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
3Aaron, Moses and Miriam
were born into the family line of Amram.
The sons of Aaron were
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.
Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
5Abishua was the father of Bukki.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
7Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10Johanan was the father of Azariah.
Azariah served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11Azariah was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14Azariah was the father of Seraiah.
And Seraiah was the father of Jozadak.
15Jozadak was taken away from his own land. The Lord took the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the land of Babylon. He used Nebuchadnezzar to take them there as prisoners.
16The sons of Levi were
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
17The names of the sons of Gershon were
Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari were
Mahli and Mushi.
Here are the members of the family groups of the Levites. They are listed under the names of their fathers.
20Gershon was the father of Libni.
Jahath was Libni’s son.
Zimmah was Jahath’s son.
21Joah was Zimmah’s son.
Iddo was Joah’s son.
Zerah was Iddo’s son.
And Jeatherai was Zerah’s son.
22The family line of Kohath included his son Amminadab.
Korah was Amminadab’s son.
Assir was Korah’s son.
23Elkanah was Assir’s son.
Ebiasaph was Elkanah’s son.
Assir was Ebiasaph’s son.
24Tahath was Assir’s son.
Uriel was Tahath’s son.
Uzziah was Uriel’s son.
And Shaul was Uzziah’s son.
25The family line of Elkanah included his son Amasai.
Amasai was the father of Ahimoth.
26Elkanah was Ahimoth’s son.
Zophai was Elkanah’s son.
Nahath was Zophai’s son.
27Eliab was Nahath’s son.
Jeroham was Eliab’s son.
Elkanah was Jeroham’s son.
And Samuel was Elkanah’s son.
28The sons of Samuel were
his first son Joel
and his second son Abijah.
29The family line of Merari included his son Mahli.
Libni was Mahli’s son.
Shimei was Libni’s son.
Uzzah was Shimei’s son.
30Shimea was Uzzah’s son.
Haggiah was Shimea’s son.
And Asaiah was Haggiah’s son.
The Levites Who Were in Charge of the Music
31Here are the Levites David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord. He did it after the ark was placed there. 32The men used their music to serve in front of the holy tent, the tent of meeting. They served there until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They did their work according to the rules they had been given.
33Here are the men who served. The list also includes their sons.
The family line of Kohath included
Heman. He led the music.
He was the son of Joel.
Joel was the son of Samuel.
34Samuel was the son of Elkanah.
Elkanah was the son of Jeroham.
Jeroham was the son of Eliel.
Eliel was the son of Toah.
35Toah was the son of Zuph.
Zuph was the son of Elkanah.
Elkanah was the son of Mahath.
Mahath was the son of Amasai.
36Amasai was the son of Elkanah.
Elkanah was the son of Joel.
Joel was the son of Azariah.
Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
37Zephaniah was the son of Tahath.
Tahath was the son of Assir.
Assir was the son of Ebiasaph.
Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
38Korah was the son of Izhar.
Izhar was the son of Kohath.
Kohath was the son of Levi.
And Levi was the son of Israel.
39Heman had a relative named Asaph. Asaph served as Heman’s helper at his right side.
Asaph was the son of Berekiah.
Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
40Shimea was the son of Michael.
Michael was the son of Baaseiah.
Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
41Malkijah was the son of Ethni.
Ethni was the son of Zerah.
Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
42Adaiah was the son of Ethan.
Ethan was the son of Zimmah.
Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
43Shimei was the son of Jahath.
Jahath was the son of Gershon.
And Gershon was the son of Levi.
44Here are the Levites in the family line of Merari who served as Heman’s helpers at his left side. They were relatives of the Kohathites.
Ethan was the son of Kishi.
Kishi was the son of Abdi.
Abdi was the son of Malluk.
45Malluk was the son of Hashabiah.
Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah.
Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
46Hilkiah was the son of Amzi.
Amzi was the son of Bani.
Bani was the son of Shemer.
47Shemer was the son of Mahli.
Mahli was the son of Mushi.
Mushi was the son of Merari.
And Merari was the son of Levi.
48The rest of the Levites were appointed to do all the other work at the holy tent. It was the house of God. 49Aaron and his sons after him brought the offerings. They sacrificed them on the altar of burnt offering. They also burned incense on the altar of incense. That was part of what they did in the Most Holy Room. That’s how they paid for the sin of Israel. They did everything just as Moses, the servant of God, had commanded.
50Here are the members of the family line of Aaron.
Eleazar was Aaron’s son.
Phinehas was Eleazar’s son.
Abishua was Phinehas’s son.
51Bukki was Abishua’s son.
Uzzi was Bukki’s son.
Zerahiah was Uzzi’s son.
52Meraioth was Zerahiah’s son.
Amariah was Meraioth’s son.
Ahitub was Amariah’s son.
53Zadok was Ahitub’s son.
And Ahimaaz was Zadok’s son.
54Here were the places where they made their homes. These places were given to them as their territory. Some were given to the children of Aaron who were from the family group of Kohath. They were given out by casting lots. The first lot was for Kohath.
55In Judah the Kohathites were given Hebron. They also received the grasslands around Hebron. 56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. 57So the people in the family line of Aaron received Hebron. It was a city where people could go for safety. Aaron’s family line received Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58Hilen and Debir. 59They also received Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh. They were given all these towns together with their grasslands.
60From the tribe of Benjamin they received Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth. They received these towns together with their grasslands.
All these towns were handed out to the family groups of Kohath. The total number of towns was 13.
61The rest of the members of the family line of Kohath were given ten towns. The towns were from the family groups of half of the tribe of Manasseh.
62The members of the family line of Gershon were given 13 towns. They received them family group by family group. Most of the towns were from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali. The rest were from the other half of the tribe of Manasseh. It’s in Bashan.
63The members of the family line of Merari were given 12 towns. They received them family group by family group. The towns were from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
64So the Israelites gave the Levites all these towns and their grasslands.
65They gave other towns to them from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.
66Some of the family groups of Kohath were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim as their territory.
67In the hill country of Ephraim they received Shechem. Shechem was a city where people could go for safety. The Kohathites also received Gezer, 68Jokmeam, Beth Horon, 69Aijalon and Gath Rimmon. They were given all these towns together with their grasslands.
70From half of the tribe of Manasseh the people of Israel gave the towns of Aner and Bileam. They gave them to the rest of the family groups of Kohath. They gave them together with their grasslands.
71Here is what the members of the family line of Gershon were given.
From half of the tribe of Manasseh they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth. They received them together with their grasslands.
72From the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh, Daberath, 73Ramoth and Anem. They received them together with their grasslands.
74From the tribe of Asher they received Mashal, Abdon, 75Hukok and Rehob. They received them together with their grasslands.
76From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee. They also received Hammon and Kiriathaim. They were given all these towns together with their grasslands.
77The members of the family line of Merari make up the rest of the Levites. Here is what they were given.
From the tribe of Zebulun they received Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono and Tabor. They received them together with their grasslands.
78The tribe of Reuben was across the Jordan River east of Jericho. From that tribe the Merarites received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, 79Kedemoth and Mephaath. They received them together with their grasslands.
80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead. They also received Mahanaim, 81Heshbon and Jazer. They received all these towns together with their grasslands.
Ang mga Kaliwat ni Levi nga mga Pari
1Amo ini ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Levi: si Gershon,6:1 Gershon: ukon, Gershom. Kohat, kag Merari. 2Ang mga anak ni Kohat amo sila ni Amram, Izhar, Hebron, kag Uziel. 3Ang mga anak ni Amram amo sila ni Aaron, Moises, kag Miriam. Ang mga anak ni Aaron amo sila ni Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, kag Itamar. 4Si Eleazar amay ni Finehas, si Finehas amay ni Abishua, 5kag si Abishua amay ni Buki. Si Buki amay ni Uzi, 6si Uzi amay ni Zerahia, kag si Zerahia amay ni Merayot. 7Si Merayot amay ni Amaria, si Amaria amay ni Ahitub, 8kag si Ahitub amay ni Zadok. Si Zadok amay ni Ahimaaz, 9si Ahimaaz amay ni Azaria, kag si Azaria amay ni Johanan. 10Si Johanan amay ni Azaria nga amo ang pangulo nga pari sa templo nga ginpatindog ni Solomon sa Jerusalem. 11Si Azaria amay ni Amaria, si Amaria amay ni Ahitub, 12kag si Ahitub amay ni Zadok. Si Zadok amay ni Shalum, 13si Shalum amay ni Hilkia, kag si Hilkia amay ni Azaria. 14Si Azaria amay ni Seraya, kag si Seraya amay ni Jehozadak. 15Si Jehozadak nga ini naupod sa mga bihag sang ginpabihag sang Ginoo ang mga taga-Juda kag taga-Jerusalem kay Nebucadnezar.
Ang mga Kaliwat ni Levi nga mga Levita
16Ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Levi amo sila ni Gershon, Kohat, kag Merari. 17Ang mga anak ni Gershon amo si Libni kag si Shimei. 18Ang mga anak ni Kohat amo sila ni Amram, Izhar, Hebron, kag Uziel. 19Ang mga anak nga lalaki ni Merari amo si Mali kag si Mushi.
Amo ini ang mga pamilya sang mga Levita nga ginlista suno sa ila mga katigulangan:
20Sa mga kaliwat ni Gershon: Libni, Jahat, Zima, 21Joa, Iddo, Zera, kag Jeaterai.
22Sa mga kaliwat ni Kohat: Aminadab, Kora, Asir, 23Elkana, Ebiasaf,6:23 Ebiasaf: ukon, Abiasaf. Asir, 24Tahat, Uriel, Uzia, kag Shaul. 25Sa mga kaliwat ni Elkana: Amasai, Ahimot, 26Elkana, Zofai, Nahat, 27Eliab, Jeroham, Elkana, kag Samuel.6:27 kag Samuel: Wala ini sa Hebreo, pero makita sa iban nga mga kopya sang Septuagint kag sa Syriac. 28Ang mga anak ni Samuel amo si Joel,6:28 si Joel: Wala ini sa Hebreo, pero makita sa iban nga mga kopya sang Septuagint kag sa Syriac. ang kamagulangan, kag ang ikaduha amo si Abia.
29Sa mga kaliwat ni Merari: Mali, Libni, Shimei, Uza, 30Shimea, Haggia, kag Asaya.
Ang mga Musikero sa Templo
31May mga tawo nga gintugyanan ni David sa pagkanta kag pagtukar sa balay sang Ginoo sa tapos masaylo didto ang Kahon sang Kasugtanan. 32Nag-alagad sila paagi sa pagkanta didto sa Tolda nga Simbahan (nga ginatawag man nga Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan), hasta sa tion nga napatindog ni Solomon ang templo sang Ginoo sa Jerusalem. Ginhimo nila ang ila buluhaton suno sa mga pagsulundan nga ginpatuman sa ila. 33Amo ini sila ang mga nag-alagad upod sa ila mga anak:
Si Heman nga musikero nga kaliwat ni Kohat. (Si Heman anak ni Joel. Si Joel anak ni Samuel. Si Samuel anak ni Elkana. 34Si Elkana anak ni Jeroham. Si Jeroham anak ni Eliel. Si Eliel anak ni Toa. 35Si Toa anak ni Zuf. Si Zuf anak ni Elkana. Si Elkana anak ni Mahat. Si Mahat anak ni Amasai. 36Si Amasai anak ni Elkana. Si Elkana anak ni Joel. Si Joel anak ni Azaria. Si Azaria anak ni Zefanias. 37Si Zefanias anak ni Tahat. Si Tahat anak ni Asir. Si Asir anak ni Ebiasaf. Si Ebiasaf anak ni Kora. 38Si Kora anak ni Izhar. Si Izhar anak ni Kohat. Si Kohat anak ni Levi. Si Levi anak ni Israel.)
39Si Asaf nga kaliwat ni Gershon. Siya ang primero nga kabulig ni Heman. (Si Asaf anak ni Berekia. Si Berekia anak ni Shimea. 40Si Shimea anak ni Micael. Si Micael anak ni Baasea. Si Baasea anak ni Malkia. 41Si Malkia anak ni Etni. Si Etni anak ni Zera. Si Zera anak ni Adaya. 42Si Adaya anak ni Etan. Si Etan anak ni Zima. Si Zima anak ni Shimei. 43Si Shimei anak ni Jahat. Si Jahat anak ni Gershon. Si Gershon anak ni Levi.)
44Si Etan nga kaliwat ni Merari. Siya ang ikaduha nga kabulig ni Heman. (Si Etan anak ni Kishi. Si Kishi anak ni Abdi. Si Abdi anak ni Maluc. 45Si Maluc anak ni Hashabia. Si Hashabia anak ni Amazia. Si Amazia anak ni Hilkia. 46Si Hilkia anak ni Amzi. Si Amzi anak ni Bani. Si Bani anak ni Shemer. 47Si Shemer anak ni Mali. Si Mali anak ni Mushi. Si Mushi anak ni Merari. Kag si Merari anak ni Levi.)
48Ang ila kapareho nga mga Levita ginhatagan sang iban nga mga buluhaton sa Tolda nga Ginapakigkitaan, ang balay sang Dios. 49Pero si Aaron kag ang iya mga kaliwat amo lang ang ginhimo nga mga pari. Sila ang nagahalad sa halaran sang halad nga ginasunog kag sa halaran nga sulunugan sang insenso. Kag sila man ang nagahimo sang iban pa nga buluhaton nga may kaangtanan sa Labing Balaan nga Lugar. Nagahalad sila para matubos ang mga Israelinhon sa ila mga sala. Ginahimo nila ini suno sa tanan nga ginsugo ni Moises nga alagad sang Dios. 50Amo ini ang mga kaliwat ni Aaron: si Eleazar, Finehas, Abishua, 51Buki, Uzi, Zerahia, 52Merayot, Amaria, Ahitub, 53Zadok, kag Ahimaaz.
Ang mga Duta sang mga Kaliwat ni Levi
54Amo ini ang mga lugar nga ginhatag sa mga kaliwat ni Aaron nga halin sa lahi ni Kohat. Sila ang una nga ginhatagan sang duta paagi sa paggabot-gabot. 55Lakip sa sini nga mga lugar amo ang Hebron sa Juda kag ang mga palahalban sa palibot sini. 56Pero ang mga kaumahan kag ang mga baryo sa palibot sang Hebron ginhatag kay Caleb nga anak ni Jefune. 57-59Gani ginhatag sa mga kaliwat ni Aaron ang masunod nga mga lugar lakip ang mga palahalban sini: Hebron (ang dalangpan nga banwa), Libna, Jatir, Eshtemoa, Hilen,6:57-59 Hilen: ukon, Holon. Debir, Ashan,6:57-59 Ashan: ukon, Ain. Juta,6:57-59 Juta: Wala ini sa Hebreo, pero makita sa Syriac. kag Bet Shemesh. 60Kag halin sa duta sang tribo ni Benjamin ginhatag sa ila ang Gibeon,6:60 Gibeon: Wala sa Hebreo, pero makita sa Jos. 21:17. Geba, Alemet, kag Anatot, lakip na ang mga palahalban sini. 13 tanan ka banwa ang ginhatag sa sining mga kaliwat ni Kohat. 61Ang nabilin nga mga kaliwat ni Kohat ginhatagan sang 10 ka banwa paagi sa paggabot-gabot halin sa kadutaan sang katunga nga tribo ni Manase.
62Ang mga kaliwat ni Gershon, suno sa kada pamilya, ginhatagan sang 13 ka banwa halin sa mga tribo ni Isacar, Asher, Naftali, kag halin sa katunga sang tribo ni Manase sa Bashan.
63Ang mga kaliwat ni Merari, suno sa kada pamilya, ginhatagan sang 12 ka banwa halin sa tribo ni Reuben, Gad, kag Zebulun.
64Gani ginhatag sang mga Israelinhon sa mga kaliwat ni Levi ang ini nga mga banwa kag ang mga palahalban sini. 65Ginhatag sa ila paagi sa paggabot-gabot ang nasambit na nga mga banwa nga halin sa tribo ni Juda, Simeon, kag Benjamin. 66Ang iban nga mga kaliwat ni Kohat ginhatagan sang mga banwa halin sa tribo ni Efraim. 67Ginhatag sa ila ang Shekem (ang dalangpan nga banwa sa kabukiran sang Efraim), Gezer, 68Jokmeam, Bet Horon, 69Ayalon, kag Gat Rimon, pati na ang mga palahalban sini. 70Ang iban pa gid nga kaliwat ni Kohat ginhatagan sang ila kapareho nga mga Israelinhon sang mga banwa halin sa katunga sang tribo ni Manase. Ang ginhatag sa ila amo ang Aner kag Bileam pati ang mga palahalban sini.
71Ang mga kaliwat ni Gershon ginhatagan sang masunod nga mga banwa: Halin sa katunga sang tribo ni Manase: Golan sa Bashan kag ang Ashtarot, pati ang mga palahalban sini. 72Halin sa tribo ni Isacar: Kedesh, Daberat, 73Ramot, kag Anem, pati ang mga palahalban sini. 74Halin sa tribo ni Asher: Mashal, Abdon, 75Hukok, kag Rehob, pati ang mga palahalban sini. 76Halin sa tribo ni Naftali: Kedesh sa Galilea, Hamon, kag Kiriataim, pati ang mga palahalban sini.
77Ang nabilin nga mga kaliwat ni Merari ginhatagan sang masunod nga kadutaan: Halin sa tribo ni Zebulun: Jokneam, Karta,6:77 Jokneam, Karta: Wala ini sa Hebreo, pero makita sa Septuagint kag sa Jos. 21:34. Rimono, kag Tabor, pati ang mga palahalban sini. 78Halin sa tribo ni Reuben sa tabok sang Suba sang Jordan sa sidlangan sang Jerico: Bezer sa may desierto, Jaza,6:78 Jaza: ukon, Jahaz. 79Kedemot, kag Mefaat, pati ang mga palahalban sini. 80Kag halin sa tribo ni Gad: Ramot sa Gilead, Mahanaim, 81Heshbon, kag Jazer, pati ang mga palahalban sini.
