1 Chronicles 25

1 And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:

Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche schulden profecye in harpis, and sawtrees, and cymbalis, bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid to hem.

2 of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.

Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.

3 Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, [and Shimei] six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.

Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord.

4 Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:

Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;

5 all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

alle these sones of Heman weren profetis of the kyng in the wordis of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn. And God yaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douytris.

6 All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.

Alle vndur the hond of her fadir weren `delid, ethir asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cymbalis, and sawtrees, and harpis, in to the seruyces of the hows of the Lord nyy the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, and Heman.

7 And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.

Sotheli the noumbre of hem with her britheren, that tauyten the songe of the Lord, alle the techeris, was twey hundrid `foure scoor and eiyte.

8 And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.

And thei senten lottis bi her whiles euenli, as wel the gretter as the lesse, also a wijs man and vnwijs.

9 And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.

And the firste lot yede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the secounde to Godolie, to hym, and hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

10 The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the thridde to Zaccur, to hise sones and hise bretheren twelue;

11 The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the fourthe to Isary, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue; the fyuethe to Nathanye,

12 The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

13 The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the sixte to Boccian, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

14 The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the seuenthe to Israhela, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

15 The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the eiythe to Isaie, to his sones and britheren twelue;

16 The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the nynthe to Mathany, to his sones and britheren twelue;

17 The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the tenthe to Semei, to his sones and britheren twelue;

18 The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the elleuenthe to Ezrahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the tweluethe to Asabie, to his sones and britheren twelue;

20 The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the thrittenthe to Subahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the fiftenthe to Jerymoth,

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

to hise sones and britheren twelue;

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the sixtenthe to Ananye, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the seuententhe to Jesbocase, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

25 The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the eiytenthe to Annam, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the nyntenthe to Mollothi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the twentithe to Eliatha,

27 The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

to hise sones and britheren twelue;

28 The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the oon and twentithe to Othir, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

29 The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the two and twentithe to Godoliathi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the thre and twentithe to Mazioth,

30 The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

to hise sones and britheren twelue;

31 The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.

the foure and twentithe to Romonathiezer, to his sones and britheren twelue.