1 Chronicles 24
1 The sons of Aaron were placed in divisions as follows. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Forsothe to the sones of Aaron these porciouns schulen be; the sones of Aaron weren Nadab, and Abyud, Eleazar, and Ythamar;
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons. Only Eleazar and Ithamar carried on as priests.
but Nadab and Abyud weren deed with out fre children bifor her fadir, and Eleazar and Ythamar weren set in presthod.
3 With the help of Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ithamar, a descendant Ahimelech, David placed them in divisions according to their appointed duties.
And Dauith departide hem, that is, Sadoch, of the sones of Eleazar, and Achymelech, of the sones of Ithamar, by her whiles and seruyce;
4 Because Eleazar's descendants had more leaders than those of Ithamar, they were divided like this: sixteen family leaders from the descendants of Eleazar, and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
and the sones of Eleazar weren founden many mo in the men princes, than the sones of Ythamar. Forsothe he departide to hem, that is, to the sones of Eleazar, sixtene prynces bi meynees; and to the sones of Ythamar eiyte prynces bi her meynees and howsis.
5 They were divided by casting lots, without preference, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God from both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
Sotheli he departide euer eithir meynees among hem silf bi lottis; for there weren princes of the seyntuarye, and princes of the hows of God, as wel of the sones of Eleazar as of the sones of Ithamar.
6 Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, was the secretary. He wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. One family from Eleazar and one from Ithamar were chosen in turn.
And Semeye, the sone of Nathanael, a scribe of the lynage of Leuy, discriuede hem bifore the king and pryncis, and bifor Sadoch, the preest, and Achymelech, the sone of Abiathar, and to the prynces of meynees of the preestis and of the dekenes; he discriuyde oon hows of Eleazar, that was souereyn to othere, and `the tother hows of Ithamar, that hadde othere vndir hym.
7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah.
Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,
8 The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim.
the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,
9 The fifth to Malkijah. The sixth to Mijamin.
the fyuethe to Melchie,
10 The seventh to Hakkoz. The eighth to Abijah.
the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,
11 The ninth to Jeshua. The tenth to Shecaniah.
the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,
12 The eleventh to Eliashib. The twelfth to Jakim.
the tweluethe to Jacyn,
13 The thirteenth to Huppah. The fourteenth to Jeshebeab.
the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,
14 The fifteenth to Bilgah. The sixteenth to Immer.
the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,
15 The seventeenth to Hezir. The eighteenth to Happizzez.
the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,
16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah. The twentieth to Jehezkel.
the twentithe to Jezechel,
17 The twenty-first to Jakin. The twenty-second to Gamul.
the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,
18 The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.
19 This was the order in which each group were to serve when they came into the house of the Lord, following the procedure defined for them by their forefather Aaron, as instructed by the Lord, the God of Israel.
These weren the whilis of hem bi her mynysteries, that thei entre in to the hows of God, and bi her custom vndur the hond of Aaron, her fadir, as the Lord God of Israel comaundide.
20 These were the rest of the sons of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
Forsothe Sebahel was prince of the sones of Leuy that weren resydue, of the sones of Amram; and the sone of Sebahel was Jedeie;
21 For Rehabiah, from his sons: Isshiah (first).
also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah (first), Amariah (second), Jahaziel (third), and Jekameam (fourth).
and his firste sone was Jeriuans, `Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, `Jethmoan the fourthe.
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;
25 The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;
27 The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who did not have any sons.
Sotheli the sone of Mooli was Eleazar, that hadde not fre sones; forsothe the sone of Cys was Jeremyhel;
29 From Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.
the sones of Musy weren Mooli,
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.
31 They also cast lots in the same way their relatives the descendants of Aaron did. They did this in the presence of King David, and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and of the Levites, the family leaders and their youngest brothers alike.
Also and thei senten lottis ayens her britheren, the sones of Aaron, bifor Dauid the kyng, and bifor Sadoch, and Achymelech, and the princes of meynees of preestis and of dekenes; lot departide euenli alle, bothe the gretter and the lesse.
