1 Chronicles 25

1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

داوود پادشاه و رهبران قوم اشخاصی را از خاندان آساف و هیمان و یِدوتون انتخاب کردند تا به همراهی بربط و عود و سنج پیامهای خدا را اعلان کنند. اسامی آنها و نوع خدمتشان به شرح زیر است:

2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

زکور، یوسف، نتنیا و اشرئیله (پسران آساف) که تحت سرپرستی آساف بودند. آساف به دستور پادشاه، پیام خداوند را اعلان می‌کرد؛

3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.

جدلیا، صری، اشعیا، حشبیا و مَتّیتیا (پسران یِدوتون) که به سرپرستی پدرشان و با نوای چنگ پیام خداوند را اعلان می‌کردند و او را با سرود ستایش می‌نمودند؛

4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:

هیمان: بقیا، متنیا، عزی‌ئیل، شبوئیل، یریموت، حننیا، حنانی، الیاته، جدلتی، روممتی عزر، یشبقاشه، ملوتی، هوتیر و محزیوت (پسران هیمان).

5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

خدا این چهارده پسر را به هیمان که نبی مخصوص پادشاه بود، بخشیده بود تا طبق وعده‌اش به هیمان به او عزت و قدرت داده باشد. هیمان سه دختر نیز داشت.

6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

تمام این مردان به سرپرستی پدرانشان در خانهٔ خداوند سنج و عود و بربط می‌نواختند و به این ترتیب خدا را خدمت می‌کردند. آساف و یِدوتون و هیمان مستقیما از پادشاه دستور می‌گرفتند.

7 So the number of them, with their brothers that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

تمام این افراد و لاویانی که با ایشان همکاری می‌کردند برای سراییدن در وصف خداوند تربیت شده و در نواختن سازها ماهر بودند. تعداد کل گروه آنها ۲۸۸ نفر بود.

8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

وظایف مخصوص سرایندگان، بدون در نظر گرفتن سن و تجربه، به قید قرعه تعیین شد.

9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brothers and sons were twelve:

قرعهٔ اول به نام یوسف از خاندان آساف افتاد. دوم: جدلیا و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ سوم: زکور و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ چهارم: یصری و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ پنجم: نتنیا و پسران و برادران وی، ۱۲ نفر؛ ششم: بقیا و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ هفتم: یشرئیله و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ هشتم: اشعیا و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ نهم: متنیا و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ دهم: شمعی و پسران و برادران وی، ۱۲ نفر؛ یازدهم: عزی‌ئیل و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ دوازدهم: حشبیا و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ سیزدهم: شبوئیل و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ چهاردهم: مَتّیتیا و پسران و برادران وی، ۱۲ نفر؛ پانزدهم: یریموت و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ شانزدهم: حننیا و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ هفدهم: یشبقاشه و پسران و برادران وی، ۱۲ نفر؛ هجدهم: حنانی و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ نوزدهم: ملوتی و پسران و برادران وی، ۱۲ نفر؛ بیستم: ایلیاته و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ بیست و یکم: هوتیر و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر؛ بیست و دوم: جدلتی و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ بیست و سوم، محزیوت و پسران و برادران او، ۱۲ نفر؛ بیست و چهارم، روممتی عزر و پسران و برادرانش، ۱۲ نفر.

10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:

31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve.