1 Chronicles 6

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.

The sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.

2 And the sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.

The sones of Chaath weren Amram, Isaar, Ebron, and Oziel.

3 And the children of 'Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, El'azar, and Ithamar.

The sones of Amram weren Aaron, Moyses, and Marie. The sones of Aaron weren Nadab,

4 El'azar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua',

and Abyu, Eleazar, and Ythamar. Eleazar gendride Phynees, and Phynees gendride Abisue,

5 And Abishua' begat Bukki, and Bukki begat 'Uzzi,

Abisue gendride Bocci, and Bocci gendride Ozi,

6 And 'Uzzi begat Zerachyah, and Zerachyah begat Merayoth,

Ozi gendride Zaraie, and Zaraie gendride Meraioth.

7 Merayoth begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

Forsothe Meraioth gendride Amarie, Amarie gendride Achitob,

8 And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Achima'az,

Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Achymaas, Achymaas gendride Azarie,

9 And Achima'az begat 'Azaryah, and 'Azaryah begat Jochanan,

Azarie gendride Johannam,

10 And Jochanan begat 'Azaryah, he it is that officiated as priest in the house that Solomon had built in Jerusalem;

Johannam gendride Azarie; he it is that was set in preesthod, in the hows which Salomon bildide in Jerusalem.

11 And 'Azaryah begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

Forsothe Azarie gendride Amarye, and Amarie gendride Achitob,

12 And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Sellum,

13 And Shallum begat Chilkiyah, and Chilkiyah begat 'Azaryah,

Sellum gendride Helchie,

14 And 'Azaryah begat Serayah, and Serayah begat Jehozadak,

Helchie gendride Azarie, Azarie gendride Saraie, Saraie gendride Josedech.

15 And Jehozadak went away, when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into exile through the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Forsothe Josedech yede out, whanne the Lord translatide Juda and Jerusalem bi the hondis of Nabugodonosor kyng.

16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehath, and Merari.

Therfor the sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.

17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shim'i.

And these weren the names of the sones of Gerson; Lobeni, and Semei.

18 And the sons of Kehath were, 'Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.

The sones of Caath weren Amram, and Isaar, and Ebron, and Oziel.

19 The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

The sones of Merari weren Moli, and Musi. Sotheli these weren the kynredis of Leuy bi the meynees of hem;

20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jachath his son, Zimmah his son,

Gerson; Lobony, his sone; Jaath, his sone; Zama, his sone;

21 Yoach his son, 'Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Yeatherai his son.

Joaith, his sone; Addo, his sone; Zara, his sone; Jethrai, his sone.

22 The sons of Kehath: 'Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,

The sones of Caath; Amynadab, his sone; Chore, his sone;

23 Elkanah his son, and Ebyassaph his son, and Assir his son,

Azyra, his sone; Helcana, his sone; Abiasaph, his sone;

24 Tachath his son, Uriel his son, 'Uzziyah his son, and Saul his son.

Aser, his sone; Caath, his sone; Vriel, his sone; Azias, his sone; Saul, his sone.

25 And the sons of Elkanah: 'Amassai, and Achimoth,

The sones of Helchana weren Amasay, and Achymoth, and Helcana.

26 [And] Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nachath his son.

The sones of Helcana; Saphay, his sone;

27 Eliab his son, Jerocham his son, Elkanah his son.

Naath, his sone; Heliab, his sone; Heroam, his sone; Helcana, his sone.

28 And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and Abiyah.

The sones of Samuel; the firste gendrid Nasen, and Abia.

29 The sons of Merari: Machli, Libni his son, Shim'i his son, 'Uzzah his son,

Sotheli the sones of Merari; Moli, his sone; Lobeny, his sone; Semey, his sone;

30 Shim'a his son, Chaggiyah his son, 'Assayah his son.

Oza, his sone; Sama, his sone; Aggias, his sone; Azaya, his sone;

31 And these are those whom David appointed for the purpose of conducting the singing in the house of the Lord, after the ark had a resting-place.

These it ben whiche Dauid ordeynede on the syngeris of the hows of the Lord, sithen the arke of the Lord was set;

32 And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they acted according to their prescribed manner in their service.

and thei mynystriden bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng, and sungun, til Salomon bildide the hows of the Lord in Jerusalem; forsothe thei stoden bi her ordre in seruyce.

33 And these are those that so acted with their sons. Of the sons of the Kehathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

Sotheli thes it ben that stoden nyy with her sones. Of the sones of Caath; Heman the chauntor, the sone of Joel, sone of Samuel,

34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach,

sone of Helcana, sone of Joroam, sone of Heliel,

35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machath, the son of 'Amassai,

sone of Thou, sone of Suph,

36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of Zephanyah,

sone of Helcana, sone of Mabath, sone of Amasi, sone of Helcana, sone of Joel, sone of Azarie, sone of Sophonye, sone of Caath,

37 The son of Tachath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebyassaph, the son of Korach,

sone of Asyr, sone of Abiasaph,

38 The son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son at Levi, the son of Israel.

sone of Chore, sone of Isaar, sone of Caath, sone of Leuy, sone of Israel.

39 And his relative Assaph was he, who stood on his right hand, [even] Assaph the son of Berachyah, the son of Shim'a,

And hise britheren; Asaph, that stood at the riythalf of hym, Asaph, the sone of Barachie,

40 The son of Michael, the son of Ba'asseyah, the son of Malkiyah,

sone of Samaa, sone of Mychael, sone of Basye, sone of Melchie, sone of Atthay,

41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerach, the son of 'Adayah.

sone of Zara, sone of Adala,

42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shim'i,

sone of Edan, sone of Zama, sone of Semey,

43 The son of Jachath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

sone of Geth, sone of Gerson, sone of Leuy.

44 And their brethren the sons of Merari [stood] on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of 'Abdi, the son of Malluch,

Forsothe the sones of Merary, the britheren of hem, weren at the leftside; Ethan, the sone of Chusi, sone of Abdi, sone of Moloch, sone of Asabie,

45 The son of Chashabyah, the son of Amazyah, the son of Chilkiyah,

sone of Amasie, sone of Helchie,

46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

sone of Amasay, sone of Bonny, sone of Soomer,

47 The son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

sone of Moli, sone of Musi, sone of Merarie, sone of Leuy.

48 And their brethren the Levites were superadded for all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

And dekenes, the britheren of hem, that weren ordeyned in to al the seruyce of the tabernacle of the hows of the Lord.

49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, [and were] for all the work of the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Forsothe Aaron and hise sones brenten encense on the auter of brent sacrifices, and on the auter of encense, in to al the werk `of the hooli of hooli thingis; and that thei schulden preie for Israel, by alle thingis whiche Moises, the seruaunt of God, comaundide.

50 And these are the sons of Aaron: El'azar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua' his son,

Sotheli these ben the sones of Aaron; Eleazar, his sone; Phynes, his sone;

51 Bukki his son, 'Uzzi his son, Zerachyah his son,

Abisue, his sone; Bocci, his sone; Ogzi, his sone; Zara, his sone; Meraioth, his sone;

52 Merayoth his son, Amaryah his son, Achitub his son,

Amarias, his sone; Achitob, his sone;

53 Zadok his son, Achima'az his son.

Sadoch, his sone; Achimaas, his sone.

54 And these are their dwelling-places with their castles in their boundaries; unto the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites; for theirs was the [first] lot, —

And these weren the dwelling places, bi the townes and coostis of hem, that is, of the sones of Aaron, bi the kynredis of Caathitis; for tho bifelden to hem bi lot.

55 And they gave unto them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its open spaces round about it.

Therfor the children of Israel yauen to hem Ebron in the lond of Juda, and the subarbis therof bi cumpas;

56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son Jephunneh.

sotheli thei yauen the feeldis and townes of the citees to Caleph, sone of Jephone.

57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave [of] the cities of refuge Hebron, and Libnah with its open spaces, and Jattir, and Eshthemoa, with its open spaces.

Forsothe thei yauen citees to the sones of Aaron, Ebron to refuyt; and thei yauen Lobna,

58 And Chilen with its open spaces, Debir with its open spaces,

with hise subarbis, and Jether, and Escamo, with her subarbis, but also Helon, and Dabir, with her subarbis; also thei yauen Asan,

59 And 'Ashan with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces.

and Bethsames, and the subarbis of tho.

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba' with its open spaces, and 'Alemeth with its open spaces, and 'Anathoth with its open spaces. And all their cities were thirteen cities after their families.

Sotheli of the lynage of Beniamyn thei yauen Gabee, and the subarbis therof, and Alamach with hise subarbis, Anathot also with hise subarbis; alle the citees weren threttene with her subarbis, bi the kynredis of hem.

61 And unto the sons of Kehath that were left of the family of that tribe, [were given] from the half tribe, the half tribe of Menasseh, by lot, ten cities.

Forsothe to the sones of Caath, residues of her kynrede, thei yauen of the half lynage of Manasses ten citees `in to possessioun.

62 And to the sons or Gershom after their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Menasseh in Bashan, [were given] thirteen cities.

Sotheli to the sones of Gerson bi her kynredis thei yauen fourtene citees in Basan, of the lynage of Ysacar, and of the lynage of Aser, and of the lynage of Neptalym, and of the lynage of Manasses.

63 Unto the sons of Merari after their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, [were given] by lot, twelve cities.

Forsothe to the sones of Merary by her kynredis thei yauen bi lottis twelue citees, of the lynage of Ruben, of the lynage of Gad, and of the lynage of Zabulon.

64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their open spaces.

And the sones of Israel yauen to dekenes citees and subarbis of tho;

65 And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities, which they called by names.

and thei yauen bi lot, of the sones of the lynage of Juda, and of the lynage of the sones of Symeon, and of the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn, these citees, which the dekenes clepiden bi her names;

66 And some of the families of the sons of Kehath had the cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

and of hem that weren of the kynrede of the sones of Caath, and in the termes of hem weren the citees of the lynage of Effraym.

67 And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge Sechem with its open spaces in the mountain of Ephraim, and Gezer with its open spaces.

And the sones of Israel yauen to hem citees of refuyt; Sichem with hise subarbis in the hil of Effraym, and Gazer with hise subarbis, also Hicmaan with hise subarbis,

68 And Jokme'am with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces,

and Betheron also.

69 And Ayalon with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces.

Also of the lynage of Dan thei yauen Ebethe, Gebethor, and Heialan, and Helon, with her subarbis, and Gethremon bi the same maner.

70 And from the half tribe of Menasseh: 'Aner with its open spaces: and Bil'am with its open spaces, for the family of the remaining portion of the sons of Kehath.

Forsothe of the half lynage of Manasses thei yauen Aner, and the subarbis therof, Balaam, and the subarbis therof; that is, to hem that weren residue of the kynrede of the sones of Caath.

71 Unto the sons of Gershom [were given] from the family of the half tribe of Menasseh, Golan in Bashan with its open spaces, and 'Ashtaroth with its open spaces.

Sotheli to the sones of Gerson thei yauen of the kynrede of half the lynage of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, and the subarbis therof, and Astoroth with hise subarbis.

72 And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its open spaces, Dobrath with its open spaces,

Of the lynage of Isachar thei yauen Cedes, and the subarbis therof, and Daberith with hise subarbis; also Samoth,

73 And Ramoth with its open spaces, and 'Anem with its open spaces.

and his subarbis, `and Anem with hise subarbis.

74 And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its open spaces, and 'Abdon with its open spaces,

Also of the linage of Aser thei yauen Masal with hise subarbis, and Abdon also,

75 And Chukok with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces.

and Asach, and the subarbis therof, and Roob with hise subarbis.

76 And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its open spaces, and Chammon with its open spaces, and Kiryathayim with its open spaces.

Sotheli of the lynage of Neptalym thei yauen Cedes in Galilee, and the subarbis therof, Amon with hise subarbis, and Cariathiarym, and subarbis therof.

77 Unto the remaining portion of the children of Merari [were given] from the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its open spaces, Tabor with its open spaces.

Sotheli to the residue sones of Merary thei yauen of the lynage of Zabulon, Remon, and subarbis therof, and Thabor with hise subarbis.

78 And on the other side the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its open spaces, and Jahzah with its open spaces,

Also biyende Jordan, euene ayens Jerico, ayens the eest of Jordan, thei yauen of the lynage of Ruben, Bosor in the wildirnesse with hise subarbis, and Jasa with hise subarbis,

79 And Kedemoth with its open spaces, and Mepha'ath with its open spaces.

also Cademoth, and hise subarbis, and Myphaat with hise subarbis.

80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gila'd with its open spaces, and Machanayim with its open spaces.

Also and of the lynage of Gad thei yauen Ramoth in Galaath, and the subarbis therof, Manaym with hise subarbis,

81 And Cheshbon with its open spaces, and Ja'azer with its open spaces.

but also Esebon with hise subarbis, and Jezer with hise subarbis.