1 Chronicles 24

1 These are the groups of the descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest]: Aaron’s four sons 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 died, and they had no children. So their [younger] brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.

but Nadab and Abyud weren deed with out fre children bifor her fadir, and Eleazar and Ythamar weren set in presthod.

3 Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, helped David to separate his descendants into two groups. Each group had certain 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 There were more leaders among the descendants of Eleazar than there were among the descendants of Ithamar. So they appointed 16 leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight leaders from Ithamar’s descendants.

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 There were temple officials and priests, including descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar, to make sure that the work was divided fairly. So they decided what work each person would do by (casting lots/throwing marked stones).

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, the son of Nethanel, who was a descendant of Levi, wrote down the names [of the leaders of each group] while David and his officials were watching. Zadok, the [Supreme] Priest, and Ahimelech [his assistant], and the leaders of the families of the priests and of the families of the other descendants of Levi also watched.

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 Jehoiarib was the first one whose name was selected [by casting lots/throwing marked stones]. Next Jedaiah was selected.

Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,

8 Next, Harim was selected. Next, Seorim was selected.

the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,

9 Next, Malkijah was selected. Next, Mijamin was selected.

the fyuethe to Melchie,

10 Next, Hakkoz was selected. Next, Abijah was selected.

the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,

11 Next, Jeshua was selected. Next, Shecaniah was selected.

the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,

12 Next, Eliashib was selected. Next, Jakim was selected.

the tweluethe to Jacyn,

13 Next, Huppah was selected. Next, Jeshebeab was selected.

the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,

14 Next, Bilgah was selected. Next, Immer was selected.

the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,

15 Next, Hezir was selected. Next, Happizzez was selected.

the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,

16 Next, Pethahiah was selected. Next, Jehezkel was selected.

the twentithe to Jezechel,

17 Next, Jakin was selected. Next, Gamul was selected.

the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,

18 Next, Delaiah was selected. Next, Maaziah was selected.

the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.

19 Those were the men who were chosen to be the leaders of the groups that would serve in the temple, obeying the regulations that were set down by Aaron, regulations which Yahweh, the God to whom the Israeli people belonged, had given to him.

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 [This is a list of some of] the other descendants of Levi: Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and 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 Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.

also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.

22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.

Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;

23 [Kohath’s son] Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his [younger] brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.

and his firste sone was Jeriuans, `Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, `Jethmoan the fourthe.

24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.

The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;

25 Micah’s [younger] brother was the father of Zechariah.

the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.

26 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.

The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;

27 Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.

28 Mahli’s son Eleazar 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 the descendants of [Mahli’s second son] there was Jerahmeel.

the sones of Musy weren Mooli,

30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were descendants of Levi who were listed according to the leaders of their families.

Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.

31 The jobs they would do were decided by (casting lots/throwing marked stones), like their fellow Israelis, the descendants of Aaron, did. They cast lots {The lots were cast} while King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi watched. They gave the same jobs to the families of each oldest brother and each youngest brother.

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.