1 Chronicles 24
1 Forsothe to the sones of Aaron these porciouns schulen be; the sones of Aaron weren Nadab, and Abyud, Eleazar, and Ythamar;
These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 but Nadab and Abyud weren deed with out fre children bifor her fadir, and Eleazar and Ythamar weren set in presthod.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 And Dauith departide hem, that is, Sadoch, of the sones of Eleazar, and Achymelech, of the sones of Ithamar, by her whiles and seruyce;
With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.
4 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.
Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
5 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.
Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.
6 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.
The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.
7 Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,
The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fyuethe to Melchie,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the tweluethe to Jacyn,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the twentithe to Jezechel,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 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.
This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
20 Forsothe Sebahel was prince of the sones of Leuy that weren resydue, of the sones of Amram; and the sone of Sebahel was Jedeie;
Now these were the remaining descendants of Levi: From the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21 also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.
As for Rehabiah, from his sons: The first was Isshiah.
22 Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 and his firste sone was Jeriuans, `Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, `Jethmoan the fourthe.
From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;
From the sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.
The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
26 The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Sotheli the sone of Mooli was Eleazar, that hadde not fre sones; forsothe the sone of Cys was Jeremyhel;
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 the sones of Musy weren Mooli,
From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.
30 Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
31 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.
As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.
