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;
And to the sons of Aaron [are] their courses: sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and 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.
and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act 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;
And David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in 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.
and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.
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.
And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
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.
And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.
7 Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,
And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,
8 the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,
for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
9 the fyuethe to Melchie,
for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,
10 the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,
for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
11 the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,
for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,
12 the tweluethe to Jacyn,
for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
13 the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,
for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,
14 the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,
for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
15 the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,
for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,
16 the twentithe to Jezechel,
for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
17 the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,
for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,
18 the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.
for Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.
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.
These [are] their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them.
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;
And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21 also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.
For Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.
22 Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;
For the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 and his firste sone was Jeriuans, `Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, `Jethmoan the fourthe.
And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;
Sons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.
25 the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.
A brother of Michah [is] Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;
26 The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;
sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;
27 and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
sons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Sotheli the sone of Mooli was Eleazar, that hadde not fre sones; forsothe the sone of Cys was Jeremyhel;
For Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
29 the sones of Musy weren Mooli,
for Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.
And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,
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.
and they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.
