1 Chronicles 25

1 Therfor Dauid, and the magestratis of the oost, departiden in to the seruyce the sones of Asaph, and of Eman, and of Idithum, whiche schulden profecye in harpis, and sawtrees, and cymbalis, bi her noumbre, and serue the office halewid to hem.

Moreover David and the chief. officers of the army separated for the ministry the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Idithun: to prophesy with harps, and with psalteries, and with cymbals according to their number serving in their appointed office.

2 Of the sones of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela; sotheli the sones of Asaph vndir the hond of Asaph profesieden bisidis the kyng.

Of the sons of Asaph: Zacchur, and Joseph, and Nathania, and Asarela, sons of Asaph: under the hand of Asaph prophesying near the king.

3 Forsothe the sones of Idithum weren these; Idithum, Godolie, Sori, Jesie, and Sabaie, and Mathatie, sixe; vndur the hond of hir fadir Idithum, that profesiede in an harpe on men knoulechynge and preysynge the Lord.

And of Idithun: the sons of Idithun, Godolias, Serf, Jeseias, and Hasabias, and Mathathias, six, under the hand of their father Idithun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

4 Also the sones of Heman weren Heman, Boccia, Mathanya, Oziel, Subuhel, and Jerymoth, Ananye, Anan, Elyatha, Gaeldothi, and Romenthi, Ezer, and Jesbacasi, Melothy, Othir, Mazioth;

Of Heman also: the sons of Heman, Bocciau, Mathaniau, Oziel, Subuel, and Jerimoth, Hananias, Hanani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and Romemthiezer, and Jesbacassa, Mellothi, Othir, Mahazioth:

5 alle these sones of Heman weren profetis of the kyng in the wordis of God, that he schulde enhaunse the horn. And God yaf to Heman fourtene sones, and thre douytris.

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

6 Alle vndur the hond of her fadir weren `delid, ethir asigned, to synge in the temple of the Lord, in cymbalis, and sawtrees, and harpis, in to the seruyces of the hows of the Lord nyy the kyng, that is to seie, Asaph, and Idithum, and Heman.

All these under their father’s hand were distributed to sing in the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, and psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of the Lord near the king: to wit, Asaph, and Idithun, and Heman.

7 Sotheli the noumbre of hem with her britheren, that tauyten the songe of the Lord, alle the techeris, was twey hundrid `foure scoor and eiyte.

And the number of them with their brethren, that taught the song of the Lord, all the teachers, were two hundred and eighty-eight,

8 And thei senten lottis bi her whiles euenli, as wel the gretter as the lesse, also a wijs man and vnwijs.

And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.

9 And the firste lot yede out to Joseph, that was of Asaph; the secounde to Godolie, to hym, and hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

And the first lot came forth to Joseph, who was of Asaph. The second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren twelve.

10 the thridde to Zaccur, to hise sones and hise bretheren twelue;

The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

11 the fourthe to Isary, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue; the fyuethe to Nathanye,

The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

12 to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

13 the sixte to Boccian, to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

14 the seuenthe to Israhela, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

15 the eiythe to Isaie, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

16 the nynthe to Mathany, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

17 the tenthe to Semei, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

18 the elleuenthe to Ezrahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

19 the tweluethe to Asabie, to his sones and britheren twelue;

The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

20 the thrittenthe to Subahel, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

21 the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the fiftenthe to Jerymoth,

The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

22 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

23 the sixtenthe to Ananye, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

24 the seuententhe to Jesbocase, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

25 the eiytenthe to Annam, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

26 the nyntenthe to Mollothi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the twentithe to Eliatha,

The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

27 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

28 the oon and twentithe to Othir, to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

29 the two and twentithe to Godoliathi, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the thre and twentithe to Mazioth,

The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

30 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.

31 the foure and twentithe to Romonathiezer, to his sones and britheren twelue.

The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.