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.

And king David and the captains of the host appointed to their services the sons of Asaph, and of Aeman, and of Idithun, prophesiers with harps, and lutes, and cymbals: and their number was according to their polls serving in their ministrations.

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.

The sons of Asaph; Sacchur, Joseph, and Nathanias, and Erael: the sons of Asaph [were] next 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.

To Idithun [were reckoned] the sons of Idithun, Godolias, and Suri, and Iseas, and Asabias, and Matthathias, six after their father Idithun, sounding loudly on the harp thanksgiving and praise to 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;

To Aeman [were reckoned] the sons of Aeman, Bukias, and Matthanias, and Oziel, and Subael, and Jerimoth, and Ananias, and Anan, and Heliatha, and Godollathi, and Rometthiezer, and Jesbasaca, and Mallithi, and Otheri, and Meazoth.

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 Aeman the king's chief player in the praises of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Aeman 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 sang hymns with their father in the house of God, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, for the service of the house of God, near the king, and Asaph, and Idithun, and Aeman.

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 after their brethren, those instructed to sing to God, every one that understood [singing] was 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 also cast lots for the daily courses, for the great and the small [of them], of the perfect ones and the learners.

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 of his sons and of his brethren came forth to Asaph the son of Joseph, [namely], Godolias: the second Heneia, his sons and his brethren [being] twelve.

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

The third Zacchur, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

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

the fourth Jesri, his sons and his brethren [were] twelve:

12 to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

the fifth Nathan, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the sixth Bukias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the seventh Iseriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the eighth Josia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the ninth Matthanias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the tenth Semeia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the eleventh Asriel, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the twelfth Asabia, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the thirteenth Subael, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the fourteenth Matthathias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

22 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

the fifteenth Jerimoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the sixteenth Anania, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the seventeenth Jesbasaca, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the eighteenth Ananias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the nineteenth Mallithi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

27 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

the twentieth Heliatha, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the twenty-first Otheri, 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 twenty-second Godollathi, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

30 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

the twenty-third Meazoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:

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

the twenty-fourth Rometthiezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve: