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.

David and the leaders of the army selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with harps, with stringed instruments, and with cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:

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.

From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the king's supervision.

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.

From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who played the harp for giving thanks and praising Yahweh.

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;

From the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-Ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and 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 king's prophet. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters to lift up his horn.

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 were under the direction of their fathers. They were musicians in Yahweh's house, with cymbals and stringed instruments as they served in God's house. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's supervision.

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.

They and their brothers who were skilled and trained to make music to Yahweh numbered 288.

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

They cast lots for their duties, all alike, the same for the young as well as the old, the teacher as well as the student.

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;

Now regarding Asaph's sons: The first lot fell to Joseph's family; the second fell to Gedaliah's family, twelve persons in number;

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

the third fell to Zaccur, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the fourth fell to Izri, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

12 to hise sones and hise britheren twelue;

the fifth fell to Nethaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the sixth fell to Bukkiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the seventh fell to Jesarelah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the eighth fell to Jeshaiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the ninth fell to Mattaniah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the tenth fell to Shimei, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the eleventh fell to Azarel, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the twelfth fell to Hashabiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the thirteenth fell to Shubael, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the fourteenth fell to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

22 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

the fifteenth fell to Jerimoth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the sixteenth fell to Hananiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the seventeenth fell to Joshbekashah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the eighteenth fell to Hanani, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the nineteenth fell to Mallothi, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

27 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

the twentieth fell to Eliathah, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the twenty-first fell to Hothir, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the twenty-second fell to Giddalti, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

30 to hise sones and britheren twelue;

the twenty-third fell to Mahazioth, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number;

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

the twenty-fourth fell to Romamti-Ezer, his sons and his relatives, twelve persons in number.