1 Chronicles 6

1 The sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.

The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 The sones of Chaath weren Amram, Isaar, Ebron, and Oziel.

And, the sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 The sones of Amram weren Aaron, Moyses, and Marie. The sones of Aaron weren Nadab,

And, the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam, —and, the sons of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 and Abyu, Eleazar, and Ythamar. Eleazar gendride Phynees, and Phynees gendride Abisue,

Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;

5 Abisue gendride Bocci, and Bocci gendride Ozi,

and, Abishua, begat Bukki, and, Bukki, begat Uzzi;

6 Ozi gendride Zaraie, and Zaraie gendride Meraioth.

and, Uzzi, begat Zerahiah, and, Zerahiah, begat Meraioth;

7 Forsothe Meraioth gendride Amarie, Amarie gendride Achitob,

Meraioth, begat Amariah, and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

8 Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Achymaas, Achymaas gendride Azarie,

and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Ahimaaz;

9 Azarie gendride Johannam,

and, Ahimaaz, begat Azariah, and, Azariah, begat Johanan,

10 Johannam gendride Azarie; he it is that was set in preesthod, in the hows which Salomon bildide in Jerusalem.

and, Johanan, begat Azariah, —he, it was who ministered as priest, in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem;

11 Forsothe Azarie gendride Amarye, and Amarie gendride Achitob,

and Azariah begat Amariah, —and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

12 Achitob gendride Sadoch, Sadoch gendride Sellum,

and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Shallum;

13 Sellum gendride Helchie,

and, Shallum, begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah, begat Azariah;

14 Helchie gendride Azarie, Azarie gendride Saraie, Saraie gendride Josedech.

and, Azariah, begat Seraiah, and, Seraiah, begat Jehozadak;

15 Forsothe Josedech yede out, whanne the Lord translatide Juda and Jerusalem bi the hondis of Nabugodonosor kyng.

and, Jehozadak, departed, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem into captivity, —by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Therfor the sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.

The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 And these weren the names of the sones of Gerson; Lobeni, and Semei.

And, these, are the names of the sons of Gershom, Libni and Shimei.

18 The sones of Caath weren Amram, and Isaar, and Ebron, and Oziel.

And, the sons of Kohath, were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 The sones of Merari weren Moli, and Musi. Sotheli these weren the kynredis of Leuy bi the meynees of hem;

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi. And, these, are the families of Levi by their fathers:

20 Gerson; Lobony, his sone; Jaath, his sone; Zama, his sone;

To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Joaith, his sone; Addo, his sone; Zara, his sone; Jethrai, his sone.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.

22 The sones of Caath; Amynadab, his sone; Chore, his sone;

The sons of Kohath, Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son;

23 Azyra, his sone; Helcana, his sone; Abiasaph, his sone;

Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son;

24 Aser, his sone; Caath, his sone; Vriel, his sone; Azias, his sone; Saul, his sone.

Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

25 The sones of Helchana weren Amasay, and Achymoth, and Helcana.

And, the sons of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

26 The sones of Helcana; Saphay, his sone;

As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah, Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;

27 Naath, his sone; Heliab, his sone; Heroam, his sone; Helcana, his sone.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

28 The sones of Samuel; the firste gendrid Nasen, and Abia.

And, the sons of Samuel, the firstborn, [Joel], and, the second, Abiah.

29 Sotheli the sones of Merari; Moli, his sone; Lobeny, his sone; Semey, his sone;

the sons of Merari, Mahli, —Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son;

30 Oza, his sone; Sama, his sone; Aggias, his sone; Azaya, his sone;

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 These it ben whiche Dauid ordeynede on the syngeris of the hows of the Lord, sithen the arke of the Lord was set;

And, these, are they whom David caused to stand, as the servants of song, in the house of Yahweh, when he had given rest unto the ark;

32 and thei mynystriden bifor the tabernacle of witnessyng, and sungun, til Salomon bildide the hows of the Lord in Jerusalem; forsothe thei stoden bi her ordre in seruyce.

so they became attendants before the habitation of the tent of meeting, with song, until Solomon built the house of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, —and they took their stand according to their prescribed manner over their work.

33 Sotheli thes it ben that stoden nyy with her sones. Of the sones of Caath; Heman the chauntor, the sone of Joel, sone of Samuel,

Yea, these, are they who stood, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites, Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

34 sone of Helcana, sone of Joroam, sone of Heliel,

son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, —

35 sone of Thou, sone of Suph,

son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai: —

36 sone of Helcana, sone of Mabath, sone of Amasi, sone of Helcana, sone of Joel, sone of Azarie, sone of Sophonye, sone of Caath,

son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, —

37 sone of Asyr, sone of Abiasaph,

son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah; —

38 sone of Chore, sone of Isaar, sone of Caath, sone of Leuy, sone of Israel.

son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

39 And hise britheren; Asaph, that stood at the riythalf of hym, Asaph, the sone of Barachie,

And, his brother Asaph who stood on his right hand, Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, —

40 sone of Samaa, sone of Mychael, sone of Basye, sone of Melchie, sone of Atthay,

son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, —

41 sone of Zara, sone of Adala,

son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah; —

42 sone of Edan, sone of Zama, sone of Semey,

son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, —

43 sone of Geth, sone of Gerson, sone of Leuy.

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

44 Forsothe the sones of Merary, the britheren of hem, weren at the leftside; Ethan, the sone of Chusi, sone of Abdi, sone of Moloch, sone of Asabie,

And, the sons of Merari, their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch; —

45 sone of Amasie, sone of Helchie,

son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, —

46 sone of Amasay, sone of Bonny, sone of Soomer,

son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer; —

47 sone of Moli, sone of Musi, sone of Merarie, sone of Leuy.

son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

48 And dekenes, the britheren of hem, that weren ordeyned in to al the seruyce of the tabernacle of the hows of the Lord.

Howbeit, their brethren, the Levites, were given, for all the work of the habitation, of the house of God.

49 Forsothe Aaron and hise sones brenten encense on the auter of brent sacrifices, and on the auter of encense, in to al the werk `of the hooli of hooli thingis; and that thei schulden preie for Israel, by alle thingis whiche Moises, the seruaunt of God, comaundide.

But, Aaron and his sons, were to make perfume upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice, and upon the altar of incense, according to all the service of the holy of holies, —even for putting a propitiatory-covering over Israel, according go all that, Moses, the servant of God, commanded.

50 Sotheli these ben the sones of Aaron; Eleazar, his sone; Phynes, his sone;

And, these, are the sons of Aaron, —Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, —

51 Abisue, his sone; Bocci, his sone; Ogzi, his sone; Zara, his sone; Meraioth, his sone;

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, —

52 Amarias, his sone; Achitob, his sone;

Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, —

53 Sadoch, his sone; Achimaas, his sone.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And these weren the dwelling places, bi the townes and coostis of hem, that is, of the sones of Aaron, bi the kynredis of Caathitis; for tho bifelden to hem bi lot.

And, these, are their dwelling-places, according to their encampments, in their boundary, —pertaining to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for, theirs, was the lot:

55 Therfor the children of Israel yauen to hem Ebron in the lond of Juda, and the subarbis therof bi cumpas;

so they gave them Hebron, in the land of Judah, and the pasture lands thereof, round about it;

56 sotheli thei yauen the feeldis and townes of the citees to Caleph, sone of Jephone.

but, the field-land of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57 Forsothe thei yauen citees to the sones of Aaron, Ebron to refuyt; and thei yauen Lobna,

And, to the sons of Aaron, gave they, the cities of refuge—Hebron, and Libnah, with her pasture lands, —and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with her pasture lands;

58 with hise subarbis, and Jether, and Escamo, with her subarbis, but also Helon, and Dabir, with her subarbis; also thei yauen Asan,

and Hilen with her pasture lands, Debir, with her pasture lands;

59 and Bethsames, and the subarbis of tho.

and Ashan, with her pasture lands, and Bethshemesh, with her pasture lands;

60 Sotheli of the lynage of Beniamyn thei yauen Gabee, and the subarbis therof, and Alamach with hise subarbis, Anathot also with hise subarbis; alle the citees weren threttene with her subarbis, bi the kynredis of hem.

and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba, with her pasture lands, and Allemeth, with her pasture lands, —and Anathoth, with her pasture lands; —all their cities, were thirteen cities, throughout their families.

61 Forsothe to the sones of Caath, residues of her kynrede, thei yauen of the half lynage of Manasses ten citees `in to possessioun.

And, unto the rest of the sons of Kohath—of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities.

62 Sotheli to the sones of Gerson bi her kynredis thei yauen fourtene citees in Basan, of the lynage of Ysacar, and of the lynage of Aser, and of the lynage of Neptalym, and of the lynage of Manasses.

And, to the sons of Gershom, by their families—out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

63 Forsothe to the sones of Merary by her kynredis thei yauen bi lottis twelue citees, of the lynage of Ruben, of the lynage of Gad, and of the lynage of Zabulon.

And, unto sons of Merari, by their families—out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelve cities.

64 And the sones of Israel yauen to dekenes citees and subarbis of tho;

So then the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, —the cities and the pasture lands thereof;

65 and thei yauen bi lot, of the sones of the lynage of Juda, and of the lynage of the sones of Symeon, and of the lynage of the sones of Beniamyn, these citees, which the dekenes clepiden bi her names;

yea they gave, by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

66 and of hem that weren of the kynrede of the sones of Caath, and in the termes of hem weren the citees of the lynage of Effraym.

But, as for some of the families of the sons of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot, out of the tribe of Ephraim;

67 And the sones of Israel yauen to hem citees of refuyt; Sichem with hise subarbis in the hil of Effraym, and Gazer with hise subarbis, also Hicmaan with hise subarbis,

and they gave unto them the cities of refuge—Shechem and her pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, —and Gezer, with her pasture lands;

68 and Betheron also.

and Jokmeam, with her pasture lands, and Beth-heron, with her pasture lands;

69 Also of the lynage of Dan thei yauen Ebethe, Gebethor, and Heialan, and Helon, with her subarbis, and Gethremon bi the same maner.

and Aijalon, with her pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon, with her pasture lands;

70 Forsothe of the half lynage of Manasses thei yauen Aner, and the subarbis therof, Balaam, and the subarbis therof; that is, to hem that weren residue of the kynrede of the sones of Caath.

and, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner, with her pasture lands, and Bileam, with her pasture lands, —for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

71 Sotheli to the sones of Gerson thei yauen of the kynrede of half the lynage of Manasses, Gaulon in Basan, and the subarbis therof, and Astoroth with hise subarbis.

Unto the sons of Gershom—out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, with her pasture lands, —and Ashtaroth, with her pasture lands.

72 Of the lynage of Isachar thei yauen Cedes, and the subarbis therof, and Daberith with hise subarbis; also Samoth,

And, out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh, with her pasture lands, —Daberath, with her pasture lands;

73 and his subarbis, `and Anem with hise subarbis.

and Ramoth, with her pasture lands, and Anem, with her pasture lands.

74 Also of the linage of Aser thei yauen Masal with hise subarbis, and Abdon also,

And, out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal, with her pasture lands, —and Abdon, with her pasture lands;

75 and Asach, and the subarbis therof, and Roob with hise subarbis.

and Hukok, with her pasture lands, —and Rehob, with her pasture lands.

76 Sotheli of the lynage of Neptalym thei yauen Cedes in Galilee, and the subarbis therof, Amon with hise subarbis, and Cariathiarym, and subarbis therof.

And, out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, with her pasture lands, and Hammon, with her pasture lands, —and Kiryathaim, with her pasture lands.

77 Sotheli to the residue sones of Merary thei yauen of the lynage of Zabulon, Remon, and subarbis therof, and Thabor with hise subarbis.

Unto the rest of the sons of Merari—out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono, with her pasture lands, —Tabor, with her pasture lands.

78 Also biyende Jordan, euene ayens Jerico, ayens the eest of Jordan, thei yauen of the lynage of Ruben, Bosor in the wildirnesse with hise subarbis, and Jasa with hise subarbis,

And, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east of the Jordan—out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness, with her pasture lands, —and Jahzah, with her pasture lands;

79 also Cademoth, and hise subarbis, and Myphaat with hise subarbis.

and Kedemoth, with her pasture lands, and Mephaath, with her pasture lands.

80 Also and of the lynage of Gad thei yauen Ramoth in Galaath, and the subarbis therof, Manaym with hise subarbis,

And, out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, with her pasture lands, —and Mahanaim, with her pasture lands;

81 but also Esebon with hise subarbis, and Jezer with hise subarbis.

and Heshbon, with her pasture lands, and Jazer, with her pasture lands.