1 इतिहास 25
1 १ दावीद आणि निवासमंडपाच्या अधिकाऱ्यांनी मिळून आसाफाच्या मुलांना एका खास कामासाठी निवडले. हेमान व यदूथून ही ती अपत्ये. वीणा, सतारी आणि झांजा ही वाद्ये, वाजवून देवाचा संदेश देणे असे त्यांच्या कामाचे स्वरूप होते. हे काम करणाऱ्या लोकांची यादी:
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 २ आसाफाच्या वंशातले: जक्कूर, योसेफ, नथन्या आणि अशेराला, हे आसाफाचे पुत्र राज्याच्या देखरेखीखाली आसाफाच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली संदेश देत होते.
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 ३ यदूथूनाचे वंशज: गदल्या, सारी, यशया, हशब्या व मत्तिथ्या हे सहाजण, आपला पिता यदूथून याच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली वीणा वाजवून परमेश्वराचे उपकारस्मरण आणि स्तवन करून संदेश देत असे.
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 ४ हेमानाचे वंशज: बुक्कीया, मत्तन्या, उज्जियेल, शबुएल, यरीमोथ, हनन्या, हनानी, अलियाथा, गिद्दल्ती, रोममती-एजेर, याश्बकाशा, मल्लोथी, होथीर आणि महजियोथ.
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 ५ हेमान हा राजाचा संदेष्टा होता, हे सर्व हेमानाचे पुत्र शिंग वाजवायला होते. देवाने हेमानाला चौदा मुले आणि तीन मुली देऊन सन्मानीत केले.
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 ६ हे सर्व आपल्या पित्याच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली परमेश्वराच्या घरात ही अपत्ये झांजा, सतारी आणि वीणा वाजवून गीते गाण्यासाठी आणि देवाच्या घरातील सेवेसाठी होते. आसाफ, यदूथून व हेमान हे राजाच्या देखरेखीखाली होती.
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 ७ ते आणि त्यांचे नातेवाईक गायनकलेत पारंगत व परमेश्वरासाठी गायनाचे प्रशिक्षण घेतलेले दोनशे अठ्याऐशींजण होते.
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 ८ त्यांनी लहानथोर, गुरु-शिष्य सर्वानी आपल्या कामासाठी सारख्याच चिठ्ठ्या टाकल्या व कामे वाटून घेतली.
And they cast lots by their courses, the elder equally with the younger, the learned and the unlearned together.
9 ९ तेव्हा आसाफाच्या मुलांच्या संबंधीत: पहिली चिठ्ठी योसेफाची निघाली; दुसरी गदल्याची त्याची अपत्ये आणि भाऊबंद यांच्यातून बाराजणांना घेतले.
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.
The third to Zachur, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The fourth to Isari, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The fifth to Nathania, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The sixth to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The seventh to Isreela, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The eighth to Jesaia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The ninth to Mathanaias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The tenth to Semeias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The eleventh to Azareel, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The twelfth to Hasabia, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The thirteenth to Subael, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The fifteenth to Jerimoth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The sixteenth to Hananias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The seventeenth to Jesbacassa, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The eighteenth to Hanani, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The nineteenth to Mellothi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The twentieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The one and twentieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The two and twentieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
The four and twentieth to Romemthiezer, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
