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:
And David and the captains of the host set apart for service, unto the sons of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, such as should prophesy, with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals, —and, the number of the workers, for their service, was:
2 २ आसाफाच्या वंशातले: जक्कूर, योसेफ, नथन्या आणि अशेराला, हे आसाफाचे पुत्र राज्याच्या देखरेखीखाली आसाफाच्या मार्गदर्शनाखाली संदेश देत होते.
Of the sons of Asaph, Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph, —under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of 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.
Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun, —Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, with the lyre, as he prophesied, in giving thanks and offering praise unto Yahweh.
4 ४ हेमानाचे वंशज: बुक्कीया, मत्तन्या, उज्जियेल, शबुएल, यरीमोथ, हनन्या, हनानी, अलियाथा, गिद्दल्ती, रोममती-एजेर, याश्बकाशा, मल्लोथी, होथीर आणि महजियोथ.
Of Heman, the sons of Heman—Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jeremoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, 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 sons of Heman, the seer of the king in the things of God, at the lifting of 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, were under the direction of their father, in the singing of the house of Yahweh, with cymbals, harps and lyres, for the service of the house of God, —Asaph and Jeduthun and Heman, under the direction of the king.
7 ७ ते आणि त्यांचे नातेवाईक गायनकलेत पारंगत व परमेश्वरासाठी गायनाचे प्रशिक्षण घेतलेले दोनशे अठ्याऐशींजण होते.
And, the number of them—with their brethren, who were instructed in singing unto Yahweh, —even all the skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
8 ८ त्यांनी लहानथोर, गुरु-शिष्य सर्वानी आपल्या कामासाठी सारख्याच चिठ्ठ्या टाकल्या व कामे वाटून घेतली.
So they cast lots for their charges, all alike, as the small so the great, the teacher with the learner.
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 for Asaph, to Joseph, —Gedaliah, the second, he and his brethren and his sons, twelve.
The third, Zaccur, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The fourth, to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The fifth, Nethaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The sixth, Bukkiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The seventh, Jesharelah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The eighth, Jeshaiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The ninth, Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The tenth, Shimei, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The eleventh, Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
The twelfth, to Hashabiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the thirteenth, Shubael, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the fifteenth, to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the sixteenth, to Hananiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the seventeenth, to Joshbekashah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the eighteenth, to Hanani, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the nineteenth, to Mallothi, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the twentieth, to Eliathah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the twenty-first, to Hothir, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the twenty-second, to Giddalti, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the twenty-third, to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
As the twenty-fourth, to Romamti-ezer, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
