المغنون في هيكل الرب
1 وعَيَّنَ داوُدُ ورؤساءُ اللاَّويِّينَ لِلخِدمةِ بَعضَ بَني آسافَ وهَيمانَ ويدوثونَ لاِنشادِ كلامِ اللهِ على أنغامِ القيثاراتِ والرَّبابِ والصُّنوجِ. وهذِهِ أسماؤُهُم معَ وظائِفِهِم: 2 فمِنْ بَني آسافَ: زكُّورُ ويوسُفُ ونَثَنْيا وأشَرئيلَةُ، وكانوا يعمَلونَ بِقيادةِ آسافَ أبـيهِمِ الّذي كانَ يُنشِدُ كُلَّما أمرَهُ المَلِكُ، 3 ومِنْ بَني يَدوثونَ: جَدَلْيا وصَري ويِشْعيا وشِمْعي وحَشَبْيا ومَثَّنْيَّا. وهُم سِتَّةٌ بِقيادةِ أبـيهِم يدوثونَ، وكانوا يُنشدونَ على أنغامِ القيثاراتِ، حامِدينَ ومُسَبِّحينَ الرّبَّ. 4 ومِنْ بَني هَيمانَ: بَقِّيَّا ومَتَّنْيَّا وعُزِّيئيلُ وشَبوئيلُ ويَريموثُ وحَنَنْيا وهَناني وإبليآثَةُ، وجِدَّلْتي ورومَمْتي عَزَرُ ويَشْبَقاشَةُ ومَلوثي وهوثيرُ ومَحْزيوثُ. 5 جميعُ هؤلاءِ الأربعةَ عشَرَ ابنا، معَ ثَلاثِ بناتٍ، وهَبَهُمُ الرّبُّ لِهَيمانَ حسَبَ وَعدِهِ لَه لِرَفْعِ مَقامِهِ. 6 وكانوا يُغَنُّونَ بِقيادةِ أبـيهِم في خِدمةِ هَيكلِ الرّبِّ على أنغامِ الصُّنوجِ والرَّبابِ والقيثاراتِ. وكانَ آسافُ ويَدوثونُ وهَيمانُ أنفُسُهُم في خِدمةِ المَلِكِ. 7 وكانَ جميعُ هؤلاءِ الماهِرينَ معَ أنسِبائِهِم المُدَرَّبـينَ على الغِناءِ للرّبِّ مئَتَينِ وثَمانيةً وثَمانينَ. 8 وألقَوا قُرعةً لِتَحديدِ وظائِفِهِم، سَواءٌ فيهِمِ الصغيرُ والكبـيرُ، والمُعَلِّمُ والتِّلميذُ.
9 فكانَتِ القُرعةُ الأولى ليوسُفَ مِنْ أبـيآسافَ، والثَّانيةُ لِجَدَليا وبَنيه وإخوتِه الاثني عشَرَ، 10 والثَّالثةُ لِزَكُّورَ وبَنيه وإخوَتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 11 والرَّابِــعةُ لِـيَصْري وبَنيهِ وإخوَتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 12 والخامِسةُ لِنَثَنْيا وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 13 والسَّادِسَةُ لِبُقِّيَّا وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 14 والسَّابِــعةُ لِـيَشْرئيلَةَ وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 15 والثَّامِنةُ لِـيَشْعيا وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 16 والتَّاسِعةُ لِمَتَّنْيَّا وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 17 والعاشرةُ لِشِمْعي وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 18 والحاديةَ عَشْرَةَ لِعزرئيل وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 19 والثَّانيةَ عشْرَةَ لِحَشَبْيا وبَنيهِ وإخوَتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 20 والثَّالِثِةَ عَشْرَةَ لِشوبائيلَ وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 21 والرَّابِــعةَ عَشْرَةَ لِمَتَّثْيَّا وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 22 والخامِسةَ عَشْرَةَ ليريموثَ وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 23 والسَّادِسَةَ عَشْرَةَ لِحَنَنْيا وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 24 والسَّابِــعةَ عَشْرَةَ لِـيَشبَقاشَةَ وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 25 والثَّامنةَ عَشْرَةَ لِحَناني وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 26 والتَّاسِعةَ عَشْرَةَ لِمَلُّوثي وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 27 والعشرونَ لإيلياثَةَ وبنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 28 والحاديةُ والعشرونَ لِهوثيرَ وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 29 والثَّانيةُ والعشرونَ لِجِدَّلْتي وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 30 والثَّالثةُ والعشرونَ لِمَخْريوثَ وبنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَرَ، 31 والرَّابعةُ والعشرونَ لِرومَمْتي عَزَرَ وبَنيهِ وإخوتِهِ الاثني عشَر.
1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was: 2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king. 3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD. 4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman. 7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
8 ¶ And they cast lots, ward against ward , as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he , his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.