圣殿的歌乐手
1大卫和众首领派亚萨、希幔和耶杜顿的后代伴着琴、瑟和钹宣讲上帝的话。以下是担当这职务的人：
2撒刻、约瑟、尼探雅、亚萨利拉受他们的父亲亚萨指挥，照王的旨意宣讲上帝的话。 3基大利、西利、耶筛亚、示每、哈沙比雅、玛他提雅六人受他们的父亲耶杜顿的指挥，伴着琴声称谢、颂赞耶和华，宣讲祂的话。 4希幔的儿子是布基雅、玛探雅、乌薛、细布业、耶利摩、哈拿尼雅、哈拿尼、以利亚他、基大利提、罗幔提·以谢、约施比加沙、玛罗提、何提、玛哈秀。 5希幔是王的先见，上帝恩宠他，按应许赐给他十四个儿子、三个女儿。 6这些人由他们的父亲指挥，在耶和华的殿唱歌、敲钹、弹琴、鼓瑟，事奉耶和华。亚萨、耶杜顿、希幔听命于王。 7他们和其他训练有素、负责歌颂耶和华的亲族共有二百八十八人。 8这些人不分长幼、师徒，都抽签分班。
9第一签抽出来的是亚萨的儿子约瑟。第二签是基大利及其亲族和儿子共十二人。 10第三签是撒刻及其儿子和亲族共十二人。 11第四签是伊洗利和他儿子及亲族共十二人。 12第五签是尼探雅及其众子和亲族共十二人。 13第六签是布基雅及其众子和亲族共十二人。 14第七签是耶萨利拉及其众子和亲族共十二人。 15第八签是耶筛亚及其众子和亲族共十二人。 16第九签是玛探雅及其众子和亲族共十二人。 17第十签是示每及其众子和亲族共十二人。 18第十一签是亚萨烈及其众子和亲族共十二人。 19第十二签是哈沙比雅及其众子和亲族共十二人。 20第十三签是书巴业及其众子和亲族共十二人。 21第十四签是玛他提雅及其众子和亲族共十二人。 22第十五签是耶利摩及其众子和亲族共十二人。 23第十六签是哈拿尼雅及其众子和亲族共十二人。 24第十七签是约施比加沙及其众子和亲族共十二人。 25第十八签是哈拿尼及其众子和亲族共十二人。 26第十九签是玛罗提及其众子和亲族共十二人。 27第二十签是以利亚他及其众子和亲族共十二人。 28第二十一签是何提及其众子和亲族共十二人。 29第二十二签是基大利提及其众子和亲族共十二人。 30第二十三签是玛哈秀及其众子和亲族共十二人。 31第二十四签是罗幔提·以谢及其众子和亲族共十二人。
1Moreover 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: 2Of 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.25.2 Asarelah: otherwise called Jesharelah25.2 according…: Heb. by the hands of the king 3Of 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.25.3 Zeri: or, Izri 4Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:25.4 Uzziel: also called, Azareel25.4 Shebuel: also called, Shubael 5All 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.25.5 words: or, matters 6All 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.25.6 according…: Heb. by the hands of the king 7So 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. 9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.
