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神殿の警備に関する組み分け
1神殿警備に当たる門衛は、コラ氏族のアサフ組から選ばれました。コレの子メシェレムヤが隊長になり、 2-3その子たちが彼に仕えました。長男ゼカリヤ、次男エディアエル、三男ゼバデヤ、四男ヤテニエル、五男エラム、六男ヨハナン、七男エルエホエナイ。
4-5オベデ・エドムの次の子たちも、門衛に任じられました。長男シェマヤ、次男エホザバデ、三男ヨアフ、四男サカル、五男ネタヌエル、六男アミエル、七男イッサカル、八男ペウルタイ。神はオベデ・エドムに、このようにすぐれた息子たちを与え、大いに祝福しました。
6-7シェマヤの子オテニ、レファエル、オベデ、エルザバデはみな傑出した人々で、一族の中で有力な地位を占めました。彼らの兄弟エリフとセマクヤも有能な人物でした。
8オベデ・エドムの子ならびに孫は総勢六十二人に上り、みな傑出した人々で、それぞれの務めにまさに適任の人たちでした。 9メシェレムヤの子、兄弟合わせて十八人もすぐれた指導者でした。 10メラリのグループの一人ホサは、長男ではないシムリを長にしました。 11ホサのほかの子たちは次のとおり。第二がヒルキヤ、第三がテバルヤ、第四がゼカリヤ。ホサの子と兄弟は、合わせて十三人。
12神殿警備に当たる各組はそれぞれの指導者の名で呼ばれましたが、ほかのレビ人と同じように神殿での務めにもつきました。 13それぞれの門の割り当ては、氏族の評判には関係なく、くじで決められました。 14-15東の門を守るのはシェレムヤのグループ、北の門は、彼の子で知恵者と言われたゼカリヤ、南の門はオベデ・エドムのグループにくじが当たりました。オベデ・エドムの一族には、倉を守る任も与えられました。 16西の門と上り坂の道にあるシャレケテ門を守る務めは、シュピムとホサに当たりました。 17毎日、東の門に六人、北の門と南の門に四人ずつ、倉に二人の割で、警備隊員が配置されました。 18西の門には六人、つまり上り坂の道に四人、その近くの場所に二人が警備につきました。 19これに当たる者は、コラとメラリの二氏族から選ばれました。
宝物倉の管理
20-22アヒヤを指導者とするレビ人は、神殿の宝物倉に納められたささげ物の保管に当たりました。ゲルション氏族から出たラダンの一族に、エヒエルの二人の子ゼタムとヨエルがいました。 23-24ゲルショムの子で、モーセの孫に当たるシェブエルは宝物倉を管理する責任者でした。彼はまた、アムラム、イツハル、ヘブロン、ウジエルの名で呼ばれる各組の指導者でもありました。
25エリエゼルの子孫を順にたどると、レハブヤ、エシャヤ、ヨラム、ジクリ、シェロミテとなります。 26シェロミテとその兄弟たちは、ダビデや将軍など、民の指導者のささげ物を扱う役につきました。 27彼らは、神殿の維持のために戦利品を奉納していたのです。 28シェロミテとその兄弟たちには、預言者サムエル、キシュの子サウル、ネルの子アブネル、ツェルヤの子ヨアブ、そのほか要人からのささげ物を保管する責任がありました。
その他の任務
29イツハルの一族のケナヌヤとその子たちは、行政と裁判を担当しました。 30ヘブロンの一族から出たハシャブヤとその同族千七百人はみな秀でた人々で、ヨルダン川西方のイスラエル領の宗教行事と行政の責任を受け持ちました。 31-32エリヤを長とするヘブロン氏族の中で秀でた二千七百人は、ルベンとガドの二部族、そしてマナセの半部族の宗教行事および行政の指導に当たりました。彼らが家柄と能力を買われて責任ある務めに任じられたのは、ギルアデのヤゼルで、ダビデ王の治世第四十年のことでした。
The Gatekeepers
1The divisions of the gatekeepers:
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
2Meshelemiah had sons:
Zechariah the firstborn,
Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third,
Jathniel the fourth,
3Elam the fifth,
Jehohanan the sixth
and Eliehoenai the seventh.
4Obed-Edom also had sons:
Shemaiah the firstborn,
Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third,
Sakar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth,
5Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh
and Peullethai the eighth.
(For God had blessed Obed-Edom.)
6Obed-Edom’s son Shemaiah also had sons, who were leaders in their father’s family because they were very capable men. 7The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, Rephael, Obed and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semakiah were also able men. 8All these were descendants of Obed-Edom; they and their sons and their relatives were capable men with the strength to do the work—descendants of Obed-Edom, 62 in all.
9Meshelemiah had sons and relatives, who were able men—18 in all.
10Hosah the Merarite had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him the first), 11Hilkiah the second, Tabaliah the third and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were 13 in all.
12These divisions of the gatekeepers, through their leaders, had duties for ministering in the temple of the Lord, just as their relatives had. 13Lots were cast for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.
14The lot for the East Gate fell to Shelemiah.26:14 A variant of Meshelemiah Then lots were cast for his son Zechariah, a wise counselor, and the lot for the North Gate fell to him. 15The lot for the South Gate fell to Obed-Edom, and the lot for the storehouse fell to his sons. 16The lots for the West Gate and the Shalleketh Gate on the upper road fell to Shuppim and Hosah.
Guard was alongside of guard: 17There were six Levites a day on the east, four a day on the north, four a day on the south and two at a time at the storehouse. 18As for the court26:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. to the west, there were four at the road and two at the court26:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain. itself.
19These were the divisions of the gatekeepers who were descendants of Korah and Merari.
The Treasurers and Other Officials
20Their fellow Levites were26:20 Septuagint; Hebrew As for the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries for the dedicated things.
21The descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and who were heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli, 22the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the treasuries of the temple of the Lord.
23From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites and the Uzzielites:
24Shubael, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the official in charge of the treasuries. 25His relatives through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zikri his son and Shelomith his son. 26Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders. 27Some of the plunder taken in battle they dedicated for the repair of the temple of the Lord. 28And everything dedicated by Samuel the seer and by Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner and Joab son of Zeruiah, and all the other dedicated things were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.
29From the Izharites: Kenaniah and his sons were assigned duties away from the temple, as officials and judges over Israel.
30From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives—seventeen hundred able men—were responsible in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the Lord and for the king’s service. 31As for the Hebronites, Jeriah was their chief according to the genealogical records of their families. In the fortieth year of David’s reign a search was made in the records, and capable men among the Hebronites were found at Jazer in Gilead. 32Jeriah had twenty-seven hundred relatives, who were able men and heads of families, and King David put them in charge of the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh for every matter pertaining to God and for the affairs of the king.
