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祭司の組み分け
1-2アロンの子孫の祭司は、アロンの二人の息子エルアザルとイタマルの名にちなんで、二つの組に分けられました。ナダブとアビフもアロンの息子でしたが、二人とも父に先立って死に、しかも、子どもがいませんでした。それで、エルアザルとイタマルだけが祭司の務めを果たしたのです。 3ダビデは、エルアザルの氏族を代表するツァドクと、イタマルの氏族を代表するアヒメレクとに相談して、交替で奉仕できるよう、祭司を多くのグループに分けました。 4エルアザルの子孫は、指導者となる人材に恵まれていたので、十六組に分けられ、イタマルの子孫は八組に分けられました。
5あらゆる務めは特定の組に片寄らないよう、くじで各組に割り当てられました。どの組にも多くのすぐれた人材がいて、神殿の重要な務めにつけたからです。 6レビ人でネタヌエルの子シェマヤが書記となり、王をはじめ祭司ツァドク、エブヤタルの子アヒメレク、ならびに祭司とレビ人の長たちの前で、それぞれの名と役割を書き留めました。エルアザルの組からの二つのグループと、イタマルの組からの一つのグループが、交互に務めにつくようになっていました。
7-18くじで、次の各グループの順序に従って、仕事が割り当てられました。
第一はエホヤリブのグループ。第二はエダヤのグループ。第三はハリムのグループ。第四はセオリムのグループ。第五はマルキヤのグループ。第六はミヤミンのグループ。第七はコツのグループ。第八はアビヤのグループ。第九はヨシュアのグループ。第十はシェカヌヤのグループ。第十一はエルヤシブのグループ。第十二はヤキムのグループ。第十三はフパのグループ。第十四はエシェブアブのグループ。第十五はビルガのグループ。第十六はイメルのグループ。第十七はヘジルのグループ。第十八はピツェツのグループ。第十九はペタフヤのグループ。第二十はエヘズケルのグループ。第二十一はヤキンのグループ。第二十二はガムルのグループ。第二十三はデラヤのグループ。第二十四はマアズヤのグループ。
19各グループは、先祖アロンによって主から最初に指示されたとおり、神殿での務めにつきました。
その他のレビ人
20そのほかのレビの子孫は次のとおり。アムラムおよび彼の子孫シュバエル、シュバエルの子孫エフデヤ、 21長子イシヤを長とするレハブヤのグループ、 22シェロミテと彼の子孫ヤハテからなるイツハルのグループ。
23ヘブロンのグループは次のとおり。ヘブロンの長男エリヤ。次男アマルヤ。三男ヤハジエル。四男エカムアム。
24-25ウジエルのグループの長は、その子ミカ、孫シャミル、ミカの兄弟イシヤ、イシヤの子ゼカリヤ。
26-27メラリのグループの長は、その子マフリとムシ。その子孫ヤアジヤのグループは彼の子ベノを長とし、その兄弟ショハム、ザクル、イブリ。 28-29マフリの子孫はエルアザルとキシュで、エルアザルには息子がなく、キシュには息子があり、その子孫、エラフメエル。 30ムシの子孫はマフリ、エデル、エリモテ。以上が、それぞれの氏族に属するレビの子孫です。 31アロンの子孫と同じように、彼らは年齢や身分に関係なく、くじで決まった順番で奉仕が割り当てられました。その順番は、ダビデ、ツァドク、アヒメレク、そのほかの祭司やレビ人の長たちの前で決められました。
The Groups of Priests
1The priests in the family line of Aaron were separated into groups. The groups were separated according to the sons of Aaron.
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did. They didn’t have any sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. 3With the help of Zadok and Ahimelek, David separated the priests into groups. Each group served in its appointed order and time. Zadok belonged to the family line of Eleazar. Ahimelek belonged to the family line of Ithamar. 4More leaders were found among Eleazar’s family line than among Ithamar’s. So the priests were separated into their groups based on that fact. There were 16 family leaders from Eleazar’s line. There were eight family leaders from Ithamar’s line. 5The priests were separated into their groups by casting lots. That was the fair way to do it. The priests were officials of the temple and officials of God. They came from the family lines of Eleazar and Ithamar.
6Shemaiah was a Levite. He was the son of Nethanel. Shemaiah was the writer who recorded the names of the priests. He wrote them down in front of the king and the officials. The officials included Zadok the priest and Ahimelek. Ahimelek was the son of Abiathar. The officials also included the leaders of the families of the priests and the Levites. One family was chosen by lot from Eleazar’s group. Then one was chosen from Ithamar’s group.
7The 1st lot chosen was for Jehoiarib.
The 2nd was for Jedaiah.
8The 3rd was for Harim.
The 4th was for Seorim.
9The 5th was for Malkijah.
The 6th was for Mijamin.
10The 7th was for Hakkoz.
The 8th was for Abijah.
11The 9th was for Jeshua.
The 10th was for Shekaniah.
12The 11th was for Eliashib.
The 12th was for Jakim.
13The 13th was for Huppah.
The 14th was for Jeshebeab.
14The 15th was for Bilgah.
The 16th was for Immer.
15The 17th was for Hezir.
The 18th was for Happizzez.
16The 19th was for Pethahiah.
The 20th was for Jehezkel.
17The 21st was for Jakin.
The 22nd was for Gamul.
18The 23rd was for Delaiah.
The 24th was for Maaziah.
19That was their appointed order for serving when they entered the Lord’s temple. That order was based on the rules Aaron had given them long ago. Everything was done exactly as the Lord had commanded Aaron. The Lord is the God of Israel.
The Rest of the Levites
20Here are the other members of the family line of Levi.
From the sons of Amram came Shubael.
From the sons of Shubael came Jehdeiah.
21From the sons of Rehabiah came Ishiah. Ishiah was the oldest.
22From the people of Izhar came Shelomoth.
From the sons of Shelomoth came Jahath.
23Jeriah was the first son of Hebron. Amariah was his second son. Jahaziel was the third. Jekameam was the fourth.
24The son of Uzziel was Micah.
From the sons of Micah came Shamir.
25The brother of Micah was Ishiah.
From the sons of Ishiah came Zechariah.
26The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
The son of Jaaziah was Beno.
27The sons of Merari
from Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zakkur and Ibri.
28From Mahli came Eleazar. Eleazar didn’t have any sons.
29From Kish came Jerahmeel. Jerahmeel was the son of Kish.
30The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.
Those were the Levites, family by family.
31They cast lots just as their relatives had done. Their relatives were in the family line of Aaron. They cast lots in front of King David, Zadok and Ahimelek. They did it in front of the family leaders of the priests. They also did it in front of the family leaders of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated in the same way as the families of the youngest.
