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合唱隊の編成
1ダビデと神殿の責任者たちは、琴と竪琴とシンバルの伴奏で預言する者を、アサフ、ヘマン、エドトンの各グループから選びました。その名と役割は次のとおり。
2王の側近の預言者アサフの指揮下に置かれたのは、彼の子ザクル、ヨセフ、ネタヌヤ、アサルエラ。
3琴の伴奏で主を賛美する責任者エドトンの指揮下に置かれたのは、彼の六人の子ゲダルヤ、ツェリ、エシャヤ、シムイ、ハシャブヤ、マティテヤ。
4-5王の側近の祭司ヘマンの指揮下に置かれたのは、彼の子ブキヤ、マタヌヤ、ウジエル、シェブエル、エリモテ、ハナヌヤ、ハナニ、エリヤタ、ギダルティ、ロマムティ・エゼル、ヨシュベカシャ、マロティ、ホティル、マハジオテ。神はヘマンに、この十四人の息子のほかに三人の娘を与えました。 6-7彼らの務めは、シンバルや竪琴や琴の伴奏で歌って主に仕えることでした。彼らの神殿での奉仕は、王と彼らの父の指導のもとでなされました。彼らとその家族はみな、主にささげる賛美の訓練を受け、全部で二百八十八人になる彼らの一人一人が音楽の達人でした。 8これらの合唱隊員は、年齢や評判に関係なく、くじで決めてそれぞれ務めにつきました。
9-31第一はアサフ氏族のヨセフ。第二はゲダルヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第三はザクルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第四はイツェリとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第五はネタヌヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第六はブキヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第七はエサルエラとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第八はエシャヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第九はマタヌヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十はシムイとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十一はアザルエルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十二はハシャブヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十三はシュバエルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十四はマティテヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十五はエレモテとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十六はハナヌヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十七はヨシュベカシャとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十八はハナニとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十九はマロティとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十はエリヤタとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十一はホティルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十二はギダルティとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十三はマハジオテとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十四はロマムティ・エゼルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。
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.
