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.
Nnwontofo No Nnwuma
1Dawid ne asahene no yiyii mmarima fii Asaf, Heman ne Yedutun mmusua mu sɛ wɔmfa asankuten, mmɛnta ne kyɛnkyɛn mmɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no dawuru. Wɔn din ne wɔn nnwuma na edidi so yi:
2Na Asaf mmabarima no ne:
Sakur, Yosef, Netania ne Asarela. Na wɔhyɛ wɔn agya Asaf ase. Ɔno na ɔhene hyɛɛ no ma ɔbɔɔ Onyankopɔn asɛm no dawuru.
3Na Yedutun wɔ mmabarima a wɔne:
Gedalia, Seri, Yesaia, Simei, Hasabia ne Matitia. Wɔyɛ baasia a wɔhyɛ wɔn agya ase. Ɔno na ɔhyɛɛ nkɔm, nam sankuten so de aseda ne nkamfo maa Awurade.
4Na Heman mmabarima din ne:
Bukia, Matania, Usiel, Sebuel, Yerimot, Hanania, Hanani, Eliata, Gidalti, Romamti-Eser, Yosbekasa, Maloti, Hotir, ne Mahasiot. 5Eyinom ne Heman a ɔyɛ ɔhene diyifo no mmabarima. Onyankopɔn dom no mmabarima dunan ne mmabea baasa.
6Na saa mmarima yi nyinaa hyɛ wɔn agyanom ase, na wɔnam so too nnwom wɔ Awurade fi. Wɔn nnwuma ne sɛ wɔbɔ kyɛnkyɛn, mmɛnta ne asankuten wɔ Onyankopɔn fi.
Na Asaf, Yedutun ne Heman hyɛ ɔhene no ase. 7Na wɔatetew wɔn ne wɔn abusuafo nyinaa wɔ nnwom a wɔto wɔ Awurade anim no mu. Na wɔn nyinaa dodow yɛ ahannu aduɔwɔtwe awotwe na wɔn mu biara wɔ nnwonto ho nimdeɛ. 8Wɔnam ntontobɔ kronkron so yiyii nnwontofo tuatuaa nnwuma ahorow ano a wɔanhwɛ sɛ obi yɛ abofra anaa ɔpanyin, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo anaa osuani.
9Ntonto a edi kan no bɔɔ Yosef a ofi Asaf abusua mu, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
Ntonto a ɛto so abien no bɔɔ Gedalia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
10Ntonto a ɛto so abiɛsa no bɔɔ Sakur, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
11Ntonto a ɛto so anan no bɔɔ Yisri, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
12Ntonto a ɛto so anum no bɔɔ Netania, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
13Ntonto a ɛto so asia no bɔɔ Bukia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
14Ntonto a ɛto so ason no bɔɔ Yesarela, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
15Ntonto a ɛto so awotwe no bɔɔ Yesaia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
16Ntonto a ɛto so akron no bɔɔ Matania, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
17Ntonto a ɛto so du no bɔɔ Simei, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
18Ntonto a ɛto so dubaako no bɔɔ Asarel, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
19Ntonto a ɛto so dumien no bɔɔ Hasabia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
20Ntonto a ɛto so dumiɛnsa no bɔɔ Subael, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
21Ntonto a ɛto so dunan no bɔɔ Matitia, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
22Ntonto a ɛto so dunum no bɔɔ Yeremot, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
23Ntonto a ɛto so dunsia no bɔɔ Hanania, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
24Ntonto a ɛto so dunson no bɔɔ Yosbekasa, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
25Ntonto a ɛto so dunwɔtwe no bɔɔ Hanani, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
26Ntonto a ɛto so dunkron no bɔɔ Maloti, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
27Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu no bɔɔ Eliata, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
28Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu baako no bɔɔ Hotir, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
29Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abien no bɔɔ Gidalti, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
30Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu abiɛsa no bɔɔ Mahasiot, ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
31Ntonto a ɛto so aduonu anan no bɔɔ Romamti-Eser ne ne mmabarima ne nʼabusuafo (12)
