The Divisions of Priests
1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron:
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. 3With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering. 4A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants. 5They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
6The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib,
the second to Jedaiah,
8the third to Harim,
the fourth to Seorim,
9the fifth to Malkijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,
10the seventh to Hakkoz,
the eighth to Abijah,
11the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shekaniah,
12the eleventh to Eliashib,
the twelfth to Jakim,
13the thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer,
15the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17the twenty-first to Jakin,
the twenty-second to Gamul,
18the twenty-third to Delaiah
and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
The Rest of the Levites
20As for the rest of the descendants of Levi:
from the sons of Amram: Shubael;
from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21As for Rehabiah, from his sons:
Ishiah was the first.
22From the Izharites: Shelomoth;
from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first,24:23 Two Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 23:19); most Hebrew manuscripts The sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
24The son of Uzziel: Micah;
from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25The brother of Micah: Ishiah;
from the sons of Ishiah: Zechariah.
26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27The sons of Merari:
from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur and Ibri.
28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29From Kish: the son of Kish:
Jerahmeel.
30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.
These were the Levites, according to their families. 31They also cast lots, just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.
祭司的职务
1下面是亚伦子孙的班次。亚伦的儿子是拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒、以他玛。 2拿答和亚比户比父亲先死，而且没有留下儿子，因此以利亚撒和以他玛做了祭司。 3在以利亚撒的子孙撒督和以他玛的子孙亚希米勒的协助下，大卫将亚伦的子孙分成班次，让他们各司其职。 4以利亚撒的子孙中做首领的比以他玛的子孙中做首领的多，他们被分成班次：以利亚撒的子孙中有十六个族长，以他玛的子孙中有八个族长。 5因为以利亚撒和以他玛的子孙中都有人在圣所做首领事奉上帝，他们便用抽签的方法公平地分班。 6利未人拿坦业的儿子示玛雅是书记。他在君王、首领、撒督祭司、亚比亚他的儿子亚希米勒、众祭司和利未人的族长面前把抽出的名字记录下来。他们从以利亚撒的子孙中抽出一族，从以他玛的子孙中抽出一族。
7第一签抽出来的是耶何雅立，第二签是耶大雅， 8第三签是哈琳，第四签是梭琳， 9第五签是玛基雅，第六签是米雅民， 10第七签是哈歌斯，第八签是亚比雅， 11第九签是耶书亚，第十签是示迦尼， 12第十一签是以利亚实，第十二签是雅金， 13第十三签是胡巴，第十四签是耶是比押， 14第十五签是璧迦，第十六签是音麦， 15第十七签是希悉，第十八签是哈辟悉， 16第十九签是毗他希雅，第二十签是以西结， 17第二十一签是雅斤，第二十二签是迦末， 18第二十三签是第来雅，第二十四签是玛西亚。 19他们照这班次，按以色列的上帝耶和华借他们的祖先亚伦所定的条例，在耶和华的殿里司职。
20其他利未人还有暗兰的后代书巴业，书巴业的后裔耶希底亚， 21利哈比雅的长子伊示雅， 22以斯哈的后代示罗摩，示罗摩的后代雅哈， 23希伯伦的长子耶利雅、次子亚玛利亚、三子雅哈悉、四子耶加缅， 24乌薛的后代米迦，米迦的后代沙密， 25米迦的弟兄伊示雅，伊示雅的后代撒迦利雅， 26米拉利的儿子抹利、姆示、雅西雅，雅西雅的儿子比挪， 27米拉利的后代雅西雅的儿子比挪、朔含、撒刻、伊比利， 28抹利的儿子以利亚撒，以利亚撒没有儿子， 29基士的后代耶拉篾， 30姆示的儿子末力、以得、耶利摩。这些按宗族都是利未人的后代。 31他们也在大卫王、撒督、亚希米勒、众祭司和利未人的族长面前抽签，不分长幼，正如他们的亲族亚伦的后代所做的一样。
