1 Chronicles 24
1 Forsothe to the sones of Aaron these porciouns schulen be; the sones of Aaron weren Nadab, and Abyud, Eleazar, and Ythamar;
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 but Nadab and Abyud weren deed with out fre children bifor her fadir, and Eleazar and Ythamar weren set in presthod.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 And Dauith departide hem, that is, Sadoch, of the sones of Eleazar, and Achymelech, of the sones of Ithamar, by her whiles and seruyce;
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
4 and the sones of Eleazar weren founden many mo in the men princes, than the sones of Ythamar. Forsothe he departide to hem, that is, to the sones of Eleazar, sixtene prynces bi meynees; and to the sones of Ythamar eiyte prynces bi her meynees and howsis.
There were more leading men among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants, so they divided Eleazar's descendants into sixteen groups. They did this by heads of clans and by Ithamar's descendants. These divisions were eight in number, corresponding to their clans.
5 Sotheli he departide euer eithir meynees among hem silf bi lottis; for there weren princes of the seyntuarye, and princes of the hows of God, as wel of the sones of Eleazar as of the sones of Ithamar.
They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
6 And Semeye, the sone of Nathanael, a scribe of the lynage of Leuy, discriuede hem bifore the king and pryncis, and bifor Sadoch, the preest, and Achymelech, the sone of Abiathar, and to the prynces of meynees of the preestis and of the dekenes; he discriuyde oon hows of Eleazar, that was souereyn to othere, and `the tother hows of Ithamar, that hadde othere vndir hym.
Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One clan was drawn by lot from Eleazar's descendants, and then the next would be drawn from Ithamar's descendants.
7 Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,
The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fyuethe to Melchie,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the tweluethe to Jacyn,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the twentithe to Jezechel,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 These weren the whilis of hem bi her mynysteries, that thei entre in to the hows of God, and bi her custom vndur the hond of Aaron, her fadir, as the Lord God of Israel comaundide.
This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.
20 Forsothe Sebahel was prince of the sones of Leuy that weren resydue, of the sones of Amram; and the sone of Sebahel was Jedeie;
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 and his firste sone was Jeriuans, `Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, `Jethmoan the fourthe.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Sotheli the sone of Mooli was Eleazar, that hadde not fre sones; forsothe the sone of Cys was Jeremyhel;
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 the sones of Musy weren Mooli,
From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
31 Also and thei senten lottis ayens her britheren, the sones of Aaron, bifor Dauid the kyng, and bifor Sadoch, and Achymelech, and the princes of meynees of preestis and of dekenes; lot departide euenli alle, bothe the gretter and the lesse.
These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
