বংশাবলির প্রথম খণ্ড 25
1 ১ উপাসনা ঘরের সেবা কাজ করবার জন্য দায়ূদ এবং সৈন্যদলের সেনাপতিরা আসফ, হেমন ও যিদূথূনের ছেলেদের আলাদা করে নিলেন যাতে তাঁরা সুরবাহার, বীণা ও করতালের সঙ্গে গানের মধ্য দিয়ে ভাববাণী প্রকাশ করবে। যাঁরা এই কাজ করতেন তাঁদের তালিকা এই,
Moreover 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:
2 ২ আসফের ছেলে সক্কুর, যোষেফ, নথনিয় ও অসারেল। তাঁরা রাজার আদেশে আসফের পরিচালনায় গানের মধ্য দিয়ে ঈশ্বরের বাক্য প্রকাশ করতেন।
Of 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.
3 ৩ যিদূথূনের ছয়জন ছেলে গদলিয়, সরী, যিশায়াহ, শিমিয়ি, হশবিয় ও মত্তিথিয়। তাঁরা তাঁদের বাবা যিদূথূনের পরিচালনায় সুরবাহার বাজিয়ে সদাপ্রভুর প্রশংসা ও ধন্যবাদের মধ্য দিয়ে তাঁর বাক্য প্রকাশ করতেন।
Of 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.
4 ৪ হেমনের ছেলে বুক্কিয়, মত্তনিয়, উষীয়েল, শবূয়েল, যিরীমোৎ, হনানিয়, হনানি, ইলীয়াথা, গিদ্দল্তি, রোমাম্তী এষর, যশ্বকাশা, মল্লোথি, হোথীর ও মহসীয়োৎ।
Of Heman: the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
5 ৫ এঁরা সবাই ছিলেন রাজার দর্শনকার হেমনের ছেলে। ঈশ্বরের প্রতিজ্ঞা অনুসারে হেমনকে শক্তিশালী করবার জন্য ঈশ্বর তাঁকে চৌদ্দটি ছেলে ও তিনটি মেয়ে দিয়েছিলেন।
All 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.
6 ৬ ঈশ্বরের ঘরের সেবা কাজের জন্য এঁরা সবাই তাঁদের বাবা আসফ, যিদূথূন আর হেমনের পরিচালনার অধীন ছিলেন। তাঁরা রাজার আদেশে করতাল, বীণা ও সুরবাহার নিয়ে সদাপ্রভুর ঘরে গান বাজনা করতেন।
All 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.
7 ৭ সদাপ্রভুর উদ্দেশ্যে তাঁদের বংশের গান বাজনায় শিক্ষিত ও দক্ষ লোকদের নিয়ে তাঁদের সংখ্যা ছিল দুশো অষ্টাশি জন।
So the number of them, with their brothers that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.
And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.
9 ৯ আসফের পক্ষে প্রথম বারের গুলিবাঁটে যোষেফের নাম উঠল। দ্বিতীয় বারের গুলিবাঁটে উঠল গদলিয়ের নাম; তিনি, তাঁর আত্মীয় স্বজন ও ছেলেরা ছিলেন বারোজন।
Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brothers and sons were twelve:
The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve:
31 ৩১ চব্বিশ বারের গুলিবাঁটে উঠল রোমাম্তী এষরের নাম; তিনি, তাঁর ছেলেরা ও আত্মীয় স্বজনেরা ছিলেন বারোজন।
The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, he, his sons, and his brothers, were twelve.
