聖殿的歌樂手

25 大衛和眾首領派亞薩、希幔和耶杜頓的後代伴著琴、瑟和鈸宣講上帝的話。以下是擔當這職務的人:

撒刻、約瑟、尼探雅、亞薩利拉受他們的父親亞薩指揮,照王的旨意宣講上帝的話。 基大利、西利、耶篩亞、示每、哈沙比雅、瑪他提雅六人受他們的父親耶杜頓的指揮,伴著琴聲稱謝、頌讚耶和華,宣講祂的話。 希幔的兒子是布基雅、瑪探雅、烏薛、細布業、耶利摩、哈拿尼雅、哈拿尼、以利亞他、基大利提、羅幔提·以謝、約施比加沙、瑪羅提、何提、瑪哈秀。 希幔是王的先見,上帝恩寵他,按應許賜給他十四個兒子、三個女兒。 這些人由他們的父親指揮,在耶和華的殿唱歌、敲鈸、彈琴、鼓瑟,事奉耶和華。亞薩、耶杜頓、希幔聽命於王。 他們和其他訓練有素、負責歌頌耶和華的親族共有二百八十八人。 這些人不分長幼、師徒,都抽籤分班。

第一籤抽出來的是亞薩的兒子約瑟。第二籤是基大利及其親族和兒子共十二人。 10 第三籤是撒刻及其兒子和親族共十二人。 11 第四籤是伊洗利和他兒子及親族共十二人。 12 第五籤是尼探雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 13 第六籤是布基雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 14 第七籤是耶薩利拉及其眾子和親族共十二人。 15 第八籤是耶篩亞及其眾子和親族共十二人。 16 第九籤是瑪探雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 17 第十籤是示每及其眾子和親族共十二人。 18 第十一籤是亞薩烈及其眾子和親族共十二人。 19 第十二籤是哈沙比雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 20 第十三籤是書巴業及其眾子和親族共十二人。 21 第十四籤是瑪他提雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 22 第十五籤是耶利摩及其眾子和親族共十二人。 23 第十六籤是哈拿尼雅及其眾子和親族共十二人。 24 第十七籤是約施比加沙及其眾子和親族共十二人。 25 第十八籤是哈拿尼及其眾子和親族共十二人。 26 第十九籤是瑪羅提及其眾子和親族共十二人。 27 第二十籤是以利亞他及其眾子和親族共十二人。 28 第二十一籤是何提及其眾子和親族共十二人。 29 第二十二籤是基大利提及其眾子和親族共十二人。 30 第二十三籤是瑪哈秀及其眾子和親族共十二人。 31 第二十四籤是羅幔提·以謝及其眾子和親族共十二人。

The Levitical Musicians

25 David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman,(A) and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy(B) accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals.(C) This is the list of the men who performed their service:

From Asaph’s sons:

Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph’s authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.

From Jeduthun:(D) Jeduthun’s sons:

Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six—under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the Lord.

From Heman: Heman’s sons:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. All these sons of Heman, the king’s seer,(E) were given by the promises of God to exalt him,[b] for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these men were under their own fathers’ authority for the music in the Lord’s temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God’s temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king’s authority. They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the Lord. They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.(F)

The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his relatives—12[c]
to Gedaliah the second: him, his relatives, and his sons—12
10 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his relatives—12
11 the fourth to Izri,[d] his sons, and his relatives—12
12 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his relatives—12
13 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his relatives—12
14 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his relatives—12
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his relatives—12
16 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his relatives—12
17 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his relatives—12
18 the eleventh to Azarel,[e] his sons, and his relatives—12
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his relatives—12
20 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his relatives—12
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives—12
22 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his relatives—12
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his relatives—12
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his relatives—12
25 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his relatives—12
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his relatives—12
27 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his relatives—12
28 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his relatives—12
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his relatives—12
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his relatives—12
31 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his relatives—12.

Footnotes

  1. 25:3 One Hb ms, LXX; other Hb mss omit Shimei
  2. 25:5 Lit by the words of God to lift a horn
  3. 25:9 LXX; MT lacks his sons, and his relatives—12
  4. 25:11 Variant of Zeri
  5. 25:18 Variant of Uzziel