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大卫设立唱歌的人

25 大卫和军队的领袖,也给亚萨、希幔和耶杜顿的子孙分派了任务,叫他们用琴瑟响钹说预言。他们任职的人数如下: 亚萨的儿子有撒刻、约瑟、尼探雅和亚萨利拉;亚萨的儿子都归亚萨指挥,遵照王的旨意说预言。 至于耶杜顿,他的儿子有基大利、西利、耶筛亚、示每、哈沙比雅和玛他提雅,共六人,都归他们

的父亲耶杜顿指挥。耶杜顿用琴说预言,称谢和赞美耶和华。 至于希幔,他的儿子有布基雅、玛探雅、乌薛、细布业、耶利摩、哈拿尼雅、哈拿尼、以利亚他、基大利提、罗幔提.以谢、约施比加沙、玛罗提、何提和玛哈秀。 这些人都是希幔的儿子;希幔是王的先见,照着 神的话高举他(“高举他”原文作“高举角”)。 神赐给希幔十四个儿子,三个女儿。 这些人都归他们的父亲指挥,在耶和华的殿里歌颂,用响钹和琴瑟在 神的殿事奉。亚萨、耶杜顿和希幔都是由王指挥的。 他们和他们的亲族,在歌颂耶和华的事上受过特别训练,精于歌唱的,人数共有二百八十八人。 这些人,无论大小,不分师生,都一同抽签分班次。

共分二十四班

第一签抽出来的是亚萨的儿子约瑟;第二签是基大利,他和他的兄弟、儿子,共十二人; 10 第三签是撒刻,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 11 第四签是伊洗利,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 12 第五签是尼探雅,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 13 第六签是布基雅,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 14 第七签是耶撒利拉,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 15 第八签是耶筛亚,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 16 第九签是玛探雅,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 17 第十签是示每,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 18 第十一签是亚萨烈,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 19 第十二签是哈沙比雅,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 20 第十三签是书巴业,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 21 第十四签是玛他提雅,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 22 第十五签是耶利摩,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 23 第十六签是哈拿尼雅,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 24 第十七签是约施比加沙,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 25 第十八签是哈拿尼,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 26 第十九签是玛罗提,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 27 第二十签是以利亚他,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 28 第二十一签是何提,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 29 第二十二签是基大利提,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 30 第二十三签是玛哈秀,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人; 31 第二十四签是罗幔提.以谢,他和他的儿子、兄弟,共十二人。

Duties of the Musicians

25 David and the army commanders then appointed men from the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to proclaim God’s messages to the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. Here is a list of their names and their work:

From the sons of Asaph, there were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. They worked under the direction of their father, Asaph, who proclaimed God’s messages by the king’s orders.

From the sons of Jeduthun, there were Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all. They worked under the direction of their father, Jeduthun, who proclaimed God’s messages to the accompaniment of the lyre, offering thanks and praise to the Lord.

From the sons of Heman, there were Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael,[b] Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth. All these were the sons of Heman, the king’s seer, for God had honored him with fourteen sons and three daughters.

All these men were under the direction of their fathers as they made music at the house of the Lord. Their responsibilities included the playing of cymbals, harps, and lyres at the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman reported directly to the king. They and their families were all trained in making music before the Lord, and each of them—288 in all—was an accomplished musician. The musicians were appointed to their term of service by means of sacred lots, without regard to whether they were young or old, teacher or student.

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

Footnotes

  1. 25:3 As in one Hebrew manuscript and some Greek manuscripts (see also 25:17); most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei.
  2. 25:4 Hebrew Shebuel, a variant spelling of Shubael; compare 25:20.
  3. 25:9 As in Greek version; Hebrew lacks and twelve of his sons and relatives.
  4. 25:11 Hebrew Izri, a variant spelling of Zeri; compare 25:3.
  5. 25:14 Hebrew Jesarelah, a variant spelling of Asarelah; compare 25:2.
  6. 25:18 Hebrew Azarel, a variant spelling of Uzziel; compare 25:4.
  7. 25:22 Hebrew Jeremoth, a variant spelling of Jerimoth; compare 25:4.
  8. 25:24 Hebrew Joshbekasha, a variant spelling of Joshbekashah; compare 25:4.