1 Und David und die Obersten des Heeres sonderten von den Söhnen Asaphs und Hemans und Jeduthuns solche zum Dienste ab, O. die Söhne Jeduthuns... zum Dienste ab welche weissagten dh. sangen, getrieben durch den Geist Gottes mit Lauten und Harfen und mit Zimbeln. Und es war ihre Zahl, der Männer, die tätig waren W. der Männer des Werkes für ihren Dienst:

2 Von den Söhnen Asaphs: Sakkur und Joseph und Nethanja und Ascharela, die Söhne Asaphs, unter der Leitung Asaphs, welcher nach der Anweisung des Königs weissagte.

3 Von Jeduthun, die Söhne Jeduthuns: Gedalja und Zeri und Jesaja, Haschabja und Mattithja, und Simei, S. [V. 17] sechs, unter der Leitung ihres Vaters Jeduthun, mit der Laute, welcher weissagte, um Jahwe zu preisen O. zu danken und zu loben.

4 Von Heman, die Söhne Hemans: Bukkija und Mattanja, Ussiel, Schebuel und Jerimoth, Hananja, Hanani, Eliatha, Giddalti und Romamti-Eser, Joschbekascha, Mallothi, Hothir, Machasioth.

5 Alle diese waren Söhne Hemans, des Sehers des Königs in den Worten Gottes, um seine Macht zu erheben; W. das Horn zu erhöhen und Gott hatte dem Heman vierzehn Söhne und drei Töchter gegeben.

6 Alle diese waren unter der Leitung ihrer Väter, Asaph und Jeduthun und Heman, beim Gesange im Hause Jahwes, mit Zimbeln, Harfen und Lauten, zum Dienste des Hauses Gottes, nach der Anweisung des Königs.

7 Und es war ihre Zahl mit ihren Brüdern, die im Gesange Jahwes Eig. dem, oder für Jahwe geübt waren: aller Kundigen zweihundertachtundachtzig.

8 Und sie warfen Lose über ihr Amt, der Kleine wie der Große, der Kundige mit dem Lehrling.

9 Und das erste Los kam heraus für Asaph, für Joseph; für Gedalja das zweite: er und seine Brüder und seine Söhne waren zwölf;

10 das dritte für Sakkur: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

11 das vierte für Jizri: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

12 das fünfte für Nathanja: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

13 das sechste für Bukkija: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

14 das siebte für Jescharela: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

15 das achte für Jesaja: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

16 das neunte für Mattanja: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

17 das zehnte für Simei: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

18 das elfte für Asarel: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

19 das zwölfte für Haschabja: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

20 das dreizehnte für Schubael: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

21 das vierzehnte für Mattithja: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

22 das fünfzehnte für Jeremoth: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

23 das sechzehnte für Hananja: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

24 das siebzehnte für Joschbekascha: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

25 das achtzehnte für Hanani: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

26 das neunzehnte für Mallothi: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

27 das zwanzigste für Eliatha: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

28 das einundzwanzigste für Hothir: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

29 das zweiundzwanzigste für Giddalti: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

30 das dreiundzwanzigste für Machasioth: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf;

31 das vierundzwanzigste für Romamti-Eser: seine Söhne und seine Brüder, zwölf.

1 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 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 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 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth: 5 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 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 So the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of the LORD, even all that were cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

8 And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve: 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 11 The fourth to Izri, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 12 The fifth to Nethaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 14 The seventh to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 16 The ninth to Mattaniah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 17 The tenth to Shimei, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 18 The eleventh to Azareel, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 27 The twentieth to Eliathah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve: 31 The four and twentieth to Romamti-ezer, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve.