1 Também Davi e os capitães do exército separaram para o serviço alguns dos filhos de Asafe, de Hemã e de Jedutum, que profetizassem com harpas, com alaúdes e com címbalos. O número dos que eram empregados no serviço foi:
2 dos filhos de Asafe: Zacur, José, Netanías e Asarela, filhos de Asafe, sob a direção de Asafe que profetizava debaixo das ordens do rei.
3 De Jedutum, os filhos de Jedutum: Gedelias, Zeri, Jesaías, Hasabias e Matitias, seis, sob a direção de seu pai Jedutum com a harpa, o qual profetizava, louvando a Jeová e dando-lhe graças.
4 De Hemã, os filhos de Hemã: Buquias, Matanias, Uziel, Sebuel, Jerimote, Hananias, Hanani, Eliata, Gidalti, Romanti-Ezer, Josbecasa, Maloti, Hotir e Maaziote.
5 Todos estes filhos de Hemã, vidente do rei nas palavras de Deus, foram designados para tocarem a corneta. Deus deu a Hemã quatorze filhos e três filhas.
6 Todos estes estavam sob a direção de seu pai para o canto na casa de Jeová, e tinham címbalos, alaúdes e harpas para o serviço da casa de Deus, estando Asafe, Jedutum e Hemã debaixo das ordens do rei.
7 O número deles, juntamente com seus irmãos que eram instruídos em cantar a Jeová, a saber, todos os peritos, era duzentos e oitenta e oito.
8 Tiraram os seus cargos por sortes, todos igualmente, tanto o pequeno como o grande, assim o mestre como o discípulo.
9 A primeira sorte que era de Asafe, saiu a José; a segunda a Gedalias, que com seus irmãos e filhos eram doze;
10 a terceira a Zacur, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
11 a quarta a Izri, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
12 a quinta a Netanías, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
13 a sexta a Buquias, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
14 a sétima a Jesarela, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
15 a oitava a Jesaías, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
16 a nona a Matanias, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
17 a décima a Simei, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
18 a undécima a Azarel, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
19 a duodécima a Hasabias, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
20 a décima terceira a Subael, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
21 a décima quarta a Matitias, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
22 a décima quinta a Jeremote, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
23 a décima sexta a Hananias, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
24 a décima sétima a Josbecasa, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
25 a décima oitava a Hanani, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
26 a décima nona a Maloti, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
27 a vigésima a Eliata, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
28 a vigésima primeira a Hotir, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
29 a vigésima segunda a Gidalti, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
30 a vigésima terceira a Maaziote, seus filhos e irmãos, doze;
31 e a vigésima quarta a Romanti-Ezer, seus filhos e irmãos, doze.
1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:
2 Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur and Joseph and Nethaniah and Asharelah, sons of Asaph; under the direction of Asaph, acting as a prophet under the orders of the king;
3 Of Jeduthun: the six sons of Jeduthun, Gedaliah and Zeri and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah and Mattithiah; under the direction of their father Jeduthun who, acting as a prophet, with corded instruments gave praise and glory to 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, Mahazioth;
5 All these were sons of Heman, the king's seer in the words of God. And to make great his power God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.
7 And the number of them, with their brothers who were trained and expert in making melody to the Lord, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
8 And selection was made of them for their special work, all having equal chances, small as well as great, the teacher as the learner.
9 Now of the group of Asaph, the first name to come out was Joseph; the second Gedaliah; he and his brothers and sons were twelve?
10 The third Zaccur, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
11 The fourth Izri, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
12 The fifth Nethaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
13 The sixth Bukkiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
14 The seventh Jesharelah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
15 The eighth Jeshaiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
16 The ninth Mattaniah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
17 The tenth Shimei, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
18 The eleventh Azarel, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
19 The twelfth Hashabiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
20 The thirteenth Shubael, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
21 The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
22 The fifteenth Jeremoth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
23 The sixteenth Hananiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
24 The seventeenth Joshbekashah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
25 The eighteenth Hanani, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
26 The nineteenth Mallothi, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
27 The twentieth Eliathah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
28 The twenty-first Hothir, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
29 The twenty-second Giddalti, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
30 The twenty-third Mahazioth, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
31 The twenty-fourth Romamti-ezer, with his sons and his brothers, twelve.