1 Chronicles · Chapter 6

[ edit] The ſonys of Leuy; Jerſon, Caaþ, and Mereri. Þe ſonis of Caaþ; Amram, Iſaar, Ebron, and Oziel. Þe ſonys of Amram; Aaron, Moyſes, and Maria. Þe ſonys of Aaron; Nadab, and Abyu, Eliazar, and Yþamar. Eliazar gat Phynees, and Phynees gat Abiſue; Abiſue gat Bocci, and Bocci gat Oſy; Oſy gat Zaraias, Zaraias gat Meroyoþ. Forſoþe Meroyoþ gat Amaryas, Amaryas gat Achytob, Achitob gat Sadoch, Sadoch gat Achimas, Achimas gat Azarias, Azarias gat Johannam, Johannam gat Azarias; he is Azarias, þe preſt of þe kynde of Aaron, þe which vſide in þe hous preſþod, þat Salamon bylde in Jeruſalem.

Forſoþe Azarias gat Amarias, and Amarias gat Achitob, Achitob gat Sadoch, Sadoch gat Sellum, Sellum gat Elchias, Elchias gat Azariam, Azarias gat Sarayam, Sarayam gat Joſedech. Forſoþe Joſedech ȝede out, whanne þe Lord tranſlatyde Judam and Jeruſalem by þe hondis of Nabugodonoſor kyng. Þe ſonis þan of Leuy; Jerſan, Caaþ, and Merery. And þes þe namys of þe ſonys of Jerſan; Lobeni, and Semei. Þe ſonys of Caaþ; Amram, and Yſachar, and Ebron, and Oſiel. Þe ſonys of Merery; Mooli, and Muſi.

Þes forſoþe þe kynredis of Leuy aftir þe meynees of hem; Jerſan; Lobeni, þe ſone of hym; Jaaþ, þe ſone of hym; Sama, þe ſone of hym; Joaþ, þe ſone of hym; Addo, þe ſone of hym; Zara, þe ſone of hym; Jeþrai, þe ſone of hym. Þe ſonys of Caaþ; Amynadab, þe ſone of hym; Chore, þe ſone of hym; Aſura, þe ſone of hym; Elchana, þe ſone of hym; Abiaſaf, þe ſone of hym; Aſer, þe ſone of hym; Caaþ, þe ſone of hym; Vriel, þe ſone of hym; Oſias, þe ſone of hym; Saul, þe ſone of hym. Þe ſonys of Helchana; Amaſay, Achymooþ, and Helchana. Þe ſonys of Helchana; Sophai, þe ſone of hym; Naaþ, þe ſone of hym; Eliab, þe ſone of hym; Heroan, þe ſone of hym; Elchana, þe ſone of hym.

Þe ſonys of Samuel; þe firſt goten Naſen, and Abiam. Þe ſonys forſoþe of Mereri; Moli, þe ſone of hym; Lobeny, þe ſone of hym; Semey, þe ſone of hym; Oſa, þe ſone of hym; Sama, þe ſone of hym; Aggias, þe ſone of hym; Azaia, þe ſone of hym. Þes ben þe whiche Dauid ordeynde vpon þe ſyngers of þe hous of þe Lord, ſiþen þe arke was brouȝt to; and þei mynyſtreden before þe tabernacle of witneſſynge ſyngynge, to þe tyme þat Salomon hadde byld þe hous of þe Lord in Jeruſalem; þei ſtoden forſoþe aftir þeir order in þeir ſeruyſe. Þes forſoþe ben þat ſtoden to wiþ þeir ſonys.

Of þe ſonys of Caaþ; Eman ſyngere, þe ſone of Joel, ſone of Samuel, ſone of Elchana, ſone of Jeroam, ſone of Heliel, ſone of Thou, ſone of Suph, ſone of Elchana, ſone of Meaþ, ſone of Amazi, ſone of Elchana, ſone of Johel, ſone of Azarie, ſone of Sophonie, ſone of Caaþ, ſone of Aſer, ſone of Abieſaf, ſone of Chore, ſone of Yſaar, ſone of Caaþ, ſone of Leuy, ſone of Yrael. And þe broþer of hym, Aſaf, þat ſtode on þe riȝt ſyde of hym, Aſaf, þe ſone of Barachie, ſone of Samaa, ſone of Mychael, ſone of Baſie, ſone of Melchie, ſone of Attay, ſone of Zara, ſone of Adala, ſone of Edan, ſone of Zama, ſone of Semei, ſone of Jeþ, ſone of Jerſan, ſone of Leuy.

Þe ſonys forſoþe of Mereri, þe breþeren of hem, at þe left; Eþan, þe ſone of Cuſy, ſone of Abdi, ſone of Moloch, ſone of Aſabie, ſone of Amaſie, ſone of Elchie, ſone of Amaſai, ſone of Bonny, ſone of Somer, ſone of Mooly, ſone of Muſy, ſone of Merari, ſone of Leuy. Þe breþeren forſoþe of hem, Leuytis, þat ben ordeynd in to al þe ſeruyſe of þe tabernacle of þe hous of þe Lord. Aaron forſoþe and his ſonys brenden encenſe vpon þe auter of brent ſacrifices, and vpon þe auter of þe maad encenſe, in to al þe werk of þe holy of halowes; and þat þey preyen for Yrael, aftir alle þingis þat Moyſes, þe ſeruaunt of God, comaundyde.

Þes forſoþe ben þe ſonys of Aaron; Eliazar, þe ſone of hym; Phynees, þe ſone of li hym; Abiſue, þe ſone of hym; Boccy, þe ſone of hym; Ogzi, þe ſone of hym; Zara, þe ſone of hym; Meraioþ, þe ſone of hym; Amarias, þe ſone of hym; Achitob, þe ſone of hym; Sadoch, þe ſone of hym; Achymaas, þe ſone of hym. And þes þe dwellynge placis of hem, by tounnes and neeȝ cooſtis, of þilk ſones, þat is, of Aaron, aftir þe kynredis of Caaþitis; to hem forſoþe by lott þei fellen. Þanne þei ȝeuen to hem Ebron in þe lond of Juda, and þe ſuburbis of it by enuyroun; þe feeldis forſoþe of þe cyte, and þe touns, to Caleph, þe ſone of Jephone.

Forſoþe to þe ſonys of Aaron þei ȝeuen cytees to fleen to; Ebron, and Lobna, and þe ſuburbis of it, Jeþer forſoþe, and Eſcamo wiþ his ſuburbis, and Helon, and Aber, wiþ þeir ſuburbis, Aaron forſoþe, and Beþſames, and þe ſuburbis of hem. Of þe lynage forſoþe of Benjamyn, Gabee, and þe ſuburbis of it, and Alamaþ wiþ his ſuburbis, Anaþoþ forſoþe wiþ his ſuburbis; alle þe cytees þrittene wiþ þeir ſuburbis, by þeir kynredis. To þe ſonys forſoþe of Caph, reſidue of þer kynrede, þei ȝeuen of þe half lynage of Manaſſe in to poſſeſſioun tenn cytees.

Forſoþe to þe ſonys of Jerſan bi þeir kynredis, of þe lynage of Yſachar, and of þe lynage of Aſer, and of þe lynage of Neptalym, and of þe lynage of Manaſſe in Baſan, fouretene cytees. To þe ſonys forſoþe of Merery by þeir kynredis, of þe lynage of Ruben, of þe lynage of Gad, of þe lynage of Zabulon þei ȝeuen lottis, twelue cytees.

Forſoþe þe ſonys of Yrael ȝeuen to þe Leuytis cytees and þe ſuburbis of hem; and þei ȝeuen by lott, of þe lynage of þe ſonys of Juda, and of þe lynage of þe ſones of Symeon, and of þe lynage of þe ſonys of Benjamyn, þes cytees þat þei clepen of þeir namys; and of hem þat weren of þe kynrede of þe ſonys of Caaþ, and þere weren cytees in þe termys of hem of þe lynage of Effraym. And þei ȝeuen to hem cytees to fleen to; Sychym wiþ his ſuburbis in þe mount of Effraym, and Gaſa wiþ his ſuburbis, Hicmaan forſoþe wiþ his ſuburbis, and Beþeron alſo. Alſo of þe lynage of Dan, Ebeþe, Jebeþor, and Heielan, and Helon wiþ his ſuburbis, and Jeþremon into þe ſame maner.

Forſoþe of þe half lynage of Manaſſe, Aner, and þe ſuburbis of it, Balaham, and þe ſuburbis of it; to þes, þat is, þat of þe kynrede of þe ſonys of Caaþ weren laft. To þe ſonys forſoþe of Jerſon, of þe kynrede of þe half lynage of Manaſſe, Gawlon in Baſan, and þe ſuburbis of it, and Aſtaroþ wiþ his ſuburbis. Of þe lynage of Yſachar, Cedes, and þe ſuburbis of it, and Daberiþ wiþ his ſuburbis, Samoþ forſoþe, and his ſuburbis, and Anen wiþ his ſuburbis. Of þe lynage forſoþe of Aſer, Maſal wiþ his ſuburbis, and Adon lijc maner, Aſach forſoþe, and þe ſuburbis of it, and Roob wiþ his ſuburbis.

Bot of þe lynage of Neptalym, Cedes in Galilee, and þe ſuburbis of it, Amon wiþ his ſuburbis, and Cariaþiarym, and þe ſuburbis of it. To þe ſonys forſoþe of Mereri reſidue, of þe lond of Zabulon, Remon, and þe ſuburbis of it, and Thabor wiþ his ſuburbis. Beȝonde Jordan forſoþe, forn aȝeynſt Jericho, aȝeinus þe eſt of Jordan; of þe lynage of Ruben, Bozor in wildirneſſe wiþ his ſuburbis, and Jaza wiþ his ſuburbis, Cademoþ forſoþe, and þe ſuburbis of it, and Myphaaþ wiþ his ſuburbis. Alſo of þe lynage of Gad, Ramoþ in Galaad, and þe ſuburbis of it, Manaym wiþ his ſuburbis, bot and Eſebon wiþ his ſuburbis, and Jezer wiþ his ſuburbis.