1 Chronicles · Chapter 9

[ edit] Thanne alle Yrael is noumbred, and þe ſumme of hem writen in þe boke of þe kyngis of Yrael and of Juda; and þei ben tranſlatid in to Babyloyne for þeir treſpaſſe. Whiche forſoþe dwelliden firſt in þeir cytees, and in þe poſſeſſiouns of Yrael, and preſtis, and Leuytis, and Nacheneis, dwelliden in Jeruſalem. Of þe ſonys of Juda, and of þe ſonys of Beniamyn, of þe ſonys forſoþe of Effraym, and of Manaſſe; Oſe, þe ſone of Ameud, ſone of Zemri, ſone of Omroy, ſone of Bonny, of þe ſonys of Phares, ſone of Juda; and of Cilon, Joſia, þe firſt goten, and þe ſonys of hym; of þe ſonis forſoþe of Saray, Heuel, and þe breþeren of hem; ſexe hundreþ and nynty.

Forſoþe of þe ſonys of Beniamyn; Salo, þe ſone of Moſollam, ſone of Odoia, ſone of Azana, and Jobanya, ſone of Jeroam, and Ela, þe ſone of Oſy, ſone of Mochoſy, and Moſollam, þe ſone of Safazie, ſone of Rahuel, ſone of Jebanye, and þe breþeren of hem, bi þeir meynes; nyne hundreþ and ſixe and fyfty. Alle þes þe princis of þeir kynredis by þe houſis of þeir fadirs. Of þe preſtis forſoþe, Joiada, Joſarib, and Jachym; Azarias forſoþe, þe ſone of Elchie, ſone of Moſollam, ſone of Sadoch, ſone of Maraioþ, ſone of Achitob, þe biſchop of þe hous of þe Lord.

Forſoþe Adayas, þe ſone of Jeroam, ſone of Faſor, ſone of Melchia, and Mazaya, þe ſone of Adihel, ſone of Jezra, ſone of Moſollam, ſone of Moſellamoþ, ſone of Emyner, þe breþeren forſoþe of hem, princis bi þeir meynes, a þouſand ſeuen hundriþ and ſeuenty, moſt ſtronge men bi ſtreyngþ, to don þe werc of þe ſeruyſe in þe hous of þe Lord. Of þe Leuytis forſoþe, Semeia, þe ſone of Aſſub, ſone of Ezricham, ſone of Azebny, of þe ſonys of Merery; Baþacar forſoþe carpenter, and Galabeþ, and Machama, þe ſone of Mycha, ſone of Zechry, ſone of Aſaph, and Obdias, þe ſone of Semeie, ſone of Calaal, ſone of Ydytym, and Barachia, þe ſone of Aſa, ſone of Helchana, þat dwellide in þe porchis of Meþofatite.

Þe porters forſoþe, Sellum, and Acub, and Thelmon, and Achymam, and þe breþeren of hem; Sellum prince; vnto þat tyme in þe ȝate of þe kyng at þe eſt, þei kepten by þer whilis of þe ſonys of Leuy. Sellum forſoþe, þe ſone of Chore, ſone of Abiaſaph, ſone of Chore, wiþ his briþeren, and þe hous of his fadir; þes ben Choritis vpon þe werkis of þe ſeruyce, kepers of þe veſtiaryes of þe tabernacle, and þe meynees of hem be whilis kepynge þe entre of þe tentis of þe Lord. Phynees forſoþe, þe ſone of Eliazar, was duyke of hem beforn þe Lord. Forſoþe Zacharye, þe ſone of Moſollam, portere of þe ȝate of þe tabernacle of witneſſynge.

Alle þes choſen in to vſſcheris by ȝatis two hundriþ and twelue, and diſcryued in propre townys, whome ordeyneden Dauid and Samuel, ſeeynge in his feiþ, boþe hem and þe ſonys of hem in þe dores of þe hous of þe Lord, and in þe tabernacle of witneſſyng, be þeir whilis. By foure wyndis weren þe vſſcheris, þat is, at þe eſte, and at þe weſte, and at þe norþe, and at þe ſouþe. Þe breþeren forſoþe of hem dwellide in lityl townys, and þei camen in þeir ſabotis fro tyme vnto tyme. To þes foure Leuytis was bitaken al þe noumbre of porters, and þei weren kepinge pryue houſis, and þe treſours of þe hous of þe Lord.

By enuyroun forſoþe of þe temple of þe Lord þei dweliden in þeir wardis, þat whanne tyme were, þei erly ſchulden opynen þe ȝatis. And of þe kynrede of hem weren vpon þe veſſelis of þe ſeruyſe; at noumbre forſoþe þe veſſelis weren brouȝt in, and of hem brouȝt out. And þe whiche hadden be tauȝt alle þe neceſſaries of þe ſeyntuarye, weren bifore to þe tried flour, and to þe wijne, and to þe oyle, and to þe encenſe, and to þe ſwote ſpyces. Þe ſonys forſoþe of preſtis maden oynmentis of ſwote ſpices. And Maþatias Leuyte, þe firſt goten of Sellum Chorite, was mayſtir of alle þingis þat weren fryed in þe fryinge panne.

Forſoþe of þe ſonis of Caaþ, þe breþeren of hem, weren vpon þe loouys of propoſicyoun, þat euermore newe by eche ſabot þei ſchulden maken redy. Þes ben þe princis of ſyngers by þe meynes of Leuytis, þat dwelliden in priue chaumbris, ſo þat day and nyȝt contynuely þei ſeruen in þer ſeruyſe. Þe heuedis of Leuytis bi þeir meynes, princis, dwelliden in Jeruſalem. In Gabaon forſoþe þei dwelliden to gydre; þe fadir of Gabaon, Rayel, and þe name of his wijf, Macha; þe firſt goten ſone of hym Abdon, and Sur, and Ciz, and Baal, and Ner, and Nadab, Jedor forſoþ, and Hayo, and Zacharias, and Macelloþ; forſoþe Macelloþ gat Cemmaa; þes dwelliden for aȝeynſt þeir breþeren in Jeruſalem, wiþ þeir breþeren.

Ner forſoþe gat Ciz, and Ciz gat Saul, and Saul gat Jonaþan, and Melchiſue, and Abynadab, and Hiſbaal. Þe ſone forſoþe of Jonaþan, Miribaal, and Miribaal gat Mycha. Forſoþe þe ſonys of Mycha; Phiton, and Maleþ, and Thara; Aaz forſoþe gat Jara, and Jara gat Alamaþ, Aſmoþ, and Zamry; and Zamri gat Mooſa, Mooſa gat Baana, whos ſone Rephaya gat Eleſa, of whome is borne Hezel. Forſoþe Hezel hadde ſixe ſonys in þes names, Hezricham, Boþru, Hizmael, Saria, Obdia, Anan; þes þe ſonys of Hezel.