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合唱隊の編成

25 ダビデと神殿の責任者たちは、琴と竪琴とシンバルの伴奏で預言する者を、アサフ、ヘマン、エドトンの各グループから選びました。その名と役割は次のとおり。

王の側近の預言者アサフの指揮下に置かれたのは、彼の子ザクル、ヨセフ、ネタヌヤ、アサルエラ。

琴の伴奏で主を賛美する責任者エドトンの指揮下に置かれたのは、彼の六人の子ゲダルヤ、ツェリ、エシャヤ、シムイ、ハシャブヤ、マティテヤ。

4-5 王の側近の祭司ヘマンの指揮下に置かれたのは、彼の子ブキヤ、マタヌヤ、ウジエル、シェブエル、エリモテ、ハナヌヤ、ハナニ、エリヤタ、ギダルティ、ロマムティ・エゼル、ヨシュベカシャ、マロティ、ホティル、マハジオテ。神はヘマンに、この十四人の息子のほかに三人の娘を与えました。 6-7 彼らの務めは、シンバルや竪琴や琴の伴奏で歌って主に仕えることでした。彼らの神殿での奉仕は、王と彼らの父の指導のもとでなされました。彼らとその家族はみな、主にささげる賛美の訓練を受け、全部で二百八十八人になる彼らの一人一人が音楽の達人でした。 これらの合唱隊員は、年齢や評判に関係なく、くじで決めてそれぞれ務めにつきました。

9-31 第一はアサフ氏族のヨセフ。第二はゲダルヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第三はザクルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第四はイツェリとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第五はネタヌヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第六はブキヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第七はエサルエラとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第八はエシャヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第九はマタヌヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十はシムイとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十一はアザルエルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十二はハシャブヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十三はシュバエルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十四はマティテヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十五はエレモテとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十六はハナヌヤとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十七はヨシュベカシャとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十八はハナニとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第十九はマロティとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十はエリヤタとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十一はホティルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十二はギダルティとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十三はマハジオテとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。第二十四はロマムティ・エゼルとその子ら、兄弟合わせて十二人。

The Musicians

25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,(A) Heman(B) and Jeduthun(C) for the ministry of prophesying,(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.(E) Here is the list of the men(F) who performed this service:(G)

From the sons of Asaph:

Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.

As for Jeduthun, from his sons:(H)

Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp(I) in thanking and praising the Lord.

As for Heman, from his sons:

Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shubael and Jerimoth; Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti and Romamti-Ezer; Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir and Mahazioth. (All these were sons of Heman the king’s seer. They were given him through the promises of God to exalt him. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.)

All these men were under the supervision of their father(J) for the music of the temple of the Lord, with cymbals, lyres and harps, for the ministry at the house of God.

Asaph, Jeduthun and Heman(K) were under the supervision of the king.(L) Along with their relatives—all of them trained and skilled in music for the Lord—they numbered 288. Young and old alike, teacher as well as student, cast lots(M) for their duties.

The first lot, which was for Asaph,(N) fell to Joseph,
his sons and relatives[b]12[c]
the second to Gedaliah,
him and his relatives and sons12
10 the third to Zakkur,
his sons and relatives12
11 the fourth to Izri,[d]
his sons and relatives12
12 the fifth to Nethaniah,
his sons and relatives12
13 the sixth to Bukkiah,
his sons and relatives12
14 the seventh to Jesarelah,[e]
his sons and relatives12
15 the eighth to Jeshaiah,
his sons and relatives12
16 the ninth to Mattaniah,
his sons and relatives12
17 the tenth to Shimei,
his sons and relatives12
18 the eleventh to Azarel,[f]
his sons and relatives12
19 the twelfth to Hashabiah,
his sons and relatives12
20 the thirteenth to Shubael,
his sons and relatives12
21 the fourteenth to Mattithiah,
his sons and relatives12
22 the fifteenth to Jerimoth,
his sons and relatives12
23 the sixteenth to Hananiah,
his sons and relatives12
24 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah,
his sons and relatives12
25 the eighteenth to Hanani,
his sons and relatives12
26 the nineteenth to Mallothi,
his sons and relatives12
27 the twentieth to Eliathah,
his sons and relatives12
28 the twenty-first to Hothir,
his sons and relatives12
29 the twenty-second to Giddalti,
his sons and relatives12
30 the twenty-third to Mahazioth,
his sons and relatives12
31 the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer,
his sons and relatives12.(O)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.
  2. 1 Chronicles 25:9 See Septuagint; Hebrew does not have his sons and relatives.
  3. 1 Chronicles 25:9 See the total in verse 7; Hebrew does not have twelve.
  4. 1 Chronicles 25:11 A variant of Zeri
  5. 1 Chronicles 25:14 A variant of Asarelah
  6. 1 Chronicles 25:18 A variant of Uzziel