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レビの子孫

レビの子はゲルション、ケハテ、メラリ。

ケハテの子はアムラム、イツハル、ヘブロン、ウジエル。

アムラムの子はアロン、モーセ、ミリヤム。

アロンの子はナダブ、アビフ、エルアザル、イタマル。

4-15 アロンの家系の長男をたどると、エルアザル、ピネハス、アビシュア、ブキ、ウジ、ゼラヘヤ、メラヨテ、アマルヤ、アヒトブ、ツァドク、アヒマアツ、アザルヤ、ヨハナン、ソロモンがエルサレムに建てた神殿の大祭司アザルヤ、アマルヤ、アヒトブ、ツァドク、シャルム、ヒルキヤ、アザルヤ、セラヤ、神がネブカデネザルの手でユダとエルサレムの住民を捕虜として移された時、捕虜の一人であったエホツァダクへと続きます。

16 先に挙げたように、レビの子はゲルショム、ケハテ、メラリ。

17 ゲルショムの子はリブニ、シムイ。

18 ケハテの子はアムラム、イツハル、ヘブロン、ウジエル。

19-21 メラリの子はマフリ、ムシ。

レビ人の諸氏族は次のとおり。

ゲルショム氏族ではリブニ、ヤハテ、ジマ、ヨアフ、イド、ゼラフ、エオテライ。

22-24 ケハテ氏族ではアミナダブ、コラ、アシル、エルカナ、エブヤサフ、アシル、タハテ、ウリエル、ウジヤ、サウル。

25-27 エルカナの氏族は、さらに子どもたちの代に家族に分かれました。アマサイ、アヒモテ、エルカナ、ツォファイ、ナハテ、エリアブ、エロハム、エルカナ。

28 サムエルの氏族の諸家族は、次のサムエルの子を長としています。長男ヨエル、次男アビヤ。

29-30 メラリの氏族の諸家族は、次のメラリの子孫を長としています。マフリ、リブニ、シムイ、ウザ、シムア、ハギヤ、アサヤ。

31 ダビデは契約の箱を神の天幕に納めたのち、そこで神を賛美する合唱隊の指揮者を任命しました。 32 ソロモン王がエルサレムに神殿を建てるまで、合唱隊は幕屋で勤務していました。

33-38 次に挙げるのは、合唱隊の指揮者とその家系です。歌手ヘマンはケハテ氏族の出身で、その系図は順次さかのぼると次のとおり。ヨエル、サムエル、エルカナ三世、エロハム、エリエル、トアハ、ツフ、エルカナ二世、マハテ、アマサイ、エルカナ一世、ヨエル、アザルヤ、ゼパニヤ、タハテ、アシル、エブヤサフ、コラ、イツハル、ケハテ、レビ、イスラエル。

39-43 ヘマンの助手は同僚のアサフで、その系図は順次さかのぼると次のとおり。ベレクヤ、シムア、ミカエル、バアセヤ、マルキヤ、エテニ、ゼラフ、アダヤ、エタン、ジマ、シムイ、ヤハテ、ゲルショム、レビ。

44-47 ヘマンの第二助手はメラリ氏族の代表エタンで、ヘマンの左側に立ちました。メラリの家系は順次さかのぼると次のとおりです。キシ、アブディ、マルク、ハシャブヤ、アマツヤ、ヒルキヤ、アムツィ、バニ、シェメル、マフリ、ムシ、メラリ、レビ。

48 そのほかのレビ人は、天幕での各種の奉仕に当たりました。 49 ただし、祭司の務めに当たったのはアロンとその子孫だけです。彼らは、焼き尽くすいけにえをささげ、香をたくなど、至聖所(幕屋の奥で、契約の箱が置かれている所)のすべての仕事を一手に引き受け、毎年、イスラエルの民の贖いの日には務めを果たしました。これらすべてのことは、モーセが命じたとおりに、誤りなく行われました。

50-53 アロンの子孫は次のとおり。エルアザル、ピネハス、アビシュア、ブキ、ウジ、ゼラヘヤ、メラヨテ、アマルヤ、アヒトブ、ツァドク、アヒマアツ。

54 ケハテ氏族に属するアロンの子孫に、くじで割り当てられた町と土地は次のとおり。

55-57 ユダにある避難用の町ヘブロンとその周辺の牧草地。ただし、畑と町の周辺の村はエフネの子カレブに与えられました。 58-59 周囲に牧草地のある町は次のとおり。リブナ、ヤティル、エシュテモア、ヒレズ、デビル、アシャン、ベテ・シェメシュ。

60 そのほか、ベニヤミン族からゲバ、アレメテ、アナトテの町と周辺の牧草地が贈られました。全部で十三の町が祭司たちに与えられたことになります。 61 ケハテの残りの子孫には、くじ引きで、マナセの半部族の領土にある十の町が与えられました。

62 ゲルショムの諸氏族には、イッサカル、アシェル、ナフタリ、バシャンに住むマナセ族から、くじ引きで十三の町が与えられました。

63 メラリの諸氏族は、ルベン、ガド、ゼブルンの各部族から、くじ引きで十二の町が与えられました。

64-65 くじ引きで、ユダ、シメオン、ベニヤミンの各部族からレビ人に与えられる町と牧草地の名が読み上げられました。

66-69 エフライム族は、次の町と周辺の牧草地を、ケハテの諸氏族に与えました。

エフライムの山地にある避難用の町シェケム、ゲゼル、ヨクメアム、ベテ・ホロン、アヤロン、ガテ・リモン。

70 マナセの半部族は、アネル、イブレアムの町と周辺の牧草地を、ケハテの諸氏族に与えました。

71 マナセの残りの半部族は、次の町と周辺の牧草地を、ゲルショム氏族に与えました。バシャンにある避難用の町ゴラン、アシュタロテ。

72-73 イッサカル族は、ケデシュ、ダベラテ、ラモテ、アネムと周辺の牧草地を、 74-75 アシェル族は、マシャル、アブドン、フコク、レホブと周辺の牧草地を、 76 またナフタリ族は、ガリラヤにあるケデシュ、ハモン、キルヤタイムと周辺の牧草地を、それぞれゲルショム氏族に与えました。

77 ゼブルン族は、リモノとタボルをメラリ氏族に与えました。

78-79 ルベン族は、エリコの対岸のヨルダン川東岸から、荒野の町ベツェル、ヤハツ、ケデモテ、メファアテと周辺の牧草地を、 80-81 ガド族は、ギルアデにあるラモテ、マハナイム、ヘシュボン、ヤゼルと周辺の牧草地を、それぞれメラリ氏族に与えました。

Levi

[a]The sons of Levi:(A)

Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(B)

The children of Amram:

Aaron, Moses and Miriam.(C)

The sons of Aaron:

Nadab, Abihu,(D) Eleazar(E) and Ithamar.(F)

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,(G)

Phinehas the father of Abishua,

Abishua the father of Bukki,

Bukki the father of Uzzi,

Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,

Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,

Meraioth the father of Amariah,

Amariah the father of Ahitub,

Ahitub the father of Zadok,(H)

Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,

Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,

Azariah the father of Johanan,

10 Johanan the father of Azariah(I) (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),

11 Azariah the father of Amariah,

Amariah the father of Ahitub,

12 Ahitub the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Shallum,

13 Shallum the father of Hilkiah,(J)

Hilkiah the father of Azariah,

14 Azariah the father of Seraiah,(K)

and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.[b]

15 Jozadak(L) was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi:(M)

Gershon,[c] Kohath and Merari.(N)

17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon:

Libni and Shimei.(O)

18 The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(P)

19 The sons of Merari:(Q)

Mahli and Mushi.(R)

These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

20 Of Gershon:

Libni his son, Jahath his son,

Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son,

Iddo his son, Zerah his son

and Jeatherai his son.

22 The descendants of Kohath:

Amminadab his son, Korah(S) his son,

Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son,

Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel(T) his son,

Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.

25 The descendants of Elkanah:

Amasai, Ahimoth,

26 Elkanah his son,[d] Zophai his son,

Nahath his son, 27 Eliab his son,

Jeroham his son, Elkanah(U) his son

and Samuel(V) his son.[e]

28 The sons of Samuel:

Joel[f](W) the firstborn

and Abijah the second son.

29 The descendants of Merari:

Mahli, Libni his son,

Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son

and Asaiah his son.

The Temple Musicians(X)

31 These are the men(Y) David put in charge of the music(Z) in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.

33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman,(AA) the musician,

the son of Joel,(AB) the son of Samuel,

34 the son of Elkanah,(AC) the son of Jeroham,

the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,

the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,

the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,

the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,(AD)

38 the son of Izhar,(AE) the son of Kohath,

the son of Levi, the son of Israel;

39 and Heman’s associate Asaph,(AF) who served at his right hand:

Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,(AG)

40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,[g]

the son of Malkijah, 41 the son of Ethni,

the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,

the son of Shimei, 43 the son of Jahath,

the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;

44 and from their associates, the Merarites,(AH) at his left hand:

Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,

the son of Malluk, 45 the son of Hashabiah,

the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,

the son of Shemer, 47 the son of Mahli,

the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,

the son of Levi.

48 Their fellow Levites(AI) were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar(AJ) of burnt offering and on the altar of incense(AK) in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 These were the descendants of Aaron:

Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,

Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son,

Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,

Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok(AL) his son

and Ahimaaz his son.

54 These were the locations of their settlements(AM) allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):

55 They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.(AN)

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,[h](AO) Jattir,(AP) Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir,(AQ) 59 Ashan,(AR) Juttah[i] and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[j] Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth,(AS) together with their pasturelands.

The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.

61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.

62 The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.

63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.

64 So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns(AT) and their pasturelands. 65 From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.

66 Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,[k](AU) 68 Jokmeam,(AV) Beth Horon,(AW) 69 Aijalon(AX) and Gath Rimmon,(AY) together with their pasturelands.

70 And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

71 The Gershonites(AZ) received the following:

From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh

they received Golan in Bashan(BA) and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;

72 from the tribe of Issachar

they received Kedesh, Daberath,(BB) 73 Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

74 from the tribe of Asher

they received Mashal, Abdon,(BC) 75 Hukok(BD) and Rehob,(BE) together with their pasturelands;

76 and from the tribe of Naphtali

they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon(BF) and Kiriathaim,(BG) together with their pasturelands.

77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:

From the tribe of Zebulun

they received Jokneam, Kartah,[l] Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;

78 from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho

they received Bezer(BH) in the wilderness, Jahzah, 79 Kedemoth(BI) and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

80 and from the tribe of Gad

they received Ramoth in Gilead,(BJ) Mahanaim,(BK) 81 Heshbon and Jazer,(BL) together with their pasturelands.(BM)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel.
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
  10. 1 Chronicles 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
  11. 1 Chronicles 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
  12. 1 Chronicles 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.