Bilingual reading

These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

This was their ordering in their service, to come into the LORD’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

The sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Of Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites, the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

وهٰذِه فِرَقُ بَني هارون: بَنو هارون: نادابُ وأَبيهو وأَلِعازارُ وإِيتامار

وماتَ نادابُ وأَبيهو أَمامَ أَبيهما ولم يَكُنْ لَهما بَنون، فكانَ أَلِعازارُ وإِيتامارُ كَهَنَة

وقَسَّمَهم داوُدُ إِلى فِرَق، هم وصادوقَ مِن بَني أَلِعازار، وأَحيمَلِكَ مِن بَني إِيتامار، وأَحْصاهم بِحَسَبِ خِدمَتِهم

ووُجِدَ لِبَني أَلِعازارَ رُؤَساءُ أَبْطالٍ أَكثَرُ مِن بَني إِيتامار. فقُسِّمَ بَنو أَلِعازارَ رُؤَساءَ لِبَيتِ آبائِهم فكانوا سِتَّةَ عَشَر، وبَنو إِيتامارَ لِبَيتِ آبائِهم فكانوا ثَمَانِيَة

قُسِّموا بِالقُرعَةِ، هٰؤُلاءِ مع هٰؤُلاءِ، لِأَنَّ رُؤَساءَ القُدسِ ورُؤَساءَ بَيتِ اللهِ كانوا مِن بَني أَلِعازارَ وبَني إِيتامار

وسَجَّلَهم شَمَعْيا بنُ نَتَنائيلَ الكاتِبُ مِنَ اللَّاوِيِّينَ أَمامَ المَلِكِ والرُّؤَساءِ وصادوقَ الكاهِنِ وأَحيمَلِكَ بنِ أَبِياتارَ ورُؤَساءِ آباءِ الكَهَنَةِ واللَّاوِيِّينَ، فأُخِذَ بَيتُ أَبٍ واحِدٍ لِأَلِعازارَ وأُخِذَ واحِدٌ لإِيتامار

فوَقَعَتِ القُرعَةُ الأُولى على يوياريبَ والثَّانِيَةُ على يَدَعْيا

والثَّالِثَةُ على حاريمَ والرَّابِعَةُ على سَعوريمَ

والخامِسَةُ على مَلكِيَّا والسَّادِسَةُ على مِيَّامين

والسَّابِعَةُ على هِقُّوصَ والثَّامِنَةُ على أَبِيَّا

والتَّاسِعَةُ على يَشوعَ والعاشِرَةُ على شَكَنْيا

والحادِيَةَ عَشرَةَ على أَلْياشيبَ والثَّانِيَةَ عَشرَةَ على ياقيم

والثَّالِثَةَ عَشرَةَ على حُقَّةَ والرَّابِعَةَ عَشرَةَ على يَشَبْآبَ

والخامِسَةَ عَشرَةَ على بِلْجَةَ والسَّادِسَةَ عَشرَةَ على إِمِّير

والسَّابِعَةَ عَشرَةَ على حِزيرَ والثَّامِنَةَ عَشرَةَ على هَقْصيصَ

والتَّاسِعَةَ عَشرَةَ على فَقَحْيا والعِشْرونَ على يَحَزْقيئيلَ

والحادِيَةُ والعِشْرونَ على ياكينَ والثَّانِيَةُ والعِشْرونَ على جامول

والثَّالِثَةُ والعِشْرونَ على دَلايا والرَّابِعَةُ والعِشْرونَ على مَعَزْيا

هٰؤُلاءِ همُ الَّذينَ أُحصوا بِحَسَبِ خِدمَتِهم لِلدُّخولِ إِلى بَيتِ الرَّبِّ بِحَسَبِ ما رَسَمَه لَهم هارونُ أَبوهم، كما أَمَرَه الرَّبُّ إِلٰهُ إِسْرائيل

وأَمَّا سائِرُ بَني لاوي، فمِن بَني عَمْرامَ: شوبائيل، ومِن بَني شوبائيل: يَحَدْيا

وأَمَّا رَحَبْيا، بَنو رَحَبْيا، فالأَوَّلُ: يِشِّيَّا

ومِنَ اليِصْهارِيِّين: شَلوموت، ومن بَني شلوموت: ياحَت

وبَنو حَبْرون: يَرِيَّا والثَّاني أَمَرْيا والثَّالِثُ يَحْزيئيلُ والرَّابِعُ يَقَمْعام

وٱبنُ عُزِّيئيل: ميخا، ومِن بَني ميخا: شامير

وأَخو ميخا: يِشِّيَّا، ومِن بَني يِشِّيَّا: زَكَرِيَّا

وٱبنا مَراري: مَحْلي وموشي، وبنو يَعزِيَّا: إِبنُه

ومِن بَني مَراري بِيَعزِيَّا ٱبنِه: شوهَمُ وزَكُّورُ وعِبْري

ومِن مَحْلي: أَلِعازار، ولم يَكُنْ لَه بَنون

وأَمَّا قيش، فٱبنُ قيش: يَرَحْمَئيل

وبَنو موشي: مَحْلي وعادَرُ ويَريموت. هٰؤُلاءِ بَنو اللَّاوِيِّينَ بِحَسَبِ بُيوتِ آبائِهم

وأَلقَوا هم أَيضًا قُرَعًا على مِثالِ إِخوَتِهم بَني هارونَ أَمامَ داوُدَ المَلِكِ وصادوقَ وأَحيمَلِكَ ورُؤَساءِ آباءِ الكَهَنَةِ واللَّاوِيِّينَ، وكانَ الآباءُ الرُّؤَساءُ على حَدِّ إِخوَتِهم الأَصاغِر