CAP. XI.
1 Forsothe the princis of the puple
dwelten in Jerusalem; the most wrshipeful
men with oute lot in the middel of the
puple dwelten; the tother forsothe puple
leide lot, that it take o part of ten,
that weren to dwellen in Jerusalem, in
the holi cite; the tenthe part of the puple
is rerid, that it dwelle in Jerusalem,
for the cite was voide; nyne forsothe
partis in cites.
2 Forsothe the puple blesside
to alle men, that hadden offrid hemself
wilfulli, that thei dwelle in Jerusalem.
3 And so these ben the princis of the
prouince, that dwelten in Jerusalem, and
in the cites of Juda; forsothe eche dwelte
in his possessioun, in ther cites, Irael,
prestis, Leuitis, sodeknis, and the sonus
of the thrallis of Salomon.
4 And in Jerusalem
dwelten of the sonus of Juda,
and of the sonus of Beniamyn; of the
sonus of Juda, Athaias, `the sone of
Azian, the sonus of Zacharie, the sonus of
Amarie, the sonus of Safaie, the sonus of
Malalele;
5 of the sonus of Fares, Amasia,
the sone of Baruch, the sone of Cholosai,
the sone of Asia, the sone of Adaia, the
sone of Josarib, the sone of Zacharie, the
sone of Salonites;
6 alle the sonus of Fares,
that dwelten in Jerusalem, foure hundrid
sixti and ei&yogh;te, stronge men.
7 These ben
forsothe the sonus of Beniamyn; Sellum,
the sone of Mosollam, the sone of Joadi,
the sone of Sadaia, the sone of Cholaia,
the sone of Maisia, the sone of Ethel, the
sone of Saia;
8 and aftir hym Gabai, Sellai,
nyne hundrid and ei&yogh;te and twenti;
and Joel, the sone of Secry, the prouost
of hem, and Judas, the sone of Sennua,
vpon the cite the secunde.
10 And of the
prestis; Idaia, the sone of Joarib, Jachim,
-- --
Saraia,
11 the sone of Elchie, the sone of
Mosollam, the sone of Sadoch, the sone of
Meraioth, the sone of Achitob, princis of
the hous of God,
12 and the brethern of hem,
doende the werkis of the temple; ei&yogh;te
hundrid and two and twenti. And Adaia,
the sone of Jeroam, the sone of Feler,
the sone of Ampsi, the sone of Zacharie,
the sone of Fessur, the sone of Melchie,
and the brethern of hem,
13 princis of fadris;
two hundrid and two and fourty.
And Amazie, the sone of Azriel, the sone
of Azi, the sone of Mosollamoth, the sone
of Seminer,
14 and the brether of hem, ful
mi&yogh;ti, an hundrid and ei&yogh;te and twenti;
and the prouost of hem, Zebdiel, the sone
of mi&yogh;ti men.
15 And of the Leuitus; Zechenia,
the sone of Azab, the sone of Azarie,
the sone of Azabie,
16 the sone of Boni, and
of Sabathai, and Josabel; and vp on alle
the werkis that weren with oute forth
in the hous of God, fro the princis of
Leuitus.
17 And Mathania, the sone of Micha,
the sone of Sebdai, the sone of Asaf,
prince, to preisen, and to knoulechen in
orisoun; and Bethechias the secunde of
his brethern, and Abdia, the sone of
Sammia, the sone of Galai, the sone of
Iditum.
18 Alle the Leuitus in the holi cite,
two hundrid foure score and foure.
19 And
the porteris; Accub, Thelmon, and the
brethern of hem, that kepten the doris;
an hundrid seuenti and two.
20 And the
tothere of Irael, prestis, and Leuitus, in
alle the cites of Juda, eche in his possessioun.
21 And the sodeknis, that dwelten
in Ofel, and Ciacha, and Gaffa, of the
sodekins.
22 And bisshopis of Leuitus in
Jerusalem; Aazi, the sone of Bani, the
sone of Azabie, the sone of Mathanie,
the sone of Miche. Of the sonus of Asaf,
singeres in the seruise of the hous of God.
23 Forsothe the heste of the king was vpon
-- --
hem, and ordre in the singeris bi alle
da&yogh;is;
24 and Afataia, the sone of Mosesehel,
of the sonus of Zara, sone of Juda, in
the hond of the king, aftir al the woord
of the puple;
25 and in the housis bi alle
the regiouns of hem. Of the sonis of Juda
dwelten in Cariatharbe, and in the do&yogh;tris
of it, and in Dibon, and in the do&yogh;tris of
it, and in Capceel, and in the litle tounus
of it;
26 and in Jesue, and in Molada, and
in Bethfeleth,
27 and in Asersual, and in
Bersabe,
28 and in the do&yogh;tris of it; and in
Sichelech, and in Mochone, and in the
do&yogh;tris of it;
29 and in Remon, and in Sara,
and in Jerimuth,
30 Sonocha, Odollam, and
in the litle tounus of hem; in Lachis, in
the regiouns of it; Azecha, and in the
do&yogh;tris of it; and thei dwelten in Bersabe
vn to the valei of Ennon.
31 The sonus
forsothe of Beniamyn; Areba, Mechinas,
and Aia, and Bethel, and in the do&yogh;tris
of it;
32
33 Anatot, Nob, Anania, Nazor, Rama,
Jetheem,
34
35 Adid, Zoboim, Nebollaloth, and
Onam, in the valei of craftis men.
36 And
of Leuitus, the porceouns of Jude and of
Beniamyn.
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