١ أخبار 15

١ 1 وَعَمِلَ دَاوُدُ لِنَفْسِهِ بُيُوتًا فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَعَدَّ مَكَانًا لِتَابُوتِ ٱللهِ وَنَصَبَ لَهُ خَيْمَةً.

Once David had finished building houses for himself in the City of David, he made a place for the Ark of God and set up a tent there.

٢ 2 حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ إِلَّا لِلَّاوِيِّينَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا ٱخْتَارَهُمْ لِحَمْلِ تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ وَلِخِدْمَتِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ».

Then he gave orders: “Nobody is to carry the Ark of God except the Levites, for the Lord himself chose them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”

٣ 3 وَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِأَجْلِ إِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ ٱلَّذِي أَعَدَّهُ لَهُ.

David summoned all of Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he'd prepared for it.

٤ 4 فَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ بَنِي هَارُونَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ.

This is the list of the Levites, the sons of Aaron, that David called to attend:

٥ 5 مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ: أُورِيئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ.

From the sons of Kohath, Uriel (chief), and 120 of his relatives;

٦ 6 مِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي: عَسَايَا ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ.

from the sons of Merari, Asaiah (chief), with 220 of his relatives;

٧ 7 مِنْ بَنِي جَرْشُومَ: يُوئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ.

from the sons of Gershom, Joel (chief), with 130 of his relatives;

٨ 8 مِنْ بَنِي أَلِيصَافَانَ: شَمَعْيَا ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَتَيْنِ.

from the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah (chief), with 200 of his relatives;

٩ 9 مِنْ بَنِي حَبْرُونَ: إِيلِيئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ ثَمَانِينَ.

from the sons of Hebron, Eliel (chief), with 80 of his relatives;

١٠ 10 مِنْ بَنِي عُزِّيئِيلَ: عَمِّينَادَابَ، ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

from the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab (chief), with 112 of his relatives.

١١ 11 وَدَعَا دَاوُدُ صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنَيْنِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ: أُورِيئِيلَ وَعَسَايَا وَيُوئِيلَ وَشَمَعْيَا وَإِيلِيئِيلَ وَعَمِّينَادَابَ،

Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ رُؤُوسُ آبَاءِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، فَتَقَدَّسُوا أَنْتُمْ وَإِخْوَتُكُمْ وَأَصْعِدُوا تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى حَيْثُ أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ.

He told them, “You are the heads of the Levite families. You must make yourselves and your relatives ceremonially clean and pure before you bring back the Ark of God, the Lord of Israel to the place I have made for it.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّهُ إِذْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا فِي ٱلْمَرَّةِ ٱلْأُولَى، ٱقْتَحَمَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا، لِأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ حَسَبَ ٱلْمَرْسُومِ».

Because you weren't there the first time to carry the Ark the Lord our God burst out in violence against us. We didn't treat it in accordance with his instructions.”

١٤ 14 فَتَقَدَّسَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ لِيُصْعِدُوا تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

So the priests and the Levites purified themselves so that they could bring back the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

١٥ 15 وَحَمَلَ بَنُو ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِٱلْعِصِيِّ عَلَى أَكْتَافِهِمْ.

Then the Levites carried the Ark of God in the way that Moses had ordered, according to what God had said—on their shoulders using the special carrying poles.

١٦ 16 وَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُوقِفُوا إِخْوَتَهُمُ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ بِآلَاتِ غِنَاءٍ، بِعِيدَانٍ وَرَبَابٍ وَصُنُوجٍ، مُسَمِّعِينَ بِرَفْعِ ٱلصَّوْتِ بِفَرَحٍ.

David also instructed the leaders of the Levites to assign from their relatives singers who would sing loudly for joy, accompanied by musicians playing lyres, and harps, and cymbals.

١٧ 17 فَأَوْقَفَ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ هَيْمَانَ بْنَ يُوئِيلَ، وَمِنْ إِخْوَتِهِ آسَافَ بْنَ بَرَخْيَا، وَمِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي إِخْوَتِهِمْ إِيثَانَ بْنَ قُوشِيَّا،

So the Levites assigned Heman the son of Joel; and from his relatives Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah.

١٨ 18 وَمَعَهُمْ إِخْوَتَهُمْ ٱلثَّوَانِيَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَبَيْنَ وَيَعْزِئِيلَ وَشَمِيرَامُوثَ وَيَحِيئِيلَ وَعُنِّيَ وَأَلِيآبَ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعَسْيَا وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلَ ٱلْبَوَّابِينَ.

The second group of Levites consisted of Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah; and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

١٩ 19 وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ: هَيْمَانُ وَآسَافُ وَإِيثَانُ بِصُنُوجِ نُحَاسٍ لِلتَّسْمِيعِ.

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to strike the bronze cymbals;

٢٠ 20 وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ وَشَمِيرَامُوثُ وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُنِّي وَأَلِيَابُ وَمَعَسْيَا وَبَنَايَا بِٱلرَّبَابِ عَلَى ٱلْجَوَابِ.

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps “according to alamoth,”

٢١ 21 وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَعَزَزْيَا بِٱلْعِيدَانِ عَلَى ٱلْقَرَارِ لِلْإِمَامَةِ.

while Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres “according to sheminith.”

٢٢ 22 وَكَنَنْيَا رَئِيسُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ عَلَى ٱلْحَمْلِ مُرْشِدًا فِي ٱلْحَمْلِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ خَبِيرًا.

Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites in singing, was chosen to lead the music because of his ability.

٢٣ 23 وَبَرَخْيَا وَأَلْقَانَةُ بَوَّابَانِ لِلتَّابُوتِ.

Berechiah and Elkanah were appointed to guard the Ark.

٢٤ 24 وَشَبَنْيَا وَيُوشَافَاطُ وَنَثْنَئِيلُ وَعَمَاسَايُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَبَنَايَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ يَنْفُخُونَ بِٱلْأَبْوَاقِ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ، وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَحِيَّى بَوَّابَانِ لِلتَّابُوتِ.

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also appointed to guard the Ark.

٢٥ 25 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَشُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْأُلُوفِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا لِإِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، مِنْ بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ بِفَرَحٍ.

Then David, the elders of Israel, and the senior army commanders, went with great celebration to bring back the Ark of the Lord's Agreement from the home of Obed-Edom.

٢٦ 26 وَلَمَّا أَعَانَ ٱللهُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، ذَبَحُوا سَبْعَةَ عُجُولٍ وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ.

Because God helped the Levites who carried the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

٢٧ 27 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ لَابِسًا جُبَّةً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، وَجَمِيعُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلِينَ ٱلتَّابُوتَ، وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ وَكَنَنْيَا رَئِيسُ ٱلْحَمْلِ مَعَ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ. وَكَانَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ أَفُودٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

David wore a robe of fine linen like all the Levites who were carrying the Ark, and the singers and Kenaniah the leader of the music and singers. David also wore a linen ephod.

٢٨ 28 فَكَانَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُصْعِدُونَ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِهُتَافٍ، وَبِصَوْتِ ٱلْأَصْوَارِ وَٱلْأَبْوَاقِ وَٱلصُّنُوجِ، يُصَوِّتُونَ بِٱلرَّبَابِ وَٱلْعِيدَانِ.

So all of Israel brought back the Ark of the Lord's Agreement with a lot of shouting, accompanied by horns, trumpets, and cymbals, and music played on harps and lyres.

٢٩ 29 وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ، أَشْرَفَتْ مِيكَالُ بِنْتُ شَاوُلَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ فَرَأَتِ ٱلْمَلِكَ دَاوُدَ يَرْقُصُ وَيَلْعَبُ، فَٱحْتَقَرَتْهُ فِي قَلْبِهَا.

But as Ark of the Lord's Agreement entered the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a window. Seeing David the king jumping and dancing for joy, she was full of contempt for him.