歷代志上 15
1 [迎運約櫃的準備]達味在達味城為自己建造了宮室，也為天主的約櫃預備了一塊地方，支搭了一座帳幕。
David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
2 那時，達味心裏想：天主的約櫃，除肋未人外，誰也不能抬，因為上主只簡選了他們抬上主的約櫃，永遠奉事他。
Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
3 達味遂召集了全以色列到耶路撒冷來，為將上主的約櫃迎運到他所預備的地方。
David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
4 他又召集了亞郎的子孫和肋未人：
David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
5 刻哈特子孫的族長烏黎耳，和他的同族一百二十人；
of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twenty;
6 默辣黎子孫的族長阿撒雅，和他的同族二百二十人，
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty;
7 革爾雄子孫的族長約厄耳，和他的同族一百三十人；
of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred and thirty;
8 厄里匝番子孫的族長舍瑪雅和他的同族爾百人；
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
9 赫貝龍子孫的足長厄里耳，和他同族八十人；
of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
10 烏齊耳子孫的族長阿米納達布和他的同族一百一十二人。
of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twelve.
11 達味將司祭匝多克、厄貝雅塔爾，及肋未人烏黎耳、阿撒雅、約厄耳，舍瑪雅、厄里耳和阿米納達布召來，
David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 對他們說：「你們既為肋未人的族長，你們與你們的同族兄弟就當聖潔自己，將上主以色列天主的約櫃，抬到我所準備的地方。
and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
13 因為你們初次不在場，我們沒有按照規則迎接，所以上主我們的天主打擊了我們。」
For because you didn’t carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
14 司祭和肋未人便聖潔自己，好將上主以色列天主的約櫃抬上來。
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
15 肋未子孫按照梅瑟奉天主的命所吩咐的，用杠桿在肩上抬著上主的約櫃。[編定儀仗隊]
The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to the LORD’s word.
16 達味又吩咐肋未人的族長，由他們的同族兄弟中指派一些歌詠者，叫他們用各種樂器、琴瑟和鐃鈸，奏出嘹亮歡樂的聲音。
David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
17 肋未人遂指派了約厄耳的兒子赫曼和他的一個同族貝勒克雅的兒子阿撒夫，並他們同族兄弟默辣黎的子孫中，谷沙雅的兒子厄堂。
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
18 與他們一起的，尚有他們的同族兄弟，組成第二班：則加黎雅、雅阿齊耳、舍米辣摩特、耶希耳、翁尼、厄里阿布、貝納雅、瑪阿色雅、瑪提提雅、厄里斐路和米刻乃雅，以及守衛敖貝得厄東和耶希耳。
and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
19 至於歌詠者，赫曼、阿撒夫和厄堂打銅鈸；
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
20 則加黎雅、雅阿齊耳、舍米辣摩特、耶希耳、翁尼、厄里阿布、瑪阿色雅、貝納雅彈瑟；調用高音。
and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
21 瑪提提雅、厄里斐路、米刻乃雅、敖貝得厄東、耶依耳、阿匝齊雅領先彈琴，調用低音。
and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
22 肋未人的族長革納尼雅管理歌詠，因他善於歌詠之事。
Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skilful.
23 貝勒基雅和厄耳卡納為守衛看守約櫃。
Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
24 司祭舍巴尼雅、約沙法特、乃塔乃耳、阿瑪賽、則加黎雅、貝納雅和厄里厄則爾，在天主的約櫃前吹號筒；敖貝得厄東和耶希雅為守衛，看守約櫃。[迎約櫃至達味城]
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
25 於是達味和以色列的長老並千夫長前去，由敖貝得厄東家中，興高彩烈地將上主的約櫃接上來。
So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
26 由於天主扶助了抬上主約櫃的肋未人，他們遂祭獻了七頭公牛和七隻公山羊。
When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
27 達味、抬約櫃的肋未人、歌詠之長革納黎雅以及歌詠者，都穿著細麻長衣，達味另外又佩帶著細麻的「厄弗得。」
David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.
28 全以色列在歡呼、吹角、吹號、擊鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴、奏樂之中，將上主的約櫃接了上來。
Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
29 上主的約櫃進入達味城時，撒烏耳的女兒米加耳遺窗內窺看，達味跳躍舞蹈，心中就輕視他。
As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
