历代志上 15
1 大卫在大卫城为自己建造宫殿，又为 神的约柜预备地方，支搭帐幕。
And [David] made for himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and made a tent for it.
2 那时大卫说：“除了利未人之外，无人可抬 神的约柜；因为耶和华拣选他们抬 神的约柜，且永远事奉他。”
Then said David, It is not [lawful for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
3 大卫招聚以色列众人到耶路撒冷，要将耶和华的约柜抬到他所预备的地方。
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he [had] prepared for it.
4 大卫又聚集亚伦的子孙和利未人。
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.
5 哥辖子孙中有族长乌列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
Of the sons of Caath; [there was] Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.
6 米拉利子孙中有族长亚帅雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
7 革顺子孙中有族长约珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.
8 以利撒反子孙中有族长示玛雅和他的弟兄二百人。
Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.
9 希伯 子孙中有族长以列和他的弟兄八十人。
Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.
10 乌薛子孙中有族长亚米拿达和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
11 大卫将祭司撒督和亚比亚他，并利未人乌列、亚帅雅、约珥、示玛雅、以列、亚米拿达召来，
And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,
12 对他们说：“你们是利未人的族长，你们和你们的弟兄应当自洁，好将耶和华—以色列 神的约柜抬到我所预备的地方。
and said to them, You [are] the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and you shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, [to the place] which I have prepared for it.
13 因你们先前没有抬这约柜，按定例求问耶和华—我们的 神，所以他刑罚我们。”
For because you were not [ready] at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.
14 于是祭司利未人自洁，好将耶和华—以色列 神的约柜抬上来。
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.
15 利未子孙就用杠，肩抬 神的约柜，是照耶和华借摩西所吩咐的。
And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.
16 大卫吩咐利未人的族长，派他们歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和钹作乐，欢欢喜喜地大声歌颂。
And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.
17 于是利未人派约珥的儿子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的儿子亚萨，并他们族弟兄米拉利子孙里古沙雅的儿子以探。
So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachias [was one] of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren;
18 其次还有他们的弟兄撒迦利雅、便雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、比拿雅、玛西雅、玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅，并守门的俄别·以东和耶利。
and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, the porters.
19 这样，派歌唱的希幔、亚萨、以探敲铜钹，大发响声；
And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make [a sound] to be heard.
20 派撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、玛西雅、比拿雅鼓瑟，调用女音；
Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.
21 又派玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅、俄别·以东、耶利、亚撒西雅领首弹琴，调用第八。
And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.
22 利未人的族长基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首领，又教训人歌唱，因为他精通此事。
And Chonenia chief of the Levites [was] master of the bands, because he was skilful.
23 比利家、以利加拿是约柜前守门的。
And Barachia and Elcana [were] doorkeepers of the ark.
24 祭司示巴尼、约沙法、拿坦业、亚玛赛、撒迦利雅、比拿亚、以利以谢在 神的约柜前吹号。俄别·以东和耶希亚也是约柜前守门的。
And Somnia, and Josaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharia, and Banaea, and Eliezer, the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Abdedom and Jeia [were] doorkeepers of the ark of God.
25 于是，大卫和以色列的长老，并千夫长都去从俄别·以东的家欢欢喜喜地将耶和华的约柜抬上来。
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant from the house of Abdedom with gladness.
26 神赐恩与抬耶和华约柜的利未人，他们就献上七只公牛，七只公羊。
And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.
27 大卫和抬约柜的利未人，并歌唱人的首领基拿尼雅，以及歌唱的人，都穿着细麻布的外袍；大卫另外穿着细麻布的以弗得。
And David [was] girded with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites [who were] bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers; also upon David [there was] a robe of fine linen.
28 这样，以色列众人欢呼吹角、吹号、敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴，大发响声，将耶和华的约柜抬上来。
And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps.
29 耶和华的约柜进了大卫城的时候，扫罗的女儿米甲从窗户里观看，见大卫王踊跃跳舞，心里就轻视他。
And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the city of David; and Melchol the daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
