Chronicles I 15
1 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.
大衛在大衛城為自己建造宮殿，又為上帝的約櫃預備地方，支搭帳幕。
2 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.
那時大衛說：「除了利未人之外，無人可抬上帝的約櫃；因為耶和華揀選他們抬上帝的約櫃，且永遠事奉他。」
3 And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he [had] prepared for it.
大衛招聚以色列眾人到耶路撒冷，要將耶和華的約櫃抬到他所預備的地方。
4 And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.
大衛又聚集亞倫的子孫和利未人。
5 Of the sons of Caath; [there was] Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.
哥轄子孫中有族長烏列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
米拉利子孫中有族長亞帥雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
7 Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.
革順子孫中有族長約珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
8 Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.
以利撒反子孫中有族長示瑪雅和他的弟兄二百人。
9 Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.
希伯崙子孫中有族長以列和他的弟兄八十人。
10 Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
烏薛子孫中有族長亞米拿達和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
11 And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,
大衛將祭司撒督和亞比亞他，並利未人烏列、亞帥雅、約珥、示瑪雅、以列、亞米拿達召來，
12 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.
對他們說：「你們是利未人的族長，你們和你們的弟兄應當自潔，好將耶和華－以色列上帝的約櫃抬到我所預備的地方。
13 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.
因你們先前沒有抬這約櫃，按定例求問耶和華－我們的上帝，所以他刑罰我們。」
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.
於是祭司利未人自潔，好將耶和華－以色列上帝的約櫃抬上來。
15 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.
利未子孫就用槓，肩抬上帝的約櫃，是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的。
16 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.
大衛吩咐利未人的族長，派他們歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和鈸作樂，歡歡喜喜地大聲歌頌。
17 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;
於是利未人派約珥的兒子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的兒子亞薩，並他們族弟兄米拉利子孫裏古沙雅的兒子以探。
18 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.
其次還有他們的弟兄撒迦利雅、便雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、比拿雅、瑪西雅、瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅，並守門的俄別‧以東和耶利。
19 And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make [a sound] to be heard.
這樣，派歌唱的希幔、亞薩、以探敲銅鈸，大發響聲；
20 Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.
派撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、瑪西雅、比拿雅鼓瑟，調用女音；
21 And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.
又派瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅、俄別‧以東、耶利、亞撒西雅領首彈琴，調用第八。
22 And Chonenia chief of the Levites [was] master of the bands, because he was skilful.
利未人的族長基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首領，又教訓人歌唱，因為他精通此事。
23 And Barachia and Elcana [were] doorkeepers of the ark.
比利家、以利加拿是約櫃前守門的。
24 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.
祭司示巴尼、約沙法、拿坦業、亞瑪賽、撒迦利雅、比拿亞、以利以謝在上帝的約櫃前吹號。俄別‧以東和耶希亞也是約櫃前守門的。
25 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.
於是，大衛和以色列的長老，並千夫長都去從俄別‧以東的家歡歡喜喜地將耶和華的約櫃抬上來。
26 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.
上帝賜恩與抬耶和華約櫃的利未人，他們就獻上七隻公牛，七隻公羊。
27 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.
大衛和抬約櫃的利未人，並歌唱人的首領基拿尼雅，以及歌唱的人，都穿着細麻布的外袍；大衛另外穿着細麻布的以弗得。
28 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.
這樣，以色列眾人歡呼吹角、吹號、敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，大發響聲，將耶和華的約櫃抬上來。
29 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.
耶和華的約櫃進了大衛城的時候，掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶裏觀看，見大衛王踴躍跳舞，心裏就輕視他。
