1 Chronicles 16
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent, which David had pitched for it: and they offered holocausts, and peace offerings before God.
They brought in the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
3 And he divided to all and every one, both men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and flour fried with oil.
He distributed to every Israelite, both to men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he appointed Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to remember his works, and to glorify, and praise the Lord God of Israel.
David appointed certain Levites to serve before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate, thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel.
5 Asaph the chief, and next after him Zacharias: moreover Jahiel, and Semiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mathathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and Obededom: and Jehiel over the instruments of psaltery, and harps: and Asaph sounded with cymbals:
These Levites were Asaph the leader, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel. These were to play with stringed instruments and with harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals, sounding loudly.
6 But Banaias, and Jaziel the priests, to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 In that day David made Asaph the chief to give praise to the Lord with his brethren.
Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh.
8 Praise ye the Lord, and call upon his name: make known his doings among the nations.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
9 Sing to him, yea, sing praises to him: and relate all his wondrous works.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
10 Praise ye his holy name: let the heart I of them rejoice, that seek the Lord.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
11 Seek ye the Lord, and his power: seek ye his face evermore.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
12 Remember his wonderful works, which he hath done: his signs, and the judgments of his mouth.
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
13 O ye seed of Israel his servants, ye children of Jacob his chosen.
you descendants of Israel his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
15 Remember for ever his covenant: the word, which he commanded to a thousand generations.
Keep his covenant in mind forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
16 The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac.
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
17 And he appointed the same to Jacob for a precept: and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
18 Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan: the lot of your inheritance.
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
19 When they were but a small number: very few and sojourners in it.
When they were only few in number, so very few, and they were strangers in the land,
20 And they passed from nation to nation: and from a kingdom to another people.
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: and reproved kings for their sake.
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he punished kings for their sakes.
22 Touch not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
he said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
23 Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth: shew forth from day to day his salvation.
Sing to Yahweh, all the earth; announce his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory among the Gentiles: his wonders among all people.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
25 For the Lord is great and exceedingly to be praised: and he is to be feared above all gods.
For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly, and he is to be feared above all other gods.
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.
27 Praise and magnificence are before him: strength and joy in his place.
Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are in his place.
28 Bring ye to the Lord, O ye families of the nations: bring ye to the Lord glory and empire.
Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
29 Give to the Lord glory to his name, bring up sacrifice, and come ye in his sight: and adore the Lord in holy becomingness.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering and come before him. Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.
30 Let all the earth be moved at his presence: for he hath founded the world immoveable.
Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established; it cannot be shaken.
31 Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth be glad: and let them say among the nations: The Lord hath reigned.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all things that are in them.
Let the sea roar, and that which fills it shout with joy. Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in them.
33 Then shall the trees of the wood give praise before the Lord: because he is come to judge the earth.
Then let the trees in the forest shout for joy before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give ye glory to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
35 And say ye: Save us, O God our saviour: and gather us together, and deliver us from the nations, that we may give glory to thy holy name, and may rejoice in singing thy praises.
Then say, “Save us, God of our salvation. Gather us together and rescue us from the other nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praises.”
36 Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel from eternity to eternity: and let all the people say Amen, and a hymn to God.
May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen” and praised Yahweh.
37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Asaph and his brethren to minister in the presence of the ark continually day by day, and in their courses.
So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to serve continually before the ark, as every day's work required.
38 And Obededom, with his brethren sixty-eight: and Obededom the son of Idithun, and Hosa he appointed to be porters.
Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
39 And Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gabaon.
Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in Gibeon.
40 That they should offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel.
They were to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar for burnt offerings continually morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he gave as a command to Israel.
41 And after him Heman, and Idithun, and the rest that were chosen, every one by his name to give praise to the Lord: because his mercy endureth for ever.
Heman and Jeduthun were with them, together with the rest who were chosen by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
42 And Heman and Idithun sounded the trumpet, and played on the cymbals, and all kinds of musical instruments to sing praises to God: and the sons of Idithun he made porters.
Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of those who played trumpets, cymbals, and the other instruments for the sacred music. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.
43 And all the people returned to their houses: and David to bless also his own house.
Then all the people returned to their homes, and David returned to bless his own household.
