1 Chronicles 15
1 David made him houses in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
| וַיַּֽעַשׂ־לוֹ בָתִּים בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיָּכֶן מָקוֹם לֽ͏ַאֲרוֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִים וַיֶּט־לוֹ אֹֽהֶל׃ |
2 Then David said, "No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For Jehovah has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever."
| אָז אָמַר דָּוִיד לֹא לָשֵׂאת אֶת־אֲרוֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִים כִּי אִם־הַלְוִיִּם כִּי־בָם ׀ בָּחַר יְהוָה לָשֵׂאת אֶת־אֲרוֹן יְהוָה וּֽלְשָׁרְתוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ |
3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place, which he had prepared for it.
| וַיַּקְהֵל דָּוִיד אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־יְרֽוּשָׁלָ͏ִם לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת־אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֶל־מְקוֹמוֹ אֲשֶׁר־הֵכִין לֽוֹ׃ |
4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
| וַיֶּאֱסֹף דָּוִיד אֶת־בְּנֵי אֽ͏ַהֲרֹן וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃ |
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;
| לִבְנֵי קְהָת אוּרִיאֵל הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מֵאָה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ |
6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
| לִבְנֵי מְרָרִי עֲשָׂיָה הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מָאתַיִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ |
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
| לִבְנֵי גֵּרְשׁוֹם יוֹאֵל הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מֵאָה וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ |
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
| לִבְנֵי אֱלִֽיצָפָן שְׁמַֽעְיָה הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מָאתָֽיִם׃ |
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
| לִבְנֵי חֶבְרוֹן אֱלִיאֵל הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ |
10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.
| לִבְנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל עַמִּינָדָב הַשָּׂר וְאֶחָיו מֵאָה וּשְׁנֵים עָשָֽׂר׃ |
11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
| וַיִּקְרָא דָוִיד לְצָדוֹק וּלְאֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּֽהֲנִים וְלַלְוִיִּם לְאֽוּרִיאֵל עֲשָׂיָה וְיוֹאֵל שְׁמַֽעְיָה וֶאֱלִיאֵל וְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ |
12 and said to them, "You are the heads of the ancestral houses of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.
| וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אַתֶּם רָאשֵׁי הָאָבוֹת לַלְוִיִּם הִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ אַתֶּם וַאֲחֵיכֶם וְהַֽעֲלִיתֶם אֵת אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶל־הֲכִינוֹתִי לֽוֹ׃ |
13 For because you were not prepared the first time, Jehovah our God made an outbreak against us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance."
| כִּי לְמַבָּרִאשׁוֹנָה לֹא אַתֶּם פָּרַץ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ בָּנוּ כִּי־לֹא דְרַשְׁנֻהוּ כַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ |
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.
| וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת־אֲרוֹן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
15 The descendants of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah.
| וַיִּשְׂאוּ בְנֵֽי־הַלְוִיִּם אֵת אֲרוֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה מֹשֶׁה כִּדְבַר יְהוָה בִּכְתֵפָם בַּמֹּטוֹת עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ |
16 David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.
| וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לְשָׂרֵי הַלְוִיִּם לְהַֽעֲמִיד אֶת־אֲחֵיהֶם הַמְשֹׁרְרִים בִּכְלֵי־שִׁיר נְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרוֹת וּמְצִלְתָּיִם מַשְׁמִיעִים לְהָרִֽים־בְּקוֹל לְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ |
17 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;
| וַיַּעֲמִידוּ הַלְוִיִּם אֵת הֵימָן בֶּן־יוֹאֵל וּמִן־אֶחָיו אָסָף בֶּן־בֶּֽרֶכְיָהוּ וּמִן־בְּנֵי מְרָרִי אֲחֵיהֶם אֵיתָן בֶּן־קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃ |
18 and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah were doorkeepers.
| וְעִמָּהֶם אֲחֵיהֶם הַמִּשְׁנִים זְכַרְיָהוּ בֵּן וְיַֽעֲזִיאֵל וּשְׁמֽ͏ִירָמוֹת וִיחִיאֵל ׀ וְעֻנִּי אֱלִיאָב וּבְנָיָהוּ וּמַֽעֲשֵׂיָהוּ וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ וֶאֱלִיפְלֵהוּ וּמִקְנֵיָהוּ וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִֽיעִיאֵל הַשֹּׁעֲרִֽים׃ |
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
| וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים הֵימָן אָסָף וְאֵיתָן בִּמְצִלְתַּיִם נְחֹשֶׁת לְהַשְׁמִֽיעַ׃ |
20 and Zechariah, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
| וּזְכַרְיָה וַעֲזִיאֵל וּשְׁמִֽירָמוֹת וִֽיחִיאֵל וְעֻנִּי וֽ͏ֶאֱלִיאָב וּמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ וּבְנָיָהוּ בִּנְבָלִים עַל־עֲלָמֽוֹת׃ |
21 and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
| וּמַתִּתְיָהוּ וֶאֱלִֽיפְלֵהוּ וּמִקְנֵיָהוּ וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִֽיעִיאֵל וַעֲזַזְיָהוּ בְּכִנֹּרוֹת עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִית לְנַצֵּֽחַ׃ |
22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.
| וּכְנַנְיָהוּ שַֽׂר־הַלְוִיִּם בְּמַשָּׂא יָסֹר בַּמַּשָּׂא כִּי מֵבִין הֽוּא׃ |
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
| וּבֶֽרֶכְיָה וְאֶלְקָנָה שֹׁעֲרִים לָאָרֽוֹן׃ |
24 Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
| וּשְׁבַנְיָהוּ וְיֽוֹשָׁפָט וּנְתַנְאֵל וַעֲמָשַׂי וּזְכַרְיָהוּ וּבְנָיָהוּ וֽ͏ֶאֱלִיעֶזֶר הַכֹּהֲנִים מחצצרים מַחְצְרִים בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת לִפְנֵי אֲרוֹן הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִים וְעֹבֵד אֱדֹם וִֽיחִיָּה שֹׁעֲרִים לָאָרֽוֹן׃ |
25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
| וַיְהִי דָוִיד וְזִקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים הַהֹֽלְכִים לְֽהַעֲלוֹת אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה מִן־בֵּית עֹבֵֽד־אֱדֹם בְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃ |
26 It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
| וֽ͏ַיְהִי בֶּעְזֹר הֽ͏ָאֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם נֹשְׂאֵי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה וַיִּזְבְּחוּ שִׁבְעָֽה־פָרִים וְשִׁבְעָה אֵילִֽים׃ |
27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.
| וְדָוִיד מְכֻרְבָּל ׀ בִּמְעִיל בּוּץ וְכָל־הַלְוִיִּם הַנֹּשְׂאִים אֶת־הָאָרוֹן וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִים וּכְנַנְיָה הַשַּׂר הַמַּשָּׂא הַמְשֹֽׁרְרִים וְעַל־דָּוִיד אֵפוֹד בָּֽד׃ |
28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
| וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מַעֲלִים אֶת־אֲרוֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה בִּתְרוּעָה וּבְקוֹל שׁוֹפָר וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹת וּבִמְצִלְתָּיִם מַשְׁמִעִים בִּנְבָלִים וְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ |
29 It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the City of David, that Mikal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
| וַיְהִי אֲרוֹן בְּרִית יְהוָה בָּא עַד־עִיר דָּוִיד וּמִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל נִשְׁקְפָה ׀ בְּעַד הַחַלּוֹן וַתֵּרֶא אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִיד מְרַקֵּד וּמְשַׂחֵק וַתִּבֶז לוֹ בְּלִבָּֽהּ׃ |
