1 Chronicles 15

1 David [commanded his workers to] build some houses for him in Jerusalem. He also told them to set up a tent in which to put the Sacred Chest.

١ وَشَيَّدَ دَاوُدُ لِنَفْسِهِ قُصُوراً فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَجَهَّزَ خَيْمَةً لِيَضَعَ فِيهَا تَابُوتَ اللهِ.

2 He said, “Only the descendants of Levi are permitted to carry God’s Sacred Chest, because they are the ones whom God chose to carry it and to serve him forever.”

٢ ثُمَّ قَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لا يَحِقُّ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ تَابُوتَ اللهِ سِوَى اللّاوِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدِ اخْتَارَهُمْ لِحَمْلِ التَّابُوتِ وَالْقِيَامِ عَلَى خِدْمَتِهِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

3 David summoned all the people of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He wanted the Sacred Chest of Yahweh to be put in the place that he had made for it.

٣ وَاسْتَدْعَى دَاوُدُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلاحْتِفَالِ بِإِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي أَعَدَّهُ لَهُ.

4 He summoned the descendants of Aaron, [who was the first Supreme Priest, ] and the other descendants of Levi.

٤ فَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ بَنِي هرُونَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ،

5 120 descendants of Kohath, who was Levi’s second son, came, with Uriel their leader.

٥ فَجَاءَ مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ مِئَةٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ أُورِيئِيلُ.

6 There were 220 descendants of Merari, Levi’s third son, who came, with Asaiah their leader.

٦ وَمِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي مِئَتَانِ وعِشْرُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ عَسَايَا.

7 There were 130 descendants of Gershon, Levi’s first son, who came, with Joel their leader.

٧ وَمِنْ بَنِي جَرْشُومَ مِئَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ يُوئِيلُ.

8 There were 200 people from Elizaphan’s clan who came, with Shemaiah their leader.

٨ وَمِنْ بَنِي أَلِيصَافَانَ مِئَتَا لاوِيٍّ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ شَمَعْيَا.

9 There were 80 people from Hebron’s clan who came, with Eliel their leader.

٩ وَمِنْ بَنِي حَبْرُونَ ثَمَانُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ إِيلِيئِيلُ.

10 And there were 112 people from Uzziel’s clan who came, with Amminadab their leader.

١٠ وَمِنْ بَنِي عُزِّيئِيلَ مِئَةٌ وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ عَمِّينَادَابُ.

11 David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and these [other] descendants of Levi: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

١١ وَاسْتَدْعَى دَاوُدُ أَيْضاً صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنَيْنِ وَرُؤَسَاءَ اللّاوِيِّينَ: أُورِيئِيلَ وَعَسَايَا وَيُوئِيلَ وَشَمَعْيَا وَإِيلِيئِيلَ وَعَمِّينَادَابَ.

12 David said to them, “You are the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. You and the other descendants of Levi must purify yourselves, in order to [be able to do this special work for Yahweh. You must] bring the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israelis, up to the place that I have made for it [here in Jerusalem].

١٢ وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ رُؤَسَاءُ بُيُوتِ اللّاوِيِّينَ، فَتَطَهَّرُوا مَعَ بَقِيَّةِ إِخْوَتِكُمُ اللّاوِيِّينَ لِتَنْقُلُوا تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي جَهَّزْتُهُ لَهُ،

13 The first time that we tried to bring it, we did not ask Yahweh how we should carry it {it should be carried}. You [descendants of Levi] were not the ones who carried it, so Yahweh our God punished us.”

١٣ لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَنَا قَدْ غَضِبَ عَلَيْنَا فِي الْمَرَّةِ السَّابِقَةِ، لأَنَّكُمْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا مَوْجُودِينَ لِنَقْلِ التَّابُوتِ، وَلأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْتَشِرِ الرَّبَّ فِي كَيْفِيَّةِ الْقِيَامِ بِمَرَاسِيمِ نَقْلِهِ».

14 Then the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi [performed the rituals to] purify themselves, in order that it would be proper for them to do the work of carrying the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israeli people.

١٤ فَتَطَهَّرَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ اسْتِعْدَاداً لِنَقْلِ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

15 The descendants of Levi [inserted] the poles [into the rings on] the Sacred Chest so that with them, they could carry the Sacred Chest on their shoulders, like Moses had commanded, and like Yahweh had said that they should.

١٥ وَحَمَلَهُ اللّاوِيُّونَ بِعِصِيٍّ عَلَى أَكْتَافِهِمْ، بِمُوْجِبِ مَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى كَمَا أَوْصَاهُ الرَّبُّ.

16 David told the leaders of the descendants of Levi to appoint some of their relatives to sing joyful songs and play lyres, harps, and cymbals [while they were carrying the Sacred Chest].

١٦ وَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ رُؤَسَاءَ اللّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُعَيِّنُوا مِنْ بَيْنِهِمِ الْمُغَنِّينَ الْعَازِفِينَ عَلَى الْعِيدَانِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالصُّنُوجِ لِيُرَتِّلُوا وَيَعْزِفُوا فَرِحِينَ بِأَصْوَاتٍ عَالِيَةٍ.

17 So they appointed Heman and his relatives Asaph and Ethan. Heman was the son of Joel; Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Ethan, a descendant of Merari, was Kushaiah’s son.

١٧ فَعَيَّنَ رُؤَسَاءُ اللّاوِيِّينَ هَيْمَانَ بْنَ يُوئِيلَ وَقَرِيبَهُ آسَافَ بْنَ بَرَخْيَا، وَمِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي إِيثَانَ بْنَ قُوشِيَّا.

18 There was also another group of descendants of Levi who were appointed: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and two of the Sacred Tent gatekeepers, Obed-Edom and Jeiel.

١٨ وَتَلاهُمْ فِي الْمَرْتَبَةِ مِنْ أَقرِبَائِهِمْ بَنِي مَرَارِي: زَكَرِيَّا وَبَيْنُ وَيَعْزِيئِيلُ وَشَمِيرَامُوثُ وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُنِّي وَأَلِيآبُ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعَسْيَا وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلُ مِنْ حُرَّاسِ أَبْوَابِ الْخَيْمَةِ.

19 Heman, Asaph and Ethan sang, and also played bronze cymbals.

١٩ وَقَامَ هَيْمَانُ وَآسَافُ وَإِيثَانُ بِالْعَزْفِ عَلَى الصُّنُوجِ النُّحَاسِيَّةِ.

20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played lyres.

٢٠ كَمَا تَشَكَّلَتْ فِرْقَةٌ لِتَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ زَكَرِيَّا وَعُزِّيئِيلَ وَشَمِيرَامُوثَ وَيَحِيئِيلَ وَعُنِّي وَأَلِيَآبَ وَمَعَسْيَا وَبَنَايَا الْعَازِفِينَ عَلَى الرَّبَابِ.

21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah played harps.

٢١ وَأَخَذَ كُلٌّ مِنْ مَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوِبيدَ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلَ وَعَزَرْيَا الْعَازِفِينَ عَلَى الْعِيدَانِ فِي الِقيَادَةِ عِنْدَ غِنَاءِ الْقَرَارِ.

22 Kenaniah, the leader of the descendants of Levi, directed the singing because he was very skilled at doing that.

٢٢ وَكَانَ كَنَنْيَا رَئِيساً لِلْمُوسِيقِيِّينَ اللّاوِيِّينَ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ خَبِيراً فيِ الْمُوسِيقَى.

23 Berekiah and Elkanah were two of the men who guarded the Sacred Chest.

٢٣ وَتَمَّ اخْتِيَارُ بَرَخْيَا وَأَلْقَانَةَ لِحِرَاسَةِ التَّابُوتِ.

24 The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were appointed to blow trumpets in front of the Sacred Chest. Obed-Edom and Jehiah also guarded the Sacred Chest.

٢٤ وَالْكَهَنَةِ شَبَنْيَا وَيُوشَافَاطَ وَنَثْنَئِيلَ وَعَمَاسَايَ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَبَنَايَا وَأَلِيعَزَرَ لِلنَّفْخِ بِالأَبْوَاقِ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ اللهِ. أَمَّا عُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَحَيَّى فَقَدْ عُيِّنَا أَيْضاً لِحِرَاسَةِ التَّابُوتِ.

25 David and the Israeli leaders and the officers who commanded 1,000 soldiers went to bring the Sacred Chest back from Obed-Edom’s house. They were very joyful as they brought it to Jerusalem.

٢٥ وَهَكَذَا تَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ وَشُيُوخُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الأُلُوفِ لإِحْضَارِ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ مِنْ بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ بِاحْتِفَالٍ بَهِيجٍ.

26 God helped the descendants of Levi who carried the Sacred Chest of Yahweh; therefore David and the leaders sacrificed seven bulls and seven (rams/male sheep) [to thank him].

٢٦ وَإِذْ أَعَانَ اللهُ اللّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ ذَبَحُوا سَبْعَةَ عُجُولٍ وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ.

27 All the descendants of Levi who carried the Sacred Chest, all the singers, and Kenaniah, the man who directed those who sang, wore robes of fine white linen and sacred vests made of fine linen. David also wore a sacred vest made of white linen.

٢٧ وَارْتَدَى دَاوُدُ وَكُلُّ اللّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلُو التَّابُوتِ وَالْمُغَنُّونَ وَكَنَنْيَا قَائِدُ الْغِنَاءِ وَالمُوسِيقِيُّونَ جُبَباً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، كَمَا لَبِسَ دَاوُدُ أَيْضاً أَفُوداً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

28 So all of the Israeli people joined in bringing the Sacred Chest up [to Jerusalem]. They shouted [joyfully, while the musicians] blew horns and trumpets, and played cymbals, lyres, and harps.

٢٨ وَهَكَذَا احْتَفَلَ جَمِيعُ الَّإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ بِإِحْضَارِ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ هَاتِفِينَ بِفَرَحٍ وَنَافِخِينَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ النُّحَاسِيَّةِ وَالأَصْوَارِ، وَعَازِفِينَ عَلَى الصُّنُوجِ وَالرَّبَابِ وَالْعِيدَانِ.

29 While they were bringing the Sacred Chest into Jerusalem, Saul’s daughter Michal watched them, looking out of a window. When she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him.

٢٩ وَعِنْدَمَا دَخَلَ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ، أَطَلَّتْ مِيكَالُ ابْنَةُ شَاوُلَ مِنَ الْكَوَّةِ فَشَاهَدَتِ الْمَلِكَ دَاوُدَ يَرْقُصُ وَيَقْفِزُ، فَازْدَرَتْهُ فِي قَلْبِهَا.