1 Chronicles 16

1 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.

And they brought [the] ark of God and they set it in [the] midst of the tent which he had pitched for it David and they brought near burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

2 When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.

And he finished David from offering up the burnt offering and the peace offerings and he blessed the people in [the] name of Yahweh.

3 He distributed to every Israelite, both to men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.

And he distributed to every person of Israel from man and unto woman to everyone a round loaf of bread and a date-cake and a raisin-cake.

4 David appointed certain Levites to serve before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate, thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel.

And he appointed before [the] ark of Yahweh some of the Levites servants and to make remembrance and to give thanks and to praise Yahweh [the] God of Israel.

5 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.

Asaph [was] the chief and [was] second his Zechariah Jeiel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliab and Benaiah and Obed-Edom and Jeiel with instruments of lyres and with harps and Asaph with cymbals [was] sounding aloud.

6 Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.

And Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before [the] ark of [the] covenant of God.

7 Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh.

On the day that then he appointed David at the first to give thanks to Yahweh by [the] hand of Asaph and relatives his.

8 Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.

Give thanks to Yahweh proclaim name his make known among the peoples deeds his.

9 Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.

Sing to him sing praises to him tell in all wonders his.

10 Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

Boast in [the] name of holiness his let it rejoice [the] heart of [those who] seek Yahweh.

11 Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.

Seek Yahweh and strength his seek face his continually.

12 Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,

Remember wonders his which he has done wonders his and [the] judgments of mouth his.

13 you descendants of Israel his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.

O offspring of Israel servant his O descendants of Jacob chosen ones his.

14 He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.

He [is] Yahweh God our [are] in all the earth judgments his.

15 Keep his covenant in mind forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.

Remember for ever covenant his [the] word [which] he commanded for a thousand generation[s].

16 He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.

Which he made with Abraham and oath his to Isaac.

17 This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.

And he confirmed it to Jacob to a statute to Israel a covenant of perpetuity.

18 He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”

Saying to you I will give [the] land of Canaan [the] portion of inheritance your.

19 When they were only few in number, so very few, and they were strangers in the land,

When were you men of number like a few and sojourners in it.

20 they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.

And they went about from nation to nation and from a kingdom to a people another.

21 He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he punished kings for their sakes.

Not he permitted anyone to oppress them and he rebuked on them kings.

22 he said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”

May not you touch anointed [ones] my and to prophets my may not you do harm.

23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth; announce his salvation day after day.

Sing to Yahweh O all the earth bear news from day to day salvation his.

24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all the nations.

Recount among the nations glory his among all the peoples wonders his.

25 For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly, and he is to be feared above all other gods.

For [is] great Yahweh and [is] to be praised exceedingly and [is] to be feared he above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.

For all [the] gods of the peoples [are] worthless idols and Yahweh [the] heavens he made.

27 Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are in his place.

Splendor and majesty [are] before him strength and joy [are] in place his.

28 Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!

Ascribe to Yahweh O clans of peoples ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

29 Ascribe to Yahweh the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering and come before him. Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.

Ascribe to Yahweh [the] glory of name his lift up an offering and come before him bow down to Yahweh in adornment of holiness.

30 Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established; it cannot be shaken.

Tremble from to before him O all the earth also it is established [the] world not it will be shaken.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.”

Let them rejoice the heavens and let it be glad the earth and let people say among the nations Yahweh he reigns.

32 Let the sea roar, and that which fills it shout with joy. Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in them.

Let it thunder the sea and what fills it let it exult the field and all that [is] in it.

33 Then let the trees in the forest shout for joy before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth.

Then they will shout for joy [the] trees of the forest from to before Yahweh for [he is] coming to judge the earth.

34 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

35 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.”

And say save us O God of salvation our and gather us and deliver us from the nations to give thanks to [the] name of holiness your to boast in praise your.

36 May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen” and praised Yahweh.

[be] blessed Yahweh [the] God of Israel from antiquity and until perpetuity and they said all the people amen and they praised Yahweh.

37 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.

And he left there before [the] ark of [the] covenant of Yahweh Asaph and relatives his to serve before the ark continually to [the] matter of a day in day its.

38 Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

And Obed-Edom and relatives their sixty and eight and Obed-Edom [the] son of Jedithun and Hosah to gatekeepers.

39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in Gibeon.

And - Zadok the priest and relatives his the priests before [the] tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place which [was] in Gibeon.

40 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.

To offer up burnt offerings to Yahweh on [the] altar of the burnt offering continually to the morning and to the evening and to every [thing] written in [the] law of Yahweh which he commanded to Israel.

41 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.

And [were] with them Heman and Jeduthun and [the] rest of those [who] had been chosen who they had been designated by names to give thanks to Yahweh for [is] for ever covenant loyalty his.

42 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.

And [were] with them Heman and Jeduthun trumpets and cymbals for [those who] sound aloud and [the] instruments of song of God and [the] sons of Jeduthun [were] to the gate.

43 Then all the people returned to their homes, and David returned to bless his own household.

And they went all the people everyone to house his and he turned David to bless house his.