1 Chronicles 15
1 David made himself houses in David’s city; and he prepared a place for God’s ark, and pitched a tent for it.
大卫在大卫城为自己建造宫殿，又为 神的约柜预备地方，支搭帐幕。
2 Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
那时大卫说：“除了利未人之外，无人可抬 神的约柜；因为耶和华拣选他们抬 神的约柜，且永远事奉他。”
3 David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.
大卫招聚以色列众人到耶路撒冷，要将耶和华的约柜抬到他所预备的地方。
4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
大卫又聚集亚伦的子孙和利未人。
5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twenty;
哥辖子孙中有族长乌列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty;
米拉利子孙中有族长亚帅雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred and thirty;
革顺子孙中有族长约珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
以利撒反子孙中有族长示玛雅和他的弟兄二百人。
9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;
希伯 子孙中有族长以列和他的弟兄八十人。
10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twelve.
乌薛子孙中有族长亚米拿达和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,
大卫将祭司撒督和亚比亚他，并利未人乌列、亚帅雅、约珥、示玛雅、以列、亚米拿达召来，
12 and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, up to the place that I have prepared for it.
对他们说：“你们是利未人的族长，你们和你们的弟兄应当自洁，好将耶和华—以色列 神的约柜抬到我所预备的地方。
13 For because you didn’t carry it at first, the LORD our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
因你们先前没有抬这约柜，按定例求问耶和华—我们的 神，所以他刑罚我们。”
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
于是祭司利未人自洁，好将耶和华—以色列 神的约柜抬上来。
15 The children of the Levites bore God’s ark on their shoulders with its poles, as Moses commanded according to the LORD’s word.
利未子孙就用杠，肩抬 神的约柜，是照耶和华借摩西所吩咐的。
16 David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers as singers with instruments of music, stringed instruments, harps, and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up their voices with joy.
大卫吩咐利未人的族长，派他们歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和钹作乐，欢欢喜喜地大声歌颂。
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;
于是利未人派约珥的儿子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的儿子亚萨，并他们族弟兄米拉利子孙里古沙雅的儿子以探。
18 and with them their brothers of the second rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.
其次还有他们的弟兄撒迦利雅、便雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、比拿雅、玛西雅、玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅，并守门的俄别·以东和耶利。
19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;
这样，派歌唱的希幔、亚萨、以探敲铜钹，大发响声；
20 and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;
派撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、玛西雅、比拿雅鼓瑟，调用女音；
21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.
又派玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅、俄别·以东、耶利、亚撒西雅领首弹琴，调用第八。
22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skilful.
利未人的族长基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首领，又教训人歌唱，因为他精通此事。
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
比利家、以利加拿是约柜前守门的。
24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
祭司示巴尼、约沙法、拿坦业、亚玛赛、撒迦利雅、比拿亚、以利以谢在 神的约柜前吹号。俄别·以东和耶希亚也是约柜前守门的。
25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands went to bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant up out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.
于是，大卫和以色列的长老，并千夫长都去从俄别·以东的家欢欢喜喜地将耶和华的约柜抬上来。
26 When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
神赐恩与抬耶和华约柜的利未人，他们就献上七只公牛，七只公羊。
27 David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who bore the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah the choir master with the singers; and David had an ephod of linen on him.
大卫和抬约柜的利未人，并歌唱人的首领基拿尼雅，以及歌唱的人，都穿着细麻布的外袍；大卫另外穿着细麻布的以弗得。
28 Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.
这样，以色列众人欢呼吹角、吹号、敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴，大发响声，将耶和华的约柜抬上来。
29 As the ark of the LORD’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
耶和华的约柜进了大卫城的时候，扫罗的女儿米甲从窗户里观看，见大卫王踊跃跳舞，心里就轻视他。
