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.

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

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.”

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 assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the LORD’s ark to its place, which he had prepared for it.

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

4 David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

٤ فَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ بَنِي هرُونَ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ،

5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twenty;

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

6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty;

٦ وَمِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي مِئَتَانِ وعِشْرُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ عَسَايَا.

7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred and thirty;

٧ وَمِنْ بَنِي جَرْشُومَ مِئَةٌ وَثَلاثُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ يُوئِيلُ.

8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;

٨ وَمِنْ بَنِي أَلِيصَافَانَ مِئَتَا لاوِيٍّ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ شَمَعْيَا.

9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;

٩ وَمِنْ بَنِي حَبْرُونَ ثَمَانُونَ لاوِيًّا وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ إِيلِيئِيلُ.

10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred and twelve.

١٠ وَمِنْ بَنِي عُزِّيئِيلَ مِئَةٌ وَاثْنَا عَشَرَ وَعَلَى رَأْسِهِمْ عَمِّينَادَابُ.

11 David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab,

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

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.

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

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.”

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 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

١٤ فَتَطَهَّرَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللّاوِيُّونَ اسْتِعْدَاداً لِنَقْلِ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ،

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.

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

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.

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

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;

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

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.

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 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of bronze to sound aloud;

١٩ وَقَامَ هَيْمَانُ وَآسَافُ وَإِيثَانُ بِالْعَزْفِ عَلَى الصُّنُوجِ النُّحَاسِيَّةِ.

20 and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;

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

21 and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

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

22 Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the singing. He taught the singers, because he was skilful.

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

23 Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

٢٣ وَتَمَّ اخْتِيَارُ بَرَخْيَا وَأَلْقَانَةَ لِحِرَاسَةِ التَّابُوتِ.

24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the shofars before God’s ark; and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

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

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.

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

26 When God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

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

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.

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

28 Thus all Israel brought the ark of the LORD’s covenant up with shouting, with sound of the cornet, with shofars, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.

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

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.

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