1 Chronicles 15
1 And he made to hym housis in the citee of Dauid, and he bildide `a place to the arke of the Lord, and araiede a tabernacle to it.
Fecit quoque sibi domos in Civitate David: et ædificavit locum arcæ Dei, tetenditque ei tabernaculum.
2 Thanne Dauid seide, It is vnleueful, that the arke of God be borun of `ony thing no but of the dekenes, whiche the Lord chees to bere it, and `for to mynystre to hym `til in to with outen ende.
Tunc dixit David: illicitum est ut a quocumque portetur arca Dei nisi a Levitis, quos elegit Dominus ad portandum eam, et ad ministrandum sibi usque in æternum.
3 And he gaderide togidere al Israel in to Jerusalem, that the arke of God schulde be brouyt in to `his place, which he hadde maad redy to it;
Congregavitque universum Israel in Ierusalem, ut afferretur arca Dei in locum suum, quem præparaverat ei.
4 also and he gaderide togidere the sones of Aaron, and the dekenes;
Necnon et filios Aaron, et Levitas:
5 of the sones of Caath Vriel was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and twenti;
De filiis Caath, Uriel princeps fuit, et fratres eius centum viginti.
6 of the sones of Merari Asaya was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and thritti;
De filiis Merari, Asaia princeps: et fratres eius ducenti viginti.
7 of the sones of Gerson the prince was Johel, and hise britheren an hundrid and thretti;
De filiis Gersom, Ioel princeps; et fratres eius centum triginta.
8 of the sones of Elisaphan Semei was prynce, and hise britheren two hundrid;
De filiis Elisaphan, Semeias princeps, et fratres eius ducenti.
9 of the sones of Ebroun Heliel was prince, and hise britheren foure score;
De filiis Hebron, Eliel princeps; et fratres eius octoginta.
10 of the sones of Oziel Amynadab was prince, and hise britheren an hundrid and twelue.
De filiis Oziel, Aminadab princeps: et fratres eius centum duodecim.
11 And Dauid clepide Sadoch and Abiathar preestis, and the dekenes Vriel, Asaie, Johel, Semeie, Eliel, and Amynadab; and seide to hem,
Vocavitque David Sadoc, et Abiathar Sacerdotes, et Levitas, Uriel, Asaiam, Ioel, Semeiam, Eliel, et Aminadab:
12 Ye that ben princes of the meynees of Leuy, be halewid with youre britheren, and brynge ye the arke of the Lord God of Israel to the place, which is maad redi to it;
et dixit ad eos: Vos qui estis principes familiarum Leviticarum, sanctificamini cum fratribus vestris, et afferte arcam Domini Dei Israel ad locum, qui ei præparatus est:
13 lest, as at the bigynnyng, for ye weren not present, the Lord smoot vs, and now it be don, if we don ony vnleueful thing.
ne ut a principio, quia non eratis præsentes, percussit nos Dominus; sic et nunc fiat, illicitum quid nobis agentibus.
14 Therfor the preestis and dekenes weren halewid, that thei schulden bere the arke of the Lord God of Israel.
Sanctificati sunt ergo Sacerdotes, et Levitæ, ut portarent arcam Domini Dei Israel.
15 And the sones of Leuy token the arke of God with barris on her schuldris, as Moises comaundide bi the word of the Lord.
Et tulerunt filii Levi arcam Dei, sicut præceperat Moyses iuxta verbum Domini humeris suis in vectibus.
16 And Dauid seide to the princes of dekenes, that thei schulden ordeyne of her britheren syngeris in orguns of musikis, that is, in giternes, and harpis, and symbalis; that the sown of gladnesse schulde sowne an hiy.
Dixitque David principibus Levitarum, ut constituerent de fratribus suis cantores in organis musicorum, nablis videlicet, et lyris, et cymbalis, ut resonaret in excelsis sonitus lætitiæ.
17 And thei ordeyneden dekenes, Heman, the sone of Johel, and of hise britheren, Asaph, the sone of Barachie; sotheli of the sones of Merary, britheren of hem, thei ordeyneden Ethan,
Constitueruntque Levitas: Heman filium Ioel, et de fratribus eius Asaph filium Barachiæ: de filiis vero Merari, fratribus eorum: Ethan filium Casaiæ.
18 the sone of Casaye, and the britheren of hem with hem; in the secunde ordre `thei ordeyneden Zacarie, and Ben, and Jazihel, and Semyramoth, and Jahiel, `and Am, Heliab, and Benaye, and Maasie, and Mathathie, and Eliphalu, and Mathenye, and Obededon, and Jehiel, porteris;
Et cum eis fratres eorum: in secundo ordine, Zachariam, et Ben, et Iaziel, et Semiramoth, et Iahiel, et Ani, Eliab, et Banaiam, et Maasiam, et Mathathiam, et Eliphalu, et Maceniam, et Obededom, et Iehiel, ianitores.
19 forsothe `thei ordeyneden the syngeris Eman, Asaph, and Ethan, sownynge in brasun cymbalis;
Porro cantores, Heman, Asaph, et Ethan; in cymbalis æneis concrepantes.
20 sotheli Zacarie, and Oziel, and Semyramoth, and Jahihel, and Ham, and Eliab, and Maasie, and Banaie, sungun pryuetees in giternes; forsothe Mathathie,
Zacharias autem, et Oziel, et Semiramoth, et Iahiel, et Ani, et Eliab, et Maasias, et Banaias in nablis arcana cantabant.
21 and Eliphalu, and Mathenye, and Obededom, and Jehiel, and Ozazym, sungen in harpis for the eiytithe, and epynychion, `that is, victorie `be to God ouercomere;
Porro Mathathias, et Eliphalu, et Macenias, et Obededom, et Iehiel, et Ozaziu, in citharis pro octava canebant epinicion.
22 forsothe Chinonye, the prince of dekenes, and of profecie, was souereyn to biforsynge melodie, for he was ful wijs;
Chonenias autem princeps Levitarum, prophetiæ præerat, ad præcinendam melodiam: erat quippe valde sapiens.
23 and Barachie, and Elchana, weren porters of the arke; forsothe Sebenye,
Et Barachias, et Elcana: ianitores arcæ.
24 and Josaphath, and Mathanael, and Amasaye, and Zacarie, and Banaye, and Eliezer, preestis, sowneden with trumpis bifor the arke of the Lord; and Obededom, and Achymaas, weren porteris of the arke.
Porro Sebenias, et Iosaphat, et Nathanael, et Amasai, et Zacharias, et Banaias, et Eliezer sacerdotes, clangebant tubis coram arca Dei: et Obededom et Iehias erant ianitores arcæ.
25 Therfor Dauid, and the grettere men in birthe of Israel, and the tribunes, yeden to brynge the arke of boond of pees of the Lord fro the hows of Obededom with gladnesse.
Igitur David et omnes maiores natu Israel, et tribuni ierunt ad deportandam arcam fœderis Domini de domo Obededom cum lætitia.
26 And whanne God hadde helpid the dekenes that baren the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, seuene bolis and seuene rammes weren offrid.
Cumque adiuvisset Deus Levitas, qui portabant arcam fœderis Domini, immolabantur septem tauri, et septem arietes.
27 Forsothe Dauid was clothid with a white stole, and alle the dekenes that baren the arke, and the syngeris, and Chononye, the prince of profecie among syngeris, weren clothid in white stolis; forsothe also Dauid was clothid with a lynun surplijs.
Porro David erat indutus stola byssina, et universi Levitæ qui portabant arcam, cantoresque et Chonenias princeps prophetiæ inter cantores: David autem etiam indutus erat ephod lineo.
28 And al Israel ledden forth the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, and sowneden in ioiful song, and in sown of clariouns, and in trumpis, and cymbalis, and giternis, and harpis.
Universusque Israel deducebant arcam fœderis Domini in iubilo, et sonitu buccinæ, et tubis, et cymbalis, et nablis, et citharis concrepantes.
29 And whanne the arke of boond of pees of the Lord hadde come to the citee of Dauid, Mychol, the douytir of Saul, bihelde forth bi a wyndowe, and sche siy king Dauyd daunsynge and pleiynge; and sche dispiside hym in hir herte.
Cumque pervenisset arca fœderis Domini usque ad Civitatem David, Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram, vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem, et despexit eum in corde suo.
