1 Chronicles 16
1 And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;
They brought the Ark of God and placed it in the tent that David had prepared for it. They presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings to God.
2 and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,
Once David had finished presenting the burnt offerings and friendship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.
Then he shared out to every Israelite, to every man and woman, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.
4 And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,
David assigned some of the Levites to serve as ministers before the Ark of the Lord, to remember, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
5 Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;
Asaph was the one in charge, Zechariah was second, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel. They played harps and lyres, and Asaph struck the cymbals,
6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [are] with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel blew the trumpets continually in front of the Ark of God's Agreement.
7 On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: —
This was the day that David first instructed Asaph and his relatives to express thanks to the Lord in this way:
8 Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.
Give the Lord thanks, worship his wonderful nature, let people know what he's done!
9 Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
Sing to him, sing his praises; tell everyone the great things he's done!
10 Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.
Be proud of his holy character; be happy, all who come to the Lord!
11 Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.
Look for the Lord, and his strength; always look to be with him.
12 Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,
Remember all the wonderful things he's done, the miracles he's performed, and the judgments he's carried out,
13 O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
descendants of Israel, children of Jacob, his chosen people.
14 He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments.
He is the Lord, our God, his judgments cover the whole earth.
15 Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded — To a thousand generations,
He remembers his agreement forever, the promise he made lasts for a thousand generations;
16 Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath — to Isaac,
the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
17 And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during.
The Lord legally confirmed it with Jacob, he made this everlasting agreement with Israel:
18 Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,
saying, “I will give the land of Canaan to you for you to possess.”
19 When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
He said this when there were only a few of you, just a small group of foreigners in the land.
20 And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.
They wandered from country to country, from one kingdom to the next.
21 He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
He didn't let anyone one treat them badly; warning kings to leave them alone:
22 Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.
“Don't touch my chosen people; don't harm my prophets!”
23 Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth, sing to the Lord! Each day let everyone know of his salvation!
24 Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.
Declare his glorious acts among the nations, the wonderful things he does among all peoples.
25 For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods.
For the Lord is great, and deserves the best praise! He is to be respected with awe above all gods.
26 For all gods of the peoples [are] nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.
For all the gods of other nations are idols; but the Lord made the heavens!
27 Honour and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.
Splendor and majesty are his; power and glory are in his sanctuary.
28 Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
Give the Lord credit, nations of the world, credit him with glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.
Give the Lord the glory he deserves; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the Lord in his magnificent holiness.
30 Be pained before Him, all the earth:
Let everyone on earth tremble in his presence. The world is held together firmly—it cannot be broken apart.
31 Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.
Let the heavens sing for joy, let the earth be happy. Tell the nations, “The Lord is in charge!”
32 Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that [is] in it,
Let the sea and everything in it shout with praise! Let the fields and everything there celebrate;
33 Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!
Let all the trees in the forest sing for joy, for he is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, [is] His kindness,
Say thank you to the Lord, for he is good! His trustworthy love continues forever!
35 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.
Shout out, “Save us, Lord, our God! Bring us back together from among the nations, rescue us, so we can thank you and praise how magnificent and holy you are.”
36 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, 'Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.
How wonderful is the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives forever and ever! Then all the people said, “Amen!” and “Praise the Lord!”
37 And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,
Then David made sure Asaph and his brothers would minister continually before the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, performing whatever services were needed every day,
38 both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,
as well as Obed-edom and his sixty-eight relatives. Obed-edom, son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were gatekeepers.
39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that [is] in Gibeon,
David put Zadok the priest and his fellow priests in charge of the Ark of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon
40 to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.
to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord which he had ordered Israel to follow.
41 And with them [are] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness,
They were accompanied by Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and identified by name to give thanks to the Lord, for “His trustworthy love lasts forever.”
42 and with them — Heman and Jeduthun — [are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.
Heman and Jeduthun used their trumpets and cymbals to make music to accompany the songs of God. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.
43 And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.
Then all the people went home, and David went to bless his family.
