1 Tawarikh 15

1 Daud membuat bagi dirinya gedung-gedung di kota Daud, lalu ia menyiapkan tempat bagi tabut Allah dan membentangkan kemah untuk itu.

David [commanded his workers to] build some houses for him in Jerusalem. He also told them to set up a tent in which to put the Sacred Chest.

2 Ketika itu berkatalah Daud: "Janganlah ada yang mengangkat tabut Allah selain dari orang Lewi, sebab merekalah yang dipilih TUHAN untuk mengangkat tabut TUHAN dan untuk menyelenggarakannya sampai selama-lamanya."

He said, “Only the descendants of Levi are permitted to carry God’s Sacred Chest, because they are the ones whom God chose to carry it and to serve him forever.”

3 Kemudian Daud mengumpulkan segenap Israel ke Yerusalem untuk mengangkut tabut TUHAN ke tempat yang telah disiapkannya untuk itu.

David summoned all the people of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He wanted the Sacred Chest of Yahweh to be put in the place that he had made for it.

4 Daud mengumpulkan bani Harun dan orang Lewi:

He summoned the descendants of Aaron, [who was the first Supreme Priest, ] and the other descendants of Levi.

5 dari bani Kehat: Uriel, seorang pemimpin, dan saudara-saudara sepuaknya: seratus dua puluh orang;

120 descendants of Kohath, who was Levi’s second son, came, with Uriel their leader.

6 dari bani Merari: Asaya, seorang pemimpin, dan saudara-saudara sepuaknya: dua ratus dua puluh orang;

There were 220 descendants of Merari, Levi’s third son, who came, with Asaiah their leader.

7 dari bani Gerson: Yoel, seorang pemimpin, dan saudara-saudara sepuaknya: seratus tiga puluh orang;

There were 130 descendants of Gershon, Levi’s first son, who came, with Joel their leader.

8 dari bani Elsafan: Semaya, seorang pemimpin, dan saudara-saudara sepuaknya: dua ratus orang;

There were 200 people from Elizaphan’s clan who came, with Shemaiah their leader.

9 dari bani Hebron: Eliel, seorang pemimpin, dan saudara-saudara sepuaknya: delapan puluh orang;

There were 80 people from Hebron’s clan who came, with Eliel their leader.

10 dari bani Uziel: Aminadab, seorang pemimpin, dan saudara-saudara sepuaknya: seratus dua belas orang.

And there were 112 people from Uzziel’s clan who came, with Amminadab their leader.

11 Lalu Daud memanggil Zadok dan Abyatar, imam-imam itu, dan orang-orang Lewi, yakni Uriel, Asaya, Yoel, Semaya, Eliel dan Aminadab,

David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and these [other] descendants of Levi: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

12 dan berkata kepada mereka: "Hai kamu ini, para kepala puak dari orang Lewi, kuduskanlah dirimu, kamu ini dan saudara-saudara sepuakmu, supaya kamu mengangkut tabut TUHAN, Allah Israel, ke tempat yang telah kusiapkan untuk itu.

David said to them, “You are the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. You and the other descendants of Levi must purify yourselves, in order to [be able to do this special work for Yahweh. You must] bring the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israelis, up to the place that I have made for it [here in Jerusalem].

13 Sebab oleh karena pada pertama kali kamu tidak hadir, maka TUHAN, Allah kita, telah menyambar di tengah-tengah kita, sebab kita tidak meminta petunjuk-Nya seperti seharusnya."

The first time that we tried to bring it, we did not ask Yahweh how we should carry it {it should be carried}. You [descendants of Levi] were not the ones who carried it, so Yahweh our God punished us.”

14 Jadi para imam dan orang-orang Lewi menguduskan dirinya untuk mengangkut tabut TUHAN, Allah Israel.

Then the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi [performed the rituals to] purify themselves, in order that it would be proper for them to do the work of carrying the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israeli people.

15 Kemudian bani Lewi mengangkat tabut Allah itu dengan gandar pengusung di atas bahu mereka, seperti yang diperintahkan Musa, sesuai dengan firman TUHAN.

The descendants of Levi [inserted] the poles [into the rings on] the Sacred Chest so that with them, they could carry the Sacred Chest on their shoulders, like Moses had commanded, and like Yahweh had said that they should.

16 Daud memerintahkan para kepala orang Lewi itu, supaya mereka menyuruh berdiri saudara-saudara sepuak mereka, yakni para penyanyi, dengan membawa alat-alat musik seperti gambus, kecapi dan ceracap, untuk memperdengarkan dengan nyaring lagu-lagu gembira.

David told the leaders of the descendants of Levi to appoint some of their relatives to sing joyful songs and play lyres, harps, and cymbals [while they were carrying the Sacred Chest].

17 Maka orang Lewi itu menyuruh berdiri Heman bin Yoel; dan dari saudara-saudara sepuaknya: Asaf bin Berekhya; dari bani Merari, saudara-saudara sepuak mereka: Etan bin Kusaya;

So they appointed Heman and his relatives Asaph and Ethan. Heman was the son of Joel; Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Ethan, a descendant of Merari, was Kushaiah’s son.

18 dan bersama-sama mereka itu saudara-saudara mereka dari tingkat kedua: Zakharia, Yaaziel, Semiramot, Yehiel, Uni, Eliab, Benaya, Maaseya, Matica, Elifele, Mikneya, dan Obed-Edom serta Yeiel, para penunggu pintu gerbang.

There was also another group of descendants of Levi who were appointed: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and two of the Sacred Tent gatekeepers, Obed-Edom and Jeiel.

19 Para penyanyi, yakni Heman, Asaf dan Etan harus memperdengarkan lagu dengan ceracap tembaga.

Heman, Asaph and Ethan sang, and also played bronze cymbals.

20 Zakharia, Aziel, Semiramot, Yehiel, Uni, Eliab, Maaseya, Benaya harus memainkan gambus yang tinggi nadanya,

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played lyres.

21 sedang Matica, Elifele, Mikneya, Obed-Edom, Yeiel dan Azazya harus memainkan kecapi yang delapan nada lebih rendah tingkatnya untuk mengiringi nyanyian.

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah played harps.

22 Kenanya, pemimpin orang Lewi, mendapat tugas pengangkutan; ia mengepalai pengangkutan, sebab ia paham dalam hal itu.

Kenaniah, the leader of the descendants of Levi, directed the singing because he was very skilled at doing that.

23 Berekhya dan Elkana adalah penunggu pintu pada tabut;

Berekiah and Elkanah were two of the men who guarded the Sacred Chest.

24 dan Sebanya, Yosafat, Netaneel, Amasai, Zakharia, Benaya dan Eliezer, yakni imam-imam itu, meniup nafiri di hadapan tabut Allah, sedang Obed-Edom dan Yehia adalah penunggu pintu pada tabut itu.

The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were appointed to blow trumpets in front of the Sacred Chest. Obed-Edom and Jehiah also guarded the Sacred Chest.

25 Maka Daud dan para tua-tua Israel dan para pemimpin pasukan seribu pergi untuk mengangkut tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu dari rumah Obed-Edom dengan sukacita.

David and the Israeli leaders and the officers who commanded 1,000 soldiers went to bring the Sacred Chest back from Obed-Edom’s house. They were very joyful as they brought it to Jerusalem.

26 Dan oleh karena Allah menolong orang Lewi yang mengangkat tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu, maka dipersembahkanlah tujuh ekor lembu jantan dan tujuh ekor domba jantan.

God helped the descendants of Levi who carried the Sacred Chest of Yahweh; therefore David and the leaders sacrificed seven bulls and seven (rams/male sheep) [to thank him].

27 Daud memakai jubah dari kain lenan halus, juga segala orang Lewi yang mengangkat tabut itu dan para penyanyi, dan Kenanya yang mengepalai pengangkutan dan para penyanyi. Daud juga memakai baju efod dari kain lenan.

All the descendants of Levi who carried the Sacred Chest, all the singers, and Kenaniah, the man who directed those who sang, wore robes of fine white linen and sacred vests made of fine linen. David also wore a sacred vest made of white linen.

28 Seluruh orang Israel mengangkut tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu dengan diiringi sorak dan bunyi sangkakala, nafiri dan ceracap, sambil memperdengarkan permainan gambus dan kecapi.

So all of the Israeli people joined in bringing the Sacred Chest up [to Jerusalem]. They shouted [joyfully, while the musicians] blew horns and trumpets, and played cymbals, lyres, and harps.

29 Ketika tabut perjanjian TUHAN itu sampai ke kota Daud, maka Mikhal, anak perempuan Saul, menjenguk dari jendela, lalu melihat raja Daud melompat-lompat dan menari-nari. Sebab itu ia memandang rendah Daud dalam hatinya.

While they were bringing the Sacred Chest into Jerusalem, Saul’s daughter Michal watched them, looking out of a window. When she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him.