1 Cronache 15

1 Davide si costruì delle case nella città di Davide; preparò un luogo per l’arca di Dio, e drizzò una tenda per essa.

David made him houses in the City of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

2 Allora Davide disse: “Nessuno deve portare l’arca di Dio tranne i Leviti; perché l’Eterno ha scelti loro per portare l’arca di Dio, e per esser suoi ministri in perpetuo”.

Then David said, "No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever."

3 E Davide convocò tutto Israele a Gerusalemme per trasportar l’arca dell’Eterno al luogo ch’egli le avea preparato.

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

4 Davide radunò pure i figliuoli d’Aaronne ed i Leviti:

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

5 dei figliuoli di Kehath, Uriel, il capo, e i suoi fratelli: centoventi;

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

6 dei figliuoli di Merari, Asaia, il capo, e i suoi fratelli: duecentoventi;

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

7 dei figliuoli di Ghershom, Joel, il capo, e i suoi fratelli: centotrenta;

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

8 dei figliuoli di Elitsafan, Scemaia, il capo, e i suoi fratelli: duecento;

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

9 dei figliuoli di Hebron, Eliel, il capo, e i suoi fratelli: ottanta;

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

10 dei figliuoli di Uzziel, Amminadab, il capo, e i suoi fratelli: centododici.

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

11 Poi Davide chiamò i sacerdoti Tsadok e Abiathar, e i Leviti Uriel, Asaia, Joel, Scemaia, Eliel e Amminadab,

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

12 e disse loro: “Voi siete i capi delle case patriarcali dei Leviti; santificatevi, voi e i vostri fratelli, affinché possiate trasportar l’arca dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio d’Israele, nel luogo che io le ho preparato.

and said to them, "You are the heads of the ancestral houses of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

13 Siccome voi non c’eravate la prima volta, l’Eterno, il nostro Dio, fece una breccia fra noi, perché non lo cercammo secondo le regole stabilite”.

For because you were not prepared the first time, the LORD our God made an outbreak against us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance."

14 I sacerdoti e i Leviti dunque si santificarono per trasportare l’arca dell’Eterno, dell’Iddio d’Israele.

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

15 E i figliuoli dei Leviti portarono l’arca di Dio sulle loro spalle, per mezzo di stanghe, come Mosè aveva ordinato, secondo la parola dell’Eterno.

The descendants of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

16 E Davide ordinò ai capi dei Leviti che chiamassero i loro fratelli cantori a prestar servizio coi loro strumenti musicali, saltèri, cetre e cembali, da cui trarrebbero suoni vigorosi, in segno di gioia.

David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

17 I Leviti dunque chiamarono a prestar servizio Heman, figliuolo di Joel; e fra i suoi fratelli, Asaf, figliuolo di Berekia; tra i figliuoli di Merari, loro fratelli, Ethan, figliuolo di Kushaia.

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;

18 Con loro, furon chiamati i loro fratelli del secondo ordine: Zaccaria, Ben, Jaaziel, Scemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaia, Maaseia, Mattithia, Elifalehu, Mikneia, Obed-Edom e Jeiel, i portinai.

and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah were doorkeepers.

19 I cantori Heman, Asaf ed Ethan, aveano dei cembali di rame per sonare;

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

20 Zaccaria, Aziel, Scemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseia e Benaia avean dei saltèri per accompagnare voci di fanciulle;

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

21 Mattithia, Elifalehu, Mikneia, Obed-Edom, Jeiel ed Azazia sonavano con cetre all’ottava, per guidare il canto;

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

22 Kenania, capo dei Leviti, era preposto al canto; dirigeva la musica, perché era competente in questo.

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.

23 Berekia e Elkana erano portinai dell’arca.

Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

24 Scebania, Joshafat, Nethaneel, Amasai, Zaccaria, Benaia ed Eliezer, sacerdoti, sonavano la tromba davanti all’arca di Dio; e Obed-Edom e Jehija erano portinai dell’arca.

Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

25 Davide, gli anziani d’Israele e capi di migliaia si misero in cammino per trasportare l’arca del patto dell’Eterno dalla casa di Obed-Edom, con gaudio.

So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

26 E poiché Dio prestò assistenza ai Leviti che portavan l’arca del patto dell’Eterno, fu offerto un sacrifizio di sette giovenchi e di sette montoni.

It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

27 Davide indossava un manto di lino fino, come anche tutti i Leviti che portavano l’arca, i cantori, e Kenania, capo musica fra i cantori; e Davide avea sul manto un efod di lino.

David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.

28 Così tutto Israele portò su l’arca del patto dell’Eterno con grida di gioia, a suon di corni, di trombe, di cembali, di saltèri e d’arpe.

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

29 E come l’arca del patto dell’Eterno giunse alla città di Davide, Mical, figliuola di Saul, guardava dalla finestra: e vedendo il re Davide che danzava e saltava, lo sprezzò in cuor suo.

It happened, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the City of David, that Mikal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.