I Paralipomenon 15
1 Fecit quoque sibi domos in Civitate David: et aedificavit locum arcae Dei, tetenditque ei tabernaculum.
And [David] made for himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and made a tent for it.
2 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 aeternum.
Then said David, It is not [lawful for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
3 Congregavitque universum Israel in Ierusalem, ut afferretur arca Dei in locum suum, quem praeparaverat ei.
And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he [had] prepared for it.
4 Necnon et filios Aaron, et Levitas.
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.
5 de filiis Caath, Uriel princeps fuit, et fratres eius centum viginti.
Of the sons of Caath; [there was] Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.
6 De filiis Merari, Asaia princeps: et fratres eius ducenti viginti.
Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
7 De filiis Gersom, Ioel princeps; et fratres eius centum triginta.
Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.
8 De filiis Elisaphan, Semeias princeps, et fratres eius ducenti.
Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.
9 De filiis Hebron, Eliel princeps; et fratres eius octoginta.
Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.
10 De filiis Oziel, Aminadab princeps: et fratres eius centum duodecim.
Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.
11 Vocavitque David Sadoc, et Abiathar Sacerdotes, et Levitas, Uriel, Asaiam, Ioel, Semeiam, Eliel, et Aminadab:
And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,
12 et dixit ad eos: Vos qui estis principes familiarum Leviticarum, sanctificamini cum fratribus vestris, et afferte arcam Domini Dei Israel ad locum, qui ei praeparatus est:
and said to them, Ye [are] the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and ye shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, [to the place] which I have prepared for it.
13 ne ut a principio, quia non eratis praesentes, percussit nos Dominus; sic et nunc fiat, illicitum quid nobis agentibus.
For because ye were not [ready] at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.
14 Sanctificati sunt ergo Sacerdotes, et Levitae, ut portarent arcam Domini Dei Israel.
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.
15 Et tulerunt filii Levi arcam Dei, sicut praeceperat Moyses iuxta verbum Domini humeris suis in vectibus.
And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.
16 Dixitque David principibus Levitarum, ut constituerent de fratribus suis cantores in organis musicorum, nablis videlicet, et lyris, et cymbalis, ut resonaret in excelsis sonitus laetitiae.
And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.
17 Constitueruntque Levitas: Heman filium Ioel, et de fratribus eius Asaph filium Barachiae: de filiis vero Merari, fratribus eorum: Ethan filium Casaiae.
So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachias [was one] of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren;
18 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.
and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, the porters.
19 Porro cantores, Heman, Asaph, et Ethan; in cymbalis aeneis concrepantes.
And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make [a sound] to be heard.
20 Zacharias autem, et Oziel, et Semiramoth, et Iahiel, et Ani, et Eliab, et Maasias, et Banaias in nablis arcana cantabant.
Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.
21 Porro Mathathias, et Eliphalu, et Macenias, et Obededom, et Iehiel, et Ozaziu, in citharis pro octava canebant epinicion.
And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.
22 Chonenias autem princeps Levitarum, prophetiae praeerat, ad praecinendam melodiam: erat quippe valde sapiens.
And Chonenia chief of the Levites [was] master of the bands, because he was skilful.
23 Et Barachias, et Elcana: ianitores arcae.
And Barachia and Elcana [were] door-keepers of the ark.
24 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 arcae.
And Somnia, and Josaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharia, and Banaea, and Eliezer, the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Abdedom and Jeia [were] door-keepers of the ark of God.
25 Igitur David et omnes maiores natu Israel, et tribuni ierunt ad deportandam arcam foederis Domini de domo Obededom cum laetitia.
So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant from the house of Abdedom with gladness.
26 Cumque adiuvisset Deus Levitas, qui portabant arcam foederis Domini, immolabantur septem tauri, et septem arietes.
And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.
27 Porro David erat indutus stola byssina, et universi Levitae qui portabant arcam, cantoresque et Chonenias princeps prophetiae inter cantores: David autem etiam indutus erat ephod lineo.
And David [was] girt with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites [who were] bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers; also upon David [there was] a robe of fine linen.
28 Universusque Israel deducebant arcam foederis Domini in iubilo, et sonitu buccinae, et tubis, et cymbalis, et nablis, et citharis concrepantes.
And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps.
29 Cumque pervenisset arca foederis Domini usque ad Civitatem David, Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram, vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem, et despexit eum in corde suo.
And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the city of David; and Melchol the daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
