१ इतिहास 15
1 दाऊदले आफ्नो निम्ति दाऊदको सहरमा भवनहरू बनाए । तिनले परमेश्वरका सन्दूकको निम्ति एउटा ठाउँ तयार गरे र त्यसको लागि एउटा पाल टाँगे ।
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 तब दाऊदले भने, “परमेश्वरको सन्दूक लेवीहरूले मात्र बोकून, किनकि परमप्रभुको सन्दूक बोक्न र सदासर्वदा उहाँको सेवा गर्न परमप्रभुले तिनीहरूलाई नै चुन्नुभएको थियो ।”
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 त्यसपछि परमप्रभुको सन्दूकलाई त्यसको निम्ति तयार गरिएको ठाउँमा ल्याउनलाई दाऊदले सारा इस्राएललाई यरूशलेममा भेला गराए ।
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 दाऊदले हारूनका सन्तानहरू र लेवीहरूलाई एकसाथ भेला गराए ।
He summoned the descendants of Aaron, [who was the first Supreme Priest, ] and the other descendants of Levi.
5 कहातका सन्तानबाट मुखिया उरीएल र तिनका आफन्तहरू १२० जना थिए ।
120 descendants of Kohath, who was Levi’s second son, came, with Uriel their leader.
6 मरारीका सन्तानबाट मुखिया असायाह र तिनका आफन्तहरू २२० जना थिए ।
There were 220 descendants of Merari, Levi’s third son, who came, with Asaiah their leader.
7 गेर्शोनका सन्तानबाट मुखिया योएल र तिनका आफन्तहरू १३० जना थिए ।
There were 130 descendants of Gershon, Levi’s first son, who came, with Joel their leader.
8 एलीजापानका सन्तानबाट मुखिया शमायाह र तिनका आफन्तहरू २०० जना थिए ।
There were 200 people from Elizaphan’s clan who came, with Shemaiah their leader.
9 हेब्रोनका सन्तानबाट एलीएल मुखिया र तिनका आफन्तहरू ८० जना थिए ।
There were 80 people from Hebron’s clan who came, with Eliel their leader.
10 उज्जीएलका सन्तानबाट मुखिया अम्मीनादाब र तिनका आफन्तहरू ११२ जना थिए ।
And there were 112 people from Uzziel’s clan who came, with Amminadab their leader.
11 दाऊदले सादोक र अबियाथार पुजारीहरू, अनि लेवी उरीएल, असायाह, योएल, शमायाह, एलीएल र अम्मीनादाबलाई बोलाए ।
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and these [other] descendants of Levi: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12 तिनले उनीहरूलाई भने, “तिमीहरू लेवीहरूका परिवारका मुखियाहरू हौ । तिमीहरू र तिमीहरूका दाजुभाइले आफूलाई पवित्र गर, ताकि परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको सन्दूक राख्न मैले तयार पारेको ठाउँमा तिमीहरूले त्यसलाई ल्याउन सक्छौ ।
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 तिमीहरूले यसलाई पहिलो पल्ट बोकेनौ । यसैले परमप्रभु हाम्रा परमेश्वर हामीमाथि क्रोधित हुनुभयो, किनकि हामीले उहाँको खोजी गरेनौं वा उहाँको आज्ञा पालन गरेनौं ।”
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 यसैले परमप्रभु इस्राएलका परमेश्वरको सन्दूकलाई तिनीहरूले ल्याउन सकून् भनेर पुजारीहरू र लेवीहरूले आफैलाई पवित्र गरे ।
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 यसैले परमप्रभुको वचनको अनुरण गरेर मोशाले आज्ञा दिएझैं लेवीहरूले परमेश्वरको सन्दूकलाई आ-आफ्ना काँधमा डन्डाले बोकेर ल्याए ।
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 लेवीहरूका मुखियाहरूले आ-आफ्ना दाजुभाइलाई बाजा, सारङ्गी, वीणा र झ्यालीको साथ ठुलो स्वरमा र आफ्ना स्वरहरू उचालेर आनन्दका साथ सङ्गीत बजाउनको निम्ति नियुक्त गरून् भनी दाऊदले हुकुम दिए ।
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 यसैले लेवीहरूले योएलका छोरा हेमान, र तिनका दाजुभाइमध्ये बेरेक्याहका छोरा आसापलाई नियुक्त गरे । तिनीहरूले मरारीहरूको सन्तानका आफन्त कूशायाहका छोरा एतानलाई पनि नियुक्त गरे ।
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 तिनीहरूसँगै दोस्रो दर्जाका आफन्तहरू थिएः जकरिया, याजीएल, शमीरामोत, यहीएल, उन्नी, एलीआब, बनायाह, मासेयाह, मत्तित्याह, एलीपलेहू, मिक्नेयाह, अनि ढोकाका सुरक्षा गार्डहरू ओबेद-एदोम र यीएल ।
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 सङ्गीतकार हेमान, आसाप र एतानलाई ठुलो आवाज निकाल्ने काँसका झ्यालीहरू बजाउन नियुक्त गरियो ।
Heman, Asaph and Ethan sang, and also played bronze cymbals.
20 जकरिया, अजीएल, शमीरामोत, यहीएल, उन्नी, एलीआब, मासेयाह र बनायाहले सारङ्गीमा अलामोत राग बजाए ।
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played lyres.
21 मत्तित्याह, एलीपलेहू, मिक्नेयाह, ओबेद-एदोम, यीएल र अजज्याहले वीणामा शिमिनिथ राग बजाएर बाटोमा अगि लागे ।
Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah played harps.
22 लेवीहरूका अगुवा कनन्याह सङ्गीतका निर्देशक थिए, किनकि तिनी सङ्गीत गुरु थिए ।
Kenaniah, the leader of the descendants of Levi, directed the singing because he was very skilled at doing that.
23 बेरेक्याह र एल्काना सन्दूकका गार्डहरू थिए ।
Berekiah and Elkanah were two of the men who guarded the Sacred Chest.
24 शबन्याह, योशापात, नतनेल, अमासै, जकरिया, बनायाह र एलीएजर पुजारीहरूले परमेश्वरका सन्दूकको अगि तुरही बजाउनुपर्थ्यो । ओबेद-एदोम र येहियाह पनि सन्दूकका गार्डहरू थिए ।
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 यसैले दाऊद र इस्राएलका धर्म-गुरुहरू र हजार-हजारका फौजका कमाण्डरहरू ओबेद-एदोमको घरबाट परमप्रभुका करारको सन्दूक ल्याउनलाई रमाउँदै गए ।
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 परमप्रभुका करारको सन्दूक बोक्ने लेवीहरूलाई परमेश्वरले सहायता गर्नुभएको हुनाले तिनीहरूले सात वटा साँढे र सात वटा भेडा बलिदान चढाए ।
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 सन्दूक बोक्ने लेवीहरू, गायकहरू र गायकका मुखिया कनन्याहले जस्तै दाऊदले पनि असल मलमलका लुगा लाएका थिए । दाऊदले मलमलको एपोद लाएका थिए ।
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 यसरी सबै इस्राएलले आनन्दले कराउँदै सीङ र तुरहीहरूका आवाजमा र झ्याली, सारङ्गी र वीणा बजाउँदै परमप्रभुका करारको सन्दूक ल्याए ।
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 तर जब परमप्रभुका करारको सन्दूक दाऊदको सहरमा ल्याइयो, शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलले झ्यालबाट बाहिर हेरिन् । उनले दाऊद राजालाई नाच्दै र उत्सव मनाउँदै गरेका देखिन् । तब उनले आफ्नो मनमा तिनलाई तुच्छ ठानिन् ।
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.
