I Chronicles 15

وَعَمِلَ دَاوُدُ لِنَفْسِهِ بُيُوتًا فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَعَدَّ مَكَانًا لِتَابُوتِ اللهِ وَنَصَبَ لَهُ خَيْمَةً.

And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لَيْسَ لأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ تَابُوتَ اللهِ إِلاَّ لِلاَّوِيِّينَ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا اخْتَارَهُمْ لِحَمْلِ تَابُوتِ اللهِ وَلِخِدْمَتِهِ إِلَى الأَبَدِ».

Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

وَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لأَجْلِ إِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ الرَّبِّ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ الَّذِي أَعَدَّهُ لَهُ.

And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it.

فَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ بَنِي هَارُونَ وَاللاَّوِيِّينَ.

And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ: أُورِيئِيلَ الرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ.

Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:

مِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي: عَسَايَا الرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ.

Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:

مِنْ بَنِي جَرْشُومَ: يُوئِيلَ الرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَثَلاَثِينَ.

Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

مِنْ بَنِي أَلِيصَافَانَ: شَمَعْيَا الرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَتَيْنِ.

Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:

مِنْ بَنِي حَبْرُونَ: إِيلِيئِيلَ الرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ ثَمَانِينَ.

Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

مِنْ بَنِي عُزِّيئِيلَ: عَمِّينَادَابَ، الرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.

وَدَعَا دَاوُدُ صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ الْكَاهِنَيْنِ وَاللاَّوِيِّينَ: أُورِيئِيلَ وَعَسَايَا وَيُوئِيلَ وَشَمَعْيَا وَإِيلِيئِيلَ وَعَمِّينَادَابَ،

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

وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ رُؤُوسُ آبَاءِ اللاَّوِيِّينَ، فَتَقَدَّسُوا أَنْتُمْ وَإِخْوَتُكُمْ وَأَصْعِدُوا تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى حَيْثُ أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ.

And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it.

لأَنَّهُ إِذْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا فِي الْمَرَّةِ الأُولَى، اقْتَحَمَنَا الرَّبُّ إِلهُنَا، لأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ حَسَبَ الْمَرْسُومِ».

For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.

فَتَقَدَّسَ الْكَهَنَةُ وَاللاَّوِيُّونَ لِيُصْعِدُوا تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ إِلهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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

وَحَمَلَ بَنُو اللاَّوِيِّينَ تَابُوتَ اللهِ كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى حَسَبَ كَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ بِالْعِصِيِّ عَلَى أَكْتَافِهِمْ.

And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD.

وَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ رُؤَسَاءَ اللاَّوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُوقِفُوا إِخْوَتَهُمُ الْمُغَنِّينَ بِآلاَتِ غِنَاءٍ، بِعِيدَانٍ وَرَبَابٍ وَصُنُوجٍ، مُسَمِّعِينَ بِرَفْعِ الصَّوْتِ بِفَرَحٍ.

And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy.

فَأَوْقَفَ اللاَّوِيُّونَ هَيْمَانَ بْنَ يُوئِيلَ، وَمِنْ إِخْوَتِهِ آسَافَ بْنَ بَرَخْيَا، وَمِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي إِخْوَتِهِمْ إِيثَانَ بْنَ قُوشِيَّا،

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

وَمَعَهُمْ إِخْوَتَهُمْ الثَّوَانِيَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَبَيْنَ وَيَعْزِئِيلَ وَشَمِيرَامُوثَ وَيَحِيئِيلَ وَعُنِّيَ وَأَلِيآبَ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعَسْيَا وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلَ الْبَوَّابِينَ.

And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.

وَالْمُغَنُّونَ: هَيْمَانُ وَآسَافُ وَإِيثَانُ بِصُنُوجِ نُحَاسٍ لِلتَّسْمِيعِ.

So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ وَشَمِيرَامُوثُ وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُنِّي وَأَلِيَابُ وَمَعَسْيَا وَبَنَايَا بِالرَّبَابِ عَلَى الْجَوَابِ.

And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;

وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَعَزَزْيَا بِالْعِيدَانِ عَلَى الْقَرَارِ لِلإِمَامَةِ.

And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.

وَكَنَنْيَا رَئِيسُ اللاَّوِيِّينَ عَلَى الْحَمْلِ مُرْشِدًا فِي الْحَمْلِ لأَنَّهُ كَانَ خَبِيرًا.

And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.

وَبَرَخْيَا وَأَلْقَانَةُ بَوَّابَانِ لِلتَّابُوتِ.

And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

وَشَبَنْيَا وَيُوشَافَاطُ وَنَثْنَئِيلُ وَعَمَاسَايُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَبَنَايَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ الْكَهَنَةُ يَنْفُخُونَ بِالأَبْوَاقِ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ اللهِ، وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَحِيَّى بَوَّابَانِ لِلتَّابُوتِ.

And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَشُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءُ الأُلُوفِ هُمُ الَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا لإِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ، مِنْ بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ بِفَرَحٍ.

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.

وَلَمَّا أَعَانَ اللهُ اللاَّوِيِّينَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ، ذَبَحُوا سَبْعَةَ عُجُول وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ.

And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ لاَبِسًا جُبَّةً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، وَجَمِيعُ اللاَّوِيِّينَ حَامِلِينَ التَّابُوتَ، وَالْمُغَنُّونَ وَكَنَنْيَا رَئِيسُ الْحَمْلِ مَعَ الْمُغَنِّينَ. وَكَانَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ أَفُودٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

فَكَانَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُصْعِدُونَ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ بِهُتَافٍ، وَبِصَوْتِ الأَصْوَارِ وَالأَبْوَاقِ وَالصُّنُوجِ، يُصَوِّتُونَ بِالرَّبَابِ وَالْعِيدَانِ.

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, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ الرَّبِّ مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ، أَشْرَفَتْ مِيكَالُ بِنْتُ شَاوُلَ مِنَ الْكُوَّةِ فَرَأَتِ الْمَلِكَ دَاوُدَ يَرْقُصُ وَيَلْعَبُ، فَاحْتَقَرَتْهُ فِي قَلْبِهَا.

And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.