舊約 -- 歷代記上(1 Chronicles) -- 第15章
15:1 大衛(wèi)在大衛(wèi)城為自己建造宮殿,又為神的約柜預(yù)備地方,支搭帳幕。
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.
15:2 那時(shí)大衛(wèi)說,除了利未人之外,無人可抬神的約柜。因?yàn)橐腿A揀選他們抬神的約柜,且永遠(yuǎn)事奉他。
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.
15:3 大衛(wèi)招聚以色列眾人到耶路撒冷,要將耶和華的約柜抬到他所預(yù)備的地方。
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.
15:4 大衛(wèi)又聚集亞倫的子孫和利未人。
And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
15:5 哥轄子孫中有族長烏列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
15:6 米拉利子孫中有族長亞帥雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
15:7 革順子孫中有族長約珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
15:8 以利撒反子孫中有族長示瑪雅和他的弟兄二百人。
Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
15:9 希伯侖子孫中有族長以列和他的弟兄八十人。
Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
15:10 烏薛子孫中有族長亞米拿達(dá)和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
15:11 大衛(wèi)將祭司撒督和亞比亞他,并利未人烏列,亞帥雅,約珥,示瑪雅,以列,亞米拿達(dá)召來,And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
15:12 對他們說,你們是利未人的族長,你們和你們的弟兄應(yīng)當(dāng)自潔,好將耶和華以色列神的約柜抬到我所預(yù)備的地方。
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.
15:13 因你們先前沒有抬這約柜,按定例求問耶和華我們的神,所以他刑罰(原文作闖殺)我們。
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.
15:14 于是祭司利未人自潔,好將耶和華以色列神的約柜抬上來。
So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
15:15 利未子孫就用杠,肩抬神的約柜,是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的。
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.
15:16 大衛(wèi)吩咐利未人的族長,派他們歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和鈸作樂,歡歡喜喜地大聲歌頌。
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.
15:17 于是利未人派約珥的兒子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的兒子亞薩,并他們族弟兄米拉利子孫里古沙雅的兒子以探。
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;
15:18 其次還有他們的弟兄撒迦利雅,便雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,烏尼,以利押,比拿雅,瑪西雅,瑪他提雅,以利斐利戶,彌克尼雅,并守門的俄別以東和耶利。
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 Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.
15:19 這樣,派歌唱的希幔,亞薩,以探敲銅鈸,大發(fā)響聲。
So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;
15:20 派撒迦利雅,雅薛,示米拉末,耶歇,烏尼,以利押,瑪西雅,比拿雅鼓瑟,調(diào)用女音。
And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth;
15:21 又派瑪他提雅,以利斐利戶,彌克尼雅,俄別以東,耶利,亞撒西雅領(lǐng)首彈琴,調(diào)用第八。
And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
15:22 利未人的族長基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首領(lǐng),又教訓(xùn)人歌唱,因?yàn)樗ù耸隆?/p>
And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful.
15:23 比利家,以利加拿是約柜前守門的。
And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.
15:24 祭司示巴尼,約沙法,拿坦業(yè),亞瑪賽,撒迦利雅,比拿亞,以利以謝在神的約柜前吹號。俄別以東和耶希亞也是約柜前守門的。
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 Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.
15:25 于是,大衛(wèi)和以色列的長老,并千夫長都去從俄別以東的家歡歡喜喜地將耶和華的約柜抬上來。
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 Obededom with joy.
15:26 神賜恩與抬耶和華約柜的利未人,他們就獻(xiàn)上七只公牛,七只公羊。
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.
15:27 大衛(wèi)和抬約柜的利未人,并歌唱人的首領(lǐng)基拿尼雅,以及歌唱的人,都穿著細(xì)麻布的外袍。大衛(wèi)另外穿著細(xì)麻布的以弗得。
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.
15:28 這樣,以色列眾人歡呼吹角,吹號,敲鈸,鼓瑟,彈琴,大發(fā)響聲,將耶和華的約柜抬上來。
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.
15:29 耶和華的約柜進(jìn)了大衛(wèi)城的時(shí)候,掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶里觀看,見大衛(wèi)王踴躍跳舞,心里就輕視他。
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.
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