١ أخبار 15

١ 1 وَعَمِلَ دَاوُدُ لِنَفْسِهِ بُيُوتًا فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَعَدَّ مَكَانًا لِتَابُوتِ ٱللهِ وَنَصَبَ لَهُ خَيْمَةً.

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

٢ 2 حِينَئِذٍ قَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ إِلَّا لِلَّاوِيِّينَ، لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِنَّمَا ٱخْتَارَهُمْ لِحَمْلِ تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ وَلِخِدْمَتِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ».

Then said David, None shall carry the ark of God but the Levites; for of them hath the Lord made choice to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

٣ 3 وَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِأَجْلِ إِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ ٱلَّذِي أَعَدَّهُ لَهُ.

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

٤ 4 فَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ بَنِي هَارُونَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ.

And David gathered together the children of Aaron, and the Levites.

٥ 5 مِنْ بَنِي قَهَاتَ: أُورِيئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَعِشْرِينَ.

Of the sons of Kehath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren one hundred and twenty.

٦ 6 مِنْ بَنِي مَرَارِي: عَسَايَا ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَتَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ.

Of the sons of Merari: 'Assayah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty.

٧ 7 مِنْ بَنِي جَرْشُومَ: يُوئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَثَلَاثِينَ.

Of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and his brethren one hundred and thirty.

٨ 8 مِنْ بَنِي أَلِيصَافَانَ: شَمَعْيَا ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَتَيْنِ.

Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shema'yah the chief, and his brethren two hundred.

٩ 9 مِنْ بَنِي حَبْرُونَ: إِيلِيئِيلَ ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ ثَمَانِينَ.

Of the sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.

١٠ 10 مِنْ بَنِي عُزِّيئِيلَ: عَمِّينَادَابَ، ٱلرَّئِيسَ، وَإِخْوَتَهُ مِئَةً وَٱثْنَيْ عَشَرَ.

Of the sons of 'Uzziel: 'Amminadab the chief, and his brethren one hundred and twelve.

١١ 11 وَدَعَا دَاوُدُ صَادُوقَ وَأَبِيَاثَارَ ٱلْكَاهِنَيْنِ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ: أُورِيئِيلَ وَعَسَايَا وَيُوئِيلَ وَشَمَعْيَا وَإِيلِيئِيلَ وَعَمِّينَادَابَ،

And David called for Zadok and Ebyathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, 'Assayah, and Joel, Shema'yah, and Eliel, and 'Amminadab,

١٢ 12 وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «أَنْتُمْ رُؤُوسُ آبَاءِ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، فَتَقَدَّسُوا أَنْتُمْ وَإِخْوَتُكُمْ وَأَصْعِدُوا تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى حَيْثُ أَعْدَدْتُ لَهُ.

And he said unto them, Ye are the chiefs of the family divisions of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, ye and your brethren, and bring up the ark of the Lord the God of Israel unto [the place which] I have prepared for it.

١٣ 13 لِأَنَّهُ إِذْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا فِي ٱلْمَرَّةِ ٱلْأُولَى، ٱقْتَحَمَنَا ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُنَا، لِأَنَّنَا لَمْ نَسْأَلْهُ حَسَبَ ٱلْمَرْسُومِ».

For, because ye [did] it not at the first, the Lord our God made a breach among us; because we had not sought him after the prescribed manner.

١٤ 14 فَتَقَدَّسَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ لِيُصْعِدُوا تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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

١٥ 15 وَحَمَلَ بَنُو ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ كَمَا أَمَرَ مُوسَى حَسَبَ كَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِٱلْعِصِيِّ عَلَى أَكْتَافِهِمْ.

And the children of the Levites bore the ark of God, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord, on their shoulders, by means of barrows placed upon them.

١٦ 16 وَأَمَرَ دَاوُدُ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ أَنْ يُوقِفُوا إِخْوَتَهُمُ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ بِآلَاتِ غِنَاءٍ، بِعِيدَانٍ وَرَبَابٍ وَصُنُوجٍ، مُسَمِّعِينَ بِرَفْعِ ٱلصَّوْتِ بِفَرَحٍ.

And David said to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, to sing aloud, by lifting up the voice for joy.

١٧ 17 فَأَوْقَفَ ٱللَّاوِيُّونَ 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, Assaph the son of Berechyahu, and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushayahu;

١٨ 18 وَمَعَهُمْ إِخْوَتَهُمْ ٱلثَّوَانِيَ: زَكَرِيَّا وَبَيْنَ وَيَعْزِئِيلَ وَشَمِيرَامُوثَ وَيَحِيئِيلَ وَعُنِّيَ وَأَلِيآبَ وَبَنَايَا وَمَعَسْيَا وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلَ ٱلْبَوَّابِينَ.

And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zecharyahu, Ben, and Ja'aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and 'Unni, Eliab, and Benayahu, and Ma'asseyahu, and Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and 'Obed-edom, and Je'iel, the gatekeepers.

١٩ 19 وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ: هَيْمَانُ وَآسَافُ وَإِيثَانُ بِصُنُوجِ نُحَاسٍ لِلتَّسْمِيعِ.

Namely, the singers, Heman, Assaph, and Ethan, to play aloud with cymbals of copper;

٢٠ 20 وَزَكَرِيَّا وَعُزِّيئِيلُ وَشَمِيرَامُوثُ وَيَحِيئِيلُ وَعُنِّي وَأَلِيَابُ وَمَعَسْيَا وَبَنَايَا بِٱلرَّبَابِ عَلَى ٱلْجَوَابِ.

And Zechariah, and 'Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jechiel, and 'Unni, and Eliab, and Ma'asseyahu, and Benayahu, with psalteries on 'Alamoth;

٢١ 21 وَمَتَّثْيَا وَأَلِيفَلْيَا وَمَقَنْيَا وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَعِيئِيلُ وَعَزَزْيَا بِٱلْعِيدَانِ عَلَى ٱلْقَرَارِ لِلْإِمَامَةِ.

And Matthithyahu, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneyahu, and 'Obed-edom, and Je-iel, and 'Azazyahu, with harps on the Sheminith to play as leaders.

٢٢ 22 وَكَنَنْيَا رَئِيسُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ عَلَى ٱلْحَمْلِ مُرْشِدًا فِي ٱلْحَمْلِ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ خَبِيرًا.

And Kenanyahu was the chief of the Levites in conducting the singing: he instructed in conducting the singing, because he was skilful.

٢٣ 23 وَبَرَخْيَا وَأَلْقَانَةُ بَوَّابَانِ لِلتَّابُوتِ.

And Berechyah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

٢٤ 24 وَشَبَنْيَا وَيُوشَافَاطُ وَنَثْنَئِيلُ وَعَمَاسَايُ وَزَكَرِيَّا وَبَنَايَا وَأَلِيعَزَرُ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ يَنْفُخُونَ بِٱلْأَبْوَاقِ أَمَامَ تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ، وَعُوبِيدُ أَدُومَ وَيَحِيَّى بَوَّابَانِ لِلتَّابُوتِ.

And Shebanyahu, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and 'Amassai, and Zecharyahu, and Benayahu, and Eli'ezer, the priests, did blow on the trumpets before the ark of God; and 'Obed-edom and Jechiyah were gatekeepers for the ark.

٢٥ 25 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ وَشُيُوخُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَرُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْأُلُوفِ هُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ذَهَبُوا لِإِصْعَادِ تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، مِنْ بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ بِفَرَحٍ.

And it was David, with the elders of Israel, and the officers over the thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of the house of 'Obed-edom with joy.

٢٦ 26 وَلَمَّا أَعَانَ ٱللهُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلِي تَابُوتِ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، ذَبَحُوا سَبْعَةَ عُجُولٍ وَسَبْعَةَ كِبَاشٍ.

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

٢٧ 27 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ لَابِسًا جُبَّةً مِنْ كَتَّانٍ، وَجَمِيعُ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ حَامِلِينَ ٱلتَّابُوتَ، وَٱلْمُغَنُّونَ وَكَنَنْيَا رَئِيسُ ٱلْحَمْلِ مَعَ ٱلْمُغَنِّينَ. وَكَانَ عَلَى دَاوُدَ أَفُودٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and [so were] all the Levites that carried the ark, and the singers, and Kenanyahu the chief in conducting the singing of the singers; but David had also upon him an ephod of linen.

٢٨ 28 فَكَانَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ يُصْعِدُونَ تَابُوتَ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِهُتَافٍ، وَبِصَوْتِ ٱلْأَصْوَارِ وَٱلْأَبْوَاقِ وَٱلصُّنُوجِ، يُصَوِّتُونَ بِٱلرَّبَابِ وَٱلْعِيدَانِ.

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing aloud on psalteries and harps.

٢٩ 29 وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ تَابُوتُ عَهْدِ ٱلرَّبِّ مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ، أَشْرَفَتْ مِيكَالُ بِنْتُ شَاوُلَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ فَرَأَتِ ٱلْمَلِكَ دَاوُدَ يَرْقُصُ وَيَلْعَبُ، فَٱحْتَقَرَتْهُ فِي قَلْبِهَا.

And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came as far as the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.