1 Chronicles 16
1 And they bring in the ark of God, and set it up in the midst of the tent that David hath stretched out for it, and they bring near burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God;
They brought in the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent that David had set up for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God.
2 and David ceaseth from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah,
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.
3 and giveth a portion to every man of Israel, both man and woman: to each a cake of bread, and a measure of wine, and a grape-cake.
He distributed to every Israelite, both to men and women, a loaf of bread, and a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.
4 And he putteth before the ark of Jehovah, of the Levites, ministers, even to make mention of, and to thank, and to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel,
David appointed certain Levites to serve before the ark of Yahweh, and to celebrate, thank and praise Yahweh, the God of Israel.
5 Asaph the head, and his second Zechariah; Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, with instruments of psalteries, and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals is sounding;
These Levites were Asaph the leader, and second to him Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed Edom, and Jeiel. These were to play with stringed instruments and with harps. Asaph was to sound the cymbals, sounding loudly.
6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests [are] with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 On that day then hath David given at the beginning to give thanks to Jehovah by the hand of Asaph and his brethren: —
Then on that day David first appointed Asaph and his brothers to sing this song of thanksgiving to Yahweh.
8 Give thanks to Jehovah, call in His name, Make known among the peoples His doings.
Give thanks to Yahweh, call on his name; make known his deeds among the nations.
9 Sing ye to Him, sing psalms to Him, Meditate on all His wonders.
Sing to him, sing praises to him; speak of all his marvelous deeds.
10 Boast yourselves in His holy name, Rejoice doth the heart of those seeking Jehovah.
Boast in his holy name; let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
11 Seek ye Jehovah and His strength, Seek His face continually.
Seek Yahweh and his strength; seek his presence continually.
12 Remember His wonders that He did, His signs, and the judgments of His mouth,
Recall the marvelous things he has done, his miracles and the decrees from his mouth,
13 O seed of Israel, His servant, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones!
you descendants of Israel his servant, you people of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He [is] Jehovah our God, In all the earth [are] His judgments.
He is Yahweh, our God. His decrees are on all the earth.
15 Remember ye to the age His covenant, The word He commanded — To a thousand generations,
Keep his covenant in mind forever, the word that he commanded for a thousand generations.
16 Which He hath made with Abraham, And His oath — to Isaac,
He calls to mind the covenant that he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
17 And He establisheth it to Jacob for a statute, To Israel — a covenant age-during.
This is what he confirmed to Jacob as a statute, and to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
18 Saying: To thee I give the land of Canaan, The portion of your inheritance,
He said, “I will give you the land of Canaan as your share of your inheritance.”
19 When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
When they were only few in number, so very few, and they were strangers in the land,
20 And they go up and down, From nation unto nation, And from a kingdom unto another people.
they wandered from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another.
21 He hath not suffered any to oppress them, And reproveth on their account kings:
He did not allow anyone to oppress them; he punished kings for their sakes.
22 Come not against Mine anointed ones, And against My prophets do not evil.
he said, “Do not touch my anointed ones, and do not harm my prophets.”
23 Sing to Jehovah, all the earth, Proclaim from day unto day His salvation.
Sing to Yahweh, all the earth; announce his salvation day after day.
24 Rehearse among nations His glory, Among all the peoples His wonders.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all the nations.
25 For great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And fearful He [is] above all gods.
For Yahweh is great and is to be praised greatly, and he is to be feared above all other gods.
26 For all gods of the peoples [are] nought, And Jehovah the heavens hath made.
For all the gods of the nations are idols, but it is Yahweh who made the heavens.
27 Honour and majesty [are] before Him, Strength and joy [are] in His place.
Splendor and majesty are in his presence. Strength and joy are in his place.
28 Ascribe to Jehovah, ye families of peoples, Ascribe to Jehovah honour and strength.
Ascribe to Yahweh, you clans of peoples, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength!
29 Ascribe to Jehovah the honour of His name, Lift up a present, and come before Him. Bow yourselves to Jehovah, In the beauty of holiness.
Ascribe to Yahweh the glory his name deserves. Bring an offering and come before him. Bow down to Yahweh in the splendor of holiness.
30 Be pained before Him, all the earth:
Tremble before him, all the earth. The world also is established; it cannot be shaken.
31 Also, established is the world, It is not moved! The heavens rejoice, and the earth is glad, And they say among nations: Jehovah hath reigned.
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let them say among the nations, “Yahweh reigns.”
32 Roar doth the sea, and its fulness, Exult doth the field, and all that [is] in it,
Let the sea roar, and that which fills it shout with joy. Let the fields be joyful, and all that is in them.
33 Then sing do trees of the forest, From the presence of Jehovah, For He hath come to judge the earth!
Then let the trees in the forest shout for joy before Yahweh, for he is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to Jehovah, for good, For to the age, [is] His kindness,
Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
35 And say, Save us, O God of our salvation, And gather us, and deliver us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To triumph in Thy praise.
Then say, “Save us, God of our salvation. Gather us together and rescue us from the other nations, so that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praises.”
36 Blessed [is] Jehovah, God of Israel, From the age and unto the age;' And all the people say, 'Amen,' and have given praise to Jehovah.
May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting. All the people said, “Amen” and praised Yahweh.
37 And he leaveth there before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, for Asaph and for his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, according to the matter of a day in its day,
So David left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, to serve continually before the ark, as every day's work required.
38 both Obed-Edom and their brethren, sixty and eight, and Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah for gatekeepers,
Obed Edom with those sixty-eight relatives were included. Obed Edom son of Jeduthun, along with Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.
39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah, in a high place that [is] in Gibeon,
Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were to serve before the tabernacle of Yahweh at the high place in Gibeon.
40 to cause to ascend burnt-offerings to Jehovah, on the altar of burnt-offering continually, morning and evening, and for all that is written in the law of Jehovah, that He charged on Israel.
They were to offer burnt offerings to Yahweh on the altar for burnt offerings continually morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of Yahweh, which he gave as a command to Israel.
41 And with them [are] Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen, who were defined by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, for to the age [is] His kindness,
Heman and Jeduthun were with them, together with the rest who were chosen by name, to give thanks to Yahweh, because his covenant faithfulness endures forever.
42 and with them — Heman and Jeduthun — [are] trumpets and cymbals for those sounding, and instruments of the song of God, and the sons of Jeduthun [are] at the gate.
Heman and Jeduthun were in charge of those who played trumpets, cymbals, and the other instruments for the sacred music. The sons of Jeduthun guarded the gate.
43 And all the people go, each to his house, and David turneth round to bless his house.
Then all the people returned to their homes, and David returned to bless his own household.
