2 Krønikebok 5

1 Da nu alt det arbeid var ferdig som Salomo lot gjøre for Herrens hus, lot han bære inn der de ting som hans far David hadde helliget til Herren; både sølvet og gullet og alle karene la han ned i skattkammerne i Guds hus.

When all the work that Solomon did for the house of Yahweh was completed, Solomon brought in the things that David, his father, had set apart for this purpose, including the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—he placed them into the treasuries of the house of God.

2 Så kalte Salomo Israels eldste og alle stammehøvdingene, overhodene for Israels barns familier, sammen til Jerusalem for å føre Herrens pakts-ark op fra Davids stad, det er Sion.

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, all the heads of the tribes, and the leaders of the families of the people of Israel, in Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh from the city of David, that is, Zion.

3 Og alle Israels menn samlet sig hos kongen på festen i den syvende måned.

All the men of Israel assembled before the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.

4 Da nu alle Israels eldste var kommet, løftet levittene arken op.

All the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

5 Og de bar arken op og sammenkomstens telt og alle de hellige redskaper som var i teltet; det var de levittiske prester som bar dem op.

They brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tent. The priests who were of the tribe of Levi brought these things up.

6 Og kong Salomo og hele Israels menighet, som hadde samlet sig hos ham, stod foran arken, og de ofret småfe og storfe i slik mengde at de ikke kunde telles eller regnes.

King Solomon and all the assembly of Israel came together before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted.

7 Prestene bar Herrens pakts-ark inn på dens plass i husets kor, i det Aller-helligste, under kjerubenes vinger.

The priests brought in the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to its place, into the inner room of the house, to the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubim.

8 For kjerubene bredte sine vinger ut over det sted hvor arken stod, så at kjerubene ovenfra dekket både over arken og dens stenger.

For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, and they covered the ark and the poles by which it was carried.

9 Stengene var så lange at deres ender, som stod frem fra arken, kunde sees foran koret, men ikke utenfor. Og der har den vært til denne dag.

The poles were so long that their ends were seen from the holy place in front of the inner room, but they could not be seen from outside. They are there to this day.

10 Det var intet i arken uten de to tavler som Moses hadde lagt ned i den ved Horeb, dengang Herren gjorde pakt med Israels barn da de drog ut av Egypten.

There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had put there at Horeb, when Yahweh made a covenant with the people of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

11 Så skjedde det, at da prestene gikk ut av helligdommen - for alle de prester som var der, hadde helliget sig, så det ikke var mulig å iaktta skiftene -

It came about that the priests came out of the holy place. All the priests who were present had consecrated themselves to Yahweh, not ordering themselves according to their divisions.

12 og da alle de levittiske sangere, både Asaf, Heman, Jedutun og deres sønner og deres brødre stod i hvite bomullsklær med cymbler og harper og citarer på østsiden av alteret, og sammen med dem hundre og tyve prester som blåste i trompeter,

Also the Levites who were the singers, all of them, including Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and their sons and brothers, clothed in fine linen and playing cymbals, harps, and lyres, stood at the east end of the altar. With them were 120 priests blowing trumpets.

13 og da trompetblåserne og sangerne alle som en og på en gang stemte i for å love og prise Herren, og de lot trompetene og cymblene og de andre musikkinstrumenter klinge og lovet Herren, fordi han er god, og hans miskunnhet varer evindelig - da blev huset - Herrens hus - fylt av en sky.

It came about that the trumpeters and singers made music together, making one sound to be heard for praising and thanking Yahweh. They raised their voices with the trumpets and cymbals and other instruments, and they praised Yahweh. They sang, “For he is good, for his covenant loyalty endures forever.” Then the house, the house of Yahweh, was filled with a cloud.

14 Og for skyens skyld kunde prestene ikke bli stående og gjøre tjeneste; for Herrens herlighet fylte Guds hus.

The priests could not stand in order to serve because of the cloud, for the glory of Yahweh filled his house.