历代志上 15
1 大卫在大卫城为自己建造宫殿，又为 神的约柜预备地方，支搭帐幕。
David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
2 那时大卫说：“除了利未人之外，无人可抬 神的约柜；因为耶和华拣选他们抬 神的约柜，且永远事奉他。”
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
3 大卫招聚以色列众人到耶路撒冷，要将耶和华的约柜抬到他所预备的地方。
And David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.
4 大卫又聚集亚伦的子孙和利未人。
Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
5 哥辖子孙中有族长乌列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;
6 米拉利子孙中有族长亚帅雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;
7 革顺子孙中有族长约珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;
8 以利撒反子孙中有族长示玛雅和他的弟兄二百人。
from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
9 希伯 子孙中有族长以列和他的弟兄八十人。
from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;
10 乌薛子孙中有族长亚米拿达和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
and from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the chief and 112 of his relatives.
11 大卫将祭司撒督和亚比亚他，并利未人乌列、亚帅雅、约珥、示玛雅、以列、亚米拿达召来，
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
12 对他们说：“你们是利未人的族长，你们和你们的弟兄应当自洁，好将耶和华—以色列 神的约柜抬到我所预备的地方。
And he said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it.
13 因你们先前没有抬这约柜，按定例求问耶和华—我们的 神，所以他刑罚我们。”
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
14 于是祭司利未人自洁，好将耶和华—以色列 神的约柜抬上来。
So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.
15 利未子孙就用杠，肩抬 神的约柜，是照耶和华借摩西所吩咐的。
And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.
16 大卫吩咐利未人的族长，派他们歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和钹作乐，欢欢喜喜地大声歌颂。
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.
17 于是利未人派约珥的儿子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的儿子亚萨，并他们族弟兄米拉利子孙里古沙雅的儿子以探。
So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
18 其次还有他们的弟兄撒迦利雅、便雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、比拿雅、玛西雅、玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅，并守门的俄别·以东和耶利。
and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
19 这样，派歌唱的希幔、亚萨、以探敲铜钹，大发响声；
The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
20 派撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、乌尼、以利押、玛西雅、比拿雅鼓瑟，调用女音；
Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.
21 又派玛他提雅、以利斐利户、弥克尼雅、俄别·以东、耶利、亚撒西雅领首弹琴，调用第八。
And Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres according to Sheminith.
22 利未人的族长基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首领，又教训人歌唱，因为他精通此事。
Chenaniah the head Levite was the director of the music because he was highly skilled.
23 比利家、以利加拿是约柜前守门的。
Berechiah and Elkanah were to be guardians of the ark.
24 祭司示巴尼、约沙法、拿坦业、亚玛赛、撒迦利雅、比拿亚、以利以谢在 神的约柜前吹号。俄别·以东和耶希亚也是约柜前守门的。
Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—the priests—were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also to be guardians of the ark.
25 于是，大卫和以色列的长老，并千夫长都去从俄别·以东的家欢欢喜喜地将耶和华的约柜抬上来。
So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
26 神赐恩与抬耶和华约柜的利未人，他们就献上七只公牛，七只公羊。
And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
27 大卫和抬约柜的利未人，并歌唱人的首领基拿尼雅，以及歌唱的人，都穿着细麻布的外袍；大卫另外穿着细麻布的以弗得。
Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the director of music for the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
28 这样，以色列众人欢呼吹角、吹号、敲钹、鼓瑟、弹琴，大发响声，将耶和华的约柜抬上来。
So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and with cymbals and the music of harps and lyres.
29 耶和华的约柜进了大卫城的时候，扫罗的女儿米甲从窗户里观看，见大卫王踊跃跳舞，心里就轻视他。
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.
