1 Chronicles 15
1 Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David. And built a place for the ark of God, and he set up a tent for it.
ダビデはダビデの町のうちに自分のために家を建て、また神の箱のために所を備え、これがために幕屋を張った。
2 Then David said: “It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites, whom the Lord chose to carry it and to minister to himself, even unto eternity.”
ダビデは言った、「神の箱をかくべき者はただレビびとのみである。主が主の箱をかかせ、また主に長く仕えさせるために彼らを選ばれたからである」。
3 And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem, so that the ark of God might be brought into its place, which he had prepared for it.
ダビデは主の箱をこれがために備えた所にかき上るため、イスラエルをことごとくエルサレムに集めた。
4 Certainly, there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
ダビデはまたアロンの子孫とレビびとを集めた。
5 From the sons of Kohath, Uriel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twenty.
すなわち、コハテの子孫のうちからはウリエルを長としてその兄弟百二十人、
6 From the sons of Merari: Asaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred twenty.
メラリの子孫のうちからはアサヤを長としてその兄弟二百二十人、
7 From the sons of Gershom: Joel was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred thirty.
ゲルショムの子孫のうちからはヨエルを長としてその兄弟百三十人、
8 From the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah was the leader, and his brothers were two hundred.
エリザパンの子孫のうちからはシマヤを長としてその兄弟二百人、
9 From the sons of Hebron: Eliel was the leader, and his brothers were eighty.
ヘブロンの子孫のうちからはエリエルを長としてその兄弟八十人、
10 From the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab was the leader, and his brothers were one hundred twelve.
ウジエルの子孫のうちからはアミナダブを長としてその兄弟百十二人である。
11 And David summoned the priests, Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
ダビデは祭司ザドクとアビヤタル、およびレビびとウリエル、アサヤ、ヨエル、シマヤ、エリエル、アミナダブを召し、
12 And he said to them: “You who are the leaders of the Levitical families, be sanctified with your brothers, and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that has been prepared for it.
彼らに言った、「あなたがたはレビびとの氏族の長である。あなたがたとあなたがたの兄弟はともに身を清め、イスラエルの神、主の箱をわたしがそのために備えた所にかき上りなさい。
13 Otherwise, as it was before, when the Lord struck us because you were not present, so also it might be now, if we do what is illicit.”
さきにこれをかいた者があなたがたでなかったので、われわれの神、主はわれわれを撃たれました。これはわれわれがその定めにしたがってそれを扱わなかったからです」。
14 Therefore, the priests and the Levites were sanctified, so that they might carry the ark of the Lord God of Israel.
そこで祭司たちとレビびとたちはイスラエルの神、主の箱をかき上るために身を清め、
15 And the sons of Levi took the ark of God, just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord, upon their shoulders by the bars.
レビびとたちはモーセが主の言葉にしたがって命じたように、神の箱をさおをもって肩にになった。
16 And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites, so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments, specifically, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, so that a joyful noise might resound on high.
ダビデはまたレビびとの長たちに、その兄弟たちを選んで歌うたう者となし、立琴と琴とシンバルなどの楽器を打ちはやし、喜びの声をあげることを命じた。
17 And they appointed from the Levites: Heman, the son of Joel; and from his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and truly, from their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan, the son of Kushaiah.
そこでレビびとはヨエルの子ヘマンと、その兄弟ベレキヤの子アサフおよびメラリの子孫である彼らの兄弟クシャヤの子エタンを選んだ。
18 And with them were their brothers in the second rank: Zechariah, and Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jahiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, who were gatekeepers.
またこれに次ぐその兄弟たちがこれと共にいた。すなわちゼカリヤ、ヤジエル、セミラモテ、エイエル、ウンニ、エリアブ、ベナヤ、マアセヤ、マッタテヤ、エリペレホ、ミクネヤおよび門を守る者オベデ・エドムとエイエル。
19 Now the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were sounding out with cymbals of brass.
歌うたう者ヘマン、アサフおよびエタンは青銅のシンバルを打ちはやす者であった。
20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah were singing mysteries with the psalteries.
ゼカリヤ、アジエル、セミラモテ、エイエル、ウンニ、エリアブ、マアセヤ、ベナヤはアラモテにしたがって立琴を奏する者であった。
21 Then Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah and Obededom, and Jeiel and Azaziah were singing a song of victory with the harps, for the octave.
しかしマッタテヤ、エリペレホ、ミクネヤ、オベデ・エドム、エイエル、アザジヤはセミニテにしたがって琴をもって指揮する者であった。
22 Now Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites, was foremost over the prophecies, in order to mark out in advance the melodies. For indeed, he was very skillful.
ケナニヤはレビびとの楽長で、音楽に通じていたので、これを指揮した。
23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters of the ark.
ベレキヤとエルカナは箱のために門を守る者であった。
24 And the priests, Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, were sounding the trumpets before the ark of God. And Obededom and Jehiah were porters of the ark.
祭司シバニヤ、ヨシャパテ、ネタネル、アマサイ、ゼカリヤ、ベナヤ、エリエゼルらは神の箱の前でラッパを吹き、オベデ・エドムとエヒアは箱のために門を守る者であった。
25 Therefore, David, and all those greater by birth of Israel, and the tribunes, went to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obededom with rejoicing.
ダビデとイスラエルの長老たちおよび千人の長たちは行って、オベデ・エドムの家から主の契約の箱を喜び勇んでかき上った。
26 And when God had assisted the Levites, who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they immolated seven bulls and seven rams.
神が主の契約の箱をかくレビびとを助けられたので、彼らは雄牛七頭、雄羊七頭をささげた。
27 Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of the prophecy among the singers. But David was also clothed with a linen ephod.
ダビデは亜麻布の衣服を着ていた。箱をかくすべてのレビびとは、歌うたう者、音楽をつかさどるケナニヤも同様である。ダビデはまた亜麻布のエポデを着ていた。
28 And all of Israel were leading back the ark of the covenant of the Lord with jubilation, sounding out with the noise of horns, and trumpets, and cymbals, and psalteries, and harps.
こうしてイスラエルは皆、声をあげ、角笛を吹きならし、ラッパと、シンバルと、立琴と琴をもって打ちはやして主の契約の箱をかき上った。
29 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord had arrived in the City of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, gazing through a window, saw king David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart.
主の契約の箱がダビデの町にはいったとき、サウルの娘ミカルが窓からながめ、ダビデ王の舞い踊るのを見て、心のうちに彼をいやしめた。
