1 Chronicles 15
1 Once David had finished building houses for himself in the City of David, he made a place for the Ark of God and set up a tent there.
大衛在大衛城為自己建造宮殿，又為上帝的約櫃預備地方，支搭帳幕。
2 Then he gave orders: “Nobody is to carry the Ark of God except the Levites, for the Lord himself chose them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”
那時大衛說：「除了利未人之外，無人可抬上帝的約櫃；因為耶和華揀選他們抬上帝的約櫃，且永遠事奉他。」
3 David summoned all of Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he'd prepared for it.
大衛招聚以色列眾人到耶路撒冷，要將耶和華的約櫃抬到他所預備的地方。
4 This is the list of the Levites, the sons of Aaron, that David called to attend:
大衛又聚集亞倫的子孫和利未人。
5 From the sons of Kohath, Uriel (chief), and 120 of his relatives;
哥轄子孫中有族長烏列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
6 from the sons of Merari, Asaiah (chief), with 220 of his relatives;
米拉利子孫中有族長亞帥雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
7 from the sons of Gershom, Joel (chief), with 130 of his relatives;
革順子孫中有族長約珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
8 from the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah (chief), with 200 of his relatives;
以利撒反子孫中有族長示瑪雅和他的弟兄二百人。
9 from the sons of Hebron, Eliel (chief), with 80 of his relatives;
希伯崙子孫中有族長以列和他的弟兄八十人。
10 from the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab (chief), with 112 of his relatives.
烏薛子孫中有族長亞米拿達和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
11 Then David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
大衛將祭司撒督和亞比亞他，並利未人烏列、亞帥雅、約珥、示瑪雅、以列、亞米拿達召來，
12 He told them, “You are the heads of the Levite families. You must make yourselves and your relatives ceremonially clean and pure before you bring back the Ark of God, the Lord of Israel to the place I have made for it.
對他們說：「你們是利未人的族長，你們和你們的弟兄應當自潔，好將耶和華－以色列上帝的約櫃抬到我所預備的地方。
13 Because you weren't there the first time to carry the Ark the Lord our God burst out in violence against us. We didn't treat it in accordance with his instructions.”
因你們先前沒有抬這約櫃，按定例求問耶和華－我們的上帝，所以他刑罰我們。」
14 So the priests and the Levites purified themselves so that they could bring back the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
於是祭司利未人自潔，好將耶和華－以色列上帝的約櫃抬上來。
15 Then the Levites carried the Ark of God in the way that Moses had ordered, according to what God had said—on their shoulders using the special carrying poles.
利未子孫就用槓，肩抬上帝的約櫃，是照耶和華藉摩西所吩咐的。
16 David also instructed the leaders of the Levites to assign from their relatives singers who would sing loudly for joy, accompanied by musicians playing lyres, and harps, and cymbals.
大衛吩咐利未人的族長，派他們歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和鈸作樂，歡歡喜喜地大聲歌頌。
17 So the Levites assigned Heman the son of Joel; and from his relatives Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari, their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah.
於是利未人派約珥的兒子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的兒子亞薩，並他們族弟兄米拉利子孫裏古沙雅的兒子以探。
18 The second group of Levites consisted of Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah; and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
其次還有他們的弟兄撒迦利雅、便雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、比拿雅、瑪西雅、瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅，並守門的俄別‧以東和耶利。
19 The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to strike the bronze cymbals;
這樣，派歌唱的希幔、亞薩、以探敲銅鈸，大發響聲；
20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play harps “according to alamoth,”
派撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、瑪西雅、比拿雅鼓瑟，調用女音；
21 while Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah were to lead the music with lyres “according to sheminith.”
又派瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅、俄別‧以東、耶利、亞撒西雅領首彈琴，調用第八。
22 Kenaniah, the leader of the Levites in singing, was chosen to lead the music because of his ability.
利未人的族長基拿尼雅是歌唱人的首領，又教訓人歌唱，因為他精通此事。
23 Berechiah and Elkanah were appointed to guard the Ark.
比利家、以利加拿是約櫃前守門的。
24 Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests were to blow the trumpets in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were also appointed to guard the Ark.
祭司示巴尼、約沙法、拿坦業、亞瑪賽、撒迦利雅、比拿亞、以利以謝在上帝的約櫃前吹號。俄別‧以東和耶希亞也是約櫃前守門的。
25 Then David, the elders of Israel, and the senior army commanders, went with great celebration to bring back the Ark of the Lord's Agreement from the home of Obed-Edom.
於是，大衛和以色列的長老，並千夫長都去從俄別‧以東的家歡歡喜喜地將耶和華的約櫃抬上來。
26 Because God helped the Levites who carried the Ark of the Lord's Agreement, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
上帝賜恩與抬耶和華約櫃的利未人，他們就獻上七隻公牛，七隻公羊。
27 David wore a robe of fine linen like all the Levites who were carrying the Ark, and the singers and Kenaniah the leader of the music and singers. David also wore a linen ephod.
大衛和抬約櫃的利未人，並歌唱人的首領基拿尼雅，以及歌唱的人，都穿着細麻布的外袍；大衛另外穿着細麻布的以弗得。
28 So all of Israel brought back the Ark of the Lord's Agreement with a lot of shouting, accompanied by horns, trumpets, and cymbals, and music played on harps and lyres.
這樣，以色列眾人歡呼吹角、吹號、敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，大發響聲，將耶和華的約櫃抬上來。
29 But as Ark of the Lord's Agreement entered the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a window. Seeing David the king jumping and dancing for joy, she was full of contempt for him.
耶和華的約櫃進了大衛城的時候，掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶裏觀看，見大衛王踴躍跳舞，心裏就輕視他。
