1 Chronicles 15
1 David [commanded his workers to] build some houses for him in Jerusalem. He also told them to set up a tent in which to put the Sacred Chest.
Il se fit des maisons dans la cité de David, et il prépara une place à l'arche de Dieu, et dressa pour elle une tente.
2 He said, “Only the descendants of Levi are permitted to carry God’s Sacred Chest, because they are the ones whom God chose to carry it and to serve him forever.”
Alors David dit: " Il n'y a pour porter l'arche de Dieu que les lévites; car ce sont eux que Yahweh a choisis pour porter l'arche de Dieu et pour en faire le service à jamais. "
3 David summoned all the people of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He wanted the Sacred Chest of Yahweh to be put in the place that he had made for it.
David assembla tout Israël à Jérusalem, pour faire monter l'arche de Yahweh à sa place, qu'il lui avait préparée.
4 He summoned the descendants of Aaron, [who was the first Supreme Priest, ] and the other descendants of Levi.
David réunit les fils d'Aaron et les lévites:
5 120 descendants of Kohath, who was Levi’s second son, came, with Uriel their leader.
des fils de Caath, Uriel le chef et ses frères, cent vingt;
6 There were 220 descendants of Merari, Levi’s third son, who came, with Asaiah their leader.
des fils de Mérari, Asaïa le chef et ses frères, deux cent vingt;
7 There were 130 descendants of Gershon, Levi’s first son, who came, with Joel their leader.
des fils de Gersom, Joël le chef et ses frères, cent trente;
8 There were 200 people from Elizaphan’s clan who came, with Shemaiah their leader.
des fils d'Elisaphan, Séméïas le chef et ses frères, deux cents;
9 There were 80 people from Hebron’s clan who came, with Eliel their leader.
des fils d'Hébron, Eliel le chef et ses frères, quatre-vingts;
10 And there were 112 people from Uzziel’s clan who came, with Amminadab their leader.
des fils d'Oziel, Aminadab le chef et ses frères, cent douze.
11 David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and these [other] descendants of Levi: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
David appela les prêtres Sadoc et Abiathar, et les lévites Uriel, Asaïas, Joël, Séméïas, Eliel et Aminadab,
12 David said to them, “You are the leaders of the clans descended from Levi. You and the other descendants of Levi must purify yourselves, in order to [be able to do this special work for Yahweh. You must] bring the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israelis, up to the place that I have made for it [here in Jerusalem].
et il leur dit: " Vous êtes les chefs de famille des lévites; sanctifiez-vous, vous et vos frères, et faites monter l'arche de Yahweh, Dieu d'Israël, là où je lui ai préparé un séjour.
13 The first time that we tried to bring it, we did not ask Yahweh how we should carry it {it should be carried}. You [descendants of Levi] were not the ones who carried it, so Yahweh our God punished us.”
Parce que ce ne fut pas vous, la première fois, Yahweh, notre Dieu, nous a frappés; car nous ne l'avions pas cherché selon la loi. "
14 Then the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi [performed the rituals to] purify themselves, in order that it would be proper for them to do the work of carrying the Sacred Chest of Yahweh, the God of us Israeli people.
Les prêtres et les lévites se sanctifièrent pour faire monter l'arche de Yahweh, Dieu d'Israël.
15 The descendants of Levi [inserted] the poles [into the rings on] the Sacred Chest so that with them, they could carry the Sacred Chest on their shoulders, like Moses had commanded, and like Yahweh had said that they should.
Et les fils de Lévi, comme l'avait ordonné Moïse d'après la parole de Yahweh, portèrent l'arche de Dieu sur leurs épaules avec les barres.
16 David told the leaders of the descendants of Levi to appoint some of their relatives to sing joyful songs and play lyres, harps, and cymbals [while they were carrying the Sacred Chest].
David dit aux chefs des lévites d'établir leurs frères les chantres avec des instruments de musique, des cithares, des harpes et des cymbales, pour faire retentir des sons éclatants et joyeux.
17 So they appointed Heman and his relatives Asaph and Ethan. Heman was the son of Joel; Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Ethan, a descendant of Merari, was Kushaiah’s son.
Les lévites établirent Héman, fils de Joël, et, parmi ses frères, Asaph, fils de Barachias; parmi les fils de Mérari, leurs frères, Ethan, fils de Cusaïa;
18 There was also another group of descendants of Levi who were appointed: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and two of the Sacred Tent gatekeepers, Obed-Edom and Jeiel.
et, avec eux, leurs frères du second ordre, Zacharie, Ben, Jaziel, Sémiramoth, Jahiel, Ani, Eliab, Banaïas, Maasias, Mathathias, Eliphalu, Macénias, Obédédom et Jéhiel, les portiers.
19 Heman, Asaph and Ethan sang, and also played bronze cymbals.
Les chantres Héman, Asaph et Ethan avaient des cymbales d'airain pour les faire retentir.
20 Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played lyres.
Zacharie, Oziel, Sémiramoth, Jahiel, Ani, Eliab, Maasias et Banaaïs avaient des cithares en alamoth.
21 Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah played harps.
Mathathias, Eliphalu, Macénias, Obédédom, Jéhiel et Ozaziu avaient des harpes à l'octave inférieure, pour présider au chant.
22 Kenaniah, the leader of the descendants of Levi, directed the singing because he was very skilled at doing that.
Chonénias, chef des lévites pour le transport, dirigeait le transport, car il s'y entendait.
23 Berekiah and Elkanah were two of the men who guarded the Sacred Chest.
Barachias et Elcana étaient portiers auprès de l'arche.
24 The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer were appointed to blow trumpets in front of the Sacred Chest. Obed-Edom and Jehiah also guarded the Sacred Chest.
Sébénias, Josaphat, Nathanaël, Amasaï, Zacharie, Banaïas et Eliézer, les prêtres, sonnaient de la trompette devant l'arche de Dieu. Obédédom et Jéhias étaient portiers auprès de l'arche.
25 David and the Israeli leaders and the officers who commanded 1,000 soldiers went to bring the Sacred Chest back from Obed-Edom’s house. They were very joyful as they brought it to Jerusalem.
David, les anciens d'Israël et les chefs de milliers se mirent en route pour faire monter l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh depuis la Maison d'Obédédom, au milieu de la joie.
26 God helped the descendants of Levi who carried the Sacred Chest of Yahweh; therefore David and the leaders sacrificed seven bulls and seven (rams/male sheep) [to thank him].
Lorsque Dieu eut prêté son assistance aux lévites qui portaient l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh, on immola six taureaux et six béliers.
27 All the descendants of Levi who carried the Sacred Chest, all the singers, and Kenaniah, the man who directed those who sang, wore robes of fine white linen and sacred vests made of fine linen. David also wore a sacred vest made of white linen.
David était couvert d'un manteau de byssus, ainsi que tous les lévites qui portaient l'arche, les chantres et Chonénias, qui dirigeait le transport de l'arche, parmi les chantres; et David avait sur lui un éphod de lin.
28 So all of the Israeli people joined in bringing the Sacred Chest up [to Jerusalem]. They shouted [joyfully, while the musicians] blew horns and trumpets, and played cymbals, lyres, and harps.
Tout Israël fit monter l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh avec des cris de joie, au son de la trompette, des clairons et des cymbales, et en faisant retentir les cithares et les harpes.
29 While they were bringing the Sacred Chest into Jerusalem, Saul’s daughter Michal watched them, looking out of a window. When she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him.
Lorsque l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh fut arrivée jusqu'à la cité de David, Michol, fille de Saül, regarda par la fenêtre et voyant le roi David bondir et danser, elle le méprisa dans son cœur.
