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.

Then Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had vowed, the silver, and the gold, and all the vessels, which he placed in 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.

After this, he gathered together those greater by birth of Israel, and all the leaders of the tribes, and the heads of the families, from the sons of Israel, to Jerusalem, so that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the City of David, which is Zion.

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

And so, all the men of Israel went to the king, on the solemn day of the seventh month.

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

And when all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites carried 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.

and they brought it in, along with all the equipment of the tabernacle. Then too, the priests with the Levites carried the vessels of the sanctuary, which were in the tabernacle.

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.

Now king Solomon, and the entire assembly of Israel, and all who had gathered together before the ark, were immolating rams and oxen without any number, for so great was the multitude of the victims.

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

And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, that is, to the oracle of the temple, in the Holy of Holies, 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.

so that the cherubim extended their wings over the place where the ark was positioned, and they covered the ark itself and its bars.

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.

But concerning the bars by which the ark was carried, because they were a little longer, the ends were able to be seen before the oracle. Yet truly, if anyone were a little ways toward the exterior, he would not be able to see them. And so the ark has been in that place, even to the present 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.

And there was nothing else in the ark, except the two tablets, which Moses had placed there at Horeb when the Lord gave the law to the sons of Israel, at the departure from 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 -

And having gone out from the Sanctuary, the priests (for all the priests who were able to be found there were sanctified, and in that time the turns and orders of the ministries had not yet been divided among them)

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,

with both the Levites and the singing men, that is, those who were under Asaph, and those who were under Heman, and those who were under Jeduthun, with their sons and brothers, clothed in fine linen, sounded out with cymbals, and psalteries, and harps, standing toward the eastern side of the altar. And with them were one hundred twenty priests, sounding out with 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.

And when they all sounded out together, with trumpets, and voice, and cymbals, and pipes, and with various kinds of musical instruments, lifting their voice on high, the sound was heard from far away, so that when they had begun to praise the Lord, and to say, “Confess to the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy is eternal,” the house of God was filled with a cloud.

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

Neither were the priests able to stand and to minister, because of the cloud. For the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.