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.

Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, he put 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.

Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the leaders of the fathers of the children of Israel, to Jerusalem, to bring up 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.

Therefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves to the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.

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

And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up 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 up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.

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.

Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled to him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.

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, to the inner sanctuary of the house, into the most holy place, even 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.

For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staffs of it above.

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.

And they drew out the staffs of the ark, that the ends of the staffs were seen from the ark before the inner sanctuary; but they were not seen without. And there it is to this 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.

There was nothing in the ark except the two tables which Moses put in it at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of 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 it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:

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,

Also the Levites who were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding 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.

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

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

So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.