I Chronicles 15

vayya'as-lo vattim be'ir david vayyakhen maqom la'aron ha'elohim vayyet-lo ohel

He had houses made for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the Ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

az amar david lo laset et-aron ha'elohim ki im-haleviyyim ki-vam bakhar Adonai laset et-aron Adonai uleshareto ad-olam

Then David gave orders that none but the Levites were to carry the Ark of God, for GOD had chosen them to carry the Ark of GOD and to render service forever.

vayyaqhel david et-kol-yisra'el el-yerushalai͏m leha'alot et-aron Adonai el-meqomo asher-hekhin lo

David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the Ark of GOD to its place, which he had prepared for it.

vayye'esof david et-bene aharon ve'et-haleviyyim

Then David gathered together the Aaronites and the Levites:

livne qehat uri'el hassar ve'ekhayw me'ah ve'esrim

the sons of Kohath: Uriel the officer and his kindred—120;

livne merari asayah hassar ve'ekhayw matayim ve'esrim

the sons of Merari: Asaiah the officer and his kindred—220;

livne gereshom yo'el hassar ve'ekhayw me'ah usheloshim

the sons of Gershom: Joel the officer and his kindred—130;

livne elitsafan shemayah hassar ve'ekhayw matayim

the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the officer and his kindred—200;

livne khevron eli'el hassar ve'ekhayw shemonim

the sons of Hebron: Eliel the officer and his kindred—80;

livne uzzi'el amminadav hassar ve'ekhayw me'ah ushenem asar

the sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the officer and his kindred—112.

vayyiqra david letsadoq ule'evyatar hakkohanim velalviyyim le'uri'el asayah veyo'el shemayah ve'eli'el ve'amminadav

David sent for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites: Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

vayyomer lahem attem rashe ha'avot lalviyyim hitqaddeshu attem va'akhekhem veha'alitem et aron Adonai elohe yisra'el el-hakhinoti lo

He said to them, “You are the heads of the clans of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, you and your kindred, and bring up the Ark of the ETERNAL God of Israel to [the place] I have prepared for it.

ki lemabbarishonah lo attem parats Adonai elohenu banu ki-lo derashnuhu kammishpat

By your not having been there the first time, we did not show due regard for the ETERNAL our God—who burst out against us.”

vayyitqaddeshu hakkohanim vehaleviyyim leha'alot et-aron Adonai elohe yisra'el

The priests and Levites sanctified themselves in order to bring up the Ark of the ETERNAL God of Israel.

vayyisu vene-haleviyyim et aron ha'elohim ka'asher tsivvah mosheh kidvar Adonai bikhtefam bammotot alehem

The Levites carried the Ark of God by means of poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of GOD.

vayyomer david lesare haleviyyim leha'amid et-akhehem hameshorerim bikhle-shir nevalim vekhinnorot umetsiltayim mashmi'im leharim-beqol lesimkhah

David ordered the officers of the Levites to install their kindred, the singers, with musical instruments, harps, lyres, and cymbals, joyfully making their voices heard.

vayya'amidu haleviyyim et heman ben-yo'el umin-ekhayw asaf ben-berekhyahu umin-bene merari akhehem etan ben-qushayahu

So the Levites installed Heman son of Joel and, of his kindred, Asaph son of Berechiah; and, of the sons of Merari their kindred, Ethan son of Kushaiah.

ve'immahem akhehem hammishnim zekharyahu ben veya'azi'el ushemiramot vikhi'el ve'unni eli'av uvenayahu uma'aseyahu umattityahu ve'elifelehu umiqneyahu ve'oved edom vi'i'el hasho'arim

Together with them were their kindred of second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphalehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel the gatekeepers.

vehameshorerim heman asaf ve'etan bimtsiltayim nekhoshet lehashmia

Also the singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan to sound the bronze cymbals,

uzekharyah va'azi'el ushemiramot vikhi'el ve'unni ve'eli'av uma'aseyahu uvenayahu binvalim al-alamot

and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah with harps on alamoth;

umattityahu ve'elifelehu umiqneyahu ve'oved edom vi'i'el va'azazyahu bekhinnorot al-hasheminit lenatseakh

also Mattithiah, Eliphalehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah, with lyres to lead on the sheminith;

ukhenanyahu sar-haleviyyim bemassa yasor bammassa ki mevin hu

also Chenaniah, officer of the Levites in song; he was in charge of the song because he was a master.

uverekhyah ve'elqanah sho'arim la'aron

Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the Ark.

ushevanyahu veyoshafat unetanel va'amasay uzekharyahu uvenayahu ve'eli'ezer hakkohanim (mkhtstsrym) [makhtserim] bakhatsotserot lifne aron ha'elohim ve'oved edom vikhiyyah sho'arim la'aron

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests sounded the trumpets before the Ark of God, and Obededom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the Ark.

vayehi david veziqne yisra'el vesare ha'alafim haholekhim leha'alot et-aron berit-Adonai min-bet oved-edom besimkhah

Then David and the elders of Israel and the officers of the thousands who were going to bring up the Ark of the Covenant of GOD from the house of Obed-edom were joyful.

vayehi bezor ha'elohim et-haleviyyim nose'e aron berit-Adonai vayyizbekhu shivah-farim veshivah elim

Since God helped the Levites who were carrying the Ark of the Covenant of GOD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

vedavid mekhurbal bimil buts vekhol-haleviyyim hannose'im et-ha'aron vehameshorerim ukhenanyah hassar hammassa hameshorerim ve'al-david efod bad

Now David and all the Levites who were carrying the Ark, and the singers and Chenaniah, officer of song of the singers, were wrapped in robes of fine linen, and David wore a linen ephod.

vekhol-yisra'el ma'alim et-aron berit-Adonai bitru'ah uveqol shofar uvakhatsotserot uvimtsiltayim mashmi'im binvalim vekhinnorot

All Israel brought up the Ark of the Covenant of GOD with shouts and with blasts of the horn, with trumpets and cymbals, playing on harps and lyres.

vayehi aron berit Adonai ba ad-ir david umikhal bat-sha'ul nishqefah be'ad hakhallon vattere et-hammelekh david meraqqed umesakheq vattivez lo belibbah

As the Ark of the Covenant of GOD arrived at the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing, and she despised him for it.