¹David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

¹搬運約櫃的準備大衛在大衛城為自己建造宮殿，又為　神的約櫃預備地方，就是為它支搭帳幕。

²Then David said, “No one ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him forever.”

²那時大衛說：“　神的約櫃，除了利未人以外，沒有人可以抬，因為耶和華揀選了他們抬　神的約櫃，並且永遠事奉他。”

³David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Yahweh to its place, which he had prepared for it.

³於是，大衛把以色列人都招聚到耶路撒冷，要把耶和華的約櫃抬上來，到大衛給它預備好的地方去。

⁴David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

⁴大衛又聚集了亞倫的子孫和利未人：

⁵of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brothers one hundred twenty;

⁵哥轄子孫中有作領袖的烏列和他的親族一百二十人；

⁶of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;

⁶米拉利子孫中有作領袖的亞帥雅和他的親族二百二十人；

⁷of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;

⁷革順的子孫中有作領袖的約珥和他的親族一百三十人；

⁸of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;

⁸以利撒反的子孫中有作領袖的示瑪雅和他的親族二百人；

⁹of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brothers eighty;

⁹希伯崙子孫中有作領袖的以列和他的親族八十人；

¹⁰of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brothers one hundred twelve.

¹⁰烏薛子孫中有作領袖的亞米拿達和他的親族一百一十二人。

¹¹David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,

¹¹大衛把撒督和亞比亞他兩位祭司，以及烏列、亞帥雅、約珥、示瑪雅、以列和亞米拿達幾位利未人，召了來，

¹²and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites. Sanctify yourselves, both you and your brothers, that you may bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to the place that I have prepared for it.

¹²對他們說：“你們是利未人各家族的首領，你們和你們的親族都要自潔，好把以色列的　神耶和華的約櫃抬上來，到我為它預備的地方去。

¹³For because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God made broke out against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”

¹³先前沒有你們，耶和華我們的　神就擊打我們，因為我們沒有按照定例尋求他。”

¹⁴So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

¹⁴於是祭司和利未人自潔，好把以色列的　神耶和華的約櫃抬上來。

¹⁵The children of the Levites bore the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Yahweh.

¹⁵利未支派的子孫照著耶和華的話，就是摩西所吩咐的，用肩和槓來抬　神的約櫃。

¹⁶David spoke to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brothers the singers, with instruments of music, stringed instruments and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy.

¹⁶設立歌唱的儀仗隊大衛又吩咐利未支派的領袖，要指派他們的親族負責歌唱，用琴瑟響鈸各種樂器，歡歡喜喜高聲歌唱。

¹⁷So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brothers, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

¹⁷於是利未人指派了約珥的兒子和他的親族中比利家的兒子亞薩，以及他們的親族米拉利的子孫中古沙雅的兒子以探。

¹⁸and with them their brothers of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers.

¹⁸和他們一起的還有作第二班的，他們的親族：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，以及守門的俄別．以東和耶利。

¹⁹So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were given cymbals of brass to sound aloud;

¹⁹歌唱的希幔、亞薩和以探敲打銅鈸，發出響亮的聲音；

²⁰and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with stringed instruments set to Alamoth;

²⁰撒迦利雅、雅薛、示米拉末、耶歇、烏尼、以利押、瑪西雅和比拿雅敲瑟，調用女高音；

²¹and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps tuned to the eight-stringed lyre, to lead.

²¹瑪他提雅、以利斐利戶、彌克尼雅、俄別．以東、耶利和亞撒西雅彈琴領導，調用男低音。

²²Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skillful.

²²利未支派的領袖基拿尼雅專責音樂，又教人音樂，因為他精通音樂。

²³Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²³比利家、以利加拿作看守約櫃的人。

²⁴Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-Edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²⁴示巴尼、約沙法、拿坦業、亞瑪賽、撒迦利雅、比拿亞和以利以謝幾位祭司，在　神的約櫃前吹號；俄別．以東和耶希亞也作看守約櫃的人。

²⁵So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of the house of Obed-Edom with joy.

²⁵約櫃運進大衛城（撒下6:12~22）於是大衛和以色列的眾長老，以及千夫長一起前去，從俄別．以東的家歡歡喜喜地把耶和華的約櫃抬上來。

²⁶It happened, when God helped the Levites who bore the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

²⁶　神幫助了那些抬耶和華約櫃的利未人，他們就獻上七頭公牛和七隻公綿羊。

²⁷David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: and David had on him an ephod of linen.

²⁷大衛和所有抬約櫃的利未人，以及歌唱的人和歌唱的人的領袖基拿尼雅，都穿上細麻布的外袍；大衛另外穿上細麻布的以弗得。

²⁸Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Yahweh with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with stringed instruments and harps.

²⁸這樣，以色列人歡呼、吹角、吹號、敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，大聲奏樂，把耶和華的約櫃抬了上來。

²⁹It happened, as the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.

²⁹耶和華的約櫃進了大衛城的時候，掃羅的女兒米甲從窗戶往下觀看，看見大衛王跳躍嬉笑，心裡就鄙視他。