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.

¹Laj David quixtakla xyîbanquileb li rochoch Jerusalén, li nequeßxye “Xtenamit laj David” re. Quixyîb ajcuiß li naßajej re tâcuânk cuiß lix Lokßlaj Câx li Dios ut quixyîb li muhebâl.

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.”

²Ut laj David quixye: —Lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß incßaß naru nacßameß xban yalak ani. Caßaj eb cuiß laj levita naru nequeßcßamoc re xban nak aßaneb li queßsiqßueß ruheb xban li Kâcuaß chixcßambal li Lokßlaj Câx ut chi cßanjelac chiru chi junelic, chan.

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

³Laj David quixchßutubeb chixjunileb laj Israel aran Jerusalén re nak teßxcßam lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß saß li naßajej li quixyîb laj David.

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

⁴Ut quixchßutubeb ajcuiß li ralal xcßajol laj Aarón ut eb laj levita. Aßaneb aßin li quixchßutubeb.

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

⁵Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Coat cuanqueb jun ciento riqßuin junmay chi cuînk rechßalaleb rib. Laj Uriel, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb.

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

⁶Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Merari cuanqueb cuib ciento riqßuin junmay chi cuînk rechßalaleb rib. Laj Asaías, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb.

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

⁷Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Gersón, cuanqueb jun ciento riqßuin lajêb xcaßcßâl chi cuînk rechßalaleb rib. Laj Joel, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb.

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

⁸Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Elizafán, cuanqueb cuib ciento chi cuînk rechßalaleb rib. Laj Semaías, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb.

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

⁹Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Hebrón, cuanqueb câcßâl chi cuînk rechßalaleb rib. Laj Eliel, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb.

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

¹⁰Saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Uziel, cuanqueb jun ciento riqßuin cablaju chi cuînk. Laj Aminadab, aßan li nataklan saß xbêneb.

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

¹¹Laj David quixtakla xbokbaleb riqßuin eb laj tij ut eb laj levita. Eb laj tij, aßaneb laj Sadoc ut laj Abiatar. Ut eb laj levita, aßaneb laj Uriel, laj Asaías, laj Joel, laj Semaías, laj Eliel, ut laj Aminadab.

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.

¹²Quixye reheb: —Lâex laj cßamol be chiruheb laj levita. Santobresihomak êrib lâex ut santobresihomakeb ajcuiß laj levitas, lê rechßalal, re nak naru tênumsi lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß li kaDios lâo aj Israel saß li naßajej li xinyîb.

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.”

¹³Xban nak mâcuaß lâex li quexcßamoc re li Lokßlaj Câx xbên cua, joßcan nak cuan li quicamsîc xban li Kâcuaß. Incßaß kapatzß re chanru takabânu, chan.

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

¹⁴Joßcan nak eb laj tij ut eb laj levita queßxsantobresi ribeb re nak naru teßxcßam lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß lix Dioseb laj Israel.

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.

¹⁵Eb laj tij, li ralal xcßajol laj Leví, queßxcßam lix Lokßlaj Câx li Dios chi pakpo saß xbêneb xtel riqßuin li cheß li nequeßxpako cuiß joß quiyeheß re laj Moisés xban li Dios.

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.

¹⁶Ut laj David quixye reheb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj levita nak teßxsicß ruheb saß xyânkeb li rechßalal li teßbichânk chi sa saß xchßôleb ut teßxchßeß li arpa, li salterio ut li sursûquil chßîchß.

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;

¹⁷Eb laj levita queßxxakab laj Hemán li ralal laj Joel. Ut queßxxakab ajcuiß laj Asaf li ralal laj Berequías. Aßan xcomoneb laj Hemán. Ut saß xyânkeb li ralal xcßajol laj Merari queßxxakab laj Etán li ralal laj Cusaías.

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.

¹⁸Ut li queßxakabâc chi oquênc saß li xcab chßûtal, aßan xcomoneb ajcuiß. Aßaneb laj Zacarías, laj Jaaziel, laj Semiramot, laj Jehiel, laj Uni, laj Eliab, laj Benaía, laj Maasías, laj Matatías, laj Elifelehu, ut laj Micnías. Ut queßxxakabâc ajcuiß li nequeßcuan saß li oquebâl. Aßaneb laj Obed-edom ut laj Jeiel.

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

¹⁹Laj Hemán, laj Asaf ut laj Etán, aßaneb laj bichanel li queßxakabâc chixchßeßbal li sursûquil chßîchß yîbanbil riqßuin bronce.

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

²⁰Ut eb li queßxakabâc chixchßeßbal li xbên xcuxil li bich riqßuin li salterios, aßaneb laj Zacarías, laj Aziel, laj Semiramot, laj Jehiel, laj Uni, laj Eliab, laj Maasías ut laj Benaía.

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

²¹Ut eb li queßxakabâc chixchßeßbal li xcab xcuxil li bich riqßuin li arpa, aßaneb laj Matatías, laj Elifelehu, laj Micnías, laj Obed-edom, laj Jeiel, ut laj Azazías.

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

²²Ut laj Quenanías xakabanbil chi cßamoc be saß xyânkeb li nequeßcuajbac xban nak aßan naxnau chi us li cuajbac ut li bichânc.

²³Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark.

²³Laj Berequías ut laj Elcana, aßaneb li queßcßacßalen re li Lokßlaj Câx.

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.

²⁴Ut eb li yôqueb chixyâbasinquil lix trompeta chiru li Lokßlaj Câx nak yôqueb chi xic, aßan eb laj tij. Aßan eb laj Sebanías, laj Josafat, laj Natanael, laj Amasai, laj Zacarías, laj Benaía ut laj Eliezer. Ut laj Obed-edom ut laj Jehías, aßaneb ajcuiß li nequeßcßacßalen re li Lokßlaj Câx.

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.

²⁵Laj David ut eb li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj Israel joß eb ajcuiß li nequeßtaklan saß xbêneb li junjûnk chßûtal chi soldado queßcôeb chi saheb saß xchßôl saß rochoch laj Obed-edom chirisinquil lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß.

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

²⁶Li Dios quitenkßan reheb laj levita li yôqueb chixcßambal li Lokßlaj Câx Jerusalén. Queßxmayeja cuukub li toro ut cuukub li carner têlom re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß.

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.

²⁷Li rakß laj David cuan chirix yîbanbil riqßuin li châbil tßicr lino. Joßcaneb ajcuiß laj levita li yôqueb chi pakônc re li Lokßlaj Câx, joßqueb ajcuiß laj bichanel ut laj Quenanías. Aßan li nacßamoc be chiruheb laj bichanel. Laj David quirocsi ajcuiß li efod yîbanbil riqßuin lino.

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.

²⁸Joßcan nak chixjunileb laj Israel queßxcßam lix Lokßlaj Câx li Kâcuaß. Japjôqueb re xban xsahileb saß xchßôl. Yôqueb chixyâbasinquil li xucub ut li trompeta ut yôqueb chixchßeßbal li arpa ut li salterio ut li sursûquil chßîchß.Nak yô chi cuulac saß lix tenamit laj David li Lokßlaj Câx, lix Mical lix rabin laj Saúl qui-iloc saß li ventana. Quiril nak laj David yô chi piscßoc ut yô chi xajoc xban xsahil xchßôl. Ut quichal xjoskßil saß xbên.

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.

²⁹Nak yô chi cuulac saß lix tenamit laj David li Lokßlaj Câx, lix Mical lix rabin laj Saúl qui-iloc saß li ventana. Quiril nak laj David yô chi piscßoc ut yô chi xajoc xban xsahil xchßôl. Ut quichal xjoskßil saß xbên.