David bygde hus til seg selv i Davids by, og han forberedte et sted for Guds ark og satte opp et telt for den.

David built houses for himself in the City of David, prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched a tent for it.

Deretter sa David: 'Ingen skal bære Guds ark unntatt levittene, for dem har Herren utvalgt til å bære Herrens ark og tjene ham til evig tid.'

Then David said, "The ark of God must not be carried by anyone but the Levites, for the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever."

David samlet hele Israel i Jerusalem for å føre Herrens ark til det stedet han hadde forberedt for den.

David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.

David samlet Arons sønner og levittene.

He also assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites.

Av Kahats sønner var det Uriel, høvdingen, og hans brødre, 120 i tallet.

From the descendants of Kohath, Uriel the chief, along with his relatives—120 in total.

Av Meraris sønner var det Asaia, høvdingen, og hans brødre, 220.

From the descendants of Merari, Asaiah the chief, along with his relatives—220 in total.

Av Gersjoms sønner var det Joel, høvdingen, og hans brødre, 130.

From the descendants of Gershom, Joel the chief, along with his relatives—130 in total.

Av Elizafans sønner var det Sjemaja, høvdingen, og hans brødre, 200.

From the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, along with his relatives—200 in total.

Av Hebrons sønner var det Eliel, høvdingen, og hans brødre, 80.

From the descendants of Hebron, Eliel the chief, along with his relatives—80 in total.

Av Ussiels sønner var det Amminadab, høvdingen, og hans brødre, 112.

From the descendants of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, along with his relatives—112 in total.

David kalte til seg prestene Sadok og Abjatar, samt levittene Uriel, Asaia, Joel, Sjemaja, Eliel, og Amminadab,

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

og han sa til dem: 'Dere er overhodene for levittenes familier. Hellige dere selv, dere og deres brødre, for å føre Herrens, Israels Guds, ark opp til det stedet jeg har gjort klar for den.'

He said to them, "You are the heads of the Levitical families. Consecrate yourselves, you and your relatives, so that you may bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel, to the place I prepared for it.

Fordi dere ikke bar den første gangen, gjorde Herren vår Gud et utbrudd mot oss, for vi søkte ham ikke på den rette måten.

For because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, since we did not seek Him according to the proper procedure."

Prestene og levittene helliget seg selv for å bære Herrens, Israels Guds, ark.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel.

Levittene bar Guds ark på skuldrene med stavene, som Moses hadde befalt i henhold til Herrens ord.

The Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD.

David befalte levittenes høvdinger å stille opp sine brødre, sangerne, med musikkinstrumenter, harper, lyrer og cymbaler for å løfte lyden med glede.

David instructed the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as singers, to sing joyful songs accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

Levittene utpekte Heman, Joels sønn, og fra hans brødre Asaf, Berekjas sønn, og fra Meraris sønner, deres brødre, Etan, Kusajas sønn.

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, Asaph son of Berechiah from his relatives, and Ethan son of Kushaiah from the descendants of Merari, their brothers.

Sammen med dem var deres brødre fra den andre graden: Sakarja, Ja'asiel, Sjemiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaja, Ma'aseja, Mattitja, Elifelehu, Mikneja, Obed-Edom, og Jeiel, portvaktene.

With them were their second-rank colleagues: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, who served as gatekeepers.

Sangerne Heman, Asaf, og Etan spilte på cymbaler av bronse.

The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan played bronze cymbals to sound the music.

Sakarja, Asiel, Sjemiramot, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Ma'aseja, og Benaja spilte på harper etter Alamoth.

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah played the harps according to Alamoth.

Mattitja, Elifelehu, Mikneja, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, og Azazja spilte lyre til Sheminith, for å lede.

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah played the lyres to direct with Sheminith.

Kenanjas, leddens leder for levittene, instruerte dem i bæringen, for han var kyndig.

Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites in music, directed the music because he was skilled.

Berekja og Elkana var portvakter for arken.

Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

Presterne Sjebanja, Josjafat, Netanel, Amasai, Sakarja, Benaja, og Eliezer blåste i trompetene foran Guds ark, mens Obed-Edom og Jehija var portvakter for arken.

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

Så dro David, Israels eldste og høvdingene over tusen, for å føre opp Herrens paktsark fra Obed-Edoms hus med jubel.

So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with rejoicing.

Og fordi Gud hjalp levittene som bar Herrens paktsark, ofret de syv okser og syv værer.

And because God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

David var kledd i en kappe av fint lin, så var også alle levittene som bar arken, sangerne, og Kenanja, sangernes leder ved bæringen. David bar også en efod av lin.

David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, the singers, and Chenaniah, the leader of singing. David also wore a linen ephod.

Hele Israel fulgte opp Herrens paktsark med jubelrop, blant lyden av horn, trompeter, cymbaler, harper og lyrer.

So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouts of joy, the sound of the ram's horn, trumpets, cymbals, and the music of harps and lyres.

Da Herrens paktsark kom inn i Davids by, så Mikhal, Sauls datter, ut av vinduet. Hun så kong David danse og feire, og hun foraktet ham i sitt hjerte.

As the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out of the window. When she saw King David leaping and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.