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| [1]And he made to hym housis in the citee of Dauid, and he bildide `a place to the arke of the Lord, and araiede a tabernacle to it. |
[1]AND David built citadels for himself in the city of David, and also built a place for the ark of the LORD and for the instruments of the tabernacle. |
| [2]Thanne Dauid seide, It is vnleueful, that the arke of God be borun of `ony thing no but of the dekenes, whiche the Lord chees to bere it, and `for to mynystre to hym `til in to with outen ende. |
[2]Then David commanded the Levites to carry the ark of the LORD and the instruments of the tabernacle; for the Levites the LORD had chosen to minister and to carry the ark of the LORD, and to look after it for ever. |
| [3]And he gaderide togidere al Israel in to Jerusalem, that the arke of God schulde be brouyt in to `his place, which he hadde maad redy to it; |
[3]And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place which he had built for it. |
| [4]also and he gaderide togidere the sones of Aaron, and the dekenes; |
[4]And David assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: |
| [5]of the sones of Caath Vriel was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and twenti; |
[5]Of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the elder and his brethren, a hundred and twenty; |
| [6]of the sones of Merari Asaya was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and thritti; |
[6]Of the sons of Merari, Ashiel the elder and his brethren, two hundred and twenty; |
| [7]of the sones of Gerson the prince was Johel, and hise britheren an hundrid and thretti; |
[7]Of the sons of Gershon, Joel the elder and his brethren, a hundred and thirty; |
| [8]of the sones of Elisaphan Semei was prynce, and hise britheren two hundrid; |
[8]Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the elder and his brethren, two hundred; |
| [9]of the sones of Ebroun Heliel was prince, and hise britheren foure score; |
[9]Of the sons of Hebron, Eliab the elder and his brethren, eighty; |
| [10]of the sones of Oziel Amynadab was prince, and hise britheren an hundrid and twelue. |
[10]Of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the elder and his brethren, a hundred and twelve. |
| [11]And Dauid clepide Sadoch and Abiathar preestis, and the dekenes Vriel, Asaie, Johel, Semeie, Eliel, and Amynadab; and seide to hem, |
[11]Then David called for Zadok the priest and Abiathar, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Amsah, Joel, Asaiah, Shemaiah, Uriel, and Amminadab, |
| [12]Ye that ben princes of the meynees of Leuy, be halewid with youre britheren, and brynge ye the arke of the Lord God of Israel to the place, which is maad redi to it; |
[12]And said to them, You are the chiefs of the fathers of the Levites; sanctify yourselves, both you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place which has been built for it before, |
| [13]lest, as at the bigynnyng, for ye weren not present, the Lord smoot vs, and now it be don, if we don ony vnleueful thing. |
[13]So that the LORD our God may not smite us because we did not seek him after the due order. |
| [14]Therfor the preestis and dekenes weren halewid, that thei schulden bere the arke of the Lord God of Israel. |
[14]So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. |
| [15]And the sones of Leuy token the arke of God with barris on her schuldris, as Moises comaundide bi the word of the Lord. |
[15]And the Levites carried the ark of the LORD upon their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD. |
| [16]And Dauid seide to the princes of dekenes, that thei schulden ordeyne of her britheren syngeris in orguns of musikis, that is, in giternes, and harpis, and symbalis; that the sown of gladnesse schulde sowne an hiy. |
[16]And David spoke to the elders of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be singers with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding by raising up their voices in joy. |
| [17]And thei ordeyneden dekenes, Heman, the sone of Johel, and of hise britheren, Asaph, the sone of Barachie; sotheli of the sones of Merary, britheren of hem, thei ordeyneden Ethan, |
[17]So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; |
| [18]the sone of Casaye, and the britheren of hem with hem; in the secunde ordre `thei ordeyneden Zacarie, and Ben, and Jazihel, and Semyramoth, and Jahiel, `and Am, Heliab, and Benaye, and Maasie, and Mathathie, and Eliphalu, and Mathenye, and Obededon, and Jehiel, porteris; |
[18]And with them their brethren of the second order, Zechariah the son of Neaiel, Jehiel, Eliab, Benaiah, Asa, Mattitha, Elipheleu, Mikiaho, Ober-edom, and Jeiel. |
| [19]forsothe `thei ordeyneden the syngeris Eman, Asaph, and Ethan, sownynge in brasun cymbalis; |
[19]Now these were all those who stood by the gates and sang: Heman, Asaph, and Ethan. |
| [20]sotheli Zacarie, and Oziel, and Semyramoth, and Jahihel, and Ham, and Eliab, and Maasie, and Banaie, sungun pryuetees in giternes; forsothe Mathathie, |
[20]These were all who played with the instruments of brass to minister in the service: Azariah, Aziel, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maasiah, and Benaiah; |
| [21]and Eliphalu, and Mathenye, and Obededom, and Jehiel, and Ozazym, sungen in harpis for the eiytithe, and epynychion, `that is, victorie `be to God ouercomere; |
[21]And those who sang songs: Mattitha, Mikiaho, Ober-edom, Uzzael, and Uzzanaiah; these played with harps every day at three o'clock and at nine o'clock. |
| [22]forsothe Chinonye, the prince of dekenes, and of profecie, was souereyn to biforsynge melodie, for he was ful wijs; |
[22]And Benaiah, chief of the Levites, played every day in the booth, for they had prepared a place for him. |
| [23]and Barachie, and Elchana, weren porters of the arke; forsothe Sebenye, |
[23]And Berechiah and Hilkanah looked after the ark, providing for it what was needed. |
| [24]and Josaphath, and Mathanael, and Amasaye, and Zacarie, and Banaye, and Eliezer, preestis, sowneden with trumpis bifor the arke of the Lord; and Obededom, and Achymaas, weren porteris of the arke. |
[24]And Shebaniah, Jehoshaphat, Nathanael, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of the LORD; and Ober-edom and Ahiah looked after the ark |
| [25]Therfor Dauid, and the grettere men in birthe of Israel, and the tribunes, yeden to brynge the arke of boond of pees of the Lord fro the hows of Obededom with gladnesse. |
[25]So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Ober-edom to the city of David with great joy. |
| [26]And whanne God hadde helpid the dekenes that baren the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, seuene bolis and seuene rammes weren offrid. |
[26]And it came to pass when the LORD helped the Levites who carried the ark in which was the covenant of the LORD that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams. |
| [27]Forsothe Dauid was clothid with a white stole, and alle the dekenes that baren the arke, and the syngeris, and Chononye, the prince of profecie among syngeris, weren clothid in white stolis; forsothe also Dauid was clothid with a lynun surplijs. |
[27]And David was clothed with robes of fine linen, and all the Levites who bore the ark were also clothed with robes of fine linen; and David wore upon his linen garments an ephod of fine linen. |
| [28]And al Israel ledden forth the arke of boond of pees of the Lord, and sowneden in ioiful song, and in sown of clariouns, and in trumpis, and cymbalis, and giternis, and harpis. |
[28]Thus David and all Israel brought up the ark in which was the covenant of the LORD, with songs and with sound of straight trumpets and curved trumpets and shouting. |
| [29]And whanne the arke of boond of pees of the Lord hadde come to the citee of Dauid, Mychol, the douytir of Saul, bihelde forth bi a wyndowe, and sche siy king Dauyd daunsynge and pleiynge; and sche dispiside hym in hir herte. |
[29]And it came to pass as the ark in which was the covenant of the LORD reached the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out a window and saw David dancing and playing, and she despised him in her heart |