1 D avi fez para si casas na cidade de Davi; também preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus, e armou-lhe uma tenda:

David built houses for himself in the city of David. He made a place ready for the special box of God. And he set up a tent for it.

2 E ntão disse Davi: Ninguém deve levar a arca de Deus, senão os levitas; porque o Senhor os elegeu para levarem a arca de Deus, e para o servirem para sempre.

Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the special box of God. For the Lord chose them to carry the special box of the agreement and to serve Him forever.”

3 C onvocou, pois, Davi todo o Israel a Jerusalém, para fazer subir a arca do Senhor ao seu lugar, que lhe tinha preparado.

David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the special box of the Lord to the place he had made for it.

4 E reuniu os filhos de Arão e os levitas.

He gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

5 d os filhos de Coate, Uriel, o chefe, e de seus irmãos cento e vinte;

Uriel became leader of the sons of Kohath, and 120 of his brothers.

6 d os filhos de Merári, Asaías, o chefe, e de seus irmãos duzentos e vinte;

Asaiah became the leader of the sons of Merari, and 220 of his brothers.

7 d os filhos de Gérson Joel, o chefe, e de seus irmãos cento e trinta;

Joel became the leader of the sons of Gershom, and 130 of his brothers.

8 d os filhos de Elizafã, Semaías, o chefe, e de seus irmãos duzentos;

Shemaiah became the leader of the sons of Elizaphan, and 200 of his brothers.

9 d os filhos de Hebrom, Eliel, o chefe, e de seus irmãos oitenta;

Eliel became the leader of the sons of Hebron, and 80 of his brothers.

10 d os filhos de Uziel, Aminadabe, o chefe, e de seus irmãos cento e doze.

Amminadab became the leader of the sons of Uzziel, and 112 of his brothers.

11 E ntão chamou Davi os sacerdotes Zadoque e Abiatar, e os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe,

Then David called for Zadok and Abiathar the religious leaders. And he called for the Levites, Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab.

12 e disse-lhes: Vós sois os chefes das casas paternas entre os levitas; santificai-vos, vós e vossos irmãos, para que façais subir a arca do Senhor Deus de Israel ao lugar que lhe preparei.

He said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ houses of the Levites. Make yourselves and your brothers holy, that you may bring up the special box of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have made for it.

13 P orquanto da primeira vez vós não a levastes, o Senhor fez uma brecha em nós, porque não o buscamos segundo a ordenança:

The Lord our God brought trouble upon us because you did not carry it the first time. We did not care for it the way He had told us.”

14 S antificaram-se, pois, os sacerdotes e os levitas para fazerem subir a arca do Senhor Deus de Israel.

So the religious leaders and the Levites made themselves holy, to bring up the special box of the Lord God of Israel.

15 E os levitas trouxeram a arca de Deus sobre os seus ombros, pelos varais que nela havia, como Moisés tinha ordenado, conforme a palavra do Senhor.

The sons of the Levites carried the special box of God on their shoulders with the long pieces of wood. They did as Moses had told them by the Word of the Lord.

16 E Davi ordenou aos chefes dos levitas que designassem alguns de seus irmãos como cantores, para tocarem com instrumentos musicais, com alaúdes, harpas e címbalos, e levantarem a voz com alegria.

Then David told the heads of the Levites to choose their brothers who sing and play music. They were to play harps and timbrels and make sounds of joy.

17 D esignaram, pois, os levitas a Hemã, filho de Joel; e dos seus irmãos, a Asafe, filho de Berequias; e dos filhos de Merári, seus irmãos, a Etã, filho de Cusaías;

So the Levites chose Heman the son of Joel. From his brothers they chose Asaph the son of Berechiah. From the sons of Merari their brothers, they chose Ethan the son of Kushaiah.

18 e com eles a seus irmãos da segunda ordem: Zacarias, Bene, Jaaziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Benaías, Maaséias, Matitias, Elifeleu e Micnéias, e Obede-Edom e Jeiel, os porteiros.

With them they chose their brothers of the second group. These were Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the gate-keepers.

19 A ssim os cantores Hemã, Asafe e Etã se faziam ouvir com címbalos de bronze;

The singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan were chosen to make sounds of joy with objects of brass.

20 e Zacarias, Aziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Maaséias e Benaías, com alaúdes adaptados ao soprano;

Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were chosen to play the high sounds on harps.

21 e Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias, com harpas adaptadas ao baixo, para dirigirem;

Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were chosen to lead by playing the deep sounds on different kinds of harps.

22 e Quenanias, chefe dos levitas, estava encarregado dos cânticos e os dirigia, porque era entendido;

Chenaniah, head of the Levites, was to lead the singing. He taught the singing because he was able.

23 e Berequias e Elcana eram porteiros da arca;

Berechiah and Elkanah were to watch the gate for the special box.

24 e Sebanias, Jeosafá, Netanel, Amasai, Zacarias, Benaías e Eliézer, os sacerdotes, tocavam as trombetas perante a arca de Deus; e Obede-Edom e Jeías eram porteiros da arca.

Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, the religious leaders, were to blow the horns in front of the special box of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were gate-keepers for the special box of God also.

25 S ucedeu pois que Davi, os anciãos de Israel, os capitães dos milhares foram, com alegria, para fazer subir a arca do pacto do Senhor, da casa de Obede-Edem.

So David, the leaders of Israel and the captains of thousands went to bring up the special box with the Law of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

26 E sucedeu que, havendo Deus ajudado os levitas que levavam a arca do pacto dó Senhor, sacrificaram sete novilhos e sete carneiros.

God was helping the Levites who were carrying the special box of the agreement of the Lord. So they killed seven bulls and seven rams on the altar in worship.

27 D avi ia vestido de um manto de linho fino, como também todos os levitas que levavam a arca, e os cantores, e juntamente com eles Quenanias, diretor do canto; Davi levava também sobre si um éfode de linho.

David was dressed in a long piece of clothing of fine linen. So were all the Levites who were carrying the special box of God. And so were the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing. David wore a linen vest also.

28 A ssim todo o Israel fez subir a arca do pacto do Senhor com vozes de júbilo, ao som de buzinas, trombetas e címbalos, juntamente com alaúdes e harpas.

So all Israel brought up the special box with the Law of the Lord. They brought it up with a loud voice, the sound of horns, and with loud-sounding timbrels and harps.

29 E sucedeu que, chegando a arca do pacto do Senhor ã cidade de Davi, Mical, a filha de Saul, olhou duma janela e, vendo Davi dançar e saltar, desprezou-o no seu coração.

When the special box with the Law of the Lord came to the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of the window. She saw King David dancing and jumping for joy. And she hated him in her heart.