1 A ssim se completou toda a obra que Salomão fez para a casa do Senhor. Então trouxe Salomão as coisas que seu pai Davi tinha consagrado, a saber, a prata, e ouro e todos os vasos, e os pôs nos tesouros da casa de Deus.

So all the work that Solomon did for the Lord’s house was finished. He brought in the things that his father David had set apart, the silver and the gold and all the objects. He put them in the store-rooms of the house of God. The Special Box Brought into the House of God

2 E ntão Salomão congregou em Jerusalém os anciãos de Israel, e todos as cabeças das tribos, os chefes das casas paternas dos filhos de Israel, para fazerem subir da cidade de Davi, que é Sião, a arca do pacto do Senhor.

Then Solomon gathered to Jerusalem the leaders of Israel, and all the heads of the families, the leaders of the fathers’ houses of the sons of Israel. He called them together to bring up the special box with the Law of the Lord out of the city of David, which is Zion.

3 E todos os homens de Israel se congregaram ao rei na festa, no sétimo mês.

All the men of Israel gathered together in front of the king at the special supper in the seventh month.

4 E , tendo chegado todos os anciãos de Israel; os levitas levantaram a arca;

All the leaders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the special box of God.

5 e fizeram subir a arca, a tenda da revelação e todos os utensílios sagrados que estavam na tenda; os sacerdotes levitas os levaram.

They brought up the special box of God, the meeting tent, and all the holy objects that were in the tent. The religious leaders and the Levites brought them up.

6 E ntão o rei Salomão e toda a congregação de Israel, que se havia reunido a ele diante da arca, sacrificavam carneiros e bois, que não se podiam contar nem numerar por causa da sua multidão.

Then King Solomon and all the people of Israel who were with him were in front of the special box of God. There they gave on the altar in worship so many sheep and oxen that they could not be numbered.

7 A ssim trouxeram os sacerdotes a arca do pacto do Senhor para o seu lugar, no oráculo da casa, no lugar santíssimo, debaixo das asas dos querubins.

The religious leaders brought the special box of the Lord to its place. They brought it into the most holy place in the house, under the wings of the cherubim.

8 P orque os querubins estendiam as asas sobre o lugar da arca, cobrindo a arca e os seus varais:

The cherubim spread their wings over the place of the special box of God. They made a covering over the special box and its long pieces of wood used for carrying.

9 O s varais eram tão compridos que as suas pontas se viam perante o oráculo, mas não se viam de fora; e ali tem estado a arca até o dia de hoje.

The pieces of wood for the special box of God were so long that their ends could be seen in front of the holy place. But they could not be seen outside. They are there to this day.

10 N a arca não havia coisa alguma senão as duas tábuas que Moisés ali tinha posto em Horebe, quando o Senhor fez um pacto com os filhos de Israel, ao saíram eles do Egito.

There was nothing in the special box of God except the two stone writings which Moses put there at Horeb. It was there that the Lord made an agreement with the people of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.

11 Q uando os sacerdotes saíram do lugar santo (pois todos os sacerdotes que se achavam presentes se tinham santificado, sem observarem a ordem das suas turmas;

Then the religious leaders came out of the holy place. All the religious leaders who were there had set themselves apart, without thinking of how they were divided.

12 t ambém os levitas que eram cantores, todos eles, a saber, Asafe, Remã, Jedútum e seus filhos, e seus irmãos, vestidos de linho fino, com címbalos, com alaúdes e com harpas, estavam em pé ao lado oriental do altar, e juntamente com eles cento e vinte sacerdotes, que tocavam as trombetas),

All the Levite singers, Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun and their sons and brothers, were dressed in fine linen. They stood east of the altar, with timbrels and different kinds of harps. With them were 120 religious leaders sounding horns.

13 q uando os trombeteiros e os cantores estavam acordes em fazerem ouvir uma só voz, louvando ao Senhor e dando-lhe graças, e quando levantavam a voz com trombetas, e címbalos, e outros instrumentos de música, e louvavam ao Senhor, dizendo: Porque ele é bom, porque a sua benignidade dura para sempre; então se encheu duma nuvem a casa, a saber, a casa do Senhor,

Those who sounded the horns and the singers made themselves heard as with one voice, praising and thanking the Lord. They sang in a loud voice, with horns, and timbrels, and other objects for making music. They praised the Lord, saying, “He is good. For His loving-kindness lasts forever.” Then the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud.

14 d e modo que os sacerdotes não podiam ter-se em pé, para ministrar, por causa da nuvem; porque a glória do Senhor encheu a casa de Deus.

The religious leaders could not stand to do their work because of the cloud. For the shining-greatness of the Lord filled the house of God.