1 S o all the work that Solomon had done for the house of the Lord was finished; and Solomon brought in the things which his father David had dedicated: the silver and the gold and all the furnishings. And he put them in the treasuries of the house of God. The Ark Brought into the Temple

Terminada toda a obra que Salomão havia realizado para o templo do Senhor, ele trouxe as coisas que seu pai Davi tinha consagrado e as colocou junto com os tesouros do templo de Deus: a prata, o ouro e todos os utensílios. O Transporte da Arca para o Templo

2 N ow Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel, in Jerusalem, that they might bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord up from the City of David, which is Zion.

Então Salomão reuniu em Jerusalém as autoridades de Israel e todos os líderes das tribos e os chefes das famílias israelitas, para levarem de Sião, a Cidade de Davi, a arca da aliança do Senhor.

3 T herefore all the men of Israel assembled with the king at the feast, which was in the seventh month.

E todos os homens de Israel uniram-se ao rei por ocasião da festa, no sétimo mês.

4 S o all the elders of Israel came, and the Levites took up the ark.

Quando todas as autoridades de Israel chegaram, os levitas pegaram a arca

5 T hen they brought up the ark, the tabernacle of meeting, and all the holy furnishings that were in the tabernacle. The priests and the Levites brought them up.

e a levaram com a Tenda do Encontro e com todos os seus utensílios sagrados. Foram os sacerdotes levitas que levaram tudo.

6 A lso King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who were assembled with him before the ark, were sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be counted or numbered for multitude.

O rei Salomão e toda a comunidade de Israel que se havia reunido a ele diante da arca, sacrificaram tantas ovelhas e bois que nem era possível contar.

7 T hen the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the Lord to its place, into the inner sanctuary of the temple, to the Most Holy Place, under the wings of the cherubim.

Os sacerdotes levaram a arca da aliança do Senhor para o seu lugar no santuário interno do templo, no Lugar Santíssimo, e a colocaram debaixo das asas dos querubins.

8 F or the cherubim spread their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.

Os querubins tinham suas asas estendidas sobre o lugar da arca e cobriam a arca e as varas utilizadas para o transporte.

9 T he poles extended so that the ends of the poles of the ark could be seen from the holy place, in front of the inner sanctuary; but they could not be seen from outside. And they are there to this day.

Essas varas eram tão compridas que as suas pontas se estendiam para fora da arca e podiam ser vistas da parte da frente do santuário interno, mas não de fora dele; e elas estão lá até hoje.

10 N othing was in the ark except the two tablets which Moses put there at Horeb, when the Lord made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they had come out of Egypt.

Na arca havia só as duas tábuas que Moisés tinha colocado quando estava em Horebe, onde o Senhor fez uma aliança com os israelitas depois que saíram do Egito.

11 A nd it came to pass when the priests came out of the Most Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had sanctified themselves, without keeping to their divisions),

Os sacerdotes saíram do Lugar Santo. Todos eles haviam se consagrado, não importando a divisão a que pertenciam.

12 a nd the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets—

E todos os levitas que eram músicos — Asafe, Hemã, Jedutum e os filhos e parentes deles — ficaram a leste do altar, vestidos de linho fino, tocando címbalos, harpas e liras, e os acompanhavam cento e vinte sacerdotes tocando cornetas.

13 i ndeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord, and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying: “For He is good, For His mercy endures forever,” that the house, the house of the Lord, was filled with a cloud,

Os que tocavam cornetas e os cantores, em uníssono, louvaram e agradeceram ao Senhor. Ao som de cornetas, címbalos e outros instrumentos, levantaram suas vozes em louvor ao Senhor e cantaram: “Ele é bom; o seu amor dura para sempre”. Então uma nuvem encheu o templo do Senhor,

14 s o that the priests could not continue ministering because of the cloud; for the glory of the Lord filled the house of God.

de forma que os sacerdotes não podiam desempenhar o seu serviço, pois a glória do Senhor encheu o templo de Deus.