1 D epois que Davi tinha construído casas para si na Cidade de Davi, ele preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus e armou uma tenda para ela.

Now David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

2 E ntão Davi disse: “Somente os levitas poderão carregar a arca de Deus, pois para isso o Senhor os escolheu e para ficarem sempre a seu serviço”.

Then David said, “ No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever.”

3 D avi reuniu todo o Israel em Jerusalém para trazer a arca do Senhor para o lugar que ele lhe havia preparado.

And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place which he had prepared for it.

4 R euniu também os descendentes de Arão e os levitas:

David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

5 d os descendentes de Coate, Uriel, liderando 120;

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and 120 of his relatives;

6 d os descendentes de Merari, Asaías, liderando 220;

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;

7 d os descendentes de Gérson, Joel, liderando 130;

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and 130 of his relatives;

8 d os descendentes de Elisafã, Semaías, liderando 200;

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and 200 of his relatives;

9 d os descendentes de Hebrom, Eliel, liderando 80;

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and 80 of his relatives;

10 d os descendentes de Uziel, Aminadabe, liderando 112.

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and 112 of his relatives.

11 E m seguida Davi convocou os sacerdotes Zadoque e Abiatar, os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe, e

Then David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab,

12 l hes disse: “Vocês são os chefes das famílias levitas; vocês e seus companheiros levitas deverão consagrar-se e trazer a arca do Senhor, o Deus de Israel, para o local que preparei para ela.

and said to them, “You are the heads of the fathers’ households of the Levites; consecrate yourselves both you and your relatives, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.

13 P elo fato de vocês não terem carregado a arca na primeira vez, a ira do Senhor, o nosso Deus, causou destruição entre nós. Nós não o tínhamos consultado sobre como proceder”.

Because you did not carry it at the first, the Lord our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”

14 E ntão os sacerdotes e os levitas se consagraram para transportar a arca do Senhor, o Deus de Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

15 E os levitas carregaram a arca de Deus apoiando as varas da arca sobre os ombros, conforme Moisés tinha ordenado, de acordo com a palavra do Senhor.

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

16 D avi também ordenou aos líderes dos levitas que encarregassem os músicos que havia entre eles de cantar músicas alegres, acompanhados por instrumentos musicais: liras, harpas e címbalos sonoros.

Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.

17 A ssim, os levitas escolheram Hemã, filho de Joel, e Asafe, um parente dele; dentre os meraritas, seus parentes, escolheram Etã, filho de Cuxaías;

So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,

18 e com eles seus parentes que estavam no segundo escalão: Zacarias, Jaaziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Benaia, Maaséias, Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom e Jeiel, os porteiros.

and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.

19 O s músicos Hemã, Asafe e Etã deviam tocar os címbalos de bronze;

So the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;

20 Z acarias, Aziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Maaséias e Benaia deviam tocar as liras, acompanhando o soprano,

and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, with harps tuned to alamoth;

21 e Matitias, Elifeleu, Micnéias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias deviam tocar as harpas em oitava, marcando o ritmo.

and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.

22 Q uenanias, o chefe dos levitas, ficou encarregado dos cânticos; essa era sua responsabilidade, pois ele tinha competência para isso.

Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.

23 B erequias e Elcana seriam porteiros e deveriam proteger a arca.

Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.

24 O s sacerdotes Sebanias, Josafá, Natanael, Amasai, Zacarias, Benaia e Eliézer deviam tocar as cornetas diante da arca de Deus. Obede-Edom e Jeías também deviam ser porteiros e vigiar a arca.

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

25 A ssim, com grande festa, Davi, as autoridades de Israel e os líderes dos batalhões de mil foram buscar a arca da aliança do Senhor que estava na casa de Obede-Edom.

So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom with joy.

26 C omo Deus havia poupado os levitas que carregavam a arca da aliança do Senhor, sete novilhos e sete carneiros foram sacrificados.

Because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

27 D avi vestia um manto de linho fino, como também todos os levitas que carregavam a arca, os músicos e Quenanias, chefe dos músicos. Davi vestia também o colete sacerdotal de linho.

Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen.

28 E todo o Israel acompanhou a arca da aliança do Senhor alegremente, ao som de trombetas, cornetas e címbalos, ao toque de liras e de harpas.

Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps and lyres.

29 Q uando a arca da aliança do Senhor estava entrando na Cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, observava de uma janela. E, aconteceu que ao ver o rei Davi dançando e celebrando, ela o desprezou em seu coração.

It happened when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and celebrating; and she despised him in her heart.