1 T erminada 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

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 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.

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 uniram-se ao rei por ocasião da 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 Q uando todas as autoridades de Israel chegaram, os levitas pegaram a arca

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

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

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 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.

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 O s 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.

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

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 E ssas 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.

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 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.

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

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 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.

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 O s 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,

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