1. Tarihler 15

¹Davut, Davut Kenti’nde kendisi için evler inşa etti; ayrıca Tanrı’nın sandığı için bir yer hazırlayarak onun için bir çadır kurdu.

²O zaman Davut, “Tanrı’nın sandığını taşımak Levililerden başkasına yasaktır; çünkü Rab, Kendi sandığını taşımaları ve sonsuza dek Kendisine hizmet etmeleri için onları seçti” dedi.

³Davut, Rab’bin sandığını kendisi için hazırladığı yere getirmek üzere bütün İsrail’i Yeruşalim’de dinsel bir topluluk olarak bir araya getirdi.

⁴Davut, Harun’un soyundan olan Levilileri topladı:

⁵Kehat oğullarından: Önder Uriel ve akrabalarından yüz yirmi kişi.

⁶Merari oğullarından: Önder Asaya ve akrabalarından iki yüz yirmi kişi.

⁷Gerşom oğullarından: Önder Yoel ve akrabalarından yüz otuz kişi.

⁸Elisafan oğullarından: Önder Semei ve akrabalarından iki yüz kişi.

⁹Hevron oğullarından: Önder Eliel ve akrabalarından seksen kişi.

¹⁰Uziel oğullarından: Önder Aminadav ve akrabalarından yüz on iki kişi.

¹¹Davut; kâhinler Sadok ile Aviyatar’ı ve Levililerden Uriel, Asaya, Yoel, Samaya, Eliel ve Aminadav’ı çağırdı.

¹²Onlara, “Sizler Levililerin ata ailelerinin önderlerisiniz” dedi, “Siz ve akrabalarınız kendinizi dinsel olarak arındırın ki, İsrail’in Tanrısı’nın sandığını onun için hazırladığım yere getiresiniz.

¹³Çünkü ilk seferinde siz orada hazır bulunmadığınız için Tanrımız Rab aramızda bir gedik açtı; zira O’na yasal kurallara göre yönelmedik.”

¹⁴Böylece kâhinler ve Levililer, İsrail’in Tanrısı’nın sandığını yukarı getirmek için kendilerini dinsel olarak arındırdılar.

¹⁵Levililerin oğulları, Musa’nın Tanrı’nın sözü uyarınca yazılı buyruğuna göre, Tanrı’nın sandığını omuzlarındaki taşıma sırıklarıyla kendi üzerlerinde taşıdılar.

¹⁶Davut, Levili önderlere, sevinç dolu bir sesle yüksek perdeden ezgiler okumaları için akrabaları olan ezgicileri çenkler, lirler ve ziller gibi çalgılar eşliğinde görevlendirmelerini emretti.

¹⁷Böylece Levililer, Yoel oğlu Heman’ı, onun akrabalarından Berekiya oğlu Asaf’ı ve Merari oğullarından olan akrabalarından Kişayu oğlu Etan’ı görevlendirdiler.

¹⁸Onlarla birlikte ikinci dereceden akrabaları olan kapıcıları da görevlendirdiler: Zekeriya, Oziel, Semiramot, Yeiel, Elioel, Eliab, Benaya, Maaseya, Mattatya, Elifalya, Makenya, Avdedom, Yeiel ve Ozias.

¹⁹Ezgiciler Heman, Asaf ve Etan, sesin duyulmasını sağlamak için tunç ziller çalıyorlardı.

²⁰Zekeriya, Oziel, Semiramot, Yeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maaseyas ve Benayas, Alamot makamına göre çenkler çalıyorlardı.

²¹Mattatias, Elifalyas, Makenyas, Avdedom, Yeiel ve Ozias ise düzeni yönetmek ve güçlendirmek için Şeminith makamına göre lirler çalıyorlardı.

²²Levililerin önderi Konenya, ezgilerin yöneticisiydi; çünkü bu konuda uzmandı.

²³Berekiya ve Elkana sandığın kapıcılarıydı.

²⁴Kâhinler Şevanya, Yoşafat, Netanel, Amasay, Zekeriya, Benaya ve Eliezer, Tanrı’nın sandığının önünde borular çalıyorlardı; Avdedom ve Yeya da Tanrı’nın sandığının kapıcılarıydı.

²⁵Böylece Davut, İsrail’in ileri gelen ihtiyarları ve binbaşılar, Rab’bin antlaşma sandığını Avdedom’un evinden büyük bir sevinçle yukarı getirmek için gittiler.

²⁶Tanrı, Rab’bin antlaşma sandığını taşıyan Levilileri güçlendirip onlara yardım edince, yedi boğa ve yedi koç kurban ettiler.

²⁷Davut’un üzerinde ince ketenden bir kaftan vardı; sandığı taşıyan bütün Levililer, ezgiciler ve ezgi okuyanların önderi Konenya da ince keten giysiler giymişti; Davut’un üzerinde de ince ketenden bir kaftan bulunuyordu.

²⁸Bütün İsrail, Rab’bin antlaşma sandığını şenlik nidalarıyla, şofar ve boru sesleriyle, ziller çalarak, çenk ve lirlerle yüksek sesle haykırarak yukarı getirdi.

²⁹Rab’bin antlaşma sandığı Davut Kenti’ne varınca, Saul’un kızı Mikal pencereden dışarı baktı; Kral Davut’un oynayıp raks ettiğini görünce onu kendi yüreğinde küçümsedi.

¹ΚΑΙ ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ οἰκίας ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ, καὶ ἡτοίμασε τὸν τόπον τῇ κιβωτῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτῇ σκηνήν.

²τότε εἶπε Δαυίδ· οὐκ ἔστιν ἆραι τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλ᾿ ἢ τοὺς Λευίτας, ὅτι αὐτοὺς ἐξελέξατο Κύριος αἴρειν τὴν κιβωτὸν Κυρίου καὶ λειτουργεῖν αὐτῷ ἕως αἰῶνος.

³καὶ ἐξεκκλησίασε Δαυὶδ τὸν πάντα ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν ῾Ιερουσαλὴμ τοῦ ἀνενέγκαι τὴν κιβωτὸν Κυρίου εἰς τὸν τόπον, ὃν ἡτοίμασεν αὐτῇ.

⁴καὶ συνήγαγε Δαυὶδ τοὺς υἱοὺς ᾿Ααρὼν τοὺς Λευίτας.

⁵τῶν υἱῶν Καάθ· Οὐριὴλ ὁ ἄρχων καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι.

⁶τῶν υἱῶν Μεραρί· ᾿Ασαΐα ὁ ἄρχων καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, διακόσιοι εἴκοσι.

⁷τῶν υἱῶν Γηρσάμ· ᾿Ιωὴλ ὁ ἄρχων καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ἑκατὸν τριάκοντα.

⁸τῶν υἱῶν ᾿Ελισαφάν· Σεμεΐ ὁ ἄρχων καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, διακόσιοι.

⁹τῶν υἱῶν Χεβρών· ᾿Ελιὴλ ὁ ἄρχων καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ὀγδοήκοντα.

¹⁰τῶν υἱῶν ᾿Οζιήλ· ᾿Αμιναδὰβ ὁ ἄρχων καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ἑκατὸν δεκαδύο.

¹¹καὶ ἐκάλεσε Δαυὶδ τὸν Σαδὼκ καὶ ᾿Αβιάθαρ, τοὺς ἱερεῖς, καὶ τοὺς Λευίτας, τὸν Οὐριήλ, ᾿Ασαΐαν καὶ ᾿Ιωὴλ καὶ Σαμαίαν καὶ ᾿Ελιὴλ καὶ ᾿Αμιναδάβ,

¹²καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ὑμεῖς ἄρχοντες πατριῶν τῶν Λευιτῶν, ἁγνίσθητε ὑμεῖς καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ ἀνοίσετε τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ, οὗ ἡτοίμασα αὐτῇ·

¹³ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ πρότερον ὑμᾶς εἶναι διέκοψεν ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἐν ἡμῖν, ὅτι οὐκ ἐξεζητήσαμεν ἐν κρίματι.

¹⁴καὶ ἡγνίσθησαν οἱ ἱερεῖς καὶ οἱ Λευῖται τοῦ ἀνενέγκαι τὴν κιβωτὸν Θεοῦ ᾿Ισραήλ.

¹⁵καὶ ἔλαβον οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν Λευιτῶν τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ὡς ἐνετείλατο Μωυσῆς ἐν λόγῳ Θεοῦ κατὰ τὴν γραφήν, ἐν ἀναφορεῦσιν ἐπ᾿ αὐτούς.

¹⁶καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ τοῖς ἄρχουσι τῶν Λευιτῶν· στήσατε τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν τοὺς ψαλτῳδοὺς ἐν ὀργάνοις, νάβλαις, κινύραις καὶ κυμβάλοις τοῦ φωνῆσαι εἰς ὕψος ἐν φωνῇ εὐφροσύνης.

¹⁷καὶ ἔστησαν οἱ Λευῖται τὸν Αἰμὰν υἱὸν ᾿Ιωήλ· ἐκ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ ᾿Ασὰφ υἱὸς Βαραχία. καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Μεραρὶ ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ Αἰθὰν υἱὸς Κισαίου.

¹⁸καὶ μετ᾿ αὐτῶν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν οἱ δεύτεροι Ζαχαρίας καὶ ᾿Οζιὴλ καὶ Σεμιραμὼθ καὶ ᾿Ιεϊὴλ καὶ ᾿Ελιωὴλ καὶ ᾿Ελιὰβ καὶ Βαναία καὶ Μαασαΐα καὶ Ματταθία καὶ ᾿Ελιφαλία καὶ Μακενία καὶ ᾿Αβδεδὸμ καὶ ᾿Ιεϊὴλ καὶ ᾿Οζίας, οἱ πυλωροί.

¹⁹καὶ οἱ ψαλτῳδοί, Αἰμάν, ᾿Ασὰφ καὶ Αἰθὰν ἐν κυμβάλοις χαλκοῖς τοῦ ἀκουσθῆναι ποιῆσαι·

²⁰Ζαχαρίας καὶ ᾿Οζιήλ, Σεμιραμώθ, ᾿Ιεϊήλ, ᾿Ωνί, ᾿Ελιάβ, Μασαίας, Βαναίας ἐν νάβλαις ἐπὶ ἀλαιμώθ.

²¹καὶ Ματταθίας καὶ ᾿Ελιφαλίας καὶ Μακενίας καὶ ᾿Αβδεδὸμ καὶ ᾿Ιεϊὴλ καὶ ᾿Οζίας ἐν κινύραις ἀμασενὶθ τοῦ ἐνισχῦσαι.

²²καὶ Χωνενία ἄρχων τῶν Λευιτῶν ἄρχων τῶν ᾠδῶν, ὅτι συνετὸς ἦν.

²³καὶ Βαραχία καὶ ᾿Ελκανὰ πυλωροὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ.

²⁴καὶ Σοβνία καὶ ᾿Ιωσαφὰτ καὶ Ναθαναὴλ καὶ ᾿Αμασαΐ καὶ Ζαχαρία καὶ Βαναΐ καὶ ᾿Ελιέζερ οἱ ἱερεῖς σαλπίζοντες ταῖς σάλπιγξιν ἔμπροσθεν τῆς κιβωτοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ. καὶ ᾿Αβδεδὸμ καὶ ᾿Ιεΐα πυλωροὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ.

²⁵καὶ ἦν Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ οἱ χιλίαρχοι οἱ πορευόμενοι τοῦ ἀναγαγεῖν τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης ἐξ οἴκου ᾿Αβδεδὸμ ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ.

²⁶καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ κατισχῦσαι τὸν Θεὸν τοὺς Λευίτας αἴροντας τὴν κιβωτὸν τῆς διαθήκης Κυρίου καὶ ἔθυσαν ἑπτὰ μόσχους καὶ ἑπτὰ κριούς.

²⁷καὶ Δαυὶδ περιεζωσμένος ἐν στολῇ βυσσίνῃ καὶ πάντες οἱ Λευῖται αἴροντες τὴν κιβωτὸν διαθήκης Κυρίου καὶ οἱ ψαλτῳδοὶ καὶ Χωνενίας ὁ ἄρχων τῶν ᾠδῶν τῶν ἆδόντων, καὶ ἐπὶ Δαυὶδ στολὴ βυσσίνη.

²⁸καὶ πᾶς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀνάγοντες τὴν κιβωτὸν διαθήκης Κυρίου ἐν σημασίᾳ καὶ ἐν φωνῇ σωφὲρ καὶ ἐν σάλπιγξι καὶ ἐν κυμβάλοις, ἀναφωνοῦντες ἐν νάβλαις καὶ ἐν κινύραις.

²⁹καὶ ἐγένετο ἡ κιβωτὸς διαθήκης Κυρίου καὶ ἦλθεν ἕως πόλεως Δαυίδ, καὶ Μελχὸλ ἡ θυγάτηρ Σαοὺλ παρέκυψε διὰ τῆς θυρίδος καὶ εἶδε τὸν βασιλέα Δαυὶδ ὀρχούμενον καὶ παίζοντα, καὶ ἐξουδένωσεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ψυχῇ αὐτῆς.

¹And [David] made for himself houses in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and made a tent for it.

²Then said David, It is not [lawful for any] to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.

³And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place which he [had] prepared for it.

⁴And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.

⁵Of the sons of Caath; [there was] Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty.

⁶Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

⁷Of the sons of Gedson; Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty.

⁸Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.

⁹Of the sons of Chebrom; Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty.

¹⁰Of the sons of Oziel; Aminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

¹¹And David called Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, and the Levites, Uriel, Asaia, and Joel, and Semaia, and Eliel, and Aminadab,

¹²and said to them, Ye [are] the heads of the families of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, and ye shall carry up the ark of the God of Israel, [to the place] which I have prepared for it.

¹³For because ye were not [ready] at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.

¹⁴So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves, to bring up the ark of the God of Israel.

¹⁵And the sons of the Levites took the ark of God, (as Moses commanded by the word of God according to the scripture) upon their shoulders with staves.

¹⁶And David said to the chiefs of the Levites, Set your brethren the singers with musical instruments, lutes, harps, and cymbals, to sound aloud with a voice of joy.

¹⁷So the Levites appointed Aeman the son of Joel; Asaph the son of Barachias [was one] of his brethren; and Aethan the son of Kisaeus was of the sons of Merari their brethren;

¹⁸and with them their brethren of the second rank, Zacharias, and Oziel, and Semiramoth, and Jeiel, and Elioel, and Eliab, and Banaia, and Maasaia, and Matthathia, and Eliphena, and Makellia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, the porters.

¹⁹And the singers, Aeman, Asaph, and Aethan, with brazen cymbals to make [a sound] to be heard.

²⁰Zacharias, and Oziel, Semiramoth, Jeiel, Oni, Eliab, Maasaeas, Banaeas, with lutes, on alaemoth.

²¹And Mattathias, and Eliphalu, and Makenia, and Abdedom, and Jeiel, and Ozias, with harps of Amasenith, to make a loud noise.

²²And Chonenia chief of the Levites [was] master of the bands, because he was skilful.

²³And Barachia and Elcana [were] door-keepers of the ark.

²⁴And Somnia, and Josaphat, and Nathanael, and Amasai, and Zacharia, and Banaea, and Eliezer, the priests, were sounding with trumpets before the ark of God: and Abdedom and Jeia [were] door-keepers of the ark of God.

²⁵So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains of thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant from the house of Abdedom with gladness.

²⁶And it came to pass when God strengthened the Levites bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they sacrificed seven calves and seven rams.

²⁷And David [was] girt with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites [who were] bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers; also upon David [there was] a robe of fine linen.

²⁸And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of a horn, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, playing loudly on lutes and harps.

²⁹And the ark of the covenant of the Lord arrived, and came to the city of David; and Melchol the daughter of Saul looked down through the window, and saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.