1. Tarihler 16

¹Tanrı'nın sandığını içeri taşıdılar ve Davut'un onun için kurduğu çadırın tam ortasına sağlamca yerleştirdiler; ardından Tanrı'nın huzurunda yakmalık sunular ve kurtuluş kurbanları sundular.

²Davut yakmalık sunuları ve kurtuluş kurbanlarını sunmayı tamamlayınca, halkı Rab'bin adıyla kutsadı.

³Ve İsrail'deki her bir adama, erkekten kadına kadar, herkese bir adet fırınlanmış ekmek ve bir tatlı çörek dağıttı.

⁴Rab'bin antlaşma sandığının önünde hizmet etmek, yüksek sesle haykırmak, şükretmek ve İsrail'in Tanrısı Rab'bi övmek üzere Levililerden görevliler atadı.

⁵Önder Asaf'tı; ondan sonra ikinci sırada Zekeriya, Yeiel, Şemiramot, Yeiel, Mattatya, Eliab, Benaya, Obed-Edom ve Yeiel geliyordu; bunlar nebeller ve kinnorlar gibi çalgılar çalıyorlardı, Asaf ise zillerle yüksek sesle ilan ediyordu.

⁶Kâhin Benaya ile Oziel ise Tanrı'nın antlaşma sandığının önünde sürekli olarak borazan çalıyorlardı.

⁷O gün, o zaman Davut, Rab'bi övme düzenini ilk kez Asaf ve kardeşlerinin eliyle başlattı.

⁸İLAHİ. Şükredin Rab'be, O'nun adıyla O'nu çağırın; halklar arasında O'nun işlerini bildirin!

⁹O'na şarkılar söyleyin, O'na ilahilerle övgüler sunun; Rab'bin yaptığı bütün harikaları herkese ayrıntısıyla anlatın!

¹⁰O'nun kutsal adıyla övünün; O'nun hoşnutluğunu arayanların yüreği sevinçle dolsun!

¹¹Rab'bi arayın ve güçlü olun; O'nun yüzünü sürekli olarak arayın!

¹²O'nun yaptığı harikaları, alametlerini ve ağzından çıkan hükümleri hatırlayın,

¹³Ey O'nun çocukları olan İsrail soyu, O'nun seçtiği Yakup oğulları!

¹⁴Bizim Tanrımız Rab O'dur; O'nun hükümleri bütün yeryüzündedir.

¹⁵Sonsuza dek O'nun antlaşmasını, bin kuşağa buyurduğu sözünü hatırlayarak,

¹⁶İbrahim'le kestiği antlaşmayı ve İshak'a ettiği yeminini hatırlayın.

¹⁷Bunu Yakup için bir buyruk, İsrail için sonsuz bir antlaşma olarak belirledi;

¹⁸"Mirasınızın ölçülmüş payı olarak Kenan ülkesini sana vereceğim" diyerek.

¹⁹Onlar sayıca çok azken, henüz gurbetteyken ve orada yabancı olarak yaşıyorken;

²⁰Ulustan ulusa, bir krallıktan başka bir halka göçüp dururlarken,

²¹Hiçbir insanın onlara tahakküm etmesine izin vermedi ve onlar uğruna kralları azarladı:

²²"Benim meshedilmişlerime dokunmayın ve peygamberlerime kötülük etmeyin!" diyerek.

²³Ey bütün yeryüzü, Rab'be şarkılar söyleyin; günden güne O'nun kurtuluşunu duyurun!

²⁴Uluslar arasında O'nun görkemini, bütün halklar arasında harikalarını ayrıntısıyla açıklayın!

²⁵Çünkü Rab uludur ve çok övülmeye değerdir; O, bütün ilahların üstünde heybetlidir.

²⁶Çünkü ulusların bütün ilahları birer puttur; oysa bizim Tanrımız gökleri yaratandır.

²⁷Görkem ve övgü O'nun huzurundadır; güç ve övünç O'nun mekanındadır.

²⁸Rab'be sunun, ey ulusların boyları, Rab'be görkem ve güç sunun!

²⁹Rab'be adının görkemini sunun; sunular alıp O'nun huzuruna getirin ve kutsal avlularında Rab'be tapının!

³⁰O'nun huzurunda titresin bütün yeryüzü; yeryüzü doğrultuldu ve sarsılmaz!

³¹Gök sevinsin ve yeryüzü coşsun; uluslar arasında, "Rab krallık yapmaktadır!" desinler.

³²Deniz ve içindeki doluluk gürlesin; kırın ağacı ve üzerindekilerin hepsi sevinsin!

³³O zaman meşeliğin ağaçları Rab'bin huzurunda sevinçle çığlık atacak; çünkü O, yeryüzünü yargılamaya geliyor.

³⁴Şükredin Rab'be, çünkü O iyidir; çünkü merhameti sonsuza dek kalıcıdır.

³⁵Ve deyin ki: "Kurtar bizi, ey kurtuluşumuzun Tanrısı! Topla bizi ve ulusların arasından çekip çıkar; senin kutsal adını övelim ve senin övgülerinle gurur duyalım."

³⁶İsrail'in Tanrısı Rab'be sonsuzluktan sonsuzluğa dek övgüler olsun! Ve bütün halk, "Amin!" dedi ve Rab'be övgüler sundu.

³⁷Davut, Rab'bin antlaşma sandığının önünde sürekli, günden güne günün işini yerine getirerek hizmet etmeleri için Asaf ile kardeşlerini orada bıraktı.

³⁸Obed-Edom ile altmış sekiz kardeşini de bıraktı; İditun oğlu Obed-Edom ile Hosa ise kapı nöbetçileriydi.

³⁹Kâhin Sadok ile kâhin kardeşlerini ise Gabaon'daki Bama'da bulunan Rab'bin çadırının önüne yerleştirdi;

⁴⁰Öyle ki, Tanrı'nın hizmetkarı Musa'nın eliyle İsrail oğullarına buyurduğu, Rab'bin yasasında yazılı olan her şeye göre, sabah akşam sürekli olarak yakmalık sunu sunağında Rab'be yakmalık sunular sunsunlar.

⁴¹Rab'bi övmek için adlarıyla seçilmiş olan Heman, İditun ve geri kalanlar da onlarla birlikteydi; çünkü O'nun merhameti sonsuza dek kalıcıdır.

⁴²Onların yanında yüksek ses çıkarmak için borazanlar, ziller ve Tanrı'nın ezgilerinin çalgıları vardı; İditun'un oğulları ise kapıdaydı.

⁴³Sonra bütün halk, her biri kendi evine döndü; Davut da kendi evini kutsamak için geri döndü.

¹ΚΑΙ εἰσήνεγκαν τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ ἀπηρείσαντο αὐτὴν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς σκηνῆς, ἧς ἔπηξεν αὐτῇ Δαυίδ, καὶ προσήνεγκαν ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ σωτηρίου ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ.

²καὶ συνετέλεσε Δαυὶδ ἀναφέρων ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ σωτηρίου καὶ εὐλόγησε τὸν λαὸν ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου.

³καὶ διεμέρισε παντὶ ἀνδρὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς καὶ ἕως γυναικός, τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἄρτον ἕνα ἀρτοκοπικὸν καὶ ἀμορίτην.

⁴καὶ ἔταξε κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς κιβωτοῦ διαθήκης Κυρίου ἐκ τῶν Λευιτῶν λειτουργοῦντας ἀναφωνοῦντας καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι καὶ αἰνεῖν Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν ᾿Ισραήλ·

⁵᾿Ασὰφ ὁ ἡγούμενος, καὶ δευτερεύων αὐτῷ Ζαχαρίας, ᾿Ιεϊήλ, Σεμιραμώθ, ᾿Ιεϊήλ, Ματταθίας, ᾿Ελιὰβ καὶ Βαναίας, καὶ ᾿Αβδεδὸμ καὶ ᾿Ιεϊὴλ ἐν ὀργάνοις, νάβλαις, κινύραις, καὶ ᾿Ασὰφ ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀναφωνῶν.

⁶καὶ Βαναίας καὶ ᾿Οζιὴλ οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν ταῖς σάλπιγξι διαπαντὸς ἐναντίον τῆς κιβωτοῦ τῆς διαθήκης τοῦ Θεοῦ.

⁷᾿Εν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνη τότε ἔταξε Δαυὶδ ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸν Κύριον ἐν χειρὶ ᾿Ασὰφ καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ.

⁸ῼΔΗ. ᾿Εξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐπικαλεῖσθε αὐτὸν ἐν ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ, γνωρίσατε ἐν λαοῖς τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ.

⁹ᾄσατε αὐτῷ καὶ ὑμνήσατε αὐτῷ, διηγήσασθε πᾶσι τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ, ἃ ἐποίησε Κύριος.

¹⁰αἰνεῖτε ἐν ὀνόματι ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ, εὐφρανθήσεται καρδία ζητοῦσα τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ.

¹¹ζητήσατε τὸν Κύριον καὶ ἰσχύσατε, ζητήσατε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ διαπαντός.

¹²μνημονεύετε τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ, ἃ ἐποίησε, τέρατα καὶ κρίματα τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ.

¹³σπέρμα ᾿Ισραὴλ παῖδες αὐτοῦ, υἱοὶ ᾿Ιακὼβ ἐκλεκτοὶ αὐτοῦ.

¹⁴αὐτὸς Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ.

¹⁵μνημονεύων εἰς αἰῶνα διαθήκης αὐτοῦ, λόγον αὐτοῦ, ὃν ἐνετείλατο εἰς χιλίας γενεάς,

¹⁶ὃν διέθετο τῷ ῾Αβραὰμ καὶ τὸν ὅρκον αὐτοῦ τῷ ᾿Ισαάκ·

¹⁷ἔστησεν αὐτὸν τῷ ᾿Ιακὼβ εἰς πρόσταγμα, τῷ ᾿Ισραὴλ διαθήκην αἰώνιον

¹⁸λέγων· σοὶ δώσω τὴν γῆν Χαναὰν σχοίνισμα κληρονομίας ὑμῶν.

¹⁹ἐν τῷ γενέσθαι αὐτοὺς ὀλιγοστοὺς ἀριθμῷ ὡς ἐσμικρύνθησαν καὶ παρῴκησαν ἐν αὐτῇ.

²⁰καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος καὶ ἀπὸ βασιλείας εἰς λαὸν ἕτερον.

²¹οὐκ ἀφῆκεν ἄνδρα τοῦ δυναστεῦσαι αὐτοὺς καὶ ἤλεγξε περὶ αὐτῶν βασιλεῖς·

²²μὴ ἅψησθε τῶν χριστῶν μου καὶ ἐν τοῖς προφήταις μου μὴ πονηρεύεσθε.

²³ᾄσατε τῷ Κυρίῳ, πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, ἀναγγείλατε ἐξ ἡμέρας εἰς ἡμέραν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῦ.

²⁴ἐξηγεῖσθε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι τὴν δόξαν αὐτοῦ, ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς λαοῖς τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ.

²⁵ὅτι μέγας Κύριος καὶ αἰνετὸς σφόδρα, φοβερός ἐστιν ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς θεούς.

²⁶ὅτι πάντες οἱ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν εἴδωλα, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν οὐρανοὺς ἐποίησε.

²⁷δόξα καὶ ἔπαινος κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, ἰσχὺς καὶ καύχημα ἐν τόπῳ αὐτοῦ.

²⁸δότε τῷ Κυρίῳ αἱ πατριαὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, δότε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ ἰσχύν·

²⁹δότε τῷ Κυρίῳ δόξαν ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, λάβετε δῶρα καὶ ἐνέγκατε κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ καὶ προσκυνήσατε Κυρίῳ ἐν αὐλαῖς ἁγίαις αὐτοῦ.

³⁰φοβηθήτω ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, κατορθωθήτω ἡ γῆ καὶ μὴ σαλευθήτω·

³¹εὐφρανθήτω ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἀγαλλιάσθω ἡ γῆ, καὶ εἰπάτωσαν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι· Κύριος βασιλεύων.

³²βομβήσει ἡ θάλασσα σὺν τῷ πληρώματι καὶ ξύλον ἀγροῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ·

³³τότε εὐφρανθήσεται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ δρυμοῦ ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου, ὅτι ἦλθε κρῖναι τὴν γῆν.

³⁴ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ Κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἀγαθόν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ.

³⁵καὶ εἴπατε· σῶσον ἡμᾶς, ὁ Θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν, καὶ ἄθροισον ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν σου καὶ καυχᾶσθαι ἐν ταῖς αἰνέσεσί σου.

³⁶εὐλογημένος Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος· καὶ ἐρεῖ πᾶς ὁ λαός· ἀμήν. καὶ ᾔνεσαν τῷ Κυρίῳ.

³⁷Καὶ κατέλιπον ἐκεῖ ἔναντι τῆς κιβωτοῦ διαθήκης Κυρίου τὸν ᾿Ασὰφ καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοῦ λειτουργεῖν ἐναντίον τῆς κιβωτοῦ διαπαντὸς τὸ τῆς ἡμέρας εἰς ἡμέραν.

³⁸καὶ ᾿Αβδεδὸμ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ, ἑξήκοντα καὶ ὀκτώ, καὶ ᾿Αβδεδὸμ υἱὸς ᾿Ιδιθοὺν καὶ ᾿Οσσὰ εἰς πυλωρούς.

³⁹καὶ τὸν Σαδὼκ τὸν ἱερέα καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοὺς ἱερεῖς ἐναντίον τῆς σκηνῆς Κυρίου ἐν Βαμὰ τῇ ἐν Γαβαὼν

⁴⁰τοῦ ἀναφέρειν ὁλοκαυτώματα τῷ Κυρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων διαπαντὸς τὸ πρωΐ καὶ τὸ ἑσπέρας καὶ κατὰ πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου ὅσα ἐνετείλατο ἐφ᾿ υἱοῖς ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν χειρὶ Μωυσῆ τοῦ θεράποντος τοῦ Θεοῦ·

⁴¹καὶ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ Αἰμὰν καὶ ᾿Ιδιθοὺν καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἐκλεγέντες ἐπ᾿ ὀνόματος τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸν Κύριον, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ,

⁴²καὶ μετ᾿ αὐτῶν σάλπιγγες καὶ κύμβαλα τοῦ ἀναφωνεῖν καὶ ὄργανα τῶν ᾠδῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ, οἱ δὲ υἱοὶ ᾿Ιδιθοὺν εἰς τὴν πύλην.

⁴³καὶ ἐπορεύθη πᾶς ὁ λαὸς ἕκαστος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέστρεψε Δαυὶδ τοῦ εὐλογῆσαι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ.

¹So they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it; and they offered whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God.

²And David finished offering up whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

³And he divided to every man of Israel (both men and women), to [every] man one baker’s loaf, and a cake.

⁴And he appointed before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, Levites to minister [and] lift up the voice, and to give thanks and praise the Lord God of Israel:

⁵Asaph [was] the chief, and next to him Zacharias, Jeiel, Semiramoth, and Jeiel, Mattathias, Eliab, and Banaeas, and Abdedom: and Jeiel sounding with musical instruments, lutes [and] harps, and Asaph with cymbals:

⁶and Banaeas and Oziel the priests [sounding] continually with trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God in that day.

⁷Then David first gave orders to praise the Lord by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

⁸Song. Give thanks to the Lord, call upon him by his name, make known his designs among the people.

⁹Sing [songs] to him, and sing hymns to him, relate to all [people] his wonderful deeds, which the Lord has wrought.

¹⁰Praise his holy name, the heart that seeks his pleasure shall rejoice.

¹¹Seek the Lord and be strong, seek his face continually.

¹²Remember his wonderful works which he has wrought, his wonders, and the judgments of is mouth;

¹³[ye] seed of Israel his servants, [ye] seed of Jacob his chosen ones.

¹⁴He [is] the Lord our God; his judgments [are] in all the earth.

¹⁵Let us remember his covenant for ever, his word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

¹⁶which he covenanted with Abraham, and his oath [sworn] to Isaac.

¹⁷He confirmed it to Jacob for an ordinance, to Israel [as] an everlasting covenant,

¹⁸saying, To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the line of your inheritance:

¹⁹when they were few in number, when they were but little, and dwelt as strangers in it;

²⁰and went from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.

²¹He suffered not a man to oppress them, and he reproved kings for their sakes,

²²saying, Touch not my anointed ones, and deal not wrongfully with my prophets.

²³Sing ye to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation from day to day.

²⁴Declare among the nations his glory, his wondrous deeds among all peoples.

²⁵For the Lord [is] great, and greatly to be praised: he [is] to be feared above all gods.

²⁶For all the gods of the nations [are] idols; but our God made the heavens.

²⁷Glory and praise [are] in his presence; strength and rejoicing [are] in his place.

²⁸Give to the Lord, ye families of the nations, give to the Lord glory and strength.

²⁹Give to the Lord the glory [belonging] to his name: take gifts and offer [them] before him; and worship the Lord in his holy courts.

³⁰Let the whole earth fear before him; let the earth be established, and not be moved.

³¹Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult; and let them say among the nations, The Lord reigns.

³²The sea with its fullness shall resound and the tree of the field, and all things in it.

³³Then shall the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord, for he is come to judge the earth.

³⁴Give thanks to the Lord, for [it is] good, for his mercy [is] for ever.

³⁵And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us, and rescue us from among the heathen, that we may praise thy holy name, and glory in thy praises.

³⁶Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting: And all the people shall say, Amen. So they praised the Lord.

³⁷And they left there Asaph and his brethren before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to minister before the ark continually, according to the service of each day: from day to day.

³⁸And Abdedom and his brethren [were] sixty and eight; and Abdedom the son of Idithun, and Osa, [were] to be door-keepers.

³⁹And [they appointed] Sadoc the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place in Gabaon,

⁴⁰to offer up whole-burnt-offerings continually morning and evening, and according to all things written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded the children of Israel by Moses the servant of God.

⁴¹And with him [were] Aeman and Idithun, and the rest chosen out by name to praise the Lord, for his mercy [endures] for ever.

⁴²And with them [there were] trumpets and cymbals to sound aloud, and musical instruments for the songs of God: and the sons of Idithun [were] at the gate.

⁴³And all the people went every one to his home: and David returned to bless his house.