旧约--历代记上(1Chronicles)--第15章_英文散文
and david made him houses in the city of david， and prepared a place for the ark of god， and pitched for it a tent.
15：2 那时大卫说，除了利未人之外，无人可抬神的约柜。因为耶和华拣选他们抬神的约柜，且永远事奉他。
then david said， none ought to carry the ark of god but the levites： for them hath the lord chosen to carry the ark of god， and to minister unto him for ever.
15：3 大卫招聚以色列众人到耶路撒冷，要将耶和华的约柜抬到他所预备的地方。
and david gathered all israel together to jerusalem， to bring up the ark of the lord unto his place， which he had prepared for it.
15：4 大卫又聚集亚伦的子孙和利未人。
and david assembled the children of aaron， and the levites：
15：5 哥辖子孙中有族长乌列和他的弟兄一百二十人。
of the sons of kohath； uriel the chief， and his brethren an hundred and twenty：
15：6 米拉利子孙中有族长亚帅雅和他的弟兄二百二十人。
of the sons of merari； asaiah the chief， and his brethren two hundred and twenty：
15：7 革顺子孙中有族长约珥和他的弟兄一百三十人。
of the sons of gershom； joel the chief， and his brethren an hundred and thirty：
15：8 以利撒反子孙中有族长示玛雅和他的弟兄二百人。
of the sons of elizaphan； shemaiah the chief， and his brethren two hundred：
15：9 希伯仑子孙中有族长以列和他的弟兄八十人。
of the sons of hebron； eliel the chief， and his brethren fourscore：
15：10 乌薛子孙中有族长亚米拿达和他的弟兄一百一十二人。
of the sons of uzziel； amminadab the chief， and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
15：11 大卫将祭司撒督和亚比亚他，并利未人乌列，亚帅雅，约珥，示玛雅，以列，亚米拿达召来，and david called for zadok and abiathar the priests， and for the levites， for uriel， asaiah， and joel， shemaiah， and eliel， and amminadab，
15：12 对他们说，你们是利未人的族长，你们和你们的弟兄应当自洁，好将耶和华以色列神的约柜抬到我所预备的地方。
and said unto them， ye are the chief of the fathers of the levites： sanctify yourselves， both ye and your brethren， that ye may bring up the ark of the lord god of israel unto the place that i have prepared for it.
15：13 因你们先前没有抬这约柜，按定例求问耶和华我们的神，所以他刑罚（原文作闯杀）我们。
for because ye did it not at the first， the lord our god made a breach upon us， for that we sought him not after the due order.
15：14 于是祭司利未人自洁，好将耶和华以色列神的约柜抬上来。
so the priests and the levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the lord god of israel.
15：15 利未子孙就用杠，肩抬神的约柜，是照耶和华藉摩西所吩咐的。
and the children of the levites bare the ark of god upon their shoulders with the staves thereon， as moses commanded according to the word of the lord.
15：16 大卫吩咐利未人的族长，派他们歌唱的弟兄用琴瑟和钹作乐，欢欢喜喜地大声歌颂。
and david spake to the chief of the levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick， psalteries and harps and cymbals， sounding， by lifting up the voice with joy.
15：17 于是利未人派约珥的儿子希幔和他弟兄中比利家的儿子亚萨，并他们族弟兄米拉利子孙里古沙雅的儿子以探。
so the levites appointed heman the son of joel； and of his brethren， asaph the son of berechiah； and of the sons of merari their brethren， ethan the son of kushaiah；