A Arca é Levada para Jerusalém
1Depois que Davi tinha construído casas15.1 Ou um palácio para si na Cidade de Davi, ele preparou um lugar para a arca de Deus e armou uma tenda para ela. 2Então 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”.
3Davi reuniu todo o Israel em Jerusalém para trazer a arca do Senhor para o lugar que ele lhe havia preparado.
4Reuniu também os descendentes de Arão e os levitas:
5dos descendentes de Coate,
Uriel, liderando 120;
6dos descendentes de Merari,
Asaías, liderando 220;
7dos descendentes de Gérson,
Joel, liderando 130;
8dos descendentes de Elisafã,
Semaías, liderando 200;
9dos descendentes de Hebrom,
Eliel, liderando 80;
10dos descendentes de Uziel,
Aminadabe, liderando 112.
11Em seguida, Davi convocou os sacerdotes Zadoque e Abiatar, os levitas Uriel, Asaías, Joel, Semaías, Eliel e Aminadabe, e 12lhes 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. 13Pelo 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”. 14Então os sacerdotes e os levitas se consagraram para transportar a arca do Senhor, o Deus de Israel. 15E 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.
16Davi 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.
17Assim, os levitas escolheram Hemã, filho de Joel, e Asafe, um parente dele; dentre os meraritas, seus parentes, escolheram Etã, filho de Cuxaías; 18e com eles seus parentes que estavam no segundo escalão: Zacarias15.18 Muitos manuscritos dizem Zacarias filho e ou Zacarias, Bene e. Veja o versículo 20 e 1Cr 16.5., Jaaziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Benaia, Maaseias, Matitias, Elifeleu, Micneias, Obede-Edom e Jeiel15.18 A Septuaginta diz Jeiel e Azarias. Veja o versículo 21., os porteiros.
19Os músicos Hemã, Asafe e Etã deviam tocar os címbalos de bronze; 20Zacarias, Aziel, Semiramote, Jeiel, Uni, Eliabe, Maaseias e Benaia deviam tocar as liras, acompanhando o soprano; 21e Matitias, Elifeleu, Micneias, Obede-Edom, Jeiel e Azazias deviam tocar as harpas em oitava, marcando o ritmo. 22Quenanias, o chefe dos levitas, ficou encarregado dos cânticos; essa era sua responsabilidade, pois ele tinha competência para isso.
23Berequias e Elcana seriam porteiros e deveriam proteger a arca. 24Os 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.
25Assim, 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. 26Como Deus havia poupado os levitas que carregavam a arca da aliança do Senhor, sete novilhos e sete carneiros foram sacrificados. 27Davi 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. 28E 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.
29Quando 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.
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem
1After David had constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. 2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.”
3David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. 4He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
5From the descendants of Kohath,
Uriel the leader and 120 relatives;
6from the descendants of Merari,
Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives;
7from the descendants of Gershon,15:7 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon
Joel the leader and 130 relatives;
8from the descendants of Elizaphan,
Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
9from the descendants of Hebron,
Eliel the leader and 80 relatives;
10from the descendants of Uzziel,
Amminadab the leader and 112 relatives.
11Then David summoned Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab the Levites. 12He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levitical families; you and your fellow Levites are to consecrate yourselves and bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to the place I have prepared for it. 13It was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the Lord our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.” 14So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel. 15And the Levites carried the ark of God with the poles on their shoulders, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the Lord.
16David told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their fellow Levites as musicians to make a joyful sound with musical instruments: lyres, harps and cymbals.
17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his relatives, Asaph son of Berekiah; and from their relatives the Merarites, Ethan son of Kushaiah; 18and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah,15:18 Three Hebrew manuscripts and most Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 20 and 16:5); most Hebrew manuscripts Zechariah son and or Zechariah, Ben and Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel,15:18 Hebrew; Septuagint (see also verse 21) Jeiel and Azaziah the gatekeepers.
19The musicians Heman, Asaph and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals; 20Zechariah, Jaaziel,15:20 See verse 18; Hebrew Aziel, a variant of Jaaziel. Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah were to play the lyres according to alamoth,15:20 Probably a musical term 21and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel and Azaziah were to play the harps, directing according to sheminith.15:21 Probably a musical term 22Kenaniah the head Levite was in charge of the singing; that was his responsibility because he was skillful at it.
23Berekiah and Elkanah were to be doorkeepers for the ark. 24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer the priests were to blow trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also to be doorkeepers for the ark.
25So David and the elders of Israel and the commanders of units of a thousand went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-Edom, with rejoicing. 26Because God had helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, seven bulls and seven rams were sacrificed. 27Now David was clothed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and as were the musicians, and Kenaniah, who was in charge of the singing of the choirs. David also wore a linen ephod. 28So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, with the sounding of rams’ horns and trumpets, and of cymbals, and the playing of lyres and harps.
29As the ark of the covenant of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David dancing and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
