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1 fecit quoque sibi domos in civitate David et aedificavit locum arcae Dei tetenditque ei tabernaculum
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Now David built houses for himself in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.
2 tunc dixit David inlicitum est ut a quocumque portetur arca Dei nisi a Levitis quos elegit Dominus ad portandum eam et ad ministrandum sibi usque in aeternum
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Then David said, "No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of God and to minister to Him forever ."
3 congregavitque universum Israhel in Hierusalem ut adferretur arca Dei in locum suum quem praeparaverat ei
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And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place which he had prepared for it.
4 necnon et filios Aaron et Levitas
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David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
5 de filiis Caath Urihel princeps fuit et fratres eius centum viginti
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of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and 120 of his relatives;
6 de filiis Merari Asaia princeps et fratres eius ducenti viginti
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of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;
7 de filiis Gersom Iohel princeps et fratres eius centum triginta
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of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and 130 of his relatives;
8 de filiis Elisaphan Semeias princeps et fratres eius ducenti
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of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and 200 of his relatives;
9 de filiis Hebron Elihel princeps et fratres eius octoginta
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of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and 80 of his relatives;
10 de filiis Ozihel Aminadab princeps et fratres eius centum duodecim
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of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and 112 of his relatives.
11 vocavitque David Sadoc et Abiathar sacerdotes et Levitas Urihel Asaiam Iohel Semeiam Elihel et Aminadab
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Then David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab,
12 et dixit ad eos vos qui estis principes familiarum leviticarum sanctificamini cum fratribus vestris et adferte arcam Domini Dei Israhel ad locum qui ei praeparatus est
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and said to them, "You are the heads of the fathers' households of the Levites; consecrate yourselves both you and your relatives, that you may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel to the place that I have prepared for it.
13 ne ut a principio quia non eratis praesentes percussit nos Dominus sic et nunc fiat inlicitum quid nobis agentibus
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"Because you did not carry it at the first, the LORD our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance."
14 sanctificati sunt ergo sacerdotes et Levitae ut portarent arcam Domini Dei Israhel
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So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
15 et tulerunt filii Levi arcam Dei sicut praeceperat Moses iuxta verbum Domini umeris suis in vectibus
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The sons of the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles thereon, as Moses had commanded according to the word of the LORD .
16 dixit quoque David principibus Levitarum ut constituerent de fratribus suis cantores in organis musicorum nablis videlicet et lyris et cymbalis ut resonaret in excelsum sonitus laetitiae
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Then David spoke to the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their relatives the singers, with instruments of music, harps, lyres, loud-sounding cymbals, to raise sounds of joy.
17 constitueruntque Levitas Heman filium Iohel et de fratribus eius Asaph filium Barachiae de filiis vero Merari fratribus eorum Ethan filium Casaiae
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,
18 et cum eis fratres eorum in secundo ordine Zacchariam et Ben et Iazihel et Semiramoth et Iahihel et Ani Eliab et Banaiam et Maasiam et Matthathiam et Eliphalu et Macheniam et Obededom et Ieihel ianitores
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and with them their relatives of the second rank, Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
19 porro cantores Heman Asaph et Ethan in cymbalis aeneis concrepantes
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So the singers, Heman, Asaph and Ethan were appointed to sound aloud cymbals of bronze;
20 Zaccharias autem et Ozihel et Semiramoth et Iahihel et Ani et Eliab et Maasias et Banaias in nablis arcana cantabant
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and Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah and Benaiah, with harps tuned to alamoth;
21 porro Matthathias et Eliphalu et Machenias et Obededom et Ieihel et Ozaziu in citharis pro octava canebant epinikion
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and Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-edom, Jeiel and Azaziah, to lead with lyres tuned to the sheminith.
22 Chonenias autem princeps Levitarum prophetiae praeerat ad praecinendam melodiam erat quippe valde sapiens
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Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was in charge of the singing; he gave instruction in singing because he was skillful.
23 et Barachias et Helcana ianitores arcae
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Berechiah and Elkanah were gatekeepers for the ark.
24 porro Sebenias et Iosaphat et Nathanahel et Amasai et Zaccharias et Banaias et Eliezer sacerdotes clangebant tubis coram arca Dei et Obededom et Ahias erant ianitores arcae
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Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah and Eliezer, the priests, blew the trumpets before the ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah also were gatekeepers for the ark.
25 igitur David et maiores natu Israhel et tribuni ierunt ad deportandam arcam foederis Domini de domo Obededom cum laetitia
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So it was David, with the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands, who went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom with joy.
26 cumque adiuvisset Deus Levitas qui portabant arcam foederis Domini immolabantur septem tauri et septem arietes
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Because God was helping the Levites who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD , they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.
27 porro David erat indutus stola byssina et universi Levitae qui portabant arcam cantoresque et Chonenias princeps prophetiae inter cantores David autem indutus erat etiam ephod lineo
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Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen with all the Levites who were carrying the ark, and the singers and Chenaniah the leader of the singing with the singers. David also wore an ephod of linen.
28 universusque Israhel deducebant arcam foederis Domini in iubilo et sonitu bucinae et tubis et cymbalis et nablis et citharis concrepantes
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Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the horn, with trumpets, with loud-sounding cymbals, with harps and lyres.
29 cumque pervenisset arca foederis Domini usque ad civitatem David Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem et despexit eum in corde suo
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It happened when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and celebrating; and she despised him in her heart.
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