¹Fecit quoque sibi domos in civitate David:Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David.et ædificavit locum arcæ Dei,And built a place for the ark of God,tetenditque ei tabernaculum.and he set up a tent for it.

¹Fecit quoque sibi domos in civitate David:Also, he made houses for himself in the City of David.et ædificavit locum arcæ Dei,And built a place for the ark of God,tetenditque ei tabernaculum.and he set up a tent for it.

²Tunc dixit David:Then David said:Illicitum est ut a quocumque portetur arca Dei nisi a Levitis,“It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites,quos elegit Dominus ad portandum eam,whom the Lord chose to carry it and to minister to himself,et ad ministrandum sibi usque in æternum.even unto eternity.”

²Tunc dixit David:Then David said:Illicitum est ut a quocumque portetur arca Dei nisi a Levitis,“It is illicit for anyone to carry the ark of God except the Levites,quos elegit Dominus ad portandum eam,whom the Lord chose to carry it and to minister to himself,et ad ministrandum sibi usque in æternum.even unto eternity.”

³Congregavitque universum Israël in Jerusalem,And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem,ut afferretur arca Dei in locum suum,so that the ark of God might be brought into its place,quem præparaverat ei:which he had prepared for it.

³Congregavitque universum Israël in Jerusalem,And he gathered all of Israel in Jerusalem,ut afferretur arca Dei in locum suum,so that the ark of God might be brought into its place,quem præparaverat ei:which he had prepared for it.

⁴necnon et filios Aaron,Certainly,et Levitas.there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

⁴necnon et filios Aaron,Certainly,et Levitas.there were both the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

⁵De filiis Caath,From the sons of Kohath,Uriel princeps fuit,Uriel was the leader,et fratres ejus centum viginti.and his brothers were one hundred twenty.

⁵De filiis Caath,From the sons of Kohath,Uriel princeps fuit,Uriel was the leader,et fratres ejus centum viginti.and his brothers were one hundred twenty.

⁶De filiis Merari,From the sons of Merari:Asaia princeps:Asaiah was the leader,et fratres ejus ducenti viginti.and his brothers were two hundred twenty.

⁶De filiis Merari,From the sons of Merari:Asaia princeps:Asaiah was the leader,et fratres ejus ducenti viginti.and his brothers were two hundred twenty.

⁷De filiis Gersom,From the sons of Gershom:Joël princeps:Joel was the leader,et fratres ejus centum triginta.and his brothers were one hundred thirty.

⁷De filiis Gersom,From the sons of Gershom:Joël princeps:Joel was the leader,et fratres ejus centum triginta.and his brothers were one hundred thirty.

⁸De filiis Elisaphan,From the sons of Elizaphan:Semeias princeps:Shemaiah was the leader,et fratres ejus ducenti.and his brothers were two hundred.

⁸De filiis Elisaphan,From the sons of Elizaphan:Semeias princeps:Shemaiah was the leader,et fratres ejus ducenti.and his brothers were two hundred.

⁹De filiis Hebron,From the sons of Hebron:Eliel princeps:Eliel was the leader,et fratres ejus octoginta.and his brothers were eighty.

⁹De filiis Hebron,From the sons of Hebron:Eliel princeps:Eliel was the leader,et fratres ejus octoginta.and his brothers were eighty.

¹⁰De filiis Oziel,From the sons of Uzziel:Aminadab princeps:Amminadab was the leader,et fratres ejus centum duodecim.and his brothers were one hundred twelve.

¹⁰De filiis Oziel,From the sons of Uzziel:Aminadab princeps:Amminadab was the leader,et fratres ejus centum duodecim.and his brothers were one hundred twelve.

¹¹Vocavitque David SadocAnd David summoned the priests,et Abiathar sacerdotes,Zadok and Abiathar,et Levitas,and the Levites:Uriel,Uriel,Asaiam,Asaiah,Joël,Joel,Semeiam,Shemaiah,Eliel,Eliel,et Aminadab:and Amminadab.

¹¹Vocavitque David SadocAnd David summoned the priests,et Abiathar sacerdotes,Zadok and Abiathar,et Levitas,and the Levites:Uriel,Uriel,Asaiam,Asaiah,Joël,Joel,Semeiam,Shemaiah,Eliel,Eliel,et Aminadab:and Amminadab.

¹²et dixit ad eos:And he said to them:Vos, qui estis principes familiarum Leviticarum,“You who are the leaders of the Levitical families,sanctificamini cum fratribus vestris, et afferte arcam Domini Dei Israël ad locum qui ei præparatus est:be sanctified with your brothers, and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that has been prepared for it.

¹²et dixit ad eos:And he said to them:Vos, qui estis principes familiarum Leviticarum,“You who are the leaders of the Levitical families,sanctificamini cum fratribus vestris, et afferte arcam Domini Dei Israël ad locum qui ei præparatus est:be sanctified with your brothers, and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place that has been prepared for it.

¹³ne ut a principio,Otherwise,quia non eratis præsentes,as it was before,percussit nos Dominus;when the Lord struck us because you were not present,sic et nunc fiat,so also it might be now,illicitum quid nobis agentibus.if we do what is illicit.”

¹³ne ut a principio,Otherwise,quia non eratis præsentes,as it was before,percussit nos Dominus;when the Lord struck us because you were not present,sic et nunc fiat,so also it might be now,illicitum quid nobis agentibus.if we do what is illicit.”

¹⁴Sanctificati sunt ergo sacerdotes et Levitæ ut portarent arcam Domini Dei Israël.Therefore, the priests and the Levites were sanctified, so that they might carry the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

¹⁴Sanctificati sunt ergo sacerdotes et Levitæ ut portarent arcam Domini Dei Israël.Therefore, the priests and the Levites were sanctified, so that they might carry the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

¹⁵Et tulerunt filii Levi arcam Dei,And the sons of Levi took the ark of God,sicut præceperat Moyses juxta verbum Domini,just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord,humeris suis in vectibus.upon their shoulders by the bars.

¹⁵Et tulerunt filii Levi arcam Dei,And the sons of Levi took the ark of God,sicut præceperat Moyses juxta verbum Domini,just as Moses had instructed, in accord with the word of the Lord,humeris suis in vectibus.upon their shoulders by the bars.

¹⁶Dixitque David principibus Levitarum,And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites,ut constituerent de fratribus suis cantores in organis musicorum,so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments,nablis videlicet,specifically, psalteries,et lyris,and harps,et cymbalis,and cymbals,ut resonaret in excelsis sonitus lætitiæ.so that a joyful noise might resound on high.

¹⁶Dixitque David principibus Levitarum,And David spoke to the leaders of the Levites,ut constituerent de fratribus suis cantores in organis musicorum,so that they might appoint, from their brothers, singers with musical instruments,nablis videlicet,specifically, psalteries,et lyris,and harps,et cymbalis,and cymbals,ut resonaret in excelsis sonitus lætitiæ.so that a joyful noise might resound on high.

¹⁷Constitueruntque Levitas:And they appointed from the Levites:Heman filium Joël,Heman, the son of Joel;et de fratribus ejus Asaph filium Barachiæ:and from his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah;de filiis vero Merari,and truly, from their brothers,fratribus eorum:the sons of Merari:Ethan filium Casaiæ.Ethan, the son of Kushaiah.

¹⁷Constitueruntque Levitas:And they appointed from the Levites:Heman filium Joël,Heman, the son of Joel;et de fratribus ejus Asaph filium Barachiæ:and from his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah;de filiis vero Merari,and truly, from their brothers,fratribus eorum:the sons of Merari:Ethan filium Casaiæ.Ethan, the son of Kushaiah.

¹⁸Et cum eis fratres eorum: in secundo ordine,And with them were their brothers in the second rank:Zachariam,Zechariah,et Ben,and Ben,et Jaziel,and Jaaziel,et Semiramoth,and Shemiramoth,et Jahiel,and Jahiel,et Ani,and Unni,Eliab,and Eliab,et Banaiam,and Benaiah,et Maasiam,and Maaseiah,et Mathathiam,and Mattithiah,et Eliphalu,and Eliphelehu,et Maceniam,and Mikneiah,et Obededom,and Obededom,et Jehiel, janitores.and Jeiel, who were gatekeepers.

¹⁸Et cum eis fratres eorum: in secundo ordine,And with them were their brothers in the second rank:Zachariam,Zechariah,et Ben,and Ben,et Jaziel,and Jaaziel,et Semiramoth,and Shemiramoth,et Jahiel,and Jahiel,et Ani,and Unni,Eliab,and Eliab,et Banaiam,and Benaiah,et Maasiam,and Maaseiah,et Mathathiam,and Mattithiah,et Eliphalu,and Eliphelehu,et Maceniam,and Mikneiah,et Obededom,and Obededom,et Jehiel, janitores.and Jeiel, who were gatekeepers.

¹⁹Porro cantores,Now the singers,Heman,Heman,Asaph,Asaph,et Ethan,and Ethan,in cymbalis æneis concrepantes.were sounding out with cymbals of brass.

¹⁹Porro cantores,Now the singers,Heman,Heman,Asaph,Asaph,et Ethan,and Ethan,in cymbalis æneis concrepantes.were sounding out with cymbals of brass.

²⁰Zacharias autem,And Zechariah,et Oziel,and Aziel,et Semiramoth,and Shemiramoth,et Jahiel,and Jehiel,et Ani,and Unni,et Eliab,and Eliab,et Maasias,and Maaseiah,et Banaias in nablis arcana cantabant.and Benaiah were singing mysteries with the psalteries.

²⁰Zacharias autem,And Zechariah,et Oziel,and Aziel,et Semiramoth,and Shemiramoth,et Jahiel,and Jehiel,et Ani,and Unni,et Eliab,and Eliab,et Maasias,and Maaseiah,et Banaias in nablis arcana cantabant.and Benaiah were singing mysteries with the psalteries.

²¹Porro Mathathias,Then Mattithiah,et Eliphalu,and Eliphelehu,et Macenias,and Mikneiahet Obededom,and Obededom,et Jehiel,and Jeielet Ozaziu,and Azaziah were singing a song of victory with the harps,in citharis pro octava canebant epinicion.for the octave.

²¹Porro Mathathias,Then Mattithiah,et Eliphalu,and Eliphelehu,et Macenias,and Mikneiahet Obededom,and Obededom,et Jehiel,and Jeielet Ozaziu,and Azaziah were singing a song of victory with the harps,in citharis pro octava canebant epinicion.for the octave.

²²Chonenias autem princeps Levitarum,Now Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites,prophetiæ præerat,was foremost over the prophecies,ad præcinendam melodiam:in order to mark out in advance the melodies.erat quippe valde sapiens.For indeed, he was very skillful.

²²Chonenias autem princeps Levitarum,Now Chenaniah, the leader of the Levites,prophetiæ præerat,was foremost over the prophecies,ad præcinendam melodiam:in order to mark out in advance the melodies.erat quippe valde sapiens.For indeed, he was very skillful.

²³Et Barachias, et Elcana, janitores arcæ.And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters of the ark.

²³Et Barachias, et Elcana, janitores arcæ.And Berechiah and Elkanah were porters of the ark.

²⁴Porro Sebenias,And the priests,et Josaphat,Shebaniah,et Nathanaël,and Joshaphat,et Amasai,and Nethanel,et Zacharias,and Amasai,et Banaias,and Zechariah,et Eliezer sacerdotes,and Benaiah,clangebant tubis coram arca Dei:and Eliezer,et Obededomwere sounding the trumpets before the ark of God.et Jehias erant janitores arcæ.And Obededom and Jehiah were porters of the ark.

²⁴Porro Sebenias,And the priests,et Josaphat,Shebaniah,et Nathanaël,and Joshaphat,et Amasai,and Nethanel,et Zacharias,and Amasai,et Banaias,and Zechariah,et Eliezer sacerdotes,and Benaiah,clangebant tubis coram arca Dei:and Eliezer,et Obededomwere sounding the trumpets before the ark of God.et Jehias erant janitores arcæ.And Obededom and Jehiah were porters of the ark.

²⁵Igitur David,Therefore, David,et omnes majores natu Israël,and all those greater by birth of Israel,et tribuni,and the tribunes,ierunt ad deportandam arcam fœderis Domini de domo Obededom cum lætitia.went to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obededom with rejoicing.

²⁵Igitur David,Therefore, David,et omnes majores natu Israël,and all those greater by birth of Israel,et tribuni,and the tribunes,ierunt ad deportandam arcam fœderis Domini de domo Obededom cum lætitia.went to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obededom with rejoicing.

²⁶Cumque adjuvisset Deus Levitas qui portabant arcam fœderis Domini,And when God had assisted the Levites,immolabantur septem tauri,who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord,et septem arietes.they immolated seven bulls and seven rams.

²⁶Cumque adjuvisset Deus Levitas qui portabant arcam fœderis Domini,And when God had assisted the Levites,immolabantur septem tauri,who were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord,et septem arietes.they immolated seven bulls and seven rams.

²⁷Porro David erat indutus stola byssina,Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen,et universi Levitæ qui portabant arcam,as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark,cantoresque,and the singers,et Chonenias princeps prophetiæ inter cantores:and Chenaniah, the leader of the prophecy among the singers.David autem etiam indutus erat ephod lineo.But David was also clothed with a linen ephod.

²⁷Porro David erat indutus stola byssina,Now David was clothed with a robe of fine linen,et universi Levitæ qui portabant arcam,as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark,cantoresque,and the singers,et Chonenias princeps prophetiæ inter cantores:and Chenaniah, the leader of the prophecy among the singers.David autem etiam indutus erat ephod lineo.But David was also clothed with a linen ephod.

²⁸Universusque Israël deducebant arcam fœderis Domini in jubilo,And all of Israel were leading back the ark of the covenant of the Lord with jubilation,et sonitu buccinæ,sounding out with the noise of horns,et tubis,and trumpets,et cymbalis,and cymbals,et nablis,and psalteries,et citharis concrepantes.and harps.

²⁸Universusque Israël deducebant arcam fœderis Domini in jubilo,And all of Israel were leading back the ark of the covenant of the Lord with jubilation,et sonitu buccinæ,sounding out with the noise of horns,et tubis,and trumpets,et cymbalis,and cymbals,et nablis,and psalteries,et citharis concrepantes.and harps.

²⁹Cumque pervenisset arca fœderis Domini usque ad civitatem David,And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord had arrived in the City of David, Michal,Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem,the daughter of Saul, gazing through a window, saw king David dancing and playing,et despexit eum in corde suo.and she despised him in her heart.

²⁹Cumque pervenisset arca fœderis Domini usque ad civitatem David,And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord had arrived in the City of David, Michal,Michol filia Saul prospiciens per fenestram vidit regem David saltantem atque ludentem,the daughter of Saul, gazing through a window, saw king David dancing and playing,et despexit eum in corde suo.and she despised him in her heart.