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大衛獻祭為民祝福

16 眾人將神的約櫃請進去,安放在大衛所搭的帳幕裡,就在神面前獻燔祭和平安祭。 大衛獻完了燔祭和平安祭,就奉耶和華的名給民祝福, 並且分給以色列人,無論男女,每人一個餅、一塊肉、一個葡萄餅。

立利未人供役於約櫃前

大衛派幾個利未人在耶和華的約櫃前侍奉,頌揚、稱謝、讚美耶和華以色列的神。 為首的是亞薩;其次是撒迦利雅雅薛示米拉末耶歇瑪他提雅以利押比拿雅俄別以東耶利,鼓瑟彈琴,唯有亞薩敲鈸大發響聲; 祭司比拿雅雅哈悉常在神的約櫃前吹號。

大衛歌頌耶和華

那日,大衛初次藉亞薩和他的弟兄以詩歌稱頌耶和華說: 「你們要稱謝耶和華,求告他的名,在萬民中傳揚他的作為! 要向他唱詩,歌頌,談論他一切奇妙的作為! 10 要以他的聖名誇耀,尋求耶和華的人心中應當歡喜! 11 要尋求耶和華與他的能力,時常尋求他的面! 13 他僕人以色列的後裔,他所揀選雅各的子孫哪,你們要記念他奇妙的作為和他的奇事並他口中的判語! 14 他是耶和華我們的神,全地都有他的判斷。 15 你們要記念他的約直到永遠,他所吩咐的話直到千代, 16 就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約,向以撒所起的誓。 17 他又將這約向雅各定為律例,向以色列定為永遠的約, 18 說:『我必將迦南地賜給你,做你產業的份。』 19 當時你們人丁有限,數目稀少,並且在那地為寄居的。 20 他們從這邦遊到那邦,從這國行到那國。 21 耶和華不容什麼人欺負他們,為他們的緣故責備君王, 22 說:『不可難為我受膏的人,也不可惡待我的先知!』 23 全地都要向耶和華歌唱,天天傳揚他的救恩! 24 在列邦中述說他的榮耀,在萬民中述說他的奇事。 25 因耶和華為大,當受極大的讚美;他在萬神之上,當受敬畏。 26 外邦的神都屬虛無,唯獨耶和華創造諸天。 27 有尊榮和威嚴在他面前,有能力和喜樂在他聖所。 28 民中的萬族啊,你們要將榮耀、能力歸給耶和華,都歸給耶和華! 29 要將耶和華的名所當得的榮耀歸給他,拿供物來奉到他面前,當以聖潔的[a]裝飾敬拜耶和華! 30 全地要在他面前戰抖,世界也堅定不得動搖。 31 願天歡喜,願地快樂,願人在列邦中說:『耶和華做王了!』 32 願海和其中所充滿的澎湃,願田和其中所有的都歡樂! 33 那時林中的樹木都要在耶和華面前歡呼,因為他來要審判全地。 34 應當稱謝耶和華,因他本為善,他的慈愛永遠長存! 35 要說:『拯救我們的神啊,求你救我們,聚集我們,使我們脫離外邦,我們好稱讚你的聖名,以讚美你為誇勝。』 36 耶和華以色列的神,從亙古直到永遠是應當稱頌的!」眾民都說:「阿們!」並且讚美耶和華。

立亞薩及其弟兄恆供事於約櫃前

37 大衛亞薩和他的弟兄在約櫃前常常侍奉耶和華,一日盡一日的職分。 38 又派俄別以東和他的弟兄六十八人,與耶杜頓的兒子俄別以東,並何薩做守門的。 40 且派祭司撒督和他弟兄眾祭司在基遍的丘壇耶和華的帳幕前,燔祭壇上,每日早晚,照著耶和華律法書上所吩咐以色列人的,常給耶和華獻燔祭。 41 與他們一同被派的有希幔耶杜頓和其餘被選名字錄在冊上的,稱謝耶和華:「因他的慈愛永遠長存!」 42 希幔耶杜頓同著他們吹號、敲鈸,大發響聲,並用別的樂器隨著歌頌神。耶杜頓的子孫做守門的。 43 於是眾民各歸各家,大衛也回去為家眷祝福。

Footnotes

  1. 歷代志上 16:29 「的」或作「為」。

The Ark Placed in the Tabernacle(A)

16 So (B)they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it. Then they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God. And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, (C)he blessed the people in the name of the Lord. Then he distributed to everyone of Israel, both man and woman, to everyone a loaf of bread, a piece of meat, and a cake of raisins.

And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, to (D)commemorate, to thank, and to praise the Lord God of Israel: Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then (E)Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals; Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.

David’s Song of Thanksgiving(F)

On that day (G)David (H)first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the Lord:

(I)Oh, give thanks to the Lord!
Call upon His name;
Make known His deeds among the peoples!
Sing to Him, sing psalms to Him;
Talk of all His wondrous works!
10 Glory in His holy name;
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
Seek His face evermore!
12 Remember His marvelous works which He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments of His mouth,
13 O seed of Israel His servant,
You children of Jacob, His chosen ones!

14 He is the Lord our God;
His (J)judgments are in all the earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
16 The (K)covenant which He made with Abraham,
And His oath to Isaac,
17 And (L)confirmed it to (M)Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
18 Saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan
As the allotment of your inheritance,”
19 When you were (N)few in number,
Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

20 When they went from one nation to another,
And from one kingdom to another people,
21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;
Yes, He (O)rebuked kings for their sakes,
22 Saying, (P)“Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm.”

23 (Q)Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wonders among all peoples.

25 For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised;
He is also to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods (R)of the peoples are [a]idols,
But the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and gladness are in His place.

28 Give to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
Give to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give to the Lord the glory due His name;
Bring an offering, and come before Him.
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
30 Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The world also is firmly established,
It shall not be moved.

31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.”
32 Let the sea roar, and all its fullness;
Let the field rejoice, and all that is in it.
33 Then the (S)trees of the woods shall rejoice before the Lord,
For He is (T)coming to judge the earth.

34 (U)Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
For His mercy endures forever.
35 (V)And say, “Save us, O God of our salvation;
Gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles,
To give thanks to Your holy name,
To triumph in Your praise.”

36 (W)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
From everlasting to everlasting!

And all (X)the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

Regular Worship Maintained

37 So he left (Y)Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister before the ark regularly, as every day’s work (Z)required; 38 and (AA)Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight brethren, including Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, to be gatekeepers; 39 and Zadok the priest and his brethren the priests, (AB)before the tabernacle of the Lord (AC)at the [b]high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly (AD)morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the Law of the Lord which He commanded Israel; 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen, who were designated by name, to give thanks to the Lord, (AE)because His mercy endures forever; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, to sound aloud with trumpets and cymbals and the musical instruments of God. Now the sons of Jeduthun were gatekeepers.

43 (AF)Then all the people departed, every man to his house; and David returned to bless his house.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 16:26 worthless things
  2. 1 Chronicles 16:39 Place for pagan worship