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1 Chronicles 16
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
1 Chronicles 16
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
The Ark Placed in the Tent
16 They brought in the ark of God, and set it inside the tent that David had pitched for it; and they offered burnt-offerings and offerings of well-being before God. 2 When David had finished offering the burnt-offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord; 3 and he distributed to every person in Israel—man and woman alike—to each a loaf of bread, a portion of meat,[a] and a cake of raisins.
4 He appointed certain of the Levites as ministers before the ark of the Lord, to invoke, to thank, and to praise the Lord, the God of Israel. 5 Asaph was the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with harps and lyres; Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and the priests Benaiah and Jahaziel were to blow trumpets regularly, before the ark of the covenant of God.
David’s Psalm of Thanksgiving
7 Then on that day David first appointed the singing of praises to the Lord by Asaph and his kindred.
8 O give thanks to the Lord, call on his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples.
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him,
tell of all his wonderful works.
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength,
seek his presence continually.
12 Remember the wonderful works he has done,
his miracles, and the judgements he uttered,
13 O offspring of his servant Israel,[b]
children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
14 He is the Lord our God;
his judgements are in all the earth.
15 Remember his covenant for ever,
the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,
17 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
18 saying, ‘To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance.’
19 When they were few in number,
of little account, and strangers in the land,[c]
20 wandering from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another people,
21 he allowed no one to oppress them;
he rebuked kings on their account,
22 saying, ‘Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets no harm.’
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Tell of his salvation from day to day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvellous works among all the peoples.
25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
he is to be revered above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
27 Honour and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
bring an offering, and come before him.
Worship the Lord in holy splendour;
30 tremble before him, all the earth.
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice,
and let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord is king!’
32 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it.
33 Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy
before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth.
34 O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures for ever.
35 Say also:
‘Save us, O God of our salvation,
and gather and rescue us from among the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.
36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.’
Then all the people said ‘Amen!’ and praised the Lord.
Regular Worship Maintained
37 David left Asaph and his kinsfolk there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister regularly before the ark as each day required, 38 and also Obed-edom and his[d] sixty-eight kinsfolk; while Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers. 39 And he left the priest Zadok and his kindred the priests before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt-offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt-offering regularly, morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the Lord that he commanded Israel. 41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest of those chosen and expressly named to render thanks to the Lord, for his steadfast love endures for ever. 42 Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals for the music, and instruments for sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were appointed to the gate.
43 Then all the people departed to their homes, and David went home to bless his household.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:3 Compare Gk Syr Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
- 1 Chronicles 16:13 Another reading is Abraham (compare Ps 105.6)
- 1 Chronicles 16:19 Heb in it
- 1 Chronicles 16:38 Gk Syr Vg: Heb their
1 Crónicas 16
Reina Valera Contemporánea
1 Crónicas 16
Reina Valera Contemporánea
16 Así fue como el arca de Dios fue transportada y puesta en medio de la tienda que David había mandado levantar para ella. Y se ofrecieron delante de Dios holocaustos y sacrificios de paz, 2 y cuando David acabó de ofrecer el holocausto y los sacrificios de paz, bendijo al pueblo en el nombre del Señor 3 y repartió entre todos y cada uno de los israelitas, hombres y mujeres, una torta de pan, un trozo de carne y una torta de pasas.
4 Delante del arca del Señor David puso algunos levitas, para que ministraran, e invocaran, confesaran y alabaran al Señor, Dios de Israel. 5 En primer lugar puso a Asaf, seguido de Zacarías, Yeguiel, Semiramot, Yejiel, Matatías, Eliab, Benaías, Obed Edom y Yeguiel, todos ellos con sus salterios y arpas, pero Asaf tocaba los címbalos. 6 También los sacerdotes Benaías y Jahaziel tocaban continuamente las trompetas delante del arca del pacto de Dios.
Salmo de acción de gracias(A)
7 Ese día, David puso por primera vez a Asaf y sus parientes a cargo de las alabanzas al Señor. Y cantaron:
8 ¡Alaben al Señor, invoquen su nombre!
¡Que los pueblos reconozcan sus obras!
9 ¡Canten, sí, cántenle salmos!
¡Proclamen todas sus maravillas!
10 ¡Regocíjense en su santo nombre!
¡Alégrense de corazón los que buscan al Señor!
11 ¡Busquen el poder del Señor!
¡Busquen siempre a Dios!
12 ¡Recuerden sus grandes maravillas,
sus hechos prodigiosos y sus sabias sentencias!
13 Ustedes son los descendientes de Abrahán;
ustedes son los hijos de Jacob, sus escogidos.
14 El Señor es nuestro Dios;
en toda la tierra prevalecen sus juicios.
15 Nunca se olvida de su pacto,
de la palabra que dictó para mil generaciones.
16 Fue un acuerdo que hizo con Abrahán,(B)
y que lo confirmó con Isaac.(C)
17 Con Jacob lo estableció como decreto;
con Israel lo hizo un pacto duradero
18 cuando dijo: «Te daré la tierra de Canaán
como la herencia que te corresponde.»(D)
19 Ellos no eran numerosos;
eran unos simples forasteros.
20 Andaban de nación en nación,
y de un reino a otro reino;
21 pero Dios no dejó que lo agraviaran,
sino que por ellos castigó a los reyes
22 y dijo: «¡No toquen a mis ungidos!
¡No les hagan daño a mis profetas!»(E)
23 ¡Canten al Señor todos en la tierra!
¡Anuncien su salvación todos los días!
24 ¡Canten entre los pueblos su gloria!
¡Anuncien entre los pueblos sus maravillas!
25 El Señor es grande, y digno de alabanza;
¡es temible, más que todos los dioses!
26 Todos los dioses de los pueblos son ídolos,
pero el Señor es quien creó los cielos.
27 En su presencia hay alabanza y magnificencia;
en su santuario hay poder y gloria.
28 Ustedes, familias de los pueblos,
¡tributen al Señor la gloria y el poder!
29 ¡Tributen al Señor la honra que merece su nombre!
¡Traigan sus ofrendas, y vengan a su presencia!
¡Adoren al Señor en la hermosura de la santidad!(F)
30 ¡Tiemblen ante él todos en la tierra!
El Señor afirmó el mundo, y no será conmovido.
31 ¡Que se alegren los cielos y se regocije la tierra!
Digan entre las naciones: «¡El Señor es rey!»
32 ¡Que brame el mar y todo lo que contiene!
¡Que se alegre el campo y todo lo que hay en él!
33 ¡Que todos los árboles del bosque rebosen de gozo
delante del Señor, que viene a juzgar la tierra!
34 ¡Aclamen al Señor, porque él es bueno;
porque su misericordia es eterna.(G)
35 Digan: «¡Sálvanos, Dios de nuestra salvación!
¡Vuelve a reunirnos, y líbranos de las naciones!
¡Así alabaremos tu santo nombre
y nos alegraremos con tus alabanzas!»
36 ¡Bendito sea el Señor y Dios de Israel,
desde la eternidad y hasta la eternidad!
Y todo el pueblo dijo «Amén», y alabó al Señor.
Los levitas encargados del arca
37 David dejó a Asaf y a sus parientes delante del arca del pacto del Señor, para que ministraran todo el tiempo delante del arca, cada cosa en su día. 38 Al cuidado del arca puso a Obed Edom y a sus sesenta y ocho parientes, y también a Obed Edom hijo de Jedutún y a Josá. 39 Al sacerdote Sadoc y a sus parientes los sacerdotes los puso delante del tabernáculo del Señor, en el lugar alto que estaba en Gabaón, 40 para que todos los días, a mañana y tarde, ofrecieran sacrificios y holocaustos al Señor en el altar del holocausto, conforme a todo lo que está escrito en la ley que el Señor prescribió a Israel. 41 Con ellos puso a Hemán y Jedutún y a los otros escogidos por nombre, para que glorificaran al Señor, cuya misericordia es eterna. 42 Para alabar a Dios, Hemán y Jedutún tocaban las trompetas y los címbalos y otros instrumentos musicales. Los hijos de Jedutún vigilaban la entrada.
43 Después de esto, todo el pueblo se fue a su casa, y también David se fue a bendecir su propia casa.(H)
1 Chronicles 16
New International Version
1 Chronicles 16
New International Version
Ministering Before the Ark(A)(B)(C)
16 They brought the ark of God and set it inside the tent that David had pitched(D) for it, and they presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before God. 2 After David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed(E) the people in the name of the Lord. 3 Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins(F) to each Israelite man and woman.
4 He appointed some of the Levites to minister(G) before the ark of the Lord, to extol,[a] thank, and praise the Lord, the God of Israel: 5 Asaph was the chief, and next to him in rank were Zechariah, then Jaaziel,[b] Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel. They were to play the lyres and harps, Asaph was to sound the cymbals, 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests were to blow the trumpets regularly before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 That day David first appointed Asaph and his associates to give praise(H) to the Lord in this manner:
8 Give praise(I) to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations(J) what he has done.
9 Sing to him, sing praise(K) to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
10 Glory in his holy name;(L)
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek(M) his face always.
12 Remember(N) the wonders(O) he has done,
his miracles,(P) and the judgments he pronounced,
13 you his servants, the descendants of Israel,
his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.
14 He is the Lord our God;
his judgments(Q) are in all the earth.
15 He remembers[c](R) his covenant forever,
the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
16 the covenant(S) he made with Abraham,
the oath he swore to Isaac.
17 He confirmed it to Jacob(T) as a decree,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
18 “To you I will give the land of Canaan(U)
as the portion you will inherit.”
19 When they were but few in number,(V)
few indeed, and strangers in it,
20 they[d] wandered(W) from nation to nation,
from one kingdom to another.
21 He allowed no one to oppress them;
for their sake he rebuked kings:(X)
22 “Do not touch my anointed ones;
do my prophets(Y) no harm.”
23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth;
proclaim his salvation day after day.
24 Declare his glory(Z) among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
25 For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(AA)
he is to be feared(AB) above all gods.(AC)
26 For all the gods of the nations are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.(AD)
27 Splendor and majesty are before him;
strength and joy are in his dwelling place.
28 Ascribe to the Lord, all you families of nations,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.(AE)
29 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;(AF)
bring an offering and come before him.
Worship the Lord in the splendor of his[e] holiness.(AG)
30 Tremble(AH) before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.(AI)
31 Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad;(AJ)
let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!(AK)”
32 Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;(AL)
let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them!
33 Let the trees(AM) of the forest sing,
let them sing for joy before the Lord,
for he comes to judge(AN) the earth.
34 Give thanks(AO) to the Lord, for he is good;(AP)
his love endures forever.(AQ)
35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Savior;(AR)
gather us and deliver us from the nations,
that we may give thanks to your holy name,
and glory in your praise.”
36 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(AS)
from everlasting to everlasting.
Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the Lord.”
37 David left Asaph and his associates before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister there regularly, according to each day’s requirements.(AT) 38 He also left Obed-Edom(AU) and his sixty-eight associates to minister with them. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and also Hosah,(AV) were gatekeepers.
39 David left Zadok(AW) the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon(AX) 40 to present burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of burnt offering regularly, morning and evening, in accordance with everything written in the Law(AY) of the Lord, which he had given Israel. 41 With them were Heman(AZ) and Jeduthun and the rest of those chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord, “for his love endures forever.” 42 Heman and Jeduthun were responsible for the sounding of the trumpets and cymbals and for the playing of the other instruments for sacred song.(BA) The sons of Jeduthun(BB) were stationed at the gate.
43 Then all the people left, each for their own home, and David returned home to bless his family.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 16:4 Or petition; or invoke
- 1 Chronicles 16:5 See 15:18,20; Hebrew Jeiel, possibly another name for Jaaziel.
- 1 Chronicles 16:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also Psalm 105:8); Hebrew Remember
- 1 Chronicles 16:20 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 105:12); most Hebrew manuscripts inherit, / 19 though you are but few in number, / few indeed, and strangers in it.” / 20 They
- 1 Chronicles 16:29 Or Lord with the splendor of
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