1 Crônicas 16

1 NADAT hulle die ark ingebring en dit neergesit het binne-in die tent wat Dawid daarvoor opgeslaan het, het hulle brandoffers en dankoffers gebring voor die aangesig van God.

2 Toe Dawid gereed was met die brandoffer en die dankoffers, het hy die volk in die Naam van die Here geseën.

3 En hy het aan elkeen van Israel, manne sowel as vroue, aan elkeen 'n broodjie en 'n stuk vleis en 'n rosynekoek uitgedeel.

4 En hy het uit die Leviete dienaars aangestel voor die ark van die Here, en dit om die Here, die God van Israel, te roem en te loof en te prys:

5 Asaf, die hoof, en Sagaría, die tweede in rang ná hom; Jeï-el en Semíramot en Jéhiël en Mattítja en Elíab en Benája en Obed-Edom en Jeï-el met harp- en siterinstrumente, terwyl Asaf met die simbale musiek gemaak het,

6 en Benája en Jahásiël, die priesters, gedurigdeur met trompette voor die verbondsark van God.

Dawid se psalm.

7 OP dieselfde dag, toe vir die eerste maal, het Dawid aan Asaf en sy broers opgedra om „loof die Here" te sing.

8 Loof die Here, roep sy Naam aan, maak onder die volke sy dade bekend!

9 Sing, psalmsing tot sy eer, spreek van al sy wonders.

10 Beroem julle in sy heilige Naam; laat die hart van die wat die Here soek, bly wees.

11 Vra na die Here en sy sterkte; soek sy aangesig altyddeur.

12 Dink aan sy wonders wat Hy gedoen het, aan sy wondertekens en die oordele van sy mond,

13 o nageslag van Israel, sy kneg, o kinders van Jakob, sy uitverkorenes!

14 Hy, die Here is onse God; oor die ganse aarde is sy oordele.

15 Dink vir ewig aan sy verbond, aan die woord wat Hy ingestel het vir duisend geslagte —

16 die verbond wat Hy met Abraham gesluit het, en sy eed aan Isak;

17 wat Hy ook vir Jakob as insetting bekragtig het, vir Israel as 'n ewige verbond,

18 met die woorde: Ek sal aan jou die land Kanaän gee, julle afgemete erfdeel.

19 Toe julle min mense was, min en vreemdelinge daarin,

20 en hulle getrek het van nasie tot nasie, en van die een koninkryk na die ander volk,

21 het Hy niemand toegelaat om hulle te verdruk nie; ook het Hy konings om hulle ontwil gestraf en gesê:

22 Raak my gesalfdes nie aan en doen my profete geen kwaad nie.

23 Sing tot eer van die Here, o ganse aarde! Verkondig sy heil van dag tot dag.

24 Vertel onder die nasies sy eer, onder al die volke sy wonders.

25 Want die Here is groot en baie lofwaardig, en Hy is gedug bo al die gode.

26 Want al die gode van die volke is afgode, maar die Here het die hemele gemaak.

27 Majesteit en heerlikheid is voor sy aangesig, sterkte en blydskap is in sy woonplek.

28 Gee aan die Here, o geslagte van die volke, gee aan die Here eer en sterkte.

29 Gee aan die Here die eer van sy Naam, bring offers en kom voor sy aangesig, aanbid die Here in heilige gewaad.

30 Beef voor sy aangesig, o ganse aarde! Ook staan die wêreld vas, sodat dit nie wankel nie.

31 Laat die hemele bly wees en die aarde juig, en laat hulle onder die volke sê: Die Here is Koning!

32 Laat die see en sy volheid bruis, laat die veld juig en al wat daarin is.

33 Dan sal die bome van die bos jubel voor die aangesig van die Here; want Hy kom om die aarde te oordeel.

34 Loof die Here, want Hy is goed, want sy goedertierenheid is tot in ewigheid;

35 en sê: Verlos ons, God van ons heil, en versamel ons en red ons van die nasies, dat ons u heilige Naam kan loof en ons beroem in u lof!

36 Geloofd sy die Here, die God van Israel, van ewigheid tot ewigheid! En die hele volk het gesê: Amen! en: Prys die Here!

Die ou tabernakel bly in Gíbeon.

37 EN hy het daar voor die verbondsark van die Here Asaf en sy broers laat staan om gedurigdeur te dien voor die ark na die eis van elke dag;

38 en ook Obed-Edom met hulle broers, agt-en-sestig, en Obed-Edom, die seun van Jedútun, en Hosa as poortwagters;

39 maar Sadok, die priester, met sy broers, die priesters, voor die tabernakel van die Here, op die hoogte wat in Gíbeon is,

40 om gedurigdeur smôrens en saans op die brandofferaltaar brandoffers aan die Here te bring, en dit volgens alles wat geskrywe is in die wet van die Here wat Hy Israel beveel het;

41 en saam met hulle Heman en Jedútun en die ander uitgesoektes wat met hulle name aangewys was om die Here te loof dat sy goedertierenheid tot in ewigheid is;

42 en by hulle, Heman en Jedútun, was trompette en simbale vir die musikante en instrumente vir die liedere tot eer van God; maar die seuns van Jedútun was by die poort.

43 En toe die hele volk elkeen na sy huis gegaan het, het Dawid omgedraai om sy huisgesin te seën.

1 And they brought in the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before God. 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah. 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a portion of flesh, and a cake of raisins.

4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of Jehovah, and to celebrate and to thank and praise Jehovah, the God of Israel: 5 Asaph the chief, and second to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, with psalteries and with harps; and Asaph with cymbals, sounding aloud; 6 and Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually, before the ark of the covenant of God.

7 Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto Jehovah, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

8 O give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;

Make known his doings among the peoples.

9 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him;

Talk ye of all his marvellous works.

10 Glory ye in his holy name;

Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.

11 Seek ye Jehovah and his strength;

Seek his face evermore.

12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done,

His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

13 O ye seed of Israel his servant,

Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

14 He is Jehovah our God;

His judgments are in all the earth.

15 Remember his covenant for ever,

The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

16 The covenant which he made with Abraham,

And his oath unto Isaac,

17 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,

To Israel for an everlasting covenant,

18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,

The lot of your inheritance;

19 When ye were but a few men in number,

Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

20 And they went about from nation to nation,

And from one kingdom to another people.

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong;

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

22 Saying, Touch not mine anointed ones,

And do my prophets no harm.

23 Sing unto Jehovah, all the earth;

Show forth his salvation from day to day.

24 Declare his glory among the nations,

His marvellous works among all the peoples.

25 For great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised:

He also is to be feared above all gods.

26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols:

But Jehovah made the heavens.

27 Honor and majesty are before him:

Strength and gladness are in his place.

28 Ascribe unto Jehovah, ye kindreds of the peoples,

Ascribe unto Jehovah glory and strength;

29 Ascribe unto Jehovah the glory due unto his name:

Bring an offering, and come before him;

Worship Jehovah in holy array.

30 Tremble before him, all the earth:

The world also is established that it cannot be moved.

31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;

And let them say among the nations, Jehovah reigneth.

32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof;

Let the field exult, and all that is therein;

33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before Jehovah;

For he cometh to judge the earth.

34 O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good;

For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation,

And gather us together and deliver us from the nations,

To give thanks unto thy holy name,

And to triumph in thy praise.

36 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel,

From everlasting even to everlasting.

And all the people said, Amen, and praised Jehovah.

37 So he left there, before the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark continually, as every day’s work required; 38 and Obed-edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed-edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be doorkeepers; 39 and Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of Jehovah in the high place that was at Gibeon, 40 to offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah upon the altar of burnt-offering continually morning and evening, even according to all that is written in the law of Jehovah, which he commanded unto Israel; 41 and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were mentioned by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his lovingkindness endureth for ever; 42 and with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud, and with instruments for the songs of God; and the sons of Jeduthun to be at the gate. 43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.