| | King James | Abbé Crampon | American std |
| 1 | And David made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. | Il se fit des maisons dans la cité de David, et il prépara une place à l'arche de Dieu, et dressa pour elle une tente. | And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. |
| 2 | Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. | Alors David dit; "Il n'y a pour porter l'arche de Dieu que les lévites; car ce sont eux que Yahweh a choisis pour porter l'arche de Dieu et pour en faire le service à jamais." | Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever. |
| 3 | And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had prepared for it. | David assembla tout Israël à Jérusalem, pour faire monter l'arche de Yahweh à sa place, qu'il lui avait préparée. | And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it. |
| 4 | And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: | David réunit les fils d'Aaron et les lévites : | And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites: |
| 5 | Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: | des fils de Caath, Uriel le chef et ses frères, cent vingt; | of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty; |
| 6 | Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty: | des fils de Mérari, Asaïa le chef et ses frères, deux cent vingt; | of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty; |
| 7 | Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty: | des fils de Gersom, Joël le chef et ses frères, cent trente; | of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty; |
| 8 | Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred: | des fils d'Elisaphan, Séméïas le chef et ses frères, deux cents; | of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred; |
| 9 | Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore: | des fils d'Hébron, Eliel le chef et ses frères, quatre-vingts; | of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore; |
| 10 | Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve. | des fils d'Oziel, Aminadab le chef et ses frères, cent douze. | of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve. |
| 11 | And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, | David appela les prêtres Sadoc et Abiathar, et les lévites Uriel, Asaïas, Joël, Séméïas, Eliel et Aminadab, | And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab, |
| 12 | And said unto them, Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it. | et il leur dit : "Vous êtes les chefs de famille des lévites; sanctifiez-vous, vous et vos frères, et faites monter l'arche de Yahweh, Dieu d'Israël, là où je lui ai préparé un séjour. | and said unto them, Ye are the heads of the fathers` [houses] of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, both ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel, unto [the place] that I have prepared for it. |
| 13 | For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order. | Parce que ce ne fut pas vous, la première fois, Yahweh, notre Dieu, nous a frappés; car nous ne l'avions pas cherché selon la loi." | For because ye [bare it] not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance. |
| 14 | So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel. | Les prêtres et les lévites se sanctifièrent pour faire monter l'arche de Yahweh, Dieu d'Israël. | So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel. |
| 15 | And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD. | Et les fils de Lévi, comme l'avait ordonné Moïse d'après la parole de Yahweh, portèrent l'arche de Dieu sur leurs épaules avec les barres. | And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of Jehovah. |
| 16 | And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy. | David dit aux chefs des lévites d'établir leurs frères les chantres avec des instruments de musique, des cithares, des harpes et des cymbales, pour faire retentir des sons éclatants et joyeux. | And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren the singers, with instruments of music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding aloud and lifting up the voice with joy. |
| 17 | So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; | Les lévites établirent Héman, fils de Joël, et, parmi ses frères, Asaph, fils de Barachias; parmi les fils de Mérari, leurs frères, Ethan, fils de Cusaïa; | So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah; |
| 18 | And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters. | et, avec eux, leurs frères du second ordre, Zacharie, Ben, Jaziel, Sémiramoth, Jahiel, Ani, Eliab, Banaïas, Maasias, Mathathias, Eliphalu, Macénias, Obédédom et Jéhiel, les portiers. | and with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers. |
| 19 | So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass; | Les chantres Héman, Asaph et Ethan avaient des cymbales d'airain pour les faire retentir. | So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were appointed] with cymbals of brass to sound aloud; |
| 20 | And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; | Zacharie, Oziel, Sémiramoth, Jahiel, Ani, Eliab, Maasias et Banaaïs avaient des cithares en alamoth. | and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth; |
| 21 | And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. | Mathathias, Eliphalu, Macénias, Obédédom, Jéhiel et Ozaziu avaient des harpes à l'octave inférieure, pour présider au chant. | and Mattithiah, and Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps set to the Sheminith, to lead. |
| 22 | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. | Chonénias, chef des lévites pour le transport, dirigeait le transport, car il s'y entendait. | And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was over the song: he instructed about the song, because he was skilful. |
| 23 | And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. | Barachias et Elcana étaient portiers auprès de l'arche. | And Berechiah and Elkanah were doorkeepers for the ark. |
| 24 | And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. | Sébénias, Josaphat, Nathanaël, Amasaï, Zacharie, Banaïas et Eliézer, les prêtres, sonnaient de la trompette devant l'arche de Dieu. Obédédom et Jéhias étaient portiers auprès de l'arche. | And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. |
| 25 | So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy. | David, les anciens d'Israël et les chefs de milliers se mirent en route pour faire monter l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh depuis la Maison d'Obédédom, au milieu de la joie. | So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. |
| 26 | And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams. | Lorsque Dieu eut prêté son assistance aux lévites qui portaient l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh, on immola six taureaux et six béliers. | And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, that they sacrificed seven bullocks and seven rams. |
| 27 | And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen. | David était couvert d'un manteau de byssus, ainsi que tous les lévites qui portaient l'arche, les chantres et Chonénias, qui dirigeait le transport de l'arche, parmi les chantres; et David avait sur lui un éphod de lin. | And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song [with] the singers: and David had upon him an ephod of linen. |
| 28 | Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps. | Tout Israël fit monter l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh avec des cris de joie, au son de la trompette, des clairons et des cymbales, et en faisant retentir les cithares et les harpes. | Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps. |
| 29 | And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart. | Lorsque l'arche de l'alliance de Yahweh fut arrivée jusqu'à la cité de David, Michol, fille de Saül, regarda par la fenêtre et voyant le roi David bondir et danser, elle le méprisa dans son coeur. | And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart. |
