1 Chronicles 16

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 They brought the ark of God in and put it inside the tent which David had erected for it, and broughtburnt offerings and made communion sacrifices in God's presence.	1 And so they took the ark of God, and they set it in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And they offered holocausts and peace offerings before God.
2 And when David had finished making burnt offerings and communion sacrifices, he blessed thepeople in the name of Yahweh.	2 And when David had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 To all the Israelites, both men and women, to each, he then distributed a loaf of bread, a portion ofmeat and a raisin cake.	3 And he divided to every single one, from men even to women, a twist of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine wheat flour fried with oil.
4 He appointed some of the Levites as ministers before the ark of Yahweh, to extol, glorify and praiseYahweh, God of Israel;	4 And he appointed some from the Levites who would minister before the ark of the Lord, and commemorate his works, and glorify and praise the Lord, the God of Israel.
5 first Asaph, second Zechariah, then Uzziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, who played the lyre and harp, while Asaph played the cymbals.	5 Asaph was the leader, and second to him was Zechariah. In addition, there were Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom. And Jeiel was over the instruments of the psaltery and the harps. But Asaph sounded out with the cymbals.
6 The priests Benaiah and Jahaziel continually blew the trumpet before the ark of the covenant of God.	6 Truly, the priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, were to sound the trumpet continually before the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
7 On that day, David was the first to assign to Asaph and his kinsmen the giving of thanks to Yahweh:	7 In that day, David made Asaph the leader, in order to confess to the Lord with his brothers:
8 Give thanks to Yahweh, call his name aloud, proclaim his deeds to the peoples.	8 “Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Make known his endeavors among the peoples.
9 Chant to him, play to him, sing about al his wonders!	9 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him, and describe all his miracles.
10 Take pride in his holy name, let your heart rejoice, you seekers of Yahweh!	10 Praise his holy name! Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
11 Seek out Yahweh, seek his strength, continual y seek out his presence!	11 Seek the Lord and his virtue. Seek his face always.
12 Remember what wonders he has done, what miracles, what rulings he has given,	12 Remember his miracles, which he has accomplished, his signs, and the judgments of his mouth.
13 you offspring of Israel his servant, you children of Jacob his chosen one!	13 O offspring of Israel, his servants! O sons of Jacob, his elect!
14 For he is Yahweh our God, his authority extends throughout the world.	14 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout all the earth.
15 For ever remember his covenant, the pact imposed for a thousand generations,	15 Remember forever his covenant, the word that he instructed unto a thousand generations,
16 which he concluded with Abraham, which was sworn by him to Isaac,	16 the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac.
17 since he confirmed it as a law for Jacob, as an eternal covenant for Israel,	17 And he appointed the same to Jacob as a precept, and to Israel as an everlasting pact,
18 saying, 'I wil give you the country; Canaan is the measure of your inheritance,	18 saying: ‘To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance.’
19 'though you are few in number, only a few strangers there!'	19 At that time, they were small in number, they were few and were settlers there.
20 As they wandered from nation to nation, from this kingdom to that people,	20 And they passed through, from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
21 he would not let anyone oppress them and on their account he admonished kings,	21 He did not permit anyone to falsely accuse them. Instead, he reproved kings on their behalf:
22 'You are not to touch my anointed ones, my prophets are not to be harmed!'	22 ‘Do not touch my Christ. And do not malign my prophets.’
23 Sing to Yahweh, all the earth, day after day proclaim his salvation!	23 Sing to the Lord, all the earth! Announce his salvation, from day to day.
24 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvels to every people!	24 Describe his glory among the Gentiles, his miracles among all the peoples.
25 Great is Yahweh, worthy of all praise, more awesome than any of the gods.	25 For the Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And he is terrible, above all gods.
26 Nothingness, al the gods of the nations. Yahweh it was who made the heavens,	26 For all the gods of the peoples are idols. But the Lord made the heavens.
27 in his presence are splendour and majesty, in his sanctuary strength and joy.	27 Confession and magnificence are before him. Strength and gladness are in his place.
28 Give Yahweh his due, families of peoples, give Yahweh his due of glory and power,	28 Bring to the Lord, O families of the peoples, bring to the Lord glory and dominion.
29 give Yahweh the glory due to his name! Bring an offering and enter his courts, bow down to Yahwehin his sacred court,	29 Give glory to the Lord, to his name. Lift up sacrifice, and approach before his sight. And adore the Lord in holy attire.
30 tremble before him, al the earth! The world is firm, it cannot be moved,	30 Let all the earth be moved before his face. For he founded the globe immoveable.
31 let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad! Say among the nations, 'Yahweh is king!'	31 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth exult. And let them say among the nations, ‘The Lord has reigned.’
32 Let the sea thunder and al it holds, the countryside exult and everything that is in it,	32 Let the sea roar, with all its plenitude. Let the fields exult, with all that is in them.
33 and al the trees of the forest cry out for joy at Yahweh's approach, for he is coming to judge theearth.	33 Then the trees of the forest will give praise before the Lord. For he comes to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to Yahweh, for he is good, for his faithful love lasts for ever!	34 Confess to the Lord, for he is good. For his mercy is eternal.
35 Say, 'Save us, God of our salvation, gather us together and free us from the nations, so that we maygive thanks to your holy name -- to be extolled whenever you are praised!'	35 And say: ‘Save us, O God our savior! And gather us together, and rescue us from the nations, so that we may confess to your holy name, and may exult in your songs.
36 Blessed be Yahweh, God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting! To which all the people said,'Amen, Al eluia!'	36 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen,’ and let them sing a hymn to the Lord.”
37 There before the ark of the covenant of Yahweh David left Asaph and his kinsmen to maintain apermanent ministry before the ark as each day's ritual required,	37 And so, there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, he left Asaph and his brothers, so that they might minister in the sight of the ark continually, throughout each day, and in their turns.
38 and also Obed-Edom with his sixty-eight kinsmen. Obed-Edom son of Jeduthun, and Hosah weregatekeepers.	38 Now Obededom and his brothers were sixty-eight. And he appointed Obededom, the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah to be porters.
39 Zadok the priest and the priests, his kinsmen, he left before the dwelling of Yahweh on the high placeat Gibeon	39 But Zadok the priest, and his brothers the priests, were before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gibeon,
40 to bring burnt offerings to Yahweh unfailingly, morning and evening, on the altar of burnt offering, andto carry out al that is written in the Law of Yahweh laid down for Israel.	40 so that they could offer holocausts to the Lord upon the altar of holocausts continually, morning and evening, according to all that was written in the law of the Lord, which he instructed to Israel.
41 With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest of those who were chosen and assigned by nameto give thanks to Yahweh, 'for his faithful love lasts for ever'.	41 And after him, Heman, and Jeduthun, and the remainder of the elect, each one by his name, were appointed to confess to the Lord: “For his mercy endures forever.”
42 With them were Heman and Jeduthun to play trumpets and cymbals, as wel as instruments foraccompanying sacred song. The sons of Jeduthun were in charge of the gates.	42 Also Heman and Jeduthun sounded the trumpet, and they played upon the cymbals, and upon every kind of musical instrument, in order to sing praises to God. But the sons of Jeduthun he made to be porters.
43 Then al the people went back to their homes, and David went back to bless his household.	43 And all the people returned to their houses, and David also, so that he might bless his own house too.