A Tent for the Ark 1καὶ εἰσήνεγκαν τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπηρείσαντο αὐτὴν ἐν μέσῳ τῆς σκηνῆς ἧς ἔπηξεν αὐτῇ Δαυείδ, καὶ προσήνεγκαν ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ σωτηρίου ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ. 2καὶ συνετέλεσεν Δαυεὶδ ἀναφέρων ὁλοκαυτώματα καὶ σωτηρίου, καὶ εὐλόγησεν τὸν λαὸν ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου. 3καὶ διεμέρισεν παντὶ ἀνδρὶ Ἰσραήλ, ἀπὸ ἀνδρὸς καὶ ἕως γυναικός, τῷ ἀνδρὶ ἄρτον ἕνα ἀρτοκοπικὸν καὶ ἀμορείτην. 4Καὶ ἔταξεν κατὰ πρόσωπον τῆς κιβωτοῦ διαθήκης Κυρίου ἐκ τῶν Λευειτῶν λειτουργοῦντας, ἀναφωνοῦντας, καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαι καὶ αἰνεῖν Κύριον τὸν θεὸν Ἰσραήλ· 5Ἀσὰφ ὁ ἡγούμενος, καὶ δευτερεύων αὐτῷ Ζαχαρίας, Εἰειήλ, Σαμαρειμώθ, Εἰειήλ, Ματταθίας, Ἐλιὰβ καὶ Βαναίας καὶ Ἀβδοδόμ, καὶ Εἰειὴλ ἐν ὀργάνοις, νάβλαις, κινύραις, καὶ Ἀσὰφ ἐν κυμβάλοις ἀναφωνῶν, 6καὶ Βαναίας καὶ Ὀζειὴλ οἱ ἱερεῖς ἐν ταῖς σάλπιγξιν διὰ παντὸς ἐναντίον τῆς κιβωτοῦ τῆς διαθήκης τοῦ θεοῦ David's Psalm of Thanksgiving 7ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ. Τότε ἔταξεν Δαυεὶδ ἐν ἀρχῇ τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸν κύριον ἐν χειρὶ Ἀσὰφ καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν αὐτοῦ. ᾨδή. 8Ἐξομολογεῖσθε, ἐπικαλεῖσθε αὐτὸν ἐν ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ, γνωρίσατε ἐν λαοῖς τὰ ἐπιτηδεύματα αὐτοῦ. 9ᾄσατε αὐτῷ καὶ ὑμνήσατε αὐτῷ, διηγήσασθε πᾶσιν τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ἃ ἐποίησεν Κύριος. 10αἰνεῖτε ἐν ὀνόματι ἁγίῳ αὐτοῦ, εὐφρανθήσεται καρδία ζητοῦσα τὴν εὐδοκίαν αὐτοῦ. 11ζητήσατε καὶ ἰσχύσατε, ζητήσατε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ διὰ παντός. 12μνημονεύετε τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ἃ ἐποίησεν, τέρατα καὶ κρίματα τοῦ στόματος αὐτοῦ. 13σπέρμα Ἰσραὴλ παῖδες αὐτοῦ, υἱοὶ Ἰακὼβ ἐκλεκτοὶ αὐτοῦ. 14Κύριος ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν, ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ. 15μνημονεύομεν εἰς αἰῶνα διαθήκης αὐτοῦ, λόγον αὐτοῦ ὃν ἐνετείλατο εἰς χιλίας γενεάς, 16ὃν διέθετο τῷ Ἀβραάμ, καὶ τὸν ὅρκον αὐτοῦ τῷ Ἰσαάκ. 17ἔστησεν αὐτὸν τῷ Ἰακὼβ εἰς πρόσταγμα, τῷ Ἰσραὴλ διαθήκην αἰώνιον, 18λέγων Σοὶ δώσω τὴν γῆν Χανάαν σχοίνισμα κληρονομίας ὑμῶν. 19ἐν τῷ γενέσθαι αὐτοὺς ὀλιγοστοὺς ἀριθμῷ ὡς ἐσμικρύνθησαν καὶ παρῴκησαν ἐν αὐτῇ. 20καὶ ἐπορεύθησαν ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος καὶ ἀπὸ βασιλείας εἰς λαὸν ἕτερον. 21οὐκ ἀφῆκεν ἄνδρα τοῦ δυναστεῦσαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἤλεγξεν περὶ αὐτῶν βασιλεῖς 22Μὴ ἅψησθε τῶν χριστῶν μου· ἐν τοῖς προφήταις μου μὴ πονηρεύεσθε. 23ᾄσατε τῷ κυρίῳ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, ἀναγγείλατε ἐξ ἡμέρας εἰς ἡμέραν σωτηρίαν αὐτοῦ. 25ὅτι μέγας Κύριος καὶ αἰνετὸς σφόδρα, φοβερός ἐστιν ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς θεούς. 26ὅτι πάντες οἱ θεοὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν εἴδωλα, καὶ ὁ θεὸς ἡμῶν οὐρανὸν ἐποίησεν. 27δόξα καὶ ἔπαινος κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, ἰσχὺς καὶ καύχημα ἐν τόπῳ αὐτοῦ. 28δότε τῷ κυρίῳ πατρὶ τῶν ἐθνῶν, δότε τῷ κυρίῳ δόξαν καὶ ἰσχύν, 29λάβετε δῶρα καὶ ἐνέγκατε κατὰ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ προσκυνήσατε Κυρίῳ ἐν αὐλαῖς ἁγίαις αὐτοῦ. 30φοβηθήτω ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ πᾶσα ἡ γῆ, κατορθωθήτω ἡ γῆ καὶ μὴ σαλευθήτω. 31εὐφρανθήτω ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ἀγαλλιάσθω ἡ γῆ, καὶ εἰπάτωσαν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν Κύριος βασιλεύων. 32βοββήσει ἡ θάλασσα σὺν τῷ πληρώματι· ξύλον ἀγροῦ καὶ πάντα τὰ ἐν αὐτῷ. 33τότε εὐφρανθήσεται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ δρυμοῦ ἀπὸ προσώπου Κυρίου, ὅτι ἦλθεν κρῖναι τὴν γῆν. 34ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ, ὅτι ἀγαθόν, ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ. 35καὶ εἴπατε Ἔσωσεν ἡμᾶς ὁ θεὸς τῆς σωτηρίας ἡμῶν· καὶ ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἐθνῶν, τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν σου καὶ καυχᾶσθαι ἐν ταῖς αἰνέσεσίν σου. 36εὐλογημένος Κύριος ὁ θεὸς Ἰσραὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος. καὶ ἐρεῖ πᾶς ὁ λαός Ἀμήν. Καὶ ᾔνεσαν τῷ κυρίῳ. Worship Before the Ark 37Καὶ κατέλιπον ἐκεῖ ἔναντι τῆς κιβωτοῦ διαθήκης Κυρίου τὸν Ἀσὰφ καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοῦ λειτουργεῖν ἐναντὶον τῆς κιβωτοῦ διὰ παντὸς τὸ τῆς ἡμέρας εἰς ἡμέραν. 38καὶ Ἀβδοδὸμ καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτοῦ ἑξήκοντα καὶ ὀκτώ· καὶ Ἀβδοδὸμ υἱὸς Ἰδειθὼν καὶ Ὁσσὰ εἰς πυλωρούς· 39καὶ τὸν Σαδὼκ τὸν ἱερέα καὶ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτοῦ τοὺς ἱερεῖς ἐναντίον τῆς σκηνῆς Κυρίου ἐν Βαμὰ τῇ ἐν Γαβαών, 40τοῦ ἀναφέρειν ὁλοκαυτώματα τῷ κυρίῳ ἐπὶ τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου τῶν ὁλοκαυτωμάτων διὰ παντὸς τὸ πρωὶ καὶ τὸ ἑσπέρας, καὶ κατὰ πάντα τὰ γεγραμμένα ἐν νόμῳ Κυρίου ὅσα ἐνετείλατο ἐφ᾽ υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ ἐν χειρὶ Μωυσῆ τοῦ θεράποντος τοῦ θεοῦ. 41καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ Αἱμὰν καὶ Ἰδειθὼν καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ ἐκλεγέντες ἐπ᾽ ὀνόματος τοῦ αἰνεῖν τὸν κύριον, Ὅτι εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τὸ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ· 42καὶ μετ᾽ αὐτῶν σάλπιγγες καὶ κύμβαλα τοῦ ἀναφωνεῖν καὶ ὄργανα τῶν ᾠδῶν τοῦ θεοῦ· υἱοὶ Ἰδειθὼν εἰς τὴν πύλην. 43καὶ ἐπορεύθη ἅπας ὁ λαὸς ἕκαστος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν Δαυεὶδ τοῦ εὐλογῆσαι τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ. LXX-Swete-1930 courtesy of Eliran Wong. [BibleBento.com]. https://github.com/eliranwong/NES-Swete-1930 GNU General Public License v3.0 THE OLD TESTAMENT IN GREEK ACCORDING TO THE SEPTUAGINT edited by HENRY BARCLAY SWETE D.D. VOL. I - GENESIS–IV KINGS - Fourth Edition, 1909 - Reprinted 1925 VOL. II - I CRONICLES–TOBIT - Third Edition, 1907 VOL. III - HOSEA–IV MACCABEES - Fourth Edition, 1912 - Reprinted 1930 CAMBRIDGE AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS Versification has been modified to correspond with modern English texts. Section Headings Courtesy Bible Hub. |