1 इतिहास 16
1 तब परमेश्वर का सन्दूक ले आकर उस तम्बू में रखा गया जो दाऊद ने उसके लिये खड़ा कराया था; और परमेश्वर के साम्हने होमबलि और मेलबलि चढ़ाए गए।
2 जब दाऊद होमबलि और मेलबलि चढ़ा जूका, तब उसने यहोवा के नाम से प्रजा को आशीर्वाद दिया।
3 और उसने क्या पुरुष, क्या स्त्री, सब इस्राएलियों को एक एक रोटी और एक एक टुकड़ा मांस और किशमिश की एक एक टिकिया बंटवा दी।
4 तब उसने कई लेवियों को इसलिये ठहरा दिया, कि यहोवा के सन्दूक के साम्हने सेवा टहल किया करें, और इस्राएल के परमेश्वर यहोवा की चर्चा और उसका धन्यवाद और स्तुति किया करें।
5 उनका मुखिया तो आसाप था, और उसके नीचे जकर्याह था, फिर यीएल, शमीरामोत, यहीएल, मत्तित्याह, एलीआब बनायाह, ओबेदेदोम और यीएल थे; ये तो सारंगियां और वीणाएं लिये हुए थे, और आसाप झांझ पर राग बजाता था।
6 और बनायाह और यहजीएल नाम याजक परमेश्वर की वाचा के सन्दूक के साम्हने नित्य तुरहियां बजाने के लिए नियुक्त किए गए।
7 तब उसी दिन दाऊद ने यहोवा का धन्यवाद करने का काम आसाप और उसके भाइयों को सौंप दिया।
8 यहोवा का धन्यवाद करो, उस से प्रार्थना करो; देश देश में उसके कामों का प्रचार करो।
9 उसका गीत गाओ, उसका भजन करो, उसके सब आश्चर्य-कर्मों का ध्यान करो।
10 उसके पवित्र नाम पर घमंड करो; यहोवा के खोजियों का हृदय आनन्दित हो।
11 यहोवा और उसकी सामर्थ की खोज करो; उसके दर्शन के लिए लगातार खोज करो।
12 उसके किए हुए आश्चर्यकर्म, उसके चमत्कार और न्यायवचन स्मरण करो।
13 हे उसके दास इस्राएल के वंश, हे याकूब की सन्तान तुम जो उसके चुने हुए हो!
14 वही हमारा परमेश्वर यहोवा है, उसके न्याय के काम पृथ्वी भर में होते हैं।
15 उसकी वाचा को सदा स्मरण रखो, यह वही वचन है जो उसने हजार पीढिय़ों के लिये ठहरा दिया।
16 वह वाचा उसने इब्राहीम के साथ बान्धी, उौर उसी के विषय उसने इसहाक से शपथ खाई,
17 और उसी को उसने याकूब के लिये विधि कर के और इस्राएल के लिये सदा की वाचा बान्ध कर यह कह कर दृढ़ किया, कि
18 मैं कनान देश तुझी को दूंगा, वह बांट में तुम्हारा निज भाग होगा।
19 उस समय तो तुम गिनती में थोड़े थे, वरन बहुत ही थोड़े और उस देश में परदेशी थे।
20 और वे एक जाति से दूसरी जाति में, और एक राज्य से दूसरे में फिरते तो रहे,
21 परन्तु उसने किसी मनुष्य को उन पर अन्धेर करने न दिया; और वह राजाओं को उनके निमित्त यह धमकी देता था, कि
22 मेरे अभिषिक्तों को मत छुओ, और न मेरे नबियों की हानि करो।
23 हे समस्त पृथ्वी के लोगो यहोवा का गीत गाओ। प्रतिदिन उसके किए हुए उद्धार का शुभ समाचार सुनाते रहो।
24 अन्यजातियों में उसकी महिमा का, और देश देश के लोगों में उसके आश्चर्य-कर्मों का वर्णन करो।
25 क्योंकि यहोवा महान और स्तुति के अति योग्य है, वह तो सब देवताओं से अधिक भययोग्य है।
26 क्योंकि देश देश के सब देवता मूतिर्यां ही हैं; परन्तु यहोवा ही ने स्वर्ग को बनाया है।
27 उसके चारों ओर वैभव और ऐश्वर्य है; उसके स्थान में सामर्थ और आनन्द है।
28 हे देश देश के कुलो, यहोवा का गुणानुवाद करो, ।
29 यहोवा की महिमा और सामर्थ को मानो। यहोवा के नाम की महिमा ऐसी मानो जो उसके नाम के योग्य है। भेंट ले कर उसके सम्मुख आाओ, पवित्रता से शोभायमान हो कर यहोवा को दण्डवत करो।
30 हे सारी पृथ्वी के लोगो उसके साम्हने थरथराओ! जगत ऐसा स्थिर है, कि वह टलने का नहीं।
31 आकाश आनन्द करे और पृथ्वी मगन हो, और जाति जाति में लोग कहें, कि यहोवा राजा हुआ है।
32 समुद्र और उस में की सब वस्तुएं गरज उठें, मैदान और जो कुछ उस में है सो प्रफुल्लित हों।
33 उसी समय वन के वृक्ष यहोवा के साम्हने जयजयकार करें, क्योंकि वह पृथ्वी का न्याय करने को आने वाला है।
34 यहोवा का धन्यवाद करो, क्योंकि वह भला है; उसकी करुणा सदा की है।
35 और यह कहो, कि हे हमारे उद्धार करने वाले परमेश्वर हमारा उद्धार कर, और हम को इकट्ठा कर के अन्यजातियों से छुड़ा, कि हम तेरे पवित्र नाम का धन्यवाद करें, और तेरी स्तुति करते हुए तेरे विषय बड़ाई करें।
36 अनादिकाल से अनन्तकाल तक इस्राएल का परमेश्वर यहोवा धन्य है। तब सब प्रजा ने आमीन कहा: और यहोवा की स्तुति की।
37 तब उसने वहां अर्थात यहोवा की वाचा के सन्दूक के साम्हने आसाप और उसके भाइयों को छोड़ दिया, कि प्रतिदिन के प्रयोजन के अनुसार वे सन्दूक के साम्हने नित्य सेवा टहल किया करें!
38 और अड़सठ भाइयों समेत ओबेदेदोम को, और द्वारपालों के लिये यदूतून के पुत्र ओबेदेदोम और होसा को छोड़ दिया।
39 फिर उसने सादोक याजक और उसके भाई याजकों को यहोवा के निवास के साम्हने, जो गिबोन के ऊंचे स्थान में था, ठहरा दिया,
40 कि वे नित्य सवेरे और सांझ को होमबलि की वेदी पर यहोवा को होमबलि चढ़ाया करें, और उन सब के अनुसार किया करें, जो यहोवा की व्यवस्था में लिखा है, जिसे उसने इस्राएल को दिया था।
41 और उनके संग उसने हेमान और यदूतून और दूसरों को भी जो नाम ले कर चुने गए थे ठहरा दिया, कि यहोवा की सदा की करुणा के कारण उसका धन्यवाद करें।
42 और उनके संग उसने हेमान और यदूतून को बजाने वालों के लिये तुरहियां और झांझें और परमेश्वर के गीत गाने के लिये बाजे दिए, और यदूतून के बेटों को फाटक की रखवाली करने को ठहरा दिया।
43 निदान प्रजा के सब लोग अपने अपने घर चले गए, और दाऊद अपने घराने को आशीर्वाद देने लौट गया।
1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.
2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine.
4 And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the Lord, and to record, and to thank and praise the Lord God of Israel:
5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obed-edom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals;
6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God.
7 Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the Lord into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.
8 Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the people.
9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works.
10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
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 the Lord our God; his judgments are in all the earth.
15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word which he commanded to a thousand generations;
16 Even of the covenant which he made with Abraham, and of his oath unto Isaac;
17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and 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 few, even a few, and strangers in it.
20 And when they went 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, and do my prophets no harm.
23 Sing unto the Lord, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation.
24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations.
25 For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
26 For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.
27 Glory and honour are in his presence; strength and gladness are in his place.
28 Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength.
29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name: bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved.
31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The Lord reigneth.
32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.
33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the Lord, because he cometh to judge the earth.
34 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
36 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for ever and ever. And all the people said, Amen, and praised the Lord.
37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord 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 porters:
39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at Gibeon,
40 To offer burnt offerings unto the Lord upon the altar of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the Lord, which he commanded Israel;
41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the Lord, because his mercy endureth for ever;
42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were porters.
43 And all the people departed every man to his house: and David returned to bless his house.
1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
2 I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:
6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.
9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
14 The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me: for all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?
23 For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.
24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?
26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.