So the priests and the Levites purified themselves in order to bring the Ark of the Lord, the God of Israel, to Jerusalem.

于是祭司利未人自洁，好将耶和华以色列神的约柜抬上来。

于是祭司和利未人使自己分别为圣，将耶和华—以色列上帝的约柜接上来。

于是祭司和利未人使自己分别为圣，将耶和华—以色列神的约柜接上来。

于是祭司和利未人就洁净自己，好将以色列的上帝耶和华的约柜抬上来。

于是祭司和利未人自洁，好把以色列的神耶和华的约柜抬上来。

於是祭司利未人自潔，好將耶和華－以色列神的約櫃擡上來。

於是祭司和利未人使自己分別為聖，將耶和華－以色列上帝的約櫃接上來。

於是祭司和利未人使自己分別為聖，將耶和華－以色列神的約櫃接上來。

於是祭司和利未人就潔淨自己，好將以色列的上帝耶和華的約櫃抬上來。

於是祭司和利未人自潔，好把以色列的神耶和華的約櫃抬上來。

於是祭司和利未人就潔淨自己為聖，好將以色列之上帝、永恆主的櫃、接上來。

祭司利未人遂自潔、欲舁以色列上帝耶和華之匱而上、

祭司及利未人潔清其體、欲舁以色列族上帝耶和華之匱。

於是祭司及利未人自潔、欲將主以色列天主之匱、舁之而上、

So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves in order to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

So the priests and Levites set themselves apart. Then they carried up the ark of the Lord. He is the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Jehovah, the God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

These men called together their fellow Levites, and they all purified themselves. Then they began to cleanse the Temple of the Lord, just as the king had commanded. They were careful to follow all the Lord’s instructions in their work.

Gather all the people— the elders, the children, and even the babies. Call the bridegroom from his quarters and the bride from her private room.Let the priests, who minister in the Lord’s presence, stand and weep between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. Let them pray,“ Spare your people, Lord! Don’t let your special possession become an object of mockery. Don’t let them become a joke for unbelieving foreigners who say,‘ Has the God of Israel left them?’”

But there were too few priests to prepare all the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and more priests had been purified, for the Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.

Then Moses said to Aaron,“ This is what the Lord meant when he said,‘ I will display my holiness through those who come near me. I will display my glory before all the people.’” And Aaron was silent.