其時大衛曰、利未人之外、無人可舁天主之匱、因主特選利未人、舁天主之匱、且奉事之、至於永遠、

那时大卫说：“除了利未人之外，无人可抬神的约柜；因为耶和华拣选他们抬神的约柜，且永远侍奉他。”

那时大卫说：“除了利未人之外，无人可抬上帝的约柜，因为耶和华拣选他们抬上帝的约柜，永远事奉他。”

那时大卫说：“除了利未人之外，无人可抬神的约柜，因为耶和华拣选他们抬神的约柜，永远事奉他。”

大卫说：“除了利未人以外，谁也不可抬上帝的约柜，因为耶和华只拣选他们抬上帝的约柜，永远事奉祂。”

那时大卫说：“神的约柜，除了利未人以外，没有人可以抬，因为耶和华拣选了他们抬神的约柜，并且永远事奉他。”

那時大衛說：「除了利未人之外，無人可擡神的約櫃；因為耶和華揀選他們擡神的約櫃，且永遠事奉他。」

那時大衛說：「除了利未人之外，無人可抬上帝的約櫃，因為耶和華揀選他們抬上帝的約櫃，永遠事奉他。」

那時大衛說：「除了利未人之外，無人可抬神的約櫃，因為耶和華揀選他們抬神的約櫃，永遠事奉他。」

大衛說：「除了利未人以外，誰也不可抬上帝的約櫃，因為耶和華只揀選他們抬上帝的約櫃，永遠事奉祂。」

那時大衛說：“神的約櫃，除了利未人以外，沒有人可以抬，因為耶和華揀選了他們抬神的約櫃，並且永遠事奉他。”

那時大衛說：『上帝的櫃、除了利未人之外、沒有人可以抬；因為永恆主所揀選來抬永恆主的櫃、並永遠伺候他的、乃是他們。』

大衛曰、耶和華既簡利未人舁上帝匱、永久奉事之、他人不可舁也、

大闢曰、耶和華簡利未人、舁上帝匱、供其役事、歷代勿替、自是舁匱、必以利未人。

Then David said,“ No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.”

He said,“ Only Levites can carry the ark of God. That’s because the Lord chose them to carry his ark. He chose them to serve him forever in front of the place where his throne is.”

Then David said that no one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord had chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister to him forever.

Then he commanded,“ No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”

Then David said,“ No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before him forever.”

Then David said,“ No one is to carry the ark of God except the Levites; for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve Him forever.”

Then David said,“ No one may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.”

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.

Then David said,“ No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before Him forever.”

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.

Then David said,“ Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the LORD chose them to carry the ark of the LORD and to serve before him perpetually.

Then David said,“ No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”

當時主區別利未支派、使舁主之約匱、立於主前以奉事之、託主之名為民祝福、直至今日、

主如是云、大衛家永不乏人坐於國位、治理以色列族、祭司利未人、亦不乏人於我前獻火焚祭、獻素祭、日獻恆祭、耶利米奉主命曰、主如是云、我所立晝夜之約、爾若能廢、使晝夜失時、則我與我僕大衛所立之約亦可廢、使無後嗣坐其位為王、我與事我之利未人、及祭司所立之約亦可廢、天之眾星不可數、海濱塵沙不可量、我僕大衛之裔、及奉事我之利未人、我必使之蕃衍亦若是、

主諭亞倫曰、如有人干犯聖所、爾與子孫及本族人、必負其罪、盡祭司之職有失、爾與子孫亦必負其罪、爾之兄弟、即屬爾祖家利未支派之人、可使之前來歸爾、役事爾、惟爾與爾子孫俱在法幕前供職、利未人當為爾供役、供全幕之役、惟不可近聖所之器與祭臺、恐彼等與爾曹同致死亡、利未人歸爾、守會幕中所當守者、供會幕一切役事、但外人毋近爾、爾曹當守聖所與祭臺、免以色列人再干主怒、我於以色列人中、取爾兄弟利未人歸於我、賜之於爾、以供會幕之役事、惟爾與子孫當守祭司之職、治理祭臺與幔內之事、如此供其役事、我特為此賜爾祭司之職、外人近前、必治之死、主諭亞倫曰、舉獻歸我之禮物、我賜爾得之、爾既受膏、我以凡以色列人所區別為聖之物、賜爾與爾子孫永為定例、

摩西書此律法授舁主約匱之祭司利未人、與以色列長老、

利未人供役事有定例、自二十五歲以上者、可來入班、在會幕供役事、五十歲以後可出班、不復供役事、可輔助諸兄弟諸兄弟即他利未人守會幕、毋再役事、使利未人入班供役、當待之若此、

利未支派中哥轄子孫、循其宗族家室、自三十歲以上、至五十歲、凡能來供役、從事於會幕者、當核其數、哥轄子孫、在會幕所供之役、即於至聖所供役、移營之時、亞倫及其子當進、撤幔用以掩法匱、上蓋海龍皮、覆以純藍色之毯、而後貫杠、又以藍色毯覆陳設餅之案、以盤、盞、碗、與奠酒之壺、置於案上、常陳設餅亦當在其上、又以絳色毯覆其上、復以海龍皮掩之、而後貫杠、又以藍色毯覆燈臺、與屬臺之盞、翦、盤、並所用之諸油器、又以龍海皮覆燈臺、與屬燈臺之諸器、而後置於舁之之架上、以藍色毯覆於金焚香臺上、又蓋以海龍皮、而後貫杠、以聖所用之諸器、裹以藍色毯、又蓋以海龍皮、置於舁之之架上、當去祭臺上之灰、以紫色毯覆之、以祭臺之諸器、在祭臺上所用者、即鑪、鍤、鏟、盆、祭臺之諸器、悉置於祭臺上、蓋以海龍皮、而後貫杠、移營之時、亞倫及其子、掩蓋聖所及其中諸器既畢、則哥轄子孫前來舁之、惟不可捫聖物、恐致死亡、此屬會幕之器具、即哥轄子孫所當舁者、

諭民曰、爾見祭司利未人舁主爾天主之約匱、則離爾所而從其後、

使利未人立於亞倫與其子之前、奉之於主、如是、爾於以色列人中、區別利未人、使之歸我、

哥轄子孫、若近至聖所、必至死亡、亞倫及其子、當先入聖所、使之各從其事、各舁所當舁、如是行於彼、可保全其生命、哥轄子孫、不可片刻入聖所以觀、恐致死亡、或作蓋聖物時哥轄子孫毋入以觀恐致死亡○

惟無所給哥轄子孫、蓋其供運聖物之役事、悉用肩舁、○

嫩之子約書亞召諸祭司命之曰、爾舁約匱、七祭司各執角行於主之匱前、

主曰、我自其中選人為祭司、為利未人、

教誨以色列人之利未人、潔己潔己或作區別為聖以奉事主者、王諭之曰、以色列王大衛子所羅門所建之殿、爾曹將聖匱置於其中、不復以肩舁之、今當專奉事主爾之天主、服事其民以色列、