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LSB And they sang, praising and giving thanks to Yahweh, saying, “For He is good, for His lovingkindness endures forever upon Israel.” And all the people shouted with a great shout when they praised Yahweh because the foundation of the house of Yahweh was laid.
WEBBE They sang to one another in praising and giving thanks to the LORD, “For he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever towards Israel.” All the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the LORD’s house had been laid.
WMBB (Same as above)
MSG (10-13)When the workers laid the foundation of The Temple of God, the priests in their robes stood up with trumpets, and the Levites, sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise God in the tradition of David king of Israel. They sang antiphonally praise and thanksgiving to God:
Yes! God is good!
Oh yes—he’ll never quit loving Israel!
NET With antiphonal response they sang, praising and glorifying the Lord:
⇔ “For he is good;
⇔ his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”
¶ All the people gave a loud shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.
LSV And they respond in praising and in giving thanks to YHWH, “For [He is] good, for His kindness [is] for all time over Israel!” And all the people have shouted [with] a great shout in giving praise to YHWH, because the house of YHWH has been founded.
FBV They sang with praise and thanks to the Lord: “God is good; for his trustworthy love for Israel lasts forever.” Then everyone there gave a tremendous shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the Lord's Temple had been laid.
T4T They praised Yahweh and thanked him, and they sang this song about him:
⇔ “He is very good to us!
⇔ He faithfully loves us Israeli people, and he will love us forever.”
§ Then all the people shouted loudly, praising Yahweh because they had finished laying the foundation of Yahweh’s temple.
LEB And they sang responsively,[fn] with praising and thanksgiving to Yahweh saying, “For he is good, for his loyal love is everlasting for Israel.”And all of the people responded with a great shout of joyful acclaim in praise to Yahweh because the house of Yahweh was laid.
NAB They alternated in songs of praise and thanksgiving to the
d LORD
d*, “for he is good, for his love for Israel endures forever”; and all the people raised a great shout of joy, praising the
d LORD
d* because the foundation of the
d LORD
d*’s house had been laid.
BBE And they gave praise to the Lord, answering one another in their songs and saying, For he is good, for his mercy to Israel is eternal. And all the people gave a great cry of joy, when they gave praise to the Lord, because the base of the Lord's house was put in place.
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JPS And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD: 'for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel.' And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
ASV And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto Jehovah, saying, For he is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
DRA And they sung together hymns, and praise to the Lord: because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, praising the Lord, because the foundations of the temple of the Lord were laid.
YLT And they respond in praising and in giving thanks to Jehovah, for good, for to the age His kindness [is] over Israel, and all the people have shouted — a great shout — in giving praise to Jehovah, because the house of Jehovah hath been founded.
Drby And they sang alternately together in praising and giving thanks to Jehovah: For he is good, for his loving-kindness [endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout to the praise of Jehovah, because the foundation of the house of Jehovah was laid.
RV And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD, saying, For he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
Wbstr And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
KJB-1769 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
(And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth forever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. )
KJB-1611 And they sung together by course, in praising, and giuing thanks vnto the LORD; Because hee is good, for his mercy endureth for euer towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shoute, when they praised the LORD; because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laide.
(And they sung together by course, in praising, and giving thanks unto the LORD; Because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever towards Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shoute, when they praised the LORD; because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laide.)
Bshps And they sang together when they gaue prayse and thankes vnto the lorde, Because he is gracious, and because his mercie endureth for euer vpon Israel: And all the people showted loude in praysing the Lorde, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was layd.
(And they sang together when they gave praise and thanks unto the lord, Because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth for ever upon Israel: And all the people showted loud in praysing the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.)
Gnva Thus they sang when they gaue prayse, and when they gaue thankes vnto the Lord, For he is good, for his mercie endureth for euer toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shoute, when they praysed the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was layed.
(Thus they sang when they gave prayse, and when they gave thanks unto the Lord, For he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shoute, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. )
Cvdl And they sunge together, geuynge prayse & thankes vnto ye LORDE, because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth for euer vpon Israell. And all the people shouted loude in praysinge the LORDE, because the foundacion of ye house of the LORDE was layed.
(And they sunge together, geuynge praise and thanks unto ye/you_all LORD, because he is gracious, and because his mercy endureth for ever upon Israell. And all the people shouted loud in praysinge the LORD, because the foundation of ye/you_all house of the LORD was laid.)
Wycl And thei sungen togidere in ympnes and knoulechyng to the Lord, For he is good, for his merci is with outen ende on Israel. And al the puple criede with greet cry, in preisynge the Lord, for the temple of the Lord was foundid.
(And they sungen together in ympnes and knoulechyng to the Lord, For he is good, for his mercy is without end on Israel. And all the people cried with great cry, in preisynge the Lord, for the temple of the Lord was foundid.)
Luth Und sangen umeinander mit Loben und Danken dem HErr’s, daß er gütig ist und seine Barmherzigkeit ewiglich währet über Israel. Und alles Volk tönete laut mit Loben den HErr’s, daß der Grund am Hause des HErr’s gelegt war.
(And sangen umeinander with Loben and Danken to_him LORD’s, that he gütig is and his compassion ewiglich währet above Israel. And all/everything people tönete laut with Loben the LORD’s, that the/of_the Grund in/at/on_the house the LORD’s gelegt was.)
ClVg Et concinebant in hymnis, et confessione Domino: Quoniam bonus, quoniam in æternum misericordia ejus super Israël. Omnis quoque populus vociferabatur clamore magno in laudando Dominum, eo quod fundatum esset templum Domini.[fn]
(And concinebant in hymnis, and confessione Master: Quoniam bonus, quoniam in eternal misericordia his over Israel. Everyone too populus vociferabatur clamore magno in laudando Dominum, eo that fundatum was templum Master. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-sequential
וַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּ
and,sang
The word then indicates that the sentence it introduces it will describe something that took place after the event the story has just related. If it would be helpful in your language, you could show this relationship by using an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “once all the musicians were in place, they sang back and forth”
וַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּ
and,sang
Here, they refers to the Levite singers. In response probably means that first one group of them sang something, and then a second group of them sang something in reply, possibly playing instruments as well. The groups likely did this repeatedly over the course of a given song. Alternate translations: “Then the Levites sang responsively” or “Then the Levites sang antiphonally”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks
כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּֽי־לְעוֹלָ֥ם חַסְדּ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
that/for/because/then/when good that/for/because/then/when for,ever steadfast_love,his on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael
This is at least part of the song that the Levites sang on this occasion. Based on their other occurrences in the Bible, these may be the words to a refrain that the second group sang in response to verses that the first group sang. Or this may be a song that was sung for this celebration. Either way, it may be helpful to your readers to indicate that these are the words of the singers by setting off them with quotation marks or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate a quotation.
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
כִּֽי־לְעוֹלָ֥ם חַסְדּ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
that/for/because/then/when for,ever steadfast_love,his on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael
The abstract noun faithfulness describes the quality of a person who will dependably keep his word and fulfill his responsibilities. Covenant faithfulness refers specifically to Yahweh keeping all of the promises that he has made to the people of Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate the idea behind this word with an expression such as “keep promises.” Alternate translation: “because Yahweh always keeps the promises he made to Israel”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael
Here, the name Israel stands for the Israelite people. Alternate translation: “to the people of Israel”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
עַ֖ל הוּסַ֥ד בֵּית־יְהוָֽה
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in foundation_~_laid house_of YHWH
If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form, and you could say who did the action. Alternate translations: “because the builders had laid the foundation of Yahweh’s temple” or “because the builders had set the temple floor in stone”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עַ֖ל הוּסַ֥ד בֵּית־יְהוָֽה
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in foundation_~_laid house_of YHWH
As in 2:10, here there are the same two possibilities for the meaning of the foundation … had been laid. See how you translated it there. (1) This means that the workers had finished the foundation. Alternate translation: “because the builders had completed the floor of the temple of Yahweh” or (2) It means that they had started to lay the foundation, which was the first step in building the temple. Alternate translation: “because the builders had started to lay the foundation of the temple of Yahweh”
