Wycliffe(i)
2 Thanne Dauid seide, It is vnleueful, that the arke of God be borun of `ony thing no but of the dekenes, whiche the Lord chees to bere it, and `for to mynystre to hym `til in to with outen ende.
3 And he gaderide togidere al Israel in to Jerusalem, that the arke of God schulde be brouyt in to `his place, which he hadde maad redy to it;
4 also and he gaderide togidere the sones of Aaron, and the dekenes;
5 of the sones of Caath Vriel was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and twenti;
6 of the sones of Merari Asaya was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and thritti;
7 of the sones of Gerson the prince was Johel, and hise britheren an hundrid and thretti;
8 of the sones of Elisaphan Semei was prynce, and hise britheren two hundrid;
9 of the sones of Ebroun Heliel was prince, and hise britheren foure score;
10 of the sones of Oziel Amynadab was prince, and hise britheren an hundrid and twelue.
11 And Dauid clepide Sadoch and Abiathar preestis, and the dekenes Vriel, Asaie, Johel, Semeie, Eliel, and Amynadab; and seide to hem,
12 Ye that ben princes of the meynees of Leuy, be halewid with youre britheren, and brynge ye the arke of the Lord God of Israel to the place, which is maad redi to it;
13 lest, as at the bigynnyng, for ye weren not present, the Lord smoot vs, and now it be don, if we don ony vnleueful thing.
14 Therfor the preestis and dekenes weren halewid, that thei schulden bere the arke of the Lord God of Israel.