1 أخبار 13

١ 1 وَتَدَاوَلَ دَاوُدُ مَعَ كُلِّ قَادَةِ الأُلُوفِ وَالْمِئَاتِ وَسَائِرِ الرُّؤَسَاءِ،

David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.

٢ 2 وَقَالَ لِكُلِّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ: «إِنْ طَابَ لَكُمْ وَكَانَ هَذَا الأَمْرُ مِنَ الرَّبِّ، فَلْنَبْعَثْ إِلَى بَقِيَّةِ إِخْوَتِنَا الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي كُلِّ أَرْجَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَإِلَى الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ الْقَاطِنِينَ مَعَهُمْ فِي مُدُنِهِمْ وَمَرَاعِيهِمْ لِيَجْتَمِعُوا هُنَا،

David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is of the LORD our God, let’s send word everywhere to our brothers who are left in all the land of Israel, with whom the priests and Levites are in their cities that have pasture lands, that they may gather themselves to us.

٣ 3 حَتَّى نُرْجِعَ تَابُوتَ إِلَهِنَا، لأَنَّنَا أَهْمَلْنَا طَلَبَ الْمَشُورَةِ بِوَاسِطَتِهِ مُنْذُ أَيَّامِ شَاوُلَ».

Also, let’s bring the ark of our God back to us again, for we did not seek it in the days of Saul.”

٤ 4 فَقَالَتْ كُلُّ الْجَمَاعَةِ: «لِنَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ». لأَنَّ الأَمْرَ لاقَى اسْتِحْسَاناً لَدَيْهِمْ.

All the assembly said that they would do so, for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

٥ 5 وَحَشَدَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ حُدُودِ نَهْرِ شِيحُورِ مِصْرَ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ حَمَاةَ لِيَنْقُلُوا تَابُوتَ اللهِ مِنْ قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ.

So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor River of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring God’s ark from Kiriath Jearim.

٦ 6 وَانْطَلَقَ دَاوُدُ فِي طَلِيعَةِ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى بَعْلَةَ، إِلَى قَرْيَةِ يَعَارِيمَ الْوَاقِعَةِ فِي أَرْضِ يَهُوذَا، لِيُحْضِرُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ التَّابُوتَ الَّذِي دُعِيَ عَلَيْهِ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ الْجَالِسِ عَلَى الْكَرُوبِيمِ.

David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up from there God the LORD’s ark that sits above the cherubim, that is called by the Name.

٧ 7 وَأَخَذُوا التَّابُوتَ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِينَادَابَ وَوَضَعُوهُ عَلَى عَرَبَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ يَسُوقُهَا عُزَّا وَأَخِيُو.

They carried God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house; and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.

٨ 8 وَرَاحَ دَاوُدُ وَسَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ يَحْتَفِلُونَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ اعْتِزَازٍ رَاقِصِينَ وَمُغَنِّينَ وَعَازِفِينَ عَلَى عِيدَانٍ وَرَبَابٍ وَدُفُوفٍ وَصُنُوجٍ وَأَبْوَاقٍ.

David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with cymbals, and with trumpets.

٩ 9 وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغُوا بَيْدَرَ كِيدُونَ تَعَثَّرَتِ الثِّيرَانُ، فَمَدَّ عُزَّةُ يَدَهُ وَأَمْسَكَ بِالتَّابُوتِ لِيَمْنَعَهُ مِنَ السُّقُوطِ،

When they came to Chidon’s threshing floor, Uzza put out his hand to hold the ark, for the oxen stumbled.

١٠ 10 فَاحْتَدَمَ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبُ الرَّبِّ وَأَمَاتَهُ لأَنَّهُ مَدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَى التَّابُوتِ، وَهَكَذَا هَلَكَ هُنَاكَ أَمَامَ اللهِ.

The LORD’s anger burned against Uzza, and he struck him because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God.

١١ 11 فَاغْتَاظَ دَاوُدُ لأَنَّ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ انْصَبَّ عَلَى عُزَّةَ، وَسَمَّى ذَلِكَ الْمَوْضِعَ فَارَصَ عُزَّةَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: اقْتِحَامُ عُزَّةَ) إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

David was displeased, because the LORD had broken out against Uzza. He called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.

١٢ 12 وَاعْتَرَى دَاوُدَ الْخَوْفُ مِنَ اللهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ وَقَالَ: «كَيْفَ أُحْضِرُ تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَيَّ؟»

David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring God’s ark home to me?”

١٣ 13 وَلَمْ يَنْقُلْ دَاوُدُ تَابُوتَ الرَّبِّ إِلَيْهِ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، بَلْ أَوْدَعَهُ بَيْتَ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ الْجَتِّيِّ.

So David did not move the ark with him into David’s city, but carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house.

١٤ 14 وَمَكَثَ التَّابُوتُ فِي بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ ثَلاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ، بَارَكَ الرَّبُّ فيِ أَثْنَائِهَا بَيْتَ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَكُلَّ مَالَهُ.

God’s ark remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed Obed-Edom’s house and all that he had.