1 أخبار 13

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

David had discussions with all his leaders, including the army commanders of thousands and hundreds.

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،

Then he addressed the whole assembly of Israel, saying, “If you agree, and if God approves, let us send an invitation to every Israelite in the land, including the priests and Levites in their towns and pastures, to come and join us.

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

Let us bring the Ark of our God back to us, because we forgot about it during the time of Saul.”

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

The whole assembly was pleased with the proposal, agreeing that this would be a good thing to do.

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

So David summoned all of Israel, from the Shihor River of Egypt up to Lebo-hamath, to help bring the 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.

So David and all of Israel went to Baalah (otherwise called Kiriath-jearim) in Judah to bring back the Ark of God the Lord, whose throne is between the cherubim and who is called by the Name.

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

They loaded the Ark of God onto a brand new cart and brought it from Adinadab's house, with Uzzah and Ahio directing it.

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

David and all of Israel were celebrating before the Lord as loudly as possible, singing sings and playing music on lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.

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

But when they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, the oxen stumbled and Uzzah stretched out his hand to stop the Ark falling.

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

The Lord was angry with Uzzah for daring to touch the Ark like this so he struck him down, and Uzzah died there before the Lord.

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

David became angry with the Lord for his violent outburst against Uzzah. He named the place Perez-uzzah, and it is still called that today.

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

David became afraid of God that day. “How can I ever bring back the Ark of God home to me?” he asked.

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

So David did not move the Ark of God to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he had it taken to the home of Obed-edom the Gittite.

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

The Ark of God remained in Obed-edom's home for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom's household and all that he had.