歷代志上 13
1 [迎運約櫃未成]達味與千夫長、百夫長並所有的官員商議後，
[One day] David talked with all his army officers. Some of them were commanders of 100 soldiers and some were commanders of 1,000 soldiers.
2 就對以色列全會眾說：「如果你們認為好，如果這事是出於上主我們的天主，我們可派遣人，去見留在以色列各地其餘的弟兄，及寄居在城郊的司祭和肋未人，召集他們到我們這裏來，
Then he summoned the other Israeli leaders and said to all of them, “If it seems to you to be a good thing for us to do, and if it is what Yahweh our God wants, let’s send a message to our fellow Israelis in all the areas of our country, including the priests and [other] descendants of Levi who are living among them in their towns and in the nearby pasturelands, to come and join us,
3 為將我們天主的約櫃運到我們這裏，因為在撒烏耳時，我們從沒有關心過它。」
because we want to bring the Sacred Chest of our God back to us. While Saul [was the king], we did not go to God’s presence to ask him what we should do.”
4 全會眾都說應該這樣行，因為這件事眾百姓都認為合理。
All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
5 達味遂由埃及小河至哈瑪特關口，將所有的以色列人召來，意將天主的約櫃從克黎雅特耶阿陵運回來。
So David gathered all the Israeli people, from the Shihor [River] in Egypt to Lebo-Hamath [town in the north, and told them that he wanted them] to [help] bring the Sacred Chest of God [back to Jerusalem] from Kiriath-Jearim [city].
6 達味率領以色列民眾到了巴阿拉，即猶大的克黎雅特耶阿陵，要從那裏將天主的約櫃運上來，這約櫃名叫「坐於革魯賓上的上主。」
David went with all the Israeli people to Baalah [town], which is [another name for] Kiriath-Jearim, to get the Sacred Chest. [The people believed that] God ruled from between the statues of winged creatures that was above the lid of the Sacred Chest [MTY].
7 他們由阿彼納達布家將天主的約櫃抬出，放在一輛新車上，烏匝和阿希約駕車；
The people put the Sacred Chest on a new cart and transported it from Abinadab’s house. Uzzah and Ahio were guiding [the oxen that were pulling the cart].
8 達味和全以色列人在天主前，盡力舞蹈，隨著彈琴、拉弦、敲鼓、擊鈸、鳴號的節奏謳歌；
David and all the Israeli people were celebrating in God’s presence with all their strength. They were singing and [playing] lyres, harps, tambourines, and cymbals, and [blowing] trumpets.
9 來近基東禾場時，因為牛將天主的約櫃傾倒，烏匝便伸手扶住；
But when David’s men came to the place where Kidon threshed grain, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out with his hand to prevent the Sacred Chest from falling off the cart.
10 因為他伸手扶了約櫃，上主遂向烏匝發怒，將他擊殺，他便當下死在天主面前。
Yahweh immediately became very angry with Uzzah, and he caused Uzzah to suddenly die there because he had put his hand on the Sacred Chest, [and Yahweh had commanded that only the descendants of Levi who help the priests should touch the Sacred Chest].
11 達味因為上主擊殺了烏匝，很覺悲傷，遂給那地方起名叫「培勒茲烏匝，」直到今日。
David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
12 那天，達味對天主害了怕，心想：「我怎能將天主的約櫃運到我那裏﹖」
That day, David was afraid of God. He asked [himself], “(How can I bring God’s Sacred Chest to my [city]?/I am afraid to bring God’s Sacred Chest to my [city].)” [RHQ]
13 因此，達味沒有把約櫃運往達味城他自己那裏，轉運至加特人敖貝得厄東家。
So the men with David did not take the Sacred Chest to Jerusalem. Instead, they took it to the house of Obed-Edom, who was from Gath [city].
14 天主的約櫃在敖貝得厄東家中存放了三個月；上主祝福了敖貝得厄東的家和他的一切所有。
The Sacred Chest stayed with Obed-Edom’s family in his house for three months. And [during that time] Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom’s family and everything that he owned.
