< 1 Chronicles 13 >
1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.
大卫与千夫长、百夫长,就是一切首领商议。
2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:
大卫对以色列全会众说:“你们若以为美,见这事是出于耶和华—我们的 神,我们就差遣人走遍以色列地,见我们未来的弟兄,又见住在有郊野之城的祭司利未人,使他们都到这里来聚集。
3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul.
我们要把 神的约柜运到我们这里来;因为在扫罗年间,我们没有在约柜前求问 神。”
4 And all the congregation said that they would do so: for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
全会众都说可以如此行;这事在众民眼中都看为好。
5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
于是,大卫将以色列人从埃及的西曷河直到哈马口都招聚了来,要从基列·耶琳将 神的约柜运来。
6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kirjathjearim, which belonged to Judah, to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwells between the cherubims, whose name is called on it.
大卫率领以色列众人上到巴拉,就是属犹大的基列·耶琳,要从那里将约柜运来。这约柜就是坐在二基路伯上耶和华 神留名的约柜。
7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
他们将 神的约柜从亚比拿达的家里抬出来,放在新车上。乌撒和亚希约赶车。
8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
大卫和以色列众人在 神前用琴、瑟、锣、鼓、号作乐,极力跳舞歌唱。
9 And when they came unto the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
到了基顿的禾场;因为牛失前蹄,乌撒就伸手扶住约柜。
10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he stroke him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there he died before God.
耶和华向他发怒,因他伸手扶住约柜击杀他,他就死在 神面前。
11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to this day.
大卫因耶和华击杀乌撒,心里愁烦,就称那地方为毗列斯·乌撒,直到今日。
12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?
那日,大卫惧怕 神,说:“神的约柜怎可运到我这里来?”
13 So David brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.
于是大卫不将约柜运进大卫的城,却运到迦特人俄别·以东的家中。
14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
神的约柜在俄别·以东家中三个月,耶和华赐福给俄别·以东的家和他一切所有的。