< 1 Chronicles 13 >

1 David consulted with the captains of thousands and of hundreds, even with every leader.
[迎運約櫃未成]達味與千夫長、百夫長並所有的官員商議後,
2 David said to all the assembly of Israel, "If it seems good to you, and if there is a breakthrough from the LORD our God, let us send abroad 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 suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us;
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,
3 and let us bring again the ark of our God to us. For we did not seek it in the days of Saul."
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。」
4 All the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
全會眾都說應該這樣行,因為這件事眾百姓都認為合理。
5 So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt even to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
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。
6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath Jearim, which belongs to Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the LORD enthroned on the cherubim.
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。」
7 They carried the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drove the cart.
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;
8 David and all Israel played before God with all their might, even with songs, and with harps, and with stringed instruments, and with tambourines, and with cymbals, and with trumpets.
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;
9 When they came to the threshing floor of Nodan, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.
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;
10 The anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
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。
11 David was displeased, because the LORD had broken forth on Uzza; and he called that place Perez Uzza, to this day.
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。
12 David was afraid of God that day, saying, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"
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﹖」
13 So David did not move the ark to him into the City of David, but diverted it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
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。
14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months: and the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he had.
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。

< 1 Chronicles 13 >