1 Chronicles 13

1 [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.

Ja David piti neuvoa tuhanten ja satain pääruhtinain ja kaikkein päämiesten kanssa.

2 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,

Ja David sanoi kaikelle Israelin joukoille: jos teille kelpaa, ja jos se on Herralta meidän Jumalaltamme, niin toimittakaamme kaikella muotoa menemään muiden meidän veljeimme tykö koko Israelin maahan, ja pappein ja Leviläisten tykö kaupunkeihin, joissa esikaupungit ovat, että he kokoontuisivat meidän tykömme,

3 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.”

Ja noutakaamme Jumalamme arkki meidän tykömme; sillä emme Saulin aikana siitä lukua pitäneet.

4 All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.

Niin kaikki joukko vastasi, että niin piti tehtämän; sillä se kelpasi kaikelle kansalle.

5 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].

Niin David kokosi kaiken Israelin, Egyptin Siihorista aina Hamatiin asti, noutamaan Jumalan arkkia Kirjatjearimista.

6 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].

Ja David meni ja kaikki Israel Baalatiin, Kirjatjearimiin, joka on Juudassa, noutamaan sieltä Herran Jumalan arkkia, joka Kerubimin päällä istuu, jonka nimeä rukoillaan.

7 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].

Ja he panivat Jumalan arkin uuteen vaunuun, veivät sen Abinadabin huoneesta, ja Ussa ja Ahio ajoivat vaunua.

8 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.

Mutta David ja kaikki Israel iloitsivat Jumalan edessä kaikesta voimastansa, lauluilla, kanteleilla, psaltareilla, trumpuilla, symbaleilla ja basunilla.

9 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.

Ja he tulivat Kidonin lakeudelle, niin ojensi Ussa kätensä arkkia pitelemään; sillä härjät poikkesivat sivulle.

10 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].

Niin Herran viha julmistui Ussan päälle ja löi häntä, että hän ojensi kätensä arkkia pitämään, niin että hän siinä kuoli Jumalan edessä.

11 David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.

Niin David tuli murheelliseksi, että Herra Ussan repäisi rikki. Ja hän kutsui sen paikan Perets-ussa tähän päivään asti,

12 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]

Ja David pelkäsi Jumalaa sinä päivänä ja sanoi: kuinka minun pitää viemän Jumalan arkin minun tyköni?

13 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].

Sentähden ei David antanut viedä Jumalan arkkia tykönsä Davidin kaupunkiin, vaan antoi poiketa Obededomin Gatilaisen huoneesen.

14 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.

Ja Jumalan arkki viipyi Obededomin tykönä hänen huoneessansa kolme kuukautta. Ja Herra siunasi Obededomin huoneen ja kaikki mitä hänellä oli.