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.
David se concerta avec les chiliarques et les centurions, consultant tous les capitaines.
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,
Et il dit à toute l’assemblée d’Israël: "Si cela vous convient et si l’Eternel, notre Dieu, l’agrée, nous nous hâterons de mander à nos autres frères, dans toutes les régions d’Israël, ainsi qu’aux prêtres et aux Lévites, dans les villes qu’ils habitent avec leur banlieue, de se réunir à nous.
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.”
Puis nous transférerons près de nous l’arche de notre Dieu, car nous ne nous en sommes pas inquiétés du vivant de Saül."
4 All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
Toute l’assemblée donna son assentiment à ce projet, car il plaisait à tout le peuple.
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].
David réunit donc tout Israël, depuis le Chihor, qui baigne l’Egypte, jusqu’aux approches de Hamath, afin de transporter de Kiryat-Yearim l’arche de Dieu.
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].
David et tout Israël montèrent à Baala, vers Kiryat-Yearim de Juda, pour en faire venir l’arche de Dieu, à laquelle est imposé le nom même de l’Eternel, qui siège sur les chérubins.
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].
On plaça l’arche de Dieu sur un chariot neuf, pour le transporter hors de la maison d’Abinadab. Ouzza et Ahyo conduisaient le char.
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.
David et tout Israël dansaient, devant Dieu, de toute leur force, en s’accompagnant de chants, de harpes, de luths, de tambourins, de cymbales et de trompettes.
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.
Comme on arrivait à l’aire de Kidôn, Ouzza étendit la main pour retenir l’arche, parce que les bœufs avaient glissé.
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].
La colère de l’Eternel s’alluma contre Ouzza, et il le frappa pour avoir porté la main sur l’arche; et il mourut là devant Dieu.
11 David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
David, consterné du coup dont l’Eternel avait frappé Ouzza, donna à ce lieu le nom de Péreç-Ouzza, qu’il porte encore aujourd’hui.
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]
David, ce jour-là, redouta Dieu et dit: "Comment amènerais-je chez moi l’arche de Dieu?"
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].
David ne fit pas conduire l’arche chez lui, dans la Cité de David; il la fit diriger vers la maison d’Obed-Edom, le Ghittéen.
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.
L’Arche de Dieu demeura trois mois dans la maison d’Obed-Edom, et l’Eternel bénit la maison d’Obed-Edom et tout ce qui lui appartenait.
