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.
Und David hielt Rat mit den Obersten über tausend und über hundert, mit allen Fürsten.
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,
Und David sprach zu der ganzen Gemeinde Israel: Gefällt es euch, und ist es von dem HERRN, unserm Gott [beschlossen], so laßt uns [Botschaft] senden zu unsern übrigen Brüdern in allen Landschaften Israels, sowie zu den Priestern und Leviten in ihren Bezirksstädten, daß sie sich zu uns versammeln;
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.”
und laßt uns die Lade unsres Gottes wieder zu uns holen; denn zu den Zeiten Sauls fragten wir nicht nach ihr.
4 All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
Da sprach die ganze Gemeinde, man solle also tun; denn solches gefiel allem Volke wohl.
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].
Also versammelte David ganz Israel vom Flusse Sihor in Ägypten an, bis dahin, wo man gen Chamat geht, um die Lade Gottes von Kirjat-Jearim zu holen.
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].
Und David zog mit ganz Israel hinauf gen Baala, das ist Kirjat-Jearim, welches in Juda liegt, um die Lade Gottes, des HERRN, der über den Cherubim thront, wo sein Name angerufen wird, von dannen heraufzuholen.
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].
Und sie ließen die Lade Gottes auf einem neuen Wagen aus dem Hause Abi-Nadabs führen; und Ussa und Achio führten den Wagen.
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 aber und ganz Israel spielten vor Gott her mit aller Macht, mit Liedern und Harfen, mit Psaltern und Handpauken, mit Zimbeln und Trompeten.
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.
Als sie aber zur Tenne Kidon kamen, streckte Ussa seine Hand aus, die Lade zu halten; denn die Rinder waren ausgeglitten.
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].
Da entbrannte der Zorn des HERRN über Ussa, und er schlug ihn, weil er seine Hand an die Lade gelegt hatte; so starb er daselbst vor Gott.
11 David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
Da ward David unmutig, daß der HERR einen solchen Riß gemacht hatte mit Ussa, und hieß jenen Ort Perez-Ussa bis auf diesen Tag.
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]
Und David fürchtete sich vor Gott an jenem Tage und sprach: Wie soll ich die Lade Gottes zu mir bringen?
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].
Darum ließ David die Lade Gottes nicht zu sich in die Stadt Davids bringen, sondern ließ sie beiseite führen in das Haus Obed-Edoms, des Gatiters.
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.
So blieb die Lade Gottes bei Obed-Edom, in seinem Hause, drei Monate lang. Aber der HERR segnete das Haus Obed-Edoms und alles, was er hatte.
