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.
Después de consultar con los tribunos y centuriones y con todos los príncipes,
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,
dijo David a toda la asamblea de Israel: “Si os parece bien y la cosa viene de Yahvé, nuestro Dios, vamos a mandar mensajeros por todas partes a (llamar a) nuestros hermanos que han quedado en todas las regiones de Israel y, además, a los sacerdotes y levitas en sus ciudades y ejidos, para que se reúnan con nosotros;
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.”
y volvamos a restituirnos el Arca de nuestro Dios, ya que no la hemos buscado en los días de Saúl.”
4 All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
Toda la asamblea resolvió hacer así, pues la propuesta pareció bien a todo el pueblo.
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].
Congregó entonces David a todo Israel desde el Sihor de Egipto, hasta la entrada de Hamat, para traer el Arca de Dios desde Kiryatyearim.
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].
Subió David, con todo Israel, hacia Baalá, o sea Kiryatyearim, que pertenece a Judá, para sacar de allí el Arca del Dios de Israel, que reside sobre los querubines; el Arca, sobre el cual es invocado el Nombre (de Yahvé).
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].
Y de la casa de Abinadab se llevaron el Arca de Dios sobre un carro nuevo, que fue conducido por Uzzá y Ahió.
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 y todo Israel danzaban delante de Dios con todas sus fuerzas, cantando y tocando cítaras, salterios, panderetas, címbalos y trompetas.
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.
Mas cuando llegaron a la era de Quidón, extendió Uzzá su mano para sostener el Arca, porque los bueyes tropezaban.
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].
Por esto se irritó Yahvé contra Uzzá, le hirió por haber tocado con su mano el Arca; y Uzzá murió allí delante de Dios.
11 David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
Entonces David se contristó, porque Yahvé había infligido a Uzzá tal castigo; y aquel sitio se llama Peres-Uzzá hasta hoy día.
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]
Y David tuvo en aquel día miedo a Dios, y dijo: “¿Cómo voy a traer a mí el Arca de Dios?”
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].
Por lo cual David no trasladó el Arca de Dios hacia él, a la ciudad de David, sino que la hizo desviar a la casa de Obededom geteo.
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.
El Arca de Dios permaneció tres meses en la casa de Obededom. Y bendijo Yahvé la casa de Obededom y todo cuanto tenía.
