1 Chronik 13
1 David beriet sich nun mit den Anführern der Tausendschaften und Hundertschaften von jedem Stamme.
[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.
2 Und David sprach zur Gesamtgemeinde Israels: "Ist es euch recht und wird es vom Herrn, unserem Gott, gebilligt, dann senden wir zu unseren Brüdern, die übrig sind in allen Landen Israels, und zu den Priestern und den Leviten in den Städten ihrer Weidebezirke, sie sollen sich bei uns versammeln.
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,
3 Wir wollen unseres Gottes Lade zu uns holen. Denn in Sauls Tagen fragten wir nicht nach ihr."
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.”
4 Da sagte die ganze Gemeinde, man solle so tun. Denn die Sache gefiel dem ganzen Volk.
All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
5 So berief David ganz Israel von Ägyptens Schichor bis Hamat, um die Gotteslade aus Kirjat Jearim zu holen.
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].
6 Und David zog mit ganz Israel zur Burg, nach Kirjat Jearim, in Juda, von dort die Lade Gottes zu holen, des Herrn, der auf Cheruben thront, und wo man seinen Namen angerufen hatte.
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].
7 Sie fuhren nun die Gotteslade, vom Hause Abinadabs an, auf einem neuen Wagen. Uzza und Achjo führten den Wagen.
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].
8 David aber tanzte mit ganz Israel vor Gott unter dem Klange von Zithern, Harfen und Pauken, Zimbeln und Trompeten.
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.
9 Wie sie aber an ein gepflegtes Feldstück kamen, streckte Uzza seine Hand aus, die Lade zu fassen, weil die Rinder sie ins Wanken gebracht hatten.
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.
10 Da entbrannte des Herrn Zorn wider Uzza, und er schlug ihn, weil er seine Hand gegen die Lade ausgestreckt hatte. Und er starb dort vor Gott.
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].
11 Da ward David mißgestimmt, daß der Herr Uzza geschlagen hatte. Und er nannte jenen Ort "Schlag des Uzza" bis auf diesen Tag.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
12 David aber fürchtete sich vor Gott an jenem Tage und sprach: "Wie kann ich die Gotteslade zu mir bringen?"
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]
13 So ließ David die Lade nicht zu sich in die Davidsstadt bringen, sondern beiseite in das Haus des Gatiters Obededom.
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].
14 So blieb die Gotteslade drei Monate im Hause Obededoms, drei Monate in seinem Hause. Aber der Herr segnete Obededoms Haus und all seine Habe.
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.
