1 Cronache 13
1 Davide tenne consiglio coi capi di migliaia e di centinaia, cioè con tutti i principi del popolo,
[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 poi disse a tutta la raunanza d’Israele: “Se vi par bene, e se l’Eterno, il nostro Dio, l’approva, mandiamo da per tutto a dire ai nostri fratelli che son rimasti in tutte le regioni d’Israele, e così pure ai sacerdoti ed ai Leviti nelle loro città e nei loro contadi, che si uniscano a noi;
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 e riconduciamo qui da noi l’arca del nostro Dio; poiché non ce ne siamo occupati ai tempi di Saul”.
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 E tutta la raunanza rispose che si facesse così giacché la cosa parve buona agli occhi di tutto il popolo.
All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
5 Davide dunque radunò tutto Israele dallo Scihor d’Egitto fino all’ingresso di Hamath, per ricondurre l’arca di Dio da Kiriath-Jearim.
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 E Davide, con tutto Israele, salì verso Baala, cioè verso Kiriath-Jearim, che appartiene a Giuda, per trasferire di là l’arca di Dio, dinanzi alla quale è invocato il nome dell’Eterno, che siede sovr’essa fra i cherubini.
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 E posero l’arca di Dio sopra un carro nuovo, levandola dalla casa di Abinadab; e Uzza ed Ahio conducevano il carro.
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 Davide e tutto Israele danzavano dinanzi a Dio a tutto potere, cantando e sonando cetre, saltèri, timpani, cembali e trombe.
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 Or come furon giunti all’aia di Kidon, Uzza stese la mano per reggere l’arca, perché i buoi la facevano piegare.
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 E l’ira dell’Eterno s’accese contro Uzza, e l’Eterno lo colpì per avere stesa la mano sull’arca; e quivi Uzza morì dinanzi a Dio.
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 Davide si attristò perché l’Eterno avea fatto una breccia nel popolo, colpendo Uzza; e quel luogo è stato chiamato Perets-Uzza fino al dì d’oggi.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
12 E Davide in quel giorno, ebbe paura di Dio, e disse: “Come farò a portare a casa mia l’arca di Dio?”
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 E Davide non ritirò l’arca presso di sé, nella città di Davide, ma la fece portare in casa di Obed-Edom di Gath.
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 E l’arca di Dio rimase tre mesi dalla famiglia di Obed-Edom, in casa di lui; e l’Eterno benedisse la casa di Obed-Edom e tutto quello che gli apparteneva.
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.
