1 Crónicas 13
1 David consultó con los capitanes de millares y de centenas, incluso con cada jefe.
[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 David dijo a toda la asamblea de Israel: “Si les parece bien, y si es de Yahvé nuestro Dios, mandemos a decir a nuestros hermanos que han quedado en toda la tierra de Israel, con los sacerdotes y levitas que están en sus ciudades que tienen tierras de pastoreo, que se reúnan con nosotros.
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 Además, traigamos de nuevo el arca de nuestro Dios, pues no la buscamos en los días de Saúl.”
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 Toda la asamblea dijo que lo harían, porque la cosa era justa a los ojos de todo el pueblo.
All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
5 Entonces David reunió a todo Israel, desde el río Shihor de Egipto hasta la entrada de Hamat, para traer el arca de Dios desde Quiriat 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 David subió con todo Israel a Baalá, es decir, a Quiriat Jearim, que pertenecía a Judá, para hacer subir desde allí el arca de Dios que está sentada encima de los querubines, que se llama por el Nombre.
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 Llevaron el arca de Dios en un carro nuevo, y la sacaron de la casa de Abinadab; Uzza y Ahio conducían el 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 David y todo Israel tocaron ante Dios con toda su fuerza, con cantos, con arpas, con instrumentos de cuerda, con panderetas, con címbalos y con trompetas.
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 Cuando llegaron a la era de Chidón, Uza extendió su mano para sostener el arca, pues los bueyes tropezaron.
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 La ira de Yahvé se encendió contra Uza, y lo hirió porque había puesto su mano sobre el arca; y allí murió ante Dios.
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 David se disgustó porque Yahvé se había ensañado con Uza. Llamó a ese lugar Fares Uzza, hasta el día de hoy.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
12 Ese día David tuvo miedo de Dios, diciendo: “¿Cómo voy a llevar el arca de Dios a mi casa?”
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 Así que David no trasladó el arca con él a la ciudad de David, sino que la llevó a un lado, a la casa de Obed-Edom el gitano.
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 El arca de Dios permaneció con la familia de Obed-Edom en su casa durante tres meses; y el Señor bendijo la casa de Obed-Edom y todo lo que tenía.
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.
