1 Mga Cronica 13
1 At sumangguni si David sa mga pinunong kawal ng mga lilibuhin, at mga dadaanin, sa bawa't tagapamatnugot.
[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 At sinabi ni David sa buong kapisanan ng Israel, Kung inaakala ninyong mabuti, at kung sa Panginoon nating Dios, ay pasuguan natin sa bawa't dako ang ating mga kapatid na nangaiwan sa buong lupain ng Israel, na makasama nila ang mga saserdote at mga Levita sa kanilang mga bayan na may mga nayon, upang sila'y mapapisan sa atin;
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 At ating dalhin uli ang kaban ng ating Dios sa atin: sapagka't hindi natin hinanap ng mga kaarawan ni 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 At ang buong kapulungan ay nagsabi na kanilang gagawing gayon: sapagka't ang bagay ay matuwid sa harap ng mga mata ng buong bayan.
All the people agreed with David, because they all thought that it was the right thing to do.
5 Sa gayo'y pinisan ni David ang buong Israel, mula sa Sihor, na batis ng Egipto hanggang sa pasukan sa Hamath, upang dalhin ang kaban ng Dios mula sa Chiriath-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 At si David ay umahon, at ang buong Israel sa Baala, sa makatuwid baga'y sa Chiriath-jearim, na nauukol sa Juda, upang iahon mula roon ang kaban ng Dios, ng Panginoon na nauupo sa mga querubin, na tinatawag ayon sa Pangalan.
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 At kanilang dinala ang kaban ng Dios na nakasakay sa isang bagong karo, at inilabas sa bahay ni Abinadab: at pinalakad ni Uzza at ni Ahio ang karo.
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 At si David at ang buong Israel ay tumugtog sa harap ng Dios ng kanilang buong lakas: sa pamamagitan ng mga awit, at ng mga alpa, at ng mga salterio, at ng mga pandereta at ng mga simbalo, at ng mga pakakak.
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 At nang sila'y dumating sa giikan ng Chidon, ay iniunat ni Uzza ang kaniyang kamay upang hawakan ang kaban; sapagka't ang mga baka ay natisod.
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 At ang galit ng Panginoon ay nagalab laban kay Uzza, at sinaktan niya siya, sapagka't kaniyang iniunat ang kaniyang kamay sa kaban; at doo'y namatay siya sa harap ng 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 At sumama ang loob ni David, sapagka't nagalit ang Panginoon kay Uzza: at kaniyang tinawag ang dakong yaon na Perez-uzza hanggang sa araw na ito.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished [MTY] Uzzah. And now that place [where Uzzah died] is called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
12 At si David ay natakot sa Dios nang araw na yaon, na nagsasabi, Paanong aking iuuwi ang kaban ng Dios?
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 Sa gayo'y hindi inilipat ni David ang kaban sa kaniya sa bayan ni David, kundi nilihisan ang daan at dinala sa bahay ni Obed-edom na Getheo.
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 At ang kaban ng Dios ay naiwan sa sangbahayan ni Obed-edom sa kaniyang bahay na tatlong buwan: at pinagpala ng Panginoon ang sangbahayan ni Obed-edom, at ang buo niyang tinatangkilik.
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.
