1 Chronicles
Chapter 13
1 After David had taken counsel with his commanders of thousands and of hundreds, that is to say, with every one of his leaders,
达味与千夫长、百夫长并所有的官员商议后，
2 he said to the whole assembly of Israel: ＂If it seems good to you, and is so decreed by the LORD our God, let us summon the rest of our brethren from all the districts of Israel, and also the priests and the Levites from their cities with pasture lands, that they may join us;
就对以色列全会众说：＂如果你们认为好，如果这事是出于上主我们的天主，我们可派遣人，去见留在以色列各地其余的弟兄，及寄居在城郊的司祭和肋未人，召集他们到我们这里来，
3 and let us bring the ark of our God here among us, for in the days of Saul we did not visit it.＂
为将我们天主的约柜运到我们这里，因为在撒乌耳时，我们从没有关心过它。＂
4 And the whole assembly agreed to do this, for the idea was pleasing to all the people.
全会众都说应该这样行，因为这件事众百姓都认为合理。
5 1 Then David assembled all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt to Labo of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
达味遂由埃及小河至哈玛特关口，将所有的以色列人召来，要将天主的约柜从克黎雅特耶阿陵运回来。
6 David and all Israel went up to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, of Judah, to bring back the ark of God, which was known by the name ＂LORD enthroned upon the cherubim.＂
达味率领以色列民众到了巴阿拉，即犹大的克黎雅特耶阿陵，要从那里将天主的约柜运上来，这约柜名叫＂坐于革鲁宾上的上主。＂
7 They transported the ark of God on a new cart from the house of Abinadab; Uzzah and Ahio were guiding the cart,
他们由阿彼纳达布家将天主的约柜抬出，放在一辆新车上，乌匝和阿希约驾车；
8 while David and all Israel danced before God with great enthusiasm, amid songs and music on lyres, harps, tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets.
达味和全以色列人在天主前，尽力舞蹈，随著弹琴、拉弦、敲鼓、击钹、鸣号的节奏讴歌；
9 2 As they reached the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah stretched out his hand to steady the ark, for the oxen were upsetting it.
来近基东禾场时，因为牛将天主的约柜倾倒，乌匝便伸手扶住；
10 Then the LORD became angry with Uzzah and struck him; he died there in God's presence, because he had laid his hand on the ark.
因为他伸手扶了约柜，上主遂向乌匝发怒，将他击杀，他便当下死在天主面前。
11 3 David was disturbed because the LORD'S anger had broken out against Uzzah. Therefore that place has been called Perez-uzza even to this day.
达味因为上主击杀了乌匝，很觉悲伤，遂给那地方起名叫＂培勒兹乌匝，＂直到今日。
12 David was now afraid of God, and he said, ＂How can I bring the ark of God with me?＂
那天，达味对天主害了怕，心想：＂我怎能将天主的约柜运到我那里？＂
13 Therefore he did not take the ark back with him to the City of David, but he took it instead to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
因此，达味没有把约柜运往达味城他自己那里，而转运至加特人敖贝的厄东家。
14 The ark of God remained in the house of Obed-edom with his family for three months, and the LORD blessed Obed-edom's household and all that he possessed.
天主的约柜在敖贝的厄东家中存放了三个月；上主祝福了敖贝的厄东的家和他的一切所有。
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Footnotes（注解）
1 [5] Shihor of Egypt: the eastern branch of the Nile delta. Labo of Hamath: in southern Syria.
2 [9] Chidon: in 2 Sam 6:6 Nodan.
3 [11] Perez-uzza: a Hebrew term meaning ＂the breaking out against Uzza.＂