1 Chronicles 13

1 Then David took counsel with the tribunes, and the centurions, and all the leaders.

Raja Daud berunding dengan semua perwiranya yang memimpin kesatuan-kesatuan 1.000 orang dan kesatuan-kesatuan 100 orang.

2 And he said to the entire assembly of Israel: “If it pleases you, and if the words that I speak come from the Lord our God, let us send to the remainder of our brothers, in all the regions of Israel, and to the priests and Levites who live in the suburbs of the cities, so that they may gather to us.

Lalu ia berkata kepada semua orang itu, "Kalau saudara-saudara setuju, dan diperkenankan TUHAN, Allah kita, baiklah kita mengirim utusan kepada para imam dan orang-orang Lewi di desa-desa mereka, serta seluruh bangsa kita yang lainnya untuk menyuruh mereka datang berkumpul dengan kita di sini.

3 And let us bring back the ark of our God to us. For we did not seek it during the days of Saul.”

Kemudian kita pergi mengambil Peti Perjanjian Allah, yang telah dibiarkan terlantar selama pemerintahan Raja Saul."

4 And the entire multitude responded that it should be done. For the word had pleased all the people.

Semua orang Israel yang berkumpul itu senang dengan usul itu dan menyetujuinya.

5 Therefore, David gathered all of Israel, from Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, so as to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Maka Daud mengumpulkan rakyat Israel di seluruh negeri, dari perbatasan Mesir di selatan sampai ke Jalan Hamat di utara, untuk mengambil Peti Perjanjian itu dari Kiryat-Yearim dan membawanya ke Yerusalem.

6 And David ascended with all the men of Israel to the hill of Kiriath-jearim, which is in Judah, so that he might bring from there the ark of the Lord God, sitting upon the Cherubim, where his name is invoked.

Lalu Daud pergi bersama mereka ke kota Baala, yaitu Kiryat-Yearim, di wilayah suku Yehuda untuk mengambil Peti Perjanjian Allah. Peti itu dinamakan "TUHAN yang bertakhta di atas kerub".

7 And they placed the ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab. Then Uzzah and his brother drove the cart.

Setibanya di Baala, mereka mengambil Peti Perjanjian itu dari rumah Abinadab, lalu menaikkannya ke atas sebuah pedati yang baru. Uza dan Ahyo mengiringi pedati itu,

8 Now David and all of Israel were playing before God, with all of their ability, in songs, and with harps, and psalteries, and timbrels, and cymbals, and trumpets.

sedangkan Daud dan seluruh bangsa Israel menari-nari dan bernyanyi-nyanyi dengan penuh semangat, untuk menghormati Allah diiringi kecapi, rebana, simbal dan trompet.

9 And when they had arrived at the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out his hand, so that he might support the ark. For indeed, the ox being wanton had caused it to incline a little.

Ketika mereka sampai di tempat pengirikan gandum milik Kidon, sapi-sapi yang menarik pedati itu tersandung, maka Uza mengulurkan tangannya dan memegang Peti Perjanjian itu supaya jangan jatuh.

10 And so the Lord became angry against Uzzah. And he struck him down because he had touched the ark. And he died there before the Lord.

Saat itu juga TUHAN marah kepada Uza karena perbuatannya itu merupakan penghinaan kepada TUHAN. Lalu Uza dibunuh-Nya di situ. Maka sejak itu tempat itu disebut "Peres-Uza". Daud marah karena TUHAN membinasakan Uza.

11 And David was greatly saddened because the Lord had divided Uzzah. And he called that place ‘the Division of Uzzah,’ even to the present day.

12 And then he feared God, at that time, saying: “How will I be able to bring in the ark of God to myself?”

Tetapi Daud takut juga kepada Allah dan berkata, "Sekarang bagaimana Peti Perjanjian itu dapat kubawa?"

13 And for this reason, he did not bring it to himself, that is, into the City of David. Instead, he turned aside to the house of Obededom, the Gittite.

Sebab itu Daud tidak jadi membawa Peti itu ke Yerusalem, melainkan menyimpannya di rumah Obed-Edom, orang Gat.

14 Therefore, the ark of God dwelt in the house of Obededom for three months. And the Lord blessed his house and all that he had.

Peti itu tinggal di situ tiga bulan lamanya dan TUHAN memberkati keluarga Obed-Edom serta semua yang dimilikinya.