1 Depois de consultar todos os seus oficiais, os comandantes de mil e de cem,

2 Davi disse a toda a assembléia de Israel: "Se vocês estão de acordo e se esta é a vontade do Senhor nosso Deus, enviemos uma mensagem a nossos irmãos em todo o território de Israel, e também aos sacerdotes e aos levitas que estão com eles em suas cidades, para virem unir-se a nós.

3 Vamos trazer de volta a arca de nosso Deus, pois não nos importamos com ela durante o reinado de Saul".

4 Toda a assembléia concordou, pois isso pareceu bem a todo o povo.

5 Então Davi reuniu todos os israelitas, desde o rio Sior, no Egito, até Lebo-Hamate, para trazerem de Quiriate-Jearim a arca de Deus.

6 Davi e todos os israelitas foram a Baalá, que é Quiriate-Jearim, em Judá, para buscar a arca de Deus, o Senhor, entronizado entre os querubins; a arca sobre a qual seu nome é invocado.

7 Da casa de Abinadabe levaram a arca de Deus num carroção novo, conduzido por Uzá e Aiô.

8 Davi e todos os israelitas iam dançando e cantando com todo o vigor diante de Deus, ao som de harpas, liras, tamborins, címbalos e cornetas.

9 Quando chegaram à eira de Quidom, Uzá esticou o braço e segurou a arca, porque os bois haviam tropeçado.

10 A ira do Senhor acendeu-se contra Uzá, e ele o feriu por ter tocado na arca. Uzá morreu ali mesmo, diante de Deus.

11 Davi ficou contrariado porque o Senhor, em sua ira, havia fulminado Uzá. Até hoje aquele lugar é chamado Perez-Uzá.

12 Naquele dia, Davi teve medo de Deus e se perguntou: "Como vou conseguir levar a arca de Deus? "

13 Por isso desistiu de levar a arca para a cidade de Davi. Em vez disso, levou-a para a casa de Obede-Edom, de Gate.

14 A arca de Deus ficou na casa dele por três meses, e o Senhor abençoou sua família e tudo o que possuía.

1 Then David had discussions with the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds and with every chief.

2 And David said to all the men of Israel who had come together there, If it seems good to you and if it is the purpose of the Lord our God, let us send to all the rest of our brothers, everywhere in the land of Israel, and to the priests and the Levites in their towns and the country round them, and get them to come together here to us;

3 And let us get back for ourselves the ark of our God: for in the days of Saul we did not go to it for directions.

4 And all the people said they would do so, for it seemed right to them.

5 So David sent for all Israel to come together, from Shihor, the river of Egypt, as far as the way into Hamath, to get the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

6 And David went up, with all Israel, to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim in Judah, to get up from there the ark of God, over which the holy Name is named, the name of the Lord whose place is between the winged ones.

7 And they put the ark of God on a new cart, and took it out of the house of Abinadab; and Uzza and Ahio were the drivers of the cart.

8 Then David and all Israel made melody before God with all their strength, with songs and corded instruments of music, and with brass instruments and horns.

9 And when they came to the grain-floor of Chidon, Uzza put out his hand to keep the ark in its place, for the oxen were slipping.

10 And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzza, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there before God.

11 And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzza, and he gave that place the name Perez-uzza, to this day.

12 And so great was David's fear of God that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

13 So David did not let the ark come back to him to the town of David, but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

14 And the ark of God was in the house of Obed-edom for three months; and the Lord sent a blessing on the house of Obed-edom and on all he had.