1 و َعادَ داوُدُ فَجَمَعَ أفْضَلَ الجُنودِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَكانَ عَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثينَ ألفاً.

Now David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

2 ث ُمَّ ذَهَبَ مَعَ رِجالِهِ كُلِّهِم إلَى بَعلَةَ فِي يَهُوَّذا، لِيُحْضِرُوا مِنْ هُناكَ صُنْدُوقَ اللهِ المُقَدَّسَ، المَدْعُو باسْمِ يهوه القَدِيرِ الجالِسِ فَوْقَ مَلائِكَةِ الكَرُوبِيمَ.

And David arose and went with all the people who were with him to Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God which is called by the Name, the very name of the Lord of hosts who is enthroned above the cherubim.

3 ف َأخْرَجَ رِجالُ داوُدَ الصُّنْدُوقَ المُقَدَّسَ مِنْ بَيتِ أبِيْنادابَ عِنْدَ التَّلّةِ، وَوَضَعُوهُ عَلَى مَرْكَبَةٍ جَديدَةٍ يقودُها عُزّةُ وَأخِيُو ابنا أبِيْنادابَ.

They placed the ark of God on a new cart that they might bring it from the house of Abinadab which was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were leading the new cart.

4 ف َكانَ صُندُوقُ اللهِ المقدَّسُ عَلَى العَرَبَةِ، وَأخيُو يَسِيْرُ أمامَ الصُّنْدُوقِ،

So they brought it with the ark of God from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Ahio was walking ahead of the ark.

5 و َداوُدُ وَبَنُو إسْرائِيلَ كُلُّهُمْ يَرْقُصُونَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ ، وَيَعْزِفُونَ عَلَى الصُّنوجِ، وَعَلَى القَياثِيرَ وَالرَّبابِ وَالدُّفُوفِ وَالطُّبُولِ المَصْنوعَةِ مِنْ خَشَبِ السَّرْوِ.

Meanwhile, David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord with all kinds of instruments made of fir wood, and with lyres, harps, tambourines, castanets and cymbals.

6 و َعِنْدَما وَصَلَ رِجالُ داوُدَ إلَى البَيدَرِ فِي ناخُونَ، تَعَثَّرَتِ الأبْقارُ، فَمَدَّ عُزّا يَدَهُ لِيُثَبِّتَ الصُّنْدُوقَ لِئَلّا يَقَعَ.

But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen nearly upset it.

7 ف َاشتَعَلَ غَضِبُ اللهُ عَلَى عُزّا وَقَتَلَهُ هُناكَ لأنَّهُ مَدَّ يَدَهُ إلَى الصُّنْدُوقِ المُقَدَّسِ! فَماتَ هُناكَ إلَى جانِبِ الصُّنْدُوقِ.

And the anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

8 ف َاستاءَ داوُدُ لأنَّ غَضَبَ اللهِ قَدِ انفَجَرَ ضِدَّ عُزّا، فَدَعا ذَلِكَ المَكانَ «فارَصَ عُزّا.» وَهُوَ اسمُ ذَلِكَ المَكانِ حَتَّى اليَومِ.

David became angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah, and that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

9 و َخافَ داود مِنَ اللهِ في ذَلِكَ اليَوْمِ وَقالَ: «كيفَ أُحْضِرُ صُنْدوقَ اللهِ المُقَدَّسَ إلَى هُنا؟»

So David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?”

10 و َهَكَذا لَمْ يُدْخِلْ داوُدُ صُندُوقَ اللهِ إلَى مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ، بَلْ وَضَعَهُ في منزِلِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ الجَتّي.

And David was unwilling to move the ark of the Lord into the city of David with him; but David took it aside to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

11 ف َبَقِيَ صُندُوقُ اللهِ هُناكَ ثَلاثَةَ أشْهُرٍ. وَبارَكَ اللهُ عُوبِيدَ أدُومَ وَعائِلَتَهُ كُلَّها.

Thus the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household. The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

12 ث ُمَّ قالَ النّاسُ لِداوُدَ: «لَقَد بارَكَ اللهُ عائِلَةَ عُوبِيدَ أدومَ وَكُلَّ ما يَملِكُهُ بِسَبَبِ صُنْدوقِ اللهِ المُقّدَّسِ.» فَذَهَبَ داوُدُ وَعادَ بهِ. فَكانَ مُبْتَهِجاً وَشَدِيدَ الفَرَحِ.

Now it was told King David, saying, “The Lord has blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, on account of the ark of God.” David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.

13 و َكانَ كُلَّما خَطا الرِّجالُ الّذِينَ كانُوا يَحْمِلُون صُنْدُوقَ اللهِ المقدَّسَ سِتَّ خُطُواتٍ، يَتَوقَّفُونَ، وَيُقدِّمُ داوُدُ ثَوْراً وَعِجلاً مُسَمَّناً ذَبيحَةً.

And so it was, that when the bearers of the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

14 و َكانَ داوُدُ يَرقُصُ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ وَهْوَ يَرْتَدِي رِداءً كِتّانِيّاً.

And David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, and David was wearing a linen ephod.

15 ك انَ داوُدُ وَبَنُو إسْرائِيلَ كُلُّهم فَرِحِينَ جِدّاً. فَراحُوا يَصْرُخُونَ وَيَنْفُخُونَ فِي البُوقِ وَهُمْ يَحْمِلونَ صُنْدُوقَ اللهِ إلَى داخِلِ المَدينَةِ.

So David and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouting and the sound of the trumpet.

16 و َمَعَ دُخُولِ صُنْدُوقِ اللهِ إلَى مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ، أطَلَّتْ مِيكالُ بِنتُ شاوُلَ مِنَ النّافِذَةِ، فَرَأتْ داوُدَ يَقْفِزُ وَيَرْقُصُ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ ، فَاحْتَقَرَتْهُ فِي قَلْبِها.

Then it happened as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord; and she despised him in her heart.

17 و َأدخَلُوا صُنْدُوقَ اللهِ ، وَوَضَعُوهُ فِي مَكانِهِ داخِلَ الخَيمَةِ الَّتِي نَصَبَها داوُدُ لَهُ. وَذَبَحَ دَاوُدُ ذَبائِحَ صاعِدَةً وَذَبائِحَ سَلامٍ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

So they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place inside the tent which David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

18 و َلَمّا أكمَلَ داوُدُ تَقْدِيمَ الذَّبائِحِ الصّاعِدَةِ وَذَبائِحِ السَّلامِ، بارَكَ الشَّعبَ بِاسْمِ يهوه القَدِيرِ.

When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offering, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.

19 ك َذَلِكَ أعْطَى كُلَّ رَجُلٍ وكُلَّ امْرأةٍ مِنْ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ رَغِيفَ خُبْزٍ وَكَعْكَ تَمْرٍ وَكَعْكَ زَبِيبٍ. ثُمَّ عادَ الشَّعبُ كُلُّهُ إلَى ديارِهِ. ميكال تُوَبِّخُ داوُد

Further, he distributed to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, both to men and women, a cake of bread and one of dates and one of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed each to his house.

20 ع ادَ داوُدُ ليُبارِكَ بَيتَهُ، وَخَرَجَتْ مِيكالُ بِنتُ شاوُلَ لِلِقائِهِ، وَقالَتْ: «مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ لَمْ يُشَرِّفْ نَفْسَهُ اليوْمَ! لَقَدْ خَلَعْتَ ملابِسَكَ أمامَ خادِماتِكَ. كُنْتَ كَالْغَبِيِّ الذي يَخلَعُ مَلابِسَهُ بِلا خَجَلٍ!»

But when David returned to bless his household, Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel distinguished himself today! He uncovered himself today in the eyes of his servants’ maids as one of the foolish ones shamelessly uncovers himself!”

21 ف َقالَ داوُدُ لِمِيكالَ: «قَدِ اخْتارَني اللهُ أنا وَلَمْ يَخْتَرْ وَالِدَكِ أوْ أيَّ شَخْصٍ في عائِلَتِهِ. اخْتارَني لأكُونَ قائِدَ شَعبِهِ، بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ. لِذا سَأُتابعُ الرَّقْصَ وَالاحْتِفالَ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ.

So David said to Michal, “ It was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel; therefore I will celebrate before the Lord.

22 و قَدْ أفْعَلُ أشياءَ أكْثَرَ حَرَجاً! رُبمّا لَنْ تَحْتَرِمينني، لَكِنَّني سأتَعَظَّمُ أمامَ عُيُونِ الفَتَياتِ اللّواتِي تَتَكَلَّمينَ عَنْهنَّ!»

I will be more lightly esteemed than this and will be humble in my own eyes, but with the maids of whom you have spoken, with them I will be distinguished.”

23 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ لِمِيكالَ أولادٌ إلى يَومِ مَماتِها.

Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.