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

Again David gathered all the chosen men of Israel. There were 30, 000.

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.

He got up and went with all the people who were with him to Baale-judah to bring from there the special box of God. It is called by the name of the Lord of All Who sits on His throne 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 carried the special box of God on a new wagon, and brought it out of the family of Abinadab which was on the hill. Abinadab’s sons Uzzah and Ahio were leading the new wagon.

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

They brought it with the special box of God from the family of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Ahio was walking in front of the special box.

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

And David and all those of the family of Israel sang and danced before the Lord with all their strength. They played songs with harps and timbrels.

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

But the cattle pulling the wagon almost made the special box of God fall when they came to the grain-floor of Nacon. So Uzzah put out his hand and took hold of the special box so it would not fall.

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

The anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah. God killed him there for his mistake. And he died there by the special box 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 the Lord had gone against Uzzah. So 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؟»

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

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

So David was not willing to move the special box of the Lord into the city of David. But he 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.

The special box of the Lord stayed in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months. And the Lord brought good to Obed-edom and all of his family.

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 to King David, “The Lord has brought good to the house of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the special box of God.” So David went and brought the special box of God from Obed-edom’s family into the city of David with joy.

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

When the men who carried the special box of the Lord had gone six steps, David killed and gave to the Lord a bull and a fat calf.

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

He was dancing before the Lord with all his strength. And he was wearing a linen vest.

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 those of the family of Israel were bringing the special box of the Lord with a loud voice and the sound of the horn.

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.

As the special box of the Lord came into the city of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked out of the window. She saw King David jumping and dancing before the Lord, and she hated 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.

They brought in the special box of the Lord and put it in its place inside the tent David had set up for it. And David gave burnt gifts and peace gifts to the Lord.

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

When he had finished giving the burnt gifts and peace gifts, David prayed that good would come to the people in the name of the Lord of All.

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

Then he gave a loaf of bread, a loaf of dates and a loaf of dried grapes to each man and woman of all the people of Israel. And all the people went home.

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!»

David returned to pray that good would come to his family. But Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him, and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today! He took his clothes off today so that his servants’ young women would see him. He acted like one of the foolish ones taking his clothes off without shame!”

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. He chose me over your father and all his family, and made me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel. So I will act with joy before the Lord.

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

I will be honored less than this. I will be without pride in my own eyes. But the young women you have spoken about will honor me.”

23 و َلَمْ يَكُنْ لِمِيكالَ أولادٌ إلى يَومِ مَماتِها.

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