1 A gain David gathered all the chosen men of Israel. There were 30, 000.

De novo Davi reuniu os melhores guerreiros de Israel, trinta mil ao todo.

2 H e 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.

Ele e todos os que o acompanhavam partiram para Baalá, em Judá, para buscar a arca de Deus, arca sobre a qual é invocado o Nome, o nome do Senhor dos Exércitos, que tem o seu trono entre os querubins acima dela.

3 T hey 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.

Puseram a arca de Deus num carroção novo e a levaram da casa de Abinadabe, na colina. Uzá e Aiô, filhos de Abinadabe, conduziam o carroção

4 T hey 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.

com a arca de Deus; Aiô andava na frente dela.

5 A nd 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.

Davi e todos os israelitas iam cantando e dançando perante o Senhor, ao som de todo tipo de instrumentos de pinho: harpas, liras, tamborins, chocalhos e címbalos.

6 B ut 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.

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

7 T he anger of the Lord burned against Uzzah. God killed him there for his mistake. And he died there by the special box of God.

A ira do Senhor acendeu-se contra Uzá por seu ato de irreverência. Por isso Deus o feriu, e ele morreu ali mesmo, ao lado da arca de Deus.

8 D avid became angry because the Lord had gone against Uzzah. So that place is called Perez-uzzah to this day.

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

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

Naquele dia Davi teve medo do Senhor e se perguntou: “Como vou conseguir levar a arca do Senhor ?”

10 S o 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.

Por isso ele desistiu de levar a arca do Senhor para a Cidade de Davi. Em vez disso, levou-a para a casa de Obede-Edom, de Gate.

11 T he 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.

A arca do Senhor ficou na casa dele por três meses, e o Senhor o abençoou e a toda a sua família.

12 N ow 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.

E disseram ao rei Davi: “O Senhor tem abençoado a família de Obede-Edom e tudo o que ele possui, por causa da arca de Deus”. Então Davi, com grande festa, foi à casa de Obede-Edom e ordenou que levassem a arca de Deus para a Cidade de Davi.

13 W hen 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.

Quando os que carregavam a arca do Senhor davam seis passos, ele sacrificava um boi e um novilho gordo.

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

Davi, vestindo o colete sacerdotal de linho, foi dançando com todas as suas forças perante o Senhor,

15 S o 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.

enquanto ele e todos os israelitas levavam a arca do Senhor ao som de gritos de alegria e de trombetas.

16 A s 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.

Aconteceu que, entrando a arca do Senhor na Cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, observava de uma janela. E, ao ver o rei Davi dançando e celebrando perante o Senhor, ela o desprezou em seu coração.

17 T hey 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.

Eles trouxeram a arca do Senhor e a colocaram na tenda que Davi lhe havia preparado; e Davi ofereceu holocaustos e sacrifícios de comunhão perante o Senhor.

18 W hen 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.

Após oferecer os holocaustos e os sacrifícios de comunhão, ele abençoou o povo em nome do Senhor dos Exércitos,

19 T hen 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.

e deu um pão, um bolo de tâmaras e um bolo de uvas passas a cada homem e a cada mulher israelita. Depois todo o povo partiu, cada um para a sua casa.

20 D avid 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!”

Voltando Davi para casa para abençoar sua família, Mical, filha de Saul, saiu ao seu encontro e lhe disse: “Como o rei de Israel se destacou hoje, tirando o manto na frente das escravas de seus servos, como um homem vulgar!”

21 S o 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.

Mas Davi disse a Mical: “Foi perante o Senhor que eu dancei, perante aquele que me escolheu em lugar de seu pai ou de qualquer outro da família dele, quando me designou soberano sobre o povo do Senhor, sobre Israel; perante o Senhor celebrarei

22 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.”

e me rebaixarei ainda mais, e me humilharei aos meus próprios olhos. Mas serei honrado por essas escravas que você mencionou”.

23 A nd Saul’s daughter Michal had no child to the day of her death.

E até o dia de sua morte, Mical, filha de Saul, jamais teve filhos.