1 D avid again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.

وَعادَ داوُدُ فَجَمَعَ أفْضَلَ الجُنودِ فِي إسْرائِيلَ. فَكانَ عَدَدُهُمْ ثَلاثينَ ألفاً.

2 D avid arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there God’s ark, which is called by the Name, even the name of Yahweh of Armies who sits above the cherubim.

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

3 T hey set God’s ark on a new cart, and brought it out of Abinadab’s house that was on the hill; and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.

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

4 T hey brought it out of Abinadab’s house, which was in the hill, with God’s ark; and Ahio went before the ark.

فَكانَ صُندُوقُ اللهِ المقدَّسُ عَلَى العَرَبَةِ، وَأخيُو يَسِيْرُ أمامَ الصُّنْدُوقِ،

5 D avid and all the house of Israel played before Yahweh with all kinds of instruments made of cypress wood, with harps, with stringed instruments, with tambourines, with castanets, and with cymbals.

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

6 W hen they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached for God’s ark, and took hold of it; for the cattle stumbled.

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

7 Y ahweh’s anger burned against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error; and he died there by God’s ark.

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

8 D avid was displeased, because Yahweh had broken out against Uzzah; and he called that place Perez Uzzah, to this day.

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

9 D avid was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”

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

10 S o David would not move Yahweh’s ark to be with him in David’s city; but David carried it aside into Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house.

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

11 Y ahweh’s ark remained in Obed-Edom the Gittite’s house three months; and Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and all his house.

فَبَقِيَ صُندُوقُ اللهِ هُناكَ ثَلاثَةَ أشْهُرٍ. وَبارَكَ اللهُ عُوبِيدَ أدُومَ وَعائِلَتَهُ كُلَّها.

12 K ing David was told, “Yahweh has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that belongs to him, because of God’s ark.” So David went and brought up God’s ark from the house of Obed-Edom into David’s city with joy.

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

13 W hen those who bore Yahweh’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

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

14 D avid danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.

وَكانَ داوُدُ يَرقُصُ فِي حَضرَةِ اللهِ وَهْوَ يَرْتَدِي رِداءً كِتّانِيّاً.

15 S o David and all the house of Israel brought up Yahweh’s ark with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

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

16 A s Yahweh’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.

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

17 T hey brought in Yahweh’s ark, and set it in its place, in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before Yahweh.

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

18 W hen David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.

وَلَمّا أكمَلَ داوُدُ تَقْدِيمَ الذَّبائِحِ الصّاعِدَةِ وَذَبائِحِ السَّلامِ، بارَكَ الشَّعبَ بِاسْمِ يهوه القَدِيرِ.

19 H e gave to all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, both to men and women, to everyone a portion of bread, dates, and raisins. So all the people departed, each to his own house.

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

20 T hen David returned to bless his household. Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, “How glorious the king of Israel was today, who uncovered himself today in the eyes of the servants of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!”

عادَ 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!»

21 D avid said to Michal, “It was before Yahweh, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yahweh, over Israel. Therefore I will celebrate before Yahweh.

فَقالَ 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.

22 I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in my own sight. But of the servants of whom you have spoken, they will honor me.”

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

23 M ichal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِمِيكالَ أولادٌ إلى يَومِ مَماتِها.