صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 6

١ 1 وَجَمَعَ دَاوُدُ أَيْضًا جَمِيعَ ٱلْمُنْتَخَبِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، ثَلَاثِينَ أَلْفًا.

Once again David called up all specially chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand in total.

٢ 2 وَقَامَ دَاوُدُ وَذَهَبَ هُوَ وَجَمِيعُ ٱلشَّعْبِ ٱلَّذِي مَعَهُ مِنْ بَعَلَةِ يَهُوذَا، لِيُصْعِدُوا مِنْ هُنَاكَ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ، ٱلَّذِي يُدْعَى عَلَيْهِ بِٱلٱسْمِ، ٱسْمِ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، ٱلْجَالِسِ عَلَى ٱلْكَرُوبِيمِ.

He went with all his men to Baalah in Judah to bring back the Ark of God, which belongs to the Lord Almighty who sits between the cherubim that are on the Ark.

٣ 3 فَأَرْكَبُوا تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ عَلَى عَجَلَةٍ جَدِيدَةٍ، وَحَمَلُوهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِينَادَابَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْأَكَمَةِ. وَكَانَ عُزَّةُ وَأَخِيُو، ٱبْنَا أَبِينَادَابَ يَسُوقَانِ ٱلْعَجَلَةَ ٱلْجَدِيدَةَ.

They placed the Ark of God on a new cart and brought it from Abinadab's house, which was on a hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab's sons, were directing the cart

٤ 4 فَأَخَذُوهَا مِنْ بَيْتِ أَبِينَادَابَ ٱلَّذِي فِي ٱلْأَكَمَةِ مَعَ تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ. وَكَانَ أَخِيُو يَسِيرُ أَمَامَ ٱلتَّابُوتِ،

with the Ark of God on it, with Ahio walking in front of it.

٥ 5 وَدَاوُدُ وَكُلُّ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ يَلْعَبُونَ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ أَنْوَاعِ ٱلْآلَاتِ مِنْ خَشَبِ ٱلسَّرْوِ، بِٱلْعِيدَانِ وَبِالرَّبَابِ وَبِالدُّفُوفِ وَبِالْجُنُوكِ وَبِالصُّنُوجِ.

David and all the Israelites were celebrating in the Lord's presence, singing songs accompanied by zithers, harps, tambourines, rattles, and cymbals.

٦ 6 وَلَمَّا ٱنْتَهَوْا إِلَى بَيْدَرِ نَاخُونَ مَدَّ عُزَّةُ يَدَهُ إِلَى تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ وَأَمْسَكَهُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلثِّيرَانَ ٱنْشَمَصَتْ.

But when they came to the threshing floor of Nachon, the oxen stumbled, so Uzzah reached out to stop the Ark of God from falling.

٧ 7 فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى عُزَّةَ، وَضَرَبَهُ ٱللهُ هُنَاكَ لِأَجْلِ غَفَلِهِ، فَمَاتَ هُنَاكَ لَدَى تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ.

The Lord was angry with Uzzah, and God struck him down right there for his disobedience, and he died beside the Ark of God.

٨ 8 فَٱغْتَاظَ دَاوُدُ لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ ٱقْتَحَمَ عُزَّةَ ٱقْتِحَامًا، وَسَمَّى ذَلِكَ ٱلْمَوْضِعَ «فَارِصَ عُزَّةَ» إِلَى هَذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ.

David was angry because of the Lord's violent outburst against Uzzah. He called the place Perez-uzzah, which is still its name today.

٩ 9 وَخَافَ دَاوُدُ مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ وَقَالَ: «كَيْفَ يَأْتِي إِلَيَّ تَابُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ؟»

David became afraid of the Lord that day. “How can I ever bring back the Ark of God home to me?” he asked.

١٠ 10 وَلَمْ يَشَأْ دَاوُدُ أَنْ يَنْقُلَ تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَيْهِ، إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، فَمَالَ بِهِ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ ٱلْجَتِّيِّ.

Not wanting to bring the Ark of the Lord to be with him in the City of David, he had it taken to the home of Obed-edom the Gittite.

١١ 11 وَبَقِيَ تَابُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ ٱلْجَتِّيِّ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ. وَبَارَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ وَكُلَّ بَيْتِهِ.

The Ark of the Lord remained in Obed-edom's home for three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom's whole household.

١٢ 12 فَأُخْبِرَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «قَدْ بَارَكَ ٱلرَّبُّ بَيْتَ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ، وَكُلَّ مَا لَهُ بِسَبَبِ تَابُوتِ ٱللهِ». فَذَهَبَ دَاوُدُ وَأَصْعَدَ تَابُوتَ ٱللهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ عُوبِيدَ أَدُومَ إِلَى مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ بِفَرَحٍ.

King David was told, “The Lord has blessed Obed-edom's household and all that he has because of the Ark of God.” So David went and had the Ark of God brought from Obed-edom's house to the City of David. There was a lot of celebration!

١٣ 13 وَكَانَ كُلَّمَا خَطَا حَامِلُو تَابُوتِ ٱلرَّبِّ سِتَّ خَطَوَاتٍ يَذْبَحُ ثَوْرًا وَعِجْلًا مَعْلُوفًا.

After those carrying the Ark of the Lord had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.

١٤ 14 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَرْقُصُ بِكُلِّ قُوَّتِهِ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ. وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ مُتَنَطِّقًا بِأَفُودٍ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ.

Wearing a priest's ephod, David danced as hard as he could before the Lord

١٥ 15 فَأَصْعَدَ دَاوُدُ وَجَمِيعُ بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ بِٱلْهُتَافِ وَبِصَوْتِ ٱلْبُوقِ.

as he and all the Israelites brought along the Ark of the Lord, with plenty of shouting and the sound of horns being blown.

١٦ 16 وَلَمَّا دَخَلَ تَابُوتُ ٱلرَّبِّ مَدِينَةَ دَاوُدَ، أَشْرَفَتْ مِيكَالُ بِنْتُ شَاوُلَ مِنَ ٱلْكُوَّةِ وَرَأَتِ ٱلْمَلِكَ دَاوُدَ يَطْفُرُ وَيَرْقُصُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ، فَٱحْتَقَرَتْهُ فِي قَلْبِهَا.

As the Ark of the Lord was carried into the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a window. She watched King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she really loathed him.

١٧ 17 فَأَدْخَلُوا تَابُوتَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَأَوْقَفُوهُ فِي مَكَانِهِ فِي وَسَطِ ٱلْخَيْمَةِ ٱلَّتِي نَصَبَهَا لَهُ دَاوُدُ. وَأَصْعَدَ دَاوُدُ مُحْرَقَاتٍ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ.

They brought the Ark of the Lord and put it on its place inside the tent that David had set up for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and friendship offerings before the Lord.

١٨ 18 وَلَمَّا ٱنْتَهَى دَاوُدُ مِنْ إِصْعَادِ ٱلْمُحْرَقَاتِ وَذَبَائِحِ ٱلسَّلَامَةِ بَارَكَ ٱلشَّعْبَ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

Once he had finished offering the sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty.

١٩ 19 وَقَسَمَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ ٱلشَّعْبِ، عَلَى كُلِّ جُمْهُورِ إِسْرَائِيلَ رِجَالًا وَنِسَاءً، عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ رَغِيفَ خُبْزٍ وَكَأْسَ خَمْرٍ وَقُرْصَ زَبِيبٍ. ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ كُلُّ ٱلشَّعْبِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ،

He gave all the Israelites, both men and women, a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. Then he sent everyone home.

٢٠ 20 وَرَجَعَ دَاوُدُ لِيُبَارِكَ بَيْتَهُ. فَخَرَجَتْ مِيكَالُ بِنْتُ شَاوُلَ لِٱسْتِقْبَالِ دَاوُدَ، وَقَالَتْ: «مَا كَانَ أَكْرَمَ مَلِكَ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلْيَوْمَ، حَيْثُ تَكَشَّفَ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِي أَعْيُنِ إِمَاءِ عَبِيدِهِ كَمَا يَتَكَشَّفُ أَحَدُ ٱلسُّفَهَاءِ».

When David got home to bless his family, Michal, Saul's daughter came out to meet him and said, “How distinguished the king of Israel made himself look today, taking off his robes so everyone's servant girls could see, just as somebody crude would expose himself!”

٢١ 21 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِمِيكَالَ: «إِنَّمَا أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ ٱلَّذِي ٱخْتَارَنِي دُونَ أَبِيكِ وَدُونَ كُلَّ بَيْتِهِ لِيُقِيمَنِي رَئِيسًا عَلَى شَعْبِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَلَعِبْتُ أَمَامَ ٱلرَّبِّ.

David told Michal, “I was dancing before the Lord, who chose me instead of your father and all his family when he named me ruler over the Lord's people Israel. I will continue to celebrate before the Lord,

٢٢ 22 وَإِنِّي أَتَصَاغَرُ دُونَ ذَلِكَ وَأَكُونُ وَضِيعًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِي، وَأَمَّا عِنْدَ ٱلْإِمَاءِ ٱلَّتِي ذَكَرْتِ فَأَتَمَجَّدُ».

in fact I'm going to make myself even less distinguished, become even more humble. However, I will be respected by those servant girls you spoke about.”

٢٣ 23 وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لِمِيكَالَ بِنْتِ شَاوُلَ وَلَدٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ مَوْتِهَا.

And Michal, Saul's daughter, never had any children.