2 Samuel 6
1 Daudi ne ochako okelo jo-Israel kamoro achiel, chwo moyier, maromo alufu piero adek.
Then David chose 30,000 Israeli men and gathered them together.
2 En kod joge duto ne nodhi Baala e piny Juda mondo giom Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye kuno, miluongo gi nying Jehova Nyasaye Maratego, mobet e kind kerubi manie Sandug Muma.
He led them to the place in Judah [formerly] called Baalah, [now called Kiriath-Jearim]. They went in order to bring from there [to Jerusalem] the sacred chest, which had the name of Yahweh, the leader of the armies of [the angels in] heaven, written on it, and which had the [statues of the] winged creatures on top of it. Between those statues was where Yahweh spoke messages about ruling his people [MTY].
3 Negiketo Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye e gari manyien mine gigole e od Abinadab, mane ni ewi got. Uza gi Ahio, ma gin yawuot Abinadab, ema ne chiko gari manyien
The sacred chest was in the house of Abinadab, on top of a hill. They went there, and they put the chest on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio, the two sons of Abinadab, were guiding [the oxen that were pulling the cart].
4 mane otingʼo Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye, kendo Ahio ne wuotho e nyime.
Uzzah walked alongside the cart, and Ahio walked in front of it.
5 Daudi kod dhood Israel duto ne miel gi tekregi duto e nyim Jehova Nyasaye ka giwer gi thumbe gi nyatiti gi orutu gi oyieke gi kayamba gi nyiduonge.
David and all the Israeli men were celebrating in God’s presence, singing with all their strength and [playing] lyres and harps, and beating tambourines, and clashing castanets and cymbals.
6 Kane gichopo kar dino mar Nakon, Uza notero lwete mosiro Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye nimar rwedhi nochwanyore.
But when they came to the place where Nacon threshed grain, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah put his hand on the sacred chest to (steady it/prevent it from falling [off the cart]).
7 To mirimb Jehova Nyasaye ne ger gi Uza nikech tim mane otimo ma ok ber omiyo Nyasaye nogoye motho but Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye.
Yahweh immediately became very angry with Uzzah, and he killed him right there alongside the sacred chest, because he had touched the chest, [and Yahweh had commanded that only the descendants of Levi who help the priests should touch the sacred chest].
8 Daudi nokecho nikech mirima mager mar Jehova Nyasaye nomwomore kuom Uza, omiyo nochak kanyo ni Perez Uza, nying ma pod iluongogo kanyo nyaka chil kawuono.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. So ever since that time, that place has been called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
9 Luoro nomako Daudi chiengʼno nikech Jehova Nyasaye, mopenjo niya, “Ere kaka Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye dikel ira?”
David was [also] afraid of [what else] Yahweh [would do to punish them], so he said, “(How can I take the sacred chest with me [to Jerusalem]?/I am afraid to take the sacred chest with me [to Jerusalem].)” [RHQ]
10 Ne ok oyie mondo okaw Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye odhigo e Dala Maduongʼ mar Daudi. Kar timo mano to nobaro motere e od Obed-Edom ja-Giti.
So he did not want to take the sacred chest to Jerusalem. Instead, they took it to another place; they took it to the house of Obed-Edom, from Gath [city].
11 Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye ne owe e od Obed-Edom ja-Giti kuom dweche adek, kendo Jehova Nyasaye nogwedhe gi ode duto.
They left the sacred chest in the house of Obed-Edom for three months, and [during that time] Yahweh blessed Obed-Edom and his family.
12 Eka nowacho ni Ruoth Daudi niya, “Jehova Nyasaye osegwedho od Obed-Edom gi gige duto nikech Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye.” Omiyo Daudi nolor mwalo kodhi e od Obed-Edom mondo oom Sandug Muma mar Nyasaye, mine okele e Dala Maduongʼ mar Daudi gi mor.
Later, people told David, “Yahweh has blessed Obed-Edom and his family because [he is taking care] of the sacred chest!” When David heard that, he [and some other men] went to Obed-Edom’s house, and very joyfully brought the sacred chest from there to Jerusalem.
13 Kane joma otingʼo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye ogoyo ondamo auchiel, notimo misango gi rwath gi nyaroya machwe.
[This time, descendants of Levi] were carrying the sacred chest, but when they had walked only six steps, they stopped, and there David killed a bull and a fat calf, and offered them to Yahweh for a sacrifice.
14 Daudi, korwako law mayom mar dolo miluongo ni efod, nomiel aduwa e nyim Jehova Nyasaye gi tekre duto,
David was wearing [only] a linen cloth wrapped around his waist, and was dancing very energetically to honor Yahweh.
15 e kinde ma en kaachiel gi dhood Israel duto, nokelo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye gi mahu ka igoyo tungʼ.
David and the Israeli men took the sacred chest up [to Jerusalem], shouting [loudly] and blowing trumpets.
16 E kinde mane Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye donjo e Dala Maduongʼ mar Daudi, Mikal nyar Saulo nongʼicho gie dirisa. Kendo kane oneno Ruoth Daudi kachikore kendo miel aduwa e nyim Jehova Nyasaye, nochaye gi chunye.
While they were carrying the sacred chest into the city, [David’s wife] Michal, who was Saul’s daughter, looked out the window [of her house]. She saw King David leaping and dancing to honor Yahweh. So she was disgusted with him.
17 Negikelo Sandug Muma mar Jehova Nyasaye mi gikete kare ei hema mane Daudi osegurone, kendo Daudi notimo misango miwangʼo pep gi misengini mag lalruok michiwo e nyim Jehova Nyasaye.
They brought the sacred chest into the tent that David had erected for it. Then David gave to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on an altar], and other offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh.
18 Bangʼ kane osetieko timo misango miwangʼo pep gi misengini mag lalruok, nogwedho ji e nying Jehova Nyasaye Maratego.
When David had finished offering those sacrifices, he asked Yahweh, the Commander of the armies [of the angels], to bless the people.
19 Eka nomiyo oganda Israel duto chwo gi mon, ngʼato ka ngʼato, makati gi olembe mongʼin. Kendo ji duto nodok miechgi.
He also distributed food to all the people. To each Israeli man and woman he gave a loaf of bread, some meat, and a raisin cake. Then all the people returned to their homes.
20 Kane Daudi odok dala mondo ogwedh joode, Mikal nyar Saulo nowuok mondo oromne mowachone niya, “Mano kaka ruodh Israel nomiyore duongʼ kawuono koelore duk e nyim wasumbini ma nyiri mag jotije mana kaka dhano adhana nyalo timo!”
When David went home to [ask Yahweh to] bless his family, his wife Michal came out to meet him. She said to him, “Maybe you, the king of Israel, [think that you] [IRO] were honoring yourself today, but really, you acted like a fool, uncovering yourself while the female servants of your officials were watching!”
21 Daudi nowacho ni Mikal niya, “Ne atime e nyim Jehova Nyasaye, mane oyiera kar yiero wuonu kata ngʼato moa e dhoode kane oketa mondo atel ni oganda Jehova Nyasaye ma en Israel, abiro tugo kamiel e nyim Jehova Nyasaye.
David replied to Michal, “[I was doing that] to honor Yahweh, who chose me instead of your father and other members of his family, to be the king of the Israeli people, the people who belong to Yahweh. And I will [continue to] dance to honor Yahweh!
22 Abiro medo bedo mofuwo maloyo mae, bende abiro medo dwokora matin e wangʼa awuon. To wasumbini ma nyiri miwachogi, to biro miya duongʼ.”
[Even though you think that what I did] was disgraceful, I will continue to do it even more. You may despise me [because of what I did], but the women whom you were talking about will honor me!”
23 Kendo Mikal nyar Saulo ne ok onywolo nyithindo nyaka notho.
[As a result, ] Saul’s daughter Michal never gave birth to any children.
