2 Samuel 6
1 Then David again gathered together all the elect men of Israel, thirty thousand.
David samlet atter alt utvalgt mannskap i Israel - tretti tusen mann.
2 And David arose and went away, with the entire people who were with him from the men of Judah, so that they might lead back the ark of God, over which is invoked the name of the Lord of hosts, who sits upon the cherubim above it.
Og David og alt folket som var hos ham, tok ut og drog fra Ba'ale-Juda for å føre Guds ark op derfra, den som kalles med Herrens navn - med Herrens, hærskarenes Guds navn, han som troner på kjerubene.
3 And they placed the ark of God on a new cart. And they took it from the house of Abinadab, who was in Gibeon. And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
De satte Guds ark på en ny vogn og førte den bort fra Abinadabs hus, som lå på haugen; og Ussa og Ahjo, Abinadabs sønner, kjørte den nye vogn.
4 And when they had taken it from the house of Abinadab, who was in Gibeon, Ahio preceded the ark as the keeper of the ark of God.
Således førte de Guds ark bort fra Abinadabs hus, som lå på haugen, og fulgte med den, og Ahjo gikk foran arken.
5 But David and all of Israel played before the Lord on every kind of musical instrument made of wood, and on harps, and lyres, and timbrels, and bells, and cymbals.
Og David og hele Israels hus lekte for Herrens åsyn til alle slags strengelek av cypresstre, både citarer og harper og trommer og bjeller og cymbler.
6 And after they had arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah extended his hand to the ark of God, and he touched it, because the oxen were kicking and had caused it to tip.
Da de kom til Nakons treskeplass, rakte Ussa sin hånd ut og tok fatt i Guds ark; for oksene var blitt ustyrlige.
7 And the indignation of the Lord was enraged against Uzzah. And he struck him for his temerity. And there he died, beside the ark of God.
Da optendtes Herrens vrede mot Ussa, og Gud slo ham der for hans forseelse, så han døde der ved Guds ark.
8 Then David was saddened because the Lord had struck Uzzah. And the name of that place was called: the Striking of Uzzah, even to this day.
Men David blev ille til mote, fordi Herren hadde slått Ussa ned; derfor er dette sted blitt kalt Peres-Ussa like til denne dag.
9 And David was very fearful of the Lord on that day, saying, “How shall the ark of the Lord be brought to me?”
Den dag blev David opfylt av frykt for Herren og sa: Hvorledes skulde Herrens ark kunne komme inn til mig?
10 And he was not willing to send the ark of the Lord to himself in the city of David. Instead, he sent it into the house of Obededom, the Gittite.
Og David vilde ikke flytte Herrens ark op til sig i Davids stad, men lot den føre bort til gittitten Obed-Edoms hus.
11 And the ark of the Lord dwelt in the house of Obededom the Gittite, for three months. And the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.
Herrens ark blev stående i gittitten Obed-Edoms hus i tre måneder, og Herren velsignet Obed-Edom og alt hans hus.
12 And it was reported to king David that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that was his, because of the ark of God. Therefore, David went and brought the ark of God, from the house of Obededom, into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims.
Så kom det nogen og fortalte kong David at Herren hadde velsignet Obed-Edoms hus og alt det han hadde, for Guds arks skyld. Da tok David avsted og førte Guds ark fra Obed-Edoms hus op til Davids stad med stor glede.
13 And when those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had traveled six steps, he immolated an ox and a ram.
Og da de som bar Herrens ark, hadde gått seks skritt frem, ofret han okser og gjøkalver.
14 And David danced with all his ability before the Lord. And David was girded with the linen ephod.
Og David danset av all makt for Herrens åsyn - han hadde en livkjortel av lerret på.
15 And David, and all the house of Israel, were leading the ark of the testament of the Lord, with jubilation and the sound of the trumpet.
Således førte David og hele Israels hus Herrens ark op med fryderop og basunklang.
16 And when the ark of the Lord had entered into the city of David, Michal, the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord. And she despised him in her heart.
Da nu Herrens ark kom inn i Davids stad, så Mikal, Sauls datter, ut igjennem vinduet, og hun så kong David hoppe og danse for Herrens åsyn, og hun foraktet ham i sitt hjerte.
17 And they led in the ark of the Lord. And they set it in its place in the middle of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it. And David offered holocausts and peace offerings in the sight of the Lord.
Så førte de da Herrens ark inn og satte den på sitt sted midt i det telt som David hadde reist for den, og David ofret brennoffer for Herrens åsyn og takkoffer.
18 And when he had completed offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
Og da David var ferdig med å ofre brennofferet og takkofferne, velsignet han folket i Herrens, hærskarenes Guds navn.
19 And he distributed to the entire multitude of Israel, as much to men as to women, to each one: one loaf of bread, and one piece of roasted beef, and fine wheat flour fried with oil. And all the people went away, each one to his own house.
Og han utdelte til alt folket, til hver enkelt av hele Israels mengde, både mann og kvinne, et brød og et stykke kjøtt og en rosinkake. Så drog alt folket hjem, hver til sitt hus.
20 And David returned, so that he might bless his own house. And Michal, the daughter of Saul, going out to meet David, said: “How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and being unclothed, as if one of the performers were unclothed.”
Da David kom hjem igjen for å velsigne sitt hus, gikk Mikal, Sauls datter, ut imot ham og sa: Hvor høit Israels konge er blitt æret idag - han som idag har blottet sig for øinene på sine tjeneres piker, som løse folk pleier å gjøre!
21 And David said to Michal: “Before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father, and rather than his entire house, and who commanded me, that I should be the leader over the people of the Lord in Israel,
Da sa David til Mikal: For Herrens åsyn, han som utvalgte mig fremfor din far og fremfor hele hans hus og satte mig til fyrste over Herrens folk, over Israel - for Herrens åsyn har jeg danset;
22 I will both play and demean myself, more so than I have done. And I will be little in my own eyes. And with the handmaids, about whom you are speaking, I will appear more glorious.”
og jeg vil gjøre mig ennu ringere enn så og bli liten i mine egne øine, og de tjenestepiker du talte om, sammen med dem vil jeg æres.
23 And so, there was no child born to Michal, the daughter of Saul, even to the day of her death.
Men Mikal, Sauls datter, blev barnløs til sin dødsdag.
