2 Samuel 6
1 Then David chose 30,000 Israeli men and gathered them together.
Och David samlade åter alla de unga män i Israel, tretiotusend.
2 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].
Och stod upp, och gick bort med allt det folk, som när honom var af Juda män, att han skulle hemta dädan Guds ark, hvilkens namn heter: Herrans Zebaoths Namn bor deruppå öfver Cherubim.
3 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].
Och de satte Guds ark uppå en ny vagn, och hemtade honom utur AbiNadabs hus, som bodde i Gibea; men Ussa och Ahio, AbiNadabs söner, drefvo den nya vagnen.
4 Uzzah walked alongside the cart, and Ahio walked in front of it.
Och de förde honom med Guds ark utur AbiNadabs hus, som i Gibea bodde; och Ahio gick framför arkenom.
5 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.
Då spelade David och hela Israels hus för Herranom, med allahanda strängaspel af granträ, med harpor, och psaltare, och trummor, och bjellror, och cymbaler.
6 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]).
Och då de kommo till Nachons lado, tog Ussa till, och höll Guds ark; ty oxarna gingo afsides utaf vägenom.
7 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].
Då förgrymmade sig Herrans vrede öfver Ussa, och Gud slog honom der för hans öfverdådighets skull, så att han blef der död vid Guds ark.
8 David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. So ever since that time, that place has been called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
Då var David bedröfvad, att Herren så sönderref Ussa. Och vardt det samma rummet kalladt Perez Ussa allt intill denna dag.
9 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]
Och David fruktade sig för Herranom på den dagen, och sade: Huru skall Herrans ark komma till mig?
10 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].
Och ville icke låta bära honom till sig in i Davids stad; utan lät bära honom uti ObedEdoms den Gitthitens hus.
11 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.
Och då Herrans ark blef i tre månader uti ObedEdoms den Gitthitens hus, välsignade Herren honom, och allt hans hus.
12 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.
Och det vardt sagdt Konung David, att Herren hade välsignat ObedEdoms hus, och allt det han hade, för Guds arks skull. Då gick han bort, och hemtade Guds ark utur ObedEdoms hus, upp uti Davids stad, med fröjd.
13 [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.
Och som de voro framgångne vid sex tren med Herrans ark, offrade man en oxa och ett fett får.
14 David was wearing [only] a linen cloth wrapped around his waist, and was dancing very energetically to honor Yahweh.
Och David dansade med allo magt för Herranom, och hade klädt uppå sig en linnan lifkjortel.
15 David and the Israeli men took the sacred chest up [to Jerusalem], shouting [loudly] and blowing trumpets.
Och David samt hela Israel förde Herrans ark upp, med trummeter och basuner.
16 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.
Och då Herrans ark kom in uti Davids stad, såg Michal, Sauls dotter, ut genom fenstret, och såg Konung David springa och dansa för Herranom; och föraktade honom i sitt hjerta.
17 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.
När de nu båro Herrans ark in, satte de honom på sitt rum midt i tabernaklet, som David för honom uppslagit hade. Och David offrade bränneoffer och tackoffer för Herranom.
18 When David had finished offering those sacrifices, he asked Yahweh, the Commander of the armies [of the angels], to bless the people.
Och då David hade utoffrat bränneoffer, och tackoffer, välsignade han folket i Herrans Zebaoths Namn;
19 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.
Och utskifte allo folkena och Israels menighet, både man och qvinno, hvarjom och enom ett bröd, och ett stycke kött, och ett mått vin; sedan gick allt folket sin väg, hvar och en i sitt hus.
20 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!”
Men då David igenkom, till att välsigna sitt hus, gick Michal, Sauls dotter, ut emot honom, och sade: Huru härlig hafver Israels Konung varit i dag, som sig blottat hafver för sina tjenares tjensteqvinnor, såsom lösaktiga menniskor sig blotta!
21 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!
Men David sade till Michal: Jag skall spela för Herranom, den mig utvalt hafver, heldre än din fader, och heldre än allt hans hus, så att han hafver mig befallt vara en Förste öfver Herrans folk öfver Israel; ja, för Herranom vill jag spela;
22 [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!”
Och vill ännu ringare varda än så, och vill nedrig vara i min ögon, och med de tjensteqvinnor, som du af sagt hafver, till äro komma.
23 [As a result, ] Saul’s daughter Michal never gave birth to any children.
Och Michal, Sauls dotter, hade intet barn intill hennes dödsdag.
