2 Samuel 6
1 David rassembla de nouveau toute l’élite d’Israël, trente mille hommes,
Then David chose 30,000 Israeli men and gathered them together.
2 et, suivi de tout ce peuple, il se mit en marche du côté de Baalé-Yehouda pour en faire venir l’arche du Seigneur, à laquelle est imposé le nom, le nom même de l’Eternel-Cebaot, qui siège sur les chérubins.
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 On plaça l’arche du Seigneur sur un chariot neuf, et on la transporta hors de la maison d’Abinadab, située sur la colline; Ouzza et Ahyo, fils d’Abinadab, conduisaient ce chariot neuf.
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 Ils la voiturèrent depuis la maison d’Abinadab, située sur la colline, en accompagnant l’arche du Seigneur; mais Ahyo marchait en avant de l’arche.
Uzzah walked alongside the cart, and Ahio walked in front of it.
5 David et toute la maison d’Israël jouaient, devant le Seigneur, de toutes sortes d’instruments de bois de cyprès: harpes, luths, tambourins, sistres et cymbales.
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 Comme on arrivait à l’aire de Nakhôn, Ouzza s’élança vers l’arche du Seigneur et la retint, parce que les bœufs avaient glissé.
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 La colère du Seigneur s’alluma contre Ouzza, et il le frappa sur place pour cette faute; et il mourut là, à côté de l’arche de Dieu.
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 David, consterné du coup dont l’Eternel avait frappé Ouzza, donna à ce lieu le nom de Péreç-Ouzza, qu’il porte encore aujourd’hui.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. So ever since that time, that place has been called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
9 David, ce jour-là, redouta l’Eternel et dit: "Comment l’arche de l’Eternel viendrait-elle chez moi!"
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 Et David n’osa faire amener chez lui, dans la Cité de David, l’arche du Seigneur, et il la fit diriger vers la maison d’Obed-Edom, le Ghittéen.
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 L’Arche du Seigneur demeura trois mois dans la maison d’Obed-Edom, le Ghittéen, et le Seigneur bénit Obed-Edom et toute sa maison.
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 Le roi David, ayant appris que le Seigneur avait béni la maison et tous les biens d’Obed-Edom à cause de l’arche divine, y alla, et fit transporter l’arche divine de la maison d’Obéd-Edom à la Cité de David, avec des réjouissances.
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 Quand ceux qui portaient l’arche du Seigneur avaient avancé de six pas, on immolait un taureau et une bête grasse.
[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 David dansait de toutes ses forces devant le Seigneur; il était vêtu d’un éphod de lin.
David was wearing [only] a linen cloth wrapped around his waist, and was dancing very energetically to honor Yahweh.
15 Et David et toute la maison d’Israël escortaient l’arche du Seigneur avec des cris de joie et au son du cor.
David and the Israeli men took the sacred chest up [to Jerusalem], shouting [loudly] and blowing trumpets.
16 Comme l’arche du Seigneur entrait dans la Cité de David, Mikhal, fille de Saül, regarda par la fenêtre, vit le roi David sautant et dansant devant le Seigneur, et elle en conçut du dédain pour lui.
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 Or, on introduisit l’arche du Seigneur et on l’installa à sa place, dans le pavillon que David avait dressé pour elle; et David offrit, devant l’Eternel, des holocaustes et des rémunératoires.
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 Lorsque David eut achevé d’offrir ces sacrifices, il bénit le peuple au nom de l’Eternel-Cebaot,
When David had finished offering those sacrifices, he asked Yahweh, the Commander of the armies [of the angels], to bless the people.
19 fit distribuer à tout le peuple, à toute la multitude d’Israël, hommes et femmes, à chacun un gâteau de pain, une pièce de viande et une mesure de vin; et tout le peuple se retira, chacun chez soi.
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 David rentra pour bénir sa famille; Mikhal, fille de Saül, vint à sa rencontre et dit: "Combien s’est honoré aujourd’hui le roi d’Israël, se donnant en spectacle aux servantes de ses serviteurs, comme eût pu le faire un homme de rien!"
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 David répondit à Mikhal: "C’Est devant l’Eternel, qui m’a élu de préférence à ton père et à tous les siens, en m’instituant prince du peuple de Dieu, prince d’Israël, c’est devant l’Eternel que j’ai dansé et danserai encore;
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 et volontiers je m’humilierai davantage et me ferai petit à mes propres yeux; pour ces servantes dont tu parles, c’est auprès d’elles que je me glorifierai!"
[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 Mikhal, fille de Saül, n’eut pas d’enfant jusqu’au jour de sa mort.
[As a result, ] Saul’s daughter Michal never gave birth to any children.
