2 Samuel 6
1 Una vez más, David convocó a todos los hombres especialmente elegidos de Israel, y eran treinta mil en total.
Then David chose 30,000 Israeli men and gathered them together.
2 Entonces fue con todos sus hombres a Baalá, en Judá, para traer de vuelta el Arca de Dios, que pertenece al Señor Todopoderoso, que está sentado entre los querubines que están sobre el Arca.
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 Colocaron el Arca de Dios en un carro nuevo y la trajeron desde la casa de Abinadab, que estaba en una colina. Uza y Ahío, hijos de Abinadab, dirigían el carruaje
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 que transportaba el Arca de Dios, y Ahío caminaba delante de él.
Uzzah walked alongside the cart, and Ahio walked in front of it.
5 David y todos los israelitas estaban celebrando en presencia del Señor, cantando canciones acompañadas de cítaras, arpas, panderetas, sonajas y címbalos.
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 Pero cuando llegaron a la era de Nachón, los bueyes tropezaron, por lo que Uza extendió la mano para evitar que el Arca de Dios cayera.
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 El Señor se enojó con Uza, y Dios lo hirió allí mismo por su desobediencia, y murió junto al Arca de Dios.
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 se enfadó por el violento arrebato del Señor contra Uza. Llamó al lugar Perez-uza, que sigue siendo su nombre hasta hoy.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. So ever since that time, that place has been called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
9 Ese día, David tuvo miedo del Señor. “¿Cómo podré traer el Arca de Dios a mi casa?”, se preguntó.
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 Al no querer traer el Arca del Señor para que estuviera con él en la Ciudad de David, la hizo llevar a la casa de Obed-edom el gitano.
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 Entonces el Arca del Señor permaneció en la casa de Obed-edom durante tres meses, y el Señor bendijo a toda la familia de Obed-edom.
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 Y le dijeron al rey David: “El Señor ha bendecido la casa de Obed-edom y todo lo que tiene a causa del Arca de Dios”. Así que David fue y mandó traer el Arca de Dios de la casa de Obed-edom a la Ciudad de David. Entonces hubo gran celebración.
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 Cuando los hombres que llevaban el Arca del Señor dieron seis pasos, David sacrificó un toro y un ternero cebado.
[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 Luego, con un efod sacerdotal, David bailó con todas sus fuerzas ante el Señor
David was wearing [only] a linen cloth wrapped around his waist, and was dancing very energetically to honor Yahweh.
15 mientras él y todos los israelitas llevaban el Arca del Señor, con muchos gritos y sonido de cuernos.
David and the Israeli men took the sacred chest up [to Jerusalem], shouting [loudly] and blowing trumpets.
16 Mientras el Arca del Señor era transportada a la ciudad de David, la hija de Saúl, Mical, miraba desde una ventana. Vio al rey David saltando y danzando ante el Señor, y realmente lo aborreció.
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 Entonces trajeron el Arca del Señor y la colocaron en su lugar dentro de la tienda que David había montado para ella. Luego David ofreció holocaustos y ofrendas de paz ante el Señor.
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 Cuando terminó de ofrecer los sacrificios, David bendijo al pueblo en nombre del Señor Todopoderoso.
When David had finished offering those sacrifices, he asked Yahweh, the Commander of the armies [of the angels], to bless the people.
19 Entonces les dio a todos los israelitas, tanto a hombres como a mujeres, una hogaza de pan, una torta de dátiles y una torta de pasas. Luego los envió a todos a sus casas.
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 Cuando David llegó a su casa para bendecir a su familia, Mical, la hija de Saúl, salió a su encuentro y le dijo: “¡Qué distinguido se ha puesto hoy el rey de Israel, quitándose la túnica para que lo vieran todas las sirvientas, como se expondría cualquier personal vulgar!”
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 le dijo a Mical: “Estuve bailando ante el Señor, que me eligió a mí en lugar de a tu padre y a toda su familia cuando me nombró gobernante del pueblo del Señor, Israel. Seguiré celebrando ante el Señor,
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 de hecho voy a hacerme aún menos distinguido, me volveré aún más humilde. Sin embargo, seré respetado por esas siervas de las que hablaste”.
[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 Y Mical, la hija de Saúl, nunca tuvo hijos.
[As a result, ] Saul’s daughter Michal never gave birth to any children.
