2 Samuel 6
1 David volvió a reunir a todos los hombres elegidos de Israel, treinta mil.
Then David chose 30,000 Israeli men and gathered them together.
2 David se levantó y fue con todo el pueblo que lo acompañaba desde Baale Judá, para hacer subir desde allí el arca de Dios, que se llama con el Nombre, el nombre de Yahvé de los Ejércitos que se sienta encima de los querubines.
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 Pusieron el arca de Dios en un carro nuevo y la sacaron de la casa de Abinadab, que estaba en la colina; Uza y Ahio, hijos de Abinadab, conducían el carro nuevo.
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 Lo sacaron de la casa de Abinadab que estaba en la colina, con el arca de Dios; y Ahio iba delante del arca.
Uzzah walked alongside the cart, and Ahio walked in front of it.
5 David y toda la casa de Israel tocaban delante de Yahvé con toda clase de instrumentos de madera de ciprés, con arpas, con instrumentos de cuerda, con panderetas, con castañuelas y con 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 Cuando llegaron a la era de Nacón, Uza alcanzó el arca de Dios y se aferró a ella, pues el ganado tropezó.
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 ira de Yahvé ardió contra Uza, y Dios lo hirió allí por su error; y murió allí 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 disgustó porque Yahvé había arremetido contra Uza; y llamó a ese lugar Fares Uza hasta el día de hoy.
David was angry because Yahweh had punished Uzzah. So ever since that time, that place has been called ‘The Punishment of Uzzah’.
9 David tuvo miedo de Yahvé aquel día, y dijo: “¿Cómo podría venir a mí el arca de Yahvé?”.
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 Así que David no quiso trasladar el arca de Yahvé para que estuviera con él en la ciudad de David, sino que la llevó a un lado, a la casa de Obed-Edom el geteo.
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 El arca de Yahvé permaneció tres meses en la casa de Obed-Edom el geteo, y Yahvé bendijo a Obed-Edom y a toda su casa.
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 Se le dijo al rey David: “El Señor ha bendecido la casa de Obed-Edom y todo lo que le pertenece, a causa del arca de Dios.” Entonces David fue y subió con alegría el arca de Dios desde la casa de Obed-Edom a la ciudad de David.
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 que llevaban el arca de Yahvé habían recorrido seis pasos, sacrificó un buey 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 David danzó ante Yahvé con todas sus fuerzas, y se vistió con un efod de lino.
David was wearing [only] a linen cloth wrapped around his waist, and was dancing very energetically to honor Yahweh.
15 Entonces David y toda la casa de Israel subieron el arca de Yahvé con gritos y con el sonido de la trompeta.
David and the Israeli men took the sacred chest up [to Jerusalem], shouting [loudly] and blowing trumpets.
16 Cuando el arca de Yahvé llegó a la ciudad de David, Mical, hija de Saúl, se asomó a la ventana y vio al rey David saltando y danzando ante Yahvé; y lo despreció en su corazón.
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 Hicieron entrar el arca de Yahvé y la colocaron en su lugar, en medio de la tienda que David había montado para ella; y David ofreció holocaustos y ofrendas de paz ante Yahvé.
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 David terminó de ofrecer los holocaustos y las ofrendas de paz, bendijo al pueblo en nombre de Yahvé de los Ejércitos.
When David had finished offering those sacrifices, he asked Yahweh, the Commander of the armies [of the angels], to bless the people.
19 Dio a todo el pueblo, de entre toda la multitud de Israel, tanto a los hombres como a las mujeres, a cada uno una porción de pan, dátiles y pasas. Y todo el pueblo se fue, cada uno a su casa.
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 Entonces David volvió para bendecir a su familia. Mical, la hija de Saúl, salió al encuentro de David y dijo: “¡Qué glorioso ha sido hoy el rey de Israel, que se ha descubierto a los ojos de las criadas de sus siervos, como se descubre descaradamente uno de los vanidosos!”
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 dijo a Mical: “Fue ante Yahvé, que me eligió por encima de tu padre y de toda su casa, para nombrarme príncipe del pueblo de Yahvé, de Israel. Por eso celebraré ante Yahvé.
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 Todavía seré más indigno que esto, y no tendré ningún valor a mis ojos. Pero las doncellas de las que has hablado me honrarán”.
[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 Mical, hija de Saúl, no tuvo hijos hasta el día de su muerte.
[As a result, ] Saul’s daughter Michal never gave birth to any children.
