2 Samuel 6
1 Y David volvió a juntar todos los escogidos de Israel, treinta mil.
Then David chose 30,000 Israeli men and gathered them together.
2 Y se levantó David, y fue con todo el pueblo que tenía consigo, de Baala de Judá, para hacer pasar de allí el arca de Dios, sobre la cual era invocado el nombre del SEÑOR de los ejércitos, que mora en ella entre 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 Y pusieron el arca de Dios sobre un carro nuevo, y la llevaron de la casa de Abinadab, que estaba en Gabaa; y Uza y Ahío, hijos de Abinadab, guiaban 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 Y cuando lo llevaban de la casa de Abinadab que estaba en Gabaa, con el arca de Dios, Ahío iba delante del arca.
Uzzah walked alongside the cart, and Ahio walked in front of it.
5 Y David y toda la casa de Israel danzaban delante del SEÑOR con toda suerte de instrumentos de madera de haya; con arpas, salterios, adufes, flautas 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 Y cuando llegaron a la era de Nacón, Uza extendió la mano al arca de Dios, y la tuvo; porque los bueyes daban sacudidas.
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 Y el furor del SEÑOR se encendió contra Uza, y lo hirió allí Dios por aquella temeridad, y cayó allí muerto 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 Y se entristeció David por haber herido el SEÑOR a Uza; y fue llamado aquel lugar Pérez-uza ( rotura de Uza ), 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 Y temiendo David al SEÑOR aquel día, dijo: ¿Cómo ha de venir a mí el arca del SEÑOR?
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 No quiso, pues, David traer a sí el arca del SEÑOR a la ciudad de David; mas la llevó David a casa de Obed-edom 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 Y estuvo el arca del SEÑOR en casa de Obed-edom geteo tres meses; y bendijo el SEÑOR 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 Y fue dado aviso al rey David, diciendo: El SEÑOR ha bendecido la casa de Obed-edom, y todo lo que tiene, a causa del arca de Dios. Entonces David fue, y trajo el arca de Dios de casa de Obed-edom a la ciudad de David con fiestas.
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 Y cuando los que llevaban el arca de Dios habían andado seis pasos, sacrificaban un buey y un carnero grueso.
[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 Y David saltaba con toda su fuerza delante del SEÑOR; y tenía vestido David un efod de lino.
David was wearing [only] a linen cloth wrapped around his waist, and was dancing very energetically to honor Yahweh.
15 Así David y toda la casa de Israel llevaban el arca del SEÑOR con júbilo y sonido de trompeta.
David and the Israeli men took the sacred chest up [to Jerusalem], shouting [loudly] and blowing trumpets.
16 Y cuando el arca del SEÑOR llegó a la ciudad de David, aconteció que Mical hija de Saúl estaba mirando desde una ventana, y vio al rey David que saltaba y bailaba con toda su fuerza delante del SEÑOR; y le menospreció 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 Metieron, pues, el arca del SEÑOR, y la pusieron en su lugar en medio de una tienda que David le había tendido; y sacrificó David holocaustos y pacíficos delante del 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 Y cuando David hubo acabado de ofrecer los holocaustos y pacíficos, bendijo al pueblo en el nombre del SEÑOR 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 Y repartió a todo el pueblo, y a toda la multitud de Israel, así a hombres como a mujeres, a cada uno una torta de pan, y un pedazo de carne, y un frasco de vino. Y se fue todo el pueblo, 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 Volvió luego David para bendecir su casa; y saliendo Mical a recibir a David, dijo: ¡Cuán honrado ha sido hoy el rey de Israel, desenvolviéndose hoy delante de las criadas de sus siervos, como si fuese un hombre vacío!
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 Entonces David respondió a Mical: Delante del SEÑOR, que me eligió por encima de tu padre y de toda su casa, mandándome que fuese príncipe sobre el pueblo del SEÑOR, sobre Israel, danzaré delante del 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 Y aún me haré más vil que esta vez, y seré bajo a mis propios ojos; y delante de las criadas que dijiste, delante de ellas seré honrado.
[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 hija de Saúl nunca tuvo hijos hasta el día de su muerte.
[As a result, ] Saul’s daughter Michal never gave birth to any children.
