1 وجمع داود ايضا جميع المنتخبين في اسرائيل ثلاثين الفا.2 وقام داود وذهب هو وجميع الشعب الذي معه من بعلة يهوذا ليصعدوا من هناك تابوت الله الذي يدعى عليه بالاسم اسم رب الجنود الجالس على الكروبيم.3 فاركبوا تابوت الله على عجلة جديدة وحملوه من بيت ابيناداب الذي في الاكمة وكان عزّة واخيو ابنا ابيناداب يسوقان العجلة الجديدة.4 فاخذوها من بيت ابيناداب الذي في الاكمة مع تابوت الله. وكان اخيو يسير امام التابوت5 وداود وكل بيت اسرائيل يلعبون امام الرب بكل انواع الآلات من خشب السرو بالعيدان وبالرباب وبالدفوف وبالجنوك وبالصنوج.6 ولما انتهوا الى بيدر ناخون مدّ عزّة يده الى تابوت الله وامسكه لان الثيران انشمصت.7 فحمي غضب الرب على عزّة وضربه الله هناك لاجل غفله فمات هناك لدى تابوت الله.8 فاغتاظ داود لان الرب اقتحم عزّة اقتحاما وسمّى ذلك الموضع فارص عزّة الى هذا اليوم.9 وخاف داود من الرب في ذلك اليوم وقال كيف ياتي اليّ تابوت الرب.10 ولم يشأ داود ان ينقل تابوت الرب اليه الى مدينة داود فمال به داود الى بيت عوبيد ادوم الجتّي.11 وبقي تابوت الرب في بيت عوبيد ادوم الجتّي ثلاثة اشهر. وبارك الرب عوبيد ادوم وكل بيته12 فأخبر الملك داود وقيل له قد بارك الرب بيت عوبيد ادوم وكل ما له بسبب تابوت الله. فذهب داود واصعد تابوت الله من بيت عوبيد ادوم الى مدينة داود بفرح.13 وكان كلما خطا حاملوا تابوت الرب ست خطوات يذبح ثورا وعجلا معلوفا.14 وكان داود يرقص بكل قوته امام الرب. وكان داود متنطقا بافود من كتان.15 فاصعد داود وجميع بيت اسرائيل تابوت الرب بالهتاف وبصوت البوق.16 ولما دخل تابوت الرب مدينة داود اشرفت ميكال بنت شاول من الكوّة ورأت الملك داود يطفر ويرقص امام الرب فاحتقرته في قلبها.17 فادخلوا تابوت الرب واوقفوه في مكانه في وسط الخيمة التي نصبها له داود واصعد داود محرقات امام الرب وذبائح سلامة.18 ولما انتهى داود من اصعاد المحرقات وذبائح السلامة بارك الشعب باسم رب الجنود.19 وقسم على جميع الشعب على كل جمهور اسرائيل رجالا ونساء على كل واحد رغيف خبز وكاس خمر وقرص زبيب. ثم ذهب كل الشعب كل واحد الى بيته20 ورجع داود ليبارك بيته فخرجت ميكال بنت شاول لاستقبال داود وقالت ما كان اكرم ملك اسرائيل اليوم حيث تكشّف اليوم في اعين إماء عبيده كما يتكشّف احد السفهاء.21 فقال داود لميكال انما امام الرب الذي اختارني دون ابيك ودون كل بيته ليقيمني رئيسا على شعب الرب اسرائيل. فلعبت امام الرب.22 واني اتصاغر دون ذلك واكون وضيعا في عيني نفسي واما عند الاماء التي ذكرت فاتمجد.23 ولم يكن لميكال بنت شاول ولد الى يوم موتها

1 Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.2 And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwells between the cherubim.3 And they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went before the ark.5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the LORD on all manner of instruments made of fir wood, even on harps, and on psalteries, and on tambourines, and on cornets, and on cymbals.6 And when they came to Nachon' threshing floor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it.7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God.8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach on Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perezuzzah to this day.9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said, How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD to him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obededom the Gittite.11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD has blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.13 And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatted calves.14 And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul' daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the middle of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.19 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!21 And David said to Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before your father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in my own sight: and of the maidservants which you have spoken of, of them shall I be had in honor.23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.