1 E tornou Davi a ajuntar todos os escolhidos de Israel, em número de trinta mil. 2 E levantou-se Davi e partiu com todo o povo que tinha consigo de Baalá de Judá, para levarem dali para cima a arca de Deus, sobre a qual se invoca o Nome, o nome do Senhor dos Exércitos, que se assenta entre os querubins. 3 E puseram a arca de Deus em um carro novo e a levaram da casa de Abinadabe, que está em Geba; e Uzá e Aiô, filhos de Abinadabe, guiavam o carro novo. 4 E, levando-o da casa de Abinadabe, que está em Geba, com a arca de Deus, Aiô ia adiante da arca. 5 E Davi e toda a casa de Israel alegravam-se perante o Senhor, com toda sorte de instrumentos de madeira de faia, com harpas, e com saltérios, e com tamboris, e com pandeiros, e com címbalos.

6 E, chegando à eira de Nacom, estendeu Uzá a mão à arca de Deus e segurou-a, porque os bois a deixavam pender. 7 Então, a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Uzá, e Deus o feriu ali por esta imprudência; e morreu ali junto à arca de Deus. 8 E Davi se contristou, porque o Senhor abrira rotura em Uzá; e chamou aquele lugar Perez-Uzá, até ao dia de hoje. 9 E temeu Davi ao Senhor naquele dia e disse: Como virá a mim a arca do Senhor? 10 E não quis Davi retirar para si a arca do Senhor, para a Cidade de Davi; mas Davi a fez levar à casa de Obede-Edom, o geteu. 11 E ficou a arca do Senhor em casa de Obede-Edom, o geteu, três meses; e abençoou o Senhor a Obede-Edom e a toda a sua casa.

12 Então, avisaram a Davi, dizendo: Abençoou o Senhor a casa de Obede-Edom e tudo quanto tem, por amor da arca de Deus; foi, pois, Davi e trouxe a arca de Deus para cima, da casa de Obede-Edom, à Cidade de Davi, com alegria. 13 E sucedeu que, quando os que levavam a arca do Senhor tinham dado seis passos, sacrificava ele bois e carneiros cevados. 14 E Davi saltava com todas as suas forças diante do Senhor; e estava Davi cingido de um éfode de linho. 15 Assim subindo, levavam Davi e todo o Israel a arca do Senhor, com júbilo e ao som das trombetas.

16 E sucedeu que, entrando a arca do Senhor na Cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, estava olhando pela janela e, vendo o rei Davi, que ia bailando e saltando diante do Senhor, o desprezou no seu coração. 17 E, introduzindo a arca do Senhor, a puseram no seu lugar, na tenda que Davi lhe armara; e ofereceu Davi holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas perante o Senhor. 18 E, acabando Davi de oferecer os holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas, abençoou o povo em nome do Senhor dos Exércitos. 19 E repartiu a todo o povo e a toda a multidão de Israel, desde os homens até às mulheres, a cada um, um bolo de pão, e um bom pedaço de carne, e um frasco de vinho; então, foi-se todo o povo, cada um para sua casa.

20 E, voltando Davi para abençoar a sua casa, Mical, filha de Saul, saiu a encontrar-se com Davi e disse: Quão honrado foi o rei de Israel, descobrindo-se hoje aos olhos das servas de seus servos, como sem vergonha se descobre qualquer dos vadios. 21 Disse, porém, Davi a Mical: Perante o Senhor que me escolheu a mim antes do que a teu pai e a toda a sua casa, mandando-me que fosse chefe sobre o povo do Senhor, sobre Israel, perante o Senhor me tenho alegrado. 22 E ainda mais do que isto me envilecerei e me humilharei aos meus olhos; e das servas, de quem falaste, delas serei honrado. 23 E Mical, filha de Saul, não teve filhos, até ao dia da sua morte.

1 And David again gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand.2 And David arose and went, with all the people that were with him of the men of Juda to fetch the ark of God, upon which the name of the Lord of hosts is invoked, who sitteth over it upon the cherubims.3 And they laid the ark of God upon a new cart: and took it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa: and Oza, and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.4 And when they had taken it out of the house of Abinadab, who was in Gabaa, Ahio having care of the ark of God went before the ark.5 But David and all Israel played before the Lord on all manner of instruments made of wood, on harps and lutes and timbrels and cornets and cymbals.6 And when they came to the floor of Nachon, Oza put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it: because the oxen kicked and made it lean aside.7 And the indignation of the Lord was enkindled against Oza, and he struck him for his rashness: and he died there before the ark of God.8 And David was grieved because the Lord had struck Oza, and the name of that place was called: The striking of Oza, to this day.9 And David was afraid of the Lord that day, saying: How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?10 And he would not have the ark of the Lord brought in to himself into the city of David: but he caused it to be carried into the house of Obededom the Gethite.11 And the ark of the Lord abode in the house of Obededom the Gethite three months: and the Lord blessed Obededom, and all his household.12 And it was told king David, that the Lord had blessed Obededom, and all that he had, because of the ark of God. So David went, and brought away the ark of God out of the house of Obededom into the city of David with joy. And there were with David seven choirs, and calves for victims.13 And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a ram:14 And David danced with all his might before the Lord: and David was girded with a linen ephod.15 And David and all the house of Israel brought the ark of the covenant of the Lord with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet.16 And when the ark of the Lord was come into the city of David, Michol the daughter of Saul, looking out through a window, saw king David leaping and dancing before the Lord: and she despised him in her heart.17 And they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it: and David offered holocausts, and peace offerings before the Lord.18 And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.19 And he distributed to all the multitude of Israel both men and women, to every one, a cake of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine flour fried with oil: and all the people departed every one to his house.20 And David returned to bless his own house: and Michol the daughter of Saul coming out to meet David, said: How glorious was the king of Israel to day, uncovering himself before the handmaids of his servants, and was naked, as if one of the buffoons should be naked.21 And David said to Michol: Before the Lord, who chose me rather than thy father, and than all his house, and commanded me to be ruler over the people of the Lord in Israel,22 I will both play and make myself meaner than I have done: and I will be little in my own eyes: and with the handmaid of whom thou speakest, I shall appear more glorious.23 Therefore Michol the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.