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 thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims.** of hosts, was called upon 3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave 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 timbrels, and on cornets, and on cymbals.

6 And when they came to Nachon’s threshingfloor, 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 upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah 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 unto him into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obed-edom, and all his household.

12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 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’s 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 midst 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 uncovereth himself!* 21 And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy 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 mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.* 23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

1 De novo, Davi reuniu os melhores guerreiros de Israel; trinta mil ao todo. 2 Ele e todas as tropas que o acompanhavam partiram rumo a Baalá, em Judá,* para buscar a arca de Deus, arca sobre a qual é invocado o Nome,* o nome do Senhor dos Exércitos, cujo trono está entre os querubins sobre a arca. 3 Puseram a arca de Deus em uma carroça nova e a levaram da casa de Abinadabe, que ficava em uma colina. Uzá e Aiô, filhos de Abinadabe, conduziam a carroça 4 com a arca de Deus;* Aiô andava na frente dela. 5 Davi e todos os israelitas celebravam com grande entusiasmo diante do Senhor, ao som de canções,* harpas, liras, tamborins, chocalhos e címbalos.

6 Quando chegaram à eira de Nacom, Uzá esticou o braço e segurou a arca de Deus, porque os bois haviam tropeçado. 7 A ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Uzá por esse ato de irreverência. Por isso, Deus o feriu, e ele morreu ali mesmo, ao lado da arca de Deus.

8 Davi ficou irado porque o Senhor havia atacado Uzá. Até hoje aquele lugar é chamado Perez-Uzá.*

9 Naquele dia, Davi teve medo do Senhor e se perguntou: "Como a arca do Senhor chegará até mim?". 10 Assim, Davi já não quis levar a arca do Senhor para ficar com ele na Cidade de Davi. Em vez disso, levou‑a para a casa de Obede-Edom, o giteu. 11 A arca do Senhor ficou na casa de Obede-Edom, o giteu, por três meses, e o Senhor o abençoou e a toda a sua família.

12 Disseram ao rei Davi:

― O Senhor tem abençoado a família de Obede-Edom e tudo o que ele possui, por causa da arca de Deus.

Então, Davi, com grande festa, foi à casa de Obede-Edom e ordenou que levassem a arca de Deus para a Cidade de Davi. 13 Quando os que carregavam a arca do Senhor davam seis passos, ele sacrificava um boi e um novilho gordo. 14 Davi, vestindo o colete sacerdotal de linho, foi dançando com todas as suas forças diante do Senhor. 15 Assim, ele e todos os israelitas levavam a arca do Senhor com gritos de alegria e ao som de trombetas.

16 Aconteceu que, entrando a arca do Senhor na Cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, observava de uma janela. Ao ver o rei Davi saltando e dançando diante do Senhor, ela o desprezou em seu coração.

17 Eles trouxeram a arca do Senhor e a colocaram na tenda que Davi lhe havia preparado. Então, Davi ofereceu holocaustos* e ofertas de comunhão diante do Senhor. 18 Depois de oferecer os holocaustos e as ofertas de comunhão, Davi abençoou o povo em nome do Senhor dos Exércitos 19 e deu uma rosca, um bolo de tâmaras e um bolo de uvas-passas a cada homem e a cada mulher israelita na multidão. Então, todo o povo partiu, cada um para a sua casa.

20 Voltando Davi para casa para abençoar a sua família, Mical, filha de Saul, saiu ao seu encontro e lhe disse:

― Como o rei de Israel se destacou hoje, despindo‑se sem pudor diante das escravas dos seus servos, como um homem vulgar!

21 Davi, porém, disse a Mical:

― Tudo o que fiz foi diante do Senhor, aquele que me escolheu em lugar do seu pai e de toda a casa dele, quando me designou príncipe sobre o povo do Senhor, sobre Israel; por isso, celebrarei diante do Senhor. 22 Eu me rebaixarei ainda mais e me humilharei aos meus próprios olhos. Contudo, serei honrado por essas escravas que você mencionou.

23 Mical, filha de Saul, jamais teve filhos até o final da sua vida.