1 And David got together all the fighting-men of Israel to the number of thirty thousand;
2 And David, and all the people who were with him, went to Baal of Judah to get the ark of God, over which the holy name is named, the name of the Lord of armies, whose place is between the winged ones.
3 And they put the ark of God on a new cart and took it out of the house of Abinadab which was on the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were the drivers of the cart.
4 And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it.
5 And David and all the men of Israel made melody before the Lord with all their power, with songs and with corded instruments and instruments of brass.
6 And when they came to Nacon's grain-floor, Uzzah put his hand on the ark of God to keep it safe in its place, for the oxen were out of control.
7 And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God.
8 And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzzah: and he gave that place the name Perez-uzzah, which is its name to this day.
9 And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?
10 So David did not let the ark of the Lord come back to him to the town of David: but had it turned away and put into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
11 And the ark of the Lord was in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite for three months: and the Lord sent a blessing on Obed-edom and all his family.
12 And they said to King David, The blessing of the Lord is on the family of Obed-edom and on all he has, because of the ark of God. And David went and took the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the town of David with joy.
13 And when those who were lifting the ark of the Lord had gone six steps, he made an offering of an ox and a fat young beast.
14 And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.
15 So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.
16 And when the ark of the Lord came into the town of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looking out of the window, saw King David dancing and jumping before the Lord; and to her mind he seemed foolish.
17 And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.
18 And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.
19 And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.
20 Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!
21 And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;
22 And I will do even worse than this, and make myself even lower in your eyes: but the servant-girls of whom you were talking will give me honour.
23 And Michal, Saul's daughter, had no child till the day of her death.
1 Tornou Davi a ajuntar todos os escolhidos de Israel, em número de trinta mil.
2 Depois levantou-se Davi, e partiu para Baal-Judá com todo o povo que tinha consigo, para trazerem dali para cima a arca de Deus, a qual é chamada pelo Nome, o nome do Senhor dos exércitos, que se assenta sobre os querubins.
3 Puseram a arca de Deus em um carro novo, e a levaram da casa de Abinadabe, que estava sobre o outeiro; e Uzá e Aiô, filhos de Abinadabe, guiavam o carro novo.
4 Foram, pois, levando-o da casa de Abinadabe, que estava sobre o outeiro, com a arca de Deus; e Aiô ia adiante da arca.
5 E Davi, e toda a casa de Israel, tocavam perante o Senhor, com toda sorte de instrumentos de pau de faia, como também com harpas, saltérios, tamboris, pandeiros e címbalos.
6 Quando chegaram à eira de Nacom, Uzá estendeu a mão à arca de Deus, e pegou nela, porque os bois tropeçaram.
7 Então a ira do Senhor se acendeu contra Uzá, e Deus o feriu ali; e Uzá morreu ali junto à arca de Deus.
8 E Davi se contristou, porque o Senhor abrira rotura em Uzá; e passou-se a chamar àquele lugar, Pérez-Uzá, até o dia de hoje.
9 Davi, pois, teve medo do Senhor naquele dia, e disse: Como virá a mim a arca do Senhor?
10 E não quis levar a arca do Senhor para a cidade de Davi; mas fê-la entrar na casa de Obede-Edom, o gitita.
11 E ficou a arca do Senhor três meses na casa de Obede-Edom, o gitita, e o Senhor o abençoou e a toda a sua casa.
12 Então informaram a Davi, dizendo: O Senhor abençoou a casa de Obede-Edom, e tudo quanto é dele, por causa da arca de Deus. Foi, pois, Davi, e com alegria fez subir a arca de Deus, da casa de Obede-Edom para a cidade de Davi.
13 Quando os que levavam a arca do Senhor tinham dado seis passos, ele sacrificou um boi e um animal cevado.
14 E Davi dançava com todas as suas forças diante do Senhor; e estava Davi cingido dum éfode de linho.
15 Assim Davi e toda a casa de Israel subiam, trazendo a arca do Senhor com júbilo e ao som de trombetas.
16 Quando entrava a arca do Senhor na cidade de Davi, Mical, filha de Saul, estava olhando pela janela; e, vendo ao rei Davi saltando e dançando diante do senhor, o desprezou no seu coração.
17 Introduziram, pois, a arca do Senhor, e a puseram no seu lugar, no meio da tenda que Davi lhe armara; e Davi ofereceu holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas perante o Senhor.
18 Quando Davi acabou de oferecer os holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas, abençoou o povo em nome do Senhor dos exércitos.
19 Depois repartiu a todo o povo, a toda a multidão de Israel, tanto a homens como a mulheres, a cada um, um bolo de pão, um bom pedaço de carne e um bolo de passas. Em seguida todo o povo se retirou, cada um para sua casa.
20 Então Davi voltou para abençoar a sua casa; e 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 pejo se descobre um indivíduo qualquer.
21 Disse, porém, Davi a Mical: Perante o Senhor, que teu escolheu a mim de preferência a teu pai e a toda a sua casa, estabelecendo-me por chefe sobre o povo do Senhor, sobre Israel, sim, foi perante Senhor que dancei; e perante ele ainda hei de dançar
22 Também ainda mais do que isso me envilecerei, e me humilharei aos meus olhos; mas das servas, de quem falaste, delas serei honrado.
23 E Mical, filha de Saul não teve filhos, até o dia de sua morte.