1 וַיִּוָּעַץ דָּוִיד עִם־שָׂרֵי הָאֲלָפִים וְהַמֵּאֹות לְכָל־נָגִיד | 1 David conferred with the commanders of the thousands and the hundreds, in fact with al the leaders. |
2 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִיד לְכֹל ׀ קְהַל יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־עֲלֵיכֶם טֹוב וּמִן־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִפְרְצָה נִשְׁלְחָה עַל־אַחֵינוּ הַנִּשְׁאָרִים בְּכֹל אַרְצֹות יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעִמָּהֶם הַכֹּהֲנִים וְהַלְוִיִּם בְּעָרֵי מִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם וְיִקָּבְצוּ אֵלֵינוּ | 2 Then, to the whole assembly of Israel, David said, 'If this has your approval, and if Yahweh our Godwil s it so, we shal send messengers to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also tothe priests and Levites in their towns and pasture lands, bidding them join us. |
3 וְנָסֵבָּה אֶת־אֲרֹון אֱלֹהֵינוּ אֵלֵינוּ כִּי־לֹא דְרַשְׁנֻהוּ בִּימֵי שָׁאוּל | 3 And then we will go and recover the ark of our God, for in the days of Saul we neglected to do it.' |
4 וַיֹּאמְרוּ כָל־הַקָּהָל לַעֲשֹׂות כֵּן כִּי־יָשַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם | 4 The whole assembly agreed to this, because al the people thought that this was the right thing to do. |
5 וַיַּקְהֵל דָּוִיד אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן־שִׁיחֹור מִצְרַיִם וְעַד־לְבֹוא חֲמָת לְהָבִיא אֶת־אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים מִקִּרְיַת יְעָרִים | 5 So David summoned al Israel from the Shihor of Egypt to the Pass of Hamath, to bring the ark of Godfrom Kiriath-Jearim. |
6 וַיַּעַל דָּוִיד וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל בַּעֲלָתָה אֶל־קִרְיַת יְעָרִים אֲשֶׁר לִיהוּדָה לְהַעֲלֹות מִשָּׁם אֵת אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים ׀ יְהוָה יֹושֵׁב הַכְּרוּבִים אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא שֵׁם | 6 David and al Israel then went up to Baalah, to Kiriath-Jearim in Judah, from there to bring up the arkof God, which bears the title 'Yahweh enthroned on the winged creatures'. |
7 וַיַּרְכִּיבוּ אֶת־אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים עַל־עֲגָלָה חֲדָשָׁה מִבֵּית אֲבִינָדָב וְעֻזָּא וְאַחְיֹו נֹהֲגִים בָּעֲגָלָה | 7 They transported the ark of God out of Abinadab's house on a new cart. Uzzah and Ahio drove thecart. |
8 וְדָוִיד וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל מְשַׂחֲקִים לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים בְּכָל־עֹז וּבְשִׁירִים וּבְכִנֹּרֹות וּבִנְבָלִים וּבְתֻפִּים וּבִמְצִלְתַּיִם וּבַחֲצֹצְרֹות | 8 David and al Israel danced before God with al their might, singing to the accompaniment of harps,lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets. |
9 וַיָּבֹאוּ עַד־גֹּרֶן כִּידֹן וַיִּשְׁלַח עֻזָּא אֶת־יָדֹו לֶאֱחֹז אֶת־הָאָרֹון כִּי שָׁמְטוּ הַבָּקָר | 9 When they came to the threshing-floor of the Javelin, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark,as the oxen were making it tilt. |
10 וַיִּחַר־אַף יְהוָה בְּעֻזָּא וַיַּכֵּהוּ עַל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַח יָדֹו עַל־הָאָרֹון וַיָּמָת שָׁם לִפְנֵי אֱלֹהִים | 10 This roused Yahweh's anger against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had laid his handon the Ark, and there he died before God. |
11 וַיִּחַר לְדָוִיד כִּי־פָרַץ יְהוָה פֶּרֶץ בְּעֻזָּא וַיִּקְרָא לַמָּקֹום הַהוּא פֶּרֶץ עֻזָּא עַד הַיֹּום הַזֶּה | 11 David resented Yahweh's having broken out against Uzzah, and the place was given the namePerez-Uzzah, which it stil has today. |
12 וַיִּירָא דָוִיד אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בַּיֹּום הַהוּא לֵאמֹר הֵיךְ אָבִיא אֵלַי אֵת אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים | 12 That day David felt afraid of God. 'How can I bring the ark of God to be with me?' he said. |
13 וְלֹא־הֵסִיר דָּוִיד אֶת־הָאָרֹון אֵלָיו אֶל־עִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּטֵּהוּ אֶל־בֵּית עֹבֵד־אֱדֹם הַגִּתִּי | 13 So David did not take the ark with him into the City of David but had it put in the house of Obed-Edom of Gath. |
14 וַיֵּשֶׁב אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים עִם־בֵּית עֹבֵד אֱדֹם בְּבֵיתֹו שְׁלֹשָׁה חֳדָשִׁים וַיְבָרֶךְ יְהוָה אֶת־בֵּית עֹבֵד־אֱדֹם וְאֶת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹו׃ פ | 14 The ark of God remained with Obed-Edom, in his house, for three months, and Yahweh blessedObed-Edom's family and everything that belonged to him. |