1 David samlet alle Israels krigere, i alt tretti tusen mann.

And David got together all the fighting-men of Israel to the number of thirty thousand;

2 David og hele folket som var med ham dro til Ba'al i Juda for å hente Guds ark, over hvilken det hellige navnet, Herrens, hærskarenes Herre, er nevnt, og som har sitt tilhold mellom kjerubene.

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 De satte Guds ark på en ny vogn og tok den ut av huset til Abinadab på haugen. Ussa og Ahio, Abinadabs sønner, kjørte vognen.

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 Ussa gikk ved siden av arken, mens Ahio gikk foran den.

And Uzzah went by the side of the ark, while Ahio went before it.

5 David og hele Israel danset med stor kraft for Herrens åsyn, til sang og til spill på harper, lyrer, tamburiner, bjeller og symbaler.

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 Men da de kom til Nakons treskeplass, rakte Ussa ut hånden mot Guds ark og tok tak i den, for oksene snublet.

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 Da ble Herrens vrede opptent mot Ussa, og Gud slo ham der for hans feiltrinn. Han døde der ved Guds ark.

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 David ble harm fordi Herren hadde rammet Ussa, og han kalte det stedet for Peres-Ussa, og det heter det den dag i dag.

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 På den dagen ble David fylt av frykt for Herren og sa: Hvordan kan Herrens ark komme til meg?

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 David ville ikke ta Herrens ark til Davids by, men han førte den til huset til Obed-Edom, gittitten.

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 Herrens ark ble i Obed-Edoms hus i tre måneder, og Herren velsignet Obed-Edom og hele hans hus.

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 Det ble fortalt kong David: Herren har velsignet Obed-Edoms hus og alt han eier på grunn av Guds ark. Så dro David for å hente Guds ark fra Obed-Edoms hus til Davids by med glede.

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 Da de som bar Herrens ark hadde gått seks skritt, ofret han en okse og et gjøkalv.

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 David danset med all sin kraft for Herrens åsyn, kledd i en linnedrakt.

And David, clothed in a linen ephod, was dancing before the Lord with all his strength.

15 Så brakte David og hele Israels hus Herrens ark opp med jubelrop og lyden av horn.

So David and all the men of Israel took up the ark of the Lord with cries of joy and sounding of horns.

16 Da Herrens ark kom inn i Davids by, så Mikal, Sauls datter, ut gjennom vinduet og så kong David hoppe og danse for Herrens åsyn, og hun foraktet ham i sitt hjerte.

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 De førte inn Herrens ark og satte den på sin plass i teltet som David hadde reist for den, og David ofret brennoffer og fredsoffer for Herren.

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 Da David var ferdig med å ofre brennoffer og fredsoffer, velsignet han folket i Herrens, hærskarenes Herres, navn.

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 Han delte ut til hele folket, til hver mann og kvinne i Israels store menighet, et brødstykke, et kjøttstykke og en rosinkake hver. Så gikk alle hjem, hver til sitt hus.

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 Da David kom hjem for å velsigne sitt hus, gikk Mikal, Sauls datter, ut til ham og sa: Hvor ærerik var Israels konge i dag, som blottet seg uten skam for sine tjenerinners øyne, slik som en simpel mann blottlegger seg!

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 Men David svarte Mikal: Det var for Herrens skyld jeg danset, Han som har valgt meg framfor din far og hele hans hus for å gjøre meg til fyrste over Herrens folk, over Israel. For Ham vil jeg danse.

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 Jeg vil gjøre enda merkeligere ting enn dette og gjøre meg selv enda mindre i dine øyne. Men hos de tjenestepikene du nevnte, vil jeg bli æret.

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 Og Mikal, Sauls datter, fikk ingen barn til sin dødsdag.

And Michal, Saul's daughter, had no child till the day of her death.