II Samuel 6

vayyosef od david et-kol-bakhur beyisra'el sheloshim alef

David again assembled all the best soldiers in Israel, thirty thousand strong.

vayyaqom vayyelekh david vekhol-ha'am asher itto mibba'ale yehudah leha'alot misham et aron ha'elohim asher-niqra shem shem Adonai tseva'ot yoshev hakkeruvim alayw

Then David and all the troops that were with him set out from Baalim of Judah to bring up from there the Ark of God to which the Name was attached, the name GOD of Hosts Enthroned on the Cherubim.

vayyarkivu et-aron ha'elohim el-agalah khadashah vayyissa'uhu mibbet avinadav asher baggivah ve'uzza ve'akhyo bene avinadav nohagim et-ha'agalah khadashah

They loaded the Ark of God onto a new cart and conveyed it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill; and Abinadab’s sons, Uzza and Ahio, guided the new cart.

vayyissa'uhu mibbet avinadav asher baggivah im aron ha'elohim ve'akhyo holekh lifne ha'aron

They conveyed it from Abinadab’s house on the hill, [Uzza walking] alongside the Ark of God and Ahio walking in front of the Ark.

vedavid vekhol-bet yisra'el mesakhaqim lifne Adonai bekhol atse veroshim uvekhinnorot uvinvalim uvetuppim uvimna'anim uvetseltselim

Meanwhile, David and all the House of Israel danced before GOD to [the sound of] all kinds of cypress wood [instruments], with lyres, harps, hand-drums, sistrums, and cymbals.

vayyavo'u ad-goren nakhon vayyishlakh uzzah el-aron ha'elohim vayyokhez bo ki shametu habbaqar

But when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out for the Ark of God and grasped it, for the oxen had stumbled.

vayyikhar-af Adonai be'uzzah vayyakkehu sham ha'elohim al-hashal vayyamot sham im aron ha'elohim

GOD was incensed at Uzzah. And God struck him down on the spot for his indiscretion, and he died there beside the Ark of God.

vayyikhar ledavid al asher parats Adonai perets be'uzzah vayyiqra lammaqom hahu perets uzzah ad hayyom hazzeh

David was distressed because GOD had inflicted a breach upon Uzzah; and that place was named Perez-uzzah, as it is still called.

vayyira david et-Adonai bayyom hahu vayyomer ekh yavo elay aron Adonai

David was afraid of GOD that day; he said, “How can I let the Ark of GOD come to me?”

velo-avah david lehasir elayw et-aron Adonai al-ir david vayyattehu david bet oved-edom haggitti

So David would not bring the Ark of GOD to his place in the City of David; instead, David diverted it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

vayyeshev aron Adonai bet oved edom haggitti sheloshah khodashim vayevarekh Adonai et-oved edom ve'et-kol-beto

The Ark of GOD remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and GOD blessed Obed-edom and his whole household.

vayyuggad lammelekh david lemor berakh Adonai et-bet oved edom ve'et-kol-asher-lo ba'avur aron ha'elohim vayyelekh david vayya'al et-aron ha'elohim mibbet oved edom ir david besimkhah

It was reported to King David: “GOD has blessed Obed-edom’s house and all that belongs to him because of the Ark of God.” Thereupon David went and brought up the Ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the City of David, amid rejoicing.

vayehi ki tsa'adu nose'e aron-Adonai shisha tse'adim vayyizbakh shor umeri

When the bearers of the Ark of GOD had moved forward six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

vedavid mekharker bekhol-oz lifne Adonai vedavid khagur efod bad

David whirled with all his might before GOD; David was girt with a linen ephod.

vedavid vekhol-bet yisra'el ma'alim et-aron Adonai bitru'ah uveqol shofar

Thus David and all the House of Israel brought up the Ark of GOD with shouts and with blasts of the horn.

vehayah aron Adonai ba ir david umikhal bat-sha'ul nishqefah be'ad hakhallon vattere et-hammelekh david mefazzez umekharker lifne Adonai vattivez lo belibbah

As the Ark of GOD entered the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and whirling before GOD; and she despised him for it.

vayyavi'u et-aron Adonai vayyatsigu oto bimqomo betokh ha'ohel asher natah-lo david vayya'al david olot lifne Adonai ushelamim

They brought in the Ark of GOD and set it up in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it, and David sacrificed burnt offerings and offerings of well-being before GOD.

vayekhal david meha'alot ha'olah vehashelamim vayevarekh et-ha'am beshem Adonai tseva'ot

When David finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of GOD of Hosts.

vayekhalleq lekhol-ha'am lekhol-hamon yisra'el leme'ish ve'ad-isha le'ish khallat lekhem akhat ve'eshpar ekhad va'ashishah ekhat vayyelekh kol-ha'am ish leveto

And he distributed among all the people—the entire multitude of Israel, man and woman alike—to each a loaf of bread, a cake made in a pan, and a raisin cake. Then all the people left for their homes.

vayyashov david levarekh et-beto vattetse mikhal bat-sha'ul liqrat david vattomer mah-nnikhbad hayyom melekh yisra'el asher niglah hayyom le'ene amhot avadayw kehiggalot niglot akhad hareqim

David went home to greet his household. And Michal daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “Didn’t the king of Israel do himself honor today—exposing himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, as one of the riffraff might expose himself!”

vayyomer david el-mikhal lifne Adonai asher bakhar-bi me'avikh umikkol-beto letsavvot oti nagid al-am Adonai al-yisra'el vesikhaqti lifne Adonai

David answered Michal, “It was before GOD—who chose me instead of your father and all his family and appointed me ruler over Israel, GOD’s people! I will dance before GOD

uneqalloti od mizzot vehayiti shafal be'enay ve'im-ha'amahot asher amart immam ikkavedah

and dishonor myself even more, and be low in my own esteem; but among the maidservants that you speak of I will be honored.”

ulemikhal bat-sha'ul lo-hayah lah yaled ad yom motah

So to her dying day Michal daughter of Saul had no children.