2 शमूएल 6

1 दाऊदले इस्राएलका कुशल सेनाहरूलाई भेला गराए। त्यहाँ 30,000 मानिसहरू भेला भए।

2 तब दाऊद र तिनका मानिसहरू यहूदाको बालाथमा गए। तिनीहरूले यहूदाको बालाथबाट परमेश्वरको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई यरूशलेम पुर्याए। मानिसहरू परमेश्वरको आराधना गर्न पवित्र सन्दूकको सामुन्ने गए। पवित्र सन्दूक परमप्रभुको सिंहासन जस्तै हो। पवित्र सन्दूकको माथिल्लो भागमा करूब परीका मूर्तीहरू बिराजमान छन्। अनि परमप्रभु चाहिं यी परीहरूका माझमा राजा झै बस्नु भएको छ।

3 पहाडमाथि भएको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई अमीनादाबको घरबाट निकाले। तब तिनीहरूले परमेश्वरको भनिएको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई नयाँ गाडीमाथि राखे। उज्जा र अहीयो नामका अबीनादाबका छोराहरूले उक्त गाडा हाँके।

4 यसरी पवित्र सन्दूकलाई पहाडको अमीनादाबको घरबाट निकाले र उज्जाले गाडामा पवित्र सन्दूक राखेर गाडा हाँके अहीओ अघि-अघि बाटोमा हिंडेर गाडालाई मार्ग प्रदर्शन गरे।

5 दाऊद अनि इस्राएलीहरू नाच्दै र संगीतमय बाजा-गाजाहरू बजाउँदै अघि बढे। तिनीहरूको बीचमा संगीतमय साधनहरू वीणा, सारङ्गी, खैंजडी, शंकुबाट काठका बाजाहरू अनि झ्यालीहरू थिए।

6 जब दाऊदका मानिसहरू नाकोन खलामा आइपुगे। गाडा तान्ने ठेस् खाए। गाडामा पवित्र सन्दूक हुत्तिएर झण्डै लड्यो। तत्कालै, उज्जाले पवित्र सन्दूकलाई लडनदेखि रक्षा गरे।

7 तर परमप्रभु उज्जासँग रिसाउनुभयो र उज्जलाई मार्नु भयो। उज्जाले पवित्र सन्दूकलाई छोएर लापरवाही गर्यो।

8 दाऊद साह्रै क्रोधित अनि खिन्न भए किनभने परमप्रभु द्वारा उज्जया मारिए। दाऊदले उक्त स्थानको नाउँ “पेरेस उज्जा” राखे। आज पनि उक्त स्थानको नाउँ पेरेस उज्जा नै भनिन्छ।

9 त्यस दिन, दाऊद परमप्रभुसँग डराए। दाऊदले भने, “अब कसरी परमेश्वरको पवित्र सन्दूक म कहाँ ल्याउने?”

10 दाऊदले परमप्रभुको पवित्र सन्दूक दाऊदको शहर भित्र लैजान चाहेनन्। दाऊदले परमेश्वरको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई गात देखि ओबेद-एदोमको घरमा राख्ने निर्णय गरे। पवित्र सन्दूकलाई बाटोबाट ओबेद-एदोमको घरमा लगे।

11 उक्त घरमा पवित्र सन्दूक तीन महीना सम्म रह्यो। परमप्रभुले ओबेद-एदोम र तिनका परिवारलाई आशीर्वाद दिनुभयो।

12 पछि मानिसहरूले दाऊदलाई भने, “परमप्रभुले ओबेद-एदोमका परिवारालाई आशीर्वाद दिनुभएको छ किनभने उसले परमप्रभुको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई उसको घरमा राखेकोछ।” तब दाऊद गए र परमेश्वरको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई खुशी अनि आनन्दको साथमा ओबेद-एदोमको घरबाट माथि ल्याए।

13 जब मानिसहरू पवित्र सन्दूक बोकेर छ कदम अघि हिडे, दाऊदले तिनीहरूलाई रोके अनि एउटा साँढे र मोटो बाछा बलि चढाए।

14 परमप्रभुको अघि दाऊद नाचे। दाऊदले एपोद लगाएका थिए।

15 दाऊद र सारा इस्राएलीहरू दंगदास थिए परमप्रभुको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई शहर भित्र्याउँदा तुरही बजाउँदै आनन्दको आवाज निकाले।

16 शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलले झ्यालबाट हेर्दैथिइन्। जब परमप्रभुको पवित्र सन्दूकलाई शहरमा ल्याइयो दाऊद नाच्दै-उफ्रँदै गर्नथाले। मीकलले यो हेरिरहेकी थिई र दाऊदसँग रिसाईन्। तिनले सोचिनन् ऊ आफैंले आफैंलाई मूर्ख बनाउँदैछ।

17 दाऊदले पवित्र सन्दूकको निम्ति एउटा छाउनी बनाए। इस्राएलीहरूले परमप्रभुको उक्त सन्दूकलाई त्यस छाउनीमा राखे। त्यसपछि दाऊदले होमबली र मेलबली चढाए।

18 होमबली र मेलबली चढाइसके पछि दाऊदले सर्वशक्तिमान परमप्रभुको नाममा मानिसहरूलाई आशीर्वाद दिए।

19 प्रत्येकलाई रोटी, किशमिश र खजूरको रोटी दिएका थिए। तब सबै मानिसहरू घर फर्के।

20 दाऊद आफ्नो घरमा आशीर्वाद दिन गए। तर शाऊलकी छोरी मीकल तिनलाई भेटून आइनन्। मीकलले भनिन्, “इस्राएलका राजाले आज आफैलाई सम्मान गरेनन्। आफ्नै नोकर्नीहरूका अघि तपाईंले आफ्नो लुगा खोल्नु भयो। तपाईं त्यही मूर्ख मध्येको एक हुनुभयो जसले नलजाई कपडाहरू खोल्छन्।”

21 तब दाऊदले मीकललाई भने, “परमप्रभु आफैले मलाई चुन्नु भयो। न त तिम्रा बाबु न उनका परिवारबाट कसैले परमप्रभुले मलाई इस्राएल अनि उहाँका मानिसहरूमाथि शासन गर्न चुन्नु भयो। त्यसै कारण म अझ पनि परमप्रभुको अघि नाचिरहनेछु।

22 म यी कुराहरू गर्नेछु त्यसले सबैलाई धेरै छक्क पार्नेछ। तिमीले मलाई सम्मान गर्ने छैनौ, तर स्त्रीहरू जसको विषयमा तिमी बात गरिरहेकाछौ। मेरो गर्व हुनेछ।”

23 शाऊलकी छोरी मीकलको एउटा पनि नानी भएन। तिनी नानी नजन्माई मरीन्।

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.

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.