2 Samuel 24
1 Og Herrens Vrede optændtes atter imod Israel, og han tilskyndte David imod dem, at han sagde: Gak hen, tæl Israel og Juda.
And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
2 Og Kongen sagde til Joab, Stridshøvedsmanden, som var hos ham: Kære, gak omkring i alle Israels Stammer, fra Dan og indtil Beersaba, og tæller Folket, at jeg kan vide Folkets Tal.
And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I may know their number.”
3 Og Joab sagde til Kongen: Gid Herren din Gud vilde lægge til dette Folk hundrede Gange saa mange, som disse og disse ere, og min Herre Kongens Øjne maatte se det; men hvorfor har min Herre Kongen Lyst til denne Gerning?
And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”
4 Men Kongens Ord fik Overhaand imod Joab og imod Høvedsmændene for Hæren; saa drog Joab ud og Høvedsmændene for Hæren fra Kongens Ansigt til at tælle Folket Israel.
But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.
5 Og de gik over Jordanen, og de lejrede sig i Aroer paa den højre Side af Staden, som ligger midt i Gads Dal, og Jaeser.
And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.
6 Og de kom til Gilead og til det nedenfor liggende Land, som nylig var indtaget, og de kom til Dan-Jaan og trindt omkring til Zidon.
And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead, and to the lower land of Hodsi. And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan. And going around beside Sidon,
7 Og de kom til den faste Stad Tyrus og til alle Heviternes og Kananiternes Stæder, og de gik ud imod Sønden i Juda indtil Beersaba.
they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.
8 Og de gik omkring i alt Landet og kom, der ni Maaneder og tyve Dage vare til Ende, til Jerusalem.
And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.
9 Og Joab overgav Tallet paa Folket, som var talt, til Kongen, og der var i Israel otte Hundrede Tusinde stridbare Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd, og Judas Mænd vare fem Hundrede Tusinde Mand.
Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king. And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword; and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.
10 Da slog Davids Hjerte ham, efter at han havde talt Folket, og David sagde til Herren: Jeg har saare syndet, at jeg har gjort det, og nu, Herre, kære, borttag din Tjeners Misgerning; thi jeg har handlet meget daarligt.
Then the heart of David struck him, after the people were numbered. And David said to the Lord: “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But I pray that you, O Lord, may take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted very foolishly.”
11 Og der David stod op om Morgenen, da skete Herrens Ord til Gad, Profeten, Davids Seer, og han sagde:
And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:
12 Gak og sig til David: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg lægger dig tre Ting for, udvælg dig en af dem, den vil jeg gøre dig.
“Go, and say to David: ‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things. Choose one of these, whichever you will, so that I may do it to you.’”
13 Og Gad kom til David og gav ham det til Kende, og han sagde til ham: Skal der komme dig syv Aars Hunger i dit Land? eller skal du fly tre Maaneder for din Fjendes Ansigt, og han skal forfølge dig? eller skal der være tre Dage Pest i dit Land? vid nu og se, hvad Svar jeg skal sige den igen, som sendte mig.
And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”
14 Og David sagde til Gad: Jeg er saare angest; kære, lad os falde i Herrens Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er stor, men jeg vil nødig falde i Menneskens Haand.
Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men.”
15 Saa lod Herren Pest komme i Israel fra Morgenen indtil den bestemte Tid, og der døde halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd af Folket fra Dan og indtil Beersaba.
And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.
16 Og der Engelen udrakte sin Haand over Jerusalem til at ødelægge den, da angrede Herren det onde, og han sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde Folket: Det er nok, drag nu din Haand tilbage; og Herrens Engel var da ved Jebusiteren Aravnas Tærskeplads.
And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it, the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people: “It is enough. Hold back your hand now.” And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 Og David sagde til Herren, der han saa Engelen, som slog iblandt Folket, og han sagde: Se, jeg har syndet, og jeg har handlet ilde; men disse Faar, hvad have de gjort? Kære, lad din Haand være imod mig og imod min Faders Hus.
And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”
18 Og Gad kom til David paa den samme Dag og sagde til ham: Gak op, oprejs Herren et Alter paa Jebusiteren Aravnas Tærskeplads.
Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
19 Saa gik David op efter Gads Ord, som Herren havde befalet.
And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.
20 Og Aravna saa ud og saa Kongen og hans Tjenere komme over til sig; og Aravna gik ud og bøjede sit Ansigt for Kongen til Jorden.
And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.
21 Og Aravna sagde: Hvorfor kommer min Herre Kongen til sin Tjener? Og David sagde: For at købe denne Tærskeplads af dig til at bygge Herren et Alter, at denne Plage maa holde op for Folket.
And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground, and he said, “What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him, “So as to purchase the threshing floor from you, and to build an altar to the Lord, and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”
22 Og Aravna sagde til David: Min Herre Kongen tage og ofre det, ham godt synes; se, der er en Okse til Brændofferet og Tærskeslæderne og Tøjet paa Oksen til Veddet.
And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”
23 Kong Aravna gav Kongen alt det, og Aravna sagde til Kongen: Herren din Gud have Behagelighed til dig!
All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”
24 Men Kongen sagde til Aravna: Ikke saa, men jeg vil købe det af dig for dets Værd, thi jeg vil ikke ofre Brændofre for intet til Herren min Gud. Saa købte David Tærskepladsen og Oksen for halvtredsindstyve Sekel Sølv.
And in response, the king said to him: “It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25 Og David byggede Herren der et Alter og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre; og Herren bønhørte Landet, og Plagen holdt op for Israel.
And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.
