2 Samuel 24

1 Men HERRENS vrede blussede atter op mod Israel, saa at han æggede David mod dem og sagde: »Gaa hen og hold Mandtal over Israel og Juda!«

And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.

2 Kongen sagde da til Joab og Hærførerne, der var hos ham: »Drag rundt i alle Israels Stammer fra Dan til Be'ersjeba og hold Mønstring over Folket, for at jeg kan faa Tallet paa det at vide!«

And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.

3 Men Joab svarede Kongen: »Maatte HERREN din Gud forøge Folket hundredfold, og maatte min Herre Kongen selv opleve det — men hvorfor har min Herre Kongen sat sig sligt for?«

And Joab said unto the king, Now Jehovah thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

4 Men Joab og Hærførerne maatte bøje sig for Kongens Ord. Joab og Hærførerne forlod derfor Kongen for at holde Mønstring over Israels Folk.

Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

5 De gik over Jordan og begyndte ved Aroer og Byen, der ligger midt i Dalen; drog ad Gad til og i Retning af Ja'zer;

And they passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and unto Jazer:

6 saa kom de til Gilead og til Hetiternes Land hen imod Kadesj, derpaa til Dan, og fra Dan vendte de sig hen mod Zidon;

then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and round about to Sidon,

7 saa kom de til Fæstningen Tyrus og alle Hivviternes og Kana'anæernes Byer, hvorfra de gik til Be'ersjeba i det judæiske Sydland.

and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beer-sheba.

8 Efter at de var draget hele Landet rundt i ni Maaneder og tyve Dage, kom de tilbage til Jerusalem.

So when they had gone to and fro through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

9 Joab opgav derpaa Kongen Tallet, der var fundet ved Folketællingen, og Israel talte 800 000 kraftige, vaabenføre Mænd, Juda 500 000 Mænd.

And Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.

10 Men efter at David havde holdt Mandtal over Folket, slog Samvittigheden ham, og han sagde til HERREN: »Jeg har syndet svarlig i, hvad jeg har gjort! Men tilgiv nu, HERRE, din Tjeners Brøde, thi jeg har handlet som en stor Daare!«

And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, O Jehovah, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

11 Da David stod op om Morgenen kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Gad, Davids Seer, saaledes:

And when David rose up in the morning, the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,

12 »Gaa hen og sig til David: Saa siger HERREN; Jeg forelægger dig tre Ting; vælg selv, hvilken jeg skal lade times dig!«

Go and speak unto David, Thus saith Jehovah, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

13 Gad kom da til David og kundgjorde ham det og sagde: »Skal der komme tre Hungersnødsaar over dig i dit Land, eller vil du i tre Maaneder jages paa Flugt, forfulgt af din Fjende, eller skal der komme tre Dages Pest i dit Land? Overvej nu, hvad jeg skal svare ham, der har sendt mig!«

So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thy foes while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise thee, and consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

14 David svarede Gad: »Jeg er i saare stor Vaande — lad os saa falde i HERRENS Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er stor; i Menneskehaand vil jeg ikke falde!«

And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man.

15 Saa valgte David da Pesten. Ved Hvedehøstens Tid begyndte Soten at ramme Folket; og der døde 70 000 Mand af Folket fra Dan til Be'ersjeba.

So Jehovah sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.

16 Da Engelen udrakte sin Haand mod Jerusalem for at ødelægge det, angrede HERREN det onde, og han sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde Folket »Nu er det nok, drag din Haand tilbage!« HERRENS Engel var da ved Jebusiten Aravnas Tærskeplads.

And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay thy hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

17 Men da David saa Engelen, som slog Folket, sagde han til HERREN: »Det er mig, der har syndet, mig, der har begaaet Brøden; men Faarene der, hvad har de gjort? Lad din Haand dog ramme mig og mit Fædrenehus!«

And David spake unto Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.

18 Samme Dag kom Gad til David og sagde: »Gaa op og rejs HERREN et Alter paa Jebusiten Aravnas Tærskeplads!«

And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

19 Og David gik derop efter Gads Ord, saaledes som HERREN havde paabudt.

And David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Jehovah commanded.

20 Da Aravna, der var ved at tærske Hvede, saa ned og fik Øje paa Kongen og hans Folk, som kom hen imod ham, gik han ud og kastede sig paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for ham;

And Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

21 og Aravna sagde: »Hvorfor kommer min Herre Kongen til sin Træl?« David svarede: »For at købe Tærskepladsen af dig og bygge HERREN et Alter, at Folket maa blive friet fra Plagen!«

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar unto Jehovah, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

22 Da sagde Aravna til David: »Min Herre Kongen tage den og ofre, hvad ham tykkes ret! Her er Okserne til Brændoffer og Tærskeslæderne og Oksernes Stavtøj til Brændsel!

And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood:

23 Min Herre Kongens Træl giver Kongen det hele!« Og Aravna sagde til Kongen: »Maatte HERREN din Gud have Behag i dig!«

all this, O king, doth Araunah give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, Jehovah thy God accept thee.

24 Men Kongen svarede Aravna: »Nej, jeg vil købe det af dig for dets fulde Værdi; jeg vil ikke bringe HERREN min Gud Brændofre, som intet koster mig!« Saa købte David Tærskepladsen og Okserne for halvtredsindstyve Sølvsekel;

And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will verily buy it of thee at a price; neither will I offer burnt-offerings unto Jehovah my God which cost me nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

25 og David byggede HERREN et Alter der og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre. Da forbarmede HERREN sig over Landet, og Israel blev friet fra Plagen.

And David built there an altar unto Jehovah, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So Jehovah was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.