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!«
The Lord was angry with Israel, and he provoked David against them, saying, “go and take a census of 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!«
So David told Joab, the army commander, “Go and count the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba, so I can have a total number.”
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?«
But Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord multiply his people a hundred times over, Your Majesty, and may you live to see it! But why does Your Majesty want to do this?”
4 Men Joab og Hærførerne maatte bøje sig for Kongens Ord. Joab og Hærførerne forlod derfor Kongen for at holde Mønstring over Israels Folk.
But the king was adamant so Joab and the army commanders left the king and went to census 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;
They crossed the Jordan and camped on the south side of the town of Aroer, in the middle of the valley, and then continued towards Gad and 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 went on to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and then continued towards Dan, and from Dan around 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.
After this they went to the fortress of Tyre, and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. They ended up in the Negev of Judah at Beersheba.
8 Efter at de var draget hele Landet rundt i ni Maaneder og tyve Dage, kom de tilbage til Jerusalem.
After traveling throughout the whole country for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Joab opgav derpaa Kongen Tallet, der var fundet ved Folketællingen, og Israel talte 800 000 kraftige, vaabenføre Mænd, Juda 500 000 Mænd.
Joab reported to the king the number of people that had been counted. In Israel there were 800,000 fighting men who could use the sword, and in Judah there were 500,000.
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!«
Afterwards, David felt really bad for ordering the census. He said to God, “I have committed a terrible sin by doing this. Please take away the guilt of your servant, for I have been very stupid.”
11 Da David stod op om Morgenen kom HERRENS Ord til Profeten Gad, Davids Seer, saaledes:
When David got up in the morning, the Lord had sent a message to 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 tell David that this is what the Lord says: ‘I'm giving you three options. Choose one of them, and that's what I'll do to you.’”
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 went and told David, “You can choose three years of famine in your land; or three months of running from your enemies while they chase you; or three days of plague in your land. So think about it and decide how I should reply to the One who 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!«
David replied to Gad, “This is an awful situation for me! Please, let the Lord decide my punishment, for he is merciful. Don't let me be punished by people.”
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 the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the time designated, and seventy thousand people died from Dan to Beersheba.
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.
But just as the angel was getting ready to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented from causing such a disaster and told the destroying angel, “That's enough. You can stop now.” Right then the angel of the Lord was standing beside 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!«
When David saw the angel striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I'm the one who has sinned; I'm the one who has done wrong. These people are just sheep. What have they done? Punish me and my family instead.”
18 Samme Dag kom Gad til David og sagde: »Gaa op og rejs HERREN et Alter paa Jebusiten Aravnas Tærskeplads!«
On that day Gad went to David and told him, “Go and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
19 Og David gik derop efter Gads Ord, saaledes som HERREN havde paabudt.
So David went and did what the Lord had ordered, as Gad had told him.
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;
When Araunah looked up, he saw the king and his officials approaching. So he went out and bowed 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!«
“Why has Your Majesty come to see me, your servant?” Araunah asked. “To buy your threshing floor so I can build an altar to the Lord in order that the plague on the people may be stopped.” David replied.
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!
“Take it, and Your Majesty can use it to make offerings as you think best,” Araunah told David. “Here are the oxen for burnt offerings, and here are the threshing boards and the yokes for the oxen for firewood.
23 Min Herre Kongens Træl giver Kongen det hele!« Og Aravna sagde til Kongen: »Maatte HERREN din Gud have Behag i dig!«
Your Majesty, I, Araunah, give it all to the king.” Araunah concluded by saying, “May the Lord your God respond positively to you.”
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;
“No, I insist on paying you for it,” the king replied. “I won't present burnt offerings to the Lord my God that didn't cost me anything.” 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.
David built an altar to the Lord there, and presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings. The Lord answered his prayer for the country, and the plague on Israel was stopped.
