1 Chronicles 21
1 Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
Satan traadte op mod Israel og æggede David til at holde Mandtal over Israel.
2 So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”
David sagde da til Joab og Hærførerne: »Drag ud og tæl Israel fra Be'ersjeba til Dan og bring mig Efterretning, for at jeg kan faa Tallet paa dem at vide!«
3 But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
Men Joab svarede: »Maatte HERREN forøge sit Folk hundredfold! Er de ikke, Herre Konge, min Herres Trælle alle sammen? Hvorfor vil min Herre det? Hvorfor skal det blive Israel til Skyld?«
4 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.
Men Joab maatte bøje sig for Kongens Ord, og Joab begav sig derfor bort, drog hele Israel rundt og kom tilbage til Jerusalem.
5 And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.
Joab opgav derpaa David Tallet, der var fundet ved Folketællingen, og hele Israel talte 1 100 000 kraftige Mænd, Juda 470 000.
6 But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.
Men Levi og Benjamin havde han ikke talt med, thi Kongens Ord var Joab en Gru.
7 This command was also evil in the sight of God; so He struck Israel.
Dette var ondt i Guds Øjne, og han slog Israel.
8 Then David said to God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. Now I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”
Da sagde David til Gud: »Jeg har syndet svarlig i, hvad jeg har gjort. Men tilgiv nu din Tjeners Brøde, thi jeg har handlet som en stor Daare!«
9 And the LORD instructed Gad, David’s seer,
Men HERREN talede saaledes til Gad, Davids Seer:
10 “Go and tell David that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am offering you three options. Choose one of them, and I will carry it out against you.’”
»Gaa hen og sig saaledes til David: Saa siger HERREN: Jeg forelægger dig tre Ting; vælg selv, hvilken jeg skal lade times dig!«
11 So Gad went and said to David, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You must choose
Gad kom da til David og sagde til ham: »Saa siger HERREN: Vælg!
12 between three years of famine, three months of being swept away before your enemies and overtaken by their swords, or three days of the sword of the LORD—days of plague upon the land, with the angel of the LORD ravaging every part of Israel.’ Now then, decide how I should reply to Him who sent me.”
Vælger du tre Hungersnødsaar, eller vil du i tre Maaneder flygte for dine Fjender og dine Avindsmænds Sværd, eller skal der komme tre Dage med HERRENS Sværd og Pest i Landet, i hvilke HERRENS Engel spreder Ødelæggelse i hele Israels Omraade? Se nu til, hvad jeg skal svare ham, der har sendt mig!«
13 David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
David svarede Gad: »Jeg er i saare stor Vaande — lad mig saa falde i HERRENS Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er saare stor; i Menneskehaand vil jeg ikke falde!«
14 So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell dead.
Saa sendte HERREN Pest over Israel, og af Israel døde 70 000 Mennesker.
15 Then God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem, but as the angel was doing so, the LORD saw it and relented from the calamity, and He said to the angel who was destroying the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand now!” At that time the angel of the LORD was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Og Gud sendte en Engel til Jerusalem for at ødelægge det. Men lige som han skulde til at ødelægge Byen, saa HERREN til og angrede det onde; og han sagde til Engelen, som var ved at ødelægge: »Nu er det nok, drag din Haand tilbage!« HERRENS Engel stod da ved Jebusiten Ornans Tærskeplads.
16 When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.
Da David løftede sit Blik og saa HERRENS Engel staa mellem Himmel og Jord med draget Sværd i Haand, rettet mod Jerusalem, faldt han og de Ældste, der var klædt i Sæk, paa deres Ansigt;
17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”
og David sagde til Gud: »Var det ikke mig, der sagde, at Folket skulde tælles? Det er mig, der har syndet, og saare ilde har jeg handlet; men Faarene der, hvad har de gjort? HERRE min Gud, lad din Haand dog ramme mig og mit Fædrenehus, men lad Plagen ikke ramme dit Folk!«
18 Then the angel of the LORD ordered Gad to tell David to go up and build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Da sagde HERRENS Engel til Gad, at han skulde byde David gaa op og rejse HERREN et Alter paa Jebusiten Ornans Tærskeplads.
19 So David went up at the word that Gad had spoken in the name of the LORD.
Og David gik derop, efter det Ord Gad havde talt i HERRENS Navn.
20 Now Ornan was threshing wheat when he turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves.
Da Ornan vendte sig om, saa han Kongen og hans fire Sønner, der var hos ham, komme gaaende. Ornan var ved at tærske Hvede.
21 David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.
Og David naaede hen til Ornan, og da Ornan saa op og fik Øje paa David, forlod han Tærskepladsen og kastede sig paa sit Ansigt til Jorden for ham.
22 Then David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”
Da sagde David til Ornan: »Overlad mig din Tærskeplads, for at jeg der kan bygge HERREN et Alter! For fuld betaling skal du overlade mig den, at Folket maa blive friet fra Plagen!«
23 Ornan said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good. Look, I will give the oxen for the burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for the wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I will give it all.”
Da sagde Ornan til David: »Min Herre Kongen tage den og gøre, hvad ham tykkes ret; se, jeg giver Okserne til Brændofre, Tærskeslæderne til Brændsel og Hveden til Afgrødeoffer; jeg giver det hele!«
24 “No,” replied King David, “I insist on paying the full price, for I will not take for the LORD what belongs to you, nor will I offer burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”
Men Kong David svarede Ornan: »Nej, jeg vil købe det for fuld Betaling, thi til HERREN vil jeg ikke tage, hvad dit er, eller bringe et Brændoffer, som intet koster mig!«
25 So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the site.
Saa gav David Ornan Guld til en Vægt af 600 Sekel for Pladsen;
26 And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
og David byggede HERREN et Alter der og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre; og da han raabte til HERREN, svarede HERREN ham ved at lade Ild falde ned fra Himmelen paa Brændofferalteret,
27 Then the LORD spoke to the angel, who put his sword back into its sheath.
Og paa HERRENS Bud stak Engelen sit Sværd i Balgen igen.
28 At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
Paa den Tid ofrede David paa Jebusiten Ornans Tærskeplads, fordi han havde set, at HERREN havde svaret ham der;
29 For the tabernacle of the LORD that Moses had made in the wilderness and the altar of burnt offering were presently at the high place in Gibeon,
men HERRENS Bolig, som Moses havde rejst i Ørkenen, og Brændofferalteret stod paa den Tid paa Offerhøjen i Gibeon.
30 but David could not go before it to inquire of God, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
Men David kunde ikke gaa hen og søge Gud foran Alteret, thi han var rædselsslagen over HERRENS Engels Sværd.
