Kings II 24
1 And the Lord caused his anger to burn forth again in Israel, and [Satan] stirred up David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Juda.
TUHAN marah lagi kepada Israel, lalu Daud dibujuknya dengan maksud mendatangkan kesulitan atas bangsa itu. Kata TUHAN kepadanya, "Adakanlah sensus di Israel dan Yehuda."
2 And the king said to Joab commander of the host, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel and Juda, from Dan even to Bersabee, and number the people, and I will know the number of the people.
Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Yoab panglima tentaranya, "Pergilah bersama perwira-perwiramu kepada semua suku Israel di seluruh negeri untuk mengadakan sensus. Aku ingin tahu jumlah mereka."
3 And Joab said to the king, Now may the Lord add to the people a hundred-fold as many as they are, and [may] the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king desire this thing?
Tetapi Yoab berkata kepada raja, "Semoga TUHAN Allah Baginda melipatgandakan rakyat Israel sampai seratus kali dari jumlah mereka sekarang, dan semoga Baginda masih hidup supaya dapat melihatnya. Tetapi untuk apa Baginda menghendaki sensus ini?"
4 Nevertheless the word of the king prevailed against Joab an the captains of the host: And Joab and the captains of the host went out before the king to number the people of Israel.
Tetapi raja tetap berpegang pada perintahnya itu. Jadi Yoab dan para perwiranya pergi untuk menghitung bangsa Israel.
5 And they went over Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right of the city which is in the midst of the valley of Gad and Eliezer.
Setelah menyeberangi Sungai Yordan, Yoab dan anak buahnya berkemah di sebelah selatan Aroer, sebuah kota di tengah-tengah lembah di wilayah Gad. Dari situ mereka pergi ke utara, ke Yaezer,
6 And they came to Galaad, and into the land of Thabason, which is Adasai, and they came to Danidan and Udan, and compassed Sidon.
lalu terus ke Gilead dan ke Kades di wilayah orang Het. Kemudian mereka ke Dan, lalu dari Dan belok ke arah barat, ke Sidon.
7 And they came to Mapsar of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Evite and the Chananite: and they came by the South of Juda to Bersabee.
Dari situ mereka pergi ke selatan ke Tirus kota yang berkubu itu. Seterusnya mereka pergi ke semua kota orang Hewi dan orang Kanaan, dan akhirnya ke Bersyeba, di bagian selatan Yehuda.
8 And they compassed the whole land; and they arrived at Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
Mereka menjelajahi seluruh negeri dalam waktu sembilan bulan dan dua puluh hari. Setelah itu kembalilah mereka ke Yerusalem
9 And Joab gave in the number of the census of the people to the king: and Israel consisted of eight hundred thousand men of might that drew sword; and the men of Juda, five hundred thousand fighting men.
dan melaporkan kepada raja hasil sensus itu. Jumlah laki-laki yang memenuhi syarat untuk dinas tentara ada 800.000 orang di Israel dan 500.000 orang di Yehuda.
10 And the heart of David smote him after he had numbered the people; and David said to the Lord, I have sinned grievously, O Lord, [in] what I have now done: remove, I pray thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have been exceedingly foolish.
Tetapi setelah Daud selesai menghitung bangsa itu, dia merasa bersalah, lalu berkata kepada TUHAN, "Ya TUHAN, aku sangat berdosa! Ampunilah aku, sebab tindakanku itu sangat bodoh."
11 And David rose early in the morning, and the word of the Lord came to the prophet Gad, the seer, saying, Go, and speak to David, saying,
TUHAN berkata kepada Nabi Gad yang menjadi penghubung antara Daud dan TUHAN, "Pergilah dan katakanlah kepada Daud bahwa Aku memberikan tiga pilihan kepadanya. Apa saja yang dipilihnya akan Kulakukan." Keesokan harinya, setelah Daud bangun tidur,
12 Thus saith the Lord, I bring [one of] three things upon thee: now choose thee one of them, and I will do [it] to thee.
13 And Gad went in to David, and told him, and said to him, Choose [one of these things] to befall thee, whether there shall come upon thee [for] three years famine in thy land; or that thou shouldest flee three months before thine enemies, and they should pursue thee; or that there should be [for] three days mortality in thy land. Now then decide, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
Gad datang menghadap dan memberitahukan kepadanya perintah TUHAN itu, katanya, "Mana yang Baginda pilih: Negeri ini ditimpa bencana kelaparan selama tiga tahun, atau Baginda lari dikejar-kejar musuh selama tiga bulan, atau negeri ini diserang wabah penyakit selama tiga hari? Putuskanlah sekarang apa yang harus kusampaikan kepada TUHAN."
14 And David said to Gad, On every side I am much straitened: let me fall now into the hands of the Lord, for his compassions [are] very many; and let me not fall into the hands of man.
Daud menjawab, "Aduh! Celakalah aku! Tetapi daripada aku dihukum oleh manusia, lebih baik kita semua dihukum oleh TUHAN, sebab besar kasih sayang-Nya."
15 So David chose for himself the mortality: and [they were] the days of wheat-harvest; and the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel from morning till noon, and the plague began among the people; and there died of the people from Dan even to Bersabee seventy thousand men.
Maka TUHAN mendatangkan wabah penyakit kepada orang Israel mulai dari pagi hari itu sampai pada waktu yang telah ditetapkan-Nya. Di seluruh Israel 70.000 orang meninggal.
16 And the angel of the Lord stretched out his hand against Jerusalem to destroy it, and the Lord repented of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, [It is] enough now, withhold thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite.
Malaikat TUHAN yang membawa maut itu sudah sampai di tempat pengirikan gandum milik Arauna, orang Yebus. Ketika TUHAN melihat bahwa malaikat itu sudah siap untuk memusnahkan Yerusalem, TUHAN mengubah keputusan-Nya, dan Ia berhenti menghukum bangsa itu. Kata-Nya kepada malaikat itu, "Cukup! Berhenti!"
17 And David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel smiting the people, and he said, Behold, it is I that have done wrong, but these sheep what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, be upon me, and upon my father's house.
Daud melihat malaikat yang sedang membunuhi rakyat itu, lalu ia berkata kepada TUHAN, "Akulah yang berdosa sebab aku yang membuat kesalahan itu. Tetapi apa kesalahan bangsa yang malang itu? Hukumlah aku dan keluargaku!"
18 And Gad came to David in that day, and said to him, Go up, and set up to the Lord and altar in the threshing-floor of Orna the Jebusite.
Pada hari itu juga Gad datang menghadap Daud dan berkata kepadanya, "Hendaklah Baginda naik ke tempat pengirikan gandum milik Arauna, dan mendirikan mezbah bagi TUHAN."
19 And David went up according to the word of Gad, as the Lord commanded him.
Maka berangkatlah Daud sesuai dengan perintah TUHAN yang disampaikan kepadanya melalui Gad.
20 And Orna looked out, and saw the king and his servants coming on before him: and Orna went forth, and did obeisance to the king with his face to the earth.
Kebetulan Arauna sedang menjenguk ke bawah, dan dilihatnya raja serta para pengiringnya datang kepadanya. Arauna sujud di hadapan Daud,
21 And Orna said, Why has my lord the king come to his servant? and David said, To buy of thee the threshing-floor, in order to build an altar to the Lord that the plague may be restrained from off the people.
dan bertanya, "Apa maksud kedatangan Baginda?" Jawab Daud, "Untuk membeli tempat pengirikan gandum ini, aku hendak mendirikan mezbah bagi TUHAN di sini, supaya wabah ini berhenti."
22 And Orna said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer to the Lord that which is good in his eyes: behold, [here are] oxen for a whole-burnt-offering, and the wheels and furniture of the oxen for wood.
Kata Arauna, "Ambil saja Baginda, dan persembahkanlah kepada TUHAN apa yang Baginda rasa baik. Ini sapi-sapi untuk kurban bakaran dan untuk kayu bakarnya Baginda dapat memakai tangkai bajak dan papan-papan pengirikan."
23 Orna gave all to the king: and Orna said to the king, The Lord thy God bless thee.
Arauna memberikan semuanya itu kepada raja, sambil berkata, "Kiranya TUHAN Allah Baginda menerima persembahan Baginda."
24 And the king said to Orna, Nay, but I will surely buy it of thee at a fair price, and I will not offer to the Lord my God a whole-burnt-offering for nothing. So David purchased the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Tetapi raja menjawab, "Jangan! Aku mau membelinya. Aku tak mau mempersembahkan kepada TUHAN Allahku sesuatu yang kudapat dengan cuma-cuma." Lalu Daud membeli tempat pengirikan gandum dan sapi-sapi itu dengan harga lima puluh uang perak.
25 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered up whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings: and Solomon made an addition to the altar afterwards, for it was little at first. And the Lord hearkened to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
Lalu Daud mendirikan mezbah di situ bagi TUHAN dan mempersembahkan kurban bakaran serta kurban perdamaian. TUHAN mengabulkan doa Daud, lalu berakhirlah wabah itu di Israel.
