2 Samuel 24
1 And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
Nuevamente ardió la ira de Yahvé contra Israel, y movió a David contra ellos, diciendo: “Ve, cuenta a Israel y a Judá”.
2 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.”
El rey dijo a Joab, el capitán del ejército, que estaba con él: “Ve ahora de un lado a otro por todas las tribus de Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, y cuenta el pueblo, para que yo sepa la suma del pueblo.”
3 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?”
Joab dijo al rey: “Ahora, que el Señor, tu Dios, añada al pueblo, por más que sea, cien veces, y que los ojos de mi señor el rey lo vean. Pero, ¿por qué se complace mi señor el rey en esto?”.
4 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.
No obstante, la palabra del rey prevaleció contra Joab y contra los capitanes del ejército. Joab y los capitanes del ejército salieron de la presencia del rey para contar al pueblo de Israel.
5 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.
Pasaron el Jordán y acamparon en Aroer, a la derecha de la ciudad que está en medio del valle de Gad, y hasta Jazer;
6 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,
luego llegaron a Galaad y a la tierra de Tahtim Hodshi; y llegaron a Dan Jaan y alrededor de Sidón,
7 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.
y llegaron a la fortaleza de Tiro, y a todas las ciudades de los heveos y de los cananeos; y salieron al sur de Judá, en Beerseba.
8 And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.
Después de recorrer todo el país, llegaron a Jerusalén al cabo de nueve meses y veinte días.
9 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.
Joab entregó al rey la suma del recuento del pueblo; y había en Israel ochocientos mil hombres valientes que sacaban la espada, y los de Judá eran quinientos mil hombres.
10 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.”
El corazón de David se conmovió después de haber contado al pueblo. David dijo a Yahvé: “He pecado mucho en lo que he hecho. Pero ahora, Yahvé, quita, te lo ruego, la iniquidad de tu siervo; porque he actuado con mucha insensatez.”
11 And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:
Cuando David se levantó por la mañana, llegó la palabra de Yahvé al profeta Gad, vidente de David, diciendo:
12 “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.’”
“Ve y habla a David: “Yahvé dice: “Te ofrezco tres cosas. Elige una de ellas, para que te la haga””.
13 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.”
Gad vino a David y le dijo: “¿Te vendrán siete años de hambre en tu tierra? ¿O huirás tres meses ante tus enemigos mientras te persiguen? ¿O habrá tres días de pestilencia en tu tierra? Responde ahora, y considera qué respuesta daré al que me ha enviado”.
14 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.”
David dijo a Gad: “Estoy en apuros. Caigamos ahora en la mano de Yahvé, porque sus misericordias son grandes. No caiga en la mano del hombre”.
15 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.
El Señor envió una peste sobre Israel desde la mañana hasta la hora señalada, y murieron setenta mil hombres del pueblo, desde Dan hasta Beerseba.
16 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.
Cuando el ángel extendió su mano hacia Jerusalén para destruirla, Yahvé se despreocupó del desastre y dijo al ángel que destruía al pueblo: “Es suficiente. Ahora retira tu mano”. El ángel de Yahvé estaba junto a la era de Arauná el jebuseo.
17 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.”
David habló a Yahvé cuando vio al ángel que golpeaba al pueblo, y dijo: “He aquí que he pecado y he obrado perversamente; pero estas ovejas, ¿qué han hecho? Por favor, que tu mano esté contra mí y contra la casa de mi padre”.
18 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.”
Gad vino aquel día a David y le dijo: “Sube y construye un altar a Yahvé en la era de Arauna el jebuseo.”
19 And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.
David subió según el dicho de Gad, tal como lo había ordenado el Señor.
20 And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.
Arauna se asomó y vio que el rey y sus servidores se acercaban a él. Entonces Arauna salió y se inclinó ante el rey con el rostro en tierra.
21 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.”
Arauna dijo: “¿Por qué ha venido mi señor el rey a su siervo?” David dijo: “Para comprar tu era, para construir un altar a Yahvé, para que la plaga deje de afligir al pueblo”.
22 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.”
Arauna dijo a David: “Que mi señor el rey tome y ofrezca lo que le parezca bien. He aquí el ganado para el holocausto, y los trillos y los yugos de los bueyes para la leña.
23 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.”
Todo esto, oh rey, lo da Arauna al rey”. Arauna dijo al rey: “Que Yahvé, tu Dios, te acepte”.
24 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.
El rey le dijo a Arauna: “No, pero ciertamente te lo compraré por un precio. No ofreceré a Yahvé mi Dios holocaustos que no me cuestan nada”. Así que David compró la era y los bueyes por cincuenta siclos de plata.
25 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.
David construyó allí un altar a Yahvé, y ofreció holocaustos y ofrendas de paz. Así se suplicó a Yahvé por la tierra, y la plaga se alejó de Israel.
