1 Chronicles 21
1 Satan interfered to cause trouble for Israel. He provoked David to do a census of Israel.
Og Satan stod Israel imod, og han tilskyndede David til at tælle Israel.
2 So David told Joab and the army commanders, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so I can have a total number.”
Og David sagde til Joab og til Folkets Høvedsmænd: Gaar, tæller Israel fra Beersaba og indtil Dan, og bringer mig Besked, at jeg kan vide deres Tal.
3 But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his people a hundred times over. Your Majesty, aren't they all your subjects? Why do you want to do this? Why should you make Israel guilty?”
Da sagde Joab: Herren lægge til sit Folk, som disse ere, hundrede Gange saa mange! ere de ikke, min Herre Konge, alle sammen min Herres Tjenere? hvorfor forlanger min Herre da dette? hvorfor skal dette være til en Skyld paa Israel?
4 But the king was adamant so Joab left and went all over Israel. Eventually he returned to Jerusalem,
Men Kongens Ord fik Overhaand imod Joab; saa drog Joab ud og vandrede igennem hele Israel og kom til Jerusalem.
5 and he gave David the number of people censused. In Israel there were 1,100,000 fighting men who could handle a sword, and 470,000 in Judah.
Og Joab gav David Tallet paa Folket, som var talt; og det hele Israel var elleve Hundrede Tusinde Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd, og Juda fire Hundrede og halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd.
6 However, Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the census total, because he disagreed with what the king had ordered.
Dog talte han ikke Levi og Benjamin med iblandt dem; thi Kongens Ord var Joab vederstyggeligt.
7 The Lord considered the census a bad thing to do and he punished Israel for it.
Men denne Gerning var ond for Guds Øjne, derfor slog han Israel.
8 Then David 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.”
Da sagde David til Gud: Jeg har syndet saare, at jeg har gjort denne Gerning; men nu, kære, borttag din Tjeners Misgerning, thi jeg handlede meget daarligt.
9 The Lord told Gad, David's seer,
Og Herren talte til Gad, Davids Seer, og sagde:
10 “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.’”
Gak og tal til David og sig: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg lægger dig tre Ting for, udvælg dig een af dem, og den vil jeg gøre dig.
11 So Gad went and told David, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Make your choice:
Der Gad kom til David, da sagde han til ham: Saa sagde Herren: Tag du imod
12 either three years of famine; or three months of devastation, running from the swords of your enemies; or three days of the Lord's sword—in other words three days of plague in the land, with an angel of the Lord causing destruction throughout the whole of Israel.’ Now you have to decide how I should reply to the one who sent me.”
enten Hunger i tre Aar, eller imod Nederlag for dine Modstanderes Ansigt tre Maaneder, og at dine Fjenders Sværd naar dig, eller imod Herrens Sværd, det er Pest, tre Dage udi Landet, saa at Herrens Engel udbreder Ødelæggelse i hele Israels Landemærke; saa se nu til, hvad Svar jeg skal sige til den igen, som mig udsendte.
13 David replied to Gad, “This is an awful situation for me! Please, let the Lord decide my punishment, for he is so merciful. Don't let me be punished by people.”
Da sagde David til Gad: Jeg er saare angst; kære, jeg vil falde i Herrens Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er saare stor, og jeg vil ikke falde i Menneskens Haand.
14 So the Lord a plague on Israel, and 70,000 Israelites died.
Saa lod Herren Pest komme i Israel, og der faldt af Israel halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd.
15 God also sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But just as the angel was about to destroy it, the Lord saw it, and he relented from causing such a disaster. He 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 Ornan the Jebusite.
Og Gud sendte en Engel til Jerusalem for at ødelægge den, og der han ødelagde den, saa Herren til og angrede det onde og sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde: Det er nok, drag nu din Haand tilbage; og Herrens Engel stod ved Ornans, Jebusitens Tærskeplads.
16 When David looked up and saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, holding his drawn sword extended over Jerusalem, David and the elders, wearing sackcloth, fell on their faces.
Der David opløftede sine Øjne og saa Herrens Engel staa imellem Jorden og imellem Himmelen og det dragne Sværd i hans Haand udrakt over Jerusalem, da faldt David og de Ældste, skjulte med Sæk, paa deres Ansigt.
17 David said to God, “Wasn't it me who ordered the census of the people? I'm the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Lord my God, please punish me and my family, but don't punish your people with this plague.”
Og David sagde til Gud: Har jeg ikke sagt, at man skulde tælle Folket? ja jeg, jeg er den, som syndede og gjorde meget ilde, men disse Faar, hvad have de gjort? Herre, min Gud! kære, lad din Haand være imod mig og imod min Faders Hus, og ikke imod dit Folk til Plage.
18 Then the angel of the Lord told Gad to tell David to go and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
Da sagde Herrens Engel til Gad, at han skulde sige til David, at David skulde gaa op for at rejse Herren et Alter paa Ornans, Jebusitens, Tærskeplads.
19 So David went and did what Gad had told him in the name of the Lord.
Saa gik David op efter Gads Ord, som denne talte i Herrens Navn.
20 Ornan was busy threshing wheat. He turned around and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him went and hid.
Der Oman vendte sig om, da saa han Engelen, og hans fire Sønner, som vare hos ham, skjulte sig; men Ornan tærskede Hvede.
21 When David arrived, Ornan looked out and saw David. He left the threshing floor and bowed down before David with his face to the ground.
Og David kom til Ornan, og Ornan saa sig om og saa David, og han gik frem fra Tærskepladsen og bøjede sig ned for David med Ansigtet til Jorden.
22 David said to Ornan, “Please let me have the threshing floor. I'll buy it at its full price. Then I can build an altar to the Lord here so that the plague on the people may be stopped.”
Og David sagde til Ornan: Giv mig den Tærskeplads, saa vil jeg bygge Herren et Alter derpaa; giv mig den for fuld Betaling, at Plagen maa holde op for Folket.
23 “Take it, and Your Majesty can do whatever you want with it,” Ornan told David. “You can have the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing boards for firewood, and the wheat for a grain offering. I'll give it all to you.”
Da sagde Ornan til David: Tag du den og gør, min Herre Konge! det, som er godt for dine Øjne; se, jeg giver Okserne til Brændoffer og Tærskeslæderne til Veddet, og Hveden til Madofferet, jeg giver det alt.
24 “No, I insist, I will pay the full price,” replied King David “I won't take for the Lord what is yours or present burnt offerings that didn't cost me anything.”
Og Kong David sagde til Ornan: Ikke saa, men jeg vil visselig købe det for fuld Betaling; thi jeg vil ikke tage det, som tilhører dig, til Herren og til at ofre Brændoffer for intet.
25 So David paid Ornan six hundred shekels of gold for the place.
Saa gav David Ornan for Stedet seks Hundrede Sekel Guld efter Vægt.
26 David built an altar to the Lord there and presented burnt offerings and friendship offerings. He called on the Lord in prayer, and the Lord answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
Og David byggede Herren der et Alter og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre; og der han kaldte paa Herren, da bønhørte han ham ved Ild fra Himmelen paa Brændofferets Alter.
27 Then the Lord told the angel to put his sword back into its sheath.
Og Herren sagde til Engelen, at han skulde stikke sit Sværd i Skeden igen.
28 When David saw that the Lord had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he offered sacrifices there.
Samme Tid, der David saa, at Herren bønhørte ham paa Ornans, Jebusitens, Tærskeplads, da ofrede han der.
29 At that time the tent of the Lord that Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at the high place in Gibeon.
Thi Herrens Tabernakel, som Mose havde ladet gøre i Ørken, og Brændofferets Alter var paa den samme Tid paa Højen udi Gibeon.
30 But David did not want to go there to ask God's will, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
Og David kunde ikke gaa hen foran den for at søge Gud; thi han var forfærdet for Herrens Engels Sværd.
