2 Samuel 24
1 The Lord was angry with Israel, and he provoked David against them, saying, “go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”
Men HERRENS vrede blussede atter op mod Israel, så at han æggede David mod dem og sagde: "Gå hen og hold Mandtal over Israel og Juda!"
2 So David told Joab, the army commander, “Go and count the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba, so I can have a total number.”
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 få Tallet på det at vide!"
3 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?”
Men Joab svarede Kongen: "Måtte HERREN din Gud forøge Folket hundredfold, og måtte min Herre Kongen selv opleve det - men hvorfor har min Herre Kongen sat sig sligt for?"
4 But the king was adamant so Joab and the army commanders left the king and went to census the people of Israel.
Men Joab og Hærførerne måtte bøje sig for Kongens Ord. Joab og Hærførerne forlod derfor Kongen for at holde Mønstring over Israels Folk.
5 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.
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;
6 Then they went on to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and then continued towards Dan, and from Dan around to Sidon.
så kom de til Gilead og til Hetiternes Land hen imod Kadesj, derpå til Dan, og fra Dan vendte de sig hen mod Zidon;
7 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.
så kom de til Fæstningen Tyrus og alle Hivviternes og Kana'anæernes Byer, hvorfra de gik til Be'ersjeba i det judæiske Sydland.
8 After traveling throughout the whole country for nine months and twenty days, they returned to Jerusalem.
Efter at de var draget hele Landet rundt i ni Måneder og tyve Dage, kom de tilbage til Jerusalem.
9 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.
Joab opgav derpå Kongen Tallet, der var fundet ved Folktællingen, og Israel talte 800000 kraftige, våbenføre Mænd, Juda 500000 Mænd.
10 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.”
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 Dåre!"
11 When David got up in the morning, the Lord had sent a message to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
Da David stod op om Morgenen kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Gad, Davids Seer, således:
12 “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.’”
"Gå hen og sig til David: Så siger HERREN; Jeg forelægger dig tre Ting; vælg selv, hvilken jeg skal lade times dig!"
13 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.”
Gad kom da til David og kundgjorde ham det og sagde: "Skal der komme tre Hungersnødsår over dig i dit Land, eller vil du i tre Måneder jages på 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!"
14 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.”
David svarede Gad: "Jeg er i såre stor Vånde - lad os så falde i HERRENs Hånd, thi hans Barmhjertighed er stor; i Menneskehånd vil jeg ikke falde!"
15 So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the time designated, and seventy thousand people died from Dan to Beersheba.
Så valgte David da Pesten. Ved Hvedehøstens Tid begyndte Soten at ramme Folket; og der døde 70000 Mand af Folket fra Dan til Be'ersjeba.
16 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.
Da Engelen udrakte sin Hånd mod Jerusalem for at ødelægge det, angrede HERREN det onde, og han sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde Folket "Nu er det nok, drag din Hånd tilbage!" HERRENs Engel var da ved Jebusiten Aravnas Tærskeplads.
17 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.”
Men da David så Engelen, som slog Folket, sagde han til HERREN: "Det er mig, der har syndet, mig, der har begået Brøden; men Fårene der, hvad har de gjort? Lad din Hånd dog ramme mig og mit Fædrenehus!"
18 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.”
Samme Dag kom Gad til David og sagde: "Gå op og rejs HERREN et Alter på Jebusiten Aravnas Tærskeplads!"
19 So David went and did what the Lord had ordered, as Gad had told him.
Og David gik derop efter Gads Ord, således som HERREN havde påbudt.
20 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.
Da Aravna, der var ved at tærske Hvede, så ned og fik Øje på Kongen og hans Folk, som kom hen imod ham, gik han ud og kastede sig på sit Ansigt til Jorden for ham;
21 “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.
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 må blive friet fra Plagen!"
22 “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.
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!
23 Your Majesty, I, Araunah, give it all to the king.” Araunah concluded by saying, “May the Lord your God respond positively to you.”
Min Herre Kongens Træl giver Kongen det hele!" Og Aravna sagde til Kongen: "Måtte HERREN din Gud have Behag i dig!"
24 “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.
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!" Så købte David Tærskepladsen og Okserne for halvtredsindstyve Sølvsekel;
25 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.
og David byggede HERREN et Alter der og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre. Da forbarmede HERREN sig over Landet, og Israel blev friet fra Plagen.
