2 Samuel 24
1 And the anger of YHWH adds to burn against Israel, and [an adversary] moves David about them, saying, “Go, number 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 And the king says to Joab, head of the host that [is] with him, “Now go to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba, and inspect the people; then I have known the number of the people.”
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 And Joab says to the king, “Indeed, your God YHWH adds to the people, as they are, one hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?”
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 And the word of the king is severe toward Joab, and against the heads of the force, and Joab goes out, and the heads of the force, [from] before the king to inspect the people, even 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 and they pass over the Jordan, and encamp in Aroer, on the right of the city that [is] in the midst of the Brook of Gad, and to 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 and they come to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-Hodshi, and they come to Dan-Jaan, and 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 and they come to the fortress of Tyre, and all the cities of the Hivite, and of the Canaanite, and go out to the south of Judah, to Beer-Sheba.
så kom de til Fæstningen Tyrus og alle Hivviternes og Kana'anæernes Byer, hvorfra de gik til Be'ersjeba i det judæiske Sydland.
8 And they go to and fro through all the land, and come in to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days,
Efter at de var draget hele Landet rundt i ni Måneder og tyve Dage, kom de tilbage til Jerusalem.
9 and Joab gives the account of the inspection of the people to the king, and Israel is eight hundred thousand men of valor, drawing sword, and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men.
Joab opgav derpå Kongen Tallet, der var fundet ved Folktællingen, og Israel talte 800000 kraftige, våbenføre Mænd, Juda 500000 Mænd.
10 And the heart of David strikes him, after that he has numbered the people, and David says to YHWH, “I have greatly sinned in that which I have done, and now, O YHWH, please cause the iniquity of Your servant to pass away, for I have acted very foolishly.”
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 And David rises in the morning, and the word of YHWH has been to Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,
Da David stod op om Morgenen kom HERRENs Ord til Profeten Gad, Davids Seer, således:
12 “Go, and you have spoken to David, Thus said YHWH: I am lifting up three [choices] for you, choose one of them, and I do [it] 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 And Gad comes to David, and declares [it] to him, and says to him, “Does seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or are you fleeing before your adversary [for] three months—and he is pursuing you? Or is there pestilence [for] three days in your land? Now, know and see what word I take back to Him sending 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 And David says to Gad, “I have great distress; please let us fall into the hand of YHWH, for His mercies [are] many, but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
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 And YHWH gives a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the time appointed, and there dies of the people, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba, seventy thousand men,
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 and the messenger puts forth his hand to Jerusalem to destroy it, and YHWH sighs concerning the calamity, and says to the messenger who is destroying among the people, “Enough, now, cease your hand”; and the messenger of YHWH was near 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 And David speaks to YHWH when he sees the messenger who is striking among the people, and says, “Behold, I have sinned, indeed, I have done perversely; and these—the flock—what have they done? Please let Your hand be on me and on the house of my father.”
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 And Gad comes to David on that day and says to him, “Go up, raise an altar to YHWH in 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 and David goes up, according to the word of Gad, as YHWH commanded.
Og David gik derop efter Gads Ord, således som HERREN havde påbudt.
20 And Araunah looks, and sees the king and his servants passing over to him, and Araunah goes out and bows himself to the king [with] his face to the earth.
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 And Araunah says, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” And David says, “To buy the threshing-floor from you, to build an altar to YHWH, and the plague is restrained from the people.”
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 And Araunah says to David, “Let my lord the king take [it] and cause that which is good in his eyes to ascend; see, [here are] the oxen for a burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments, and the instruments of the oxen, for wood”;
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 Araunah has given the whole [as] a king to a king; and Araunah says to the king, “Your God YHWH accepts you.”
Min Herre Kongens Træl giver Kongen det hele!" Og Aravna sagde til Kongen: "Måtte HERREN din Gud have Behag i dig!"
24 And the king says to Araunah, “No, for I surely buy from you for a price, and I do not cause burnt-offerings to ascend to my God YHWH for nothing”; and David buys 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 and David builds an altar to YHWH there, and causes burnt-offerings and peace-offerings to ascend, and YHWH accepts the plea for the land, and the plague is restrained from Israel.
og David byggede HERREN et Alter der og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre. Da forbarmede HERREN sig over Landet, og Israel blev friet fra Plagen.
