2 Samuel 24
1 Now again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, "Go, number Israel and Judah."
Og Herrens Vrede optændtes atter imod Israel, og han tilskyndte David imod dem, at han sagde: Gak hen, tæl Israel og Juda.
2 So the king said to Joab and the captains of the army, who were with him, "Now go back and forth through all Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba and number the people, that I may know the sum of the people."
Og Kongen sagde til Joab, Stridshøvedsmanden, som var hos ham: Kære, gak omkring i alle Israels Stammer, fra Dan og indtil Beersaba, og tæller Folket, at jeg kan vide Folkets Tal.
3 But Joab said to the king, "Now may the LORD your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"
Og Joab sagde til Kongen: Gid Herren din Gud vilde lægge til dette Folk hundrede Gange saa mange, som disse og disse ere, og min Herre Kongens Øjne maatte se det; men hvorfor har min Herre Kongen Lyst til denne Gerning?
4 However, the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the children of Israel.
Men Kongens Ord fik Overhaand imod Joab og imod Høvedsmændene for Hæren; saa drog Joab ud og Høvedsmændene for Hæren fra Kongens Ansigt til at tælle Folket Israel.
5 They crossed over the Jordan and began from Aroer, and from the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad; then on to Jazer.
Og de gik over Jordanen, og de lejrede sig i Aroer paa den højre Side af Staden, som ligger midt i Gads Dal, og Jaeser.
6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the region of the Hethites, to Kedesh; and they came to Dan. Then they skirted Sidon,
Og de kom til Gilead og til det nedenfor liggende Land, som nylig var indtaget, og de kom til Dan-Jaan og trindt omkring til Zidon.
7 and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beersheba.
Og de kom til den faste Stad Tyrus og til alle Heviternes og Kananiternes Stæder, og de gik ud imod Sønden i Juda indtil Beersaba.
8 So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
Og de gik omkring i alt Landet og kom, der ni Maaneder og tyve Dage vare til Ende, til Jerusalem.
9 Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
Og Joab overgav Tallet paa Folket, som var talt, til Kongen, og der var i Israel otte Hundrede Tusinde stridbare Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd, og Judas Mænd vare fem Hundrede Tusinde Mand.
10 David's heart struck him after that he had numbered the people. David said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, LORD, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly."
Da slog Davids Hjerte ham, efter at han havde talt Folket, og David sagde til Herren: Jeg har saare syndet, at jeg har gjort det, og nu, Herre, kære, borttag din Tjeners Misgerning; thi jeg har handlet meget daarligt.
11 When David rose up in the morning, the word of the LORD came to Gad, David's seer, saying,
Og der David stod op om Morgenen, da skete Herrens Ord til Gad, Profeten, Davids Seer, og han sagde:
12 "Go and speak to David, 'Thus says the LORD, "I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you."'
Gak og sig til David: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg lægger dig tre Ting for, udvælg dig en af dem, den vil jeg gøre dig.
13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, "Shall three years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me."
Og Gad kom til David og gav ham det til Kende, og han sagde til ham: Skal der komme dig syv Aars Hunger i dit Land? eller skal du fly tre Maaneder for din Fjendes Ansigt, og han skal forfølge dig? eller skal der være tre Dage Pest i dit Land? vid nu og se, hvad Svar jeg skal sige den igen, som sendte mig.
14 David said to Gad, "All of them are difficult for me. Only let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into the hand of man."
Og David sagde til Gad: Jeg er saare angest; kære, lad os falde i Herrens Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er stor, men jeg vil nødig falde i Menneskens Haand.
15 So the LORD sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and the destruction began among the people. And there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
Saa lod Herren Pest komme i Israel fra Morgenen indtil den bestemte Tid, og der døde halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd af Folket fra Dan og indtil Beersaba.
16 When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who destroyed the people, "It is enough. Now stay your hand." The angel of the LORD was standing near the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. And David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell down on their faces.
Og der Engelen udrakte sin Haand over Jerusalem til at ødelægge den, da angrede Herren det onde, og han sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde Folket: Det er nok, drag nu din Haand tilbage; og Herrens Engel var da ved Jebusiteren Aravnas Tærskeplads.
17 Then David spoke to the LORD when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, "Look, I have sinned, and I, the shepherd, have done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father's house."
Og David sagde til Herren, der han saa Engelen, som slog iblandt Folket, og han sagde: Se, jeg har syndet, og jeg har handlet ilde; men disse Faar, hvad have de gjort? Kære, lad din Haand være imod mig og imod min Faders Hus.
18 And Gad went to David that day and said, "Go up, build an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite."
Og Gad kom til David paa den samme Dag og sagde til ham: Gak op, oprejs Herren et Alter paa Jebusiteren Aravnas Tærskeplads.
19 So David went up and did what Gad had said, as the LORD commanded.
Saa gik David op efter Gads Ord, som Herren havde befalet.
20 And Araunah looked out and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him, so Araunah went out and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
Og Aravna saa ud og saa Kongen og hans Tjenere komme over til sig; og Aravna gik ud og bøjede sit Ansigt for Kongen til Jorden.
21 And Araunah said, "Why has my lord the king come to his servant?" And David said, "To buy this threshing floor from you to build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague may be held back from the people."
Og Aravna sagde: Hvorfor kommer min Herre Kongen til sin Tjener? Og David sagde: For at købe denne Tærskeplads af dig til at bygge Herren et Alter, at denne Plage maa holde op for Folket.
22 But Araunah said to David, "Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Look, the oxen for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.
Og Aravna sagde til David: Min Herre Kongen tage og ofre det, ham godt synes; se, der er en Okse til Brændofferet og Tærskeslæderne og Tøjet paa Oksen til Veddet.
23 All these Araunah gives to the king." And Araunah said to the king, "May the LORD your God accept you."
Kong Aravna gav Kongen alt det, og Aravna sagde til Kongen: Herren din Gud have Behagelighed til dig!
24 But the king said to Araunah, "No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God which cost me nothing." So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
Men Kongen sagde til Aravna: Ikke saa, men jeg vil købe det af dig for dets Værd, thi jeg vil ikke ofre Brændofre for intet til Herren min Gud. Saa købte David Tærskepladsen og Oksen for halvtredsindstyve Sekel Sølv.
25 Then David built an altar to the LORD there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD responded to the plea for the land, and the plague was withdrawn from Israel.
Og David byggede Herren der et Alter og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre; og Herren bønhørte Landet, og Plagen holdt op for Israel.
