2 Samuel 24
1 Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people again, so he incited David to cause trouble for them. He said to David, “Send [some men] to count the people of Israel and Judah.”
Suatu hari, TUHAN murka kepada umat Israel. Untuk menimpakan hukuman atas mereka, Dia menimbulkan dorongan dalam hati Daud dengan berkata, “Hitunglah jumlah orang Israel dan Yehuda.”
2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go [with your officers] through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan [city in the far north] to Beersheba [town in the far south], and count the people, in order that I may know how many people [there are who are able to be soldiers in the army].”
Lalu Daud menyuruh Yoab, panglima tentara Israel, “Pergilah ke seluruh negeri dari ujung utara Israel sampai ujung selatan, yaitu dari wilayah Dan sampai Bersyeba, untuk menghitung laki-laki dewasa, supaya saya tahu jumlah orang yang sanggup bertempur.”
3 But Joab replied to the king, “Your Majesty, I wish/desire that Yahweh our God will cause there to be 100 times as many people [in Israel] as there are now, and I wish/desire that you would see that happen [before you die]. But why do you want us to do this?”
Jawab Yoab kepadanya, “Tuanku Raja, semoga dalam hidup Tuan, TUHAN Allah melipatgandakan jumlah rakyat Israel hingga seratus kali lipat dan Tuan masih sempat menyaksikannya! Biarlah Tuanku Raja tidak mengadakan sensus ini.”
4 But the king commanded Joab and his officers to do it. So they left the king and went out to count the people of Israel.
Namun, raja bersikeras supaya perintahnya dilaksanakan. Maka Yoab dan para komandan di bawahnya pergi untuk mengadakan sensus itu.
5 They crossed the Jordan [River] and set up their tents south of Aroer [town], in the middle of the valley, in the territory [that was given to the tribe] of Gad. From there they went [north] to Jazer [city]
Mereka menyeberangi sungai Yordan lalu berkemah di sebelah selatan kota Aroer, yang berada di tengah lembah di daerah suku Gad. Sesudah menghitung semua laki-laki di daerah itu, mereka lanjut ke utara sampai ke kota Yazer.
6 Then they went [north] to [the] Gilead [region] and to Kadesh [city], in the land where the Heth people-group lived. Then they went to Dan [city in the far north of Israel], and then further west, to Sidon [city near the Mediterranean Sea].
Selanjutnya mereka bergerak ke utara lagi, ke wilayah Gilead dan kota Tahtim Hodsi. Lalu mereka kembali menyeberangi Yordan dan menghitung orang di ujung utara Israel mulai dari kota Dan Yaan, dan lanjut ke selatan sampai ke daerah kota Sidon.
7 Then they went [south] to Tyre, a city with high walls around it, and to all the cities where the Hiv and Canaan people-groups live. Then they went [east] to Beersheba, in the southern part of Judah.
Dari situ mereka lanjut ke selatan ke daerah kota Tirus. (Kota itu dikelilingi benteng.) Lalu mereka menjelajahi semua daerah yang dulu dimiliki oleh bangsa Hewi dan bangsa Kanaan. Mereka melanjutkan perjalanan ke selatan sampai ke padang belantara di bagian selatan daerah suku Yehuda, dan terakhir kota Bersyeba di ujung paling selatan.
8 After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
Perjalanan menjelajahi seluruh Israel itu memakan waktu sembilan bulan dan dua puluh hari. Kemudian pasukan yang melakukan sensus kembali ke Yerusalem.
9 They reported to the king the number of people that they had counted. There were 800,000 men in Israel and 500,000 men in Judah who were able to become soldiers in the army [MTY].
Yoab melaporkan hasil sensusnya kepada raja. Jumlah laki-laki yang sanggup bertempur adalah 800.000 orang dari suku-suku Israel selain Yehuda, dan 500.000 orang dari suku Yehuda saja.
10 But after David’s men had counted the people, David regretted [IDM] that he had told them to do that. [One night] he said to Yahweh, “I have committed a very big sin. Please forgive me, because what I have done is very foolish.”
Akan tetapi, sesudah sensus itu selesai, Daud merasa bersalah dan dia berdoa kepada TUHAN, “Aku sangat berdosa karena melakukan hal ini! Ya TUHAN, mohon ampunilah hamba-Mu yang sudah bertindak sangat bodoh.”
11 When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
Keesokan paginya sebelum Daud bangun, TUHAN sudah menyampaikan jawaban atas doa Daud kepada nabi Gad. Gad menjabat sebagai nabi yang melapor kepada raja.
12 “Go and tell this to David: ‘I am allowing you to choose one of three things [to punish you]. I will do whichever one you choose.’”
TUHAN berkata kepada Gad, “Sampaikanlah kepada Daud, ‘Inilah perkataan TUHAN: Aku memberikan tiga pilihan hukuman karena sensus yang kamu laksanakan. Pilihlah salah satu, dan Aku akan melakukannya.’”
13 So Gad went to David and told him [what Yahweh had said]. He said to David, “You can choose whether there will be three years of famine in your land, or three months of your [army] running away from your enemies, or three days when there will be a (plague/very severe illness) in your land. You think about it and choose [which one you want, and tell me], and I will return to Yahweh and tell him what your answer is.”
Lalu Gad menyampaikan pesan itu kepada Daud. Dia berkata, “TUHAN memberikan tiga pilihan ini: Yang pertama, kelaparan di seluruh Israel selama tiga tahun. Yang kedua, bangsa Israel dikalahkan oleh musuh-musuhnya sehingga pasukan Israel terpaksa melarikan diri selama tiga bulan. Atau pilihan ketiga, wabah penyakit melanda seluruh Israel selama tiga hari. Biarlah Raja memikirkannya baik-baik lebih dulu, dan saya akan menyampaikan pilihanmu kepada TUHAN.”
14 David said to Gad, “All those are very terrible things for me to choose between! But allow Yahweh to punish [MTY] me, because he is very merciful. Do not allow humans to punish me, [because they will not be merciful].”
Jawab Daud, “Aduh! Celakalah saya! Lebih baik kita menerima hukuman langsung dari tangan TUHAN daripada melalui manusia, karena Dia penuh belas kasihan.”
15 So Yahweh sent a plague on the Israeli people. It started that morning and did not stop until the time that he had chosen/set. All over the land, from Dan to Beersheba, there were 70,000 Israelis who died [because of the plague].
Jadi, mulai pagi itu TUHAN mengirim malaikat maut yang mendatangkan wabah penyakit kepada bangsa Israel selama tiga hari. Tujuh puluh ribu orang meninggal di seluruh wilayah Israel, dari ujung utara sampai ujung selatan, yaitu dari wilayah Dan sampai Bersyeba. Namun, ketika malaikat maut sampai ke Yerusalem, dan saat dia mengulurkan tangan untuk membunuh penduduknya, TUHAN berbelas kasihan kepada umat yang menderita karena hukuman dari-Nya. Maka Dia berkata kepada malaikat itu, “Cukup! Turunkanlah tanganmu sekarang!” Waktu itu, sang malaikat sedang berada di tempat pengirikan milik Arauna, orang Yebus.
16 When [Yahweh’s] angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy [the people by this plague], Yahweh changed his mind about punishing [any more] people. He said to the angel who was killing them [with the plague], “Stop what you are doing [IDM]! That is enough!” [When he said that, ] the angel was standing at the ground where Araunah, from the Jebus people-group, threshed grain.
17 When David saw the angel who was causing the people to become sick and die, he said to Yahweh, “Truly, I am the one who has committed the sin. I have done a very wicked thing, but these people are [as innocent as] sheep [MET]. They have certainly not [RHQ] done anything [that is wrong]. So you should punish [IDM] me and my family, [not these people]!”
Ketika Daud melihat malaikat maut itu, dia berdoa, “TUHAN, akulah yang sudah berbuat dosa dan melakukan kesalahan, bukan rakyatku. Mereka seperti domba-domba yang tak bersalah. Biarlah aku dan keluargaku saja yang menanggung hukuman-Mu.”
18 That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up to the place where Araunah threshes grain, and build an altar to [worship] Yahweh there.”
Beginilah rincian peristiwa berhentinya hukuman itu. Pada hari itu, Gad datang menemui Daud dan berkata, “Bangunlah sebuah mezbah bagi TUHAN di tempat pengirikan milik Arauna.”
19 So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
Maka Daud pergi untuk melakukan sesuai perintah TUHAN itu.
20 When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king, with his face touching the ground.
Ketika Arauna melihat raja dan para pegawainya datang, dia keluar menyambut mereka dan bersujud untuk menghormati raja.
21 Araunah said, “Your Majesty, why have you come to me?” David replied, “[I have come] to buy this ground where you thresh grain, in order to build an altar to Yahweh [and offer sacrifices on it], in order that he will stop the plague.”
Arauna bertanya, “Ada keperluan apa sehingga Tuanku datang ke tempat hambamu ini?” Jawab Daud, “Saya mau membeli tempat pengirikanmu untuk mendirikan sebuah mezbah bagi TUHAN. Saya akan mempersembahkan kurban-kurban untuk memohon agar Dia menghentikan wabah penyakit ini.”
22 Araunah replied to David, “Your Majesty, offer to Yahweh whatever you wish/want. Here, take my oxen to use for the offering that will be completely burned on the altar. And here, take their yokes and the boards [that I use] for the threshing, [and use them] for the wood that you will burn.
Lalu Arauna berkata kepada Daud, “Silakan Tuanku Raja mengambil segala sesuatu yang Tuan perlukan untuk melakukan persembahan kepada TUHAN! Saya berikan semuanya, termasuk sepasang sapi ini untuk kurban yang dibakar habis, dan seluruh alat kayu di pengirikan ini dapat dijadikan kayu bakar.
23 I, Araunah, am giving all this to you, the king.” Then he said, “I desire/hope that Yahweh our God will accept your offering.”
Hamba serahkan semuanya kepada Tuanku Raja. Semoga TUHAN Allah berkenan kepada persembahan Tuan!”
24 But the king said to Araunah, “No, [I will not take these things as a gift.] I will pay you for it. I will not take sacrifices that have cost me nothing, and offer them to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar.” So he paid 50 pieces of silver to Araunah for the oxen and the ground.
Tetapi Daud berkata, “Jangan begitu! Saya harus membelinya. Tidak pantas saya mempersembahkan kepada TUHAN Allah kurban binatang yang saya terima secara gratis.” Jadi, Daud membeli tempat pengirikan dan sepasang sapi itu seharga enam ratus gram perak.
25 Then David built an altar to Yahweh, and he offered [the oxen] to be completely burned on the altar, and he also offered sacrifices to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then, Yahweh answered David’s prayers, and he caused the plague in Israel to end.
Lalu Daud mendirikan sebuah mezbah bagi TUHAN di sana dan mempersembahkan banyak kurban yang dibakar habis serta kurban tanda damai. TUHAN mengabulkan doa Daud untuk menghentikan wabah penyakit yang menyerang umat Israel.
