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.”
Novamente a raiva de Javé queimou contra Israel, e ele moveu Davi contra eles, dizendo: “Vá, conte Israel e Judá”.
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].”
O rei disse a Joab, o capitão do exército, que estava com ele: “Agora vai e vem por todas as tribos de Israel, desde Dan até Berseba, e conta o povo, para que eu possa conhecer a soma do povo”.
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?”
Joab disse ao rei: “Agora que Yahweh seu Deus acrescente ao povo, por muitos que sejam, cem vezes; e que os olhos de meu senhor, o rei, o vejam. Mas por que meu senhor, o rei, se deleita com isto”?
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.
Notwithstanding, a palavra do rei prevaleceu contra Joab e contra os capitães do exército. Joab e os capitães do exército saíram da presença do rei para contar o povo de Israel.
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]
Passaram o Jordão e acamparam em Aroer, no lado direito da cidade que está no meio do vale de Gad, e para Jazer;
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].
depois vieram para Gilead e para a terra de Tahtim Hodshi; e vieram para Dan Jaan e em torno de 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.
e vieram para a fortaleza de Tiro, e para todas as cidades dos hivitas e dos cananeus; e saíram para o sul de Judá, em Beersheba.
8 After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
Assim, ao final de nove meses e vinte dias, quando eles tinham ido e voltado por toda a terra, eles chegaram a Jerusalém.
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].
Joabe entregou ao rei a soma da contagem do povo; e havia em Israel oitocentos mil homens valentes que desembainharam a espada, e os homens de Judá eram quinhentos mil homens.
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.”
O coração de David bateu nele depois que ele contou o povo. David disse a Javé: “Eu pequei muito naquilo que fiz. Mas agora, Javé, ponha de lado, eu lhe imploro, a iniqüidade de seu servo; pois fiz muito loucamente”.
11 When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
Quando David levantou-se pela manhã, a palavra de Javé veio ao profeta Gad, o vidente de David, dizendo:
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.’”
“Vá e fale com David, 'Javé diz: “Eu lhe ofereço três coisas. Escolha uma delas, para que eu possa fazer isso com você”””.
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.”
Então Gad veio até David e disse a ele, dizendo: “Será que sete anos de fome virão até você em sua terra? Ou você vai fugir três meses antes de seus inimigos enquanto eles o perseguem? Ou haverá três dias de pestilência em sua terra? Agora responda, e considere que resposta devo devolver àquele que me enviou”.
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].”
David disse a Gad: “Estou em apuros. Vamos cair agora nas mãos de Javé, pois suas misericórdias são grandes. Que eu não caia na mão do homem”.
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].
Então Yahweh enviou uma pestilência sobre Israel desde a manhã até a hora marcada; e setenta mil homens morreram do povo de Dan até mesmo para Beersheba.
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.
Quando o anjo estendeu sua mão em direção a Jerusalém para destruí-la, Javé se arrependeu do desastre, e disse ao anjo que destruiu o povo: “Basta”. Agora retire sua mão”. O anjo de Javé estava junto à eira de Araunah, o jebusita.
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]!”
David falou com Yahweh quando viu o anjo que atingiu o povo, e disse: “Eis que pequei, e fiz perversamente; mas estas ovelhas, o que fizeram elas? Por favor, que sua mão esteja contra mim, e contra a casa de meu pai”.
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.”
Gad veio naquele dia a David e lhe disse: “Suba, construa um altar para Yahweh na eira de Araunah, o jebusita”.
19 So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
David subiu de acordo com o ditado de Gad, como Yahweh ordenou.
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.
Araunah olhou para fora, e viu o rei e seus servos se aproximando dele. Então Araunah saiu e se curvou diante do rei com o rosto no chão.
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.”
Araunah disse: “Por que meu senhor, o rei, veio ao seu servo”? David disse: “Para comprar sua eira, para construir um altar para Yahweh, que a praga possa ser impedida de afligir o povo”.
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.
Araunah disse a David: “Que meu senhor, o rei, aceite e ofereça o que lhe parece bom”. Eis o gado para o holocausto, e as debulhadoras e os jugos dos bois para a madeira”.
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.”
Tudo isto, ó rei, o Araúna dá ao rei”. Araúna disse ao rei: “Que Yahweh, teu Deus, te aceite”.
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.
O rei disse a Araunah: “Não, mas certamente vou comprá-lo de você por um preço. Não oferecerei holocaustos a Javé, meu Deus, que não me custaram nada”. Então David comprou a eira e os bois por cinqüenta siclos de prata.
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.
David construiu ali um altar para Iavé e ofereceu holocaustos e ofertas de paz. Então Javé foi tratado pela terra, e a peste foi removida de Israel.
