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.”

Una vez más, la ira del Señor ardía contra Israel, y moviendo a David contra ellos, dijo: Ve, toma el censo de Israel y 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].”

Entonces el rey dijo a Joab y a los capitanes del ejército que estaban con él: Ve ahora por todas las tribus de Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, y haz que cuenten a toda la gente, para que pueda estar seguro del número de personas.

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?”

Y Joab dijo al rey: Cualquiera que sea el número de la gente, que el Señor aumente cien veces más, y que los ojos de mi señor el rey lo vean, pero ¿por qué mi señor el rey toma? placer en hacer esto?

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.

Pero la orden del rey era más fuerte que Joab y los capitanes del ejército. Y Joab y los capitanes del ejército salieron del rey para tomar el censo de los hijos 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]

Y recorrieron el Jordán, y partiendo de Aroer, del pueblo que se encuentra en el centro del valle, se dirigieron a los gaditas y siguieron hasta 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].

Entonces llegaron a Galaad y a la tierra de los hititas a la tierra baja de Hodsi; y vinieron a Dan, y desde Dan vinieron a Sidón,

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.

Y al pueblo amurallado de Tiro, y a todos los pueblos de los heveos y cananeos: y salieron al sur de Judá en Beer-sheba.

8 After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.

Luego de recorrer toda la tierra en todas direcciones, llegaron a Jerusalén al cabo de nueve meses y veinte días.

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].

Y Joab dio al rey el número de todo el pueblo: había en Israel ochocientos mil combatientes capaces de tomar las armas; Y los hombres de Judá fueron quinientos mil.

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.”

Y después de que el pueblo fue contado, el corazón de David se turbó. Y David dijo al Señor: Grande ha sido mi pecado al hacer esto; Pero ahora, oh Señor, perdona el pecado a tu siervo, porque lo he hecho muy tontamente.

11 When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,

Y se levantó David por la mañana; ahora la palabra del Señor había venido al profeta Gad, vidente de David, diciendo:

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.’”

Ve y dile a David: El Señor dice: Se te ofrecen tres cosas: di cuál de ellas escoges y te lo haré.

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.”

Entonces Gad se acercó a David, le dijo qué prefieres: ¿Siete años de hambruna en tu tierra? ¿O huir de tus enemigos durante tres meses, mientras te persiguen? ¿O tendrá tres días de peste en tu tierra? piensa y decide qué respuesta debo darle al que me envió.

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].”

Entonces David dijo a Gad: Esta es una decisión difícil para mí: preferimos ir a las manos del Señor, porque grandes son sus misericordias: no me dejes en manos de los hombres.

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].

Entonces él Señor mandó la peste sobre Israel; desde la mañana hasta el tiempo señalado cuando la enfermedad llegó entre la gente, causando la muerte de setenta mil hombres desde Dan hasta Beerseba.

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.

Y cuando la mano del ángel se extendió en dirección a Jerusalén, para su destrucción, el Señor se arrepintió del mal, y dijo al ángel que estaba enviando destrucción sobre la gente: Basta; no hagas mas Y el ángel del Señor estaba junto donde se trillaba el grano de Arauna, el jebuseo.

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]!”

Y cuando David vio al ángel que estaba causando la destrucción de la gente, le dijo al Señor: En verdad, el pecado es mío. He hecho mal, pero estas son sólo ovejas; ¿qué han hecho? Que tu mano esté contra mí y contra mi familia.

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.”

Y aquel día Gad se acercó a David y le dijo: Sube, y levanta un altar al Señor en el suelo de Arauna, el jebuseo.

19 So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].

Entonces David subió, como Gad había dicho y como el Señor había dado órdenes.

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.

Y Arauna, mirando hacia afuera, vio que el rey y sus siervos se acercaban a él; y Arauna salió, y descendió sobre su rostro a la tierra delante del rey.

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.”

Y Arauna dijo: ¿Por qué ha venido mi señor el rey a su siervo? Y David dijo: Para darte un precio por tu grano, para que pueda levantar un altar al Señor, y la enfermedad pueda ser detenida entre la gente.

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.

Y Arauna dijo a David: Que mi señor, el rey, tome todo lo que le parezca, y haga una ofrenda. Mira, aquí están los bueyes para la ofrenda quemada, y los trillos y los yugos de buey por madera:

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.”

Todo esto te da el siervo de mi señor el rey. Y Arauna dijo: Que el Señor tu Dios esté complacido con tu ofrenda.

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.

Y el rey dijo a Arauna: No, pero te daré un precio por ello; No daré al Señor mi Dios las ofrendas quemadas por las cuales no he dado nada. Entonces David tomó el piso de grano y los bueyes por cincuenta siclos de plata.

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.

Y allí David levantó un altar al Señor, haciendo ofrendas quemadas y ofrendas de paz. Entonces el Señor escuchó su oración por la tierra, y la enfermedad terminó en Israel.