2 Samuel 24

1 And the anger of Jehovah addeth to burn against Israel, and [an adversary] moveth David about them, saying, 'Go, number Israel and Judah.'

١ وَعَادَ فَحَمِيَ غَضَبُ ٱلرَّبِّ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَهَاجَ عَلَيْهِمْ دَاوُدَ قَائِلًا: «ٱمْضِ وَأَحْصِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا».

2 And the king saith unto Joab, head of the host that [is] with him, 'Go to and fro, I pray thee, through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and inspect ye the people — and I have known the number of the people.'

٢ فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِيُوآبَ رَئِيسِ ٱلْجَيْشِ ٱلَّذِي عِنْدَهُ: «طُفْ فِي جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ دَانَ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ وَعُدُّوا ٱلشَّعْبَ، فَأَعْلَمَ عَدَدَ ٱلشَّعْبِ».

3 And Joab saith unto the king, 'Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?'

٣ فَقَالَ يُوآبُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «لِيَزِدِ ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ ٱلشَّعْبَ أَمْثَالَهُمْ مِئَةَ ضِعْفٍ، وَعَيْنَا سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكِ نَاظِرَتَانِ. وَلَكِنْ لِمَاذَا يُسَرُّ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ بِهَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ؟»

4 And the word of the king is severe towards Joab, and against the heads of the force, and Joab goeth out, and the heads of the force, [from] before the king to inspect the people, even Israel;

٤ فَٱشْتَدَّ كَلَامُ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَلَى يُوآبَ وَعَلَى رُؤَسَاءِ ٱلْجَيْشِ، فَخَرَجَ يُوآبُ وَرُؤَسَاءُ ٱلْجَيْشِ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ لِيَعُدُّوا ٱلْشَّعْبَ،أَيْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

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 unto Jazer,

٥ فَعَبَرُوا ٱلْأُرْدُنَّ وَنَزَلُوا فِي عَرُوعِيرَ عَنْ يَمِينِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ٱلَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ وَادِي جَادَ وَتُجَاهَ يَعْزِيرَ.

6 and they come in to Gilead, and unto the land of Tahtim-Hodshi, and they come in to Dan-Jaan, and round about unto Zidon,

٦ وَأَتَوْا إِلَى جِلْعَادَ وَإِلَى أَرْضِ تَحْتِيمَ إِلَى حُدْشِي، ثُمَّ أَتَوْا إِلَى دَانِ يَعَنَ، وَٱسْتَدَارُوا إِلَى صِيْدُونَ.

7 and they come in to the fortress of Tyre, and all the cities of the Hivite, and of the Canaanite, and go out unto the south of Judah, to Beer-Sheba.

٧ ثُمَّ أَتَوْا إِلَى حِصْنِ صُورٍ وَجَمِيعِ مُدُنِ ٱلْحِوِّيِّينَ وَٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّينَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا إِلَى جَنُوبِيِّ يَهُوذَا، إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ.

8 And they go to and fro through all the land, and come in at the end of nine months and twenty days to Jerusalem,

٨ وَطَافُوا كُلَّ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَجَاءُوا فِي نِهَايَةِ تِسْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

9 and Joab giveth the account of the inspection of the people unto the king, and Israel is eight hundred thousand men of valour, drawing sword, and the men of Judah five hundred thousand men.

٩ فَدَفَعَ يُوآبُ جُمْلَةَ عَدَدِ ٱلشَّعْبِ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَكَانَ إِسْرَائِيلُ ثَمَانَ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ ذِي بَأْسٍ مُسْتَلِّ ٱلسَّيْفِ، وَرِجَالُ يَهُوذَا خَمْسَ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ.

10 And the heart of David smiteth him, after that he hath numbered the people, and David saith unto Jehovah, 'I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, and now, O Jehovah, cause to pass away, I pray Thee, the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have acted very foolishly.'

١٠ وَضَرَبَ دَاوُدَ قَلْبُهُ بَعْدَمَا عَدَّ ٱلشَّعْبَ. فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّبِّ: «لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ جِدًّا فِي مَا فَعَلْتُ، وَٱلْآنَ يَارَبُّ أَزِلْ إِثْمَ عَبْدِكَ لِأَنِّي ٱنْحَمَقْتُ جِدًّا».

11 And David riseth in the morning, and the word of Jehovah hath been unto Gad the prophet, seer of David, saying,

١١ وَلَمَّا قَامَ دَاوُدُ صَبَاحًا، كَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى جَادٍ ٱلنَّبِيِّ رَائِي دَاوُدَ قَائِلًا:

12 'Go, and thou hast spoken unto David, Thus said Jehovah: Three — I am lifting up for thee, choose thee one of them, and I do [it] to thee.'

١٢ «اِذْهَبْ وَقُلْ لِدَاوُدَ: هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: ثَلَاثَةً أَنَا عَارِضٌ عَلَيْكَ، فَٱخْتَرْ لِنَفْسِكَ وَاحِدًا مِنْهَا فَأَفْعَلَهُ بِكَ».

13 And Gad cometh in unto David, and declareth to him, and saith to him, 'Do seven years of famine come in to thee in thy land? or three months art thou fleeing before thine adversary — and he pursuing thee? or are three days' pestilence in thy land? now, know and see what word I take back to Him sending me.'

١٣ فَأَتَى جَادُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَأَخبَرهُ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَتَأْتِي عَلَيْكَ سَبْعُ سِنِي جُوعٍ فِي أَرْضِكَ، أَمْ تَهْرُبُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ أَمَامَ أَعْدَائِكَ وَهُمْ يَتْبَعُونَكَ، أَمْ يَكُونُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَبَأٌ فِي أَرْضِكَ؟ فَٱلْآنَ ٱعْرِفْ وَٱنْظُرْ مَاذَا أَرُدُّ جَوَابًا عَلَى مُرْسِلِي».

14 And David saith unto Gad, 'I have great distress, let us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah, for many [are] His mercies, and into the hand of man let me not fall.'

١٤ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِجَادٍ: «قَدْ ضَاقَ بِيَ ٱلْأَمْرُ جِدًّا. فَلْنَسْقُطْ فِي يَدِ ٱلرَّبِّ، لِأَنَّ مَرَاحِمَهُ كَثِيرَةٌ وَلَا أَسْقُطْ فِي يَدِ إِنْسَانٍ».

15 And Jehovah giveth a pestilence on Israel from the morning even unto the time appointed, and there die of the people, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, seventy thousand men,

١٥ فَجَعَلَ ٱلرَّبُّ وَبَأً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنَ ٱلصَّبَاحِ إِلَى ٱلْمِيعَادِ، فَمَاتَ مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ دَانٍ إِلَى بِئْرِ سَبْعٍ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ رَجُلٍ.

16 and the messenger putteth forth his hand to Jerusalem to destroy it, and Jehovah repenteth concerning the evil, and saith to the messenger who is destroying among the people, 'Enough, now, cease thy hand;' and the messenger of Jehovah was near the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

١٦ وَبَسَطَ ٱلْمَلَاكُ يَدَهُ عَلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِيُهْلِكَهَا، فَنَدِمَ ٱلرَّبُّ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَقَالَ لِلْمَلَاكِ ٱلْمُهْلِكِ ٱلشَّعْبَ: «كَفَى! ٱلْآنَ رُدَّ يَدَكَ». وَكَانَ مَلَاكُ ٱلرَّبِّ عِنْدَ بَيْدَرِ أَرُونَةَ ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّ.

17 And David speaketh unto Jehovah, when he seeth the messenger who is smiting among the people, and saith, 'Lo, I have sinned, yea, I have done perversely; and these — the flock — what have they done? Let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father.'

١٧ فَكَلَّمَ دَاوُدُ ٱلرَّبَّ عِنْدَمَا رَأَى ٱلْمَلَاكَ ٱلضَّارِبَ ٱلشَّعْبَ وَقَالَ: «هَا أَنَا أَخْطَأْتُ، وَأَنَا أَذْنَبْتُ، وَأَمَّا هَؤُلَاءِ ٱلْخِرَافُ فَمَاذَا فَعَلُوا؟ فَلْتَكُنْ يَدُكَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى بَيْتِ أَبِي».

18 And Gad cometh in unto David on that day, and saith to him, 'Go up, raise to Jehovah an altar in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite;'

١٨ فَجَاءَ جَادُ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمِ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «ٱصْعَدْ وَأَقِمْ لِلرَّبِّ مَذْبَحًا فِي بَيْدَرِ أَرُونَةَ ٱلْيَبُوسِيِّ».

19 and David goeth up, according to the word of Gad, as Jehovah commanded.

١٩ فَصَعِدَ دَاوُدُ حَسَبَ كَلَامِ جَادَ كَمَا أَمَرَ ٱلرَّبُّ.

20 And Araunah looketh, and seeth the king and his servants passing over unto him, and Araunah goeth out and boweth himself to the king — his face to the earth.

٢٠ فَتَطَلَّعَ أَرُونَةُ وَرَأَى ٱلْمَلِكَ وَعَبِيدَهُ يُقْبِلُونَ إِلَيْهِ، فَخَرَجَ أَرُونَةُ وَسَجَدَ لِلْمَلِكِ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ.

21 And Araunah saith, 'Wherefore hath my lord the king come unto his servant?' and David saith, 'To buy from thee the threshing-floor, to build an altar to Jehovah, and the plague is restrained from the people.'

٢١ وَقَالَ أَرُونَةُ: «لِمَاذَا جَاءَ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ إِلَى عَبْدِهِ؟» فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ: «لِأَشْتَرِيَ مِنْكَ ٱلْبَيْدَرَ لِكَيْ أَبْنِيَ مَذْبَحًا لِلرَّبِّ فَتَكُفَّ ٱلضَّرْبَةُ عَنِ ٱلشَّعْبِ».

22 And Araunah saith unto David, 'Let my lord the king take and cause to ascend that which is good in his eyes; see, the oxen for a burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments, and the instruments of the oxen, for wood;'

٢٢ فَقَالَ أَرُونَةُ لِدَاوُدَ: «فَلْيَأْخُذْهُ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ وَيُصْعِدْ مَا يَحْسُنُ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ. اُنْظُرْ. اَلْبَقَرُ لِلْمُحْرَقَةِ، وَٱلنَّوَارِجُ وَأَدَوَاتُ ٱلْبَقَرِ حَطَبًا».

23 the whole hath Araunah given, [as] a king to a king; and Araunah saith unto the king, 'Jehovah thy God doth accept thee.'

٢٣ اَلْكُلُّ دَفَعَهُ أَرُونَةُ ٱلْمَالِكُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ. وَقَالَ أَرُونَةُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «ٱلرَّبُّ إِلَهُكَ يَرْضَى عَنْكَ».

24 And the king saith unto Araunah, 'Nay, for I do surely buy from thee for a price, and I do not cause to ascend to Jehovah my God burnt-offerings for nought;' and David buyeth the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver,

٢٤ فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِأَرُونَةَ: «لَا، بَلْ أَشْتَرِي مِنْكَ بِثَمَنٍ، وَلَا أُصْعِدُ لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِي مُحْرَقَاتٍ مَجَّانِيَّةً». فَٱشْتَرَى دَاوُدُ ٱلْبَيْدَرَ وَٱلْبَقَرَ بِخَمْسِينَ شَاقِلًا مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ.

25 and David buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and causeth to ascend burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and Jehovah is entreated for the land, and the plague is restrained from Israel.

٢٥ وَبَنَى دَاوُدُ هُنَاكَ مَذْبَحًا لِلرَّبِّ وَأَصْعَدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ وَذَبَائِحَ سَلَامَةٍ، وَٱسْتَجَابَ ٱلرَّبُّ مِنْ أَجْلِ ٱلْأَرْضِ، فَكَفَّتِ ٱلضَّرْبَةُ عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ.