1 Chronik 21
1 Und der Satan stund wider Israel und gab David ein, daß er Israel zählen ließ.
Satan decided to cause the Israeli people to have trouble. So he incited David to find out how many men in Israel [were able to be in the army].
2 Und David sprach zu Joab und zu des Volks Obersten: Gehet hin, zählet Israel, von Berseba an bis gen Dan; und bringet's zu mir, daß ich wisse, wieviel ihrer ist.
So David commanded Joab and the other army commanders, “Count all the men in Israel [who are able to be in the army]. Start at Beersheba [town in the south] and go all the way to Dan [city in the north]. Then come back and report to me, in order that I may know how many men there are.”
3 Joab sprach: Der HERR tue zu seinem Volk, wie sie jetzt sind, hundertmal soviel; aber, mein HERR König, sind sie nicht alle meines HERRN Knechte? Warum fraget denn mein HERR danach? Warum soll eine Schuld auf Israel kommen?
But Joab replied, “Your majesty, even if Yahweh allowed us to have 100 times as many soldiers as we have now, you would [RHQ] still rule all of them. So why do you want us to do this? You will surely [RHQ] cause [all the people of] Israel to be guilty of sinning.”
4 Aber des Königs Wort ging fort wider Joab. Und Joab zog aus und wandelte durch das ganze Israel und kam gen Jerusalem.
But David would not change his mind. So Joab [and his soldiers] went everywhere in Israel and in Judah, and counted the people. Then they returned to Jerusalem,
5 Und gab die Zahl des gezählten Volks David. Und es war des ganzen Israel elfhundertmal tausend Mann, die das Schwert auszogen, und Juda vierhundertmal und siebenzigtausend Mann, die das Schwert auszogen.
and they reported to David that there were 1,100,000 men in Israel who could be in the army, and 470,000 in Judah.
6 Levi aber und Benjamin zählete er nicht unter diese; denn es war dem Joab des Königs Wort ein Greuel.
Joab did not count the men from the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he was disgusted with what the king had commanded.
7 Aber solches gefiel Gott übel; denn er schlug Israel.
David’s command to count the people caused God to become angry, so he [told David that he had decided to] punish [the people of] Israel.
8 Und David sprach zu Gott: Ich habe schwerlich gesündiget, daß ich das getan habe; nun aber nimm weg die Missetat deines Knechts, denn ich habe fast töricht getan.
Then David prayed, saying, “Yahweh, what I did was very foolish. I have sinned greatly by what I have done. So now I plead with you, please forgive me.”
9 Und der HERR redete mit Gad, dem Schauer Davids, und sprach:
Then Yahweh said to Gad, David’s prophet,
10 Gehe hin und rede mit David und sprich: So spricht der HERR: Dreierlei lege ich dir vor; erwähle dir der eins, das ich dir tue.
“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.”
11 Und da Gad zu David kam, sprach er zu ihm: So spricht der HERR: Erwähle dir
So Gad went to David and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You can choose one of these [punishments]:
12 entweder drei Jahre Teurung, oder drei Monden Flucht vor deinen Widersachern und vor dem Schwert deiner Feinde, daß dich's ergreife, oder drei Tage das Schwert des HERRN und Pestilenz im Lande, daß der Engel des HERRN verderbe in allen Grenzen Israels. So siehe nun zu, was ich antworten soll dem, der mich gesandt hat.
three years of famine [in Israel], or three months during which your armies will run away from their enemies [who will attack them with] swords, or three days during which I will send my angel to cause many people in the country to die because of a (plague/very serious illness).’ So, you must decide what I will say to answer [Yahweh, ] the one who sent me.”
13 David sprach zu Gad: Mir ist fast angst; doch ich will in die Hand des HERRN fallen, denn seine Barmherzigkeit ist sehr groß, und will nicht in Menschenhände fallen.
David replied to Gad, “I am very distressed. 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].”
14 Da ließ der HERR Pestilenz in Israel kommen, daß siebenzigtausend Mann fielen aus Israel.
So Yahweh sent a plague on [the people of] Israel, and 70,000 of them died because of it.
15 Und Gott sandte den Engel gen Jerusalem, sie zu verderben. Und im Verderben sah der HERR drein, und reuete ihn das Übel und sprach zum Engel, dem Verderber: Es ist genug, laß deine Hand ab! Der Engel aber des HERRN stund bei der Tenne Arnans, des Jebusiters.
And God sent an angel to destroy the people in Jerusalem by the plague. But when the angel was standing at the ground where Araunah, from the Jebus people-group, threshed grain, Yahweh saw all the suffering that the people had endured, and he was grieved. So he said to the angel, “Stop what you are doing [IDM]! That is enough [IDM]!”
16 Und David hub seine Augen auf und sah den Engel des HERRN stehen zwischen Himmel und Erde, und ein bloß Schwert in seiner Hand ausgereckt über Jerusalem. Da fiel David und die Ältesten, mit Säcken bedeckt, auf ihr Antlitz.
David looked up and saw the angel whom Yahweh had sent, standing between the sky and the ground. The angel had a sword in his hand that was pointed toward Jerusalem. Then David and the elders [of the city], who were wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, prostrated themselves on the ground.
17 Und David sprach zu Gott: Bin ich's nicht, der das Volk zählen hieß? Ich bin, der gesündiget und das Übel getan hat; diese Schafe aber, was haben sie getan? HERR, mein Gott, laß deine Hand wider mich und meines Vaters Haus und nicht wider dein Volk sein zu plagen!
David said to God, “I am [RHQ] the one who ordered the men who could be in the army to be counted. I am the one who has sinned and done what is very wrong, but these people are [as innocent as] [MET] sheep. They have certainly not [RHQ] done anything [that is wrong]. So Yahweh my God, punish [IDM] me and my family, but do not allow this plague to continue to [cause] your people [to become sick and die].”
18 Und der Engel sprach zu Gad, daß er David sollte sagen, daß David hinaufgehen und dem HERRN einen Altar aufrichten sollte in der Tenne Arnans, des Jebusiters.
Then the angel who was sent by Yahweh told Gad to go up to the place where Araunah threshed grain and tell David to build an altar to [worship] Yahweh there.
19 Also ging David hinauf nach dem Worte Gads, das er geredet hatte in des HERRN Namen.
So [after Gad told] David, [he] obeyed the message that Yahweh [MTY] had given to Gad, [and he went up there].
20 Arnan aber, da er sich wandte und sah den Engel, und seine vier Söhne mit ihm, versteckten sie sich; denn Arnan drosch Weizen.
While Araunah was threshing some wheat, he turned and saw the angel. His four sons who were with him [also saw the angel, and they] hid themselves.
21 Als nun David zu Arnan ging, sah Arnan und ward Davids gewahr; und ging heraus aus der Tenne und betete David an mit seinem Antlitz zur Erde.
Then David approached. When Araunah saw him, he left the place where he was threshing grain and prostrated himself, with his face touching the ground.
22 Und David sprach zu Arnan: Gib mir Raum in der Tenne, daß ich einen Altar dem HERRN drauf baue; um voll Geld sollst du mir ihn geben, auf daß die Plage vom Volk aufhöre.
David said to him, “Please sell me your threshing place in order that I can build an altar here to [worship] Yahweh. Then he will stop this plague. I will pay the full price.”
23 Arnan aber sprach zu David: Nimm dir und mache, mein HERR König, wie dir's gefällt; siehe, ich gebe das Rind zum Brandopfer und das Geschirr zu Holz und Weizen zum Speisopfer: alles gebe ich.
Araunah replied, “Take it! Your majesty, do whatever you want to. I will give you the oxen [that thresh the grain] for an offering to be completely burned [on the altar]. And I will give you the threshing boards to use as wood [on the altar], and I will give you grain for a grain offering. I will give all those things to you.”
24 Aber der König David sprach zu Arnan: Nicht also, sondern um voll Geld will ich's kaufen; denn ich will nicht, das dein ist, nehmen vor dem HERRN und will's nicht umsonst haben zum Brandopfer.
But the king said to Araunah, “No, [I will not take these things as a gift]. I will pay you the full price for it. I will not take things that belong to you, things that have cost me nothing and offer them as sacrifices to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar.”
25 Also gab David Arnan um den Raum Gold am Gewicht sechshundert Sekel.
So David paid Araunah 600 pieces of gold for the whole area.
26 Und David bauete daselbst dem HERRN einen Altar und opferte Brandopfer und Dankopfer. Und da er den HERRN anrief, erhörete er ihn durchs Feuer vom Himmel auf dem Altar des Brandopfers.
David built an altar to [worship] Yahweh there, and he offered sacrifices to be completely burned [on the altar] and sacrifices to restore fellowship [with Yahweh]. David prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered by sending a fire from heaven [to burn up the offerings] on the altar.
27 Und der HERR sprach zum Engel, daß er sein Schwert in seine Scheide kehrete.
Then Yahweh spoke to the angel, and told him to put his sword back into its sheath. [So the angel did that].
28 Zur selbigen Zeit, da David sah, daß ihn der HERR erhöret hatte auf dem Platz Arnans, des Jebusiters, pflegte er daselbst zu opfern.
And when David saw that Yahweh had answered him there at the place where Araunah threshed grain [and had ended the plague], he offered sacrifices there.
29 Denn die Wohnung des HERRN, die Mose in der Wüste gemacht hatte, und der Brandopferaltar war zu der Zeit in der Höhe zu Gibeon.
Yahweh’s Sacred Tent, which Moses had commanded to be set up in the desert, and the altar for burning sacrifices completely, were at that time on a hill at Gibeon [city].
30 David aber konnte nicht hingehen vor denselben, Gott zu suchen, so war er erschrocken vor dem Schwert des Engels des HERRN.
But David did not want to go there to request God to tell him what he wanted [him to do], because he was afraid that the angel sent from Yahweh [might strike him with] his sword.
