2 Samuel 24

1 Bangkitlah pula murka TUHAN terhadap orang Israel; Ia menghasut Daud melawan mereka, firman-Nya: "Pergilah, hitunglah orang Israel dan orang Yehuda."

And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”

2 Lalu berkatalah raja kepada Yoab dan para panglima tentara yang bersama-sama dengan dia: "Jelajahilah segenap suku Israel dari Dan sampai Bersyeba; adakanlah pendaftaran di antara rakyat, supaya aku tahu jumlah mereka."

And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I may know their number.”

3 Lalu berkatalah Yoab kepada raja: "Kiranya TUHAN, Allahmu, menambahi rakyat seratus kali lipat dari pada yang ada sekarang, dan semoga mata tuanku raja sendiri melihatnya. Tetapi mengapa tuanku raja menghendaki hal ini?"

And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”

4 Namun titah raja itu terpaksa diikuti oleh Yoab dan oleh para panglima tentara. Maka pergilah Yoab dan panglima-panglima tentara itu atas perintah raja untuk mengadakan pendaftaran di antara bangsa Israel.

But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.

5 Mereka menyeberangi sungai Yordan, lalu mulai dari Aroer dan dari kota yang terletak di tengah-tengah lembah ke arah Gad dan Yaezer.

And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.

6 Kemudian sampailah mereka ke Gilead dan ke Kadesh di negeri orang Het. Selanjutnya sampailah mereka ke Dan dan dari Dan mengambil jurusan Sidon.

And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead, and to the lower land of Hodsi. And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan. And going around beside Sidon,

7 Kemudian sampailah mereka ke tempat yang berkubu, Tirus, dan ke segala kota orang Hewi dan orang Kanaan; akhirnya tibalah mereka di bagian selatan Yehuda, di Bersyeba.

they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.

8 Setelah mereka menjelajah seluruh negeri itu, sampailah mereka kembali ke Yerusalem setelah lewat sembilan bulan dan dua puluh hari.

And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.

9 Lalu Yoab memberitahukan kepada raja hasil pendaftaran rakyat. Orang Israel ada delapan ratus ribu orang perangnya yang dapat memegang pedang; dan orang Yehuda ada lima ratus ribu.

Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king. And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword; and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.

10 Tetapi berdebar-debarlah hati Daud, setelah ia menghitung rakyat, lalu berkatalah Daud kepada TUHAN: "Aku telah sangat berdosa karena melakukan hal ini; maka sekarang, TUHAN, jauhkanlah kiranya kesalahan hamba-Mu, sebab perbuatanku itu sangat bodoh."

Then the heart of David struck him, after the people were numbered. And David said to the Lord: “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But I pray that you, O Lord, may take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted very foolishly.”

11 Setelah Daud bangun dari pada waktu pagi, datanglah firman TUHAN kepada nabi Gad, pelihat Daud, demikian:

And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:

12 "Pergilah, katakanlah kepada Daud: Beginilah firman TUHAN: tiga perkara Kuhadapkan kepadamu; pilihlah salah satu dari padanya, maka Aku akan melakukannya kepadamu."

“Go, and say to David: ‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things. Choose one of these, whichever you will, so that I may do it to you.’”

13 Kemudian datanglah Gad kepada Daud, memberitahukan kepadanya dengan berkata kepadanya: "Akan datangkah menimpa engkau tiga tahun kelaparan di negerimu? Atau maukah engkau melarikan diri tiga bulan lamanya dari hadapan lawanmu, sedang mereka itu mengejar engkau? Atau, akan adakah tiga hari penyakit sampar di negerimu? Maka sekarang, pikirkanlah dan timbanglah, jawab apa yang harus kusampaikan kepada Yang mengutus aku."

And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”

14 Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Gad: "Sangat susah hatiku, biarlah kiranya kita jatuh ke dalam tangan TUHAN, sebab besar kasih sayang-Nya; tetapi janganlah aku jatuh ke dalam tangan manusia."

Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men.”

15 Jadi TUHAN mendatangkan penyakit sampar kepada orang Israel dari pagi hari sampai waktu yang ditetapkan, maka matilah dari antara bangsa itu, dari Dan sampai Bersyeba, tujuh puluh ribu orang.

And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.

16 Ketika malaikat mengacungkan tangannya ke Yerusalem untuk memusnahkannya, maka menyesallah TUHAN karena malapetaka itu, lalu Ia berfirman kepada malaikat yang mendatangkan kemusnahan kepada bangsa itu: "Cukup! Turunkanlah sekarang tanganmu itu." Pada waktu itu malaikat TUHAN itu ada dekat tempat pengirikan Arauna, orang Yebus.

And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it, the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people: “It is enough. Hold back your hand now.” And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

17 Dan berkatalah Daud kepada TUHAN, ketika dilihatnya malaikat yang tengah memusnahkan bangsa itu, demikian: "Sesungguhnya, aku telah berdosa, dan aku telah membuat kesalahan, tetapi domba-domba ini, apakah yang dilakukan mereka? Biarlah kiranya tangan-Mu menimpa aku dan kaum keluargaku."

And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”

18 Pada hari itu datanglah Gad kepada Daud dan berkata kepadanya: "Pergilah, dirikanlah mezbah bagi TUHAN di tempat pengirikan Arauna, orang Yebus itu."

Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

19 Lalu pergilah Daud, sesuai dengan perkataan Gad, seperti yang diperintahkan TUHAN.

And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.

20 Ketika Arauna menjenguk dan melihat raja dengan pegawai-pegawainya mendapatkannya, pergilah Arauna ke luar, lalu sujud kepada raja dengan mukanya ke tanah.

And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.

21 Bertanyalah Arauna: "Mengapa tuanku raja datang kepada hambanya ini?" Jawab Daud: "Untuk membeli tempat pengirikan ini dari padamu dengan maksud mendirikan mezbah bagi TUHAN, supaya tulah ini berhenti menimpa rakyat."

And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground, and he said, “What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him, “So as to purchase the threshing floor from you, and to build an altar to the Lord, and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”

22 Lalu berkatalah Arauna kepada Daud: "Baiklah tuanku raja mengambilnya dan mempersembahkan apa yang dipandangnya baik; lihatlah, itu ada lembu-lembu untuk korban bakaran, dan eretan-eretan pengirik dan alat perkakas lembu untuk kayu bakar.

And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”

23 Semuanya ini, ya raja, diberikan Arauna kepada raja." Arauna berkata pula kepada raja: "Kiranya TUHAN, Allahmu, berkenan kepadamu."

All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”

24 Tetapi berkatalah raja kepada Arauna: "Bukan begitu, melainkan aku mau membelinya dari padamu dengan membayar harganya, sebab aku tidak mau mempersembahkan kepada TUHAN, Allahku, korban bakaran dengan tidak membayar apa-apa." Sesudah itu Daud membeli tempat pengirikan dan lembu-lembu itu dengan harga lima puluh syikal perak.

And in response, the king said to him: “It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

25 Lalu Daud mendirikan di sana mezbah bagi TUHAN dan mempersembahkan korban bakaran dan korban keselamatan. Maka TUHAN mengabulkan doa untuk negeri itu, dan tulah itu berhenti menimpa orang Israel.

And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.