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."

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.”

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."

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].”

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?"

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?”

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 king commanded Joab and his officers to do it. So they left the king and went out to count 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.

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]

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

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].

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.

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.

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

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

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].

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."

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.”

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

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

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

“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.’”

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."

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.”

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."

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].”

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.

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].

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.

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.

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."

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]!”

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

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.”

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

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

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

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.

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."

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.”

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.

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.

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

I, Araunah, am giving all this to you, the king.” Then he said, “I desire/hope that Yahweh our God will accept your offering.”

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.

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.

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.

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.