Otra Samuela 24
1 Un Tā Kunga dusmas atkal iedegās pret Israēli, un viņš Dāvidu skubināja pret tiem sacīdams: ej, skaiti Israēli un Jūdu.
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 Un ķēniņš sacīja uz Joabu, karapulku virsnieku, kas pie viņa bija: ej jel apkārt pa visām Israēla ciltīm, no Dana līdz Bēršebai, un skaitāt tos ļaudis, lai es zinu to ļaužu skaitu. Tad Joabs sacīja uz ķēniņu:
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 Lai Tas Kungs, tavs Dievs, pie šiem ļaudīm simtkārt vairāk pieliek, nekā viņu ir, ka mana kunga, tā ķēniņa, acis to redz; kāpēc tad manam kungam, tam ķēniņam, šīs lietas gribās?
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 Bet ķēniņa vārds palika spēkā pret Joabu un tiem karavirsniekiem. Tā Joabs ar tiem karavirsniekiem izgāja no ķēniņa, Israēla ļaudis skaitīt.
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 Un tie gāja pār Jardāni un apmetās pie Aroēra, pa labo roku tai pilsētai, kas Gada ielejas vidū, un pie Jaēzeres.
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 Pēc tie nāca uz Gileādu un uz to ielejas zemi Tahtim Hodši, tie nāca arī uz DanJaānu un apkārt uz Sidonu.
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 Un tie nāca uz to stipro Tirus pilsētu un uz visām Hiviešu un Kanaāniešu pilsētām, un tie iznāca ārā Jūdam pret dienasvidu uz Bēršebu.
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 Tā tie gāja apkārt pa visu zemi un pārnāca pēc deviņiem mēnešiem un divdesmit dienām uz Jeruzālemi.
After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Un Joabs deva ķēniņam to uzrakstīto ļaužu skaitu, un iekš Israēla bija astoņsimt tūkstoš karavīru, kas bija zobena vilcēji, un Jūda vīru bija piecsimt tūkstoši.
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 Tad Dāvidam sirds trīcēja, kad tos ļaudis bija skaitījis. Un Dāvids sacīja uz To Kungu: es esmu ļoti grēkojis ar to, ko esmu darījis, un nu Kungs, atņem lūdzams sava kalpa noziegumu, jo es esmu ļoti aplam darījis.
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 Kad nu Dāvids rītā cēlās, tad Tā Kunga vārds notika uz pravieti Gadu, Dāvida redzētāju, tā:
When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
12 Ej un runā uz Dāvidu: tā saka Tas Kungs: trīs lietas es tev lieku priekšā, izvēlies vienu no tām, ko lai es tev daru.
“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 Un Gads nāca pie Dāvida un teica viņam un uz to sacīja: vai tu gribi septiņus gadus bada laiku savā zemē, jeb vai tu gribi trīs mēnešus bēgt no saviem ienaidniekiem, kas tevi vajās, jeb vai tu gribi, ka trīs dienas tavā zemē nāk mēris? Ņem nu vērā un redzi, ko lai es tam atsaku, kas mani sūtījis.
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 Tad Dāvids sacīja uz Gadu: man ir ļoti bail. Es kritīšu labāk Tā Kunga rokā, jo Viņa žēlastība ir liela, bet cilvēku rokā es negribu krist.
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 Tad Tas Kungs lika mērim nākt iekš Israēla, no rīta līdz tam nospriestam laikam, un ļaužu nomira no Dana līdz Bēršebai septiņdesmit tūkstoši.
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 Un kad tas eņģelis savu roku pār Jeruzālemi izstiepa, lai to nomaitātu, tad Tam Kungam tā ļaunuma bija žēl, un Viņš sacīja uz to eņģeli, kas tos ļaudis nonāvēja: ir gan, atrauj savu roku. Un Tā Kunga eņģelis stāvēja pie Aravnus, tā Jebusieša, klona.
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 Un Dāvids sacīja uz To Kungu, to eņģeli redzēdams, kas tos ļaudis sita: redzi, es esmu grēkojis un noziedzies, bet ko šīs avis darījušas? Lai Tava roka ir pret mani un pret mana tēva namu.
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 Tad Gads nāca tai dienā pie Dāvida un uz to sacīja: ej uz augšu un uztaisi Tam Kungam altāri uz Aravnus, tā Jebusieša, klona.
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 Tad Dāvids gāja pēc Gada vārda, kā Tas Kungs bija pavēlējis.
So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
20 Un Aravnus skatījās un redzēja pie sevis nākam ķēniņu un viņa kalpus, un Aravnus izgāja un nometās ķēniņa priekšā uz savu vaigu pie zemes.
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 Un Aravnus sacīja: kāpēc mans kungs, tas ķēniņš, nāk pie sava kalpa? Un Dāvids sacīja: šo klonu no tevis pirkt, ka es Tam Kungam taisu altāri, lai šī mocība no ļaudīm atstājās.
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 Tad Aravnus sacīja uz Dāvidu: lai mans kungs, tas ķēniņš, ņem un upurē, kā viņam patīk. Redzi, še ir vērši par dedzināmo upuri un kuļami rati un vēršu jūgi malkai.
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 Šo visu, ķēniņ, Aravnus dod ķēniņam. Un Aravnus sacīja uz ķēniņu: lai Tam Kungam, tavam Dievam, ir labs prāts uz tevi.
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 Bet ķēniņš sacīja uz Aravnu: nē, bet es pirkdams to tev nopirkšu, jo es negribu Tam Kungam, savam Dievam, dedzināmos upurus velti upurēt. Tā Dāvids to klonu un tos vēršus nopirka par piecdesmit sudraba sēķeļiem.
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 Un Dāvids uztaisīja tur Tam Kungam altāri un upurēja dedzināmos upurus un pateicības upurus. Tā Tas Kungs tai zemei tapa salīdzināts, un tā mocība atstājās no Israēla.
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.
