1 Ebyomumirembe 21
1 Awo Setaani n’atandika okulwana ne Isirayiri, Dawudi n’asendebwasendebwa okubala Abayisirayiri.
Then the accuser stood up, against Israel, —and moved David, to number Israel.
2 Dawudi n’alagira Yowaabu, n’abaduumizi b’eggye nti, “Mugende mubale Abayisirayiri okuva e Beeruseba okutuuka e Ddaani, mukomewo, muntegeeze bwe beenkana.”
And David said unto Joab and unto the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel, from Beer-sheba even unto Dan, —and bring [the report] unto me, that I may know the number of them.
3 Naye Yowaabu n’amuddamu nti, “Mukama ayongere ku bantu be, n’okusingawo emirundi kikumi. Mukama wange kabaka, bonna si baweereza ba mukama wange, kale kiki ekimukoza kino? Lwaki aleetera Isirayiri emitawaana?”
Then said Joab, May Yahweh add unto his people, as many as they are, a hundred times, but are they not, my lord O king, all of them my lord’s, as servants? wherefore should my lord seek this? wherefore should it become guilt to Israel?
4 Naye ekigambo kya kabaka ne kisinga ebya Yowaabu, era Yowaabu n’agenda n’abuna Isirayiri yonna, n’akomawo e Yerusaalemi.
But, the word of the king, prevailed against Joab, —and Joab departed, and went to and fro throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5 Yowaabu n’ategeeza Dawudi omuwendo gw’abasajja abalwanyi. Mu Isirayiri mwalimu abasajja abalwanyi akakadde kamu n’emitwalo kkumi, ng’okwo kw’otadde emitwalo amakumi ana mu emitwalo musanvu abaali mu Yuda.
And Joab delivered the sum of the number of the people, unto David, —and all Israel was found to be a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men, who drew sword, and Judah, four hundred and seventy thousand men, who drew sword.
6 Naye teyabalirako Baleevi n’Ababenyamini, kubanga ekiragiro kya kabaka tekyasanyusa Yowaabu.
But, Levi and Benjamin, counted he not among them, —for detestable was the word of the king unto Joab.
7 Ekikolwa ekyo ky’okubala abantu, kyali kya kivve mu maaso ga Katonda era n’abonereza Isirayiri.
And it was displeasing in the eyes of God, concerning this thing, —therefore smote he Israel.
8 Awo Dawudi n’agamba Katonda nti, “Nnyonoonye nnyo olw’ekikolwa ekyo. Kaakano, nkusaba ogyewo obutali butuukirivu obw’omuddu wo, kubanga nkoze ekintu eky’obusirusiru ennyo.”
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing, —but, now, I beseech thee, take away the iniquity of thy servant, for I have shown myself very foolish.
9 Mukama Katonda n’ayogera ne nnabbi Gaadi eyaluŋŋamyanga Dawudi nti,
Then spake Yahweh unto Gad, the seer of David saying:
10 “Genda otegeeze Dawudi nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti: nkuteekeddewo eby’okulondako bisatu, weerobozeeko ekimu kye nnaakukola.’”
Go—and thou shalt speak unto David, saying, Thus, saith Yahweh, Three things, do I offer thee, —choose thee one from among them, that I may do it unto thee.
11 Awo Gaadi n’agenda eri Dawudi n’amugamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, ‘Weerobozeeko ku bisatu:
So Gad came unto David, —and said to him, Thus, saith Yahweh,
12 emyaka esatu egy’enjala, oba emyezi esatu egy’okumalibwawo abalabe bo, oba ennaku ssatu ez’ekitala kya Mukama Katonda, kawumpuli agwe mu nsi, ne malayika wa Mukama azikirize abantu mu bitundu byonna ebya Isirayiri.’ Kale nno, ssalawo kye mbanziramu oyo antumye.”
Choose thee: —Whether, for three years, [there be] famine, Or, for three months, that thou flee before thine adversaries, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee, Or, for three days, the sword of Yahweh, and pestilence be in the land, with, the messenger of Yahweh, laying waste throughout all the boundary of Israel, —Now, therefore, see, what, answer, I shall return unto him that sent me.
13 Dawudi n’addamu Gaadi nti, “Nsobeddwa nnyo. Wakiri ka ngwe mu mukono gwa Mukama Katonda, kubanga okusaasira kwe kungi, okusinga okugwa mu mukono gw’omuntu.”
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait, —Oh let me fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Yahweh, for abounding are his compassions, exceedingly, but, into the hand of man, let me not fall.
14 Awo Mukama Katonda n’aweereza kawumpuli ku Isirayiri, abantu emitwalo musanvu ne bafa.
So Yahweh laid pestilence, upon Israel, —and there fell, of Israel, seventy thousand men.
15 Ate era Katonda n’atuma malayika okuzikiriza Yerusaalemi. Naye Mukama bwe yalaba ebyo byonna, n’alumwa nnyo olw’ebyo byonna, n’alagira malayika eyali azikiriza abantu nti, “Ekyo kimala! Zzaayo omukono gwo.” Mu kiseera ekyo malayika wa Mukama Katonda yali ayimiridde kumpi ne gguuliro lya Olunaani Omuyebusi.
And God sent a messenger to Jerusalem, to lay it waste, but, as he was laying it waste, Yahweh looked, and relented concerning the calamity, and said unto the messenger who was laying waste, Enough! now, stay thy hand. And, the messenger of Yahweh, was standing by the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16 Dawudi n’ayimusa amaaso ge, n’alaba malayika wa Mukama Katonda ng’ayimiridde wakati w’ensi n’eggulu ng’asowodde ekitala mu mukono gwe, nga kigoloddwa ku Yerusaalemi. Awo Dawudi n’abakadde, nga bambadde ebibukutu ne bavuunama amaaso gaabwe.
And, when David lifted up his eyes, and saw the messenger of Yahweh, standing, between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn, in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, then fell David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, upon their faces.
17 Dawudi n’agamba Katonda nti, “Si nze nalagira abantu babalibwe? Nze nnyonoonye, era nkoze ebibi. Bano ndiga, kiki kye bakoze? Ayi Mukama Katonda wange, ombonereze nze ne nnyumba yange, naye toganya kawumpuli ono kusigala ku bantu bo.”
And David said unto God, Was it not, I, who gave word to number the people? Yea, I, it was who sinned and did the great wrong, what then had, these sheep, done? O Yahweh, my God, let thy hand, I beseech thee, be against me, and against the house of my father, but not against, thy people, that they should be plagued!
18 Awo malayika wa Mukama Katonda n’alagira Gaadi okugamba Dawudi ayambuke, azimbire Mukama ekyoto ku gguuliro lya Olunaani Omuyebusi.
And, the messenger of Yahweh, commanded Gad, to say unto David, —that David should go up, to rear an altar unto Yahweh, in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 Awo Dawudi n’agondera ekigambo Gaadi kye yayogera mu linnya lya Mukama Katonda, n’ayambuka.
So David went up, according to the word of Gad, which he spake in the name of Yahweh.
20 Laba Olunaani bwe yali ng’awuula eŋŋaano, n’akyuka n’alaba malayika wa Mukama, ne batabani be abana abaaliwo ne beekweka.
And Ornan turned, and saw the messenger, but, his four sons with him, were hiding themselves, —now, Ornan, had been threshing wheat.
21 Awo Dawudi bwe yasembera okumpi ne Olunaani we yali, Olunaani n’amulaba, n’ava mu gguuliro, n’amuvuunamira.
Then came David unto Ornan, —and Ornan looked, and saw David, and went forth out of the threshing-floor, and bowed himself unto David, with his face to the ground.
22 Dawudi n’amugamba nti, “Mpa ekifo egguuliro lyo mwe liri, nzimbire Mukama ekyoto, nange n’asasula omuwendo gwakyo gwonna, kawumpuli ave ku bantu.”
And David said unto Ornan, Grant me the place of the threshing-floor, that I may build thereon an altar, unto Yahweh, —for silver in full, shalt thou grant it me, that the plague may be stayed from off the people.
23 Olunaani n’addamu Dawudi nti, “Kitwale! Mukama wange kabaka akole nga bw’asiima. Laba, nzija kukuwa ziseddume z’onoowaayo ng’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa, n’ebintu ebiwuula ng’enku, n’eŋŋaano okuba ekiweebwayo eky’obutta. Ebyo byonna nzija kubikuwa.”
And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do what is good in his own eyes, —see! I have given the oxen for ascending-sacrifices, and, the threshing implements for wood, and the wheat for a meal-offering, —the whole, have I given.
24 Naye Dawudi n’agamba Olunaani nti, “Nedda, maliridde okusasula omuwendo omujjuvu. Sijja kutwalira Mukama ekikyo, wadde okuwaayo ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa bye sisasulidde.”
Then said King David to Ornan, Nay! but I will, surely buy, it for silver in full, —for I will not take that which is thine for Yahweh, nor offer an ascending-sacrifice that hath cost me nothing.
25 Awo Dawudi n’agula ekifo kya Olunaani kilo musanvu eza zaabu.
So David gave to Ornan, for the place, —shekels of gold, by weight, six hundred.
26 Dawudi n’azimbira Mukama ekyoto mu kifo ekyo, era n’awaayo ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa n’ebiweebwayo olw’emirembe, ng’akoowoola Mukama, era Mukama n’amuddamu n’omuliro okuva mu ggulu ogwaka ku kyoto eky’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa.
And David built there an altar unto Yahweh, and caused to go up ascending-sacrifices, and peace-offerings, —and called unto Yahweh, and he responded to him, by fire, out of the heavens, upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice.
27 Awo Mukama Katonda n’alagira malayika okuzaayo ekitala kye mu kiraato kyakyo.
And Yahweh gave word to tile messenger, and he put back his sword into its sheath.
28 Okuva mu kiseera ekyo, Mukama bwe yaddamu Dawudi ku gguuliro lya Olunaani Omuyebusi, Dawudi n’aweerangayo ssaddaaka eyo.
At that time, when David saw that Yahweh had answered him in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29 Mu biro ebyo Eweema ya Mukama, Musa gye yali azimbidde mu ddungu, n’ekyoto eky’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa byali mu kifo ekigulumivu e Gibyoni.
But, the habitation of Yahweh, which Moses made in the desert, and the altar of ascending-sacrifice, were, at that time, in the high place at Gibeon;
30 Naye Dawudi yali tasobola kugendayo kwebuuza ku Katonda, kubanga yali atya ekitala kya malayika wa Mukama Katonda.
and David could not go before it, to seek God, —for he had been terrified, because of the sword of the messenger of Yahweh.
