1 Ebyomumirembe 21
1 Awo Setaani n’atandika okulwana ne Isirayiri, Dawudi n’asendebwasendebwa okubala Abayisirayiri.
An adversary arose against Israel and incited David to count Israel.
2 Dawudi n’alagira Yowaabu, n’abaduumizi b’eggye nti, “Mugende mubale Abayisirayiri okuva e Beeruseba okutuuka e Ddaani, mukomewo, muntegeeze bwe beenkana.”
David said to Joab and to the commanders of the army, “Go, count the people of Israel from Beersheba to Dan and report back to me, that I may know their number.”
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?”
Joab said, “May Yahweh make his army a hundred times greater than it is. But my master the king, do they not all serve my master? Why does my master want this? Why bring guilt on Israel?”
4 Naye ekigambo kya kabaka ne kisinga ebya Yowaabu, era Yowaabu n’agenda n’abuna Isirayiri yonna, n’akomawo e Yerusaalemi.
But the king's word was enforced against Joab. So Joab left and went throughout all Israel. Then he came back 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.
Then Joab reported the total of the count of the fighting men to David. There were in Israel 1,100,000 men who drew the sword. Judah alone had 470,000 soldiers.
6 Naye teyabalirako Baleevi n’Ababenyamini, kubanga ekiragiro kya kabaka tekyasanyusa Yowaabu.
But Levi and Benjamin were not counted among them, for the king's command had disgusted Joab.
7 Ekikolwa ekyo ky’okubala abantu, kyali kya kivve mu maaso ga Katonda era n’abonereza Isirayiri.
God was offended by this action, so he attacked 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.”
David said to God, “I have greatly sinned by doing this. Now take away your servant's guilt, for I have acted very foolishly.”
9 Mukama Katonda n’ayogera ne nnabbi Gaadi eyaluŋŋamyanga Dawudi nti,
Yahweh told Gad, David's prophet,
10 “Genda otegeeze Dawudi nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti: nkuteekeddewo eby’okulondako bisatu, weerobozeeko ekimu kye nnaakukola.’”
“Go say to David, 'This is what Yahweh says: I am giving you three choices. Choose one of them.'”
11 Awo Gaadi n’agenda eri Dawudi n’amugamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, ‘Weerobozeeko ku bisatu:
So Gad went to David and said to him, “Yahweh says this, 'Choose one of these:
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.”
either three years of famine, three months being pursued by your enemies and being caught by their swords, or else three days of Yahweh's sword, that is, a plague in the land, with the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the land of Israel.' Now then, decide what answer I should take to the one who 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.”
Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress! Let me fall into the hand of Yahweh rather than into the hand of man, for his merciful actions are very great.”
14 Awo Mukama Katonda n’aweereza kawumpuli ku Isirayiri, abantu emitwalo musanvu ne bafa.
So Yahweh sent a plague on Israel, and seventy thousand people died.
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.
God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy it, Yahweh watched and changed his mind about the harm. He said to the destroying angel, “Enough! Now draw back your hand.” At that time the angel of Yahweh was standing at 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.
David looked up and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand raised over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, lay facedown on the ground.
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.”
David said to God, “Is it not I that commanded that the army be numbered? I did this wicked thing. But these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my God! Let your hand strike me and my family, but do not let the plague remain on your people.”
18 Awo malayika wa Mukama Katonda n’alagira Gaadi okugamba Dawudi ayambuke, azimbire Mukama ekyoto ku gguuliro lya Olunaani Omuyebusi.
So the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up and build an altar for Yahweh at 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 as Gad instructed him to do 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.
While Ornan was threshing wheat, he turned and saw the angel. He and his four sons with him hid themselves.
21 Awo Dawudi bwe yasembera okumpi ne Olunaani we yali, Olunaani n’amulaba, n’ava mu gguuliro, n’amuvuunamira.
When David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David. He left the threshing floor and bowed to 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.”
Then David said to Ornan, “Sell me this threshing floor, so I can build an altar for Yahweh. I will pay the full price, so that the plague may be removed from 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.”
Ornan said to David, “Take it as your own, my master the king. Do with it what is good in your sight. Look, I will give you oxen for burnt offerings, threshing sledges for wood, and wheat for the grain offering; I will give it all to you.”
24 Naye Dawudi n’agamba Olunaani nti, “Nedda, maliridde okusasula omuwendo omujjuvu. Sijja kutwalira Mukama ekikyo, wadde okuwaayo ekiweebwayo ekyokebwa bye sisasulidde.”
King David said to Ornan, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and offer it as a burnt offering to Yahweh if it costs me nothing.”
25 Awo Dawudi n’agula ekifo kya Olunaani kilo musanvu eza zaabu.
So David paid six hundred shekels of gold for the place.
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.
David built an altar for Yahweh there and offered on it burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. He called on Yahweh, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.
27 Awo Mukama Katonda n’alagira malayika okuzaayo ekitala kye mu kiraato kyakyo.
Then Yahweh gave an order to the angel, and the angel put his sword back into its sheath.
28 Okuva mu kiseera ekyo, Mukama bwe yaddamu Dawudi ku gguuliro lya Olunaani Omuyebusi, Dawudi n’aweerangayo ssaddaaka eyo.
When David saw that Yahweh had answered him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he performed the sacrifice there at that same time.
29 Mu biro ebyo Eweema ya Mukama, Musa gye yali azimbidde mu ddungu, n’ekyoto eky’ebiweebwayo ebyokebwa byali mu kifo ekigulumivu e Gibyoni.
Now at that time, Yahweh's tabernacle, which Moses had made in the wilderness, and the altar for burnt offerings, were at the high place at Gibeon.
30 Naye Dawudi yali tasobola kugendayo kwebuuza ku Katonda, kubanga yali atya ekitala kya malayika wa Mukama Katonda.
However, David could not go there to ask for God's direction, because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of Yahweh.
