1 Ebyomumirembe 21
1 Awo Setaani n’atandika okulwana ne Isirayiri, Dawudi n’asendebwasendebwa okubala Abayisirayiri.
Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of 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 princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know how many there are.”
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 the LORD make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
4 Naye ekigambo kya kabaka ne kisinga ebya Yowaabu, era Yowaabu n’agenda n’abuna Isirayiri yonna, n’akomawo e Yerusaalemi.
Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, then 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.
Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew a sword; and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew a sword.
6 Naye teyabalirako Baleevi n’Ababenyamini, kubanga ekiragiro kya kabaka tekyasanyusa Yowaabu.
But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
7 Ekikolwa ekyo ky’okubala abantu, kyali kya kivve mu maaso ga Katonda era n’abonereza Isirayiri.
God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck 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 sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
9 Mukama Katonda n’ayogera ne nnabbi Gaadi eyaluŋŋamyanga Dawudi nti,
The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
10 “Genda otegeeze Dawudi nti, ‘Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti: nkuteekeddewo eby’okulondako bisatu, weerobozeeko ekimu kye nnaakukola.’”
“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘The LORD says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.”’”
11 Awo Gaadi n’agenda eri Dawudi n’amugamba nti, “Bw’ati bw’ayogera Mukama nti, ‘Weerobozeeko ku bisatu:
So Gad came to David and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Take your choice:
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; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the LORD’s angel destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him 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.”
David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let me fall, I pray, into the LORD’s hand, for his mercies are very great. Don’t let me fall into man’s hand.”
14 Awo Mukama Katonda n’aweereza kawumpuli ku Isirayiri, abantu emitwalo musanvu ne bafa.
So the LORD sent a pestilence on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell.
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, the LORD saw, and he relented of the disaster, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.” the LORD’s angel 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.
David lifted up his eyes, and saw the LORD’s angel standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on 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.”
David said to God, “Isn’t it I who commanded the people to be counted? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father’s house; but not against your 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.
Then the LORD’s angel commanded Gad to tell David that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 Awo Dawudi n’agondera ekigambo Gaadi kye yayogera mu linnya lya Mukama Katonda, n’ayambuka.
David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the LORD’s name.
20 Laba Olunaani bwe yali ng’awuula eŋŋaano, n’akyuka n’alaba malayika wa Mukama, ne batabani be abana abaaliwo ne beekweka.
Ornan turned back and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
21 Awo Dawudi bwe yasembera okumpi ne Olunaani we yali, Olunaani n’amulaba, n’ava mu gguuliro, n’amuvuunamira.
As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself 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 the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD on it. You shall sell it to me for the full price, that the plague may be stopped from afflicting 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 for yourself, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes. Behold, I give the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal offering. I give it all.”
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, but I will most certainly buy it for the full price. For I will not take that which is yours for the LORD, nor offer a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”
25 Awo Dawudi n’agula ekifo kya Olunaani kilo musanvu eza zaabu.
So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight 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 to the LORD there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and he answered him from the sky by fire on the altar of burnt offering.
27 Awo Mukama Katonda n’alagira malayika okuzaayo ekitala kye mu kiraato kyakyo.
Then the LORD commanded the angel, and he 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.
At that time, when David saw that the LORD 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.
For the LORD’s tabernacle, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, 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.
But David couldn’t go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the LORD’s angel.
