1 Tantara 21
1 Ary Satana nitsangana hampidi-doza tamin’ ny Isiraely ka nanome saina an’ i Davida hanisa ny Isiraely.
Satan decided to cause the Israeli people to have trouble. So he incited David to find out how many men in Israel [were able to be in the army].
2 Dia hoy Davida tamin’ i Joaba sy tamin’ ireo lehiben’ ny vahoaka: Mandehana, isao ny Isiraely hatrany Beri-sheba ka hatrany Dana; ary ento atỳ amiko ny isany mba ho fantatro.
So David commanded Joab and the other army commanders, “Count all the men in Israel [who are able to be in the army]. Start at Beersheba [town in the south] and go all the way to Dan [city in the north]. Then come back and report to me, in order that I may know how many men there are.”
3 Fa hoy Joaba: Jehovah anie hampitombo ny olony ho injato toy izao na firy na firy izy; fa moa tsy mpanompon’ ny tompoko izy rehetra, ry mpanjaka tompoko? Koa inona indray no itadiavan’ ny tompoko izany zavatra izany? Nahoana no dia hampahadiso ny Isiraely?
But Joab replied, “Your majesty, even if Yahweh allowed us to have 100 times as many soldiers as we have now, you would [RHQ] still rule all of them. So why do you want us to do this? You will surely [RHQ] cause [all the people of] Israel to be guilty of sinning.”
4 Nefa tsy azon’ i Joaba nolavina ny tenin’ ny mpanjaka; ka dia niainga izy ka nitety ny Isiraely rehetra; dia tonga tany Jerosalema indray izy.
But David would not change his mind. So Joab [and his soldiers] went everywhere in Israel and in Judah, and counted the people. Then they returned to Jerusalem,
5 Ary natolotr’ i Joaba an’ i Davida ny isan’ ny olona voalamina, ka nisy iray hetsy sy iray tapitrisa ny lehilahy mahatan-tsabatra teo amin’ ny Isiraely; ary fito alina sy efatra hetsy ny lehilahy mahatan-tsabatra teo amin’ ny Joda.
and they reported to David that there were 1,100,000 men in Israel who could be in the army, and 470,000 in Judah.
6 Fa ny Levy sy ny Benjamina tsy mba nalaminy, satria fahavetavetana tamin’ i Joaba ny tenin’ ny mpanjaka.
Joab did not count the men from the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he was disgusted with what the king had commanded.
7 Ary tsy sitrak’ Andriamanitra izany zavatra izany; ka dia namely ny Isiraely Izy.
David’s command to count the people caused God to become angry, so he [told David that he had decided to] punish [the people of] Israel.
8 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ Andriamanitra; Efa nanota indrindra aho tamin’ izao nataoko izao; koa ankehitriny, mifona aminao aho, esory ny heloky ny mpanomponao, fa efa nanao fahadalana lehibe tokoa aho.
Then David prayed, saying, “Yahweh, what I did was very foolish. I have sinned greatly by what I have done. So now I plead with you, please forgive me.”
9 Ary hoy Jehovah tamin’ i Gada mpahitan’ i Davida:
Then Yahweh said to Gad, David’s prophet,
10 Mandehana, ka lazao amin’ i Davida hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Zavatra telo loha no apetrako eto anoloanao, koa fidio izay iray hataoko aminao.
“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.”
11 Ary Gada nankany amin’ i Davida ka nanao taminy hoe: Izao no lazain’ i Jehovah: Mifidia:
So Gad went to David and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You can choose one of these [punishments]:
12 Mosary telo taona va? Sa fandringanana eo alohan’ ny fahavalonao telo volana, raha tratry ny sabatry ny fahavalonao ianao? Sa ny sabatr’ i Jehovah, dia areti-mandringana, no hamely ny tany hateloana, ka Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah handringana eran’ ny tanin’ ny Isiraely rehetra? Koa hevero tsara izay valiny ho entiko miverina any amin’ Izay naniraka ahy.
three years of famine [in Israel], or three months during which your armies will run away from their enemies [who will attack them with] swords, or three days during which I will send my angel to cause many people in the country to die because of a (plague/very serious illness).’ So, you must decide what I will say to answer [Yahweh, ] the one who sent me.”
13 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Gada: Indrisy! poritra loatra aho! nefa aleoko ho azon’ ny tànan’ i Jehovah, fa lehibe ny famindram-pony toy izay ho azon’ izay tànan’ olona.
David replied to Gad, “I am very distressed. 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].”
14 Dia nasian’ i Jehovah areti-mandringana ny Isiraely ka nahafatesana fito alina izy.
So Yahweh sent a plague on [the people of] Israel, and 70,000 of them died because of it.
15 Ary Andriamanitra naniraka Anjely hankany Jerosalema handrava azy; ary raha ilay mbola nandrava iny Izy, dia nijery Jehovah ka nanenina ny amin’ ny loza ka nanao tamin’ Ilay Anjely nandrava hoe: Aoka izay! Atsaharo ny tananao ankehitriny. Ary Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah nitsangana teo anilan’ ny famoloan’ i Araona Jebosita.
And God sent an angel to destroy the people in Jerusalem by the plague. But when the angel was standing at the ground where Araunah, from the Jebus people-group, threshed grain, Yahweh saw all the suffering that the people had endured, and he was grieved. So he said to the angel, “Stop what you are doing [IDM]! That is enough [IDM]!”
16 Ary Davida nanopy ny masony ka nahita Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah nitsangana teo anelanelan’ ny tany sy ny lanitra sady nitana sabatra voatsoaka teny an-tanany, izay natondrony manandrify an’ i Jerosalema. Dia niankohoka Davida sy ny loholon’ ny Isiraely, izay efa samy nitafy lamba fisaonana.
David looked up and saw the angel whom Yahweh had sent, standing between the sky and the ground. The angel had a sword in his hand that was pointed toward Jerusalem. Then David and the elders [of the city], who were wearing clothes made of rough sackcloth, prostrated themselves on the ground.
17 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ Andriamanitra: Tsy izaho va no nandidy hanisa ny vahoaka? Izaho no nanota sy nanao ratsy tokoa; fa ireo ondry ireo kosa, inona moa no mba nataony? Eny, Jehovah Andriamanitro ô, mifona aminao re aho, aoka ny tananao hamely ahy sy ny mpianakavin’ ny raiko, fa aza ny olonao no asianao amin’ ny areti-mandringana.
David said to God, “I am [RHQ] the one who ordered the men who could be in the army to be counted. I am the one who has sinned and done what is very wrong, but these people are [as innocent as] [MET] sheep. They have certainly not [RHQ] done anything [that is wrong]. So Yahweh my God, punish [IDM] me and my family, but do not allow this plague to continue to [cause] your people [to become sick and die].”
18 Ary Gada nasain’ Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah hilaza amin’ i Davida mba hiakatra hanangana alitara ho an’ i Jehovah ao amin’ ny famoloan’ i Araona Jebosita.
Then the angel who was sent by Yahweh told Gad to go up to the place where Araunah threshed grain and tell David to build an altar to [worship] Yahweh there.
19 Koa dia niakatra Davida araka ny tenin’ i Gada, izay nolazainy tamin’ ny anaran’ i Jehovah.
So [after Gad told] David, [he] obeyed the message that Yahweh [MTY] had given to Gad, [and he went up there].
20 Ary Araona niherika ka nahita Ilay Anjely; ary ny zanany efa-dahy izay teo aminy dia niery. Ary Araona nively vary tao tamin’ izay.
While Araunah was threshing some wheat, he turned and saw the angel. His four sons who were with him [also saw the angel, and they] hid themselves.
21 Ary nony tonga teo amin’ i Araona Davida, dia nijery Araona ka nahita an’ i Davida, ary dia niala avy teo amin’ ny famoloana izy ka niankohoka tamin’ ny tany teo anatrehan’ i Davida.
Then David approached. When Araunah saw him, he left the place where he was threshing grain and prostrated himself, with his face touching the ground.
22 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Araona: Mba omeo ahy amin’ izay tokom-bidiny ity famoloana ity hanorenako alitara ho an’ i Jehovah; omeo ahy izy, mba hitsaharan’ ny areti-mandringana tsy hamely ny vahoaka.
David said to him, “Please sell me your threshing place in order that I can build an altar here to [worship] Yahweh. Then he will stop this plague. I will pay the full price.”
23 Fa hoy Araona tamin’ i Davida: Ento ary ho anao, ary aoka ny mpanjaka tompoko hanao izay sitrany; indro, omeko koa ny omby ho fanatitra dorana ary ny fivelezam-bary ho kitay ary ny vary tritika ho fanatitra hohanina; foiko avokoa izy rehetra.
Araunah replied, “Take it! Your majesty, do whatever you want to. I will give you the oxen [that thresh the grain] for an offering to be completely burned [on the altar]. And I will give you the threshing boards to use as wood [on the altar], and I will give you grain for a grain offering. I will give all those things to you.”
24 Fa hoy Davida mpanjaka tamin’ i Araona: Tsia, fa hovidiko mihitsy araka izay tokom-bidiny; fa tsy haka izay anao ho an’ i Jehovah aho ary tsy hanatitra fanatitra dorana amin’ izay azoko fotsiny.
But the king said to Araunah, “No, [I will not take these things as a gift]. I will pay you the full price for it. I will not take things that belong to you, things that have cost me nothing and offer them as sacrifices to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar.”
25 Dia nomen’ i Davida sekely volamena lanjan’ enin-jato Araona ho vidin’ ny tany.
So David paid Araunah 600 pieces of gold for the whole area.
26 Ary Davida nanorina alitara teo ho an’ i Jehovah ka nanatitra fanatitra dorana sy fanati-pihavanana; dia niantso an’ i Jehovah izy ka novaliany tamin’ ny afo avy tany an-danitra, izay latsaka teo amin’ ny alitara fandoroana ny fanatitra dorana.
David built an altar to [worship] Yahweh there, and he offered sacrifices to be completely burned [on the altar] and sacrifices to restore fellowship [with Yahweh]. David prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered by sending a fire from heaven [to burn up the offerings] on the altar.
27 Ary Jehovah nandidy Ilay Anjely, ka dia nampidiriny tamin’ ny tranony ny sabany.
Then Yahweh spoke to the angel, and told him to put his sword back into its sheath. [So the angel did that].
28 Tamin’ izany andro izany, nony hitan’ i Davida fa novalian’ i Jehovah teo amin’ ny famoloan’ i Araona Jebosita izy, dia namono zavatra hatao fanatitra teo izy.
And when David saw that Yahweh had answered him there at the place where Araunah threshed grain [and had ended the plague], he offered sacrifices there.
29 Fa ny tabernakelin’ i Jehovah izay nataon’ i Mosesy tany an-efitra sy ny alitara fandoroana ny fanatitra dorana kosa dia teo amin’ ny fitoerana avo tao Gibeona fahizay;
Yahweh’s Sacred Tent, which Moses had commanded to be set up in the desert, and the altar for burning sacrifices completely, were at that time on a hill at Gibeon [city].
30 nefa Davida tsy nahazo nankeo anoloan’ izany hanontany amin’ Andriamanitra; fa raiki-tahotra izy noho ny sabatr’ Ilay Anjelin’ i Jehovah.
But David did not want to go there to request God to tell him what he wanted [him to do], because he was afraid that the angel sent from Yahweh [might strike him with] his sword.
