2 Samuel 24
1 E a ira do Senhor se tornou a acender contra Israel: e incitou a David contra eles, dizendo: vai, numera a Israel e a Judá.
And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
2 Disse pois o rei a Joab, chefe do exército, o qual tinha consigo: Agora rodeia por todas as tribos de Israel, desde Dan até Berseba, e numera o povo: para que eu saiba o número do povo.
And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I may know their number.”
3 Então disse Joab ao rei: Ora, multiplique o Senhor teu Deus a este povo cem vezes tanto quanto agora é, e os olhos do rei meu senhor o vejam: mas porque deseja o rei meu senhor este negócio?
And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”
4 Porém a palavra do rei prevaleceu contra Joab, e contra os chefes do exército: Joab pois saiu com os chefes do exército diante da face do rei, a numerar o povo de Israel.
But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.
5 E passaram o Jordão: e puseram-se em campo junto a Aroer, à direita da cidade que está no meio do ribeiro de Gad, e junto a Jazer.
And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.
6 E vieram a Gilead, e à terra baixa de Hodsi: também vieram até Dan-jaan, e ao redor de Zidon.
And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead, and to the lower land of Hodsi. And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan. And going around beside Sidon,
7 E vieram à fortaleza de Tiro, e a todas as cidades dos heveus e dos cananeus: e sairam para a banda do sul de Judá, a Berseba.
they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.
8 Assim rodearam por toda a terra: e ao cabo de nove meses e vinte dias voltaram a Jerusalém.
And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.
9 E Joab deu ao rei a soma do número do povo contado: e havia em Israel oitocentos mil homens de guerra, que arrancavam espada; e os homens de Judá eram quinhentos mil homens.
Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king. And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword; and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.
10 E o coração feriu a David, depois de haver numerado o povo: e disse David ao Senhor: Muito pequei no que fiz: porém agora, ó Senhor, peço-te que traspasses a iniquidade do teu servo; porque tenho feito mui loucamente.
Then the heart of David struck him, after the people were numbered. And David said to the Lord: “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But I pray that you, O Lord, may take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted very foolishly.”
11 Levantando-se pois David pela manhã, veio a palavra do Senhor ao profeta Gad, vidente de David, dizendo:
And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:
12 Vai, e dize a David: Assim diz o Senhor: três coisas te ofereço; escolhe uma delas, para que te a faça.
“Go, and say to David: ‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things. Choose one of these, whichever you will, so that I may do it to you.’”
13 Veio pois Gad a David, e fêz-lho saber; e disse-lhe: Queres que sete anos de fome te venham à tua terra; ou que por três meses fujas diante de teus inimigos, e eles te persigam; ou que por três dias haja peste na tua terra? Delibera agora, e vê que resposta hei de tornar ao que me enviou.
And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”
14 Então disse David a Gad: Estou em grande angústia: porém caiamos nas mãos do Senhor, porque muitas são as suas misericórdias; mas nas mãos dos homens não caia eu.
Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men.”
15 Então enviou o Senhor a peste a Israel, desde pela manhã até ao tempo determinado: e desde Dan até Berseba, morreram setenta mil homens do povo.
And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.
16 Estendendo pois o anjo a sua mão sobre Jerusalém, para a destruir, o Senhor se arrependeu daquele mal; e disse ao anjo que fazia a destruição entre o povo: Basta, agora retira a tua mão. E o anjo do Senhor estava junto à eira de Arauna, o jebuseu.
And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it, the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people: “It is enough. Hold back your hand now.” And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 E, vendo David ao anjo que feria o povo, falou ao Senhor, e disse: Eis que eu sou o que pequei, e eu o que iniquamente obrei; porém estas ovelhas que fizeram? seja pois a tua mão contra mim, e contra a casa de meu pai.
And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”
18 E Gad veio naquele mesmo dia a David; e disse-lhe: Sobe, levanta ao Senhor um altar na eira de Arauna, o jebuseu.
Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
19 David subiu conforme à palavra de Gad, como o Senhor lhe tinha ordenado.
And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.
20 E olhou Arauna, e viu que vinham para ele o rei e os seus servos: saiu pois Arauna, e inclinou-se diante do rei com o rosto em terra.
And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.
21 E disse Arauna: Porque vem o rei meu Senhor ao seu servo? E disse David: Para comprar de ti esta eira, afim de edificar nela um altar ao Senhor, para que este castigo cesse de sobre o povo.
And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground, and he said, “What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him, “So as to purchase the threshing floor from you, and to build an altar to the Lord, and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”
22 Então disse Arauna a David: Tome, e ofereça o rei meu senhor o que bem parecer aos seus olhos; eis ai bois para o holocausto, e os trilhos, e o aparelho dos bois para a lenha.
And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”
23 Tudo isto deu Arauna ao rei: disse mais Arauna ao rei: O Senhor teu Deus tome prazer em ti.
All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”
24 Porém o rei disse a Arauna: Não, porém por certo preço to comprarei, porque não oferecerei ao Senhor meu Deus holocaustos que me não custem nada. Assim David comprou a eira e os bois por cincoênta siclos de prata
And in response, the king said to him: “It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25 E edificou ali David ao Senhor um altar, e ofereceu holocaustos, e ofertas pacíficas. Assim o Senhor se aplacou com a terra, e cessou aquele castigo de sobre Israel.
And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.
