2 Samuel 24
1 In ponovno je bila vžgana Gospodova jeza zoper Izrael in zoper njih je napeljal Davida, da reče: »Pojdite, preštejte Izraela in Juda.«
Yahweh was angry with the Israeli people again, so he incited David to cause trouble for them. He said to David, “Send [some men] to count the people of Israel and Judah.”
2 Kajti kralj je rekel Joábu, poveljniku vojske, ki je bila z njim: »Pojdite sedaj skozi vse Izraelove rodove, od Dana, celo do Beeršébe in preštejte ljudstvo, da bom lahko vedel število ljudstva.«
So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go [with your officers] through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan [city in the far north] to Beersheba [town in the far south], and count the people, in order that I may know how many people [there are who are able to be soldiers in the army].”
3 Joáb pa je rekel kralju: »Torej Gospod, tvoj Bog, [naj] doda ljudstvu, kolikokrat že, stokratno in da bodo oči mojega gospoda kralja lahko to videle, toda zakaj se moj gospod kralj razveseljuje v tej stvari?«
But Joab replied to the king, “Your Majesty, I wish/desire that Yahweh our God will cause there to be 100 times as many people [in Israel] as there are now, and I wish/desire that you would see that happen [before you die]. But why do you want us to do this?”
4 Vendar je kraljeva beseda prevladala zoper Joába in zoper poveljnike vojske. In Joáb in poveljniki vojske so odšli izpred kraljeve prisotnosti, da preštejejo Izraelsko ljudstvo.
But the king commanded Joab and his officers to do it. So they left the king and went out to count the people of Israel.
5 Prečkali so Jordan in se utaborili v Aroêrju, na desni strani mesta, ki leži v sredi reke Gad in proti Jazêrju.
They crossed the Jordan [River] and set up their tents south of Aroer [town], in the middle of the valley, in the territory [that was given to the tribe] of Gad. From there they went [north] to Jazer [city]
6 Potem so prišli v Gileád in v deželo Tahtím Hodší; in prišli so v Dan Jáan in okoli k Sidónu
Then they went [north] to [the] Gilead [region] and to Kadesh [city], in the land where the Heth people-group lived. Then they went to Dan [city in the far north of Israel], and then further west, to Sidon [city near the Mediterranean Sea].
7 in prišli so k močnemu oporišču Tir in k vsem mestom Hivéjcev in Kánaancev in odšli so ven k južnemu Judu, celó do Beeršébe.
Then they went [south] to Tyre, a city with high walls around it, and to all the cities where the Hiv and Canaan people-groups live. Then they went [east] to Beersheba, in the southern part of Judah.
8 Torej ko so šli skozi vso deželo, so ob koncu devetih mesecev in dvajsetih dni prišli v Jeruzalem.
After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Joáb je kralju izročil vsoto števila ljudstva. Tam je bilo v Izraelu osemsto tisoč hrabrih mož, ki so izdirali meč in Judovih mož je bilo petsto tisoč mož.
They reported to the king the number of people that they had counted. There were 800,000 men in Israel and 500,000 men in Judah who were able to become soldiers in the army [MTY].
10 Davidovo srce pa ga je udarilo, potem ko je imel ljudstvo prešteto. David je rekel Gospodu: »Silno sem grešil v tem, kar sem storil in sedaj te rotim, oh Gospod, odvzemi krivičnost svojega služabnika, kajti postopal sem zelo nespametno.«
But after David’s men had counted the people, David regretted [IDM] that he had told them to do that. [One night] he said to Yahweh, “I have committed a very big sin. Please forgive me, because what I have done is very foolish.”
11 Kajti ko je bil David zjutraj pokonci, je k Davidovemu vidcu, preroku Gadu, prišla beseda od Gospoda, rekoč:
When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
12 »Pojdi in reci Davidu: ›Tako govori Gospod, ponujam ti tri stvari. Izberi eno izmed njih, da ti jo lahko storim.‹«
“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.’”
13 Tako je Gad prišel k Davidu in mu povedal ter mu rekel: »Ali naj pride k tebi, v tvojo deželo, sedem let lakote? Ali hočeš tri mesece bežati pred svojimi sovražniki, medtem ko te zasledujejo? Ali, da bo v tvoji deželi tridnevna kužna bolezen? Sedaj se posvetuj in glej, kakšen odgovor naj vrnem tistemu, ki me je poslal.«
So Gad went to David and told him [what Yahweh had said]. He said to David, “You can choose whether there will be three years of famine in your land, or three months of your [army] running away from your enemies, or three days when there will be a (plague/very severe illness) in your land. You think about it and choose [which one you want, and tell me], and I will return to Yahweh and tell him what your answer is.”
14 David je Gadu rekel: »V veliki stiski sem. Naj torej pademo v Gospodovo roko, kajti njegova usmiljenja so velika in naj ne padem v roko človeka.«
David said to Gad, “All those are very terrible things for me to choose between! 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].”
15 Tako je Gospod nad Izrael poslal kužno bolezen od jutra celo do določenega časa in tam je umrlo izmed ljudstva, od Dana, celo do Beeršébe, sedemdeset tisoč mož.
So Yahweh sent a plague on the Israeli people. It started that morning and did not stop until the time that he had chosen/set. All over the land, from Dan to Beersheba, there were 70,000 Israelis who died [because of the plague].
16 Ko je angel svojo roko iztegnil nad Jeruzalem, da ga uniči, se je Gospod pokesal od zla in rekel angelu, ki je uničeval ljudstvo: »Dovolj je. Zadrži sedaj svojo roko.« Gospodov angel pa je bil pri kraju mlatišča Jebusejca Arávna.
When [Yahweh’s] angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy [the people by this plague], Yahweh changed his mind about punishing [any more] people. He said to the angel who was killing them [with the plague], “Stop what you are doing [IDM]! That is enough!” [When he said that, ] the angel was standing at the ground where Araunah, from the Jebus people-group, threshed grain.
17 David je spregovoril Gospodu, ko je videl angela, ki je udaril ljudstvo in rekel: »Glej! Grešil sem, storil sem zlobno. Toda te ovce, kaj so storile? Naj bo tvoja roka, prosim te, zoper mene in zoper hišo mojega očeta.«
When David saw the angel who was causing the people to become sick and die, he said to Yahweh, “Truly, I am the one who has committed the sin. I have done a very wicked thing, but these people are [as innocent as] sheep [MET]. They have certainly not [RHQ] done anything [that is wrong]. So you should punish [IDM] me and my family, [not these people]!”
18 Gad je ta dan prišel k Davidu in mu rekel: »Pojdi gor, zgradi oltar Gospodu na mlatišču Jebusejca Arávna.«
That day Gad came to David and said to him, “Go up to the place where Araunah threshes grain, and build an altar to [worship] Yahweh there.”
19 David je, glede na Gadovo izjavo, odšel gor, kakor je Gospod ukazal.
So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
20 Arávna je pogledal in zagledal kralja ter njegove služabnike prihajati proti njemu. Arávna je odšel ven in se upognil pred kraljem na svoj obraz k tlom.
When Araunah looked down and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he prostrated himself on the ground in front of the king, with his face touching the ground.
21 Arávna je rekel: »Čemu je moj gospod kralj prišel k svojemu služabniku?« David je rekel: »Da od tebe kupim mlatišče, da zgradim oltar Gospodu, da bo kuga lahko ustavljena pred ljudstvom.«
Araunah said, “Your Majesty, why have you come to me?” David replied, “[I have come] to buy this ground where you thresh grain, in order to build an altar to Yahweh [and offer sacrifices on it], in order that he will stop the plague.”
22 Arávna je rekel Davidu: »Naj moj gospod kralj vzame in daruje, kar se mu zdi dobro. Glej, tukaj so voli za žgalno daritev in mlatilne priprave in druge volovske priprave za drva.«
Araunah replied to David, “Your Majesty, offer to Yahweh whatever you wish/want. Here, take my oxen to use for the offering that will be completely burned on the altar. And here, take their yokes and the boards [that I use] for the threshing, [and use them] for the wood that you will burn.
23 Vse te stvari je Arávna, kakor kralj, dal kralju. In Arávna je rekel kralju: » Gospod, tvoj Bog, [naj] te sprejme.«
I, Araunah, am giving all this to you, the king.” Then he said, “I desire/hope that Yahweh our God will accept your offering.”
24 Kralj pa je Arávnu rekel: »Ne; temveč bom to zagotovo kupil od tebe za ceno. Niti ne bom daroval žgalne daritve Gospodu, svojemu Bogu od tega, kar me nič ne stane.« Tako je David kupil mlatišče in vole za petdeset šeklov srebra.
But the king said to Araunah, “No, [I will not take these things as a gift.] I will pay you for it. I will not take sacrifices that have cost me nothing, and offer them to Yahweh to be completely burned on the altar.” So he paid 50 pieces of silver to Araunah for the oxen and the ground.
25 David je tam zgradil oltar Gospodu in daroval žgalne daritve in mirovne daritve. Tako je bil Gospod izprošen za deželo in kuga se je ustavila pred Izraelom.
Then David built an altar to Yahweh, and he offered [the oxen] to be completely burned on the altar, and he also offered sacrifices to maintain fellowship with Yahweh. Then, Yahweh answered David’s prayers, and he caused the plague in Israel to end.
