1 Crónicas 21
1 Satanás se levantó contra Israel e incitó a David a hacer un censo de Israel.
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 David dijo a Joab y a los jefes del pueblo: “Vayan a contar a Israel desde Beerseba hasta Dan, y tráiganme la noticia para que yo sepa cuántos son.”
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 Joab dijo: “Que Yahvé haga que su pueblo sea cien veces mayor que ellos. Pero, mi señor el rey, ¿no son todos ellos siervos de mi señor? ¿Por qué mi señor exige esto? ¿Por qué será causa de culpa para Israel?”
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 Sin embargo, la palabra del rey prevaleció contra Joab. Por eso Joab partió y recorrió todo Israel, y luego llegó a Jerusalén.
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 Joab dio a David la suma del censo del pueblo. Todos los de Israel eran un millón cien mil hombres que sacaban espada; y en Judá había cuatrocientos setenta mil hombres que sacaban espada.
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 Pero no contó a Leví y a Benjamín entre ellos, porque la palabra del rey era abominable para Joab.
Joab did not count the men from the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he was disgusted with what the king had commanded.
7 A Dios le disgustó este hecho, por lo que golpeó a Israel.
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 David dijo a Dios: “He pecado mucho, pues he hecho esto. Pero ahora quita, te ruego, la iniquidad de tu siervo, porque he hecho una gran locura”.
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 Yahvé habló a Gad, el vidente de David, diciendo:
Then Yahweh said to Gad, David’s prophet,
10 “Ve y habla a David, diciendo: “Yahvé dice: “Te ofrezco tres cosas. Escoge una de ellas, para que te la haga””.
“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 Gad se acercó a David y le dijo: “Yahvé dice: ‘Elige:
So Gad went to David and said to him, “This is what Yahweh says: ‘You can choose one of these [punishments]:
12 o tres años de hambre; o tres meses para ser consumido ante tus enemigos, mientras la espada de tus enemigos te alcanza; o bien tres días de la espada de Yahvé, con pestilencia en la tierra, y el ángel de Yahvé destruyendo por todos los límites de Israel. Ahora, pues, considera qué respuesta daré al que me envió”.
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 David dijo a Gad: “Estoy en apuros. Te ruego que me dejes caer en la mano de Yahvé, porque sus misericordias son muy grandes. No me dejes caer en la mano del hombre”.
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 Entonces Yahvé envió una peste sobre Israel, y cayeron setenta mil hombres de Israel.
So Yahweh sent a plague on [the people of] Israel, and 70,000 of them died because of it.
15 Dios envió un ángel a Jerusalén para destruirla. Cuando estaba a punto de destruirla, Yahvé lo vio, y cedió ante el desastre, y le dijo al ángel destructor: “Es suficiente. Ahora retira tu mano”. El ángel de Yahvé estaba junto a la era de Ornán el jebuseo.
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 David alzó los ojos y vio al ángel de Yahvé de pie entre la tierra y el cielo, con una espada desenvainada en la mano extendida sobre Jerusalén. Entonces David y los ancianos, vestidos de saco, se postraron sobre sus rostros.
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 David dijo a Dios: “¿No fui yo quien mandó contar al pueblo? Soy yo quien ha pecado y ha hecho mucha maldad; pero estas ovejas, ¿qué han hecho? Por favor, que tu mano, oh Yahvé, mi Dios, sea contra mí y contra la casa de mi padre; pero no contra tu pueblo, para que sea azotado.”
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 Entonces el ángel de Yahvé ordenó a Gad que dijera a David que subiera a levantar un altar a Yahvé en la era de Ornán el jebuseo.
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 David subió por la palabra de Gad, que habló en nombre de Yahvé.
So [after Gad told] David, [he] obeyed the message that Yahweh [MTY] had given to Gad, [and he went up there].
20 Ornán se volvió y vio al ángel, y sus cuatro hijos que estaban con él se escondieron. Ornán estaba trillando trigo.
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 Cuando David se acercó a Ornán, éste miró y vio a David, salió de la era y se inclinó ante David con el rostro en tierra.
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 Entonces David le dijo a Ornán: “Véndeme el lugar de esta era, para que construya en él un altar a Yahvé. Me lo venderás por el precio completo, para que la peste deje de afligir al pueblo”.
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 Ornán dijo a David: “Tómalo para ti, y deja que mi señor el rey haga lo que es bueno a sus ojos. He aquí que yo doy los bueyes para los holocaustos, y los trillos para la leña, y el trigo para la ofrenda. Lo doy todo”.
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 El rey David le dijo a Ornán: “No, pero ciertamente lo compraré por el precio completo. Porque no tomaré lo que es tuyo para Yahvé, ni ofreceré un holocausto que no me cueste nada”.
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 Entonces David le dio a Ornán seiscientos siclos de oro en peso para el lugar.
So David paid Araunah 600 pieces of gold for the whole area.
26 David edificó allí un altar a Yahvé, y ofreció holocaustos y ofrendas de paz, e invocó a Yahvé; y éste le respondió desde el cielo con fuego sobre el altar de los holocaustos.
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 Entonces Yahvé ordenó al ángel, y éste volvió a enfundar su espada.
Then Yahweh spoke to the angel, and told him to put his sword back into its sheath. [So the angel did that].
28 En aquel tiempo, cuando David vio que Yahvé le había respondido en la era de Ornán el jebuseo, sacrificó allí.
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 Porque el tabernáculo de Yahvé, que Moisés hizo en el desierto, y el altar de los holocaustos, estaban entonces en el lugar alto de Gabaón.
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 Pero David no pudo presentarse ante él para consultar a Dios, pues tenía miedo a causa de la espada del ángel de Yahvé.
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.
