2 Samuel 24

1 La ira de Yavé volvió a encenderse contra Israel, e incitó a David contra ellos para que dijera: Vé, haz un censo de Israel y de Judá.

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 El rey dijo a Joab, general del ejército, que estaba con él: Recorre todas las tribus de Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, y haz un censo del pueblo, para que yo sepa el número de la gente.

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 Pero Joab dijo al rey: ¡Yavé tu ʼElohim añada al pueblo 100 veces más, y que mi ʼadón el rey lo vea! Pero, ¿por qué desea esto mi ʼadón el rey?

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 Pero la palabra del rey prevaleció contra Joab y contra los jefes del ejército. Por tanto Joab y los jefes del ejército salieron de la presencia del rey para hacer el censo del pueblo de Israel.

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 Cruzaron el Jordán y acamparon en Aroer, a la derecha de la ciudad que está en medio del valle de Gad, junto a Jazer.

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 Después fueron a Galaad y la tierra de los hititas, y de allí a Dan, Haán y los alrededores de Sidón.

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 Fueron luego a la fortaleza de Tiro y todas las ciudades de los heveos y los cananeos, y por último se dirigieron al sur de Judá hasta Beerseba.

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 Y después de recorrer el país, volvieron a Jerusalén al final de nueve meses y 20 días.

After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.

9 Joab entregó el censo del pueblo al rey. Los de Israel fueron 800.000 guerreros que portaban espada, y los de Judá, 500.000 hombres.

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 Pero después que David hizo contar al pueblo, le remordió el corazón. Así que David dijo a Yavé: Pequé gravemente al hacer esto. Ahora, oh Yavé, te ruego que perdones la iniquidad de tu esclavo, porque obré neciamente.

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 Cuando David se levantó por la mañana, la Palabra de Yavé vino al profeta Gad, vidente de David:

When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,

12 Vé y dí a David: Yavé dice: Tres cosas te propongo. Escoge una de ellas, para que Yo 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.’”

13 Gad fue a David y le preguntó: ¿Qué vengan siete años de hambruna en tu tierra, qué huyas tres meses de tus adversarios mientras te persiguen, o qué vengan tres días de pestilencia en tu tierra? Considera ahora qué debo responder al que me envía.

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 respondió a Gad: Estoy en gran angustia. Es preferible caer en manos de Yavé que caer en manos de los hombres, porque muchas son las misericordias de Él.

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 Yavé envió la peste sobre Israel desde la mañana hasta el tiempo señalado. Desde Dan hasta Beerseba murieron 70.000 hombres del pueblo.

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 Pero cuando el Ángel extendió su mano hacia Jerusalén para destruirla, Yavé cambió de parecer con respecto a aquel mal y dijo al Ángel que destruía al pueblo: ¡Basta ya! ¡Detén tu mano! El Ángel de Yavé estaba junto a la era de Arauna, el jebuseo.

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, cuando vio que el Ángel hería al pueblo, habló a Yavé: Yo mismo soy el que pecó. Yo soy el que procedió perversamente. Pero estas ovejas, ¿qué hicieron? ¡Sea ahora tu mano contra mí y contra la casa de mi padre!

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 fue a David aquel día y le dijo: Sube y levanta un altar a Yavé en la era de Arauna el jebuseo.

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 Subió David según la Palabra que Yavé mandó por medio de Gad.

So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].

20 Arauna vio al rey y sus esclavos que avanzaban hacia él. Arauna salió, se inclinó rostro en tierra ante el rey

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 y preguntó: ¿Por qué viene mi ʼadón el rey a su esclavo? Y David respondió: A comprarte la era para edificar un altar a Yavé a fin de detener la mortandad del pueblo.

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 Arauna respondió a David: Tómala y ofrezca mi ʼadón el rey lo que le parezca bien. ¡Aquí están los becerros para el holocausto, los trillos y los yugos de los bueyes para leña!

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 ¡Todo, oh rey, lo da Arauna al rey! Arauna también dijo al rey: ¡Yavé tu ʼElohim te acepte!

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 Pero el rey dijo a Arauna: No, ciertamente te lo compraré por precio, pues no ofreceré holocaustos a Yavé mi ʼElohim que no me cuesten algo. Así David compró la era y los becerros por 5,5 kilogramos de plata.

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 Entonces David edificó allí un altar a Yavé y ofreció holocaustos y sacrificios de paz. Así Yavé fue conmovido por la oración a favor de la tierra, y la plaga de Israel cesó.

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.