2 Samuel 24

1 Y volvió el furor del SEÑOR a encenderse contra Israel, e incitó a David contra ellos a que dijese: Ve, cuenta a Israel y a 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 Y dijo el rey a Joab, general del ejército que tenía consigo: Rodea todas las tribus de Israel, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, y contad el pueblo, para que yo sepa el número del pueblo.

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 Y Joab respondió al rey: Añada El SEÑOR tu Dios al pueblo cien veces tanto como son, y que lo vea mi señor el rey; mas ¿para qué quiere esto mi señor 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 pudo más que Joab, y que los capitanes del ejército. Salió, pues, Joab, con los capitanes del ejército, de delante del rey, para ir a contar el 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 Y pasando el Jordán asentaron en Aroer, a la mano derecha de la ciudad que está en medio del arroyo de Gad y 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 vinieron a Galaad, y a la tierra baja de Hodsi; y de allí vinieron a Danjaán y alrededor 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 Y vinieron luego a la fortaleza de Tiro, y a todas las ciudades de los heveos y de los cananeos; y salieron al mediodía de Judá, a 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 que hubieron andado toda la tierra, volvieron a Jerusalén al cabo de nueve meses y veinte días.

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

9 Y Joab dio la cuenta del número del pueblo al rey; y fueron los de Israel ochocientos mil hombres fuertes que sacaban espada; y de los de Judá quinientos mil 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 Y después que David hubo contado el pueblo, le herió su corazón; y dijo David al SEÑOR: Yo he pecado gravemente por haber hecho esto; mas ahora, oh SEÑOR, te ruego que traspases el pecado de tu siervo, porque yo he obrado muy locamente.

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 Y por la mañana, cuando David se hubo levantado, vino palabra del SEÑOR a Gad profeta, vidente de David, diciendo:

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

12 Ve, y di a David: Así dijo el SEÑOR: Tres cosas te ofrezco; tú te escogerás una de ellas, la cual yo 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 Vino, pues, Gad a David, y le denunció, y le dijo: ¿Quieres que te vengan siete años de hambre en tu tierra? ¿O que huyas tres meses delante de tus enemigos, y que ellos te persigan? ¿O que tres días haya pestilencia en tu tierra? Piensa ahora, y mira qué responderé al que me envió.

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 Entonces David dijo a Gad: En grande angustia estoy; ruego que yo caiga en la mano del SEÑOR, porque sus miseraciones son muchas, y que no caiga yo en manos de hombres.

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 Y envió el SEÑOR pestilencia en Israel desde la mañana hasta el tiempo señalado; y murieron del pueblo, desde Dan hasta Beerseba, setenta mil hombres.

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 Y cuando el ángel extendió su mano sobre Jerusalén para destruirla, el SEÑOR se arrepintió de aquel mal, y dijo al ángel que destruía el pueblo: Basta ahora; detén tu mano. Entonces el ángel del SEÑOR estaba junto a la era de Arauna 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 Y David dijo al SEÑOR, cuando vio al ángel que hería al pueblo: Yo pequé, yo hice la maldad; ¿qué hicieron estas ovejas? Te ruego que tu mano se vuelva 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 Y Gad vino a David aquel día, y le dijo: Sube, y haz un altar al SEÑOR en la era de Arauna 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 Y David subió, conforme al dicho de Gad, que el SEÑOR le había mandado.

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

20 Y mirando Arauna, vio al rey y a sus siervos que pasaban a él. Saliendo entonces Arauna, se inclinó delante del rey hacia tierra.

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 Arauna dijo: ¿Por qué viene mi señor el rey a su siervo? Y David respondió: Para comprar de ti esta era, para edificar en ella altar al SEÑOR, a fin de que la mortandad cese 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 Y Arauna dijo a David: Tome y sacrifique mi señor el rey lo que bien le pareciere; he aquí bueyes para el holocausto; y trillos y otros aderezos de 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 lo da el rey Arauna al Rey. Luego dijo Arauna al rey: El SEÑOR tu Dios te sea propicio.

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 Y el rey dijo a Arauna: No, sino por precio te lo compraré; porque no ofreceré al SEÑOR mi Dios holocaustos por nada. Entonces David compró la era y los bueyes por cincuenta siclos 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 Y edificó allí David un altar al SEÑOR, y sacrificó holocaustos y pacíficos; y el SEÑOR se aplacó con la tierra, y cesó la plaga de Israel.

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.