2 Samuelsboken 24
1 Och Herrans vrede förgrymmade sig åter emot Israel, och gaf David ibland dem in, att han sade: Gack bort, räkna Israel och 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 Och Konungen sade till Joab sin härhöfvitsman: Far omkring i alla Israels slägter, ifrå Dan intill BerSeba, och räkna folket, att jag må veta huru mycket det är.
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 Joab sade till Konungen: Herren din Gud föröke till detta folket, såsom det nu är, ännu hundrade resor så mycket, att min herre Konungen må se lust deruppå. Men hvad hafver min herre Konungen lust till detta ärendet?
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 Men Konungens ord måste gå före, emot Joab och höfvitsmännerna öfver hären. Alltså drog Joab ut, och höfvitsmännerna öfver hären ifrå Konungenom, att de skulle tälja Israels folk;
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 Och foro öfver Jordan, och lägrade sig i Aroer, på högra sidone vid den staden, som ligger i Guds bäck, och i Jaeser;
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 Och kommo till Gilead, och i nederlandet Hadsi; och kommo till DanJaan, och omkring Zidon;
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 Och kommo till den fasta staden Tyrus, och till alla de Heveers och Cananeers städer; och kommo ut söder på Juda till BerSeba;
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 Och drogo kringom hela landet. Och efter nio månader och tjugu dagar kommo de till Jerusalem igen.
After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Och Joab fick Konungenom summan af folket, som taldt var; och det var i Israel åttahundrade sinom tusende starke män, som svärd utdrogo; och i Juda femhundrade sinom tusende män.
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 Och Davids hjerta slog honom, sedan folket taldt var. Och David sade till Herran: Jag hafver svårliga syndat, att jag detta gjort hafver; och nu, Herre, tag bort dins tjenares missgerning; ty jag hafver gjort mycket dårliga.
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 Och då David stod upp om morgonen, kom Herrans ord till Propheten Gad, Davids Siare, och sade:
When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
12 Gack bort och tala till David: Så säger Herren: Treggehanda ting sätter jag dig före; utvälj der ett af, det jag dig göra skall.
“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 kom till David, och bådade honom, och sade till honom: Vill du, att hård tid kommer i sju år i ditt land? Eller att du i tre månader måste fly för dina fiendar, och de förfölja dig? Eller att pestilentie blifver i tre dagar i ditt land? Så märk nu, och se till hvad jag skall säga honom igen, som mig sändt hafver.
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 sade till Gad: Mig är stor ångest; men låt mig falla i Herrans hand; ty hans barmhertighet är stor; jag vill icke falla i menniskohand.
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 Alltså lät Herren komma pestilentie i Israel, ifrå morgonen intill bestämdan tid, så att folket blef dödt, ifrå Dan intill BerSeba, sjutiotusend män.
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 Och då Ängelen utsträckte sina hand öfver Jerusalem, att han det förderfva skulle, ångrade Herranom det onda, och sade till Ängelen, som folket förderfvade: Det är nog; håll nu din hand tillbaka. Och Herrans Ängel var vid Arauna lado, den Jebuseens.
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 Då David såg Ängelen, som folket slog, sade han till Herran: Si, jag hafver syndat; jag hafver gjort den missgerningena; hvad hafva desse fåren gjort? Låt dina hand vara emot mig och mins faders hus.
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 Och Gad kom till David i samma tiden, och sade till honom: Gack upp, och res upp Herranom ett altare uti Arauna lado, den Jebuseens.
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 Alltså gick David upp, såsom Gad sagt och Herren budit hade.
So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
20 Och då Arauna vände sig om, såg han Konungen med sina tjenare gå till sig; och tillbad på sitt ansigte ned till jordena;
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 Och sade: Hvi kommer min herre Konungen till sin tjenare? David sade: Till att köpa ladona af dig, och bygga Herranom ett altare, att plågan må återvända i folkena.
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 sade till David: Min herre Konungen tage och offre såsom honom täckes; si, der äro oxarna till bränneoffer, och slädar, och redskapen till oxarna till ved.
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 Allt gaf Arauna Konungenom; och Arauna sade till Konungen: Herren din Gud låte dig vara sig behagelig.
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 Men Konungen sade till Arauna: Icke så, utan jag vill köpa dig det af för penningar; ty jag vill icke göra Herranom minom Gud bränneoffer, det jag till gifvins hafver. Alltså köpte David ladona, och oxarna, för femtio siklar silfver;
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 Och byggde dersammastäds Herranom ett altare; och offrade bränneoffer, och tackoffer. Och Herren vardt landena försonad, och plågan vände åter på 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.
