1 Mga Cronica 21
1 Lumitaw ang isang kaaway laban sa Israel at inudyukan si David na bilangin ang mga tao sa Israel.
Now Satan rose up against Israel, and he incited David so that he would number Israel.
2 Sinabi ni David kay Joab at sa mga pinuno ng hukbo, “Pumunta kayo, bilangin ninyo ang mga tao ng Israel mula Beer-seba hanggang Dan at bumalik kayo at ibalita ninyo sa akin, upang malaman ko ang bilang nila.
And David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people: “Go, and number Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan. And bring me the number, so that I may know it.”
3 Sinabi ni Joab, “Nawa ay paramihin ni Yahweh ang kaniyang hukbo ng isandaang beses na mas marami kaysa sa kung ano ito ngayon. Ngunit aking panginoong hari, hindi ba naglilingkod silang lahat sa aking panginoon? Bakit gusto ito ng aking panginoon? Bakit ka magdadala ng sanhi ng pagkakasala sa Israel?”
And Joab responded: “May the Lord increase his people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all your servants? Why would my lord seek this thing, which may be imputed as a sin to Israel?”
4 Ngunit nanaig ang utos ng hari kay Joab. Kaya umalis si Joab at pumunta sa lahat ng dako ng Israel. Pagkatapos bumalik siya sa Jerusalem.
But the word of the king prevailed instead. And Joab went away, and he traveled around, through all of Israel. And he returned to Jerusalem.
5 At ibinalita ni Joab ang kabuuang bilang ng mga kalalakihang mandirigma kay David. Mayroong 1, 100, 000 na mga kalalakihan na bumubunot ng espada sa Israel. Mayroong 470, 000 na mga kawal sa Juda lamang.
And he gave to David the number of those whom he had surveyed. And the entire number of Israel was found to be one million and one hundred thousand men who could draw the sword; but from Judah, there were four hundred and seventy thousand men of war.
6 Ngunit hindi kasama sa bilang ang mga tribo ni Levi at Benjamin, sapagkat namuhi si Joab sa utos ng hari.
But Levi and Benjamin he did not number. For Joab executed the orders of the king unwillingly.
7 Nasaktan ang Diyos sa ginawa niyang ito, kaya sinalakay niya ang Israel.
Then God was displeased with what had been ordered, and so he struck Israel.
8 Sinabi ni David sa Diyos, “Labis akong nagkasala sa paggawa nito. Ngayon, alisin mo ang kasalanan ng iyong lingkod, sapagkat ako ay naging napakahangal.”
And David said to God: “I have sinned exceedingly in doing this. I beg you take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted unwisely.”
9 Sinabi ni Yahweh kay Gad, na propeta ni David,
And the Lord spoke to Gad, the seer of David, saying:
10 “Pumunta ka at sabihin kay David: 'Ito ang sinabi ni Yahweh: “Binibigyan kita ng tatlong pagpipilian. Pumili ka ng isa sa mga ito.”'”
“Go, and speak to David, and tell him: Thus says the Lord: I give to you the option of three things. Choose the one that you will want, and I will do it to you.”
11 Kaya pumunta si Gad kay David at sinabi sa kaniya, “Ito ang sinabi ni Yahweh: 'Mamili ka ng isa sa mga ito:
And when Gad had gone to David, he said to him: “Thus says the Lord: Choose what you will want:
12 tatlong taon na tag-gutom, tatlong buwan na pagtugis ng iyong mga kaaway at pagkahuli sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga espada, o kaya tatlong araw na espada ni Yahweh, iyon ay, isang salot sa lupain, wawasakin ng mga anghel ni Yahweh ang buong lupain ng Israel.' Kaya ngayon, magpasya ka kung anong sagot ang dadalhin sa nagsugo sa akin”
Either three years of famine, or three months for you to flee from your enemies, unable to escape from their sword, or three days for the sword of the Lord and a pestilence to turn within the land, with the Angel of the Lord killing in every part of Israel. Now therefore, see what I should respond to him who sent me.”
13 Pagkatapos, sinabi ni David kay Gad, “Ako ay nasa mahirap na kalagayan. Hayaan mong mahulog ako sa kamay ni Yahweh kaysa sa kamay ng mga tao, sapagkat napakadakila ng kaniyang mahabaging gawa.”
And David said to Gad: “There are difficulties pressing upon me from every side. But it is better for me to fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercies are many, than into the hands of men.”
14 Kaya nagpadala si Yahweh ng isang salot sa Israel at pitumpung libong tao ang namatay.
Therefore, the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel. And there fell from Israel seventy thousand men.
15 Nagpadala ang Diyos ng isang anghel sa Jerusalem upang sirain ito. Nang sisirain na niya ito, nanood si Yahweh at nagbago ang kaniyang isip tungkol sa paninira. Sinabi niya sa naninirang anghel, “Tama na! Ngayon iurong mo ang iyong kamay.” Sa oras na iyon, nakatayo ang anghel ni Yahweh sa giikan ni Ornan na Jebuseo.
Also, he sent an Angel to Jerusalem, so that he might strike it. And while he was striking, the Lord saw and took pity over the magnitude of the harm. And he commanded the Angel who was striking: “It is enough. Now let your hand cease.” And the Angel of the Lord was standing beside the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16 Tumingin sa itaas si David at nakita niya ang anghel ni Yahweh na nakatayo sa pagitan ng langit at lupa na may hawak na espada na nakataas sa buong Jerusalem. Pagkatapos dumapa si David at ang mga nakatatanda na nakadamit ng pangluksa sa lupa.
And David, lifting up his eyes, saw the Angel of the Lord, standing between heaven and earth with a drawn sword in his hand, turned toward Jerusalem. And both he and those greater by birth, being clothed in haircloth, fell prone upon the ground.
17 Sinabi ni David sa Diyos, “Hindi ba ako ang nag-utos na bilangin ang hukbo? Ginawa ko ang masamang bagay na ito. Ngunit ang mga tupang ito, ano ang kanilang ginawa? Pakiusap Yahweh na aking Diyos, hayaan mong ako at ang aking pamilya ang parusahan ng iyong kamay, ngunit huwag mong parusahan ang iyong mga tao ng salot na ito.”
And David said to God: “Am I not the one who ordered that the people be numbered? It is I who sinned; it is I who did evil. This flock, what does it deserve? O Lord my God, I beg you to let your hand be turned against me and against the house of my father. But let not your people be struck down.”
18 Kaya inutusan ng anghel ni Yahweh si Gad na sabihin kay David, na kailangang pumunta si David at magtayo ng altar para kay Yahweh sa giikan ni Ornan na Jabuseo.
Then the Angel of the Lord instructed Gad to tell David that he should ascend and build an altar to the Lord God on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 Kaya pumunta si David gaya ng itinagubilin sa kaniya ni Gad na gawin sa ngalan ni Yahweh.
Therefore, David ascended, in accord with the word of Gad, which he had spoken to him in the name of the Lord.
20 Habang naggigiik ng trigo si Ornan, lumingon siya at nakita ang anghel. Nagtago siya at ang kaniyang apat na anak na lalaki na kasama niya.
Now when Ornan had looked up and seen the Angel, he and his four sons hid themselves. For at that time, he was threshing wheat upon the floor.
21 Nang dumating si David kay Ornan, tumingin si Ornan at nakita niya si David. Iniwan niya ang giikan at yumukod kay David na nasa lupa ang kaniyang mukha.
Then, as David was approaching Ornan, Ornan saw him, and he went out from the threshing floor to meet him. And he reverenced him prone on the ground.
22 At sinabi ni David kay Ornan, “Ibenta mo sa akin ang giikang ito upang makapagtayo ako ng altar para kay Yahweh. Babayaran ko ang kabuuang halaga upang maalis ang salot sa mga tao.”
And David said to him: “Give this place of your threshing floor to me, so that I may build an altar to the Lord upon it. And you shall accept from me as much money as it is worth, so that the plague may cease from the people.”
23 Sinabi ni Ornan kay David, “Kunin mo ito na parang pagmamay-ari mo aking panginoon na hari. Gawin mo dito kung ano ang mabuti sa iyong paningin. Narito, bibigyan kita ng mga baka para sa mga alay na susunugin, mga kahoy na kasangkapan sa panggiik para panggatong at trigo para sa handog na butil; Ibibigay ko ang lahat ng ito sa iyo.”
But Ornan said to David: “Take it, and may my lord the king do whatever pleases him. Moreover, I give the oxen also as a holocaust, and the plow for wood, and the wheat for a sacrifice. I will offer all freely.”
24 Sinabi ni Haring David kay Ornan, “Hindi, iginigiit kong babayaran ko ang kabuuang halaga. Hindi ko kukunin ang sa iyo at ihahandog ito bilang handog na susunugin para kay Yahweh, ng walang halaga.”
And king David said to him: “By no means shall it be so. Instead, I will give money to you, as much as it is worth. For I must not take it from you, and thereby offer to the Lord holocausts that cost nothing.”
25 Kaya nagbayad si David ng animnaraang siklong ginto para sa lugar.
Therefore, David gave Ornan, for the place, the very just weight of six hundred shekels of gold.
26 Nagtayo doon si David ng altar para kay Yahweh at naghandog ng mga alay na susunugin at mga handog pangkapayapaan. Tinawag niya si Yahweh, na sumagot sa kaniya sa pamamagitan ng apoy mula sa langit patungo sa altar para sa mga handog na susunugin.
And he built an altar to the Lord there. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings, and he called upon the Lord. And he heeded him by sending fire from heaven upon the altar of the holocaust.
27 Pagkatapos nagbigay ng utos si Yahweh sa anghel at ibinalik ng anghel ang kaniyang espada sa lalagyan nito.
And the Lord instructed the Angel, and he turned his sword back into its sheath.
28 Nang makita ni David na sinagot siya ni Yahweh sa giikan ni Ornan na Jabuseo, ginawa na niya ang pag-aalay doon sa sandali ring iyon.
Then, seeing that the Lord had heeded him at the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, David immediately immolated victims there.
29 Sa panahon iyon, ang tabernakulo ni Yahweh na ginawa ni Moises sa ilang at ang altar para sa mga alay na susunugin ay nasa banal na lugar sa Gibeon.
But the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses had made in the desert, and the altar of holocausts, were at that time on the high place of Gibeon.
30 Gayun paman, hindi makapunta si David doon upang humingi ng patnubay sa Diyos, dahil natatakot siya sa espada ng anghel ni Yahweh.
And David was unable to go to the altar, so that he might pray to God there. For he had been struck with an exceedingly great fear, seeing the sword of the Angel of the Lord.
