2 Samuel 24
1 RAB İsrail halkına yine öfkelendi. Davut'u onlara karşı kışkırtarak, “Git, İsrail ve Yahuda halkını say” dedi.
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 Kral, yanında bulunan ordu komutanı Yoav'a şu buyruğu verdi: “Dan'dan Beer-Şeva'ya dek İsrail'in bütün oymaklarına gidip halkı sayın ki, halkın sayısını bileyim.”
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 Ama Yoav, “RAB Tanrın halkını yüz kat daha çoğaltsın, efendim kralım da bunu görsün!” diye karşılık verdi, “Ancak, efendim kralım neden bunu istiyor?”
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 Gelgelelim kralın sözü Yoav'la birlik komutanlarının sözünden baskın çıktı. Böylece kralın yanından ayrılıp İsrail'de sayım yapmaya gittiler.
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 Şeria Irmağı'ndan geçerek Aroer yakınında, vadinin ortasındaki kentin güneyinde konakladılar. Oradan Gat'ı, Yazer'i, Gilat'ı, Tahtim-Hodşi topraklarını, Dan-Yaan'ı geçip Sayda'ya vardılar.
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]
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 Sonra Sur Kalesi'ne, Hivliler'le Kenanlılar'ın bütün kentlerine uğradılar. Sonunda Yahuda ülkesinin Negev bölgesindeki Beer-Şeva'ya ulaştılar.
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 Dokuz ay yirmi gün ülkeyi baştan başa dolaştıktan sonra Yeruşalim'e döndüler.
After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
9 Yoav sayımın sonucunu krala bildirdi: İsrail'de kılıç kuşanabilen sekiz yüz bin, Yahuda'daysa beş yüz bin kişi vardı.
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 Davut sayım yaptıktan sonra kendisini suçlu buldu ve RAB'be, “Bunu yapmakla büyük günah işledim!” dedi, “Ya RAB, lütfen kulunun suçunu bağışla. Çünkü çok akılsızca davrandım.”
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 Ertesi sabah Davut uyandığında, RAB Davut'un bilicisi Peygamber Gad'a şöyle dedi: “Gidip Davut'a de ki, ‘RAB şöyle diyor: Önüne üç seçenek koyuyorum. Bunlardan birini seç de sana onu yapayım.’”
When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
“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 Davut'a gidip durumu anlattı ve şöyle dedi: “Ülkende yedi yıl kıtlık mı olsun? Yoksa seni kovalayan düşmanlarının önünden üç ay kaçmak mı istersin? Ya da ülkende üç gün salgın hastalık mı olsun? Beni gönderene ne yanıt vereyim, şimdi iyice düşün.”
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 Davut, “Sıkıntım büyük” diye yanıtladı, “İnsan eline düşmektense, RAB'bin eline düşelim. Çünkü O'nun acıması büyüktür.”
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 Bunun üzerine RAB o sabahtan belirlenen zamana dek İsrail ülkesine salgın hastalık gönderdi. Dan'dan Beer-Şeva'ya dek halktan yetmiş bin kişi öldü.
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 Melek Yeruşalim'i yok etmek için elini uzatınca, RAB göndereceği yıkımdan vazgeçti. Halkı yok eden meleğe, “Yeter artık! Elini çek” dedi. RAB'bin meleği Yevuslu Aravna'nın harman yerinde duruyordu.
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 Davut, halkı öldüren meleği görünce, RAB'be, “Günah işleyen benim, ben suç işledim” dedi, “Bu koyunlar ne yaptı ki? Ne olur beni ve babamın soyunu cezalandır.”
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 O gün Gad Davut'a gitti. Ona, “Gidip Yevuslu Aravna'nın harman yerinde RAB'be bir sunak kur” dedi.
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 Davut Gad'ın sözü uyarınca RAB'bin buyurduğu gibi gitti.
So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
20 Aravna bakınca kralla görevlilerinin kendisine doğru yaklaştıklarını gördü. Varıp kralın önünde yüzüstü yere kapandı.
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 Sonra, “Efendim kral niçin kulunun yanına geldi?” diye sordu. Davut, “RAB'be bir sunak kurmak üzere harman yerini senden satın almak için” diye yanıtladı, “Öyle ki, salgın hastalık halkın üzerinden kalksın.”
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 Aravna, “Efendim kral uygun gördüğünü alıp RAB'be sunsun” dedi, “İşte yakmalık sunu için öküzler ve odun için düvenlerle öküzlerin takımları!
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 Ey kral, Aravna bütün bunları sana veriyor.” Sonra ekledi: “RAB Tanrın senden hoşnut olsun!”
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 Ne var ki kral, “Olmaz!” dedi, “Senden malını kesinlikle bir ücret karşılığında satın alacağım. Çünkü Tanrım RAB'be karşılığını ödemeden yakmalık sunular sunmam.” Böylece Davut harman yerini ve öküzleri elli şekel gümüş karşılığında satın aldı.
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 Davut orada RAB'be bir sunak kurup yakmalık sunuları ve esenlik sunularını sundu. RAB de ülkeyle ilgili yakarıyı yanıtladı ve salgın hastalık İsrail'den kaldırıldı.
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.
