Første Krønikebog 21
1 Og Satan stod Israel imod, og han tilskyndede David til at tælle Israel.
Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of Israel.
2 Og David sagde til Joab og til Folkets Høvedsmænd: Gaar, tæller Israel fra Beersaba og indtil Dan, og bringer mig Besked, at jeg kan vide deres Tal.
David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know how many there are.”
3 Da sagde Joab: Herren lægge til sit Folk, som disse ere, hundrede Gange saa mange! ere de ikke, min Herre Konge, alle sammen min Herres Tjenere? hvorfor forlanger min Herre da dette? hvorfor skal dette være til en Skyld paa Israel?
Joab said, “May the LORD make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”
4 Men Kongens Ord fik Overhaand imod Joab; saa drog Joab ud og vandrede igennem hele Israel og kom til Jerusalem.
Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem.
5 Og Joab gav David Tallet paa Folket, som var talt; og det hele Israel var elleve Hundrede Tusinde Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd, og Juda fire Hundrede og halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd, som kunde uddrage Sværd.
Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew a sword; and in Judah were four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew a sword.
6 Dog talte han ikke Levi og Benjamin med iblandt dem; thi Kongens Ord var Joab vederstyggeligt.
But he didn’t count Levi and Benjamin amongst them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
7 Men denne Gerning var ond for Guds Øjne, derfor slog han Israel.
God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.
8 Da sagde David til Gud: Jeg har syndet saare, at jeg har gjort denne Gerning; men nu, kære, borttag din Tjeners Misgerning, thi jeg handlede meget daarligt.
David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
9 Og Herren talte til Gad, Davids Seer, og sagde:
The LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying,
10 Gak og tal til David og sig: Saa sagde Herren: Jeg lægger dig tre Ting for, udvælg dig een af dem, og den vil jeg gøre dig.
“Go and speak to David, saying, ‘The LORD says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.”’”
11 Der Gad kom til David, da sagde han til ham: Saa sagde Herren: Tag du imod
So Gad came to David and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Take your choice:
12 enten Hunger i tre Aar, eller imod Nederlag for dine Modstanderes Ansigt tre Maaneder, og at dine Fjenders Sværd naar dig, eller imod Herrens Sværd, det er Pest, tre Dage udi Landet, saa at Herrens Engel udbreder Ødelæggelse i hele Israels Landemærke; saa se nu til, hvad Svar jeg skal sige til den igen, som mig udsendte.
either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the LORD’s angel destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.’”
13 Da sagde David til Gad: Jeg er saare angst; kære, jeg vil falde i Herrens Haand, thi hans Barmhjertighed er saare stor, og jeg vil ikke falde i Menneskens Haand.
David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let me fall, I pray, into the LORD’s hand, for his mercies are very great. Don’t let me fall into man’s hand.”
14 Saa lod Herren Pest komme i Israel, og der faldt af Israel halvfjerdsindstyve Tusinde Mænd.
So the LORD sent a pestilence on Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell.
15 Og Gud sendte en Engel til Jerusalem for at ødelægge den, og der han ødelagde den, saa Herren til og angrede det onde og sagde til Engelen, som ødelagde: Det er nok, drag nu din Haand tilbage; og Herrens Engel stod ved Ornans, Jebusitens Tærskeplads.
God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As he was about to destroy, the LORD saw, and he relented of the disaster, and said to the destroying angel, “It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.” the LORD’s angel was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16 Der David opløftede sine Øjne og saa Herrens Engel staa imellem Jorden og imellem Himmelen og det dragne Sværd i hans Haand udrakt over Jerusalem, da faldt David og de Ældste, skjulte med Sæk, paa deres Ansigt.
David lifted up his eyes, and saw the LORD’s angel standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
17 Og David sagde til Gud: Har jeg ikke sagt, at man skulde tælle Folket? ja jeg, jeg er den, som syndede og gjorde meget ilde, men disse Faar, hvad have de gjort? Herre, min Gud! kære, lad din Haand være imod mig og imod min Faders Hus, og ikke imod dit Folk til Plage.
David said to God, “Isn’t it I who commanded the people to be counted? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father’s house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.”
18 Da sagde Herrens Engel til Gad, at han skulde sige til David, at David skulde gaa op for at rejse Herren et Alter paa Ornans, Jebusitens, Tærskeplads.
Then the LORD’s angel commanded Gad to tell David that David should go up and raise an altar to the LORD on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 Saa gik David op efter Gads Ord, som denne talte i Herrens Navn.
David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spoke in the LORD’s name.
20 Der Oman vendte sig om, da saa han Engelen, og hans fire Sønner, som vare hos ham, skjulte sig; men Ornan tærskede Hvede.
Ornan turned back and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
21 Og David kom til Ornan, og Ornan saa sig om og saa David, og han gik frem fra Tærskepladsen og bøjede sig ned for David med Ansigtet til Jorden.
As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
22 Og David sagde til Ornan: Giv mig den Tærskeplads, saa vil jeg bygge Herren et Alter derpaa; giv mig den for fuld Betaling, at Plagen maa holde op for Folket.
Then David said to Ornan, “Sell me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD on it. You shall sell it to me for the full price, that the plague may be stopped from afflicting the people.”
23 Da sagde Ornan til David: Tag du den og gør, min Herre Konge! det, som er godt for dine Øjne; se, jeg giver Okserne til Brændoffer og Tærskeslæderne til Veddet, og Hveden til Madofferet, jeg giver det alt.
Ornan said to David, “Take it for yourself, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes. Behold, I give the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal offering. I give it all.”
24 Og Kong David sagde til Ornan: Ikke saa, men jeg vil visselig købe det for fuld Betaling; thi jeg vil ikke tage det, som tilhører dig, til Herren og til at ofre Brændoffer for intet.
King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will most certainly buy it for the full price. For I will not take that which is yours for the LORD, nor offer a burnt offering that costs me nothing.”
25 Saa gav David Ornan for Stedet seks Hundrede Sekel Guld efter Vægt.
So David gave to Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place.
26 Og David byggede Herren der et Alter og ofrede Brændofre og Takofre; og der han kaldte paa Herren, da bønhørte han ham ved Ild fra Himmelen paa Brændofferets Alter.
David built an altar to the LORD there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the LORD; and he answered him from the sky by fire on the altar of burnt offering.
27 Og Herren sagde til Engelen, at han skulde stikke sit Sværd i Skeden igen.
Then the LORD commanded the angel, and he put his sword back into its sheath.
28 Samme Tid, der David saa, at Herren bønhørte ham paa Ornans, Jebusitens, Tærskeplads, da ofrede han der.
At that time, when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29 Thi Herrens Tabernakel, som Mose havde ladet gøre i Ørken, og Brændofferets Alter var paa den samme Tid paa Højen udi Gibeon.
For the LORD’s tabernacle, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.
30 Og David kunde ikke gaa hen foran den for at søge Gud; thi han var forfærdet for Herrens Engels Sværd.
But David couldn’t go before it to enquire of God, for he was afraid because of the sword of the LORD’s angel.
