2 Samuel 24

1 And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”

Y volvió el furor de Jehová a enojarse contra Israel, e incitó a David contra ellos a que dijese: Vé, cuenta a Israel, y a Judá.

2 And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I may know their number.”

Y dijo el rey a Joab general del ejército que tenía consigo: Rodea todas las tribus de Israel, desde Dan hasta Beer-seba, y contád el pueblo, para que yo sepa el número del pueblo.

3 And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”

Y Joab respondió al rey: Añada Jehová tu Dios al pueblo cien veces tantos como son, y que lo vea mi señor el rey; mas ¿para qué quiere esto mi señor el rey?

4 But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.

Empero la palabra del rey pudo más que Joab, y que los capitanes del ejército: y salió Joab, de delante del rey con los capitanes del ejército, para ir a contar el pueblo de Israel.

5 And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.

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.

6 And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead, and to the lower land of Hodsi. And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan. And going around beside Sidon,

Y después vinieron a Galaad, y a la tierra baja de Hodsi; y de allí vinieron a Danjaán, y al rededor de Sidón.

7 they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.

Y vinieron a la fortaleza de Tiro, y a todas las ciudades de los Heveos, y de los Cananeos, y salieron al mediodía de Judá a Beer-seba.

8 And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.

Y después que hubieron andado toda la tierra, volvieron a Jerusalem después de nueve meses y veinte días.

9 Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king. And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword; and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.

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 fueron quinientos mil hombres.

10 Then the heart of David struck him, after the people were numbered. And David said to the Lord: “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But I pray that you, O Lord, may take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted very foolishly.”

Y después que David hubo contado el pueblo, hirióle su corazón, y dijo David a Jehová: Yo he pecado gravemente por haber hecho esto; mas ahora Jehová, ruégote que traspases el pecado de tu siervo; porque yo he obrado muy neciamente.

11 And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:

Y por la mañana cuando David se levantaba, fue palabra de Jehová a Gad profeta, vidente de David, diciendo:

12 “Go, and say to David: ‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things. Choose one of these, whichever you will, so that I may do it to you.’”

Vé, y habla a David: Así dijo Jehová: Tres cosas te ofrezco: tú te escogerás de estas la una, la cual yo haga.

13 And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”

Y Gad vino a David, y denuncióle, y díjole: ¿Quiéres 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 que responderé al que me envió.

14 Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men.”

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

15 And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.

Y Jehová envió pestilencia en Israel desde la mañana hasta el tiempo señalado: y murieron del pueblo, desde Dan hasta Beer-seba, setenta mil hombres.

16 And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it, the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people: “It is enough. Hold back your hand now.” And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

Y como el ángel extendió su mano sobre Jerusalem para destruirla, Jehová se arrepintió de aquel mal, y dijo al ángel que destruía el pueblo. Basta ahora: detén tu mano. Entonces el ángel de Jehová estaba junto a la era de Areuna Jebuseo.

17 And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”

Y David dijo a Jehová, cuando vio al ángel que hería al pueblo: Yo pequé, yo hice la maldad: ¿Estas ovejas qué hicieron? Ruégote que tu mano se torne contra mí, y contra la casa de mi padre.

18 Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

Y Gad vino a David aquel día, y díjole: Sube, y haz un altar a Jehová en la era de Areuna Jebuseo.

19 And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.

Y David subió conforme al dicho de Gad, que Jehová había mandado.

20 And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.

Y mirando Areuna, vio al rey y a sus siervos que pasaban a él: y saliendo Areuna inclinóse delante del rey hacia tierra.

21 And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground, and he said, “What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him, “So as to purchase the threshing floor from you, and to build an altar to the Lord, and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”

Y dijo Areuna: ¿Por qué viene mi señor el rey a su siervo? Y David respondió: Para comprar de ti esta era para edificar en ella altar a Jehová, y que la mortandad cese del pueblo.

22 And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”

Y Areuna 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.

23 All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”

Todo lo da, como un rey, Areuna al rey: Y dijo Areuna al rey: Jehová tu Dios te sea propicio.

24 And in response, the king said to him: “It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

Y el rey dijo a Areuna: No, sino por precio te lo compraré: porque no ofreceré a Jehová mi Dios holocaustos por nada. Entonces David compró la era y los bueyes por cincuenta siclos de plata.

25 And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.

Y edificó allí David un altar a Jehová, y sacrificó holocaustos, y pacíficos, y Jehová se aplacó con la tierra, y cesó la plaga de Israel.