2 Samuel 24
1 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.”
Mutta Herran viha syttyi taas Israelia kohtaan, niin että hän yllytti Daavidin heitä vastaan, sanoen: "Mene ja laske Israel ja Juuda".
2 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].”
Niin kuningas sanoi Jooabille, sotajoukon päällikölle, joka oli hänen luonaan: "Kiertele kaikki Israelin sukukunnat Daanista Beersebaan asti, ja pitäkää kansan katselmus, että minä saisin tietää kansan lukumäärän".
3 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?”
Jooab vastasi kuninkaalle: "Herra, sinun Jumalasi, lisätköön kansan, olkoon se kuinka suuri tahansa, satakertaiseksi, ja saakoon herrani, kuningas, nähdä sen omin silmin. Mutta miksi herrani, kuningas, haluaa sellaista?"
4 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.
Kuitenkin kuninkaan sana velvoitti Jooabia ja sotapäällikköjä; niin Jooab ja sotapäälliköt lähtivät kuninkaan luota pitämään Israelin kansan katselmusta.
5 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]
Ja he menivät Jordanin yli ja leiriytyivät Aroeriin, oikealle puolelle jokilaakson keskikohdalla olevaa kaupunkia, Gaadiin ja Jaeseriin päin.
6 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].
Sitten he tulivat Gileadiin ja Tahtim-Hodsin maahan; sitten he tulivat Daan-Jaaniin ja sieltä ympäri Siidoniin.
7 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.
Sitten he tulivat Tyyron linnoitukseen ja kaikkiin hivviläisten ja kanaanilaisten kaupunkeihin ja menivät sieltä Juudan Etelämaahan Beersebaan asti.
8 After nine months and 20 days, when they had finished going throughout the land [and counting the people], they returned to Jerusalem.
Ja kun he olivat kierrelleet koko maan, tulivat he yhdeksän kuukauden ja kahdenkymmenen päivän kuluttua takaisin Jerusalemiin.
9 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].
Ja Jooab ilmoitti kuninkaalle kansan lasketun lukumäärän: Israelissa oli kahdeksansataa tuhatta sotakuntoista miekkamiestä, ja Juudassa oli viisisataa tuhatta miestä.
10 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.”
Mutta Daavidin omatunto soimasi häntä, sittenkuin hän oli laskenut kansan, ja Daavid sanoi Herralle: "Minä olen tehnyt suuren synnin tehdessäni tämän; mutta anna nyt, Herra, anteeksi palvelijasi rikos, sillä minä olen menetellyt ylen tyhmästi".
11 When David got up the next morning, Yahweh gave a message to the prophet Gad. He said to him,
Ja kun Daavid aamulla nousi, oli profeetta Gaadille, Daavidin näkijälle, tullut tämä Herran sana:
12 “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.’”
"Mene ja puhu Daavidille: Näin sanoo Herra: Kolme ehtoa minä asetan sinun eteesi; valitse yksi niistä, niin minä teen sen sinulle".
13 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.”
Niin Gaad meni Daavidin tykö, ilmoitti ja sanoi hänelle: "Tuleeko nälkä seitsemäksi vuodeksi sinun maahasi, vai pakenetko sinä kolme kuukautta vihollisiasi, jotka ajavat sinua takaa, vai tuleeko rutto sinun maahasi kolmeksi päiväksi? Mieti nyt ja katso, mitä minä vastaan hänelle, joka minut lähetti."
14 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].”
Daavid vastasi Gaadille: "Minä olen suuressa hädässä. Me tahdomme langeta Herran käsiin, sillä hänen laupeutensa on suuri; ihmisten käsiin minä en tahdo langeta."
15 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].
Niin Herra antoi ruton tulla Israeliin, aamusta alkaen määrättyyn aikaan asti; ja kansaa kuoli Daanista Beersebaan asti seitsemänkymmentä tuhatta miestä.
16 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.
Mutta kun enkeli ojensi kätensä Jerusalemia kohti tuhotaksensa sen, katui Herra sitä pahaa ja sanoi enkelille, joka kansaa tuhosi: "Jo riittää; laske kätesi alas". Ja Herran enkeli oli silloin jebusilaisen Araunan puimatantereen luona.
17 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]!”
Mutta nähdessään enkelin surmaavan kansaa sanoi Daavid Herralle: "Katso, minä olen tehnyt syntiä, minä olen tehnyt väärin; mutta nämä minun lampaani, mitä he ovat tehneet? Sattukoon sinun kätesi minuun ja minun isäni perheeseen."
18 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.”
Ja Gaad tuli Daavidin tykö samana päivänä ja sanoi hänelle: "Mene ja pystytä Herralle alttari jebusilaisen Araunan puimatantereelle".
19 So David did what Gad told him to do, which was what Yahweh had commanded, [and he went up there].
Niin Daavid meni, Gaadin sanan ja Herran käskyn mukaan.
20 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.
Mutta kun Arauna katsahti ulos ja näki kuninkaan palvelijoineen tulevan luoksensa, meni hän ulos ja kumartui kasvoillensa maahan kuninkaan eteen.
21 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.”
Ja Arauna sanoi: "Miksi herrani, kuningas, tulee palvelijansa luo?" Daavid vastasi: "Ostamaan sinulta puimatantereen, rakentaakseni Herralle alttarin, että vitsaus taukoaisi kansasta".
22 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.
Arauna sanoi Daavidille: "Herrani, kuningas, ottakoon ja uhratkoon, mitä hyväksi näkee. Katso, tässä on härät polttouhriksi ja puimaäkeet sekä härkien valjaat haloiksi.
23 I, Araunah, am giving all this to you, the king.” Then he said, “I desire/hope that Yahweh our God will accept your offering.”
Tämän kaiken, kuningas, Arauna antaa kuninkaalle." Ja Arauna sanoi kuninkaalle: "Olkoon Herra, sinun Jumalasi, sinulle suosiollinen".
24 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.
Mutta kuningas sanoi Araunalle: "Ei niin, vaan minä ostan ne sinulta täydestä hinnasta, sillä minä en uhraa Herralleni, Jumalalleni, ilmaiseksi saatuja polttouhreja". Niin Daavid osti puimatantereen ja härät viidelläkymmenellä hopeasekelillä.
25 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.
Ja Daavid rakensi sinne alttarin Herralle ja uhrasi polttouhreja ja yhteysuhreja. Niin Herra leppyi maalle, ja vitsaus taukosi Israelista.
