The Lord's Judgment of David's Sin

10 But (A)David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, (B)“I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Lord, please take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have done (C)very foolishly.” 11 And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to (D)the prophet Gad, David's (E)seer, saying, 12 “Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, Three things I offer[a] you. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.’” 13 So Gad came to David and told him, and said to him, “Shall (F)three[b] years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days' pestilence in your land? Now consider, and decide what answer I shall return to him who sent me.” 14 Then David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Let us fall into the hand of the Lord, (G)for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.”

15 (H)So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people from (I)Dan to Beersheba 70,000 men. 16 And when (J)the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem (K)to destroy it, (L)the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel (M)who was working destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And (N)the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of (O)Araunah the Jebusite. 17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 24:12 Or hold over
  2. 2 Samuel 24:13 Compare 1 Chronicles 21:12, Septuagint; Hebrew seven

10 Matapos ipabilang ni David ang mga tao, inusig siya ng kanyang budhi. Sinabi niya kay Yahweh, “Nagkasala ako nang malaki sa ginawa kong ito, patawarin po ninyo ako sa aking kahangalan.” 11 Kinaumagahan, pagkagising ni David, sa utos ni Yahweh ay pumunta sa kanya ang propetang si Gad.

Sinabi nito kay David, 12 “Ito po ang ipinapasabi sa inyo ni Yahweh, ‘Mamili ka kung alin sa tatlong parusang ito ang gusto mong gawin ko sa iyo: 13 Tatlong[a] taóng taggutom sa iyong lupain, tatlong buwang pag-uusig ng iyong mga kaaway o tatlong araw na salot! Alin ang gusto ninyo para masabi ko sa nagsugo sa akin?”

14 Sumagot si David, “Hirap na hirap ang aking kalooban sa nangyaring ito. Sapagkat mahabagin si Yahweh, ang pipiliin ko'y ang tuwirang parusa niya, kaysa ako'y mahulog pa sa kamay ng mga tao.”

15 Kaya't si Yahweh ay nagpadala ng salot sa Israel, at mula sa Dan hanggang Beer-seba ay 70,000 tao ang namatay. Nangyari ito mula nang umagang iyon hanggang sa itinakdang panahon. 16 Nang iunat ng anghel ang kanyang kamay upang puksain ang mga taga-Jerusalem, pinigil siya ni Yahweh. Nagbago ang pasya nito at sinabi, “Tama na! Huwag mo nang ituloy.” Ang anghel ni Yahweh ay nakatayo noon sa giikan ni Arauna, isang Jebuseo.

17 Nang makita ni David ang anghel, sinabi niya kay Yahweh, “Napakalaki ng pagkakasalang nagawa ko sa inyo at ang mga walang malay na tupang ito ang nagdurusa. Ako at ang aking sambahayan ang parusahan ninyo.”

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  1. 13 Tatlong: Sa ibang manuskrito'y Pitong .

10 David was conscience-stricken(A) after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned(B) greatly in what I have done. Now, Lord, I beg you, take away the guilt of your servant. I have done a very foolish thing.(C)

11 Before David got up the next morning, the word of the Lord had come to Gad(D) the prophet, David’s seer:(E) 12 “Go and tell David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am giving you three options. Choose one of them for me to carry out against you.’”

13 So Gad went to David and said to him, “Shall there come on you three[a] years of famine(F) in your land? Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Or three days of plague(G) in your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me.”

14 David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy(H) is great; but do not let me fall into human hands.”

15 So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the end of the time designated, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.(I) 16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented(J) concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord(K) was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I have sinned; I, the shepherd,[b] have done wrong. These are but sheep.(L) What have they done?(M) Let your hand fall on me and my family.”(N)

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  1. 2 Samuel 24:13 Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 21:12); Hebrew seven
  2. 2 Samuel 24:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd.