歷代志上 21
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
大衛統計人口
21 撒旦為了攻擊以色列，就挑動大衛統計以色列人的數目。 2 大衛對約押和其他軍中的首領說：「你們要走遍以色列，從別示巴一直到但，統計以色列的人口，然後回來稟告我，我好知道他們的數目。」 3 約押說：「願耶和華使祂子民的人數比現在增加百倍。但我主我王啊，他們不都是你的僕人嗎？我主為什麼要這樣做，使以色列人陷於罪中呢？」 4 但大衛不聽約押的規勸。約押只好出去，走遍以色列，然後回到耶路撒冷， 5 將人數呈報大衛：全以色列有一百一十萬刀兵，猶大有四十七萬。 6 約押沒有把利未人和便雅憫人算在其中，因為他厭惡王的這個命令。 7 上帝也不喜悅這事，便降災給以色列人。 8 大衛對上帝說：「我做這事犯了大罪。求你赦免僕人的罪，我做了極其愚昧的事。」 9 耶和華對大衛的先見迦得說： 10 「你去告訴大衛，我有三樣災禍，他可以選擇讓我降哪一樣給他。」
11 迦得就來見大衛，把耶和華的話告訴他，說：「你可以任選一樣， 12 或三年的饑荒，或被敵人追殺三個月，或國中遭三天的瘟疫，讓耶和華的天使在以色列全境施行毀滅。請你考慮好後告訴我，我好回覆那差我來的。」 13 大衛說：「我實在為難！不過我寧願落在耶和華的手中，也不願落在人的手中，因為耶和華有無限的憐憫。」
14 於是，耶和華在以色列降下瘟疫，有七萬人死亡。 15 上帝差遣天使去毀滅耶路撒冷。天使正要毀滅的時候，耶和華見了就心生憐憫，對施行毀滅的天使說：「夠了，住手吧！」當時，耶和華的天使正站在耶布斯人阿珥楠的麥場上。 16 大衛舉目看見耶和華的天使站在天地之間，手握著已出鞘的刀，指向耶路撒冷。大衛和眾長老都身披麻衣，臉伏於地。 17 大衛對上帝說：「吩咐統計人民數目的不是我嗎？是我犯了罪，做了惡事，這些百姓有什麼過錯呢？我的上帝耶和華啊，願你的手懲罰我和我的家族，不要把瘟疫降在你的子民身上。」
18 耶和華的天使吩咐迦得去告訴大衛在耶布斯人阿珥楠的麥場上為耶和華建一座祭壇。 19 大衛照耶和華藉迦得所說的話去了麥場。 20 那時，阿珥楠正在打麥子，他轉身看見了天使，跟他在一起的四個兒子都躲了起來。 21 阿珥楠看見大衛來了，就從麥場出來，俯伏叩拜大衛。 22 大衛對他說：「請你將這塊麥場賣給我，我要在這裡為耶和華築一座祭壇，好止住民間的瘟疫。你全價賣給我吧。」 23 阿珥楠說：「我主我王只管用我的麥場！我願獻出牛作燔祭，打麥的器具作柴，麥子作素祭，我願獻出這一切。」
24 大衛王說：「不可，我一定要付你全價，我不能拿你的東西獻給耶和華，不能把白白得來的獻作燔祭。」 25 於是，大衛就用七公斤金子買了阿珥楠的麥場。 26 大衛在那裡為耶和華建了一座壇，獻上燔祭和平安祭，並求告耶和華。耶和華垂聽了他的禱告，從天上降火在祭壇上， 27 又命令天使收刀入鞘。
28 大衛見耶和華在耶布斯人阿珥楠的麥場上應允了他的禱告，就在那裡獻祭。 29 那時候，摩西在曠野為耶和華所造的聖幕和燔祭壇都在基遍的高地。 30 但大衛因為懼怕耶和華天使的刀，不敢去那裡求問上帝。
1 Krönikeboken 21
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Förberedelser för templet
(21:1—29:20)
Folkräkning och upptäckten av tempelplatsen
(2 Sam 24:1-17)
21 Men så reste sig Satan mot Israel och fick David att börja en folkräkning i Israel.
2 David sa till Joav och folkets överbefälhavare: ”Gå och räkna israeliterna från Beer Sheva till Dan och meddela mig resultatet, så att jag får veta deras antal!” 3 Men Joav svarade: ”Må Herren föröka sitt folk hundra gånger! Är de inte alla dina undersåtar, min herre kung? Varför begär du, min herre, detta? Varför dra skuld över Israel?”
4 Joav fick dock böja sig för kungens ord, så Joav gick och besökte hela Israel och återvände sedan till Jerusalem. 5 Han rapporterade resultatet av mönstringen till David: i hela Israel fanns det 1 100 000 svärdbeväpnade män och 470 000 svärdbeväpnade män i Juda, 6 men han räknade inte med Levis och Benjamins stammar, för han fann kungens befallning avskyvärd. 7 Denna befallning misshagade också Gud, och han straffade därför Israel.
8 Då sa David till Gud: ”Jag har begått en svår synd när jag gjort detta. Förlåt mig, din tjänare, min skuld! Jag har gjort något mycket dåraktigt.”
9 Då sa Herren till Gad, Davids siare: 10 ”Gå och säg till David: ’Så säger Herren: ”Tre ting lägger jag fram för dig. Välj ett av dem, så låter jag det drabba dig.” ’ ”
11 Gad gick till David och sa till honom: ”Så säger Herren: ’Gör ditt val: 12 tre års hungersnöd, tre månaders flykt för dina fiender utan att undkomma deras svärd, eller tre dagar av Herrens svärd, en dödlig pest som Herrens ängel ska låta komma över varje del av landet.’ Tänk över vilket svar jag ska ge honom som har sänt mig.”
13 ”Jag är i stor vånda”, sa David till Gad. ”Låt mig falla i Herrens händer, för Herrens barmhärtighet är stor. I människors händer vill jag inte falla.”
14 Herren sände då en pest över Israel och 70 000 män dog av den. 15 Gud sände en ängel för att förstöra Jerusalem, men när han skulle förstöra staden, såg Herren det och ångrade det onda och sa till ängeln som dödade folket: ”Det är nog! Dra tillbaka din hand!” Herrens ängel stod just då vid jevusén Ornans[a] tröskplats.
16 David fick se Herrens ängel stå där mellan himmel och jord och peka mot Jerusalem med sitt dragna svärd. Då föll han och de äldste ner på sina ansikten, klädda i säcktyg.
17 David sa till Gud: ”Jag var väl den som gav befallning om folkräkningen! Jag är den som har syndat och gjort det onda. Men vad har denna min hjord gjort? Herre, min Gud, låt ditt straff drabba mig och min familj, men låt inte ditt eget folk plågas!”
18 Herrens ängel befallde då Gad att säga till David att gå upp och bygga ett altare åt Herren på jevusén Ornans tröskplats. 19 Då gick David, som Gad hade talat i Herrens namn. 20 Ornan, som höll på att tröska vete, vände sig om och såg ängeln. Hans fyra söner som var med honom gömde sig. 21 När David kom till Ornan och han såg honom, lämnade han tröskplatsen och bugade sig till marken för David.
22 ”Ge mig tröskplatsen”, sa David till Ornan. ”Jag ska bygga ett altare där åt Herren, så att folkets plåga upphör. Låt mig få den för full betalning.” 23 ”Ta den, min herre och kung, och använd den som du vill”, sa Ornan till David. ”Här är boskap till brännoffret och tröskverktygen till ved och vete till matoffret. Jag ger dig alltsammans.” 24 Kung David svarade Ornan: ”Nej, jag vill köpa det till fullt pris. Jag kan inte ta det som är ditt och ge det till Herren eller bära fram ett brännoffer som inte kostat mig någonting.” 25 David betalade 600 siklar[b] i guld för platsen. 26 Där byggde David ett altare åt Herren och offrade brännoffer och gemenskapsoffer på det och ropade till Herren. Och Herren svarade med eld från himlen på brännofferaltaret. 27 Då befallde Herren ängeln att sticka svärdet i skidan.
28 När David såg att Herren hade svarat på hans bön på jevusén Ornans tröskplats, offrade han där. 29 Herrens boning, som Mose hade gjort i öknen, och brännofferaltaret fanns på offerplatsen i Givon vid den här tiden, 30 men David hade inte vågat gå dit och tillbe, av fruktan för Herrens ängels svärd.
Footnotes
- 21:15 Detta är en annan variant av samma namn, Aravna, i 2 Sam 24:18.
- 21:25 Motsvarar 7 kilo.
1 Chronicles 21
King James Version
21 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.
3 And Joab answered, The Lord make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?
4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.
6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.
8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
9 And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,
10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the Lord, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.
11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Choose thee
12 Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.
14 So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.
15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Lord stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O Lord my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
18 Then the angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the Lord in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the Lord.
20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.
22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the Lord: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
23 And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.
24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.
25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.
26 And David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the Lord; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.
27 And the Lord commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.
28 At that time when David saw that the Lord had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.
29 For the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.
30 But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 21
New King James Version
The Census of Israel and Judah(A)
21 Now (B)Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to [a]number Israel. 2 So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, (C)and bring the number of them to me that I may know it.”
3 And Joab answered, “May the Lord make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?”
4 Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem. 5 Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword. 6 (D)But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s [b]word was abominable to Joab.
7 And [c]God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel. 8 So David said to God, (E)“I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing; (F)but now, I pray, take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”
9 Then the Lord spoke to Gad, David’s (G)seer, saying, 10 “Go and tell David, (H)saying, ‘Thus says the Lord: “I offer you three things; choose one of them for yourself, that I may do it to you.” ’ ”
11 So Gad came to David and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Choose for yourself, 12 (I)either [d]three years of famine, or three months to be defeated by your foes with the sword of your enemies overtaking you, or else for three days the sword of the Lord—the plague in the land, with the [e]angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the territory of Israel.’ Now consider what answer I should take back to Him who sent me.”
13 And David said to Gad, “I am in great distress. Please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His (J)mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
14 So the Lord sent a (K)plague upon Israel, and seventy thousand men of Israel fell. 15 And God sent [f]an (L)angel to Jerusalem to destroy it. As [g]he was destroying, the Lord looked and (M)relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who was destroying, “It is enough; now restrain [h]your hand.” And the angel of the Lord stood by the (N)threshing floor of [i]Ornan the Jebusite.
16 Then David lifted his eyes and (O)saw the angel of the Lord standing between earth and heaven, having in his hand a drawn sword stretched out over Jerusalem. So David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces. 17 And David said to God, “Was it not I who commanded the people to be numbered? I am the one who has sinned and done evil indeed; but these (P)sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, O Lord my God, be against me and my father’s house, but not against Your people that they should be plagued.”
18 Therefore, the (Q)angel of the Lord commanded Gad to say to David that David should go and erect an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite. 19 So David went up at the word of Gad, which he had spoken in the name of the Lord. 20 Now Ornan turned and saw the angel; and his four sons who were with him hid themselves, but Ornan continued threshing wheat. 21 So David came to Ornan, and Ornan looked and saw David. And he went out from the threshing floor, and bowed before David with his face to the ground. 22 Then David said to Ornan, [j]“Grant me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar on it to the Lord. You shall grant it to me at the full price, that the plague may be withdrawn from the people.”
23 But Ornan said to David, “Take it to yourself, and let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes. Look, I also give you the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing implements for wood, and the wheat for the grain offering; I give it all.”
24 Then King David said to Ornan, “No, but I will surely buy it for the full price, for I will not take what is yours for the Lord, nor offer burnt offerings with that which costs me nothing.” 25 So (R)David gave Ornan six hundred shekels of gold by weight for the place. 26 And David built there an altar to the Lord, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called on the Lord; and (S)He answered him from heaven by fire on the altar of burnt offering.
27 So the Lord commanded the angel, and he returned his sword to its sheath.
28 At that time, when David saw that the Lord had answered him on the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite, he sacrificed there. 29 (T)For the tabernacle of the Lord and the altar of the burnt offering, which Moses had made in the wilderness, were at that time at the high place in (U)Gibeon. 30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God, for he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 21:1 take a census of
- 1 Chronicles 21:6 command
- 1 Chronicles 21:7 Lit. it was evil in the eyes of God
- 1 Chronicles 21:12 seven, 2 Sam. 24:13
- 1 Chronicles 21:12 Or Angel, and so throughout the chapter
- 1 Chronicles 21:15 Or the Angel
- 1 Chronicles 21:15 Or He
- 1 Chronicles 21:15 Or Your
- 1 Chronicles 21:15 Araunah, 2 Sam. 24:16, 18–24
- 1 Chronicles 21:22 Lit. Give
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