2 Samuel 24
Ang Biblia, 2001
Binilang ni David ang Bayan(A)
24 Ang galit ng Panginoon ay muling nagningas laban sa Israel, at kanyang kinilos si David laban sa kanila, na sinasabi, “Humayo ka at bilangin mo ang Israel at Juda.”
2 Kaya't sinabi ng hari kay Joab na pinuno ng hukbo, na kasama niya, “Pumaroon ka sa lahat ng mga lipi ng Israel, mula sa Dan hanggang sa Beer-seba, at bilangin ninyo ang bayan upang aking malaman ang bilang ng bayan.”
3 Ngunit sinabi ni Joab sa hari, “Nawa'y dagdagan ng Panginoon mong Diyos ang bayan ng ilang daang ulit pa kaysa bilang nila, habang nakikita ito ng mga mata ng aking panginoong hari; ngunit bakit nalulugod ang panginoon kong hari sa bagay na ito?”
4 Ngunit ang salita ng hari ay nanaig laban kay Joab, at laban sa mga puno ng hukbo. Kaya't si Joab at ang mga pinuno ng hukbo ay lumabas mula sa harapan ng hari upang bilangin ang bayan ng Israel.
5 Sila'y tumawid ng Jordan, nagsimula sa Aroer at mula sa lunsod na nasa gitna ng libis, patungo sa Gad hanggang sa Jazer.
6 At dumating sila sa Gilead, at sa Kadesh sa lupain ng mga Heteo; dumating sila sa Dan, at mula sa Dan ay lumibot sila sa Sidon.
7 Dumating sila sa kuta ng Tiro, at sa lahat ng mga lunsod ng mga Heveo at mga Cananeo; at sila'y lumabas sa Negeb ng Juda sa Beer-seba.
8 Kaya't nang mapuntahan na nila ang buong lupain, sila ay dumating sa Jerusalem sa katapusan ng siyam na buwan at dalawampung araw.
9 At ibinigay ni Joab sa hari ang kabuuang bilang ng bayan sa Israel na may walong daang libong matapang na lalaki na humahawak ng tabak; at ang mga kalalakihan sa Juda ay limang daang libo.
10 Ngunit naligalig ang puso ni David pagkatapos na mabilang niya ang taong-bayan. At sinabi ni David sa Panginoon, “Ako'y nagkasala ng malaki sa aking ginawa. Ngunit ngayo'y isinasamo ko sa iyo Panginoon, na iyong pawiin ang kasamaan ng iyong lingkod; sapagkat aking ginawa ng buong kahangalan.”
11 Nang bumangon si David sa kinaumagahan, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay propeta Gad na tagakita ni David, na sinasabi,
12 “Humayo ka at sabihin mo kay David, ‘Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, Tatlong bagay ang iniaalok ko sa iyo. Pumili ka ng isa sa mga iyon upang aking gawin sa iyo.’”
13 Kaya't pumaroon si Gad kay David, at sinabi sa kanya, “Darating ba sa iyo ang pitong taong taggutom sa iyong lupain? O tatakas ka ba ng tatlong buwan sa harapan ng iyong mga kaaway samantalang tinutugis ka nila? O magkakaroon ba ng tatlong araw na pagkasalot sa iyong lupain? Ngayo'y isaalang-alang mo, at ipasiya mo kung anong kasagutan ang aking ibabalik sa kanya na nagsugo sa akin.”
14 At sinabi ni David kay Gad, “Ako'y lubhang nababalisa; hayaang mahulog tayo ngayon sa kamay ng Panginoon, sapagkat malaki ang kanyang kaawaan; ngunit huwag mo akong hayaang mahulog sa kamay ng tao.”
Ipinadala ang Salot
15 Sa gayo'y nagpadala ang Panginoon ng salot sa Israel mula sa umaga hanggang sa takdang panahon. At ang namatay sa bayan mula sa Dan hanggang sa Beer-seba ay pitumpung libong lalaki.
16 Nang iunat ng anghel ang kanyang kamay paharap sa Jerusalem upang wasakin ito, ikinalungkot ng Panginoon ang kasamaan, at sinabi sa anghel na gumagawa ng pagpuksa sa bayan, “Tama na; ngayo'y itigil mo na ang iyong kamay.” At ang anghel ng Panginoon ay nasa may giikan ni Arauna na Jebuseo.
17 Pagkatapos ay nagsalita si David sa Panginoon nang kanyang makita ang anghel na pumuksa sa bayan, at sinabi, “Ako'y nagkasala, at ako'y gumawa ng kasamaan; ngunit ang mga tupang ito, ano ang kanilang ginawa? Isinasamo ko sa iyo na ang iyong kamay ay maging laban sa akin, at laban sa sambahayan ng aking ama.”
18 At si Gad ay dumating nang araw na iyon kay David at sinabi sa kanya, “Umahon ka, magtayo ka ng isang dambana sa Panginoon sa giikan ni Arauna na Jebuseo.”
19 Umahon si David ayon sa sinabi ni Gad, tulad ng iniutos ng Panginoon.
20 Nang tumanaw si Arauna, nakita niya ang hari at ang kanyang mga lingkod na papalapit sa kanya. Si Arauna ay lumabas at patirapang nagbigay-galang sa hari.
21 Sinabi ni Arauna, “Bakit ang aking panginoong hari ay naparito sa kanyang lingkod?” At sinabi ni David, “Upang bilhin ang iyong giikan, para mapagtayuan ng isang dambana sa Panginoon, upang ang salot ay maiiwas sa bayan.”
22 At sinabi ni Arauna kay David, “Kunin nawa ng aking panginoong hari at ihandog kung ano ang inaakala niyang mabuti. Narito ang mga baka para sa handog na sinusunog, at ang mga kagamitan sa giikan at ang mga pamatok ng mga baka bilang panggatong.
23 Ang lahat ng ito, O hari, ay ibinibigay ni Arauna sa hari.” At sinabi ni Arauna sa hari, “Tanggapin ka nawa ng Panginoon mong Diyos.”
24 Ngunit sinabi ng hari kay Arauna, “Hindi, kundi bibilhin ko ito sa iyo sa halaga. Hindi ako mag-aalay ng mga handog na sinusunog sa Panginoon kong Diyos nang hindi ko ginugulan ng anuman.” Sa gayo'y binili ni David ang giikan at ang mga baka ng limampung siklong pilak.
25 At nagtayo roon si David ng isang dambana sa Panginoon at nag-alay ng mga handog na sinusunog at ng mga handog pangkapayapaan. Sa gayo'y dininig ng Panginoon ang mga dalangin para sa lupain, at ang salot ay lumayo sa Israel.
2 Samuel 24
English Standard Version
David's Census
24 (A)(B)Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, (C)“Go, number Israel and Judah.” 2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of the army,[a] who was with him, “Go through all the tribes of Israel, (D)from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, that I may know the number of the people.” 3 But Joab said to the king, (E)“May the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?” 4 But the king's word prevailed against Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army went out from the presence of the king to number the people of Israel. 5 They crossed the Jordan and began from (F)Aroer,[b] and from the city that is in the middle of the (G)valley, toward Gad and on to (H)Jazer. 6 Then they came to Gilead, and to Kadesh in the land of the Hittites;[c] and they came to Dan, and from Dan[d] they went around to (I)Sidon, 7 and came to the fortress of Tyre and to all the cities of the (J)Hivites and (K)Canaanites; and they went out to the Negeb of Judah at Beersheba. 8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And Joab gave the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: in Israel there were 800,000 valiant men (L)who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were 500,000.
The Lord's Judgment of David's Sin
10 But (M)David's heart struck him after he had numbered the people. And David said to the Lord, (N)“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 (O)very foolishly.” 11 And when David arose in the morning, the word of the Lord came to (P)the prophet Gad, David's (Q)seer, saying, 12 “Go and say to David, ‘Thus says the Lord, Three things I offer[e] 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 (R)three[f] 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, (S)for his mercy is great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.”
15 (T)So the Lord sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people from (U)Dan to Beersheba 70,000 men. 16 And when (V)the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem (W)to destroy it, (X)the Lord relented from the calamity and said to the angel (Y)who was working destruction among the people, “It is enough; now stay your hand.” And (Z)the angel of the Lord was by the threshing floor of (AA)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.”
David Builds an Altar
18 And Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of (AB)Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 So David went up at Gad's word, as the Lord commanded. 20 And when Araunah looked down, he saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. And Araunah went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. 21 And Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy the threshing floor from you, in order to build an altar to the Lord, that the plague (AC)may be averted from the people.” 22 Then Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Here are the oxen for the burnt offering and the (AD)threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood. 23 All this, O king, Araunah gives to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God (AE)accept you.” 24 But the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God that cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels[g] of silver. 25 And David built there an altar to the Lord and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. (AF)So the Lord responded to the plea for the land, and the plague was averted from Israel.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 24:2 Septuagint to Joab and the commanders of the army
- 2 Samuel 24:5 Septuagint; Hebrew encamped in Aroer
- 2 Samuel 24:6 Septuagint; Hebrew to the land of Tahtim-hodshi
- 2 Samuel 24:6 Septuagint; Hebrew they came to Dan-jaan and
- 2 Samuel 24:12 Or hold over
- 2 Samuel 24:13 Compare 1 Chronicles 21:12, Septuagint; Hebrew seven
- 2 Samuel 24:24 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
2 Samuel 24
New International Version
David Enrolls the Fighting Men(A)
24 Again(B) the anger of the Lord burned against Israel,(C) and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of(D) Israel and Judah.”
2 So the king said to Joab(E) and the army commanders[a] with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba(F) and enroll(G) the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.”
3 But Joab(H) replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over,(I) and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
4 The king’s word, however, overruled Joab and the army commanders; so they left the presence of the king to enroll the fighting men of Israel.
5 After crossing the Jordan, they camped near Aroer,(J) south of the town in the gorge, and then went through Gad and on to Jazer.(K) 6 They went to Gilead and the region of Tahtim Hodshi, and on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon.(L) 7 Then they went toward the fortress of Tyre(M) and all the towns of the Hivites(N) and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to Beersheba(O) in the Negev(P) of Judah.
8 After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
9 Joab reported the number of the fighting men to the king: In Israel there were eight hundred thousand able-bodied men who could handle a sword, and in Judah five hundred thousand.(Q)
10 David was conscience-stricken(R) after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned(S) 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.(T)”
11 Before David got up the next morning, the word of the Lord had come to Gad(U) the prophet, David’s seer:(V) 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[b] years of famine(W) in your land? Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Or three days of plague(X) 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(Y) 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.(Z) 16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented(AA) concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord(AB) 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,[c] have done wrong. These are but sheep.(AC) What have they done?(AD) Let your hand fall on me and my family.”(AE)
David Builds an Altar(AF)
18 On that day Gad went to David and said to him, “Go up and build an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah(AG) the Jebusite.” 19 So David went up, as the Lord had commanded through Gad. 20 When Araunah looked and saw the king and his officials coming toward him, he went out and bowed down before the king with his face to the ground.
21 Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?”
“To buy your threshing floor,” David answered, “so I can build an altar to the Lord, that the plague on the people may be stopped.”(AH)
22 Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take whatever he wishes and offer it up. Here are oxen(AI) for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. 23 Your Majesty, Araunah[d] gives(AJ) all this to the king.” Araunah also said to him, “May the Lord your God accept you.”
24 But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on paying you for it. I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.”(AK)
So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels[e](AL) of silver for them. 25 David built an altar(AM) to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered his prayer(AN) in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 24:2 Septuagint (see also verse 4 and 1 Chron. 21:2); Hebrew Joab the army commander
- 2 Samuel 24:13 Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 21:12); Hebrew seven
- 2 Samuel 24:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd.
- 2 Samuel 24:23 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts King Araunah
- 2 Samuel 24:24 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
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