1 And again the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them saying, Go, number Israel and Judah.
2 And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go, I pray thee, through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.
3 And Joab said to the king, May Jehovah thy God even add to the people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see {it}; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?
4 But the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. And Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.
5 And they passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the midst of the ravine of Gad, and toward Jaazer.
6 And they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and came to Dan-jaan, and to the environs of Sidon;
7 and they came to the fortified city of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites and of the Canaanites; and went out to the south of Judah, to Beer-sheba.
8 And they went through all the land, and came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
9 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to the king; and there were of Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
10 And David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in what I have done; and now, I beseech thee, Jehovah, put away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
11 And when David arose in the morning, the word of Jehovah came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,
12 Go and say to David, Thus saith Jehovah: I impose on thee three {things}; choose one of them that I may do it unto thee.
13 And Gad came to David, and told him, and said to him, Shall seven years of famine come to thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine adversaries while they pursue thee? or shall there be three days' pestilence in thy land? Now be aware and consider what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
14 And David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall, I pray thee, into the hand of Jehovah; for his mercies are great; but let me not fall into the hand of man.
15 And Jehovah sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the set time; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men.
16 And the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it; but Jehovah repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed among the people, It is enough: withdraw now thine hand. And the angel of Jehovah was by the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 And David spoke to Jehovah when he saw the angel that smote among the people, and said, Behold, it is I that have sinned, and it is I that have committed iniquity; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, be on me, and on my father's house!
18 And Gad came that day to David, and said to him, Go up, rear an altar to Jehovah in the threshing-floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as Jehovah had commanded.
20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on towards him; and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
21 And Araunah said, Why is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar to Jehovah, that the plague may be stayed from the people.
22 And Araunah said to David, Let my lord the king take and offer up that which is good in his sight: see, {here are} oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing-sledges and implements of the oxen for wood.
23 All these things, O king, doth Araunah give to the king. And Araunah said to the king, Jehovah thy God accept thee.
24 And the king said to Araunah, No; but I will in any case buy {them} of thee at a price: neither will I offer up to Jehovah my God burnt-offerings without cost. And David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25 And David built there an altar to Jehovah, and offered up burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. And Jehovah was propitious to the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
1 Tornou-se de novo a acender a ira de Jeová contra Israel, e incitou contra eles a Davi, dizendo: Vai, numera a Israel e a Judá.
2 Disse o rei a Joabe, general do seu exército: Corre todas as tribos de Israel, desde Dã até Berseba, e fazei resenha do povo, para que eu saiba o número do povo.
3 Joabe respondeu ao rei: Queira Jeová teu Deus multiplicar o povo cem vezes mais do que agora é, e veja-o o rei meu senhor! mas por que tem prazer nisto o rei meu senhor?
4 Todavia a palavra do rei prevaleceu contra Joabe, e contra os generais do exército. Saiu da presença do rei Joabe, com os generais do exército a contar o povo de Israel.
5 Tendo eles passado o Jordão, acamparam-se em Aroer, ao lado direito da cidade que está no meio do vale de Gade, indo até Jazer.
6 Em seguida foram a Gileade e à terra de Tatim-Hodchi; foram a Dã-Jaã, dali virando-se para Sidom,
7 chegaram à fortaleza de Tiro, e a todas as cidades dos heveus e dos cananeus; e acabaram a viagem no Neguebe de Judá em Berseba.
8 Tendo corrido toda a terra, chegaram a Jerusalém ao fim de nove meses e vinte dias.
9 Deu Joabe ao rei a soma do recenseamento do povo. Havia em Israel oitocentos mil homens valentes que puxavam da espada, e em Judá eram quinhentos mil.
10 O coração de Davi o acusou, depois de ter ele numerado o povo. Disse Davi a Jeová: Muito pequei no que fiz; porém agora, Jeová, rogo-te que perdoes a iniqüidade do teu servo, porque procedi muito nesciamente.
11 Levantando-se Davi pela manhã, veio a palavra de Jeová ao profeta Gade, vidente de Davi, dizendo:
12 Vai e fala a Davi: Assim diz Jeová: Três coisas te ofereço; escolhe qual delas queres que te faça.
13 Gade, indo ter com Davi, lho intimou e disse: Queres que te venham sete anos de fome na tua terra? ou queres fugir por três meses diante dos teus inimigos, enquanto estes te perseguirem? ou que haja por três dias peste na tua terra? delibera agora, e vê que resposta hei de levar a quem me enviou.
14 Respondeu Davi a Gade: Acho-me em grande aperto. Caiamos nas mãos de Jeová, porque muitas são as suas misericórdias; porém nas mãos dos homens não caia eu.
15 Então enviou Jeová a peste a Israel desde a manhã até o tempo determinado; e morreram do povo, desde Dã até Berseba, setenta mil homens.
16 Quando o anjo estendeu a mão sobre Jerusalém para a destruir, arrependeu-se do mal Jeová, e disse ao anjo que exterminava ao povo: Basta; detém agora a tua mão. O anjo de Jeová estava junto à eira de Araúna, jebuseu.
17 Davi quando viu ao anjo que feriu o povo, falou a Jeová: Eis que eu pequei, e eu procedi perversamente: porém estas ovelhas, que fizeram? seja a tua mão contra mim, e contra a casa de meu pai.
18 Veio Gade naquele dia ter com Davi, e disse-lhe: Sobe e levanta um altar a Jeová na eira de Araúna, jebuseu.
19 Davi subiu conforme a palavra de Gade, como Jeová ordenou.
20 Olhou Araúna e, vendo que vinham ter com ele o rei e seus servos, saiu e prostrou-se perante o rei com o rosto em terra.
21 Perguntou: Por que vem o rei meu senhor ter com o seu servo? respondeu Davi: Para comprar de ti a eira, para edificar um altar a Jeová, a fim de que cesse dentre o povo a praga.
22 Araúna disse a Davi: Tome, e sacrifique o rei meu senhor o que bem lhe parecer: eis os bois para o holocausto, e os trilhos e os aparelhos dos bois para a lenha.
23 Tudo isto, ó rei, Araúna te oferece. Disse Araúna ao rei: Que Jeová teu Deus te aceite!
24 Então disse o rei a Araúna: Não; porém to comprarei pelo que vale; não oferecerei a Jeová meu Deus holocaustos que me não custem nada. Comprou Davi a eira e os bois por cinqüenta siclos de prata.
25 Edificou ali um altar a Jeová, e ofereceu holocaustos e ofertas pacíficas. Assim Jeová se tornou propício para com a terra, e a praga cessou de Israel.