2 Samuel, 24

1. And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”

1. Još je jednom srdžba Jahvina planula na Izraelce te potakla Davida protiv njih govoreæi: "Idi, izbroj Izraelce i Judejce!"

2. And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I may know their number.”

2. I kralj zapovjedi Joabu i vojvodama koji bijahu s njim: "Obiðite sva Izraelova plemena od Dana do Beer Šebe i popišite narod da znam koliko ima naroda."

3. And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”

3. Joab odgovori kralju: "Neka Jahve, tvoj Bog, dade svome narodu još sto puta ovoliko koliko ga je sada i neka to još vidi svojim oèima moj gospodar kralj, ali zašto moj gospodar kralj ima takvu želju?"

4. But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.

4. Ali kraljeva rijeè bijaše jaèa od Joabove i od rijeèi vojvoda njegove vojske. Tako Joab i vojvode odoše ispred kralja da popišu izraelski narod.

5. And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.

5. Prijeðoše oni preko Jordana i poèeše kod Aroera i kod grada što leži usred doline i krenuše odande prema Gaditima i prema Jazeru.

6. And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead, and to the lower land of Hodsi. And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan. And going around beside Sidon,

6. Potom doðoše u Gilead i u zemlju Hetita, u Kadeš; zatim stigoše u Dan, a iz Dana skrenuše prema Sidonu.

7. they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.

7. Zatim doðoše do tvrðave Tira i u sve gradove Hivijaca i Kanaanaca i završiše svoj put u Negebu Judinu, u Beer Šebi.

8. And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.

8. Prošavši svu zemlju, vratiše se poslije devet mjeseci i dvadeset dana u Jeruzalem.

9. Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king. And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword; and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.

9. Joab dade kralju popis naroda: Izraelaca bijaše osam stotina tisuæa ratnika viènih maèu, a Judejaca pet stotina tisuæa ljudi.

10. Then the heart of David struck him, after the people were numbered. And David said to the Lord: “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But I pray that you, O Lord, may take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted very foolishly.”

10. Poslije toga Davida zapeèe savjest što je dao brojiti narod pa reèe Jahvi: "Veoma sam sagriješio što sam to uèinio! Ali, Jahve, oprosti tu krivicu sluzi svome, jer sam vrlo ludo radio."

11. And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:

11. Kad je David ujutro ustao, veæ je Jahvina rijeè bila došla proroku Gadu, Davidovu vidiocu:

12. “Go, and say to David: ‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things. Choose one of these, whichever you will, so that I may do it to you.’ ”

12. "Idi i kaži Davidu: Ovako govori Jahve: 'Troje stavljam preda te, izaberi jedno od toga da ti uèinim!'"

13. And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”

13. Gad tako doðe Davidu i javi mu ovo: "Hoæeš li da doðu tri gladne godine na tvoju zemlju, ili da tri mjeseca bježiš pred svojim neprijateljem koji æe te goniti, ili da bude tri dana kuga u tvojoj zemlji? Sada promisli i gledaj što da odgovorim onome koji me poslao!"

14. Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. But it is better that I should fall into the hands of the Lord (for his mercies are many) than into the hands of men.”

14. David odgovori Gadu: "Na velikoj sam muci! Ali neka padnemo u ruke Jahvine, jer je veliko njegovo milosrðe, a u ljudske ruke neka ne zapadnem!"

15. And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.

15. David, dakle, izabra kugu. Bilo je upravo vrijeme pšeniène žetve. Jahve pusti kugu na Izraela od jutra pa do odreðenoga vremena; i pomor udari na narod i pomrije sedamdeset tisuæa ljudi od Dana do Beer Šebe.

16. And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it, the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people: “It is enough. Hold back your hand now.” And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

16. Kad je anðeo pružio svoju ruku na Jeruzalem da ga uništi, sažali se Jahvi zbog toga zla, pa reèe anðelu koji je ubijao narod: "Dosta je sada! Povuci svoju ruku!" A Jahvin je anðeo bio upravo kod gumna Araune Jebusejca.

17. And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”

17. Kad David vidje anðela koji je ubijao narod, zavapi Jahvi: "Evo, ja sam sagriješio, ja sam uèinio zlo! A oni, ovce, što su skrivili? Neka tvoja ruka padne na mene i na moju obitelj!"

18. Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

18. Istoga dana doðe Gad k Davidu i reèe mu: "Idi i podigni Jahvi žrtvenik na gumnu Araune Jebusejca!"

19. And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.

19. I ode David po Gadovoj rijeèi, kako mu je zapovjedio Jahve.

20. And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.

20. Kad Arauna pogleda, opazi kralja i njegove dvorane gdje idu prema njemu. Arauna iziðe i pokloni se kralju licem do zemlje.

21. And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground, and he said, “What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him, “So as to purchase the threshing floor from you, and to build an altar to the Lord, and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”

21. Arauna upita: "Zašto je moj gospodar kralj došao svome sluzi?" A David odgovori: "Da kupi od tebe ovo gumno, da sagradi žrtvenik Jahvi, kako bi prestao pomor u narodu."

22. And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”

22. Arauna reèe Davidu: "Neka ga uzme moj gospodar kralj i neka žrtvuje ono što je u njegovim oèima dobro! Evo goveda za paljenicu, mlatilice, i volujske opreme za drvo!

23. All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”

23. Sve to sluga moga gospodara kralja poklanja kralju!" Još reèe Arauna kralju: "Jahve, Bog tvoj, neka ti bude milostiv!"

24. And in response, the king said to him: “It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

24. Ali kralj odgovori Arauni: "Ne, nego hoæu da kupim od tebe i da platim; neæu prinositi Jahvi, svome Bogu, paljenica koje su mi poklonjene." I tako David kupi ono gumno i goveda za pedeset srebrnih šekela.

25. And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.

25. Ondje David sagradi žrtvenik Jahvi i prinese paljenice i prièesnice. Tada se Jahve smilova zemlji i presta pomor u Izraelu.