Dāvids skaita Israēlu un Jūdu
(1L 21:1–6)1 Atkal pret Israēlu iedegās Kunga dusmas un musināja Dāvidu, kūdot: “Ej, saskaiti Israēlu un Jūdu!” 2 Tad ķēniņš teica sava karaspēka virspavēlniekam Joābam: “Ej, izstaigā visas Israēla ciltis no Dāna līdz Bēršebai un saskaiti ļaudis, lai es zinātu ļaužu skaitu!”
3 Joābs teica ķēniņam: “Lai Kungs, tavs Dievs, vairo ļaudis vēl un vēl simtkārt un lai mana kunga, ķēniņa, acis to skata! Tomēr, mans kungs, ķēniņ, kāpēc tev sagribējies tādu lietu?” 4 Taču ķēniņa pavēle Joābam un karaspēka virsniekiem bija stingra, un Joābs ar ķēniņa karaspēka virsniekiem devās skaitīt israēliešus. 5 Viņi pārgāja pāri Jardānai un uzslēja nometni Aroērā uz dienvidiem no pilsētas, kas Gāda ielejā, un devās uz Jaazēras pusi. 6 Viņi aizgāja uz Gileādu un Tahtīm-Hodšī novadu, tad devās uz Dān-Jaanu un apkārt Sidonai, 7 nonāca Tīras cietoksnī un visās hiviešu un kanaāniešu pilsētās un devās uz Jūdas dienvidiem, uz Bēršebu. 8 Viņi pārstaigāja visu zemi, un, kad bija pagājuši deviņi mēneši un divdesmit dienas, viņi pārnāca Jeruzālemē. 9 Joābs saskaitīto ļaužu skaitu paziņoja ķēniņam – Israēlā bija astoņi simti tūkstoši karotāju, zobena nesēju, bet Jūdā – pieci simti tūkstoši vīru.
Vēstījums par Dāvida grēku
(1L 21:7–17)10 Pēc tam, kad Dāvids bija saskaitījis ļaudis, viņa sirds iesmeldzās, un Dāvids teica Kungam: “Esmu ļoti grēkojis, tā darīdams! Kungs, piedod jel tagad sava kalpa vainu, jo esmu izdarījis lielu muļķību!”
11 Kad Dāvids no rīta cēlās, Kunga vārds bija nācis pār Dāvida redzētāju, pravieti Gādu: 12 “Ej un pasludini Dāvidam – tā saka Kungs: tavā priekšā es nolieku trīs lietas. Izvēlies vienu, un tā es tev darīšu!” 13 Gāds atnāca pie Dāvida, izstāstīja viņam un teica: “Vai nu tev un tavai zemei uznāks septiņi bada gadi, vai nu trīs mēnešus tev jābēg no ienaidniekiem, kas tevi vajās, vai trīs dienas tavā zemē būs mēris – apdomā un izlem, kādu atbildi man dot tam, kas mani sūtījis.”
14 Dāvids sacīja Gādam: “Man ļoti grūti! Labāk mums krist Kunga rokā – jo liela ir viņa žēlsirdība –, nekā man krist cilvēku rokās!” 15 Un Kungs sūtīja Israēlam mēri no tā rīta līdz noteiktajam laikam. No Dāna līdz Bēršebai tautā nomira septiņdesmit tūkstoši vīru. 16 Eņģelis izstiepa roku uz Jeruzālemi, lai to izpostītu, bet Kungam kļuva žēl darīt tādu ļaunumu. Viņš teica eņģelim, kas nīdēja tautu: “Gana! Apturi savu roku!” Kunga eņģelis bija pie jebūsieša Aravnas klona.
17 Redzot eņģeli, kas kāva cilvēkus, Dāvids teica Kungam: “Redzi, es esmu grēkojis, es esmu noziedzies, bet šīs avis – ko tās ir darījušas?! Lai tava roka ir pret mani un mana tēva namu!”
Altāris Dievam
(1L 21:18–27)18 Tajā dienā Gāds nāca pie Dāvida un teica: “Dodies un cel Kungam altāri uz jebūsieša Aravnas klona!” 19 Un Dāvids devās, kā Kungs bija pavēlējis ar Gāda vārdiem. 20 Kad Aravna paraudzījās lejup, viņš redzēja, ka ķēniņš ar saviem kalpiem nāca pie viņa. Aravna iznāca un noliecās ķēniņam ar seju līdz zemei. 21 Aravna teica: “Kāpēc mans kungs ķēniņš nāk pie sava kalpa?” Dāvids atbildēja: “Lai pirktu no tevis šo klonu un būvētu altāri Kungam – lai manā tautā mitētos šī sērga!” 22 Aravna teica Dāvidam: “Lai mans kungs, ķēniņš, ņem un upurē, kas viņam tīk! Redzi – vērši sadedzināmajam upurim, kuļamais rats un vēršu iejūgs malkai. 23 Ķēniņ, to visu Aravna atdod ķēniņam!”
Tad Aravna teica ķēniņam: “Kungs, tavs Dievs, tevi uzklausīs.” 24 Ķēniņš teica Aravnam: “Nē, es noteikti pirkšu no tevis par maksu. Es nepienesīšu Kungam, savam Dievam, sadedzināmo upuri, kas iegūts par velti.” Un Dāvids nopirka klonu un vēršus par piecdesmit sudraba šekeļiem. 25 Dāvids uzbūvēja tur altāri Kungam un pienesa sadedzināmos upurus un miera upurus. Kungs izpildīja lūgumu par zemi, un sērga Israēlā mitējās.
1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. 2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. 3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? 4 Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
5 ¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer: 6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshi; and they came to Dan-jaan, and about to Zidon, 7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba. 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 up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
10 ¶ And David’s heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly. 11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying, 12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him, Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue thee? or that there be three days’ pestilence in thy land? now advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me. 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
15 ¶ So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. 17 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.
18 ¶ And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah the Jebusite. 19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as the LORD commanded. 20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground. 21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be stayed from the people. 22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and other instruments of the oxen for wood. 23 All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God accept thee. 24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver. 25 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was intreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.
