2 Samuel 24 – NIV & OL

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2 Samuel 24:1-25

David Enrolls the Fighting Men

1Again the anger of the Lord burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.”

2So the king said to Joab and the army commanders24:2 Septuagint (see also verse 4 and 1 Chron. 21:2); Hebrew Joab the army commander with him, “Go throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and enroll the fighting men, so that I may know how many there are.”

3But Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”

4The 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.

5After crossing the Jordan, they camped near Aroer, south of the town in the gorge, and then went through Gad and on to Jazer. 6They went to Gilead and the region of Tahtim Hodshi, and on to Dan Jaan and around toward Sidon. 7Then they went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the towns of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to Beersheba in the Negev of Judah.

8After they had gone through the entire land, they came back to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

9Joab 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.

10David was conscience-stricken after he had counted the fighting men, and he said to the Lord, “I have sinned 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.”

11Before David got up the next morning, the word of the Lord had come to Gad the prophet, David’s seer: 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.’ ”

13So Gad went to David and said to him, “Shall there come on you three24:13 Septuagint (see also 1 Chron. 21:12); Hebrew seven years of famine in your land? Or three months of fleeing from your enemies while they pursue you? Or three days of plague in your land? Now then, think it over and decide how I should answer the one who sent me.”

14David said to Gad, “I am in deep distress. Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great; but do not let me fall into human hands.”

15So 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. 16When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

17When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I have sinned; I, the shepherd,24:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd. have done wrong. These are but sheep. What have they done? Let your hand fall on me and my family.”

David Builds an Altar

18On 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 the Jebusite.” 19So David went up, as the Lord had commanded through Gad. 20When 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.

21Araunah 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.”

22Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take whatever he wishes and offer it up. Here are oxen for the burnt offering, and here are threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood. 23Your Majesty, Araunah24:23 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts King Araunah gives all this to the king.” Araunah also said to him, “May the Lord your God accept you.”

24But 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.”

So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen and paid fifty shekels24:24 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams of silver for them. 25David built an altar to the Lord there and sacrificed burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord answered his prayer in behalf of the land, and the plague on Israel was stopped.

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2 Samuel 24:1-25

David manda fazer um recenseamento

(1 Cr 21.1-17)

1A ira do Senhor tornou a acender-se contra Israel e David foi levado a tomar uma decisão que trouxe uma desgraça para o povo: fazer um recenseamento de Israel e Judá.

2O rei disse a Joabe, comandante do seu exército: “Faz o recenseamento geral de toda a população, desde Dan até Berseba, para que se saiba quantos são ao todo.”

3Joabe replicou: “Que o Senhor, teu Deus, permita que vivas o bastante para veres este povo multiplicado cem vezes neste reino! Que interesse tens tu nesse recenseamento?”

4A vontade do rei prevaleceu contra a argumentação de Joabe. Este, acompanhado de outros oficiais do exército, começou a tarefa da contagem do povo de Israel.

5Primeiramente atravessaram o Jordão e instalaram-se em Aroer, a sul da cidade que fica no meio do vale de Gad, junto de Jazer. 6Depois foram para Gileade, na terra de Tatim-Hodchi, para Dan-Jaã e para os arredores de Sídon. 7Seguidamente, deslocaram-se para a fortaleza de Tiro e para todas as cidades dos heveus e dos cananeus e depois para o sul de Judá até Berseba. 8Passaram pela terra toda, tendo completado a sua missão em nove meses e vinte dias. 9Joabe trouxe o número total do povo ao rei: eram 800 000 homens em idade de serviço militar em Israel e 500 000 em Judá.

10Após ter mandado fazer o recenseamento, a consciência de David começou a acusá-lo e disse ao Senhor: “Pequei gravemente ao fazer tal coisa. Peço-te que me perdoes, porque reconheço que agi loucamente.”

11Na manhã seguinte, quando David se levantou, veio a palavra do Senhor ao profeta Gad, vidente de David. O Senhor disse a Gad: 12“Vai dizer a David: O Senhor propõe-te três coisas; escolhe a que preferes.”

13Gad veio ter com David e perguntou-lhe: “Preferes sete anos de fome em toda a terra, ou fugir diante dos teus inimigos durante três meses, ou que haja três dias de praga na tua terra? Pensa nisto e depois dá-me uma resposta, para que a transmita a quem me enviou.”

14“É uma decisão muito difícil”, respondeu David. “É melhor cair nas mãos do Senhor, porque grande é a sua misericórdia, do que nas mãos dos homens.”

15Então o Senhor enviou uma praga sobre Israel naquela manhã, que durou três dias, e morreram 70 000 pessoas desde Dan, no norte, até Berseba, no sul. 16Quando o anjo do Senhor se preparava para estender a sua mão sobre Jerusalém para a destruir, por causa da grande compaixão que sentiu, o Senhor ordenou ao anjo destruidor: “Para! Já basta!” O anjo do Senhor estava sobre a eira de Arauna, o jebuseu.

17Quando David viu o anjo, disse ao Senhor: “Senhor, eu sou o único culpado deste pecado! Estas ovelhas nada fizeram! Destrói-me a mim e à minha família.”

David constrói um altar

(1 Cr 21.18-27)

18Nesse dia, Gad foi ter com David e disse-lhe: “Sobe à eira de Arauna, o jebuseu, e constrói ali um altar ao Senhor.”

19David pôs-se logo a caminho, como o Senhor lhe tinha ordenado por intermédio de Gad. 20Quando Arauna viu o rei e os seus homens virem na sua direção, foi e inclinou-se com o rosto no chão perante o rei. 21“Porque vieste aqui?”, perguntou Arauna. David respondeu: “Para te comprar a eira e construir ali um altar ao Senhor, a fim de que cesse esta praga.”

22Arauna disse-lhe: “Fica já com ela, meu senhor, e usa-a como bem entenderes. Estão aqui bois para o holocausto e podes usar o carro e os jugos dos bois como madeira para o fogo do altar. 23Tudo te dou. Assim, o Senhor Deus aceite o teu sacrifício.”

24“Não”, disse David. “Quero comprar-ta pelo seu preço, pois não oferecerei ao Senhor, meu Deus, holocaustos que nada me custem.” David pagou-lhe então 50 peças de prata pela eira e pelos bois; 25Construiu ali um altar ao Senhor e sacrificou holocaustos e ofertas de paz sobre ele.

O Senhor respondeu à sua oração e a praga cessou.