1 Chronicles 21 – NIRV & NVI-PT

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1 Chronicles 21:1-30

David Counts His Fighting Men

1Satan rose up against Israel. He stirred up David to count the men of Israel. 2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go! Count the men of Israel from Beersheba all the way to Dan. Report back to me. Then I’ll know how many there are.”

3Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops 100 times. King David, you are my master. Aren’t all the men under your control? Why would you want me to count them? Do you want to make Israel guilty?”

4In spite of what Joab said, the king’s order had more authority than Joab’s reply did. So Joab left and went all through Israel. Then he came back to Jerusalem. 5Joab reported to David how many fighting men he had counted. In the whole land of Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use their swords well. That included 470,000 men in Judah.

6But Joab didn’t include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the total number. The king’s command was sickening to Joab. 7It was also evil in the sight of God. So he punished Israel.

8Then David said to God, “I committed a great sin when I counted Israel’s men. I beg you to take away my guilt. I’ve done a very foolish thing.”

9The Lord spoke to Gad, David’s prophet. The Lord said, 10“Go and tell David, ‘The Lord says, “I could punish you in three different ways. Choose one of them for me to punish you with.” ’ ”

11So Gad went to David. Gad said to him, “The Lord says, ‘Take your choice. 12You can have three years when there will not be enough food in the land. You can have three months when your enemies will sweep you away. They will catch up with you. They will destroy you with their swords. Or you can have three days when the sword of the Lord will punish you. That means there would be three days of plague in the land. My angel would strike down people in every part of Israel.’ So take your pick. Tell me how to answer the one who sent me.”

13David said to Gad, “I’m suffering terribly. Let me fall into the hands of the Lord. His mercy is very great. But don’t let me fall into human hands.”

14So the Lord sent a plague on Israel. And 70,000 Israelites died. 15God sent an angel to destroy Jerusalem. But as the angel was doing it, the Lord saw it. The Lord decided to end the plague he had sent. So he spoke to the angel who was destroying the people. He said, “That is enough! Do not kill any more people!” The angel of the Lord was standing at Araunah’s threshing floor. Araunah was from the city of Jebus.

16David looked up. He saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth. The angel was holding out a sword over Jerusalem. David and the elders fell with their faces to the ground. They were wearing the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad.

17David said to God, “I ordered the fighting men to be counted. I’m the one who has sinned. I am the shepherd of these people. I’m the one who has done what is wrong. These people are like sheep. What have they done? Lord my God, punish me and my family. But don’t let this plague continue to strike your people.”

David Builds an Altar

18Then the angel of the Lord ordered Gad to tell David to go up to the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. He wanted David to build an altar there to honor the Lord. 19So David went up and did it. He obeyed the message that Gad had spoken in the Lord’s name.

20Araunah was threshing wheat. He turned and saw the angel. Araunah’s four children were with him. They hid themselves. 21David approached the threshing floor. Araunah looked up and saw him. So Araunah left the threshing floor. He bowed down to David with his face toward the ground.

22David said to him, “Let me have the property your threshing floor is on. I want to build an altar there to honor the Lord. When I do, the plague on the people will be stopped. Sell the threshing floor to me for the full price.”

23Araunah said to David, “Take it! King David, you are my master. Do what you please. I’ll even provide the oxen for the burnt offerings. Use boards from the threshing sleds for the wood. Use the wheat for the grain offering. I’ll give it all to you.”

24But King David replied to Araunah, “No! I want to pay the full price. I won’t take what belongs to you and give it to the Lord. I won’t sacrifice a burnt offering that hasn’t cost me anything.”

25So David paid Araunah 15 pounds of gold for the property. 26David built an altar there to honor the Lord. He sacrificed burnt offerings and friendship offerings. He called out to the Lord. The Lord answered him by sending fire from heaven on the altar for burnt offerings.

27Then the Lord spoke to the angel. And the angel put his sword away. 28When the angel did that, David was still at the threshing floor of Araunah, the Jebusite. David saw that the Lord had answered him. So he offered sacrifices there. 29At that time, the Lord’s holy tent was at the high place in Gibeon. The altar for burnt offerings was there too. Moses had made the holy tent in the desert. 30David couldn’t go to the tent to pray to God. That’s because he was afraid of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

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1 Crônicas 21:1-30

O Recenseamento e a sua Punição

1Satanás levantou-se contra Israel e levou Davi a fazer um recenseamento do povo. 2Davi disse a Joabe e aos outros comandantes do exército: “Vão e contem os israelitas desde Berseba até Dã e tragam-me um relatório para que eu saiba quantos são”.

3Joabe, porém, respondeu: “Que o Senhor multiplique o povo dele por cem. Ó rei, meu senhor, não são, porventura, todos eles súditos do meu senhor? Por que o meu senhor deseja fazer isso? Por que deveria trazer culpa sobre Israel?”

4Mas a palavra do rei prevaleceu, de modo que Joabe partiu, percorreu todo o Israel e então voltou a Jerusalém. 5Joabe apresentou a Davi o relatório com o número dos homens de combate: Em todo o Israel havia um milhão e cem mil homens habilitados para o serviço militar, sendo quatrocentos e setenta mil de Judá.

6Mas Joabe não incluiu as tribos de Levi e de Benjamim na contagem, pois a ordem do rei lhe parecera absurda. 7Essa ordem foi reprovada por Deus, e por isso ele puniu Israel.

8Então Davi disse a Deus: “Pequei gravemente com o que fiz. Agora eu te imploro que perdoes o pecado do teu servo, porque cometi uma grande loucura!”

9O Senhor disse a Gade, o vidente de Davi: 10“Vá dizer a Davi: Assim diz o Senhor: Estou dando a você três opções. Escolha uma delas, e eu a executarei contra você”.

11Gade foi a Davi e lhe disse: “Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Escolha entre 12três anos de fome; três meses fugindo de seus adversários, perseguido pela espada deles; ou três dias da espada do Senhor, isto é, três dias de praga, com o anjo do Senhor assolando todas as regiões de Israel’. Decida agora como devo responder àquele que me enviou”.

13Davi respondeu: “É grande a minha angústia! Prefiro cair nas mãos do Senhor, pois é grande a sua misericórdia, a cair nas mãos dos homens”.

14O Senhor enviou, assim, uma praga sobre Israel, e setenta mil homens de Israel morreram. 15E Deus enviou um anjo para destruir Jerusalém. Mas, quando o anjo ia fazê-lo, o Senhor olhou e arrependeu-se de trazer a catástrofe e disse ao anjo destruidor: “Pare! Já basta!” Naquele momento o anjo do Senhor estava perto da eira de Araúna21.15 Hebraico: Ornã, variante de Araúna; também nos versículos 18-28., o jebuseu.

16Davi olhou para cima e viu o anjo do Senhor entre o céu e a terra, com uma espada na mão, erguida sobre Jerusalém. Então Davi e as autoridades de Israel, vestidos de luto, prostraram-se com o rosto em terra.

17Davi disse a Deus: “Não fui eu que ordenei contar o povo? Fui eu que pequei e fiz o mal. Estes não passam de ovelhas. O que eles fizeram? Ó Senhor meu Deus, que o teu castigo caia sobre mim e sobre a minha família, mas não sobre o teu povo!”

18Depois disso, o anjo do Senhor mandou Gade dizer a Davi que construísse um altar ao Senhor na eira de Araúna, o jebuseu. 19Davi foi para lá, em obediência à palavra que Gade havia falado em nome do Senhor.

20Araúna estava debulhando o trigo; virando-se, viu o anjo, e ele e seus quatro filhos que estavam com ele se esconderam. 21Nisso chegou Davi e, quando Araúna o viu, saiu da eira e prostrou-se diante de Davi com o rosto em terra.

22E Davi lhe pediu: “Ceda-me o terreno da sua eira para eu construir um altar em honra ao Senhor, para que cesse a praga sobre o povo. Venda-me o terreno pelo preço justo”.

23Mas Araúna disse a Davi: “Considera-o teu! Que o meu rei e senhor faça dele o que desejar. Eu darei os bois para os holocaustos21.23 Isto é, sacrifícios totalmente queimados; também nos versículos 24, 26 e 29., o debulhador para servir de lenha e o trigo para a oferta de cereal. Tudo isso eu dou a ti”.

24O rei Davi, porém, respondeu a Araúna: “Não! Faço questão de pagar o preço justo. Não darei ao Senhor aquilo que pertence a você, nem oferecerei um holocausto que não me custe nada”.

25Então Davi pagou a Araúna sete quilos e duzentos gramas21.25 Hebraico: 600 siclos. Um siclo equivalia a 12 gramas. de ouro pelo terreno. 26E Davi edificou ali um altar ao Senhor e ofereceu holocaustos e sacrifícios de comunhão21.26 Ou de paz. Davi invocou o Senhor, e o Senhor lhe respondeu com fogo que veio do céu sobre o altar de holocaustos.

27O Senhor ordenou ao anjo que pusesse a espada na bainha. 28Nessa ocasião viu Davi que o Senhor lhe havia respondido na eira de Araúna, o jebuseu, e passou a oferecer sacrifícios ali. 29Naquela época, o tabernáculo do Senhor que Moisés fizera no deserto e o altar de holocaustos estavam em Gibeom21.29 Hebraico: no alto de Gibeom.. 30Mas Davi não podia consultar a Deus lá, pois tinha medo da espada do anjo do Senhor.