¹Et addidit furor Domini irasci contra Israël,And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel,commovitque David in eis dicentem:and he stirred up David among them,Vade,saying:numera Israël“Go,et Judam.number Israel and Judah.”

¹Et addidit furor Domini irasci contra Israël,And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel,commovitque David in eis dicentem:and he stirred up David among them,Vade,saying:numera Israël“Go,et Judam.number Israel and Judah.”

²Dixitque rex ad Joab principem exercitus sui:And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army,Perambula omnes tribus Israël a Dan usque Bersabee,“Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,et numerate populum,and number the people,ut sciam numerum ejus.so that I may know their number.”

²Dixitque rex ad Joab principem exercitus sui:And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army,Perambula omnes tribus Israël a Dan usque Bersabee,“Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba,et numerate populum,and number the people,ut sciam numerum ejus.so that I may know their number.”

³Dixitque Joab regi:And Joab said to the king:Adaugeat Dominus Deus tuus ad populum tuum, quantus nunc est,“May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number,iterumque centuplicet in conspectu domini mei regis:and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king.sed quid sibi dominus meus rex vult in re hujuscemodi?But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”

³Dixitque Joab regi:And Joab said to the king:Adaugeat Dominus Deus tuus ad populum tuum, quantus nunc est,“May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number,iterumque centuplicet in conspectu domini mei regis:and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king.sed quid sibi dominus meus rex vult in re hujuscemodi?But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”

⁴Obtinuit autem sermo regis verba Joab et principum exercitus:But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army.egressusque est Joab et princeps militum a facie regis,And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king,ut numerarent populum Israël.so that they might number the people of Israel.

⁴Obtinuit autem sermo regis verba Joab et principum exercitus:But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army.egressusque est Joab et princeps militum a facie regis,And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king,ut numerarent populum Israël.so that they might number the people of Israel.

⁵Cumque pertransissent Jordanem,And when they had passed across the Jordan,venerunt in Aroër ad dexteram urbis,they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city,quæ est in valle Gad:which is in the Valley of Gad.

⁵Cumque pertransissent Jordanem,And when they had passed across the Jordan,venerunt in Aroër ad dexteram urbis,they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city,quæ est in valle Gad:which is in the Valley of Gad.

⁶et per Jazer transierunt in Galaad,And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead,et in terram inferiorem Hodsi,and to the lower land of Hodsi.et venerunt in Dan silvestria.And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan.Circumeuntesque juxta Sidonem,And going around beside Sidon,

⁶et per Jazer transierunt in Galaad,And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead,et in terram inferiorem Hodsi,and to the lower land of Hodsi.et venerunt in Dan silvestria.And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan.Circumeuntesque juxta Sidonem,And going around beside Sidon,

⁷transierunt prope mœnia Tyri,they passed near the walls of Tyre,et omnem terram Hevæiand near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite.et Chananæi,And they went into the south of Judah,veneruntque ad meridiem Juda in Bersabee:to Beersheba.

⁷transierunt prope mœnia Tyri,they passed near the walls of Tyre,et omnem terram Hevæiand near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite.et Chananæi,And they went into the south of Judah,veneruntque ad meridiem Juda in Bersabee:to Beersheba.

⁸et lustrata universa terra,And having inspected the entire land,affuerunt post novem mensesafter nine months and twenty days,et viginti dies in Jerusalem.they were present in Jerusalem.

⁸et lustrata universa terra,And having inspected the entire land,affuerunt post novem mensesafter nine months and twenty days,et viginti dies in Jerusalem.they were present in Jerusalem.

⁹Dedit ergo Joab numerum descriptionis populi regi,Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king.et inventa sunt de Israël octingenta millia virorum fortium qui educerent gladium,And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword;et de Juda quingenta millia pugnatorum.and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.

⁹Dedit ergo Joab numerum descriptionis populi regi,Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king.et inventa sunt de Israël octingenta millia virorum fortium qui educerent gladium,And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword;et de Juda quingenta millia pugnatorum.and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.

¹⁰Percussit autem cor David eum,Then the heart of David struck him,postquam numeratus est populus:after the people were numbered.et dixit David ad Dominum:And David said to the Lord:Peccavi valde in hoc facto:“I have sinned greatly in what I have done.sed precor,But I pray that you,Domine,O Lord,ut transferas iniquitatem servi tui,may take away the iniquity of your servant.quia stulte egi nimis.For I have acted very foolishly.”

¹⁰Percussit autem cor David eum,Then the heart of David struck him,postquam numeratus est populus:after the people were numbered.et dixit David ad Dominum:And David said to the Lord:Peccavi valde in hoc facto:“I have sinned greatly in what I have done.sed precor,But I pray that you,Domine,O Lord,ut transferas iniquitatem servi tui,may take away the iniquity of your servant.quia stulte egi nimis.For I have acted very foolishly.”

¹¹Surrexit itaque David mane,And David rose up in the morning,et sermo Domini factus est ad Gad prophetamand the word of the Lord went to Gad,et videntem David,the prophet and seer of David,dicens:saying:

¹¹Surrexit itaque David mane,And David rose up in the morning,et sermo Domini factus est ad Gad prophetamand the word of the Lord went to Gad,et videntem David,the prophet and seer of David,dicens:saying:

¹²Vade, et loquere ad David:“Go, and say to David:Hæc dicit Dominus: Trium tibi datur optio:‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things.elige unum quod volueris ex his,Choose one of these, whichever you will,ut faciam tibi.so that I may do it to you.’”

¹²Vade, et loquere ad David:“Go, and say to David:Hæc dicit Dominus: Trium tibi datur optio:‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things.elige unum quod volueris ex his,Choose one of these, whichever you will,ut faciam tibi.so that I may do it to you.’”

¹³Cumque venisset Gad ad David,And when Gad had gone to David,nuntiavit ei, dicens:he announced it to him,Aut septem annis veniet tibi fames in terra tua:saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land;aut tribus mensibus fugies adversarios tuos,or you will flee for three months from your adversaries,et ille te persequentur:and they will pursue you;aut certe tribus diebus erit pestilentia in terra tua.or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days.Nunc ergo delibera,Now then, deliberate,et vide quem respondeam ei qui me misit sermonem.and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”

¹³Cumque venisset Gad ad David,And when Gad had gone to David,nuntiavit ei, dicens:he announced it to him,Aut septem annis veniet tibi fames in terra tua:saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land;aut tribus mensibus fugies adversarios tuos,or you will flee for three months from your adversaries,et ille te persequentur:and they will pursue you;aut certe tribus diebus erit pestilentia in terra tua.or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days.Nunc ergo delibera,Now then, deliberate,et vide quem respondeam ei qui me misit sermonem.and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”

¹⁴Dixit autem David ad Gad:Then David said to Gad:Coarctor nimis:“I am in great anguish.sed melius est ut incidam in manus Domini (multæ enim misericordiæ ejus sunt) quam in manus hominum.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.”

¹⁴Dixit autem David ad Gad:Then David said to Gad:Coarctor nimis:“I am in great anguish.sed melius est ut incidam in manus Domini (multæ enim misericordiæ ejus sunt) quam in manus hominum.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.”

¹⁵Immisitque Dominus pestilentiam in Israël,And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel,de mane usque ad tempus constitutum,from the morning until the appointed time.et mortui sunt ex populo a Dan usque ad Bersabee septuaginta millia virorum.And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.

¹⁵Immisitque Dominus pestilentiam in Israël,And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel,de mane usque ad tempus constitutum,from the morning until the appointed time.et mortui sunt ex populo a Dan usque ad Bersabee septuaginta millia virorum.And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.

¹⁶Cumque extendisset manum suam angelus Domini super Jerusalem ut disperderet eam,And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it,misertus est Dominus super afflictione, et ait angelo percutienti populum:the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people:Sufficit:“It is enough.nunc contine manum tuam.Hold back your hand now.”Erat autem angelus Domini juxta aream Areuna Jebusæi.And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

¹⁶Cumque extendisset manum suam angelus Domini super Jerusalem ut disperderet eam,And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it,misertus est Dominus super afflictione, et ait angelo percutienti populum:the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people:Sufficit:“It is enough.nunc contine manum tuam.Hold back your hand now.”Erat autem angelus Domini juxta aream Areuna Jebusæi.And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.

¹⁷Dixitque David ad Dominum cum vidisset angelum cædentem populum:And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord:Ego sum qui peccavi,“I am the one who sinned.ego inique egi:I have acted iniquitously.isti qui oves sunt,These ones who are the sheep,quid fecerunt? vertatur,what have they done?obsecro, manus tua contra me, et contra domum patris mei.I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”

¹⁷Dixitque David ad Dominum cum vidisset angelum cædentem populum:And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord:Ego sum qui peccavi,“I am the one who sinned.ego inique egi:I have acted iniquitously.isti qui oves sunt,These ones who are the sheep,quid fecerunt? vertatur,what have they done?obsecro, manus tua contra me, et contra domum patris mei.I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”

¹⁸Venit autem Gad ad David in die illa,Then Gad went to David on that day,et dixit ei:and he said,Ascende,“Ascendet constitue altare Domino in area Areuna Jebusæi.and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

¹⁸Venit autem Gad ad David in die illa,Then Gad went to David on that day,et dixit ei:and he said,Ascende,“Ascendet constitue altare Domino in area Areuna Jebusæi.and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”

¹⁹Et ascendit David juxta sermonem Gad,And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad,quem præceperat ei Dominus.which the Lord had commanded to him.

¹⁹Et ascendit David juxta sermonem Gad,And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad,quem præceperat ei Dominus.which the Lord had commanded to him.

²⁰Conspiciensque Areuna,And looking out,animadvertit regemAraunah turned his attention to the king and his servants,et servos ejus transire ad se:passing toward him.

²⁰Conspiciensque Areuna,And looking out,animadvertit regemAraunah turned his attention to the king and his servants,et servos ejus transire ad se:passing toward him.

²¹et egressus adoravit regem prono vultu in terram,And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground,et ait:and he said,Quid causæ est ut veniat dominus meus rex ad servum suum?“What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him,Cui David ait: Ut emam a te aream,“So as to purchase the threshing floor from you,et ædificem altare Domino,and to build an altar to the Lord,et cesset interfectio quæ grassatur in populo.and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”

²¹et egressus adoravit regem prono vultu in terram,And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground,et ait:and he said,Quid causæ est ut veniat dominus meus rex ad servum suum?“What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him,Cui David ait: Ut emam a te aream,“So as to purchase the threshing floor from you,et ædificem altare Domino,and to build an altar to the Lord,et cesset interfectio quæ grassatur in populo.and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”

²²Et ait Areuna ad David:And Araunah said to David:Accipiat,“May my lord the king offeret offerat dominus meus rex sicut placet ei:and accept whatever is pleasing to him.habes boves in holocaustum,You have oxen for a holocaust,et plaustrum,and the cartet juga boum in usum lignorum.and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”

²²Et ait Areuna ad David:And Araunah said to David:Accipiat,“May my lord the king offeret offerat dominus meus rex sicut placet ei:and accept whatever is pleasing to him.habes boves in holocaustum,You have oxen for a holocaust,et plaustrum,and the cartet juga boum in usum lignorum.and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”

²³Omnia dedit Areuna rex regi:All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king.dixitque Areuna ad regem:And Araunah said to the king,Dominus Deus tuus suscipiat votum tuum.“May the Lord your God accept your vow.”

²³Omnia dedit Areuna rex regi:All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king.dixitque Areuna ad regem:And Araunah said to the king,Dominus Deus tuus suscipiat votum tuum.“May the Lord your God accept your vow.”

²⁴Cui respondens rex, ait:And in response, the king said to him:Nequaquam ut vis, sed emam pretio a te,“It shall not be as you wish. Instead,et non offeram Domino Deo meo holocausta gratuita.I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God,Emit ergo David aream,holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore,et boves, argenti siclis quinquaginta:David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

²⁴Cui respondens rex, ait:And in response, the king said to him:Nequaquam ut vis, sed emam pretio a te,“It shall not be as you wish. Instead,et non offeram Domino Deo meo holocausta gratuita.I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God,Emit ergo David aream,holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore,et boves, argenti siclis quinquaginta:David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.

²⁵et ædificavit ibi David altare Domino,And in that place,et obtulit holocaustaDavid built an altar to the Lord.et pacifica:And he offered holocausts and peace offerings.et propitiatus est Dominus terræ,And the Lord was gracious to the land,et cohibita est plaga ab Israël.and the plague was held back from Israel.

²⁵et ædificavit ibi David altare Domino,And in that place,et obtulit holocaustaDavid built an altar to the Lord.et pacifica:And he offered holocausts and peace offerings.et propitiatus est Dominus terræ,And the Lord was gracious to the land,et cohibita est plaga ab Israël.and the plague was held back from Israel.