New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 24:10-17

10NowDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820troubledוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221him afterאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651he had numberedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608the peopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “I have sinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213.But nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994takeהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674awayH5674the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, forI have actedH5528veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.”

11When Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961tothe prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “I am offeringנוֹטֵ֣לno.TelH5190you threeH7969thingsשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977for yourself oneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259of them, which I will doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213to you.”’”

13So Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935to you in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?OrH518will you fleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440your foesצָרֶ֜יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862while they pursueרֹדְפֶ֗ךָro.de.Fe.khaH7291you? Or shall there be threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258considerדַּ֣עda'H3045and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatמָה־mah-H4100answerדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697I shall returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to Him who sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.”

14Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, “I am in greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distressH6887.Let us nowנָּ֤אna'H4994fallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068for His merciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356are greatרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227,but do not let me fallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.”

15Sothe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the morningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilH5704the appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256,and seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835to BeershebaH884diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.

16When the angelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027toward Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162from the calamityH7463and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397who destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971, “It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227!Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258relaxהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027!”And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637of Araunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when he sawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397who was strikingH5221downH5221the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,it is I who have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398,and it is I who have doneH5753wrongהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753; buttheseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let Your handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027be against me and against my father’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.”

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