经典译文旧约--列王记下(1Kings)--第24章_英文散文
and again the anger of the lord was kindled against israel， and he moved david against them to say， go， number israel and judah.
24：2 大卫就吩咐跟随他的元帅约押说，你去走遍以色列众支派，从但直到别是巴，数点百姓，我好知道他们的数目。
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 beersheba， and number ye the people， that i may know the number of the people.
24：3 约押对王说，无论百姓多少，愿耶和华你的神再加增百倍，使我主我王亲眼得见。我主我王何必喜悦行这事呢。
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？
24：4 但王的命令胜过约押和众军长。约押和众军长就从王面前出去，数点以色列的百姓。
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.
24：5 他们过了约旦河，在迦得谷中，城的右边亚罗珥安营，与雅谢相对，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：
24：6 又到了基列和他停合示地，又到了但雅安，绕到西顿，then they came to gilead， and to the land of tahtimhodshi； and they came to danjaan， and about to zidon，
24：7 来到推罗的保障，并希未人和迦南人的各城，又到犹大南方的别是巴。
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 beersheba.
24：8 他们走遍全地，过了九个月零二十天，就回到耶路撒冷。
so when they had gone through all the land， they came to jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
24：9 约押将百姓的总数奏告于王，以色列拿刀的勇士有八十万。犹大有五十万。
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.
24：10 大卫数点百姓以后，就心中自责，祷告耶和华说，我行这事大有罪了。耶和华阿，求你除掉仆人的罪孽，因我所行的甚是愚昧。
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.
24：11 大卫早晨起来，耶和华的话临到先知迦得，就是大卫的先见，说，for when david was up in the morning， the word of the lord came unto the prophet gad， david's seer， saying，
24：12 你去告诉大卫，说耶和华如此说，我有三样灾，随你选择一样，我好降与你。
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.
24：13 于是迦得来见大卫，对他说，你愿意国中有七年的饥荒呢。是在你敌人面前逃跑，被追赶三个月呢。是在你国中有三日的瘟疫呢。现在你要揣摩思想，我好回覆那差我来的。
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.
24：14 大卫对迦得说，我甚为难。我愿落在耶和华的手里，因为他有丰盛的怜悯。我不愿落在人的手里。
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.
24：15 于是，耶和华降瘟疫与以色列人，自早晨到所定的时候。从但直到别是巴，民间死了七万人。
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 beersheba seventy thousand men.
24：16 天使向耶路撒冷伸手要灭城的时候，耶和华后悔，就不降这灾了，吩咐灭民的天使说，够了，住手吧。那时耶和华的使者在耶布斯人亚劳拿的禾场那里。
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.