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ܘܐܘܣܦܬ ܚܡܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܬܩܦ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܓܪܝ ܒܗܘܢ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܙܠ ܡܢܝ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܠܝܗܘܕܐ
w'wspth khmthh dmry' lmthqp b'ysryl wgry bhwn ldwyd w'mr lh zl mny l'ysryl wlyhwd'
Again Yahweh’s anger burned against Israel, and he moved David against them, saying, “Go, count Israel and Judah.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܝܘܐܒ ܘܠܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܗܠܟܘ ܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܫܒ̈ܛܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܕܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܪܫܒܥ ܘܡܢܝ ܠܝ ܥܡܐ ܘܐܝܬܐ ܠܝ ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܘܚܘܫܒܢܗ ܕܥܡܐ
w'mr dwyd lyw'b wlrby khyl' demh hlkw bklhwn shbT' d'ysryl mn dn wedm' lbrshbe wmny ly em' w'yth' ly mnynhwn wkhwshbnh dem'
The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, “Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the sum of the people.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܝܘܐܒ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܢܘܣܦ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ ܐܟܘܬܗܘܢ ܡܐܐ ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܥܝܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܢܚ̈ܙܝܢ ܘܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܢܐ ܗܘ ܨܒܐ ܒܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ
w'mr yw'b lmlk' nwsp mry' 'lhk el em' 'kwthhwn m'' zbnyn weynwhy dmry mlk' nkhzyn wmry mlk' lmn' hw tsb' bpthgm' hn'
Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”
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ܘܥܫܢܬ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܥܠ ܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝ̈ܠܐ ܘܢܦܩ ܝܘܐܒ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܡܡܢܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
weshnth mlthh dmlk' el yw'b wel rby khyl' wnpq yw'b wrwrbny khyl' mn qdm mlk' lmmn' lem' d'ysryl
Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel.
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ܘܥܒܪܘ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܫܪܘܒ ܕܒܝܡܝܢܐ ܕܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܓܘ ܢܚܠܐ ܕܓܕ ܘܕܐܠܝܥܙܪ
webrw ywrdnn w'thw lshrwb dbymyn' dqryth' d'yth bgw nkhl' dgd wd'lyezr
They passed over the Jordan and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and to Jazer;
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ܘܐܬܘ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܨܘܪ ܘܠܨܝܕܢ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܘܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܚ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܒ̈ܘܣܝܐ ܘܗܠܟܘ ܒܟܘܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܠܬܠܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܝܐ ܝܘ̣̈ܡܝܢ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܕܢ ܘܐܬܟܪܟܘ ܠܨܝܕܘܢ
w'thw edm' ltswr wltsydn l're' dkneny' wl're' dkhthy' wl're' dybwsy' whlkw bkwlh 're' w'thw l're' dyhwd' lthlthyn wthmny' ywmyn w'thw ldn w'thkrkw ltsydwn
then they came to Gilead and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan and around to Sidon,
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ܘܗܠܟܘ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܬܘ ܠܬܫܥܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܘܥܣܪ̈ܝܢ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ
whlkw bklh 're' w'thw lthshe' yrkhyn wesryn ywmyn l'wrshlm
So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
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ܘܐܝܬܝ ܝܘܐܒ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܘܚܘܫܒܢܐ ܕܥܡܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܬܡܢܡܐܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܫܡ̈ܛܝ ܣܝܦܐ ܘܐܢ̈ܫܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܚܡܫܡܐܐ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
w'ythy yw'b mnyn' wkhwshbn' dem' lmlk' whw' mnyn' dbyth 'ysryl thmnm'' 'lpyn gbr' gnbry khyl' shmTy syp' w'nshy yhwd' hwyn khmshm'' 'lpyn gbryn
Joab gave up the sum of the counting of the people to the king; and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword, and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
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ܘܗܘܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܛܪܦ ܒܠܒܗ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܡܢܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܛܝܬ ܒܡܕܡ ܕܥܒܕܬ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܒܥܐ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܕܐܣܟܠܬ ܛܒ
whw' dwyd mTrp blbh mn bthr dmn' lem' w'mr dwyd qdm mry' khTyth bmdm debdth w'p hsh' be' 'n' mnk d'sklth Tb
David’s heart struck him after he had counted the people. David said to Yahweh, “I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, Yahweh, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
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ܘܩܕܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܘܡܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܗܘܬ ܥܠ ܓܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ
wqdm dwyd btspr' wmlthh dmry' hwth el gd nby' w'mr lh
When David rose up in the morning, Yahweh’s word came to the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
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ܙܠ ܐܡܪ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܬܠܬ ܒܝ̈ܫܢ ܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܓܒܝ ܠܟ ܘܐܥܒܕ ܠܟ
zl 'mr ldwyd hkn' 'mr mry' thlth byshn myth' 'n' elyk gby lk w'ebd lk
“Go and speak to David, ‘Yahweh says, “I offer you three things. Choose one of them, that I may do it to you.”’”
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ܘܐܬܐ ܓܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܚܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܐܬܝܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܫܒܥ ܫܢ̈ܝܢ ܟܦܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܟ ܐܘ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܪ̈ܚܝܢ ܬܬܡܣܪ ܩܕܡ ܒܥܠܕܒܒܟ ܘܗܘ ܢܗܘܐ ܪܕܦ ܠܟ ܐܘ ܕܢܗܘܘܢ ܬܠܬܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܝܢ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܒܐܪܥܟ ܘܐܦ ܗܫܐ ܚܙܝ ܡܢܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܡܬܝܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܘܬ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܫܕܪܢܝ ܠܘܬܟ
w'th' gd nby' lwth dwyd w'mr lh mkhwth' qdmyth' d'thy' elyk hwyn shbe shnyn kpn' b'rek 'w thlth' yrkhyn ththmsr qdm beldbbk whw nhw' rdp lk 'w dnhwwn thlth' ywmyn mwthn' b'rek w'p hsh' khzy mn' pthgm' mthyb 'nth lwth mn dshdrny lwthk
So Gad came to David, and told him, saying, “Shall seven years of famine come to you in your land? Or will you flee three months before your foes while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days’ pestilence in your land? Now answer, and consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.”
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ܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܓܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܥܩܬ ܠܝ ܛܒ ܦܩܚ ܠܢ ܕܢܬܡܣܪ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܘܗܝ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܢ ܕܣ̈ܓܝܐܝܢ ܪ̈ܚܡܘܗܝ ܘܒܐܝܕܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܢܫܐ ܠܐ ܢܬܡܣܪ
en' dwyd w'mr lgd nby' eqth ly Tb pqkh ln dnthmsr b'ydwhy dmry' 'lhn dsgy'yn rkhmwhy wb'yd' dbny 'nsh' l' nthmsr
David said to Gad, “I am in distress. Let us fall now into Yahweh’s hand, for his mercies are great. Let me not fall into man’s hand.”
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ܘܝܗܒ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܨܦܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܫܬ ܫ̈ܥܝܢ ܘܡܝܬܘ ܡܢ ܕܢ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܒܪܫܒܥ ܫܒ̈ܥܝܢ ܐ̈ܠܦܝܢ ܓܒܪ̈ܝܢ
wyhb mry' mwthn' b'ysryl mn tspr' wedm' lshth sheyn wmythw mn dn wedm' lbrshbe shbeyn 'lpyn gbryn
So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the appointed time; and seventy thousand men died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba.
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ܘܐܘܫܛ ܐܝܕܗ ܡܠܐܟܐ ܠܐܘܪܫܠܡ ܠܡܚܒܠܘܬܗ̇ ܘܡܪܝܐ ܟܠܐ ܠܡܠܐܟ ܡܘܬܐ ܕܗܘܐ ܚܪܒ ܠܥܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܣܓܝ ܚܪܒܬ ܩܦܘܣ ܐܝܕܟ ܘܡܠܐܟܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܩܐܡ ܗܘܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܕܪܗ ܕܐܪܢ ܝܒܘܣܝܐ
w'wshT 'ydh ml'k' l'wrshlm lmkhblwthh wmry' kl' lml'k mwth' dhw' khrb lem' w'mr lh sgy khrbth qpws 'ydk wml'kh dmry' q'm hw' lwth 'drh d'rn ybwsy'
When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh relented of the disaster, and said to the angel who destroyed the people, “It is enough. Now withdraw your hand.” Yahweh’s angel was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܟܕ ܚܙܐ ܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܕܚܪܒ ܠܥܡܐ ܥܢܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܡܠܐܟܐ ܗܘ ܐܢ ܐܢܐ ܚܛܝܬ ܘܐܪܓܙܬ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܢܐ ܬܡܝ̈ܡܬܐ ܡܢܐ ܥܒܕ ܬܗܘܐ ܠܗ̇ ܐܝܕܟ ܒܝ ܘܒܒܝܬ ܐܒܝ
w'mr dwyd qdm mry' kd khz' lml'k' dkhrb lem' en' w'mr lh lml'k' hw 'n 'n' khTyth w'rgzth hlyn en' thmymth' mn' ebd thhw' lh 'ydk by wbbyth 'by
David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father’s house.”
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ܘܐܬܐ ܓܕ ܢܒܝܐ ܠܘܬ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܗ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܣܩ ܒܢܝ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܒܐܕܪܗ ܕܐܪܢ ܝܒܘܣܝܐ
w'th' gd nby' lwth dwyd bh bywm' hw w'mr lh sq bny mdbkh' lmry' b'drh d'rn ybwsy'
Gad came that day to David and said to him, “Go up, build an altar to Yahweh on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
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ܘܣܠܩ ܕܘܝܕ ܒܡܠܬܗ ܕܓܕ ܐܝܟ ܕܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܪܝܐ
wslq dwyd bmlthh dgd 'yk d'mr lh mry'
David went up according to the saying of Gad, as Yahweh commanded.
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ܘܐܬܦܢܝ ܐܪܢ ܝܒܘܣܝܐ ܘܚܙܐ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܟܕ ܥܒܪܝܢ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܢܦܠ ܐܪܢ ܘܣܓܕ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܠܟܐ
w'thpny 'rn ybwsy' wkhz' lmlk' dwyd wlebdwhy kd ebryn b'wrkh' wnpl 'rn wsgd el 'pwhy el 're' qdm mlk'
Araunah looked out, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. Then Araunah went out and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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ܘܐܡܪ ܡܛܠ ܡܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܠܘܬ ܥܒܕܗ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܡܙܒܢ ܡܢܟ ܐܕܪܐ ܠܡܒܢܐ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܢܬܟܠܐ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ
w'mr mTl mn' 'th' mry mlk' lwth ebdh w'mr dwyd lmzbn mnk 'dr' lmbn' mdbkh' lmry' wnthkl' mwthn' mn em'
Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” David said, “To buy your threshing floor, to build an altar to Yahweh, that the plague may be stopped from afflicting the people.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܐܪܢ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܢܣܒ ܡܪܝ ܡܠܟܐ ܘܗܐ ܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܠܥܠܬܐ ܘܩܩܢܐ ܘܢܝܪܐ ܠܩܝ̈ܣܐ
w'mr 'rn ldwyd nsb mry mlk' wh' thwr' lelth' wqqn' wnyr' lqys'
Araunah said to David, “Let my lord the king take and offer up what seems good to him. Behold, the cattle for the burnt offering, and the threshing sledges and the yokes of the oxen for the wood.
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ܗܢܐ ܟܠܗ ܝܗܒ ܐܪܢ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܐܪܢ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܟ ܢܒܪܟܟ
hn' klh yhb 'rn lmlk' dwyd w'mr 'rn lmlk' dwyd mry' 'lhk nbrkk
All this, O king, does Araunah give to the king.” Araunah said to the king, “May Yahweh your God accept you.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܪܢ ܡܙܒܢ ܙܒܢ ܐܢܐ ܡܢܟ ܒܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܩܪܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܝ ܥ̇ܠܬܐ ܕܡܓܢ ܘܙܒܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܐܕܪܐ ܕܓܢܬܐ ܘܬܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܚܡܫܝܢ ܐܣܬܪ̈ܝܢ
w'mr dwyd l'rn mzbn zbn 'n' mnk bdmy' wl' mqrb 'n' lmry' 'lhy elth' dmgn wzbn dwyd 'dr' dgnth' wthwr' bkhmshyn 'sthryn
The king said to Araunah, “No, but I will most certainly buy it from you for a price. I will not offer burnt offerings to Yahweh my God which cost me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
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ܘܒܢܐ ܬܡܢ ܕܘܝܕ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܩܪܒ ܥܠܘܬ̈ܐ ܘܫ̈ܠܡܐ ܘܐܬܓܠܝ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܘܐܬܟܠܝ ܡܘܬܢܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
wbn' thmn dwyd mdbkh' lmry' wqrb elwth' wshlm' w'thgly mry' el 're' w'thkly mwthn' mn byth 'ysryl
David built an altar to Yahweh there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So Yahweh was entreated for the land, and the plague was removed from Israel.