Secondo libro di Samuele 24

NOVA VULGATA	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Et addidit furor Domini ira sci contra Israel; commovit que David contra eos dicens: “ Vade, numera Israel et Iudam ”.	1 And the fury of the Lord was again kindled against Israel, and he stirred up David among them, saying: “Go, number Israel and Judah.”
2 Dixitque rex ad Ioab et ad principes exercitus sui, qui erant cum eo: “ Perambula omnes tribus Israel a Dan usque Bersabee, et numerate populum, ut sciam numerum eius ”.	2 And the king said to Joab, the leader of his army, “Travel through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and number the people, so that I may know their number.”
3 Dixitque Ioab regi: “ Adaugeat Dominus Deus tuus ad populum, quantus nunc est, centuplum in conspectu domini mei regis! Sed quid sibi dominus meus rex vult in re huiuscemodi? ”.	3 And Joab said to the king: “May the Lord your God increase your people, who are already great in number, and may he again increase them, one hundredfold, in the sight of my lord the king. But what does my lord the king intend for himself by this kind of thing?”
4 Praevaluit autem sermo regis contra Ioab et principes exercitus; egressusque est Ioab et principes militum a facie regis, ut numerarent populum Israel.	4 But the words of the king prevailed over the words of Joab and the leaders of the army. And so Joab and the leaders of the military departed from the face of the king, so that they might number the people of Israel.
5 Cumque pertransissent Iordanem, inceperunt ab Aroer et ab urbe, quae est in media valle, transeuntes ad Gaditas et ad Iazer.	5 And when they had passed across the Jordan, they arrived at Aroer, to the right of the city, which is in the Valley of Gad.
6 Et pervenerunt in Galaad et in terram Hetthaeorum in Cades et venerunt in Dan. Et a Dan converterunt se ad Sidonem	6 And they continued on through Jazer, into Gilead, and to the lower land of Hodsi. And they arrived in the woodlands of Dan. And going around beside Sidon,
7 et pervenerunt ad arcem Tyri et omnes urbes Hevaei et Chananaei exieruntque ad Nageb Iudae in Bersabee.	7 they passed near the walls of Tyre, and near all the land of the Hivite and the Canaanite. And they went into the south of Judah, to Beersheba.
8 Et, lustrata universa terra, affuerunt post novem menses et viginti dies in Ierusalem.	8 And having inspected the entire land, after nine months and twenty days, they were present in Jerusalem.
9 Dedit ergo Ioab numerum descriptionis populi regi; et inventa sunt de Israel octingenta milia virorum fortium, qui educerent gladium, et de Iuda quingenta milia pugnatorum.	9 Then Joab gave the number of the description of the people to the king. And there were found of Israel eight hundred thousand able-bodied men, who might draw the sword; and of Judah, five hundred thousand fighting men.
10 Percussit autem cor David eum, postquam numeratus est populus, et dixit David ad Dominum: “ Peccavi valde in hoc facto; nunc vero precor, Domine, ut transferas iniquitatem servi tui, quia stulte egi nimis ”.	10 Then the heart of David struck him, after the people were numbered. And David said to the Lord: “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But I pray that you, O Lord, may take away the iniquity of your servant. For I have acted very foolishly.”
11 Surrexit itaque David mane, et sermo Domini factus est ad Gad propheten, videntem David, dicens:	11 And David rose up in the morning, and the word of the Lord went to Gad, the prophet and seer of David, saying:
12 “ Vade et loquere ad David: Haec dicit Dominus: Trium tibi datur optio; elige unum, quod volueris ex his, ut faciam tibi ”.	12 “Go, and say to David: ‘Thus says the Lord: I present to you a choice of three things. Choose one of these, whichever you will, so that I may do it to you.’ ”
13 Cumque venisset Gad ad David, nuntiavit ei dicens: “ Aut tribus annis veniet tibi fames in terra tua, aut tribus mensibus fugies adversarios tuos, et illi te persequentur, aut certe tribus diebus erit pestilentia in terra tua. Nunc ergo delibera et vide quem respondeam ei, qui me misit, sermonem ”.	13 And when Gad had gone to David, he announced it to him, saying: “Either seven years of famine will come to you in your land; or you will flee for three months from your adversaries, and they will pursue you; or there will be a pestilence in your land for three days. Now then, deliberate, and see what word I may respond to him who sent me.”
14 Dixit autem David ad Gad: “ Artor nimis; sed melius est, ut incidamus in manu Domini — multae enim misericordiae eius sunt — quam in manu hominum! ”.	14 Then David said to Gad: “I am in great anguish. 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.”
15 Et elegit sibi David pestilentiam; et erant dies messis tritici. Immisitque Dominus pestilentiam in Israel de mane usque ad tempus constitutum, et mortui sunt ex populo a Dan usque Bersabee septuaginta milia virorum.	15 And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel, from the morning until the appointed time. And there died of the people, from Dan to Beersheba, seventy thousand men.
16 Cumque extendisset manum suam angelus super Ierusalem, ut disperderet eam, misertus est Dominus super afflictione et ait angelo percutienti populum: “ Sufficit; nunc contine manum tuam! ”. Erat autem angelus Domini iuxta aream Areuna Iebusaei.	16 And when the Angel of the Lord had extended his hand over Jerusalem, so that he might destroy it, the Lord took pity on the affliction. And he said to the Angel who was striking the people: “It is enough. Hold back your hand now.” And the Angel of the Lord was beside the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
17 Dixitque David ad Dominum, cum vidisset angelum caedentem populum: “ Ego sum qui peccavi, ego inique egi; isti, qui oves sunt, quid fecerunt? Vertatur, obsecro, manus tua contra me et contra domum patris mei ”.	17 And when he had seen the Angel cutting down the people, David said to the Lord: “I am the one who sinned. I have acted iniquitously. These ones who are the sheep, what have they done? I beg you that your hand may be turned against me and against my father’s house.”
18 Venit autem Gad ad David in die illa et dixit ei: “ Ascende, constitue Domino altare in area Areuna Iebusaei ”.	18 Then Gad went to David on that day, and he said, “Ascend and construct an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.”
19 Et ascendit David iuxta sermonem Gad, quem praeceperat ei Dominus.	19 And David ascended in accord with the word of Gad, which the Lord had commanded to him.
20 Conspiciensque Areuna animadvertit regem et servos eius transire ad se	20 And looking out, Araunah turned his attention to the king and his servants, passing toward him.
21 et egressus adoravit regem prono vultu in terra et ait: “ Quid causae est, ut veniat dominus meus rex ad servum suum? ”. Cui David ait: “ Ut emam a te aream et aedificem altare Domino, et cesset interfectio, quae grassatur in populo ”.	21 And going out, he adored the king, lying prone with his face to the ground, and he said, “What is the reason that my lord the king has come to his servant?” And David said to him, “So as to purchase the threshing floor from you, and to build an altar to the Lord, and to quiet the plague that rages among the people.”
22 Et ait Areuna ad David: “ Accipiat et offerat dominus meus rex, sicut ei placet. Ecce boves in holocaustum et plaustrum et iuga boum in usum lignorum.	22 And Araunah said to David: “May my lord the king offer and accept whatever is pleasing to him. You have oxen for a holocaust, and the cart and the yokes of the oxen to use for wood.”
23 Omnia dat Areuna, o rex, regi ”. Dixitque Areuna ad regem: “ Dominus Deus tuus suscipiat votum tuum! ”.	23 All these things Araunah gave, as a king to a king. And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept your vow.”
24 Cui respondens rex ait: “ Nequaquam; sed emam pretio a te et non offeram Domino Deo meo holocausta gratuita ”. Emit ergo David aream et boves argenti siclis quinquaginta.	24 And in response, the king said to him: “It shall not be as you wish. Instead, I will purchase it from you at a price. For I will not offer to the Lord, my God, holocausts that cost nothing.” Therefore, David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.
25 Et aedificavit ibi David altare Domino et obtulit holocausta et pacifica. Et repropitiatus est Dominus terrae, et cohibita est plaga ab Israel.	25 And in that place, David built an altar to the Lord. And he offered holocausts and peace offerings. And the Lord was gracious to the land, and the plague was held back from Israel.