And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshing-floor of thee, to build an altar unto Jehovah, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

And Araunah said, Why has my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To give you a price for your grain-floor, so that I may put up an altar to the Lord, and the disease may be stopped among the people.

Και ειπεν ο Ορνα, Δια τι ηλθεν ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς προς τον δουλον αυτου; Και ειπεν ο Δαβιδ, Δια να αγορασω το αλωνιον παρα σου, δια να οικοδομησω θυσιαστηριον εις τον Κυριον, και να σταθη η πληγη απο του λαου.

And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people.