1 And the LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
4 And there came a travelers to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come to him; but took the poor man' lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 And David' anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD lives, the man that has done this thing shall surely die:
6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus said the LORD God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;
8 And I gave you your master' house, and your master' wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given to you such and such things.
9 Why have you despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? you have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
11 Thus said the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
12 For you did it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said to David, The LORD also has put away your sin; you shall not die.
14 However,, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely die.
15 And Nathan departed to his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah' wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
16 David therefore sought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
21 Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that you have done? you did fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you did rise and eat bread.
22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
23 But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30 And he took their king' crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David' head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
31 And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
1 E o SENHOR enviou Natã a Davi; e, apresentando-se ele a Davi, disse-lhe: Havia numa cidade dois homens, um rico e outro pobre.
2 O rico possuía muitíssimas ovelhas e vacas.
3 Mas o pobre não tinha coisa nenhuma, senão uma pequena cordeira que comprara e criara; e ela tinha crescido com ele e com seus filhos; do seu bocado comia, e do seu copo bebia, e dormia em seu regaço, e a tinha como filha.
4 E, vindo um viajante ao homem rico, deixou este de tomar das suas ovelhas e das suas vacas para assar para o viajante que viera a ele; e tomou a cordeira do homem pobre, e a preparou para o homem que viera a ele.
5 Então o furor de Davi se acendeu em grande maneira contra aquele homem, e disse a Natã: Vive o Senhor, que digno de morte é o homem que fez isso.
6 E pela cordeira tornará a dar o quadruplicado, porque fez tal coisa, e porque não se compadeceu.
7 Então disse Natã a Davi: Tu és este homem. Assim diz o Senhor Deus de Israel: Eu te ungi rei sobre Israel, e eu te livrei das mãos de Saul;
8 E te dei a casa de teu senhor, e as mulheres de teu senhor em teu seio, e também te dei a casa de Israel e de Judá, e, se isto é pouco, mais te acrescentaria tais e tais coisas.
9 Por que, pois, desprezaste a palavra do Senhor, fazendo o mal diante de seus olhos? A Urias, o heteu, feriste à espada, e a sua mulher tomaste por tua mulher; e a ele mataste com a espada dos filhos de Amom.
10 Agora, pois, não se apartará a espada jamais da tua casa, porquanto me desprezaste, e tomaste a mulher de Urias, o heteu, para ser tua mulher.
11 Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que suscitarei da tua própria casa o mal sobre ti, e tomarei tuas mulheres perante os teus olhos, e as darei a teu próximo, o qual se deitará com tuas mulheres perante este sol.
12 Porque tu o fizeste em oculto, mas eu farei este negócio perante todo o Israel e perante o sol.
13 Então disse Davi a Natã: Pequei contra o Senhor. E disse Natã a Davi: Também o Senhor perdoou o teu pecado; não morrerás.
14 Todavia, porquanto com este feito deste lugar sobremaneira a que os inimigos do Senhor blasfemem, também o filho que te nasceu certamente morrerá.
15 Então Natã foi para sua casa; e o Senhor feriu a criança que a mulher de Urias dera a Davi, e adoeceu gravemente.
16 E buscou Davi a Deus pela criança; e jejuou Davi, e entrou, e passou a noite prostrado sobre a terra.
17 Então os anciãos da sua casa se levantaram e foram a ele, para o levantar da terra; porém ele não quis, e não comeu pão com eles.
18 E sucedeu que ao sétimo dia morreu a criança; e temiam os servos de Davi dizer-lhe que a criança estava morta, porque diziam: Eis que, sendo a criança ainda viva, lhe falávamos, porém não dava ouvidos à nossa voz; como, pois, lhe diremos que a criança está morta? Porque mais lhe afligiria.
19 Viu, porém, Davi que seus servos falavam baixo, e entendeu Davi que a criança estava morta, pelo que disse Davi a seus servos: Está morta a criança? E eles disseram: Está morta.
20 Então Davi se levantou da terra, e se lavou, e se ungiu, e mudou de roupas, e entrou na casa do Senhor, e adorou. Então foi à sua casa, e pediu pão; e lhe puseram pão, e comeu.
21 E disseram-lhe seus servos: Que é isto que fizeste? Pela criança viva jejuaste e choraste; porém depois que morreu a criança te levantaste e comeste pão.
22 E disse ele: Vivendo ainda a criança, jejuei e chorei, porque dizia: Quem sabe se DEUS se compadecerá de mim, e viverá a criança?
23 Porém, agora que está morta, por que jejuaria eu? Poderei eu fazê-la voltar? Eu irei a ela, porém ela não voltará para mim.
24 Então consolou Davi a Bate-Seba, sua mulher, e entrou a ela, e se deitou com ela, e ela deu à luz um filho, e deu-lhe o nome de Salomão; e o Senhor o amou.
25 E enviou pela mão do profeta Natã, dando-lhe o nome de Jedidias, por amor ao Senhor.
26 Ora pelejou Joabe contra Rabá, dos filhos de Amom, e tomou a cidade real.
27 Então mandou Joabe mensageiros a Davi, e disse: Pelejei contra Rabá, e também tomei a cidade das águas.
28 Ajunta, pois, agora o restante do povo, e cerca a cidade, e toma-a, para que tomando eu a cidade, não se aclame sobre ela o meu nome.
29 Então ajuntou Davi a todo o povo, e marchou para Rabá, e pelejou contra ela, e a tomou.
30 E tirou a coroa da cabeça do seu rei, cujo peso era de um talento de ouro, e havia nela pedras preciosas, e foi posta sobre a cabeça de Davi; e da cidade levou mui grande despojo.
31 E, trazendo o povo que havia nela, o pôs às serras, e às talhadeiras de ferro, e aos machados de ferro, e os fez passar por forno de tijolos; e assim fez a todas as cidades dos filhos de Amom; e voltou Davi e todo o povo para Jerusalém.