1 E o Senhor enviou a Davi o profeta Natã. Ao chegar, ele disse a Davi: "Dois homens viviam numa cidade, um era rico e o outro, pobre.

2 O rico possuía muitas ovelhas e bois,

3 mas o pobre nada tinha, senão uma cordeirinha que havia comprado. Ele a criou, e ela cresceu com ele e com seus filhos. Ela comia junto dele, bebia do seu copo e até dormia em seus braços. Era como uma filha para ele.

4 "Certo dia, um viajante chegou à casa do rico, e este não quis pegar uma de suas próprias ovelhas ou do seus bois para preparar-lhe uma refeição. Em vez disso, preparou para o visitante a cordeira que pertencia ao pobre".

5 Então, Davi encheu-se de ira contra o homem e disse a Natã: "Juro pelo nome do Senhor que o homem que fez isso merece a morte!

6 Deverá pagar quatro vezes o preço da cordeira, porquanto agiu sem misericórdia".

7 Então Natã disse a Davi: "Você é esse homem! Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de Israel: ‘Eu o ungi rei de Israel, e livrei-o das mãos de Saul.

8 Dei-lhe a casa e as mulheres do seu senhor. Dei-lhe a nação de Israel e Judá. E, se tudo isso não fosse suficiente, eu lhe teria dado mais ainda.

9 Por que você desprezou a palavra do Senhor, fazendo o que ele reprova? Você matou Urias, o hitita, com a espada dos amonitas e ficou com a mulher dele.

10 Por isso, a espada nunca se afastará de sua família, pois você me desprezou e tomou a mulher de Urias, o hitita, para ser sua mulher’.

11 "Assim diz o Senhor: ‘De sua própria família trarei desgraça sobre você. Tomarei as suas mulheres diante dos seus próprios olhos e as darei a outro; e ele se deitará com elas em plena luz do dia.

12 Você fez isso às escondidas, mas eu o farei diante de todo o Israel, em plena luz do dia’ ".

13 Então Davi disse a Natã: "Pequei contra o Senhor! " E Natã respondeu: "O Senhor perdoou o seu pecado. Você não morrerá.

14 Entretanto, uma vez que você insultou o Senhor, o menino morrerá".

15 Depois que Natã foi para casa, o Senhor fez adoecer o filho que a mulher de Urias dera a Davi.

16 E Davi implorou a Deus em favor da criança. Ele jejuou e, entrando em casa, passou a noite deitado no chão.

17 Os oficiais do palácio tentaram fazê-lo levantar-se do chão, mas ele não quis, e recusou comer.

18 Sete dias depois a criança morreu. Os conselheiros de Davi estavam com medo de dizer-lhe que a criança estava morta, e comentavam: "Enquanto a criança ainda estava viva, falamos com ele, e ele não quis escutar-nos. Como vamos dizer-lhe que a criança morreu? Ele poderá cometer alguma loucura! "

19 Davi, percebendo que seus conselheiros cochichavam entre si, compreendeu que a criança estava morta e perguntou: "A criança morreu? " "Sim, morreu", responderam eles.

20 Então Davi levantou-se do chão, lavou-se, perfumou-se e trocou de roupa. Depois entrou no santuário do Senhor e adorou. E voltando ao palácio, pediu que lhe preparassem uma refeição e comeu.

21 Seus conselheiros lhe perguntaram: "Por que ages assim? Enquanto a criança estava viva, jejuaste e choraste; mas, agora que a criança está morta, te levantas e comes! "

22 Ele respondeu: "Enquanto a criança ainda estava viva, jejuei e chorei. Eu pensava: ‘Quem sabe? Talvez o Senhor tenha misericórdia de mim e deixe a criança viver’.

23 Mas agora que ela morreu, por que deveria jejuar? Poderia eu trazê-la de volta à vida? Eu irei até ela, mas ela não voltará para mim".

24 Depois Davi consolou sua mulher Bate-Seba e deitou-se com ela, e ela teve um menino, a quem Davi deu o nome de Salomão. E o Senhor o amou

25 e, por isso, enviou o profeta Natã para dizer a Davi que, o menino deveria chamar-se Jedidias.

26 Enquanto isso, Joabe atacou Rabá dos amonitas e conquistou a fortaleza real.

27 Então mandou mensageiros a Davi, dizendo: "Lutei contra Rabá e apoderei-me dos seus reservatórios de água.

28 Agora, convoca o restante do exército, cerca a cidade e conquista-a. Se não, eu terei a fama de havê-la conquistado".

29 Então, Davi convocou todo o exército, foi a Rabá, atacou a cidade e a conquistou.

30 A seguir tirou a coroa da cabeça de Milcom, uma coroa de ouro de trinta e cinco quilos; ornamentada com pedras preciosas. E ela foi colocada na cabeça de Davi. Ele levou uma grande quantidade de bens da cidade

31 e levou também os seus habitantes, designando-lhes trabalhos com serras, picaretas e machados, além da fabricação de tijolos. Davi fez assim com todas as cidades amonitas. Depois voltou com todo o seu exército para Jerusalém.

1 And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto 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 morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. 4 And there came a traveller unto 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 unto him, but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him. 5 And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to 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, Thou art the man. Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8 and I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things. 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11 Thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house; and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 15 And Nathan departed unto his house.

And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside 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 spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto 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 were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto 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 he came into the house of Jehovah, 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 unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live? 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And Jehovah loved him; 25 and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah’s sake.

26 Now 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; yea, I 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 the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. 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 brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.