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 the LORD 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 a great many flocks and herds:

3 But the poor man had nothing, except 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 food, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

4 And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he refused to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to prepare for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared 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 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 says 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’s house, and your master’s 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 unto you more 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 says 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 unto 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 unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto 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 unto you shall surely die.

15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore 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 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 unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then harm 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 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 came into the house of the LORD, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he asked, they set food before him, and he did eat.

21 Then said his servants unto 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 Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto 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’s crown from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s 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 to work with saws, and with picks of iron, and with axes of iron, and made them toil at the brick kilns: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.