2 Samuel 12

Natã, o profeta, repreende a Davi

1 Jeová enviou *2Sm 7.2,4,17Natã a Davi. *Sl 51, títuloNatã veio ter com Davi e *2Sm 14.4-7;1Rs 20.35-41disse-lhe: Havia dois homens numa cidade, um rico e outro pobre. 2 O rico tinha ovelhas e gados em grande número; 3 o pobre, porém, não tinha coisa alguma, senão *2Sm 11.3uma só cordeirinha, que comprara e criara e que tinha crescido juntamente com ele e com seus filhos; do seu bocado comia, e do seu copo bebia, e dormia no seu regaço, e ele a tinha como filha. 4 Chegou um viajante à casa do rico, e este não quis tomar das suas ovelhas e do seu gado, para preparar comida para o peregrino que lhe chegara à casa, mas tomou a cordeira do pobre e preparou-a para o hóspede que lhe havia chegado. 5 *1Rs 20.39-40A ira de Davi se acendeu sobremaneira contra aquele homem; e disse a Natã: Pela vida de Jeová, o homem que fez isso é *1Sm 26.16digno de morte. 6 Há de pagar o *Êx 22.1quadruplicado da cordeira, porque fez isso e porque não mostrou compaixão.

7 Disse Natã a Davi: *1Rs 20.42Tu és aquele homem. Assim diz Jeová, Deus de Israel: *1Sm 16.13Eu te ungi rei sobre Israel e eu te livrei da mão de Saul; 8 *2Sm 9.7dei-te a casa do teu senhor, e as mulheres do teu senhor, no teu seio, e te dei a casa de Israel e de Judá. Se isso fosse pouco, te acrescentaria outro tanto. 9 Por que *1Sm 15.23,26desprezaste as palavras de Jeová, fazendo o mal diante dos seus olhos? *2Sm 11.14-17,27Feriste à espada Urias, heteu, *2Sm 11.27e tomaste sua mulher para ser tua mulher, e mataste-o com a espada dos filhos de Amom. 10 Agora, da tua casa não se apartará jamais *2Sm 13.28;18.14;1Rs 2.25a espada, porque me desprezaste e tomaste a mulher de Urias, heteu, para ser tua mulher. 11 Assim diz Jeová: Eis que suscitarei da tua própria casa o mal sobre ti; *2Sm 16.21-22tomarei tuas mulheres à tua vista, dá-las-ei ao teu próximo, e ele se deitará com elas aos olhos deste sol. 12 Porque *2Sm 11.4-15tu o fizeste às escondidas, *2Sm 16.22mas eu farei isso perante todo o Israel e perante o sol. 13 Respondeu Davi a Natã: *2Sm 24.10;1Sm 15.24,30;Lc 18.13Pequei contra Jeová. Tornou Natã a Davi: Também Jeová *Pv 28.13;Lv 20.10;24.17;Mq 7.18fez passar o teu pecado; não morrerás. 14 Todavia, porquanto com esse feito deste *Is 52.5;Rm 2.24lugar a que os inimigos de Jeová blasfemem, sem falta morrerá também o filho que te nasceu. 15 Retirou-se Natã para sua casa.

Morte do filho de Davi

Feriu *1Sm 25.28Jeová o menino que a mulher de Urias dera à luz a Davi; e adoeceu gravemente. 16 Davi recorreu a Deus pelo menino; Davi jejuava com rigoroso jejum e, entrando, *2Sm 13.31;Ne 1.4passava a noite toda prostrado sobre a terra. 17 Então, *Gn 24.2os anciãos da sua casa se punham ao lado dele, para o levantarem do chão; mas ele não queria, nem comia com eles. 18 Ao sétimo dia, morreu o menino. Os servos de Davi temiam dizer-lhe que o menino era morto. Porque diziam: Quando o menino ainda vivia, nós lhe falávamos, e ele não dava ouvidos à nossa voz; qual não será a sua aflição, se lhe dissermos que o menino é morto? 19 Vendo Davi que os seus servos falavam uns aos outros em voz baixa, entendeu que o menino era morto e perguntou aos seus servos: É morto o menino? Eles responderam: É morto. 20 Davi levantou-se do chão, lavou-se, *Mt 6.17ungiu-se e mudou de vestidos; e, tendo entrado na Casa de Jeová, adorou. Depois, foi para sua casa; às suas ordens, deram-lhe de comer, e comeu. 21 Então, lhe disseram os seus servos: Que é isso que fizeste? Jejuaste e choraste pelo menino, quando ele ainda vivia; porém agora que ele morreu, te levantaste e comeste. 22 Davi respondeu: Quando o menino ainda vivia, *Is 38.1-3jejuei e chorei, pois dizia: *Jn 3.9Quem sabe se Jeová não terá piedade de mim, e viverá o menino? 23 Porém, agora que ele morreu, por que hei de jejuar eu? Posso eu fazê-lo voltar? *Gn 37.35Eu irei para ele, *Jó 7.8-10mas ele não voltará para mim.

Nascimento de Salomão

24 Consolou Davi a Bate-Seba, sua mulher, e, entrando, dormiu com ela. Ela deu à luz um filho, *1Cr 22.9e Davi deu-lhe o nome de Salomão. Jeová o amou; 25 enviou por intermédio do profeta Natã, e deu ao menino o nome de Jedidias, por amor de Jeová.

26 *1Cr 20.1-3Ora, Joabe pelejou contra Rabá, dos filhos de Amom, e tomou a cidade real. 27 Enviou Joabe mensageiros a Davi e disse: Tendo pelejado contra Rabá, já tomei a cidade das águas. 28 Agora, ajunta o resto do povo, acampa contra a cidade e toma-a, para não suceder que, tomando eu a cidade, seja aclamado o meu nome sobre ela. 29 Ajuntou Davi a todo o povo, e, indo a Rabá, pelejou contra ela, e tomou-a. 30 Tirou a coroa da cabeça do rei deles (O peso dela era de um talento de ouro, e nela havia pedras preciosas.); e foi posta na cabeça de Davi. Da cidade levou mui grande despojo. 31 Trazendo os seus moradores, *Hb 11.37fê-los passar a serras, e a picaretas, e a machados, e em fornos de tijolos; assim o fez em todas as cidades dos filhos de Amom. Voltou Davi com todo o seu povo para Jerusalém.

1 Yahweh sent Nathan to David. 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 very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him. 4 A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him."

5 David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die! 6 He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!"

7 Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 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 would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things. 9 Why have you despised Yahweh’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, 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 will never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken Uriah the Hittite’s wife to be your wife.’

11 "This is what Yahweh says: ‘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 will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’"

13 David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh."

Nathan said to David, "Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die." 15 Then Nathan departed to his house.

Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick. 16 David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground. 17 The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them. 18 On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, "Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to 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 were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, "Is the child dead?"

They said, "He is dead."

20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into Yahweh’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him and he ate. 21 Then his servants said to him, "What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread."

22 He said, "While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not 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 will go to him, but he will not return to me."

24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him; 25 and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah,*12:25 "Jedidiah" means "loved by Yahweh". for Yahweh’s sake.

26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 Joab sent messengers to David, and said, "I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, 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 by my name."

29 David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it. 30 He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent*12:30 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out of the city. 31 He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them go to the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.