1 And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him: There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.

2 The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds.

3 But the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb which he had bought and nourished; and it grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food and drank from his own cup and lay in his bosom; and it was like a daughter to him.

4 And a traveler came to the rich man, who spared to take from his own flock and from his own herd to prepare one for the wayfaring man who had come to him; but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.

5 And David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah lives, the man who has done this is a son of death!

6 And he shall restore fourfold for the lamb, because he has done this thing and because he had no pity.

7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says Jehovah the God of Israel: 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 Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you this and that!

9 Why have you despised the Word of Jehovah, to do evil in His eyes? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword; you have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons 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 Jehovah: Behold, I will raise up evil against you from 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 eyes of the sun.

12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.

13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

14 However, because of this matter in which you have caused contempt, for Jehovah to be spurned by His enemies, the child also who is born to you shall die the death.

15 And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and it became sick.

16 David therefore besought God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.

17 And the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

18 And on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child had died. For they said, Behold, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child has died? He may do some harm!

19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child had died. Therefore David said to his servants, Has the child died? And they said, He has died.

20 So David rose up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of Jehovah and prostrated himself. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food 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 had died, you arose and ate food.

22 And he said, While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows whether Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

23 But now he has died; 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. Now Jehovah loved him,

25 and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So he called his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city.

27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and I have captured the city of waters.

28 Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and lay siege against the city and take it, lest I capture the city and it be called after my name.

29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and captured it.

30 And he took their king’s crown from his head. Its weight was a talent of gold, with precious stones. And it was set on David’s head. Also he brought out the spoils of the city in great abundance.

31 And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them under saws, iron picks and iron axes, and made them cross over into the brick kiln. Thus he did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

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.