12:1 And Yehovah sent Nathan the prophet to
David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one
city, one rich and the other poor.
12:2 And the rich [man] had very many flocks and herds.
12:3 But the poor [man had] only one little ewe lamb, which he had
purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and his
children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept in
his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
12:4 And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his
flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he
took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.
12:5 And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said
to Nathan, [As] Yehovah lives, the man that did this thing shall surely
die.
12:6 And he shall restore the lamb seven-fold, because he has not spared.
12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man that has done this. Thus
says Yehovah Elohim of Israel, I anointed thee to be king over Israel, and I
rescued thee out the hand of Saul;
12:8 and I gave thee the house of the lord, and the wives of thy lord into
thy bosom, and I gave to thee the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had
been little, I would have given thee yet more.
12:9 Why hast thou set at nought the word of Yehovah, to do that which is
evil in his eyes? thou hast slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and
thou hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and thou hast slain him with the
sword of the children of Ammon.
12:10 Now therefore the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever,
because thou has set me at nought, and thou hast taken the wife of Urias the
Chettite, to be thy wife.
12:11 Thus says Yehovah, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of
thy house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and will give them
to thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12:12 For thou didst it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of
all Israel, and before the sun.
12:13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Yehovah. And Nathan
said to David, And Yehovah has put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
12:14 Only because thou hast given great occasion of provocation to the
enemies of Yehovah by this thing, thy son also that is born to thee shall
surely die.
12:15 And Nathan departed to his house. And Yehovah smote the child, which
the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
12:16 And David enquired of Elohim concerning the child, and David fasted, and
went in and lay all night upon the ground.
12:17 And the elders of his house arose [and went] to him to raise him up
from the ground, but he would not [rise], nor did he eat bread with them.
12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the
servants of David 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
hearkened not to our voice; and thou should we tell him that the child is
dead?-- so would he do [himself] harm.
12:19 And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David
perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the
child dead? and they said, He is dead.
12:20 Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself,
and changed his raiment, and went into the house of Elohim, and worshipped him;
and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread
before him and he ate.
12:21 And his servants said to him, What [is] this thing that thou hast done
concerning the child? while it was yet living thou didst fast, and weep, and
watch: and when the child was dead thou didst rise up, and didst eat bread,
and drink.
12:22 And David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I
said, Who knows if Yehovah will pity me, and the child live?
12:23 But now it is dead, why should I fast thus? shall I be able to bring
him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
12:24 And David comforted Bersabee his wife, and he went in to her, and lay
with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his named Solomon,
and Yehovah loved him.
12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name
Jeddedi, for Yehovah's sake.
12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the
royal city.
12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against
Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.
12:28 And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, an
take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name be called upon
it.
12:29 And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbath, and fought
against it, and took it.
12:30 And he took the crown of Molchom their king from off his head, and the
weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, and it was upon the
head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the city.
12:31 And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under
the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass
through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children o
Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem. |
12:1 And Yehovah 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.
12:2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
12:3 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 unto him as a daughter.
12:4 And there came a traveler 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.
12:5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to
Nathan, As Yehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely
die:
12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and
because he had no pity.
12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith Yehovah Elohim of
Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the
hand of Saul;
12:8 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 moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
12:9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of Yehovah, to do evil in
his sight? thou hast killed 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.
12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because
thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be
thy wife.
12:11 Thus saith Yehovah, 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.
12:12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all
Israel, and before the sun.
12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yehovah. And Nathan
said unto David, Yehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the
enemies of Yehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee
shall surely die.
12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And Yehovah struck the child that
Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
12:16 David therefore besought Elohim for the child; and David fasted, and went
in, and lay all night upon the earth.
12:17 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.
12:18 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 would not
hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that
the child is dead?
12:19 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.
12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and
changed his apparel, and came into the house of Yehovah, and worshipped:
then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before
him, and he did eat.
12:21 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.
12:22 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?
12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back
again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
12:24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay
with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and Yehovah
loved him.
12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name
Jedidiah, because of Yehovah.
12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the
royal city.
12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against
Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
12:28 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.
12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and
fought against it, and took it.
12:30 And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof
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.
12:31 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 unto all the cities of the children
of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem. |