| א וַיִּשְׁלַח יְהוָה אֶת-נָתָן, אֶל-דָּוִד; וַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו, וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים הָיוּ בְּעִיר אֶחָת, אֶחָד עָשִׁיר, וְאֶחָד רָאשׁ. | 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. |
| ב לְעָשִׁיר, הָיָה צֹאן וּבָקָר--הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד. | 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; |
| ג וְלָרָשׁ אֵין-כֹּל, כִּי אִם-כִּבְשָׂה אַחַת קְטַנָּה אֲשֶׁר קָנָה, וַיְחַיֶּהָ, וַתִּגְדַּל עִמּוֹ וְעִם-בָּנָיו יַחְדָּו; מִפִּתּוֹ תֹאכַל וּמִכֹּסוֹ תִשְׁתֶּה, וּבְחֵיקוֹ תִשְׁכָּב, וַתְּהִי-לוֹ, כְּבַת. | 3 but the poor man had nothing save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and reared; 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. |
| ד וַיָּבֹא הֵלֶךְ, לְאִישׁ הֶעָשִׁיר, וַיַּחְמֹל לָקַחַת מִצֹּאנוֹ וּמִבְּקָרוֹ, לַעֲשׂוֹת לָאֹרֵחַ הַבָּא-לוֹ; וַיִּקַּח, אֶת-כִּבְשַׂת הָאִישׁ הָרָאשׁ, וַיַּעֲשֶׂהָ, לָאִישׁ הַבָּא אֵלָיו. | 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.' |
| ה וַיִּחַר-אַף דָּוִד בָּאִישׁ, מְאֹד; וַיֹּאמֶר, אֶל-נָתָן, חַי-יְהוָה, כִּי בֶן-מָוֶת הָאִישׁ הָעֹשֶׂה זֹאת. | 5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan: 'As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this deserveth to die; |
| ו וְאֶת-הַכִּבְשָׂה, יְשַׁלֵּם אַרְבַּעְתָּיִם: עֵקֶב, אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, וְעַל, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-חָמָל. {ס} | 6 and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.' {S} |
| ז וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִד, אַתָּה הָאִישׁ; {ס} כֹּה-אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אָנֹכִי מְשַׁחְתִּיךָ לְמֶלֶךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאָנֹכִי הִצַּלְתִּיךָ, מִיַּד שָׁאוּל. | 7 And Nathan said to David: 'Thou art the man. {S} Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; |
| ח וָאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת-בֵּית אֲדֹנֶיךָ, וְאֶת-נְשֵׁי אֲדֹנֶיךָ בְּחֵיקֶךָ, וָאֶתְּנָה לְךָ, אֶת-בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה; וְאִם-מְעָט--וְאֹסִפָה לְּךָ, כָּהֵנָּה וְכָהֵנָּה. | 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 were too little, then would I add unto thee so much more. |
| ט מַדּוּעַ בָּזִיתָ אֶת-דְּבַר יְהוָה, לַעֲשׂוֹת הָרַע בעינו בְּעֵינַי, אֵת אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי הִכִּיתָ בַחֶרֶב, וְאֶת-אִשְׁתּוֹ לָקַחְתָּ לְּךָ לְאִשָּׁה; וְאֹתוֹ הָרַגְתָּ, בְּחֶרֶב בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן. | 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword of the children of Ammon. |
| י וְעַתָּה, לֹא-תָסוּר חֶרֶב מִבֵּיתְךָ--עַד-עוֹלָם: עֵקֶב, כִּי בְזִתָנִי, וַתִּקַּח אֶת-אֵשֶׁת אוּרִיָּה הַחִתִּי, לִהְיוֹת לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה. {ס} | 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. {S} |
| יא כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, הִנְנִי מֵקִים עָלֶיךָ רָעָה מִבֵּיתֶךָ, וְלָקַחְתִּי אֶת-נָשֶׁיךָ לְעֵינֶיךָ, וְנָתַתִּי לְרֵעֶיךָ; וְשָׁכַב עִם-נָשֶׁיךָ, לְעֵינֵי הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ הַזֹּאת. | 11 Thus saith the LORD: 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 neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. |
| יב כִּי אַתָּה, עָשִׂיתָ בַסָּתֶר; וַאֲנִי, אֶעֱשֶׂה אֶת-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה, נֶגֶד כָּל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְנֶגֶד הַשָּׁמֶשׁ. {ס} | 12 For thou didst it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.' {S} |
| יג וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-נָתָן, חָטָאתִי לַיהוָה; {ס} וַיֹּאמֶר נָתָן אֶל-דָּוִד, גַּם-יְהוָה הֶעֱבִיר חַטָּאתְךָ--לֹא תָמוּת. | 13 And David said unto Nathan: 'I have sinned against the LORD.' {S} And Nathan said unto David: 'The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. |
| יד אֶפֶס, כִּי-נִאֵץ נִאַצְתָּ אֶת-אֹיְבֵי יְהוָה, בַּדָּבָר, הַזֶּה; גַּם, הַבֵּן הַיִּלּוֹד לְךָ--מוֹת יָמוּת. | 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast greatly blasphemed the enemies of the LORD, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.' |
| טו וַיֵּלֶךְ נָתָן, אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ; וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה, אֶת-הַיֶּלֶד אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה אֵשֶׁת-אוּרִיָּה לְדָוִד--וַיֵּאָנַשׁ. | 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. |
| טז וַיְבַקֵּשׁ דָּוִד אֶת-הָאֱלֹהִים, בְּעַד הַנָּעַר; וַיָּצָם דָּוִד צוֹם, וּבָא וְלָן וְשָׁכַב אָרְצָה. | 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and as often as he went in, he lay all night upon the earth. |
| יז וַיָּקֻמוּ זִקְנֵי בֵיתוֹ, עָלָיו, לַהֲקִימוֹ, מִן-הָאָרֶץ; וְלֹא אָבָה, וְלֹא-בָרָא אִתָּם לָחֶם. | 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. |
| יח וַיְהִי בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי, וַיָּמָת הַיָּלֶד; וַיִּרְאוּ עַבְדֵי דָוִד לְהַגִּיד לוֹ כִּי-מֵת הַיֶּלֶד, כִּי אָמְרוּ הִנֵּה בִהְיוֹת הַיֶּלֶד חַי דִּבַּרְנוּ אֵלָיו וְלֹא-שָׁמַע בְּקוֹלֵנוּ, וְאֵיךְ נֹאמַר אֵלָיו מֵת הַיֶּלֶד, וְעָשָׂה רָעָה. | 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 hearkened not unto our voice; how then shall we tell him that the child is dead, so that he do himself some harm?' |
| יט וַיַּרְא דָּוִד, כִּי עֲבָדָיו מִתְלַחֲשִׁים, וַיָּבֶן דָּוִד, כִּי מֵת הַיָּלֶד; וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל-עֲבָדָיו הֲמֵת הַיֶּלֶד, וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵת. | 19 But when David saw that his servants whispered together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants: 'Is the child dead?' And they said: 'He is dead.' |
| כ וַיָּקָם דָּוִד מֵהָאָרֶץ וַיִּרְחַץ וַיָּסֶךְ, וַיְחַלֵּף שִׂמְלֹתָו, וַיָּבֹא בֵית-יְהוָה, וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ; וַיָּבֹא, אֶל-בֵּיתוֹ, וַיִּשְׁאַל, וַיָּשִׂימוּ לוֹ לֶחֶם וַיֹּאכַל. | 20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped; then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat. |
| כא וַיֹּאמְרוּ עֲבָדָיו אֵלָיו, מָה-הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָה; בַּעֲבוּר הַיֶּלֶד חַי, צַמְתָּ וַתֵּבְךְּ, וְכַאֲשֶׁר מֵת הַיֶּלֶד, קַמְתָּ וַתֹּאכַל לָחֶם. | 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.' |
| כב וַיֹּאמֶר--בְּעוֹד הַיֶּלֶד חַי, צַמְתִּי וָאֶבְכֶּה: כִּי אָמַרְתִּי מִי יוֹדֵעַ, יחנני וְחַנַּנִי יְהוָה וְחַי הַיָּלֶד. | 22 And he said: 'While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said: Who knoweth whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live? |
| כג וְעַתָּה מֵת, לָמָּה זֶּה אֲנִי צָם--הַאוּכַל לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ, עוֹד: אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ אֵלָיו, וְהוּא לֹא-יָשׁוּב אֵלָי. | 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.' |
| כד וַיְנַחֵם דָּוִד, אֵת בַּת-שֶׁבַע אִשְׁתּוֹ, וַיָּבֹא אֵלֶיהָ, וַיִּשְׁכַּב עִמָּהּ; וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן, ויקרא וַתִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ שְׁלֹמֹה, וַיהוָה, אֲהֵבוֹ. | 24 And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him; |
| כה וַיִּשְׁלַח, בְּיַד נָתָן הַנָּבִיא, וַיִּקְרָא אֶת-שְׁמוֹ, יְדִידְיָהּ--בַּעֲבוּר, יְהוָה. {פ} | 25 and He sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah, for the LORD'S sake. {P} |
| כו וַיִּלָּחֶם יוֹאָב, בְּרַבַּת בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן; וַיִּלְכֹּד, אֶת-עִיר הַמְּלוּכָה. | 26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. |
| כז וַיִּשְׁלַח יוֹאָב מַלְאָכִים, אֶל-דָּוִד; וַיֹּאמֶר נִלְחַמְתִּי בְרַבָּה, גַּם-לָכַדְתִּי אֶת-עִיר הַמָּיִם. | 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said: 'I have fought against Rabbah, yea, I have taken the city of waters. |
| כח וְעַתָּה, אֱסֹף אֶת-יֶתֶר הָעָם, וַחֲנֵה עַל-הָעִיר, וְלָכְדָהּ: פֶּן-אֶלְכֹּד אֲנִי אֶת-הָעִיר, וְנִקְרָא שְׁמִי עָלֶיהָ. | 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.' |
| כט וַיֶּאֱסֹף דָּוִד אֶת-כָּל-הָעָם, וַיֵּלֶךְ רַבָּתָה; וַיִּלָּחֶם בָּהּ, וַיִּלְכְּדָהּ. | 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. |
| ל וַיִּקַּח אֶת-עֲטֶרֶת-מַלְכָּם מֵעַל רֹאשׁוֹ וּמִשְׁקָלָהּ כִּכַּר זָהָב, וְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה, וַתְּהִי, עַל-רֹאשׁ דָּוִד; וּשְׁלַל הָעִיר הוֹצִיא, הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד. | 30 And he took the crown of Malcam 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. |
| לא וְאֶת-הָעָם אֲשֶׁר-בָּהּ הוֹצִיא, וַיָּשֶׂם בַּמְּגֵרָה וּבַחֲרִצֵי הַבַּרְזֶל וּבְמַגְזְרֹת הַבַּרְזֶל וְהֶעֱבִיר אוֹתָם במלכן בַּמַּלְבֵּן, וְכֵן יַעֲשֶׂה, לְכֹל עָרֵי בְנֵי-עַמּוֹן; וַיָּשָׁב דָּוִד וְכָל-הָעָם, יְרוּשָׁלִָם. {פ} | 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. {P} |