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12 A’r Arglwydd a anfonodd Nathan at Dafydd. Ac efe a ddaeth ato ef, ac a ddywedodd wrtho, Dau ŵr oedd yn yr un ddinas; y naill yn gyfoethog, a’r llall yn dlawd. Gan y cyfoethog yr oedd llawer iawn o ddefaid a gwartheg: A chan y tlawd nid oedd dim ond un oenig fechan, yr hon a brynasai efe, ac a fagasai; a hi a gynyddasai gydag ef, a chyda’i blant: o’i damaid ef y bwytâi hi, ac o’i gwpan ef yr yfai hi, ac yn ei fynwes ef y gorweddai hi, ac yr oedd hi iddo megis merch. Ac ymdeithydd a ddaeth at y gŵr cyfoethog; ond efe a arbedodd gymryd o’i ddefaid ei hun, ac o’i wartheg ei hun, i arlwyo i’r ymdeithydd a ddaethai ato; ond efe a gymerth oenig y gŵr tlawd, ac a’i paratôdd i’r gŵr a ddaethai ato. A digofaint Dafydd a enynnodd yn ddirfawr wrth y gŵr; ac efe a ddywedodd wrth Nathan, Fel mai byw yr Arglwydd, euog o farwolaeth yw y gŵr a wnaeth hyn. A’r oenig a dâl efe adref yn bedwar dyblyg; oherwydd iddo wneuthur y peth hyn, ac nad arbedodd.

A dywedodd Nathan wrth Dafydd, Ti yw y gŵr. Fel hyn y dywed Arglwydd Dduw Israel; Myfi a’th eneiniais di yn frenin ar Israel, myfi hefyd a’th waredais di o law Saul: Rhoddais hefyd i ti dŷ dy arglwydd, a gwragedd dy arglwydd yn dy fynwes, a mi a roddais i ti dŷ Israel a Jwda; a phe rhy fychan fuasai hynny, myfi a roddaswn i ti fwy o lawer. Paham y dirmygaist air yr Arglwydd, i wneuthur drwg yn ei olwg ef? Ureias yr Hethiad a drewaist ti â’r cleddyf, a’i wraig ef a gymeraist i ti yn wraig, a thi a’i lleddaist ef â chleddyf meibion Ammon. 10 Yn awr gan hynny nid ymedy y cleddyf â’th dŷ di byth; oherwydd i ti fy nirmygu i, a chymryd gwraig Ureias yr Hethiad i fod yn wraig i ti. 11 Fel hyn y dywed yr Arglwydd; Wele, myfi a gyfodaf i’th erbyn ddrwg o’th dŷ dy hun, a mi a ddygaf dy wragedd di yng ngŵydd dy lygaid, ac a’u rhoddaf hwynt i’th gymydog, ac efe a orwedd gyda’th wragedd di yng ngolwg yr haul hwn. 12 Er i ti wneuthur mewn dirgelwch; eto myfi a wnaf y peth hyn gerbron holl Israel, a cherbron yr haul. 13 A dywedodd Dafydd wrth Nathan, Pechais yn erbyn yr Arglwydd. A Nathan a ddywedodd wrth Dafydd, Yr Arglwydd hefyd a dynnodd ymaith dy bechod di: ni byddi di marw. 14 Eto, oherwydd i ti beri i elynion yr Arglwydd gablu trwy y peth hyn, y plentyn a anwyd i ti a fydd marw yn ddiau.

15 A Nathan a aeth i’w dŷ. A’r Arglwydd a drawodd y plentyn a blantasai gwraig Ureias i Dafydd; ac efe a aeth yn glaf iawn. 16 Dafydd am hynny a ymbiliodd â Duw dros y bachgen; a Dafydd a ymprydiodd ympryd, ac a aeth ac a orweddodd ar y ddaear ar hyd y nos. 17 A henuriaid ei dŷ ef a gyfodasant ato ef, i beri iddo godi oddi ar y ddaear: ond ni fynnai efe, ac ni fwytâi fara gyda hwynt. 18 Ac ar y seithfed dydd y bu farw y plentyn. A gweision Dafydd a ofnasant fynegi iddo ef farw y bachgen: canys dywedasant, Wele, tra oedd y bachgen yn fyw y llefarasom wrtho, ond ni wrandawai ar ein llais, pa fodd gan hynny yr ymofidia, os dywedwn wrtho farw y plentyn? 19 Ond pan welodd Dafydd ei weision yn sibrwd, deallodd Dafydd farw y plentyn: a Dafydd a ddywedodd wrth ei weision, A fu farw y plentyn? A hwy a ddywedasant, Efe a fu farw. 20 Yna Dafydd a gyfododd oddi ar y ddaear, ac a ymolchodd, ac a ymeneiniodd, ac a newidiodd ei ddillad, ac a ddaeth i dŷ yr Arglwydd, ac a addolodd: wedi hynny y daeth efe i’w dŷ ei hun; ac a ofynnodd, a hwy a roddasant iddo fara, ac efe a fwytaodd. 21 Yna ei weision a ddywedasant wrtho ef, Pa beth yw hyn a wnaethost ti? dros y plentyn byw yr ymprydiaist, ac yr wylaist; ond pan fu y plentyn farw, ti a gyfodaist ac a fwyteaist fara. 22 Ac efe a ddywedodd, Tra yr ydoedd y plentyn yn fyw, yr ymprydiais ac yr wylais: canys mi a ddywedais, Pwy a ŵyr a drugarha yr Arglwydd wrthyf, fel y byddo byw y plentyn? 23 Ond yn awr efe fu farw, i ba beth yr ymprydiwn? a allaf fi ei ddwyn ef yn ei ôl mwyach? myfi a af ato ef, ond ni ddychwel efe ataf fi.

24 A Dafydd a gysurodd Bathseba ei wraig, ac a aeth i mewn ati hi, ac a orweddodd gyda hi: a hi a ymddûg fab, ac efe a alwodd ei enw ef Solomon. A’r Arglwydd a’i carodd ef. 25 Ac efe a anfonodd trwy law Nathan y proffwyd; ac efe a alwodd ei enw ef Jedidia oblegid yr Arglwydd.

26 A Joab a ymladdodd yn erbyn Rabba meibion Ammon, ac a enillodd y frenhinol ddinas. 27 A Joab a anfonodd genhadau at Dafydd, ac a ddywedodd, Rhyfelais yn erbyn Rabba, ac a enillais ddinas y dyfroedd. 28 Yn awr gan hynny casgl weddill y bobl, a gwersylla yn erbyn y ddinas, ac ennill hi; rhag i mi ennill y ddinas, a galw fy enw i arni hi. 29 A Dafydd a gasglodd yr holl bobl, ac a aeth i Rabba, ac a ymladdodd yn ei herbyn, ac a’i henillodd hi. 30 Ac efe a gymerodd goron eu brenin hwynt oddi am ei ben; a’i phwys hi oedd dalent o aur, gyda’r maen gwerthfawr: a hi a osodwyd ar ben Dafydd. Ac efe a ddug ymaith o’r ddinas anrhaith fawr iawn. 31 Ac efe a ddug ymaith y bobl oedd ynddi, ac a’u gosododd dan lifiau, a than ogau heyrn, a than fwyeill heyrn, ac a’u bwriodd hwynt i’r odynau calch: ac felly y gwnaeth i holl ddinasoedd meibion Ammon. A dychwelodd Dafydd a’r holl bobl i Jerwsalem.

Nathan Rebukes David(A)

12 The Lord sent Nathan(B) to David.(C) When he came to him,(D) he said, “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

“Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”

David(E) burned with anger(F) against the man(G) and said to Nathan, “As surely as the Lord lives,(H) the man who did this must die! He must pay for that lamb four times over,(I) because he did such a thing and had no pity.”

Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!(J) This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed(K) you(L) king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. I gave your master’s house to you,(M) and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. Why did you despise(N) the word of the Lord by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down(O) Uriah(P) the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed(Q) him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now, therefore, the sword(R) will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’

11 “This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household(S) I am going to bring calamity on you.(T) Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight.(U) 12 You did it in secret,(V) but I will do this thing in broad daylight(W) before all Israel.’”

13 Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned(X) against the Lord.”

Nathan replied, “The Lord has taken away(Y) your sin.(Z) You are not going to die.(AA) 14 But because by doing this you have shown utter contempt for[a] the Lord,(AB) the son born to you will die.”

15 After Nathan had gone home, the Lord struck(AC) the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill. 16 David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying(AD) in sackcloth[b] on the ground. 17 The elders of his household stood beside him to get him up from the ground, but he refused,(AE) and he would not eat any food with them.(AF)

18 On the seventh day the child died. David’s attendants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they thought, “While the child was still living, he wouldn’t listen to us when we spoke to him. How can we now tell him the child is dead? He may do something desperate.”

19 David noticed that his attendants were whispering among themselves, and he realized the child was dead. “Is the child dead?” he asked.

“Yes,” they replied, “he is dead.”

20 Then David got up from the ground. After he had washed,(AG) put on lotions and changed his clothes,(AH) he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they served him food, and he ate.

21 His attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept,(AI) but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!”

22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows?(AJ) The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.’(AK) 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(AL) but he will not return to me.”(AM)

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(AN) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(AO) The Lord loved him; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[c](AP)

26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah(AQ) of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel. 27 Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply. 28 Now muster the rest of the troops and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will take the city, and it will be named after me.”

29 So David mustered the entire army and went to Rabbah, and attacked and captured it. 30 David took the crown(AR) from their king’s[d] head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent[e] of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city 31 and brought out the people who were there, consigning them to labor with saws and with iron picks and axes, and he made them work at brickmaking.[f] David did this to all the Ammonite(AS) towns. Then he and his entire army returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:14 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of
  2. 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
  3. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.
  4. 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from Milkom’s (that is, Molek’s)
  5. 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
  6. 2 Samuel 12:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.