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2 Samuel 12
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2 Samuel 12
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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. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 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.
4 “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.”
5 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! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over,(I) because he did such a thing and had no pity.”
7 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. 8 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. 9 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
- 2 Samuel 12:14 An ancient Hebrew scribal tradition; Masoretic Text for the enemies of
- 2 Samuel 12:16 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have in sackcloth.
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.
- 2 Samuel 12:30 Or from Milkom’s (that is, Molek’s)
- 2 Samuel 12:30 That is, about 75 pounds or about 34 kilograms
- 2 Samuel 12:31 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
2 Samuel 12
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2 Samuel 12
New American Standard Bible
Nathan Rebukes David
12 Then the Lord sent (A)Nathan to David. And (B)he came to him and [a]said,
“There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.
2 The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.
3 But the poor man had nothing at all except (C)one little ewe lamb
Which he bought and nurtured;
And it grew up together with him and his children.
It would eat [b]scraps from him and drink from his cup and lie [c]in his lap,
And was like a daughter to him.
4 Now a visitor came to the wealthy man,
And he could not bring himself to take any animal from his own flock or his own herd,
To prepare for the traveler who had come to him;
So he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
5 Then David’s anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this certainly [d](D)deserves to die! 6 So he must make restitution for the lamb (E)four times over, since he did this thing and [e]had no compassion.”
7 Nathan then said to David, “(F)You yourself are the man! This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘(G)It is I who anointed you as king over Israel, and it is I who rescued you from the hand of Saul. 8 I also gave you (H)your master’s house and put your master’s wives [f]into your care, and I gave you the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added to you [g]many more things like these! 9 Why (I)have you despised the word of the Lord, by doing evil in His sight? (J)You have struck and killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, you (K)have taken his wife as your wife, and you have slaughtered him with the sword of the sons of Ammon. 10 Now then, (L)the sword shall never leave your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’ 11 This is what the Lord says: ‘Behold, I am going to raise up evil against you from your own household; (M)I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will sleep with your wives in [h]broad daylight. 12 Indeed, (N)you did it secretly, but (O)I will do this thing before all Israel, and [i]in open daylight.’” 13 Then David said to Nathan, “(P)I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has (Q)allowed your sin to pass; you shall not die. 14 However, since by this deed you have (R)shown utter disrespect for the [j]Lord, the child himself who is born to you shall certainly die.” 15 Then Nathan went to his house.
Loss of a Child
Later the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s [k]widow bore to David, so that he was very sick. 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child; and David (S)fasted and went and (T)lay all night on the ground. 17 (U)The elders of his household stood beside him in order to help him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food with them. 18 Then it happened on the seventh day that the child died. And David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was still alive, we spoke to him and he did not listen to [l]us. How then can we tell him that the child is dead, since he might do himself harm?” 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; so David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.” 20 So David got up from the ground, (V)washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and (W)worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and when he asked, they served him food, and he ate.
21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was [m]alive; but when the child died, you got up and ate food.” 22 And he said, “While the child was still alive, (X)I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘(Y)Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’ 23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? (Z)I am going to him, but (AA)he will not return to me.”
Solomon Born
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and slept with her; and she gave birth to a son, and [n](AB)he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, 25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him [o]Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.
War Again
26 (AC)Now Joab fought against (AD)Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city. 27 Then Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters. 28 Now then, gather the rest of the people and camp opposite the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me.” 29 So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah, and he fought against it and captured it. 30 Then (AE)he took the crown of [p]their king from his head; and its weight was a [q]talent of gold, and it had a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the plunder of the city in great amounts. 31 He also brought out the people who were in it, and (AF)put some to work at saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and made [r]others [s]serve at the brick [t]works. And he did the same to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:1 Lit said to him
- 2 Samuel 12:3 Lit his piece
- 2 Samuel 12:3 Or on his chest
- 2 Samuel 12:5 Lit is a son of death
- 2 Samuel 12:6 Or showed no consideration
- 2 Samuel 12:8 Lit on your lap; or chest
- 2 Samuel 12:8 Lit like these and like these
- 2 Samuel 12:11 Lit the sight of this sun
- 2 Samuel 12:12 Lit before the sun
- 2 Samuel 12:14 Lit enemies of the Lord (a euphemistic reference to God); DSS word of the Lord
- 2 Samuel 12:15 Lit wife
- 2 Samuel 12:18 Lit our voice
- 2 Samuel 12:21 Some ancient versions still alive
- 2 Samuel 12:24 Some mss she
- 2 Samuel 12:25 I.e., beloved of the Lord
- 2 Samuel 12:30 Or Milcom; MT Malcam, prob. a variant spelling of Milcom; cf. Zeph 1:5
- 2 Samuel 12:30 About 75 lb. or 34 kg
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit them
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Another reading of MT lit pass through
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Lit mold; i.e., for molding bricks
2 Samuel 12
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2 Samuel 12
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Denuncia de Natán y castigo de David
12 El Señor envió a Natán a ver a David. Cuando llegó, le dijo:
— En una ciudad vivían dos hombres, uno rico y otro pobre. 2 El rico tenía muchos rebaños de ovejas y vacas. 3 Pero el pobre no tenía nada más que una pequeña cordera que había comprado. La había criado y había crecido con él y con sus hijos. Comía de su boca, bebía de su vaso y dormía en su regazo, como una hija. 4 Un día que el rico tuvo una visita, no quiso utilizar ninguna de sus ovejas y vacas para preparárselas a su visitante, sino que tomó la corderilla del pobre y se la preparó al hombre que lo había visitado.
5 David se enfureció contra aquel hombre y le dijo a Natán:
— ¡Por Dios! ¡El hombre que ha hecho eso merece la muerte! 6 ¡Y tendrá que pagar cuatro veces el precio de la corderilla, por haber actuado así, sin mostrar compasión!
7 Entonces Natán dijo a David:
— ¡Ese hombre eres tú! Y esto te dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Yo te ungí como rey de Israel y te libré del poder de Saúl. 8 Yo te entregué la casa de tu señor y puse sus mujeres en tus brazos; te entregué las tribus de Israel y de Judá y, por si esto fuera poco, pensaba darte aún mucho más”. 9 ¿Por qué has despreciado la palabra del Señor, haciendo lo que le desagrada? Has asesinado a Urías, el hitita, por medio de la espada amonita, y te has apoderado de su mujer. 10 Pues bien, por haberme despreciado, tomando a la mujer de Urías, el hitita, para convertirla en tu esposa, la espada ya nunca abandonará tu casa. 11 Esto dice el Señor: Yo haré que la desgracia te sobrevenga desde tu propia casa. Tomaré tus mujeres en tu propia cara y se las entregaré a tu prójimo, para que se acueste con ellas en tu cara y a la luz de este sol. 12 Lo que tú hiciste a escondidas yo lo haré delante de todo el pueblo y a plena luz.
13 David dijo a Natán:
— ¡He pecado contra el Señor!
Natán le respondió:
— El Señor ha perdonado tu pecado. No morirás. 14 Pero por haber despreciado totalmente al Señor actuando así, el hijo que has tenido morirá.
15 Natán se fue a su casa.
El Señor hirió al hijo que la mujer de Urías había dado a David y cayó enfermo. 16 David suplicó a Dios por el niño, hizo ayuno y pasaba las noches acostado en el suelo. 17 Los ancianos de su casa intentaron levantarlo del suelo, pero él no quiso y tampoco aceptó comer nada con ellos. 18 Al séptimo día murió el niño y los servidores de David temían darle la noticia de su muerte, pues se decían:
— Si cuando el niño estaba vivo, le hablábamos y no nos escuchaba, ¿cómo vamos a decirle ahora que ha muerto el niño? ¡Cometerá alguna locura!
19 David se dio cuenta de que sus servidores cuchicheaban entre sí y comprendió que el niño había muerto. David preguntó a sus servidores:
— ¿Ha muerto el niño?
Ellos respondieron:
— Sí, ha muerto.
20 Entonces David se levantó del suelo, se bañó, se perfumó, se cambió de ropa y fue a la casa del Señor para adorarlo. Luego volvió a su casa, pidió que le prepararan de comer y comió. 21 Sus servidores le preguntaron:
— ¿Por qué actúas así? Mientras el niño estaba vivo, ayunabas y llorabas por él; y ahora que ha muerto, te levantas y te pones a comer.
22 Pero David les contestó:
— Mientras el niño estaba vivo, yo ayunaba y lloraba por él, pensando que el Señor podría apiadarse de mí y dejaría vivir al niño. 23 Pero ahora que ha muerto, ¿por qué voy a seguir ayunando? ¿Acaso podría recuperarlo? ¡Soy yo el que irá junto a él, pero él no volverá junto a mí!
24 Luego David consoló a su mujer Betsabé, fue a verla y se acostó con ella. Tuvo un hijo y David le puso de nombre Salomón. El Señor lo amó 25 y envió al profeta Natán, que le puso de sobrenombre Jedidías, en honor del Señor.
La conquista de Rabá (1 Cr 20,1-3)
26 Joab atacó Rabá, la capital amonita, y se apoderó de la ciudad real. 27 Entonces envió mensajeros para decirle a David:
— He atacado Rabá y me he apoderado de la ciudadela de las aguas. 28 Moviliza, pues, al resto del ejército y ven a asediar la ciudad para conquistarla. Pues, si la conquisto yo, le pondrán mi nombre.
29 David movilizó a todo el ejército, marchó hacia Rabá, la atacó y la conquistó. 30 Se apoderó de la corona real, la corona que pesaba treinta y tres kilos de oro, y de una piedra preciosa, que David puso sobre su cabeza, y sacó de la ciudad un inmenso botín. 31 Sacó también a la gente que había en la ciudad y la puso a trabajar con sierras, picos y hachas o a fabricar ladrillos. Y lo mismo hizo con todas las ciudades amonitas. Después David regresó con todo el ejército a Jerusalén.
2 Sámuel 12
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2 Sámuel 12
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12 Elküldé azért az Úr Dávidhoz Nátán [prófétát,] ki bemenvén hozzá, monda néki: Két ember vala egy városban, egyik gazdag, a másik szegény.
2 A gazdagnak felette sok juhai és ökrei valának;
3 A szegénynek pedig semmije nem vala egyéb egy kis nõstény báránykájánál, a melyet vett és táplált vala, s felnevelkedett nála gyermekeivel együtt; saját falatjából evett és poharából ivott és keblén aludt, és néki olyan vala, mintegy leánya.
4 Mikor pedig utazó vendége érkezett a gazdagnak: sajnált az õ ökrei és juhai közül hozatni, hogy a vendégnek ételt készítsen belõle, a ki hozzá ment vala; hanem elvevé a szegénytõl az õ bárányát, és azt fõzeté meg a vendégnek, a ki hozzá ment.
5 Akkor felgerjede Dávidnak haragja az ember ellen, és monda Nátánnak: Él az Úr, hogy halálnak fia az az ember, a ki azt cselekedte.
6 A bárányért pedig négy annyit kell adnia, mivelhogy ezt mívelte, és annak nem kedvezett.
7 És monda Nátán Dávidnak: Te vagy az az ember! Ezt mondja az Úr, Izráelnek Istene: Én kentelek fel téged, hogy király légy Izráel felett, és megszabadítottalak téged a Saul kezébõl.
8 És néked adtam a te urad házát, és a te uradnak feleségeit a te kebeledbe; ennek felette néked adtam Izráelnek és Júdának házát; [és] ha még ez kevés [volt,] ezt s ezt adtam volna néked.
9 Miért vetetted meg az Úrnak beszédét, oly dolgot cselekedvén, mely útálatos õ elõtte? A Hitteus Uriást fegyverrel ölted meg, és az õ feleségét magadnak vetted feleségül; magát pedig az Ammon fiainak fegyverével ölted meg.
10 Most azért ne távozzék el a fegyver soha házadból, mivel megútáltál engem, és a Hitteus Uriás feleségét elvetted, hogy feleséged legyen.
11 Ezt mondja az Úr: Ímé én épen a saját házadból bocsátok reád csapásokat, és feleségeidet szemed láttára veszem el, és adom más felebarátodnak, és hál a te feleségeiddel fényes nappal.
12 Mert te titkon cselekedtél; de én az egész Izráel elõtt és napvilágnál cselekeszem azt.
13 Monda azért Dávid Nátánnak: Vétkeztem az Úr ellen! És monda Nátán Dávidnak: Az Úr is elvette a te bûnödet, nem fogsz meghalni.
14 Mindazáltal, mivel alkalmat adtál a gyalázásra az Úr ellenségeinek e dologban: a te fiad is, a ki lett néked, bizonynyal meghal.
15 Ezekután elméne Nátán az õ házához. És megveré az Úr a gyermeket, a kit az Uriás felesége szült vala Dávidnak; és megbetegedék.
16 És könyörge Dávid az Istennek a gyermekért, és bõjtöle is Dávid, és bemenvén, a földön feküvék éjjel.
17 Felkelének azért az õ házának vénei [és menének] õ hozzá, hogy felemeljék õt a földrõl: de nem akará, és nem is evék õ velek kenyeret.
18 Hetednapra azért meghala a gyermek, és nem merik vala a Dávid szolgái néki megmondani, hogy meghalt a gyermek, mert ezt mondják vala: Ímé, még mikor a gyermek élt, szólottunk néki és meg sem hallotta szónkat; hogyan mondanánk meg néki, hogy meghalt a gyermek, hogy [magának] bajt szerezzen?
19 Látván pedig Dávid, hogy az õ szolgái suttognak, eszébe vevé Dávid, hogy meghalt a gyermek, és monda Dávid az õ szolgáinak: Meghalt-é a gyermek? Azok mondának: Meghalt.
20 Felkelvén azért Dávid a földrõl, megmosdék és megkené magát és más ruhát võn magára, és bemenvén az Úr házába, imádkozék. Azután beméne a maga házába, és kérésére kenyeret vivének eleibe, és evék.
21 Akkor mondának az õ szolgái néki: Mi dolog ez, a mit míveltél? Míg a gyermek élt, bõjtöltél és sírtál; most pedig, hogy meghalt a gyermek, felkelél és kenyeret ettél.
22 Monda õ: Míg a gyermek élt, addig bõjtöltem és sírtam; mert ezt mondottam: Ki tudja, talán az Úr könyörül rajtam, és megél a gyermek.
23 De most, [hogy] meghalt, vajjon miért bõjtölnék? Vajjon visszahozhatom-é azzal? Én megyek õ hozzá, de õ nem jõ ide vissza én hozzám.
24 És megvigasztalá Dávid az õ feleségét, Bethsabét, és beméne hozzá, és vele hála. És õ szült fiat, és nevezé annak nevét Salamonnak, és az Úr szereté azt,
25 A mint megizente vala Nátán próféta által, ki nevezé az õ nevét Jedidjának, az Úrért.
26 Joáb pedig hadakozék az Ammon fiainak [városa,] Rabba ellen, és megvevé a királyi várost.
27 És követeket külde Dávidhoz Joáb ilyen követséggel: Hadakoztam Rabba ellen, és meg is vettem a város[nak egyik részét, a hol a víz van.]
28 Most azért gyûjtsd egybe a népnek maradékát, és szállj táborba a város ellen, foglald el azt, nehogy valamiképen, ha én foglalnám el, róla neveztessék az én nevem.
29 Egybegyûjté azért Dávid mind az egész népet, és aláméne Rabba ellen, és harczola ellene, és elfoglalá azt.
30 És elvevé az õ királyuknak koronáját annak fejérõl, melynek súlya egy tálentum arany volt, és drága [kövekkel vala rakva,] és lõn a Dávid fején, és a városból felette sok zsákmányt hozott el.
31 A népet pedig, mely benne [vala,] kihozatá; és némelyét fûrész, némelyét vasborona alá, némelyét fejsze alá vetteté; némelyeket mészkemenczén vitt által, és így cselekedék az Ammon fiainak minden városával. Haza méne azután Dávid és az egész nép Jeruzsálembe.
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