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2 Samuel 12
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Natán reprende a David

12 Entonces el Señor envió a Natán a David(A). Y Natán vino a él(B) y le dijo:

«Había dos hombres en una ciudad, el uno rico, y el otro pobre.
2 -»El rico tenía muchas ovejas y vacas.
3 -»Pero el pobre no tenía más que una corderita
Que él había comprado y criado,
La cual había crecido junto con él y con sus hijos.
Comía de su pan[a], bebía de su copa y dormía en su seno,
Y era como una hija(C) para él.
4 -»Vino un viajero a visitar al hombre rico
Y este no quiso[b] tomar de sus ovejas ni de sus vacas
Para preparar comida para el caminante que había venido a él,
Sino que tomó la corderita de aquel hombre pobre y la preparó para el hombre que había venido a visitarlo».

5 Y se encendió la ira de David en gran manera contra aquel hombre, y dijo a Natán: «Vive el Señor, que ciertamente el hombre que hizo esto merece morir[c](D); 6 y debe pagar cuatro veces(E) por la cordera, porque hizo esto y no tuvo compasión».

7 Entonces Natán dijo a David: «Tú eres aquel hombre(F). Así dice el Señor, Dios de Israel: “Yo te ungí(G) rey sobre Israel y te libré de la mano de Saúl. 8 Yo también entregué a tu cuidado[d] la casa de tu señor y las mujeres de tu señor, y te di la casa de Israel y de Judá(H); y si eso hubiera sido poco, te hubiera añadido muchas cosas como estas. 9 ¿Por qué has despreciado la palabra del Señor haciendo lo malo(I) ante Sus ojos? Has matado[e] a espada a Urías el hitita(J), has tomado su mujer para que sea mujer tuya(K), y a él lo has matado con la espada de los amonitas. 10 Ahora pues, la espada nunca se apartará de tu casa(L), porque me has despreciado y has tomado la mujer de Urías el hitita para que sea tu mujer”.

11 Así dice el Señor: “Por eso, de tu misma casa levantaré el mal contra ti; y aun tomaré tus mujeres delante de tus ojos y las daré a tu compañero, y este se acostará con tus mujeres(M) a plena luz del día[f]. 12 En verdad, tú lo hiciste en secreto(N), pero Yo haré esto delante de todo Israel(O) y a plena luz[g] del sol”». 13 Entonces David dijo a Natán: «He pecado contra el Señor(P)». Y Natán dijo a David: «El Señor ha quitado tu pecado[h]; no morirás(Q). 14 Sin embargo, por cuanto con este hecho has dado ocasión de blasfemar(R) a los enemigos del Señor, ciertamente morirá el niño que te ha nacido». 15 Y Natán regresó a su casa.

Entonces el Señor hirió al niño que la viuda[i] de Urías dio[j] a David, y se puso muy enfermo. 16 David rogó a Dios por el niño; y[k] ayunó(S), y fue y pasó la noche acostado en el suelo(T). 17 Los ancianos de su casa(U) se pusieron a su lado para levantarlo del suelo, pero él no quiso, y no comió con ellos. 18 Sucedió que al séptimo día el niño murió. Los siervos de David temían informarle que el niño había muerto, pues se decían: «Si cuando el niño todavía estaba vivo, le hablábamos y no nos escuchaba[l], ¿cómo, pues, vamos a decirle que el niño ha muerto? Puede hacerse daño». 19 Pero viendo David que sus siervos susurraban entre sí, comprendió[m] que el niño había muerto, y[n] dijo a sus siervos: «¿Ha muerto el niño?». «Ha muerto», respondieron ellos. 20 Entonces David se levantó del suelo, se lavó, se ungió y se cambió de ropa(V); entró en la casa del Señor y adoró(W). Después vino a su casa y cuando pidió, le pusieron comida delante y comió. 21 Así que sus siervos le dijeron: «¿Qué es esto que ha hecho? Mientras[o] el niño vivía, usted ayunaba y lloraba, pero cuando el niño murió, se levantó y comió pan[p]». 22 Y él respondió: «Mientras el niño aún vivía, yo ayunaba y lloraba(X), pues me decía: “¿Quién sabe si el Señor tendrá compasión de mí y el niño viva(Y)?”. 23 Pero ahora que ha muerto, ¿por qué he de ayunar? ¿Podré hacer que vuelva? Yo iré a él(Z), pero él no volverá a mí(AA)».

24 Entonces David consoló a Betsabé su mujer, y vino a ella y se acostó con ella; y ella dio a luz un hijo; y él[q] le puso por nombre Salomón(AB). Y el Señor lo amó, 25 y envió un mensaje por medio[r] del profeta Natán, y le puso el nombre de Jedidías[s], por causa del Señor.

David conquista a Rabá

26 (AC)Joab combatió contra Rabá, ciudad de los amonitas, y conquistó la ciudad real(AD). 27 Entonces Joab envió mensajeros a David que le dijeran: «He combatido contra Rabá, y también he tomado la ciudad de las aguas. 28 Ahora pues, reúna el resto del pueblo y acampe contra la ciudad y tómela, no sea que tome yo la ciudad y sea llamada por mi nombre».

29 David reunió a todo el pueblo y fue a Rabá, y peleó contra ella y la tomó. 30 Quitó la corona de la cabeza de su rey[t], la cual pesaba 34 kilos de oro y tenía una piedra preciosa, y fue puesta[u] sobre la cabeza de David. Y él sacó botín de la ciudad en grandes cantidades(AE). 31 Y la gente que había en ella, la sacó y la puso a trabajar con sierras, con trillos de hierro y con hachas de hierro; también la puso a trabajar en[v] los hornos de ladrillos(AF). Así hizo a todas las ciudades de los amonitas. Entonces regresó David con todo el pueblo a Jerusalén.

Footnotes

  1. 12:3 Lit. bocado.
  2. 12:4 Lit. y se abstuvo de.
  3. 12:5 Lit. es un hijo de muerte.
  4. 12:8 Lit. en tu seno.
  5. 12:9 Lit. herido.
  6. 12:11 Lit. a vista de este sol.
  7. 12:12 Lit. delante.
  8. 12:13 Lit. hecho que tu pecado pase.
  9. 12:15 Lit. mujer.
  10. 12:15 Lit. dio a luz.
  11. 12:16 Lit. y David.
  12. 12:18 Lit. no escuchaba nuestra voz.
  13. 12:19 Lit. David entendió.
  14. 12:19 Lit. y David.
  15. 12:21 Lit. Por causa de que.
  16. 12:21 O alimento.
  17. 12:24 Algunos mss. y dos versiones antiguas dicen: ella.
  18. 12:25 Lit. mano.
  19. 12:25 I.e. amado del Señor.
  20. 12:30 O de Milcam; véase Sof. 1:5.
  21. 12:30 Lit. estaba.
  22. 12:31 Lit. y los hizo pasar por.
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Nathan’s Parable and David’s Confession

12 Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And (A)he came to him, and (B)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 refused 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 So David’s anger was greatly aroused against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this [a]shall surely die! 6 And he shall restore (C)fourfold for the lamb, because he did this thing and because he had no pity.”

7 Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘I (D)anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if that had been too little, I also would have given you much more! 9 (E)Why have you (F)despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in His sight? (G)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 people of Ammon. 10 Now therefore, (H)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 the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up adversity against you from your own house; and I will (I)take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, (J)but I will do this thing before all Israel, before the sun.’ ”

13 (K)So David said to Nathan, (L)“I have sinned against the Lord.”

And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has (M)put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord (N)to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.” 15 Then Nathan departed to his house.

The Death of David’s Son

And the (O)Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it became ill. 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and (P)lay all night on the ground. 17 So 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 Then 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 was dead. For they said, “Indeed, while the child was alive, we spoke to him, and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm!”

19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?”

And they said, “He is dead.”

20 So David arose from the ground, washed and (Q)anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and (R)worshiped. 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 died, you arose and ate food.”

22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; (S)for I said, ‘Who can tell whether [b]the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’ 23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go (T)to him, but (U)he shall not return to me.”

Solomon Is Born

24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So (V)she bore a son, and (W)he[c] called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, 25 and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So [d]he called his name [e]Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

Rabbah Is Captured(X)

26 Now (Y)Joab fought against (Z)Rabbah of the people of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, and I have taken the city’s water supply. 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.” 29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it. 30 (AA)Then 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 [f]spoil of the city in great abundance. 31 And he brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work with saws and iron picks and iron axes, and made them cross over to the brick works. So he did to all the cities of the people of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:5 deserves to die, lit. is a son of death
  2. 2 Samuel 12:22 Heb. mss., Syr. God
  3. 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  4. 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  5. 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord
  6. 2 Samuel 12:30 plunder
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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

  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.
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