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
- 12:3 Lit. bocado.
- 12:4 Lit. y se abstuvo de.
- 12:5 Lit. es un hijo de muerte.
- 12:8 Lit. en tu seno.
- 12:9 Lit. herido.
- 12:11 Lit. a vista de este sol.
- 12:12 Lit. delante.
- 12:13 Lit. hecho que tu pecado pase.
- 12:15 Lit. mujer.
- 12:15 Lit. dio a luz.
- 12:16 Lit. y David.
- 12:18 Lit. no escuchaba nuestra voz.
- 12:19 Lit. David entendió.
- 12:19 Lit. y David.
- 12:21 Lit. Por causa de que.
- 12:21 O alimento.
- 12:24 Algunos mss. y dos versiones antiguas dicen: ella.
- 12:25 Lit. mano.
- 12:25 I.e. amado del Señor.
- 12:30 O de Milcam; véase Sof. 1:5.
- 12:30 Lit. estaba.
- 12:31 Lit. y los hizo pasar por.
2 Samuel 12
English Standard Version
Nathan Rebukes David
12 And the Lord sent (A)Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, (B)“There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds, 3 but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms,[a] and it was like a daughter to him. 4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest 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 Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, (C)“As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die, 6 and he shall restore the lamb (D)fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”
7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, (E)‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. 8 And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more. 9 (F)Why have you despised the word of the Lord, (G)to do what is evil in his sight? (H)You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and (I)have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now therefore 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 evil against you out of your own house. And I will 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 and before the sun.’” 13 (K)David said to Nathan, (L)“I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, (M)“The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die. 14 Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly (N)scorned the Lord,[b] the child who is born to you shall die.” 15 Then Nathan went to his house.
David's Child Dies
And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and he became sick. 16 David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David (O)fasted and went in (P)and lay all night on the ground. 17 And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them. 18 On the seventh day 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 did not listen to us. How then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm.” 19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.” 20 Then David arose from the earth (Q)and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord (R)and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, 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 alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.” 22 He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, (S)‘Who knows whether 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 to him, (T)but he will not return to me.”
Solomon's Birth
24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and (U)she bore a son, and he called his name (V)Solomon. And the Lord loved him 25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[c] because of the Lord.
Rabbah Is Captured
26 (W)Now Joab (X)fought against (Y)Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters. 28 Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name.” 29 So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it. 30 And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent[d] of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David's head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 31 And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes and made them toil at[e] the brick kilns. And thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:3 Hebrew bosom; also verse 8
- 2 Samuel 12:14 Masoretic Text the enemies of the Lord; Dead Sea Scroll the word of the Lord
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord
- 2 Samuel 12:30 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 2 Samuel 12:31 Hebrew pass through
2 Samuel 12
New King James Version
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
- 2 Samuel 12:5 deserves to die, lit. is a son of death
- 2 Samuel 12:22 Heb. mss., Syr. God
- 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord
- 2 Samuel 12:30 plunder
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