1 O Senhor, pois, enviou Natã a Davi. E, entrando ele a ter com Davi, disse-lhe: Havia numa cidade dois homens, um rico e outro pobre.

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

2 O rico tinha rebanhos e manadas em grande número;

The rich had very many flocks and herds;

3 m as o pobre não tinha coisa alguma, senão uma pequena cordeira que comprara e criara; ela crescera em companhia dele e de seus filhos; do seu bocado comia, do seu copo bebia, e dormia em seu regaço; e ele a tinha como filha.

but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

4 C hegou um viajante ã casa do rico; e este, não querendo tomar das suas ovelhas e do seu gado para guisar para o viajante que viera a ele, tomou a cordeira do pobre e a preparou para o seu hóspede.

And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.

5 E ntão a ira de Davi se acendeu em grande maneira contra aquele homem; e disse a Natã: Vive o Senhor, que digno de morte é o homem que fez isso.

Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

6 P ela cordeira restituirá o quádruplo, porque fez tal coisa, e não teve compaixão.

and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

7 E ntão disse Natã a Davi: Esse homem és tu! Assim diz o Senhor Deus de Israel: Eu te ungi rei sobre Israel, livrei-te da mão de Saul,

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

8 e te dei a casa de teu senhor, e as mulheres de teu senhor em teu seio; também te dei a casa de Israel e de Judá. E se isso fosse pouco, te acrescentaria outro tanto.

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 had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

9 P or que desprezaste a palavra do Senhor, fazendo o mal diante de seus olhos? A Urias, o heteu, mataste ã espada, e a sua mulher tomaste para ser tua mulher; sim, a ele mataste com a espada dos amonitas.

Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

10 A gora, pois, a espada jamais se apartará da tua casa, porquanto me desprezaste, e tomaste a mulher de Urias, o heteu, para ser tua mulher.

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.

11 A ssim diz o Senhor: Eis que suscitarei da tua própria casa o mal sobre ti, e tomarei tuas mulheres perante os teus olhos, e as darei a teu próximo, o qual se deitará com tuas mulheres ã luz deste sol.

Thus saith Jehovah: 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.

12 P ois tu o fizeste em oculto; mas eu farei este negócio perante todo o Israel e ã luz do sol.

For thou didst secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.

13 E ntão disse Davi a Natã: Pequei contra o Senhor. Tornou Natã a Davi: Também o Senhor perdoou o teu pecado; não morreras.

And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

14 T odavia, porquanto com este feito deste lugar a que os inimigos do Senhor blasfemem, o filho que te nasceu certamente morrerá.

Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

15 E ntão Natã foi para sua casa. Depois o Senhor feriu a criança que a mulher de Urias dera a Davi, de sorte que adoeceu gravemente.

And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.

16 D avi, pois, buscou a Deus pela criança, e observou rigoroso jejum e, recolhendo-se, passava a noite toda prostrado sobre a terra.

And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

17 E ntão os anciãos da sua casa se puseram ao lado dele para o fazerem levantar-se da terra; porém ele não quis, nem comeu com eles.

And the elders of his house arose, to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.

18 A o sétimo dia a criança morreu; e temiam os servos de Davi dizer-lhe que a criança tinha morrido; pois diziam: Eis que, sendo a criança ainda viva, lhe falávamos, porém ele não dava ouvidos ã nossa voz; como, pois, lhe diremos que a criança morreu? Poderá cometer um desatino.

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 to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

19 D avi, porém, percebeu que seus servos cochichavam entre si, e entendeu que a criança havia morrido; pelo que perguntou a seus servos: Morreu a criança? E eles responderam: Morreu.

But David saw that his servants whispered, and David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

20 E ntão Davi se levantou da terra, lavou-se, ungiu-se, e mudou de vestes; e, entrando na casa do Senhor, adorou. Depois veio a sua casa, e pediu o que comer; e lho deram, e ele comeu.

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and entered into the house of Jehovah and worshipped; then he came to his own house and required them to set bread before him, and he ate.

21 E ntão os seus servos lhe disseram: Que é isso que fizeste? pela criança viva jejuaste e choraste; porém depois que a criança morreu te levantaste e comeste.

And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.

22 R espondeu ele: Quando a criança ainda vivia, jejuei e chorei, pois dizia: Quem sabe se o Senhor não se compadecerá de mim, de modo que viva a criança?

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.

23 T odavia, agora que é morta, por que ainda jejuaria eu? Poderei eu fazê-la voltar? Eu irei para ela, porém ela não voltará para mim.

But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

24 E ntão consolou Davi a Bate-Seba, sua mulher, e entrou, e se deitou com ela. E teve ela um filho, e Davi lhe deu o nome de Salomão. E o Senhor o amou;

And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her; and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon; and Jehovah loved him.

25 e mandou, por intermédio do profeta Natã, dar-lhe o nome de Jedidias, por amor do Senhor.

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

26 O ra, pelejou Joabe contra Rabá, dos amonitas, e tomou a cidade real.

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

27 E ntão mandou Joabe mensageiros a Davi, e disse: Pelejei contra Rabá, e já tomei a cidade das águas.

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

28 A junta, pois, agora o resto do povo, acampa contra a cidade e toma-a, para que eu não a tome e seja o meu nome aclamado sobre ela.

And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.

29 E ntão Davi ajuntou todo o povo, e marchou para Rabá; pelejou contra ela, e a tomou.

And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

30 T ambém tirou a coroa da cabeça do seu rei; e o peso dela era de um talento de ouro e havia nela uma pedra preciosa; e foi posta sobre a cabeça de Davi, que levou da cidade mui grande despojo.

And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold with precious stones; and it was on David's head; and he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

31 E , trazendo os seus habitantes, os pôs a trabalhar com serras, trilhos de ferro, machados de ferro, e em fornos de tijolos; e assim fez a todas as cidades dos amonitas. Depois voltou Davi e todo o povo para Jerusalém.

And he brought out the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkilns. And so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.