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.

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, “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 man had a great 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 except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him.

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.

“Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who 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 burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die.

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

He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion.”

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,

Nathan then said to David, “ You are the man! Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘ It is I who anointed you king over Israel and it is I who delivered you from 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.

I also gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives 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 many more things like these!

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.

Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have killed him with the sword of the sons 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 your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your 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 says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.

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

Indeed you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and under 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.

Then David said to Nathan, “ I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has taken away your sin; you shall 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.

However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born to you shall surely 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.

So Nathan went to his house. Loss of a Child Then the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s widow bore to David, so that he was 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.

David therefore inquired of God for the child; and David fasted and went and lay all night on the ground.

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.

The elders of his household stood beside him in order to raise him up from the ground, but he was unwilling and would not eat food 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.

Then it happened on the seventh day that 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 still alive, we spoke to him and he did not listen to our voice. How then can we tell him that the child is dead, since he might do himself 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 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 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.

So David arose from the ground, washed, anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he came into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he came to his own house, and when he requested, they set food 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.

Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”

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?

He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘ Who knows, the Lord may 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 has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” Solomon Born

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;

Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him

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

and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake. War Again

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

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city.

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

Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured 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.

Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and camp against the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me.”

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

So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah, fought against it and captured 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.

Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent 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 in great amounts.

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.

He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.