1 A nd the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

وَأرْسَلَ اللهُ ناثْانَ إلَى داوُدَ يَقولُ لَهُ: «كانَ في إحْدَى المُدُنِ رَجُلانِ، أحَدُهُما غَنِيٌّ وَالآخَرُ فقيرٌ.

2 T he rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

كانَ الغَنِيُّ يملِكُ الكثيرَ مِنَ الغَنَمِ وَالْماشِيَةِ.

3 b ut the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

لكنَّ الفَقيرَ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَملِكُ شيئًا سِوى نَعْجَةٍ صغيرةٍ كانَ قَد اشْتَراها. وَكانَ الفقيرُ يُطْعِمُ النَّعْجَةَ فكَبِرَت مَعَ الرَّجُلِ وَأولادِهِ. فَكانَتِ النَّعجَةُ تَأْكُلُ مِنْ طَعامِ الفَقيرِ وَتَشْرَبُ مِنْ كأسِهِ وتَنامُ عَلَى صَدْرِهِ. كانَتْ بِمَثابَةِ ابْنةٍ لَهُ.

4 A nd there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

«ثمَّ حَدَثَ أنْ تَوَقَّفَ أحَدُ المُسافِرينَ لِزيارةِ الرَّجُلِ الغَنيِّ. وَأرادَ الغنيُّ أنْ يَعْطِيَ الضَّيفَ طَعاماً. لكنَّه لَمْ يَكُنْ يُريدُ أنْ يَأْخُذَ أيَّ شيءٍ مِنْ غَنَمِهِ أوْ ماشِيَتِهِ لِيُطْعِمَهُ. فأخَذَ النّعْجَةَ مِنَ الفَقيرِ وَذَبَحَها وَطَبَخَها لِضَيفِهِ.»

5 A nd David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

فَغَضِبَ داود كثيراً مِنَ الغنِّي وَقالَ لناثْانَ: «أُقسِمُ بِاللهِ الحَيِّ، الرَّجُلُ الذي فَعَلَ هذا يَنْبَغِي أنْ يَمُوتَ!

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

يَنْبَغِي أنْ يَدْفَعَ ثَمَنَ النَّعجَةِ أرْبَعَ مَّراتٍ لأنَّهُ فَعَلَ هذا الأمْرَ الفَظيعَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَحُوماً.» ناثْانُ يُخْبِرُ داوُدَ بِخَطِيَّتِه

7 A nd Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

فَقالَ ناثْانُ لداودَ: «أنْتَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ! وَإلَيكَ ما يقولُ اللهُ ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ: ‹لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُكَ لِتَكُونَ مَلِكَ إسْرائِيل. أنْقَذْتُكَ مِنْ شاوُلَ.

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

فتَرَكْتُكَ تَأْخُذُ عائِلَتَهُ وَزَوْجاتِهِ. وَجعَلْتُكَ مَلِكَ بني إسْرائِيلَ وَبني يَهُوَّذا. وكما لَوْ أنَّ ذَلِكَ كلَّهُ قَليلٌ، أعْطَيتُكَ المَزيدَ وَالْمَزيدَ.

9 W herefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah 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.

فَلِماذا تَجاهَلْتَ كَلِمَةَ اللهِ ، وَفَعَلْتَ الشَّرَّ أمامَهُ؟ تَرَكْتَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ يقتُلونَ أُورِيّا الحِثِّي وَأخَذْتَ زوجَتَهُ. قَتَلتَ أورِيّا بسَيْفِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ.

10 N ow therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

لِذا لن يُغادِرَ السّيفُ عائِلتكَ أبَداً. فَقَدْ أخذْتَ زوجَةَ أُورِيّا الحِثّي، وَلَمْ تُبالِ بِيْ.›

11 T hus saith the Lord, 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.

«إلَيكَ ما يَقولُهُ اللهُ: ‹سَأجلِبُ لك المَتاعِبَ مِنْ عائِلَتِكَ أنْتَ. فسَآخُذُ زَوْجاتِكَ أمامَ عَينَيكَ وَأُعطيهِنَّ لِصاحِبِكَ. وَسَيُعاشِرُهُنَّ عَلَى عِلمٍ مِنَ الجَمِيعِ!

12 F or thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

أنتَ عاشَرْتَ بَثْشَبَعَ سِرًّا، وَانا سَأُعاقِبُكَ علَناً أمامَ جَمِيعِ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ.›»

13 A nd David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

ثُمَّ قالَ داوُدُ لناثْانَ: «لَقَدْ أخْطَأتُ إلَى اللهِ.» فقال ناثْانُ لداوُدَ: «سَيُسامِحُكَ اللهُ حَتَّى عَلَى خطيَّتِكَ هَذِهِ، فَلَنْ تَمُوتَ.

14 H owbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.

لَكِنَّكَ فعَلْتَ أشْياءَ جَعَلَتْ أعْداءَ اللهِ يَفْقِدُونَ احتِرامَهُم لَهُ! لِذا سَيَموتُ مَولودُك الصَّبِيُّ.» موتُ طفلِ داوُدَ وَبَثْشَبَع

15 A nd Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

ثُمَّ ذهَبَ ناثْانُ إلَى دارِهِ. وَجَعَل اللهُ المَولودَ – ابْنَ داوُدَ مِنْ زَوْجَةِ أورِيّا – يُصابُ بِمَرَضٍ شَديدٍ.

16 D avid therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

فصلَّى داوُدُ إلَى اللهِ مِنْ أجلِ الطِّفلِ، وَرَفَضَ أنْ يَأْكُلَ أوْ يشرَبَ. وَدَخَلَ بَيتَهُ وبَقِيَ هُناكَ، ثُمَّ تَمَدَّد عَلَى الأرْضِ طَوالَ اللَّيلِ.

17 A nd the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

فَجاءَ قادَةُ عائِلَةِ داوُدَ وَحاوَلوا رَفْعَهُ مِنْ عَلَى الأرْضِ، لَكِنَّهُ رَفَضَ. كَما رَفَضَ أنْ يَأْكُلَ الطَّعامَ مَعَ هؤلاءِ القادَةِ.

18 A nd 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 spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

وفي اليَوْمِ السّابِعِ، ماتَ الطِّفلُ. فَخَشِيَ خُدّامُ داوُدَ تَبليغَهُ بِمَوتِ الطِّفلِ. فَقالوا: «ها قَدْ حاوَلْنا أنْ نُكَلِّمَ داوُدَ عِنْدما كانَ الطِّفلُ ما يَزالُ حَيًّا، لَكِنَّهُ رَفَضَ الاسْتِماعَ إلَينا. فِإنْ أخْبَرْناهُ الآنَ بِمُوتِ الطِّفلِ، رُبَّما يَفْعَلُ بِنَفْسِهِ شيئًا رَديئاً.»

19 B ut when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

لَكِنَّ داوُدَ رأى خُدّامَهُ يَتَهامسونَ، وَفَهِم أنَّ الطِّفلَ قَدْ ماتَ. فَسألَهُم: «أماتَ الطِّفلُ؟» أجابَ الخُدّامُ: «أجَلْ، ماتَ.»

20 T hen David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the Lord, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

فَنَهَضَ داود مِنْ عَلَى الأرْضِ وَاغْتَسَلَ وتدهَّن بالزَّيْتِ وَبَدَّل مَلابِسَهُ، وَذَهَبَ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ لِيَعْبُدَ اللهَ. ثُمَّ ذهب إلَى بيتِهِ وطَلَبَ شيئًا يأْكُلُهُ، فَأعْطاهُ خدّامُه بَعْضَ الطَّعامِ فَأكَلَ.

21 T hen said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

فَقالوا لَهُ: «لِمَ تَفْعَلُ هذا؟ عِنْدَما كانَ الطِّفلُ ما يَزالُ حيًّا، رَفَضْتَ أنْ تَأْكُلَ وكُنْتَ تبكي. لَكِنْ عندما ماتَ، نَهَضْتَ وَأكَلْتَ.»

22 A nd he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

فقالَ داوُدُ: «عِنْدَما كانَ الطِّفلُ ما يَزالُ حَيًّا، رَفَضْتُ أنْ آكُلَ وبَكَيتُ لأنَّني فَكَّرْتُ في نفسي: مَنْ يَدْري؟ لَرُبَّما شَفِقَ اللهُ عَلَيَّ وَتَرَكَ الطِّفلَ يَحْيا.

23 B ut now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

لَكِنَّ الطِّفلَ قَدْ ماتَ الآن، فَلِمَ أرْفُضُ الطَّعامَ؟ هَلْ يُمْكِنُني أنْ أُعيدَ الطِّفلَ إلَى الحَياةِ؟ يوماً ما، سَأذْهَبُ إليهِ، لَكِنَّهُ لا يَسْتَطيعُ العَوْدَةَ إليَّ.» وِلادَةِ سُلَيْمان

24 A nd David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

ثُمَّ عَزَّى داود بَثْشَبَعَ وَعاشَرَها، فَحَمَلَتْ ثانِيَةً، وَوَلَدَتِ ابْناً ثانياً سَمّاهُ داوُدُ سُلَيْمانَ. وَأحَبَّ اللهُ سُلَيْمان.

25 A nd he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

فأرْسَلَ كَلِمَةً عَلَى فَمِ ناثْانَ النَّبِيِّ. أطلَقَ ناثْانُ عَلَى سُلَيْمانَ اسْمَ يَديدِيا. فَعَلَ هذا مِنْ أجلِ اللهِ. داود يَحْتَلُّ رِبَّة

26 A nd Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

كانَتْ رِبَّةُ عاصِمَةَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، فشنَّ يوآبُ الحَرْبَ ضِدَّها وَاحْتَلَّها.

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

ثمَّ أرْسَلَ إلَى داوُدَ رُسُلاً يقولون: «لَقَدْ شَنَنْتُ الحَرْبَ ضدَّ رِبَّةَ. لَقَدِ احْتللْتُ مَدينَةَ المِياهِ.

28 N ow 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.

فَاجْمَعِ الآنَ النّاسَ الآخرينَ وهاجموا مَدينَةَ رِبَّةَ وَاحْتَلُّوها قَبلَ أنْ أفْعَلَ أنا ذَلِكَ. لأنَّني إنْ فَعَلْتُ، دُعِيَتْ هَذِهِ المَدينَةُ باسمي.»

29 A nd David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

فَجَمَعَ داوُدُ الشَّعبَ كُلَّهُ وَذَهَبَ إلَى رِبَّةَ وَشَنَّ الحَرْبَ ضدَّها وَاحْتلَّها.

30 A nd he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

ثمَّ خَلَعَ التّاجَ مِنْ عَلَى رَأْسِ مَلِكِها. كانَ تاجاً مِنَ الذَّهَبِ عَلَيهِ حَجَرٌ كَرِيمٌ. فَكانَ التَّاجُ يزِنُ نَحْوَ قِنطارٍ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ. وَسَبَى داوُدُ مِنَ المدينَةِ الكَثيرَ مِنَ الأشياءِ الثّمينَةِ.

31 A nd he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

كَذَلِكَ أخْرَجَ سُكّانَ المَدينَةِ وَفَرَضَ عَلَيْهِم أنْ يَعْمَلوا بالمناشيرِ وَمَعاوِلِ وَفُؤُوسِ الحَديدِ. كما أجْبَرَهُم عَلَى البِناءِ بقوالِبِ الطُوبِ. فَعَلَ داوُدُ الشَّيءَ نفسَهُ بِمُدُنِ العَمُّونِيِّينَ كُلِّها. ثمَّ عادَ مَعَ جَيشِهِ كلَّهِ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.