1 A nd the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came and said to him, There were two men in a city, 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 very many flocks and herds,

كانَ الغَنِيُّ يملِكُ الكثيرَ مِنَ الغَنَمِ وَالْماشِيَةِ.

3 B ut the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb which he had bought and brought up, and it grew up with him and his children. It ate of his own morsel, drank from his own cup, lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.

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 N ow a traveler came to the rich man, and to avoid taking one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.

«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 T hen David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, As the Lord lives, the man who has done this is a son of death.

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

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

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

7 T hen Nathan said to David, You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: I anointed you king of Israel, and I delivered you 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 you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added that much again.

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

9 W hy have you despised the commandment of the Lord, doing evil in His sight? You have slain Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife. You have murdered him with the sword of the Ammonites.

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 your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

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

11 T hus 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.

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

12 F or you did 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 to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

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

14 N evertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord and given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the child that is born to you shall surely die.

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

15 T hen Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah’s widow bore to David, and he 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 on the floor.

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

17 H is older house servants arose and went to him to raise him up from the floor, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.

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

18 A nd on the seventh day the child died. David’s servants feared to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, While the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he would not listen to our voices; will he then harm himself if we tell him 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, he perceived that the child was dead. So he said to them, Is the child dead? And they said, He is.

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

20 T hen David arose from the floor, washed, anointed himself, changed his apparel, and went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he came to his own house, and when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.

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 his servants said to him, What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept while the child was alive, but when the child was dead, you arose and ate food.

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

22 D avid said, While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me and let the child 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; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will 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 D avid comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went to her and lay with her; and she bore a son, and she called his name Solomon. And the Lord loved;

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

25 H e sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called the boy’s name Jedidiah, because the Lord.

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

26 N ow Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites 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 assemble the rest of the men, 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 S o David gathered all the men, went to Rabbah, fought against it, and took it.

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

30 A nd he took the crown of their king from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth exceedingly much spoil from the city.

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 who were there, and put them to saws and iron threshing sledges and axes, and made them labor at the brickkiln. And he did this to all the Ammonite cities. Then and all the men returned to 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.