1 E o Senhor enviou a Davi o profeta Natã. Ao chegar, ele disse a Davi: “Dois homens viviam numa cidade, um era rico e o outro, pobre.

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said, “There were two men in one city. One was rich and the other was poor.

2 O rico possuía muitas ovelhas e bois,

The rich man had many flocks and cattle.

3 m as o pobre nada tinha, senão uma cordeirinha que havia comprado. Ele a criou, e ela cresceu com ele e com seus filhos. Ela comia junto dele, bebia do seu copo e até dormia em seus braços. Era como uma filha para ele.

But the poor man had nothing except one little female lamb which he bought and fed. It grew up together with him and his children. It would eat his bread and drink from his cup and lie in his arms. It was like a daughter to him.

4 “ Certo dia, um viajante chegou à casa do rico, e este não quis pegar uma de suas próprias ovelhas ou de seus bois para preparar-lhe uma refeição. Em vez disso, preparou para o visitante a cordeira que pertencia ao pobre”.

Now a traveler came to the rich man. But the rich man was not willing to take from his own flock or his own cattle, to make food for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s female lamb and made it ready for the man who had come to him.”

5 E ntão Davi encheu-se de ira contra o homem e disse a Natã: “Juro pelo nome do Senhor que o homem que fez isso merece a morte!

David was very angry at the man, and said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, for sure the man who has done this should die.

6 D everá pagar quatro vezes o preço da cordeira, porquanto agiu sem misericórdia”.

And he must pay four times the worth of the lamb, because he did this thing without pity.”

7 “ Você é esse homem!”, disse Natã a Davi. E continuou: “Assim diz o Senhor, o Deus de Israel: ‘Eu o ungi rei de Israel e o livrei das mãos de Saul.

Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose you to be the king of Israel. I saved you from the hand of Saul.

8 D ei-lhe a casa e as mulheres do seu senhor. Dei-lhe a nação de Israel e Judá. E, se tudo isso não fosse suficiente, eu lhe teria dado mais ainda.

I gave you Saul’s family and Saul’s wives into your care. I gave you the nations of Israel and Judah. And if this were too little, I would give you as much more.

9 P or que você desprezou a palavra do Senhor, fazendo o que ele reprova? Você matou Urias, o hitita, com a espada dos amonitas e ficou com a mulher dele.

Why have you hated the Word of the Lord by doing what is bad in His eyes? You have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword. You have taken his wife to be your wife. You have killed him with the sword of the sons of Ammon.

10 P or isso, a espada nunca se afastará de sua família, pois você me desprezou e tomou a mulher de Urias, o hitita, para ser sua mulher’.

So now some from your family, even in the future, will die by the sword, because you have turned against Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’

11 “ Assim diz o Senhor: ‘De sua própria família trarei desgraça sobre você. Tomarei as suas mulheres diante dos seus próprios olhos e as darei a outro; e ele se deitará com elas em plena luz do dia.

This is what the Lord says: ‘See, I will bring trouble against you from your own family. I will take your wives in front of your eyes and give them to your neighbor. He will lie with your wives in the light of day.

12 V ocê fez isso às escondidas, mas eu o farei diante de todo o Israel, em plena luz do dia’”.

You did it in secret. But I will do this in front of all Israel, and under the sun.’”

13 E ntão Davi disse a Natã: “Pequei contra o Senhor!” E Natã respondeu: “O Senhor perdoou o seu pecado. Você não morrerá.

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to him, “The Lord has taken away your sin. You will not die.

14 E ntretanto, uma vez que você insultou o Senhor, o menino morrerá”.

But by this act you have given those who hate the Lord a reason to speak against the Lord. The child that is born to you will die for sure.”

15 D epois que Natã foi para casa, o Senhor fez adoecer o filho que a mulher de Urias dera a Davi.

Then Nathan went home. David’s Son Dies The Lord sent trouble upon the child of Uriah’s wife and David, so that he was very sick.

16 E Davi implorou a Deus em favor da criança. Ele jejuou e, entrando em casa, passou a noite deitado no chão.

David begged God to make the child well. He went without food and lay all night on the ground.

17 O s oficiais do palácio tentaram fazê-lo levantar-se do chão, mas ele não quis, e recusou comer.

The leaders of his family stood beside him to lift him up from the ground. But David was not willing. He would not eat food with them.

18 S ete dias depois a criança morreu. Os conselheiros de Davi ficaram com medo de dizer-lhe que a criança estava morta, e comentaram: “Enquanto a criança ainda estava viva, falamos com ele, e ele não quis escutar-nos. Como vamos dizer-lhe que a criança morreu? Ele poderá cometer alguma loucura!”

The child died on the seventh day. And David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “See, we spoke to him while the child was still alive, and he did not listen to us. So how can we tell him the child is dead? He might hurt himself.”

19 D avi, percebendo que seus conselheiros cochichavam entre si, compreendeu que a criança estava morta e perguntou: “A criança morreu?” “Sim, morreu”, responderam eles.

But when David saw his servants speaking together in secret, he understood that the child was dead. He asked his servants, “Is the child dead?” And they said, “He is dead.”

20 E ntão Davi levantou-se do chão, lavou-se, perfumou-se e trocou de roupa. Depois entrou no santuário do Senhor e o adorou. E, voltando ao palácio, pediu que lhe preparassem uma refeição e comeu.

So David got up from the ground, washed, poured oil on himself, and changed his clothes. Then he came into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He returned to his own house and asked for food. So they set food in front of him, and he ate.

21 S eus conselheiros lhe perguntaram: “Por que ages assim? Enquanto a criança estava viva, jejuaste e choraste; mas, agora que a criança está morta, te levantas e comes!”

Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? While the child was alive, you went without food and cried. But when the child died, you got up and ate food.”

22 E le respondeu: “Enquanto a criança ainda estava viva, jejuei e chorei. Eu pensava: Quem sabe? Talvez o Senhor tenha misericórdia de mim e deixe a criança viver.

David said, “I went without food and cried while the child was still alive, for I said, ‘Who knows? The Lord might be kind to me and let the child live.’

23 M as agora que ela morreu, por que deveria jejuar? Poderia eu trazê-la de volta à vida? Eu irei até ela, mas ela não voltará para mim”.

But now he has died. Why should I go without food? Can I bring him to life again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.” Solomon Is Born

24 D epois Davi consolou sua mulher Bate-Seba e deitou-se com ela, e ela teve um menino, a quem Davi deu o nome de Salomão. O Senhor o amou

Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went in and lay with her, and she gave birth to a son. He gave him the name Solomon. The Lord loved him,

25 e enviou o profeta Natã com uma mensagem a Davi. E Natã deu ao menino o nome de Jedidias.

and sent word through Nathan who spoke for God. And Nathan gave him the name Jedidiah because of the Lord. David Takes Rabbah

26 E nquanto isso, Joabe atacou Rabá dos amonitas e conquistou a fortaleza real.

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and took the king’s city.

27 F eito isso, mandou mensageiros a Davi, dizendo: “Lutei contra Rabá e apoderei-me dos seus reservatórios de água.

Joab sent men to David, saying, “I have fought against Rabbah. I have taken the city of waters.

28 A gora, convoca o restante do exército, cerca a cidade e conquista-a. Se não, eu terei a fama de havê-la conquistado”.

So gather the rest of the people together. Go against the city and take it, or I will take the city myself and it will be called by my name.”

29 E ntão Davi convocou todo o exército, foi a Rabá, atacou a cidade e a conquistou.

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

30 A seguir tirou a coroa da cabeça de Moloque, uma coroa de ouro de trinta e cinco quilos; ornamentada com pedras preciosas. E ela foi colocada na cabeça de Davi. Ele trouxe uma grande quantidade de bens da cidade

Then he took the very heavy crown from their king’s head. In it were beautiful stones of much worth. The crown was put on David’s head. And he brought a large amount of things out of the city.

31 e trouxe também os seus habitantes, designando-lhes trabalhos com serras, picaretas e machados, além da fabricação de tijolos. Davi fez assim com todas as cidades amonitas. Depois voltou com todo o seu exército para Jerusalém.

He brought out the people who were in it also. He made them work with saws, sharp iron tools, and iron axes. And he made them work in the heat making building stones. He did this to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.