1 Y ahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to 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 very many flocks and herds,

كانَ الغَنِيُّ يملِكُ الكثيرَ مِنَ الغَنَمِ وَالْماشِيَةِ.

3 b ut the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and 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 A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared it for the man who had 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 D avid’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!

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

6 H e must 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 N athan said to David, “You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over 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 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 would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.

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 Yahweh’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have 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 will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken Uriah the Hittite’s wife to be your wife.’

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

11 “ This is what Yahweh says: ‘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 will 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 this 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 D avid said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.

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

14 H owever, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”

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

15 N athan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to 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 begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the ground.

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

17 T he elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.

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

18 O n the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm 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 were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” 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 clothing; and he came into Yahweh’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread 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 for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”

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

22 H e said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not 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, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will 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 in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh 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 named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.

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 children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

كانَتْ رِبَّةُ عاصِمَةَ العَمُّونِيِّينَ، فشنَّ يوآبُ الحَرْبَ ضِدَّها وَاحْتَلَّها.

27 J oab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I 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 by my name.”

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

29 D avid 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 H e took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out of 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 H e brought out the people who were in it, and put them under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people 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.