1 misit ergo Dominus Nathan ad David
qui cum venisset ad eum dixit ei
duo viri erant in civitate una unus dives et alter pauper
2 dives habebat oves et boves plurimos valde
3 pauper autem nihil habebat omnino praeter ovem unam parvulam
quam emerat et nutrierat
et quae creverat apud eum cum filiis eius simul
de pane illius comedens et de calice eius bibens
et in sinu illius dormiens
eratque illi sicut filia
4 cum autem peregrinus quidam venisset ad divitem
parcens ille sumere de ovibus et de bubus suis
ut exhiberet convivium peregrino illi qui venerat ad se
tulit ovem viri pauperis
et praeparavit cibos homini qui venerat ad se
5 iratus autem indignatione David adversus hominem illum nimis
dixit ad Nathan
vivit Dominus quoniam filius mortis est vir qui fecit hoc
6 ovem reddet in quadruplum
eo quod fecerit verbum istud et non pepercerit
7 dixit autem Nathan ad David tu es ille vir
haec dicit Dominus Deus Israhel
ego unxi te in regem super Israhel
et ego erui te de manu Saul
8 et dedi tibi domum domini tui et uxores domini tui in sinu tuo
dedique tibi domum Israhel et Iuda
et si parva sunt ista adiciam tibi multo maiora
9 quare ergo contempsisti verbum Domini
ut faceres malum in conspectu meo
Uriam Hettheum percussisti gladio
et uxorem illius accepisti uxorem
et interfecisti eum gladio filiorum Ammon
10 quam ob rem non recedet gladius de domo tua usque in sempiternum
eo quod despexeris me
et tuleris uxorem Uriae Hetthei ut esset uxor tua
11 itaque haec dicit Dominus
ecce ego suscitabo super te malum de domo tua
et tollam uxores tuas in oculis tuis et dabo proximo tuo
et dormiet cum uxoribus tuis in oculis solis huius
12 tu enim fecisti abscondite
ego vero faciam verbum istud in conspectu omnis Israhel
et in conspectu solis
13 et dixit David ad Nathan peccavi Domino
dixitque Nathan ad David
Dominus quoque transtulit peccatum tuum non morieris
14 verumtamen quoniam blasphemare fecisti inimicos Domini propter verbum
hoc
filius qui natus est tibi morte morietur
15 et reversus est Nathan domum suam
percussitque Dominus parvulum quem pepererat uxor
Uriae David
et desperatus est
16 deprecatusque est David Dominum pro parvulo
et ieiunavit David ieiunio et ingressus seorsum iacuit super terram
17 venerunt autem seniores domus eius cogentes eum ut surgeret de terra
qui noluit neque comedit cum eis cibum
18 accidit autem die septima ut moreretur infans
timueruntque servi David nuntiare ei quod mortuus esset parvulus
dixerunt enim ecce cum parvulus adhuc viveret
loquebamur ad eum et non audiebat vocem nostram
quanto magis si dixerimus mortuus est puer se adfliget
19 cum ergo vidisset David servos suos
musitantes
intellexit quod mortuus esset infantulus
dixitque ad servos suos num mortuus est puer
qui responderunt ei mortuus est
20 surrexit igitur David de terra et lotus unctusque est
cumque mutasset vestem ingressus est domum Domini et adoravit
et venit in domum suam
petivitque ut ponerent ei panem et comedit
21 dixerunt autem ei servi sui
quis est sermo quem fecisti propter infantem
cum adhuc viveret ieiunasti et flebas
mortuo autem puero surrexisti et comedisti panem
22 qui ait propter infantem dum adhuc viveret ieiunavi et flevi
dicebam enim quis scit si forte donet eum mihi Dominus
et vivet infans
23 nunc autem quia mortuus est quare ieiuno
numquid potero revocare eum amplius
ego vadam magis ad eum ille vero non revertetur ad me
24 et consolatus est David Bethsabee uxorem suam
ingressusque ad eam dormivit cum ea
quae genuit filium et vocavit nomen eius Salomon
et Dominus dilexit eum
25 misitque in manu Nathan prophetae
et vocavit nomen eius Amabilis Domino
eo quod diligeret eum Dominus
26 igitur pugnabat Ioab contra Rabbath filiorum Ammon
et expugnabat urbem regiam
27 misitque Ioab nuntios ad David dicens
dimicavi adversum Rabbath et capienda est urbs Aquarum
28 nunc igitur congrega reliquam partem populi
et obside civitatem et cape eam
ne cum a me vastata fuerit urbs nomini meo adscribatur victoria
29 congregavit itaque David omnem populum
et profectus est adversum Rabbath cumque dimicasset cepit eam
30 et tulit diadema regis eorum de capite eius
pondo auri talentum habens gemmas pretiosissimas
et inpositum est super caput David
sed et praedam civitatis asportavit multam valde
31 populum quoque eius adducens serravit
et circumegit super eos ferrata carpenta
divisitque cultris et transduxit in typo laterum
sic fecit universis civitatibus filiorum Ammon
et reversus est David et omnis exercitus Hierusalem
1 And 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. 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds: 3 But 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. 4 And 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. 5 And 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: 6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 ¶ And 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; 8 And 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. 9 Wherefore 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. 10 Now 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. 11 Thus 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. 12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. 13 And 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. 14 Howbeit, 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.
15 ¶ And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And 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. 18 And 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? 19 But 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. 20 Then 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. 21 Then 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. 22 And 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? 23 But 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.
24 ¶ And 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. 25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
26 ¶ And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters. 28 Now 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. 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30 And 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. 31 And 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.