صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 11

١ 1 وَكَانَ عِنْدَ تَمَامِ ٱلسَّنَةِ، فِي وَقْتِ خُرُوجِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ، أَنَّ دَاوُدَ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَعَبِيدَهُ مَعَهُ وَجَمِيعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَخْرَبُوا بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَحَاصَرُوا رِبَّةَ. وَأَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَأَقَامَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

At the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ فِي وَقْتِ ٱلْمَسَاءِ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَامَ عَنْ سَرِيرِهِ وَتَمَشَّى عَلَى سَطْحِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَرَأَى مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ ٱمْرَأَةً تَسْتَحِمُّ. وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ جَمِيلَةَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ جِدًّا.

At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.

٣ 3 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ وَسَأَلَ عَنِ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ: «أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ بَثْشَبَعَ بِنْتَ أَلِيعَامَ ٱمْرَأَةَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيِّ؟».

David sent and enquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”

٤ 4 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ رُسُلًا وَأَخَذَهَا، فَدَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ، فَٱضْطَجَعَ مَعَهَا وَهِيَ مُطَهَّرَةٌ مِنْ طَمْثِهَا. ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا.

David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.

٥ 5 وَحَبِلَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَتْ: «إِنِّي حُبْلَى».

The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”

٦ 6 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى يُوآبَ يَقُولُ: «أَرْسِلْ إِلَيَّ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيَّ». فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآبُ أُورِيَّا إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

David sent to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” Joab sent Uriah to David.

٧ 7 فَأَتَى أُورِيَّا إِلَيْهِ، فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ عَنْ سَلَامَةِ يُوآبَ وَسَلَامَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَنَجَاحِ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

٨ 8 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأُورِيَّا: «ٱنْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ وَٱغْسِلْ رِجْلَيْكَ». فَخَرَجَ أُورِيَّا مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَخَرَجَتْ وَرَاءَهُ حِصَّةٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.

٩ 9 وَنَامَ أُورِيَّا عَلَى بَابِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ مَعَ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.

١٠ 10 فأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَمْ يَنْزِلْ أُورِيَّا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ». فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأُورِيَّا: «أَمَا جِئْتَ مِنَ ٱلسَّفَرِ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَنْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ؟»

When they had told David, saying, “Uriah didn’t go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you come from a journey? Why didn’t you go down to your house?”

١١ 11 فَقَالَ أُورِيَّا لِدَاوُدَ: «إِنَّ ٱلتَّابُوتَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا سَاكِنُونَ فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ، وَسَيِّدِي يُوآبُ وَعَبِيدُ سَيِّدِي نَازِلُونَ عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّحْرَاءِ، وَأَنَا آتِي إِلَى بَيْتِي لِآكُلَ وَأَشْرَبَ وَأَضْطَجِعَ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَتِي؟ وَحَيَاتِكَ وَحَيَاةِ نَفْسِكَ، لَا أَفْعَلُ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ».

Uriah said to David, “The ark, Israel, and Judah, are staying in tents; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open field. Shall I then go into my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing!”

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأُورِيَّا: «أَقِمْ هُنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيْضًا، وَغَدًا أُطْلِقُكَ». فَأَقَامَ أُورِيَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَغَدَهُ.

David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day.

١٣ 13 وَدَعَاهُ دَاوُدُ فَأَكَلَ أَمَامَهُ وَشَرِبَ وَأَسْكَرَهُ. وَخَرَجَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَسَاءِ لِيَضْطَجِعَ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ مَعَ عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَإِلَى بَيْتِهِ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ.

When David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. At evening, he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn’t go down to his house.

١٤ 14 وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ كَتَبَ دَاوُدُ مَكْتُوبًا إِلَى يُوآبَ وَأَرْسَلَهُ بِيَدِ أُورِيَّا.

In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

١٥ 15 وَكَتَبَ فِي ٱلْمَكْتُوبِ يَقُولُ: «ٱجْعَلُوا أُورِيَّا فِي وَجْهِ ٱلْحَرْبِ ٱلشَّدِيدَةِ، وَٱرْجِعُوا مِنْ وَرَائِهِ فَيُضْرَبَ وَيَمُوتَ».

He wrote in the letter, saying, “Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck and die.”

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ فِي مُحَاصَرَةِ يُوآبَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ أُورِيَّا فِي ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي عَلِمَ أَنَّ رِجَالَ ٱلْبَأْسِ فِيهِ.

When Joab kept watch on the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.

١٧ 17 فَخَرَجَ رِجَالُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَحَارَبُوا يُوآبَ، فَسَقَطَ بَعْضُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَاتَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ أَيْضًا.

The men of the city went out and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

١٨ 18 فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآبُ وَأَخْبَرَ دَاوُدَ بِجَمِيعِ أُمُورِ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;

١٩ 19 وَأَوْصَى ٱلرَّسُولَ قَائِلًا: «عِنْدَمَا تَفْرَغُ مِنَ ٱلْكَلَامِ مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَنْ جَمِيعِ أُمُورِ ٱلْحَرْبِ،

and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,

٢٠ 20 فَإِنِ ٱشْتَعَلَ غَضَبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَقَالَ لَكَ: لِمَاذَا دَنَوْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِلْقِتَالِ؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يَرْمُونَ مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ؟

it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?

٢١ 21 مَنْ قَتَلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ بْنَ يَرُبُّوشَثَ؟ أَلَمْ تَرْمِهِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ بِقِطْعَةِ رَحًى مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ فَمَاتَ فِي تَابَاصَ؟ لِمَاذَا دَنَوْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلسُّورِ؟ فَقُلْ: قَدْ مَاتَ عَبْدُكَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ أَيْضًا».

Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”

٢٢ 22 فَذَهَبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَدَخَلَ وَأَخْبَرَ دَاوُدَ بِكُلِّ مَا أَرْسَلَهُ فِيهِ يُوآبُ.

So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.

٢٣ 23 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ لِدَاوُدَ: «قَدْ تَجَبَّرَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْقَوْمُ وَخَرَجُوا إِلَيْنَا إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ فَكُنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ.

The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.

٢٤ 24 فَرَمَى ٱلرُّمَاةُ عَبِيدَكَ مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ، فَمَاتَ ٱلْبَعْضُ مِنْ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَمَاتَ عَبْدُكَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ أَيْضًا».

The shooters shot at your servants from off the wall; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّسُولِ: «هَكَذَا تَقُولُ لِيُوآبَ: لَا يَسُؤْ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلسَّيْفَ يَأْكُلُ هَذَا وَذَاكَ. شَدِّدْ قِتَالَكَ عَلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَأَخْرِبْهَا. وَشَدِّدْهُ».

Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.’ Encourage him.”

٢٦ 26 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتِ ٱمْرَأَةُ أُورِيَّا أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ أُورِيَّا رَجُلُهَا، نَدَبَتْ بَعْلَهَا.

When Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

٢٧ 27 وَلَمَّا مَضَتِ ٱلْمَنَاحَةُ أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ وَضَمَّهَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَصَارَتْ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً وَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ ٱبْنًا. وَأَمَّا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ دَاوُدُ فَقَبُحَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.