2 صَمُوئيل 12
| وَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ نَاثَانَ إِلَى داوُدَ. وَعِنْدَمَا وَفَدَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ: «عَاشَ رَجُلانِ فِي مَدِينَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، أَحَدُهُمَا ثَرِيٌّ وَالآخَرُ فَقِيرٌ. | ١ 1 |
So then Yahweh sent Nathan the prophet unto David, —who therefore came unto him and said to him—Two men, there were in a certain city, the one, rich, and, the other, poor.
| وَكَانَ الْغَنِيُّ يَمْتَلِكُ قُطْعَانَ بَقَرٍ وَغَنَمٍ كَثِيرَةً. | ٢ 2 |
The, rich, man had flocks and herds exceeding many;
| وَأَمَّا الْفَقِيرُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ سِوَى نَعْجَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ صَغِيرَةٍ، اشْتَرَاهَا وَرَعَاهَا فَكَبُرَتْ مَعَهُ وَمَعَ أَبْنَائِهِ، تَأْكُلُ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ وَتَشْرَبُ مِنْ كأْسِهِ وَتَنَامُ فِي حِضْنِهِ كَأَنَّهَا ابْنَتُهُ. | ٣ 3 |
whereas the, poor, man had, nothing, —save one little lamb, which he had made his own, and sustained, and it had grown up with him and with his children, all together, —of his own morsel, used it to eat, and, out of his own cup, used it to drink, and, in his own bosom, used it to lie, and it was to him, as a daughter.
| ثُمَّ نَزَلَ ضَيْفٌ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْغَنِيِّ، فَامْتَنَعَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ مِنْ غَنَمِهِ وَمِنْ بَقَرِهِ لِيُعِدَّ طَعَاماً لِضَيْفِهِ، بَلْ سَطَا عَلَى نَعْجَةِ الْفَقِيرِ وَهَيَّأَهَا لَهُ». | ٤ 4 |
Now there came a traveller to the rich man, but he thought it a pity to take of his own flock, or his own herd, to make ready for the wayfarer who had come to him, —so he took the lamb of his poor neighbour, and made ready for the man who had come to him.
| عِنْدَئِذٍ احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ دَاوُدَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْغَنِيِّ وَقَالَ لِنَاثَانَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إنَّ الْجَانِيَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْمَوْتَ، | ٥ 5 |
Then was kindled the anger of David against the man, fiercely, —and he said unto Nathan, By the life of Yahweh, doomed to death, is the man that hath done this;
| وَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّ لِلرَّجُلِ الْفَقِيرِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَضْعَافٍ لأَنَّهُ ارْتَكَبَ هَذَا الذَّنْبَ وَلَمْ يُشْفِقْ». | ٦ 6 |
and, the lamb, shall he pay back sevenfold, —because he did this thing, and, for that he had no pity.
| فَقَالَ نَاثَانُ لِدَاوُدَ: «أَنْتَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ! وَهَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُكَ لِتَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنْقَذْتُكَ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ شَاوُلَ، | ٧ 7 |
Then said Nathan unto David: Thou, art the man! Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel—I, anointed thee to be king over Israel, and, I, delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
| وَوَهَبْتُكَ بَيْتَ سَيِّدِكَ وَزَوْجَاتِهِ، وَوَلَّيْتُكَ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا. وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَلِيلاً لَوَهَبْتُكَ الْمَزِيدَ. | ٨ 8 |
and gave unto thee the household of thy lord, and the wives of thy lord, into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah. And, if this had been too little, I could have further given thee more and more of such things.
| فَلِمَاذَا احْتَقَرْتَ كَلامَ الرَّبِّ لِتَقْتَرِفَ الشَّرَّ أَمَامَهُ؟ قَتَلْتَ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيَّ بِسَيْفِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَتَزَوَّجْتَ امْرَأَتَهُ. | ٩ 9 |
Wherefore, hast thou despised the word of Yahweh, by doing that which is wicked in mine eyes? Uriah the Hittite, hast thou smitten with the sword, and, his wife, hast thou taken to thyself to wife, yea, him, hast thou slain with the sword of the sons of Ammon!
| لِذَلِكَ لَنْ يُفَارِقَ السَّيْفُ بَيْتَكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، لأَنَّكَ احْتَقَرْتَنِي واغْتَصَبْتَ امْرَأَةَ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ». | ١٠ 10 |
Now, therefore, the sword shall not depart from thy house, unto age-abiding times, —because thou hast despised me, and taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
| وَاسْتَطْرَدَ: «هَذَا مَا يَقُولهُ الرَّبُّ: سَأُثِيرُ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ مَنْ يُنْزِلُ بِكَ الْبَلايَا، وَآخُذُ نِسَاءَكَ أَمَامَ عَيْنَيْكَ وَأُعْطِيهِنَّ لِقَرِيبِكَ، فَيُضَاجِعُهُنَّ فِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ. | ١١ 11 |
Thus, saith Yahweh, —Behold me! raising up over thee calamity out of thine own household, and I will take thy wives, before thine eyes, and give unto thy neighbour, and he will lie with thy wives, in the eyes of this sun.
| أَنْتَ ارْتَكَبْتَ خَطِيئَتَكَ فِي السِّرِّ، وَأَنَا أَفْعَلُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ عَلَى مَرْأَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ». | ١٢ 12 |
For, thou, didst it, in secret, —but, I, will do this thing, before all Israel, and before the sun.
| فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِنَاثَانَ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ». فَقَالَ نَاثَانُ: «وَالرَّبُّ قَدْ نَقَلَ عَنْكَ خَطِيئَتَكَ، فَلَنْ تَمُوتَ. | ١٣ 13 |
And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Yahweh. Then said Nathan unto David, —Yahweh also, hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die!
| وَلَكِنْ لأَنَّكَ جَعَلْتَ أَعْدَاءَ الرَّبِّ يَشْمَتُونَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، فَإِنَّ الابْنَ الْمَوْلُودَ لَكَ يَمُوتُ». | ١٤ 14 |
Nevertheless, because thou hast greatly blasphemed Yahweh, by this thing, the very son that is born to thee, shall, die.
| وَانْصَرَفَ نَاثَانُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ أصَابَ الرَّبُّ الطِّفْلَ الَّذِي أَنْجَبَتْهُ أَرْمَلَةُ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ لِدَاوُدَ بِمَرَضٍ. | ١٥ 15 |
And Nathan departed unto his own house, —and Yahweh struck the child that the wife of Uriah had borne unto David, and it fell sick.
| فَابْتَهَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ، وَأَطَالَ الصِّيَامَ وَاعْتَصَمَ بِمُخْدَعِهِ وَافْتَرَشَ الأَرْضَ. | ١٦ 16 |
David therefore earnestly sought God in behalf of the boy, —and David kept a fast, and used to go in and pass the night, and lie upon the ground.
| فَرَاحَ وُجَهَاءُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ يُحَاوِلُونَ إِقْنَاعَهُ لِيَنْهَضَ عَنِ الأَرْضِ، فَأَبَى وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مَعَهُمْ طَعَاماً. | ١٧ 17 |
And the elders of his house stood up over him, to raise him from the ground, —but he would not, neither would he eat food with them.
| غَيْرَ أَنَّ الطِّفْلَ مَاتَ فِي الْيَوْمِ السَّابِعِ. فَخَافَ رِجَالُ حَاشِيَةِ دَاوُدَ أَنْ يُخْبِرُوهُ، وَقَالُوا: «عِنْدَمَا كَانَ الْوَلَدُ حَيًّا وَحَاوَلْنَا تَعْزِيَتَهُ لَمْ يُصْغِ إِلَيْنَا. فَكَيْفَ نَقُولُ لَهُ إِنَّ الْوَلَدَ مَاتَ؟ قَدْ يُؤْذِي نَفْسَهُ!». | ١٨ 18 |
And it came to pass, on the seventh day, that the child died, —but the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead, for said they—Lo! while the child was living, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice, how then can we say unto him, The child is dead, and so he do [himself] harm?
| وَإِذْ شَاهَدَ دَاوُدُ رِجَالَ حَاشِيَتِهِ يَتَهَامَسُونَ، أَدْرَكَ أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «هَلْ تُوُفِّيَ الْوَلَدُ؟» فَأَجَابُوا: «نَعَمْ». | ١٩ 19 |
But, when David saw that his servants were whispering among themselves, then understood David that the child was dead, —and David said unto his servants—Is the child, dead? And they answered—Dead!
| عِنْدَئِذٍ نَهَضَ دَاوُدُ عَنِ الأَرْضِ وَاغْتَسَلَ وَتَطَيَّبَ وَبَدَّلَ ثِيَابَهُ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَصَلَّى سَاجِداً، ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ وَطَلَبَ طَعَاماً فَأَكَلَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Then David arose from the ground, and bathed and anointed, and changed his apparel, and, entering into the house of Yahweh, bowed himself down, —then came he into his own house, and asked, and they set before him food, and he did eat.
| فَسَأَلَهُ رِجَالُ حَاشِيَتِهِ: «كَيْفَ تَتَصَرَّفُ هَكَذَا؟ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ الصَّبِيُّ حَيًّا صُمْتَ وَبَكَيْتَ، وَلَكِنْ مَا إِنْ مَاتَ حَتَّى قُمْتَ وَتَنَاوَلْتَ طَعَاماً؟» | ٢١ 21 |
Then said his servants unto him, What is this thing that thou hast done? For the child’s sake, while living, thou didst fast and weep, but, as soon as the child was dead, thou didst arise and eat food.
| فَأَجَابَ: «حِينَ كَانَ الطِّفْلُ حَيًّا صُمْتُ وَبَكَيْتُ لأَنِّي حَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي: مَنْ يَعْلَمُ؟ رُبَّمَا يَرْحَمُنِي الرَّبُّ وَيَحْيَا الْوَلَدُ. | ٢٢ 22 |
And he said, —While yet the child lived, I fasted, and wept, —for I said—Who knoweth whether Yahweh may not grant me favour, and the child live?
| أمَّا الآنَ وَقَدْ مَاتَ، فَلِمَاذَا أَصُومُ؟ هَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ؟ أَنَا مَاضٍ إِلَيْهِ، أَمَّا هُوَ فَلَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيَّ». | ٢٣ 23 |
But, now, that he is dead, wherefore should I go on fasting? can I bring him back again? I am going unto him, but, he, will not come back unto me.
| ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَثْشَبَعَ وَوَاسَاهَا وَضَاجَعَهَا، فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ ابْناً دَعَاهُ سُلَيْمَانَ. وَأَحَبَّ الرَّبُّ الْوَلَدَ، | ٢٤ 24 |
And David consoled Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her, —and she bare a son, and called his name, Solomon, and Yahweh loved him.
| وَأَمَرَ النَّبِيَّ نَاثَانَ أَنْ يُسَمَّى الْوَلَدُ يَدِيدِيَّا (وَمَعْنَاهُ مَحْبُوبُ الرَّبِّ) لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَحَبَّهُ. | ٢٥ 25 |
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jedidiah ["Beloved of Yah"], for Yahweh’s sake.
| وَهَاجَمَ يُوآبُ رِبَّةَ عَمُّونَ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى عَاصِمَةِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ، | ٢٦ 26 |
And Joab fought against Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, —and captured the royal city.
| ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ إِلَى دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً: «لَقَدْ حَارَبْتُ رِبَّةَ وَاسْتَوْلَيْتُ عَلَى مَصَادِرِ مَائِهَا، | ٢٧ 27 |
Then Joab sent messengers unto David, —and said—I have fought against Rabbah, I have also captured the city of the waters.
| فَالآنَ احْشِدْ بَقِيَّةَ الْجَيْشِ وَتَعَالَ هَاجِمِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَافْتَتِحْهَا، لِئَلّا أَقْهَرَهَا أَنَا فَيُطْلِقُونَ اسْمِي عَلَيْهَا». | ٢٨ 28 |
Now, therefore, gather thou together the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture it, —lest, I, capture the city, and it be called by my name.
| فَحَشَدَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ الْجَيْشِ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رِبَّةَ وَهَاجَمَهَا وَافْتَتَحَهَا، | ٢٩ 29 |
So David gathered together all the people, and went to Rabbah, —and fought against it, and captured it.
| وَأَخَذَ تَاجَ مَلِكِهِمْ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ، وَوَزْنُهُ وَزْنَةٌ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَثلاثِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالأَحْجَارِ الْكَرِيمَةِ، وَتَتَوَّجَ بِهِ. كَمَا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى غَنَائِمَ وَفِيرَةٍ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Then took he the crown of Milcom from off his head, the weight thereof, being a talent of gold, with the precious stones, and it remained on the head of David, —the spoil of the city also, brought he forth in great abundance;
| وَاسْتَعْبَدَ أَهْلَهَا وَفَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمِ الْعَمَلَ بِالْمَعَاوِلِ وَالْمَنَاشِيرِ وَالْفُؤُوسِ وَأَفْرَانِ الطُّوبِ. وَعَامَلَ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ مُدُنِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ بِمِثْلِ هَذِهِ الْمُعَامَلَةِ. ثُمَّ عَادَ دَاوُدُ وَسَائِرُ جَيْشِهِ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. | ٣١ 31 |
the people also that were therein, brought he forth, and put them to the saw, and to threshing sledges of iron, and to axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln, and thus used he to do unto all the cities of the sons of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
