< Kings II 12 >

1 And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
وَأَرْسَلَ الرَّبُّ نَاثَانَ إِلَى داوُدَ. وَعِنْدَمَا وَفَدَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ: «عَاشَ رَجُلانِ فِي مَدِينَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، أَحَدُهُمَا ثَرِيٌّ وَالآخَرُ فَقِيرٌ.١
2 And the rich [man] had very many flocks and herds.
وَكَانَ الْغَنِيُّ يَمْتَلِكُ قُطْعَانَ بَقَرٍ وَغَنَمٍ كَثِيرَةً.٢
3 But the poor [man had] only one little ewe lamb, which he had purchased, and preserved, and reared; an it grew up with himself and his children in common; it ate of his bread and drank of his cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.
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
4 And a traveller came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his flocks and of his herds, to dress for the traveller that came to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that came to him.
ثُمَّ نَزَلَ ضَيْفٌ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْغَنِيِّ، فَامْتَنَعَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ مِنْ غَنَمِهِ وَمِنْ بَقَرِهِ لِيُعِدَّ طَعَاماً لِضَيْفِهِ، بَلْ سَطَا عَلَى نَعْجَةِ الْفَقِيرِ وَهَيَّأَهَا لَهُ».٤
5 And David was greatly moved with anger against the man; and David said to Nathan, [As] the Lord lives, the man that did this thing shall surely die.
عِنْدَئِذٍ احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ دَاوُدَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْغَنِيِّ وَقَالَ لِنَاثَانَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إنَّ الْجَانِيَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْمَوْتَ،٥
6 And he shall restore the lamb sevenfold, because he has not spared.
وَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّ لِلرَّجُلِ الْفَقِيرِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَضْعَافٍ لأَنَّهُ ارْتَكَبَ هَذَا الذَّنْبَ وَلَمْ يُشْفِقْ».٦
7 And Nathan said to David, You are the man that has done this. Thus says the Lord God of Israel, I anointed you to be king over Israel, and I rescued you out the hand of Saul;
فَقَالَ نَاثَانُ لِدَاوُدَ: «أَنْتَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ! وَهَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: لَقَدِ اخْتَرْتُكَ لِتَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَنْقَذْتُكَ مِنْ قَبْضَةِ شَاوُلَ،٧
8 and I gave you the house of your lord, and the wives of your lord into your bosom, and I gave to you the house of Israel and Juda; and if that had been little, I would have given you yet more.
وَوَهَبْتُكَ بَيْتَ سَيِّدِكَ وَزَوْجَاتِهِ، وَوَلَّيْتُكَ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا. وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَلِيلاً لَوَهَبْتُكَ الْمَزِيدَ.٨
9 Why have you set at nothing the word of the Lord, to do that which is evil in his eyes? you have slain Urias the Chettite with the sword, and you have taken his wife to be your wife, and you have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
فَلِمَاذَا احْتَقَرْتَ كَلامَ الرَّبِّ لِتَقْتَرِفَ الشَّرَّ أَمَامَهُ؟ قَتَلْتَ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيَّ بِسَيْفِ الْعَمُّونِيِّينَ وَتَزَوَّجْتَ امْرَأَتَهُ.٩
10 Now therefore the sword shall not depart from your house for ever, because you has set me at nothing, and you have taken the wife of Urias the Chettite, to be your wife.
لِذَلِكَ لَنْ يُفَارِقَ السَّيْفُ بَيْتَكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، لأَنَّكَ احْتَقَرْتَنِي واغْتَصَبْتَ امْرَأَةَ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ».١٠
11 Thus says the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against you evil out of your house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and will give them to your neighbour, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
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
12 For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and before the sun.
أَنْتَ ارْتَكَبْتَ خَطِيئَتَكَ فِي السِّرِّ، وَأَنَا أَفْعَلُ هَذَا الأَمْرَ عَلَى مَرْأَى جَمِيعِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَفِي وَضَحِ النَّهَارِ».١٢
13 And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, And the Lord has put away your sin; you shall not die.
فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِنَاثَانَ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ». فَقَالَ نَاثَانُ: «وَالرَّبُّ قَدْ نَقَلَ عَنْكَ خَطِيئَتَكَ، فَلَنْ تَمُوتَ.١٣
14 Only because you have given great occasion of provocation to the enemies of the Lord by this thing, your son also that is born to you shall surely die.
وَلَكِنْ لأَنَّكَ جَعَلْتَ أَعْدَاءَ الرَّبِّ يَشْمَتُونَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، فَإِنَّ الابْنَ الْمَوْلُودَ لَكَ يَمُوتُ».١٤
15 And Nathan departed to his house. And the Lord struck the child, which the wife of Urias the Chettite bore to David, and it was ill.
وَانْصَرَفَ نَاثَانُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ أصَابَ الرَّبُّ الطِّفْلَ الَّذِي أَنْجَبَتْهُ أَرْمَلَةُ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ لِدَاوُدَ بِمَرَضٍ.١٥
16 And David enquired of God concerning the child, and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground.
فَابْتَهَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ، وَأَطَالَ الصِّيَامَ وَاعْتَصَمَ بِمُخْدَعِهِ وَافْتَرَشَ الأَرْضَ.١٦
17 And the elders of his house arose [and went] to him to raise him up from the ground, but he would not [rise], nor did he eat bread with them.
فَرَاحَ وُجَهَاءُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ يُحَاوِلُونَ إِقْنَاعَهُ لِيَنْهَضَ عَنِ الأَرْضِ، فَأَبَى وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مَعَهُمْ طَعَاماً.١٧
18 And it came to pass on the seventh day that the child died: and the servants of David 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 listened not to our voice; and you should we tell him that the child is dead?—so would he do [himself] harm.
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
19 And David understood that his servants were whispering, and David perceived that the child was dead: and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is dead.
وَإِذْ شَاهَدَ دَاوُدُ رِجَالَ حَاشِيَتِهِ يَتَهَامَسُونَ، أَدْرَكَ أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ قَدْ مَاتَ، فَسَأَلَهُمْ: «هَلْ تُوُفِّيَ الْوَلَدُ؟» فَأَجَابُوا: «نَعَمْ».١٩
20 Then David rose up from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his raiment, and went into the house of God, and worshipped him; and went into his own house, and called for bread to eat, and they set bread before him and he ate.
عِنْدَئِذٍ نَهَضَ دَاوُدُ عَنِ الأَرْضِ وَاغْتَسَلَ وَتَطَيَّبَ وَبَدَّلَ ثِيَابَهُ وَدَخَلَ إِلَى بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ وَصَلَّى سَاجِداً، ثُمَّ عَادَ إِلَى قَصْرِهِ وَطَلَبَ طَعَاماً فَأَكَلَ.٢٠
21 And his servants said to him, What [is] this thing that you have done concerning the child? while it was yet living you did fast, and weep, and watch: and when the child was dead you did rise up, and did eat bread, and drink.
فَسَأَلَهُ رِجَالُ حَاشِيَتِهِ: «كَيْفَ تَتَصَرَّفُ هَكَذَا؟ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ الصَّبِيُّ حَيًّا صُمْتَ وَبَكَيْتَ، وَلَكِنْ مَا إِنْ مَاتَ حَتَّى قُمْتَ وَتَنَاوَلْتَ طَعَاماً؟»٢١
22 And David said, While the child yet lived, I fasted and wept; for I said, Who knows if the Lord will pity me, and the child live?
فَأَجَابَ: «حِينَ كَانَ الطِّفْلُ حَيًّا صُمْتُ وَبَكَيْتُ لأَنِّي حَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي: مَنْ يَعْلَمُ؟ رُبَّمَا يَرْحَمُنِي الرَّبُّ وَيَحْيَا الْوَلَدُ.٢٢
23 But now it is dead, why should I fast thus? shall I be able to bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
أمَّا الآنَ وَقَدْ مَاتَ، فَلِمَاذَا أَصُومُ؟ هَلْ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَرُدَّهُ إِلَى الْحَيَاةِ؟ أَنَا مَاضٍ إِلَيْهِ، أَمَّا هُوَ فَلَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيَّ».٢٣
24 And David comforted Bersabee his wife, and he went in to her, and lay with her; and she conceived and bore a son, and he called his named Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
ثُمَّ تَوَجَّهَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى بَثْشَبَعَ وَوَاسَاهَا وَضَاجَعَهَا، فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ ابْناً دَعَاهُ سُلَيْمَانَ. وَأَحَبَّ الرَّبُّ الْوَلَدَ،٢٤
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.
وَأَمَرَ النَّبِيَّ نَاثَانَ أَنْ يُسَمَّى الْوَلَدُ يَدِيدِيَّا (وَمَعْنَاهُ مَحْبُوبُ الرَّبِّ) لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَحَبَّهُ.٢٥
26 And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
وَهَاجَمَ يُوآبُ رِبَّةَ عَمُّونَ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى عَاصِمَةِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ،٢٦
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbath, and taken the city of waters.
ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ إِلَى دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً: «لَقَدْ حَارَبْتُ رِبَّةَ وَاسْتَوْلَيْتُ عَلَى مَصَادِرِ مَائِهَا،٢٧
28 And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, an take it beforehand; lest I take the city first, and my name be called upon it.
فَالآنَ احْشِدْ بَقِيَّةَ الْجَيْشِ وَتَعَالَ هَاجِمِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَافْتَتِحْهَا، لِئَلّا أَقْهَرَهَا أَنَا فَيُطْلِقُونَ اسْمِي عَلَيْهَا».٢٨
29 And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbath, and fought against it, and took it.
فَحَشَدَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ الْجَيْشِ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رِبَّةَ وَهَاجَمَهَا وَافْتَتَحَهَا،٢٩
30 And he took the crown of Molchom their king from off his head, and the weight of it was a talent of gold, with precious stones, and it was upon the head of David; and he carried forth very much spoil of the city.
وَأَخَذَ تَاجَ مَلِكِهِمْ عَنْ رَأْسِهِ، وَوَزْنُهُ وَزْنَةٌ (نَحْوَ أَرْبَعَةٍ وَثلاثِينَ كِيلُو جِرَاماً) مِنَ الذَّهَبِ وَالأَحْجَارِ الْكَرِيمَةِ، وَتَتَوَّجَ بِهِ. كَمَا اسْتَوْلَى عَلَى غَنَائِمَ وَفِيرَةٍ.٣٠
31 And he brought forth the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under iron harrows, and axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus he did to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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

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