2 Samuel 12
1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
E o Senhor enviou Nathan a David: e, entrando ele a David, disse-lhe: Havia numa cidade dois homens, um rico e outro pobre.
2 The rich man had exceeding many sheep and oxen.
O rico tinha muitíssimas ovelhas e vacas;
3 But the poor man had nothing at all but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up, and which had grown up in his house together with his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his cup, and sleeping in his bosom: and it was unto him as a daughter.
Mas o pobre não tinha coisa nenhuma, senão uma pequena cordeira que comprara e criara; e ela tinha crescido com ele e com seus filhos igualmente; do seu bocado comia, e do seu copo bebia, e dormia em seu regaço, e a tinha como filha.
4 And when a certain stranger was come to the rich man, he spared to take of his own sheep and oxen, to make a feast for that stranger, who was come to him, but took the poor man’s ewe, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
E, vindo ao homem rico um viajante, deixou este de tomar das suas ovelhas e das suas vacas para guizar para o viajante que viera a ele: e tomou a cordeira do homem pobre, e a preparou para o homem que viera a ele.
5 And David’s anger being exceedingly kindled against that man, he said to Nathan: As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this is a child of death.
Então o furor de David se acendeu em grande maneira contra aquele homem, e disse a Nathan: Vive o Senhor, que digno de morte é o homem que fez isso.
6 He shall restore the ewe fourfold, because he did this thing, and had no pity.
E pela cordeira tornará a dar o quadruplicado, porque fez tal coisa, e porque não se compadeceu.
7 And Nathan said to David: Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee from the hand of Saul,
Então disse Nathan a David: Tu és este homem. Assim diz o Senhor Deus de Israel: Eu te ungi rei sobre Israel, e eu te livrei das mãos de Saul,
8 And gave thee thy master’s house and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Juda: and if these things be little, I shall add far greater things unto thee.
E te dei a casa de teu senhor, e as mulheres de teu senhor em teu seio, e também te dei a casa de Israel e de Judá, e, se isto é pouco, mais te acrescentaria tais e tais coisas.
9 Why therefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord, to do evil in my sight? Thou hast killed Urias the Hethite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Porque, pois, desprezaste a palavra do Senhor, fazendo o mal diante de seus olhos? A Urias, o hetheu, feriste à espada, e a sua mulher tomaste por tua mulher; e a ele mataste com a espada dos filhos de Ammon:
10 Therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urias the Hethite to be thy wife.
Agora, pois, não se apartará a espada jamais da tua casa, porquanto me desprezaste, e tomaste a mulher de Urias, o hetheu, para que te seja por mulher.
11 Thus saith the Lord: Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thy own house, and I will take thy wives before thy eyes I and give them to thy neighhour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
Assim diz o Senhor: Eis que suscitarei da tua mesma casa o mal sobre ti, e tomarei tuas mulheres perante os teus olhos, e as darei a teu próximo, o qual se deitará com tuas mulheres perante este sol.
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing in the sight of all Israel, and in the sight of the sun.
Porque tu o fizeste em oculto, mas eu farei este negócio perante todo o Israel e perante o sol.
13 And David said to Nathan: I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David: The Lord also hath taken away thy sin: thou shalt not die.
Então disse David a Nathan: Pequei contra o Senhor. E disse Nathan a David: também o Senhor traspassou o teu pecado; não morrerás.
14 Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.
Todavia, porquanto com este feito deste lugar sobremaneira a que os inimigos do Senhor blasfemem, também o filho que te nasceu certamente morrerá.
15 And Nathan returned to his house. The Lord also struck the child which the wife of Urias had borne to David, and his life was despaired of.
Então Nathan se foi para sua casa; e o Senhor feriu a criança que a mulher de Urias parira a David, e adoeceu gravemente.
16 And David besought the Lord for the child: and David kept a fast, and going in by himself lay upon the ground.
E buscou David a Deus pela criança; e jejuou David, e entrou, e passou a noite prostrado sobre a terra:
17 And the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the ground: but he would not, neither did he eat meat with them.
Então os anciãos da sua casa se levantaram a ele, para o levantar da terra; porém ele não quis, e não comeu pão com eles
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 when the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how much more will he afflict himself if we tell him that the child is dead?
E sucedeu que ao sétimo dia morreu a criança: e temiam os servos de David dizer-lhe que a criança era morta, porque diziam: Eis que, sendo a criança ainda viva, lhe falavamos, porém não dava ouvidos à nossa voz; como pois lhe diremos que a criança é morta? Porque mais mal lhe faria.
19 But when David saw his servants whispering, he understood that the child was dead: and he said to his servants: Is the child dead? They answered him: He is dead.
Viu porém David que seus servos falavam baixo, e entendeu David que a criança era morta, pelo que disse David a seus servos: É morta a criança? E eles disseram: É morta.
20 Then David arose from the ground, and washed and anointed himself: and when he had changed his apparel, he went into the house of the Lord: and worshipped, and then he came into his own house, and he called for bread, and ate.
Então David se levantou da terra, e se lavou, e se ungiu, e mudou de vestidos, e entrou na casa do Senhor, e adorou: então veio a sua casa, e pediu pão; e lhe puseram pão, e comeu.
21 And his servants said to 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 up, and eat bread.
E disseram-lhe seus servos: Que é isto que fizeste? Pela criança viva jejuaste e choraste; porém depois que morreu a criança te levantaste e comeste pão
22 And he said: While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept for him: for I said: Who knoweth whether the Lord may not give him to me, and the child may live?
E disse ele: Vivendo ainda a criança, jejuei e chorei, porque dizia: Quem sabe se o Senhor se compadecerá de mim, e viva a criança?
23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Shall I be able to bring him back any more? I shall go to him rather: but he shall not return to me.
Porém, agora que é morta, porque jejuaria eu agora? Poderei eu faze-la mais voltar? Eu irei a ela, porém ela não voltará para mim.
24 And David comforted Bethsabee his wife, and went in unto her, and slept with her: I and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon, and the Lord loved him.
Então consolou David a Bath-seba, sua mulher, e entrou a ela, e se deitou com ela: e pariu ela um filho, e chamou o seu nome Salomão: e o Senhor o amou.
25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
E enviou pela mão do profeta Nathan, e chamou o seu nome Jedid-jah, por amor do Senhor.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.
Entretanto pelejou Joab contra Rabba, dos filhos de Ammon, e tomou a cidade real.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David, saying: I have fought against Rabbath, and the city of waters is about to be taken.
Então mandou Joab mensageiros a David, e disse: Pelejei contra Rabba, e também tomei a cidade das águas.
28 Now therefore gather thou the rest of the people together, and besiege the city and take it: lest when the city shall be wasted by me, the victory be ascribed to my name.
Ajunta, pois, agora o resto do povo, e cerca a cidade, e toma-a, para que, tomando eu a cidade, não se aclame sobre ela o meu nome.
29 Then David gathered all the people together, and went out against Rabbath: and after fighting, he took it.
Então ajuntou David a todo o povo, e marchou para Rabba, e pelejou contra ela, e a tomou.
30 And he took the crown of their king from his head, the weight of which was a talent of gold, set with most precious stones, and it was put upon David’s head, and the spoils of the city which were very great he carried away.
E tirou a coroa da cabeça do seu rei, cujo peso era dum talento de ouro, e havia nela pedras preciosas, e foi posta sobre a cabeça de David: e da cidade levou mui grande despojo.
31 And bringing forth the people thereof he sawed them, and drove over them chariots armed with iron: and divided them with knives, and made them pass through brickkilns: so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon: and David returned, with all the army to Jerusalem.
E, trazendo o povo que havia nela, o pôs às serras, e às talhadeiras de ferro, e aos machados de ferro, e os fez passar por forno de tijolos; e assim fez a todas as cidades dos filhos de Ammon: e voltou David e todo o povo para Jerusalém.
