2 Samuel 12
1 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David, and he came unto him and said to him, Two men were once 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 flocks and herds, in great abundance.
O rico tinha muitíssimas ovelhas e vacas;
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe, which he had bought; and he nourished it, and it grew up with him and with his children together; of his bread it used to eat, and out of his cup it used to drink, and in his bosom it used to lie, and it was to 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 there came a traveler unto the rich man; and he felt compunction to take from his own flocks and from his own herds to dress for the wayfarer that was come to him; but he took the ewe of the poor man, 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 the anger of David was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, surely the man that hath done this deserveth to die;
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 And the ewe he shall pay fourfold, for punishment that he hath done this thing, and because he had no compassion.
E pela cordeira tornará a dar o quadruplicado, porque fez tal coisa, e porque não se compadeceu.
7 Then said Nathan to David, Thou art the man! Thus hath said the Lord, the God of Israel, It is I who anointed thee as king over Israel, and it is I who delivered thee out of 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 I gave unto thee the house of thy master, and [put] the wives of thy master into thy bosom, and gave unto thee the house of Israel and Judah: and if this be too little, I could bestow on thee yet many more like these things.
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 Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the Lord to do what is evil in his eyes? Uriyah the Hittite hast thou smitten with the sword, and his wife hast thou taken unto thee for wife; but him hast thou slain 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 And now, the sword shall not depart from thy house for ever; for the reason that thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriyah the Hittite 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 hath said the Lord, Behold, I will raise up against thee evil out of thy own house, and I will take away thy wives before thy eyes, and I will give them unto thy neighbor; and he shall lie with thy wives before the face 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 hast done it in secret; but I will surely do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
Porque tu o fizeste em oculto, mas eu farei este negócio perante todo o Israel e perante o sol.
13 Then said David unto Nathan, I have sinned against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, Also the Lord hath caused thy sin to pass away: 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 great cause to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme through this thing, the child also that hath been born unto 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 went to his house; and the Lord struck the child that Uriyah's wife had born unto David, that it became very sick.
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 God in behalf of the lad; and David kept a fast, and came home, and lay over night upon the earth.
E buscou David a Deus pela criança; e jejuou David, e entrou, e passou a noite prostrado sobre a terra:
17 And the elders of the house arose about him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he did not partake of any bread 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 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 would not hearken to our voice: how then shall we say to him, The child is dead! he might do [himself] a hurt.
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 that his servants were whispering to each other, David understood that the child was dead; wherefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, 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 David then rose up from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his garments, and went into the house of the Lord and prostrated himself; and then he came to his own house, and asked that they should set food before him, and he 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 then said unto him, What is this thing which thou hast done? On account of the child when living thou didst fast and weep; but as soon as the child was dead thou didst arise 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; because I said, Who knoweth, but that the Lord will be gracious to me, that 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 he is dead, wherefore should I fast then? can I restore him again? I am going to him; but he will 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 Bath-sheba' his wife, and he went in unto her, and lay with her; and she bore a son, and 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, Yedideyah in behalf of the Lord.
E enviou pela mão do profeta Nathan, e chamou o seu nome Jedid-jah, por amor do Senhor.
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of 'Ammon, and captured the royal city.
Entretanto pelejou Joab contra Rabba, dos filhos de Ammon, e tomou a cidade real.
27 And Joab sent messengers to David; and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have also captured the water-town.
Então mandou Joab mensageiros a David, e disse: Pelejei contra Rabba, e também tomei a cidade das águas.
28 And now gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and capture it: lest I capture the city myself, and it be called by 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 And David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and captured 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 Malkam from off his head, and its weight was a talent of gold, and [on it was] a precious stone, and it was set on the head of David; and the booty of the city he brought out in great abundance.
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 the people that were therein he brought forward, and put them under saws, and under iron threshing-wagons, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through brick-kilns; and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of 'Ammon: and David returned with them with all the people unto 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.
