2 Samuel 12
1 The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the 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 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
| وَكَانَ الْغَنِيُّ يَمْتَلِكُ قُطْعَانَ بَقَرٍ وَغَنَمٍ كَثِيرَةً. | ٢ |
3 but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.
| 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 A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come 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 David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
| عِنْدَئِذٍ احْتَدَمَ غَضَبُ دَاوُدَ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْغَنِيِّ وَقَالَ لِنَاثَانَ: «حَيٌّ هُوَ الرَّبُّ، إنَّ الْجَانِيَ يَسْتَوْجِبُ الْمَوْتَ، | ٥ |
6 He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”
| وَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَرُدَّ لِلرَّجُلِ الْفَقِيرِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَضْعَافٍ لأَنَّهُ ارْتَكَبَ هَذَا الذَّنْبَ وَلَمْ يُشْفِقْ». | ٦ |
7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of 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 I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.
| وَوَهَبْتُكَ بَيْتَ سَيِّدِكَ وَزَوْجَاتِهِ، وَوَلَّيْتُكَ عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا. وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ قَلِيلاً لَوَهَبْتُكَ الْمَزِيدَ. | ٨ |
9 Why have you despised the LORD’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and 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 will never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken Uriah the Hittite’s wife to be your wife.’
| لِذَلِكَ لَنْ يُفَارِقَ السَّيْفُ بَيْتَكَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، لأَنَّكَ احْتَقَرْتَنِي واغْتَصَبْتَ امْرَأَةَ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ». | ١٠ |
11 “This is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he will 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 this secretly, but I will do this thing before 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 David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die.
| فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِنَاثَانَ: «قَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ إِلَى الرَّبِّ». فَقَالَ نَاثَانُ: «وَالرَّبُّ قَدْ نَقَلَ عَنْكَ خَطِيئَتَكَ، فَلَنْ تَمُوتَ. | ١٣ |
14 However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the LORD’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
| وَلَكِنْ لأَنَّكَ جَعَلْتَ أَعْدَاءَ الرَّبِّ يَشْمَتُونَ مِنْ جَرَّاءِ هَذَا الأَمْرِ، فَإِنَّ الابْنَ الْمَوْلُودَ لَكَ يَمُوتُ». | ١٤ |
15 Then Nathan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
| وَانْصَرَفَ نَاثَانُ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ. وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ أصَابَ الرَّبُّ الطِّفْلَ الَّذِي أَنْجَبَتْهُ أَرْمَلَةُ أُورِيَّا الْحِثِّيِّ لِدَاوُدَ بِمَرَضٍ. | ١٥ |
16 David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
| فَابْتَهَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى اللهِ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ، وَأَطَالَ الصِّيَامَ وَاعْتَصَمَ بِمُخْدَعِهِ وَافْتَرَشَ الأَرْضَ. | ١٦ |
17 The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.
| فَرَاحَ وُجَهَاءُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ يُحَاوِلُونَ إِقْنَاعَهُ لِيَنْهَضَ عَنِ الأَرْضِ، فَأَبَى وَلَمْ يَأْكُلْ مَعَهُمْ طَعَاماً. | ١٧ |
18 On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants 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 didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?”
| 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 But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” 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 arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the LORD’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, 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 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”
| فَسَأَلَهُ رِجَالُ حَاشِيَتِهِ: «كَيْفَ تَتَصَرَّفُ هَكَذَا؟ عِنْدَمَا كَانَ الصَّبِيُّ حَيًّا صُمْتَ وَبَكَيْتَ، وَلَكِنْ مَا إِنْ مَاتَ حَتَّى قُمْتَ وَتَنَاوَلْتَ طَعَاماً؟» | ٢١ |
22 He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
| فَأَجَابَ: «حِينَ كَانَ الطِّفْلُ حَيًّا صُمْتُ وَبَكَيْتُ لأَنِّي حَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي: مَنْ يَعْلَمُ؟ رُبَّمَا يَرْحَمُنِي الرَّبُّ وَيَحْيَا الْوَلَدُ. | ٢٢ |
23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will 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 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. 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 he named him Jedidiah, for the LORD’s sake.
| وَأَمَرَ النَّبِيَّ نَاثَانَ أَنْ يُسَمَّى الْوَلَدُ يَدِيدِيَّا (وَمَعْنَاهُ مَحْبُوبُ الرَّبِّ) لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ أَحَبَّهُ. | ٢٥ |
26 Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
| وَهَاجَمَ يُوآبُ رِبَّةَ عَمُّونَ وَاسْتَوْلَى عَلَى عَاصِمَةِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ، | ٢٦ |
27 Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.
| ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِرُسُلٍ إِلَى دَاوُدَ قَائِلاً: «لَقَدْ حَارَبْتُ رِبَّةَ وَاسْتَوْلَيْتُ عَلَى مَصَادِرِ مَائِهَا، | ٢٧ |
28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called by my name.”
| فَالآنَ احْشِدْ بَقِيَّةَ الْجَيْشِ وَتَعَالَ هَاجِمِ الْمَدِينَةَ وَافْتَتِحْهَا، لِئَلّا أَقْهَرَهَا أَنَا فَيُطْلِقُونَ اسْمِي عَلَيْهَا». | ٢٨ |
29 David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.
| فَحَشَدَ دَاوُدُ كُلَّ الْجَيْشِ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى رِبَّةَ وَهَاجَمَهَا وَافْتَتَحَهَا، | ٢٩ |
30 He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out 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 He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them go to the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then 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 |
