2 Samoela 11
1 Ary rehefa niherina ny taona, ka mby amin’ ny andro fandehanan’ ny mpanjaka hiady, dia naniraka an’ i Joaba sy ny mpanompony ary ny Isiraely rehetra Davida, ka nandringana ny taranak’ i Amona ireo sady nanao fahirano an’ i Raha; fa Davida kosa nijanona tany Jerosalema ihany.
At the return of the year, at the time when kings go out, David sent Joab and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.
2 Ary nony harivariva, dia niala tao am-pandriany Davida ka nitsangantsangana teo an-tampon’ ny lapa; ary raha teo izy dia nahatazana vehivavy mandro; ary ravehivavy dia tsara tarehy maha-te-hijery.
At evening, David arose from his bed and walked on the roof of the king’s house. From the roof, he saw a woman bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look at.
3 Ary Davida dia naniraka hanontany ny amin-dravehivavy. Ary nisy nanao hoe: Tsy iny va no Batseba, zanakavavin’ i Eliama, sady vadin’ i Oria Hetita?
David sent and enquired after the woman. One said, “Isn’t this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, Uriah the Hittite’s wife?”
4 Ary Davida naniraka olona ka nampaka azy; dia tonga tao aminy izy ka nandriany. Ary ravehivavy nanamasina ny tenany ho afaka tamin’ ny halotoany, dia nody tany an-tranony.
David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness); and she returned to her house.
5 Ary nanan’ anaka ravehivavy ka naniraka hilaza tamin’ i Davida hoe: Manan’ anaka aho.
The woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, “I am with child.”
6 Ary Davida naniraka tany amin’ i Joaba hanao hoe: Asaovy mankaty amiko kely Oria Hetita. Dia nasain’ i Joaba nankany amin’ i Davida Oria.
David sent to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” Joab sent Uriah to David.
7 Ary nony tonga teo amin’ i Davida izy, dia nanontaniany ny toetr’ i Joaba sy ny olona ary ny toetry ny ady.
When Uriah had come to him, David asked him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.
8 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Oria: Andeha ary mody, ka sasao ny tongotrao. Ary Oria niala tao an-tranon’ ny mpanjaka, ary dia nampanarahina nahandro avy tao amin’ ny mpanjaka izy.
David said to Uriah, “Go down to your house and wash your feet.” Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and a gift from the king was sent after him.
9 Nefa Oria nandry teo am-baravarana ny tranon’ ny mpanjaka, teo amin’ ny mpanompon’ ny tompony rehetra, fa tsy nidina nody tany an-tranony izy tsy akory.
But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and didn’t go down to his house.
10 Ary nisy nanambara tamin’ i Davida hoe: Tsy nidina nody tany an-tranony Oria. Dia hoy Davida tamin’ i Oria: Tsy avy lavitra va ianao? koa nahoana ianao no tsy midìna mody any an-tranonao?
When they had told David, saying, “Uriah didn’t go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Haven’t you come from a journey? Why didn’t you go down to your house?”
11 Fa hoy Oria tamin’ i Davida: Ny fiara sy ny Isiraely ary ny Joda mitoetra amin’ ny trano rantsan-kazo; ary Joaba tompoko sy ny mpanompon’ ny tompoko mitoby any an-tsaha, ka izaho kosa va hody any an-tranoko hihinana sy hisotro ary handry amin’ ny vadiko? Raha velona koa ianao, ary raha velona koa ny ainao, tsy hanao izany aho.
Uriah said to David, “The ark, Israel, and Judah, are staying in tents; and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open field. Shall I then go into my house to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing!”
12 Ary hoy Davida tamin’ i Oria: Mitoera ihany ary atỳ anio, fa rahampitso dia halefako ianao. Dia nitoetra tany Jerosalema androtrizay sy ny ampitson’ iny Oria.
David said to Uriah, “Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart.” So Uriah stayed in Jerusalem that day and the next day.
13 Ary nasain’ i Davida izy, dia nihinana sy nisotro teo anatrehany, ka nomamoiny, ary nony hariva dia nivoaka izy ka nandry teo amin’ ilay nandriany teo amin’ ny mpanompon’ ny tompony ihany, fa tsy nidina nody tany an-tranony.
When David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. At evening, he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but didn’t go down to his house.
14 Ary nony maraina, Davida dia nanoratra taratasy ho any amin’ i Joaba, ka nampitondrainy an’ i Oria izany.
In the morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah.
15 Ary izao no soratra nataony tao amin’ ny taratasy: Arosoinareo amin’ ny ady mafy Oria; dia ilaozy izy mba hasiany ho faty.
He wrote in the letter, saying, “Send Uriah to the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck and die.”
16 Ary raha mbola nanao fahirano ny tanàna Joaba, dia nanendry an’ i Oria ho eo amin’ izay hitany misy lehilahy mahery.
When Joab kept watch on the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.
17 Ary ny mponina tao an-tanàna nivoaka hiady amin’ i Joaba, ka nahafatesana ny mpanompon’ i Davida, ary maty koa Oria Hetita.
The men of the city went out and fought with Joab. Some of the people fell, even of David’s servants; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18 Ary Joaba naniraka hilaza tsara any amin’ i Davida ny toetry ny ady;
Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;
19 ary nandidy ilay iraka izy hoe: Rehefa voalazanao tsara amin’ ny mpanjaka ny toetry ny ady,
and he commanded the messenger, saying, “When you have finished telling all the things concerning the war to the king,
20 ka tezitra ny mpanjaka ary manao aminao hoe: Nahoana no nanakaiky ny tanàna toy izany ianareo raha niady? Tsy fantatrareo va fa hitifitra eo amin’ ny manda izy?
it shall be that, if the king’s wrath arise, and he asks you, ‘Why did you go so near to the city to fight? Didn’t you know that they would shoot from the wall?
21 Fa iza no namely an’ i Abimeleka, zanak’ i Jerobeseta? Moa tsy vehivavy va no nanjera vato fikosoham-bary taminy avy teo amin’ ny manda, ka dia maty tao Tebeza izy? Koa nahoana no nanakaiky ny manda ianareo? dia ataovy hoe: Oria Hetita mpanomponao mba maty koa.
Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman cast an upper millstone on him from the wall, so that he died at Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?’ then you shall say, ‘Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”
22 Ary nandeha ilay iraka, dia tonga tamin’ i Davida ka nanambara taminy izay rehetra nanirahan’ i Joaba azy.
So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for.
23 Ary hoy ny iraka tamin’ i Davida: Nahery noho izahay ireny, ary nivoahany tany an-tsaha izahay, ka dia nenjehinay hatreo anoloan’ ny vavahady kosa izy.
The messenger said to David, “The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field; and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.
24 Ary ny mpitifitra teo amin’ ny manda nitifitra ny mpanomponao; ary nahafatesana ny mpanompon’ ny mpanjaka, ary Oria Hetita mpanomponao mba maty koa.
The shooters shot at your servants from off the wall; and some of the king’s servants are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.”
25 Dia hoy Davida tamin’ ny iraka: Izao no holazainao amin’ i Joaba: Aza malahelo amin’ izany ianao, fa ny sabatra tsy mifidy hasiana; herezo ihany ny adinao amin’ ny tanàna, ka ravao izy. Ary omeo toky Joaba.
Then David said to the messenger, “Tell Joab, ‘Don’t let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make your battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it.’ Encourage him.”
26 Ary nony ren’ ny vadin’ i Oria fa maty ny lahy, dia nisaona azy izy.
When Uriah’s wife heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.
27 Ary rehefa afa-tsaona izy, dia nampanalain’ i Davida ho any an-tranony, ary dia novadiny izy ka niteraka zazalahy taminy. Nefa tsy sitrak’ i Jehovah izany nataon’ i Davida izany.
When the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
