2 Samweli 12
1 Kisha Yahwe akamtuma Nathani kwa Daudi. Akaja kwake na kusema, “Kulikuwa na watu wawili katika mji. Mmoja alikuwa tajiri na mwingine alikuwa masikini.
The Lord sent Nathan to see David. When he got there, he said, “Once there were two men living in the same town. One was rich, and one was poor.
2 Yule tajiri alikuwa na kundi la ng'ombe na kondoo wengi sana,
The rich man had many thousands of sheep and cattle,
3 lakini maskini hakuwa na chochote isipokuwa mwanakondoo, aliyekuwa amemnunua na kumlisha na kumlea. Akakua pamoja naye na pamoja na watoto wake. Yule mwanakondoo hata alikula naye na kunywa kutoka katika kikombe chake, naye akalala katika mikono yake na alikuwa kama binti kwake.
but the poor man didn't have anything but one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He cared for it, and it grew up with him and his children. It would eat from his plate and drank from his cup. It slept on his lap and was like a daughter to him.
4 Siku moja tajiri akapata mgeni, lakini yeye hakuwa tiyari kuchukua mnyama kutoka katika kundi lake la ng'ombe au kundi la kondoo ili kumwandalia chakula. Badala yake alichukua mwanakondoo wa masikini na akampika kwa ajili ya mgeni wake.
One day the rich man had a visitor. He didn't want to take one of his own sheep or cattle to feed his visitor. He took the poor man's lamb instead to prepare a meal for his visitor.”
5 Hasira ya Daudi ikawaka dhidi ya tajiri yule, naye akamwambia Nathani kwa hasira, “Kama Yahwe aishivyo, mtu aliyelitenda jambo hili anastahili kufa.
David became absolutely furious with what that man did, and angrily told Nathan. “As the Lord lives, the man who did this should be put to death!
6 Ni lazima alipe mwanakondoo mara nne zaidi kwa ajili ya kile alichokifanya, na kwa sababu hakuwa na huruma kwa mtu maskini.
He must repay that lamb with four of his own for doing this, for being so heartless.”
7 Ndipo Nathani akamwambia Daudi, “Wewe ndiye yule mtu! Yahweh, Mungu wa Israeli, asema, 'Nilikutia mafuta uwe mfalme juu ya Israeli, na nilikuokoa kutoka katika mkono wa Sauli.
“You are that man!” Nathan told David. “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel, and I saved you from Saul.
8 Nikakupa nyumba ya bwana wako, na wake zake mikononi mwako. Nilikupa pia nyumba ya Israeli na Yuda. Na ikiwa hayo yalikuwa kidogo zaidi kwako, ningeweza kukuongezea mengine zaidi.
I gave your master's house to you and placed your master's wives in your lap. I gave you the kingdom of Israel and Judah, and if that hadn't been enough, I would have given you so much more.
9 Hivyo basi kwa nini umedharau maagizo ya Yahwe, hata ukafanya yaliyo maovu mbele zake? Umeua Uria Mhiti kwa upanga na umechukua mkewe kuwa mke wako. Uliua kwa upanga wa jeshi la Amoni.
So why have you treated what Lord said with contempt by doing evil in his sight? You killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and stole his wife—you killed him using the sword of the Ammonites.
10 Hivyo basi upanga hautaondoka nyumbani mwako, kwa kuwa umenidharau na umemchukua mke wa Uria mhiti kuwa mke wako.'
So your descendants will always face the sword that kills because you treated me with contempt and stole Uriah's wife.
11 Yahwe asema, 'Tazama, nitaleta maafa dhidi yako kutoka katika nyumba yako mwenyewe. Nitachukua wake zako, mbele ya macho yako na kumpa jirani yako, naye atalala na wake zako wakati wa mchana.
This is what the Lord says: I'm going to bring disaster in you from your own family. I will take your wives before your very eyes and give them to someone else, and he will sleep openly with your wives where everyone can see.
12 Kwa maana wewe ulitenda dhambi hii sirini, lakini mimi nitatenda jambo hili wakati wa mchana mbele za Israeli wote.
You did it all in secret, but I will do it openly where everyone in all of Israel can see.”
13 Ndipo Daudi alipomwambia Nathani, “Nimemtenda dhambi Yahwe.” Nathani akamjibu Daudi, “Yahwe naye ameiachilia dhambi yako. Hautakufa.
David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” “The Lord has forgiven your sins. You're not going to die,” Nathan replied.
14 Lakini, kwa kuwa kwa tendo hili umemdharau Yahwe, mtoto aliyezaliwa kwako hakika atakufa.”
“But because by doing this you have treated the Lord with complete contempt, the son you have will die.”
15 Kisha Nathani akaondoka na kwenda kwake. Yahwe akampiga mtoto ambaye mke wa Uria alimzaa kwa Daudi, naye akaugua sana.
Then Nathan went home. The Lord made the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David become very sick.
16 Kisha Daudi akamwomba Mungu kwa ajili ya kijana. Daudi akafunga naye akaingia ndani na kulala usiku wote juu ya sakafu.
David pleaded with God on behalf of the boy. He fasted, went to his bedroom, and spent the night lying in sackcloth on the ground.
17 Wazee wa nyumba yake wakainuka na kusimama kando yake, ili wamwinue kutoka sakafuni. Lakini hakuinuka, na hakula pamoja nao.
His senior officials approached him and tried to help him up from the ground, but he didn't want to, and he refused their appeals to eat.
18 Ikawa siku ya saba mtoto akafa. Watumishi wa Daudi wakaogopa kumwambia kwamba mtoto amekufa, kwa maana walisema, “Tazama, wakati mtoto alipokuwa hai tuliongea naye, lakini hakuisikiliza sauti yetu. Atakuwaje ikiwa tutamwambia kwamba kijana amekufa?!”
On the seventh day the child died. But David's officials were scared to tell him that the child was dead, for they said to each other, “Look, while the child was still alive, we talked with him, and he refused to listen to us. How on earth can we tell him the child is dead? He may do something really bad!”
19 Daudi alipoona kwamba watumishi wake walikuwa wakinong'onezana, Akatambua kwamba mtoto amekufa. Akawauliza, “Je mtoto amekufa?” Wakajibu, “Amekufa.”
But David saw his officials were whispering among themselves, he realized that the child was dead. So he asked his officials, “Did the child die?” “Yes, he died,” they replied.
20 Kisha Daudi akainuka kutoka sakafuni naye akaoga, akajipaka mafuta, na kubadili mavazi yake. Akaenda katika hema la kukutania na akaabudu pale, kisha akarudu katika kasri lake. Akataka chakula kiletwe, wakamwandalia, naye akala.
David got up from the ground, washed and put on scented oils, and changed his clothes. Then he went to the house of the Lord and worshiped. Afterwards he went back home, and asked for some food. So they served him a meal which he ate.
21 Ndipo watumishi wake walipomwambia, “Kwa nini umefanya jambo hili? Ulifunga na kulia kwa ajili ya mtoto wakati alipokuwa hai, lakini mtoto alipokufa, ukainuka na kula.”
“Why are you acting like this?” his officials asked him. “While the child was still alive, you fasted and cried aloud, but now that he's dead, you get up and eat.”
22 Daudi akajibu, “Wakati mtoto alipokuwa hai nilifunga na kulia. Nilisema, Ni nani ajuaye kwamba Yahwe angeweza kunihurumia mtoto akaishi au sivyo?
David replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and cried aloud, for I thought to myself, ‘Who knows? Maybe the Lord will be gracious to me and let him live.’
23 Lakini sasa amekufa, hivyo nifungie nini? Je naweza kumrudisha tena? Nitakwenda kwake, lakini yeye hawezi kunirudia.”
But now that he's dead, what's the point for me to go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? One day I will die and go to him, but he will never come back to me.”
24 Daudi akamfariji Bethsheba mkewe, akaingia kwake, na akalala naye. Baadaye akazaa mtoto wa kiume, naye akaitwa Selemani. Yahwe akampenda
David consoled his wife Bathsheba, and he made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child,
25 naye akatuma neno kupitia nabii Nathani kumwita Yedidia, kwa sababu Yahwe alimpenda.
so he sent a message through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.
26 Basi Yoabu akapigana na Raba, mji wa kifalme wa watu wa Amoni, naye akaiteka ngome yake.
At this time Joab had been fighting against the Ammonite town of Rabbah, and had captured the royal fortress.
27 Hivyo Yoabu akatuma wajumbe kwa Daudi na kusema, “Nimepigana na Raba, nami nimeshikilia sehemu inayosambaza maji ya mji.
Joab sent messengers to David to tell him, “I have attacked Rabbah and I have also captured its water supply.
28 Kwa hiyo sasa likusanye jeshi lililosalia uhuzingire mji na kuuteka, kwa maana ikiwa nitauteka, utaitwa kwa jina langu.”
So please call up the rest of the army, besiege the town, and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city, and I will get the credit.”
29 Hivyo Daudi akalikusanya jeshi lote na kwenda Raba; akapigana nao na kuuteka.
So David called up the rest of the army and marched on Rabbah. He attacked it and captured it.
30 Daudi akachukua taji ya dhahabu kutoka katika kichwa cha mfalme wao iliyokuwa na uzito wa talanta, na ilikuwa na jiwe la thamani ndani yake. Taji ikawekwa juu ya kichwa cha Daudi. Kisha akachukua nyara za mji kwa wingi.
He took the crown from the head of their king, and it was placed on David's head. It weighed a talent of gold and was decorated with precious stones. David took a large amount of plunder from the town.
31 Akawatoa watu waliokuwa mjini naye akawalazimisha kufanya kazi kwa misumeno, sululu na shoka; lakini pia akawalazimisha kutengeneza matofali. Daudi akailazimisha miji yote ya watu wa Amoni kufanya kazi hiyo. Kisha Daudi na jeshi lote wakarudi Yerusalemu
David took the inhabitants and forced them to work with saws, iron picks, and axes, and he also made them work making bricks. He did the same in all the Ammonite towns. Then David and the whole Israelite army returned to Jerusalem.
