1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle , that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.
2 ¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
6 ¶ And David sent to Joab, saying , Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king’s house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house. 10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey? why then didst thou not go down unto thine house? 11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing. 12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow. 13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
14 ¶ And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant men were . 17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell some of the people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.
18 ¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king, 20 And if so be that the king’s wrath arise, and he say unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall? 21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.
22 ¶ So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for. 23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate. 24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants; and some of the king’s servants be dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also. 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
26 ¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.
Dāvida grēks ar Batšebu
1 Gadu mijā, laikā, kad ķēniņi parasti iziet karā, Dāvids sūtīja Joābu un kopā ar viņu savus ļaudis un visu Israēlu, un tie sakāva amoniešus un aplenca Rabu. Dāvids pats palika Jeruzālemē.
2 Kādu vakaru Dāvids, piecēlies no gultas, pastaigājās pa ķēniņa nama jumtu, un no jumta viņš ieraudzīja kādu sievu mazgājamies – šī sieva bija ļoti glīta no skata. 3 Dāvids lika ievākt ziņas par šo sievu, un viņam pastāstīja: “Tā taču Batšeba, Elīāma meita, hetieša Ūrijas sieva!” 4 Dāvids sūtīja vēstnešus viņu atvest, un tā nāca pie viņa, un viņš ar to gulēja – viņa tikko bija šķīstījusies no savas nešķīstības –, pēc tam viņa atgriezās mājās. 5 Un šī sieva kļuva grūta un sūtīja vēsti Dāvidam: “Esmu kļuvusi grūta.” 6 Tad Dāvids sūtīja ziņu Joābam: “Atsūti pie manis hetieti Ūriju!” Un Joābs sūtīja Ūriju pie Dāvida. 7 Kad Ūrija atnāca, Dāvids iztaujāja, kā klājas Joābam un kā ļaudīm un kā sokas karā. 8 Tad Dāvids teica: “Noej savā namā un mazgā kājas.” Ūrija iznāca no ķēniņa nama, un viņam pakaļ nesa ķēniņa dāvanas. 9 Taču Ūrija apgūlās pie ķēniņa nama ieejas kopā ar visiem sava kunga kalpiem un negāja uz savu namu. 10 Dāvidam pastāstīja: “Ūrija nav aizgājis uz savām mājām!” Dāvids jautāja Ūrijam: “Vai tad tu neesi nupat no ceļa? Kādēļ tu neej mājās?” 11 Ūrija atbildēja Dāvidam: “Dieva šķirsts, Israēls un Jūda mīt teltīs, tāpat mans kungs Joābs un mana kunga ļaudis ir nometnē uz lauka – kā lai es eju savā namā ēst, dzert un gulēt ar savu sievu?! Zvēru pie tevis un tavas dzīvības, ka es tā nedarīšu!” 12 Dāvids teica Ūrijam: “Šodien vēl paliec te, rīt es tevi atlaidīšu.” Tā Ūrija palika Jeruzālemē līdz nākamajai dienai. 13 Dāvids viņu aicināja, un viņš pie tā ēda un dzēra, un Dāvids viņu piedzirdīja. Bet vakarā, izgājis ārā, viņš atgūlās pie sava kunga kalpiem un neaizgāja uz savām mājām.
Dāvids sūta Ūriju nāvē
14 No rīta Dāvids rakstīja vēstuli Joābam un nosūtīja to ar Ūriju. 15 Vēstulē viņš rakstīja: “Nolieciet Ūriju priekšā, kur sīvākā kauja, un atkāpieties no viņa, lai viņš tiek nokauts un mirst.”
16 Un, aplencot pilsētu, Joābs nolika Ūriju tādā vietā, par kuru viņš zināja, ka tur ir spēcīgi karotāji. 17 Kad pilsētas vīri iznāca karot pret Joābu, vairāki no Dāvida ļaudīm krita, un arī hetietis Ūrija bija pagalam. 18 Joābs sūtīja ziņu Dāvidam par kara notikumiem. 19 Un viņš pavēlēja ziņnesim: “Kad būsi pastāstījis ķēniņam kara notikumus, 20 ja ķēniņš aizsvilsies dusmās un teiks tev: kādēļ gājāt cīnīties tik tuvu pilsētai, vai tad nezinājāt, ka viņi no mūra šaus?! 21 Kas nokāva Abīmelehu, Jerūbešeta dēlu? Vai ne sieva, kas no mūra uzmeta viņam augšējo dzirnakmeni, ka viņš nomira Tēbēcā? Kāpēc gājāt tik tuvu mūrim? – tad saki: arī tavs kalps hetietis Ūrija ir miris.” 22 Ziņnesis devās ceļā, atnāca pie Dāvida un vēstīja visu, ko Joābs bija licis teikt. 23 Ziņnesis sacīja Dāvidam: “Tā kā tie vīri mūs pārspēja un iznāca laukā pret mums, mēs tos atspiedām līdz vārtu ieejai. 24 Strēlnieki no mūra šāva uz taviem kalpiem, un vairāki ķēniņa kalpi krita, arī tavs kalps hetietis Ūrija ir miris.”
25 Dāvids teica ziņnesim: “Tā saki Joābam: neraizējies, jo zobens rij te še, te tur. Cīnies vēl stiprāk pret šo pilsētu un noposti to – uzmundrini viņu!” 26 Ūrijas sieva dzirdēja, ka viņas vīrs Ūrija ir miris, un apraudāja savu kungu. 27 Kad sēru laiks bija pagājis, Dāvids sūtīja pārvest to uz savu namu. Viņa kļuva tam par sievu un dzemdēja dēlu. Bet Kungam nepatika tas, ko Dāvids bija darījis.
