1 Un tas Kungs sūtīja Nātānu pie Dāvida; kad nu viņš bija pie viņa nonācis, tad viņš tam sacīja: „Divi vīri bija vienā pilsētā, viens bagāts un otrs nabags.
2 Bagātajam bija ļoti daudz sīklopu un liellopu,
3 Bet nabagajam no visa tā nebija itin nekā kā vienīgi viens pats jēriņš, vēl gluži mazs, ko viņš bija pircis un uzaudzinājis un kas bija pie viņa uzaudzis kopā ar viņa bērniem; tas ēda no viņa maizes rieciena un dzēra no viņa kausa, pie viņa krūtīm tas gulēja, un šī mazā aitiņa bija viņam kā paša meita.
4 Un kad kādā dienā pie bagātā vīra ieradās viesis, tad viņam bija žēl ņemt ko no sava sīklopu un liellopu pulka, lai sagatavotu mielastu viesim, kas bija pie viņa atnācis, bet viņš ņēma nabagā vīra aitiņu un to sataisīja savam ciemiņam.“
5 Tad Dāvids iedegās ļoti lielās dusmās pret to vīru, un viņš sacīja Nātānam: „Tik tiešām, ka tas Kungs dzīvs, tas vīrs, kas to ir darījis, ir nāvi pelnījis!
6 Un to jēriņu lai tas izlīgdams atdod četrkārtīgi, tādēļ ka viņš tā ir rīkojies un nav bijis līdzcietīgs!“
7 Tad Nātāns atbildēja Dāvidam: „Tu esi tas vīrs! Tā saka tas Kungs, Israēla Dievs: Es esmu tevi svaidījis par ķēniņu Israēlam, un Es tevi esmu izglābis no Saula rokas.
8 Un Es esmu tev devis tava kunga namu un tava kunga sievas tavā klēpī; un Es esmu tev arī devis Israēla un Jūdas namu, un ja ar to visu vēl nepietiek, tad Es vēl gribu šo un to pielikt.
9 Kāpēc tad tu esi noniecinājis tā Kunga vārdu, to darīdams, kas Jauns vina acīs? Tu esi nogalinājis hetieti Oriju ar zobenu, un viņa sievu tu esi ņēmis sev par sievu, bet viņu pašu tu esi nokāvis ar Amona bērnu zobenu.
10 Bet tagad zobens vairs neatstāsies no tava nama uz mūžīgiem laikiem, tāpēc ka tu esi Mani nonievājis un tāpēc ka tu esi ņēmis hetieša Ūrijas sievu ar nolūku, lai tā kļūtu tava sieva!
11 Tā saka tas Kungs: Redzi, Es likšu nelaimei nākt pār tevi no tava paša nama un tev to redzot: Es ņemšu tavas sievas un tās nodošu kādam tavam tuviniekam, lai viņš guļ ar tavām sievām gaišā dienas laikā, saulei spīdot.
12 Jo to, ko tu esi darījis slepeni, to Es atdarīšu visa Israēla priekšā un mirdzošas saules gaismā!“
13 Tad Dāvids sacīja Nātānam: „Es esmu grēkojis pret to Kungu!“ Un Nātāns atbildēja Dāvidam: „Tad nu tas Kungs ari tavus grēkus piedod: tev nebūs mirt!
14 Bet tāpēc ka tu ar šo darbu esi tiešām devis iemeslu tā Kunga ienaid-niekiem Viņu zaimot, tad ari dēlam, kas tev ir dzimis, neglābjami ir jāmirst!“
15 Un kad Nātāns atgriezās savā namā, tad tas Kungs sita to bērnu, ko Urijas sieva bija Dāvidam dzemdējusi, ka tas palika uz nāvi slims.
16 Un ši bērna dēļ Dāvids meklēja Dievu, un Dāvids iesāka gavēni, un kad viņš pārnāca, tad viņš pārnakšņoja, visu nakti gulēdams uz zemes.
17 Tad cēlās viņa nama vecaji, lai pār viņu noliekušies viņu pieceltu no zemes, bet viņš to nevēlējās un neēda maizi kopā ar tiem.
18 Un notika, ka septītajā dienā šis bērns nomira, un tad Dāvida galma ļaudis baidījās viņam pateikt, ka bērns ir miris, jo viņi domāja: „Ja jau viņš mūsu balsij neklausīja, kad bērns vēl bija dzīvs, kur tad tagad, kad mēs pateiksim, ka bērns ir miris? Ka viņš nenodara sev ko ļaunu!“
19 Bet Dāvids novēroja, ka viņa galma ļaudis savā starpā klusi sačukstas; tad Dāvids nomanīja, ka bērns ir miris. Un Dāvids jautāja saviem galma ļaudīm: „Vai bērns ir nomiris?“ Un tie viņam atbildēja: „Jā, viņš ir miris!“
20 Tad Dāvids piecēlās no zemes, mazgājās un svaidījās un pārmainīja savas sēru drēbes. Tad viņš iegāja tā Kunga namā un pielūgdams noliecās ar savu vaigu pie zemes. Kad nu viņš bija atgriezies atpakaļ savā namā, tad viņš lika atnest ēdienu un ēda maizi.
21 Tad viņa galma ļaudis viņam sacīja: „Cik nesaprotama ir tava izturē-šanās! Kamēr bērns vēl bija dzīvs, tu gavēji un raudāji, un tagad, kad bērns ir nomiris, tad tu celies augšā un ēd maizi.“
22 Bet viņš sacīja: „Kamēr bērns vēl bija dzīvs, es gavēju un raudāju, jo es domāju: Kas zinā, varbūt, ka tas Kungs par mani apžēlojas, un bērns paliek dzīvs?
23 Un tagad, kad nu viņš ir miris, kādēļ man vairs gavēt? Vai tad man ir iespējams to atgriezt atkal pie dzīvības? Es gan noiešu pie viņa, bet viņš pie manis atpakaļ vairs neatnāks!“
24 Un Dāvids nomierināja ari savu sievu Batsebu, iegāja pie viņas un gulēja ar viņu kopā. Un viņa dzemdēja dēlu, un tas nosauca viņa vārdu Salamans, un tas Kungs viņu mīlēja.
25 Un viņš nodeva viņu pravieša Nātāna uzraudzībā un audzināšanā, un Nātāns nosauca viņa vārdu Jedīd Jah tā Kunga dēļ.
26 Bet Joābs veda karu pret Rabu, Amona bērnu galveno pilsētu, un viņš iekaroja pa daļai šo ķēniņa pilsētu.
27 Tad Joābs sūtīja vēstnešus pie Dāvida un lika tiem sacīt: „Es esmu cīnījies pret Rabu un šīs pilsētas ūdeņu apņemto lejas dalu ari ieņēmis,
28 Tad nu tagad sapulcini atlikušo karavīru saimi un apmet ap šo pilsētu savu telšu nometni, un ieņem tu pilnīgi šo pilsētu, lai es neieņemtu to un lai daudzinot manu vārdu neizceļ pāri tavam vārdam.“
29 Tad Dāvids sapulcināja visu savu karaspēku un nogāja uz Rabu, un viņš uzbruka pilsētai un to iekaroja.
30 Un viņš noņēma viņu ķēniņa kroni no viņu elka Milkoma galvas, tas bija vienu zelta talentu smags un viss noklāts ar dārgakmeņiem; un tas tika uzlikts Dāvidam galvā. Un viņš izveda no šīs pilsētas ļoti bagātu laupījumu.
31 Un to tautu, kas atradās pilsētā, viņš novietoja ir pie akmeņu zāģiem, ir pie dzelzs kuļamiem ratiem, ir pie dzelzs cirvjiem, ir lika tiem strādāt ķieģeļu cepļos; tāpat viņš rīkojās ar visām Amona bērnu pilsētām. Pēc tam Dāvids ar visu savu karaspēku atgriezās atpakaļ Jeruzālemē.
Nathan's Message and David's Repentance
1 The Lord sent the prophet Nathan to David. Nathan went to him and said, “There were two men who lived in the same town; one was rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had many cattle and sheep, 3 while the poor man had only one lamb, which he had bought. He took care of it, and it grew up in his home with his children. He would feed it some of his own food, let it drink from his cup, and hold it in his lap. The lamb was like a daughter to him. 4 One day a visitor arrived at the rich man's home. The rich man didn't want to kill one of his own animals to fix a meal for him; instead, he took the poor man's lamb and prepared a meal for his guest.”
5 David became very angry at the rich man and said, “I swear by the living Lord that the man who did this ought to die! 6 For having done such a cruel thing, he must pay back four times as much as he took.”
7 “You are that man,” Nathan said to David. “And this is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I made you king of Israel and rescued you from Saul. 8 I gave you his kingdom and his wives; I made you king over Israel and Judah. If this had not been enough, I would have given you twice as much. 9 Why, then, have you disobeyed my commands? Why did you do this evil thing? You had Uriah killed in battle; you let the Ammonites kill him, and then you took his wife! 10 Now, in every generation some of your descendants will die a violent death because you have disobeyed me and have taken Uriah's wife. 11 I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble on you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man; and he will have intercourse with them in broad daylight. 12 You sinned in secret, but I will make this happen in broad daylight for all Israel to see.’”
13 “I have sinned against the Lord,” David said.
Nathan replied, “The Lord forgives you; you will not die. 14 But because you have shown such contempt for the Lord in doing this, your child will die.” 15 Then Nathan went home.
David's Son Dies
The Lord caused the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David to become very sick. 16 David prayed to God that the child would get well. He refused to eat anything, and every night he went into his room and spent the night lying on the floor. 17 His court officials went to him and tried to make him get up, but he refused and would not eat anything with them. 18 A week later the child died, and David's officials were afraid to tell him the news. They said, “While the child was living, David wouldn't answer us when we spoke to him. How can we tell him that his child is dead? He might do himself some harm!”
19 When David noticed them whispering to each other, he realized that the child had died. So he asked them, “Is the child dead?”
“Yes, he is,” they answered.
20 David got up from the floor, took a bath, combed his hair, and changed his clothes. Then he went and worshiped in the house of the Lord. When he returned to the palace, he asked for food and ate it as soon as it was served. 21 “We don't understand this,” his officials said to him. “While the child was alive, you wept for him and would not eat; but as soon as he died, you got up and ate!”
22 “Yes,” David answered, “I did fast and weep while he was still alive. I thought that the Lord might be merciful to me and not let the child die. 23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Could I bring the child back to life? I will some day go to where he is, but he can never come back to me.”
Solomon Is Born
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He had intercourse with her, and she bore a son, whom David named Solomon. The Lord loved the boy 25 and commanded the prophet Nathan to name the boy Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.
David Captures Rabbah
(1 Chronicles 20.1-3)26 Meanwhile Joab continued his campaign against Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, and was about to capture it. 27 He sent messengers to David to report: “I have attacked Rabbah and have captured its water supply. 28 Now gather the rest of your forces, attack the city and take it yourself. I don't want to get the credit for capturing it.” 29 So David gathered his forces, went to Rabbah, attacked it, and conquered it. 30 From the head of the idol of the Ammonite god Molech David took a gold crown which weighed about seventy-five pounds and had a jewel in it. David took the jewel and put it in his own crown. He also took a large amount of loot from the city 31 and put its people to work with saws, iron hoes, and iron axes, and forced them to work at making bricks. He did the same to the people of all the other towns of Ammon. Then he and his men returned to Jerusalem.
