The Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 12שמואל ב 12

וַיִּשְׁלַ֧ח יְהוָ֛ה אֶת נָתָ֖ן אֶל דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ שְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָיוּ֙ בְּעִ֣יר אֶחָ֔ת אֶחָ֥ד עָשִׁ֖יר וְאֶחָ֥ד רָֽאשׁ

And YHWH sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

לְעָשִׁ֗יר הָיָ֛ה צֹ֥אן וּבָקָ֖ר הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

The rich had exceeding many flocks and herds:

וְלָרָ֣שׁ אֵֽין כֹּ֗ל כִּי֩ אִם כִּבְשָׂ֨ה אַחַ֤ת קְטַנָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָ֔ה וַיְחַיֶּ֕הָ וַתִּגְדַּ֥ל עִמּ֛וֹ וְעִם בָּנָ֖יו יַחְדָּ֑ו מִפִּתּ֨וֹ תֹאכַ֜ל וּמִכֹּס֤וֹ תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וּבְחֵיק֣וֹ תִשְׁכָּ֔ב וַתְּהִי ל֖וֹ כְּבַֽת

But the poor had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

וַיָּ֣בֹא הֵלֶךְ֮ לְאִ֣ישׁ הֶֽעָשִׁיר֒ וַיַּחְמֹ֗ל לָקַ֤חַת מִצֹּאנוֹ֙ וּמִבְּקָר֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת לָאֹרֵ֖חַ הַבָּא ל֑וֹ וַיִּקַּ֗ח אֶת כִּבְשַׂת֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הָרָ֔אשׁ וַֽיַּעֲשֶׂ֔הָ לָאִ֖ישׁ הַבָּ֥א אֵלָֽיו

And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come to him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

וַיִּֽחַר אַ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד בָּאִ֖ישׁ מְאֹ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל נָתָ֔ן חַי יְהוָ֕ה כִּ֣י בֶן מָ֔וֶת הָאִ֖ישׁ הָעֹשֶׂ֥ה זֹֽאת

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, YHWH liveth, the man that has done this shall surely die:

וְאֶת הַכִּבְשָׂ֖ה יְשַׁלֵּ֣ם אַרְבַּעְתָּ֑יִם עֵ֗קֶב אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשָׂה֙ אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְעַ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא חָמָֽל

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר נָתָ֛ן אֶל דָּוִ֖ד אַתָּ֣ה הָאִ֑ישׁ כֹּה אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָנֹכִ֞י מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאָנֹכִ֥י הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ מִיַּ֥ד שָׁאֽוּל

And Nathan said to David, You the man. Thus says YHWH God of Israel, I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul;

וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה לְךָ֜ אֶת בֵּ֣ית אֲדֹנֶ֗יךָ וְאֶת נְשֵׁ֤י אֲדֹנֶ֨יךָ֙ בְּחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וָאֶתְּנָ֣ה לְךָ֔ אֶת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְאִ֨ם מְעָ֔ט וְאֹסִ֥פָה לְּךָ֖ כָּהֵ֥נָּה וְכָהֵֽנָּה

And 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 too little, I would moreover have given to you such and such things.

מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ אֶת דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בעינו בְּעֵינַי֒ אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן

Wherefore have you despised the commandment of YHWH, to do evil in his sight? you have killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

וְעַתָּ֗ה לֹא תָס֥וּר חֶ֛רֶב מִבֵּיתְךָ֖ עַד עוֹלָ֑ם עֵ֚קֶב כִּ֣י בְזִתָ֔נִי וַתִּקַּ֗ח אֶת אֵ֨שֶׁת֙ אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַחִתִּ֔י לִהְי֥וֹת לְךָ֖ לְאִשָּֽׁה

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִי֩ מֵקִ֨ים עָלֶ֤יךָ רָעָה֙ מִבֵּיתֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת נָשֶׁ֨יךָ֙ לְעֵינֶ֔יךָ וְנָתַתִּ֖י לְרֵעֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁכַב֙ עִם נָשֶׁ֔יךָ לְעֵינֵ֖י הַשֶּׁ֥מֶשׁ הַזֹּֽאת

Thus says YHWH, Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give to your neighbour, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

כִּ֥י אַתָּ֖ה עָשִׂ֣יתָ בַסָּ֑תֶר וַאֲנִ֗י אֶעֱשֶׂה֙ אֶת הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה נֶ֥גֶד כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וְנֶ֥גֶד הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ

For you didst secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל נָתָ֔ן חָטָ֖אתִי לַֽיהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר נָתָ֜ן אֶל דָּוִ֗ד גַּם יְהוָ֛ה הֶעֱבִ֥יר חַטָּאתְךָ֖ לֹ֥א תָמֽוּת

And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against YHWH. And Nathan said to David, YHWH also has put away your sin; you shall not die.

אֶ֗פֶס כִּֽי נִאֵ֤ץ נִאַ֨צְתָּ֙ אֶת אֹיְבֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה גַּ֗ם הַבֵּ֛ן הַיִּלּ֥וֹד לְךָ֖ מ֥וֹת יָמֽוּת

Howbeit, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the enemies of YHWH to blaspheme, the child also born to you shall surely die.

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ נָתָ֖ן אֶל בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּגֹּ֣ף יְהוָ֗ה אֶת הַיֶּ֜לֶד אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָלְדָ֧ה אֵֽשֶׁת אוּרִיָּ֛ה לְדָוִ֖ד וַיֵּאָנַֽשׁ

And Nathan departed to his house. And YHWH struck the child that Uriah's wife bare to David, and it was very sick.

וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּעַ֣ד הַנָּ֑עַר וַיָּ֤צָם דָּוִד֙ צ֔וֹם וּבָ֥א וְלָ֖ן וְשָׁכַ֥ב אָֽרְצָה

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ זִקְנֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ עָלָ֔יו לַהֲקִימ֖וֹ מִן הָאָ֑רֶץ וְלֹ֣א אָבָ֔ה וְלֹֽא בָרָ֥א אִתָּ֖ם לָֽחֶם

And the elders of his house arose, to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

וַיְהִ֛י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י וַיָּ֣מָת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ עַבְדֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד לְהַגִּ֥יד ל֣וֹ כִּי מֵ֣ת הַיֶּ֗לֶד כִּ֤י אָֽמְרוּ֙ הִנֵּה֩ בִהְי֨וֹת הַיֶּ֜לֶד חַ֗י דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ אֵלָיו֙ וְלֹא שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ וְאֵ֨יךְ נֹאמַ֥ר אֵלָ֛יו מֵ֥ת הַיֶּ֖לֶד וְעָשָׂ֥ה רָעָֽה

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake to him, and he would not hearken to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

וַיַּ֣רְא דָּוִ֗ד כִּ֤י עֲבָדָיו֙ מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים וַיָּ֥בֶן דָּוִ֖ד כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֧ד אֶל עֲבָדָ֛יו הֲמֵ֥ת הַיֶּ֖לֶד וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ מֵֽת

But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

וַיָּקָם֩ דָּוִ֨ד מֵהָאָ֜רֶץ וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ וַיָּ֗סֶךְ וַיְחַלֵּף֙ שמלתו שִׂמְלֹתָ֔יו וַיָּבֹ֥א בֵית יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל בֵּית֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ ל֛וֹ לֶ֖חֶם וַיֹּאכַֽל

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed , and changed his apparel, and came into the house of YHWH, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ עֲבָדָיו֙ אֵלָ֔יו מָֽה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתָה בַּעֲב֞וּר הַיֶּ֤לֶד חַי֙ צַ֣מְתָּ וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ מֵ֣ת הַיֶּ֔לֶד קַ֖מְתָּ וַתֹּ֥אכַל לָֽחֶם

Then said his servants to him, What thing this that you have done? you didst fast and weep for the child, alive; but when the child was dead, you didst rise and eat bread.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּעוֹד֙ הַיֶּ֣לֶד חַ֔י צַ֖מְתִּי וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה כִּ֤י אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ יחנני וְחַנַּ֥נִי יְהוָ֖ה וְחַ֥י הַיָּֽלֶד

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell YHWH will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

וְעַתָּ֣ה מֵ֗ת לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ אֲנִ֣י צָ֔ם הַאוּכַ֥ל לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ ע֑וֹד אֲנִי֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא לֹֽא יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלָֽי

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

וַיְנַחֵ֣ם דָּוִ֗ד אֵ֚ת בַּת שֶׁ֣בַע אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥א אֵלֶ֖יהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עִמָּ֑הּ וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֗ן ויקרא וַתִּקְרָ֤א אֶת שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה וַיהוָ֖ה אֲהֵבֽוֹ

And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and YHWH loved him.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח בְּיַד֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת שְׁמ֖וֹ יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוָֽה

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of YHWH.

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם יוֹאָ֔ב בְּרַבַּ֖ת בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד אֶת עִ֥יר הַמְּלוּכָֽה

And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח יוֹאָ֛ב מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי בְרַבָּ֔ה גַּם לָכַ֖דְתִּי אֶת עִ֥יר הַמָּֽיִם

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

וְעַתָּ֗ה אֱסֹף֙ אֶת יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם וַחֲנֵ֥ה עַל הָעִ֖יר וְלָכְדָ֑הּ פֶּן אֶלְכֹּ֤ד אֲנִי֙ אֶת הָעִ֔יר וְנִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלֶֽיהָ

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 after my name.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף דָּוִ֛ד אֶת כָּל הָעָ֖ם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רַבָּ֑תָה וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם בָּ֖הּ וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת עֲטֶֽרֶת מַלְכָּם֩ מֵעַ֨ל רֹאשׁ֜וֹ וּמִשְׁקָלָ֨הּ כִּכַּ֤ר זָהָב֙ וְאֶ֣בֶן יְקָרָ֔ה וַתְּהִ֖י עַל רֹ֣אשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וּשְׁלַ֥ל הָעִ֛יר הוֹצִ֖יא הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

וְאֶת הָעָ֨ם אֲשֶׁר בָּ֜הּ הוֹצִ֗יא וַיָּ֣שֶׂם בַּ֠מְּגֵרָה וּבַחֲרִצֵ֨י הַבַּרְזֶ֜ל וּֽבְמַגְזְרֹ֣ת הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר אוֹתָם֙ במלכן בַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ן וְכֵ֣ן יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה לְכֹ֖ל עָרֵ֣י בְנֵֽי עַמּ֑וֹן וַיָּ֧שָׁב דָּוִ֛ד וְכָל הָעָ֖ם יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

And he brought forth the people that therein, and put under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.