2 Samuel 12
Bible du Rabbinat (Zadoc Kahn)
1Envoyé par le Seigneur vers David, Nathan alla le trouver et lui dit: "Deux hommes habitaient une même ville, l'un riche, l'autre pauvre.
2Le riche possédait menu et gros bétail en très grande quantité.
3Mais le pauvre ne possédait rien qu'une petite brebis, qu'il avait achetée. Il la nourrissait, et elle grandissait auprès de lui et de ses enfants, mangeant de son pain, buvant dans sa coupe, reposant sur son sein, traitée comme sa fille.
4Or, l'homme riche reçut la visite d'un voyageur, et, trop ménager de ses propres bêtes pour en offrir une à son hôte, il s'empara de la brebis du pauvre et la servit à l'hôte qui était venu chez lui…"
5David entra dans une grande colère contre cet homme et dit à Nathan: "Par le Dieu vivant! Il mérite la mort, l'auteur d'une telle action;
6et la brebis, il doit en payer quatre fois la valeur, parce qu'il a commis cet acte et n'a pas eu de pitié!"
7Nathan dit à David: "Cet homme, c'est toi-même! Ainsi a parlé l'Eternel, Dieu d'Israël: Je t'ai sacré roi d'Israël, je t'ai préservé de la main de Saül;
8je t'ai donné la maison de ton maître, j'ai mis dans tes bras les femmes de ton maître, je t'ai établi chef de la maison d'Israël et de Juda; et si c'était trop peu, je t'en aurais encore ajouté tant et plus.
9Pourquoi donc as-tu méprisé la parole du Seigneur et fait ce qu'il lui déplaît? Tu as fait périr par le glaive Urie le Héthéen et pris sa femme pour épouse; oui, tu l'as tué par l'épée des Ammonites.
10Eh bien! L'épée ne cessera jamais de menacer ta maison, parce que tu m'as méprisé, parce que tu as pris la femme d'Urie le Héthéen pour en faire ton épouse.
11Ainsi a parlé le Seigneur: Je susciterai le malheur contre toi, de ta propre maison; je prendrai tes femmes, toi vivant, et je les donnerai à l'un des tiens, et il aura commerce avec elles à la face de ce soleil!
12Si tu as agi, toi, clandestinement, moi j'exécuterai cette menace en présence de tout Israël et à la face du soleil."
13David dit à Nathan: "J'ai péché envers le Seigneur…" Et Nathan répondit à David: "Eh bien! Le Seigneur a effacé ta faute: tu ne mourras point.
14Toutefois, comme tu as, par ce péché, induit en blasphème les ennemis du Seigneur, l'enfant qui t'est né doit mourir."
15Nathan regagna sa demeure et Dieu frappa l'enfant que la femme d'Urie avait donné à David; il tomba gravement malade.
16David implora Dieu pour cet enfant, s'imposa un jeûne et passa la nuit près de lui, couché par terre.
17Les plus anciens de sa maison s'empressèrent autour de lui pour l'engager à se relever; mais il refusa et ne goûta aucune nourriture avec eux.
18Or, le septième jour, l'enfant mourut. Les serviteurs de David n'osèrent lui annoncer cette mort, car ils se disaient: "Certes, quand l'enfant vivait, nous avons parlé au roi et il ne nous a point écoutés, et comment lui dirions-nous que l'enfant est mort? Il ferait un malheur."
19David, voyant ses serviteurs chuchoter entre eux, comprit que l'enfant était mort, et il leur dit: "L'enfant est mort? Il est mort," répondirent-ils.
20Alors David se releva de terre, prit un bain, se parfuma et changea de vêtements, puis se rendit à la maison de Dieu et se prosterna; il rentra chez lui, et, sur sa demande, on lui servit un repas qu'il mangea.
21"Que signifie cette conduite? lui dirent ses serviteurs. Pour l'enfant vivant tu as jeûné et pleuré, et maintenant qu'il est mort tu te relèves et tu prends de la nourriture!),
22Il répondit: "Alors que l'enfant vivait, j'ai jeûné et pleuré, car je pensais: Qui sait? Le Seigneur pourra me faire la grâce de laisser vivre cet enfant.
23Maintenant qu'il est mort, pourquoi jeûnerais-je? Puis-je le faire revivre? J'irai le rejoindre, mais lui ne reviendra pas près de moi."
24David réconforta sa femme Bethsabée. Il cohabita de nouveau avec elle, et elle enfanta un fils qu'elle nomma Salomon et qui fut aimé du Seigneur.
25Sur une mission donnée au prophète Nathan, on le surnomma Yedidya en considération du Seigneur.
26Joab attaqua la Rabba des Ammonites et s'empara de cette capitale.
27Il envoya des messagers à David et lui fit dire: "J'ai attaqué Rabba et j'ai même pris la ville des Eaux.
28Maintenant donc, rassemble le reste de l'armée, campe devant la ville et t'en empare, afin que moi je n'en prenne pas possession et que l'honneur n'en revienne pas à mon nom."
29David rassembla donc le reste de l'armée, alla guerroyer contre Rabba et s'en empara.
30Il enleva de la tête du roi sa couronne, pesant un kikkar d'or et ornée de pierres précieuses, et qui passa sur la tête de David. Il emporta le butin de la ville en très grande quantité.
31Il emmena le peuple qui s'y trouvait, le condamna à la scie, aux herses de fer, aux haches de fer, l'envoya au four à briques, et il en usa de même à l'égard de toutes les villes des Ammonites. Puis David, avec toute l'armée, rentra à Jérusalem.
Reina-Valera 1909
1Y ENVIÓ Jehová á Nathán á David, el cual viniendo á él, díjole: Había dos hombres en una ciudad, el uno rico, y el otro pobre.
2El rico tenía numerosas ovejas y vacas:
3Mas el pobre no tenía más que una sola cordera, que él había comprado y criado, y que había crecido con él y con sus hijos juntamente, comiendo de su bocado, y bebiendo de su vaso, y durmiendo en su seno: y teníala como á una hija.
4Y vino uno de camino al hombre rico; y él no quiso tomar de sus ovejas y de sus vacas, para guisar al caminante que le había venido, sino que tomó la oveja de aquel hombre pobre, y aderezóla para aquél que le había venido.
5Entonces se encendió el furor de David en gran manera contra aquel hombre, y dijo á Nathán: Vive Jehová, que el que tal hizo es digno de muerte.
6Y que él debe pagar la cordera con cuatro tantos, porque hizo esta tal cosa, y no tuvo misericordia.
7Entonces dijo Nathán á David: Tú eres aquel hombre. Así ha dicho Jehová, Dios de Israel: Yo te ungí por rey sobre Israel, y te libré de la mano de Saúl;
8Yo te dí la casa de tu señor, y las mujeres de tu señor en tu seno: demás de esto te dí la casa de Israel y de Judá; y si esto es poco, yo te añadiré tales y tales cosas.
9¿Por qué pues tuviste en poco la palabra de Jehová, haciendo lo malo delante de sus ojos? A Uría Hetheo heriste á cuchillo, y tomaste por tu mujer á su mujer, y á él mataste con el cuchillo de los hijos de Ammón.
10Por lo cual ahora no se apartará jamás de tu casa la espada; por cuanto me menospreciaste, y tomaste la mujer de Uría Hetheo para que fuese tu mujer.
11Así ha dicho Jehová: He aquí yo levantaré sobre ti el mal de tu misma casa, y tomaré tus mujeres delante de tus ojos, y las daré á tu prójimo, el cual yacerá con tus mujeres á la vista de este sol.
12Porque tú lo hiciste en secreto; mas yo haré esto delante de todo Israel, y delante del sol.
13Entonces dijo David á Nathán: Pequé contra Jehová. Y Nathán dijo á David: También Jehová ha remitido tu pecado: no morirás.
14Mas por cuanto con este negocio hiciste blasfemar á los enemigos de Jehová, el hijo que te ha nacido morirá ciertamente.
15Y Nathán se volvió á su casa. Y Jehová hirió al niño que la mujer de Uría había parido á David, y enfermó gravemente.
16Entonces rogó David á Dios por el niño; y ayunó David, recogióse, y pasó la noche acostado en tierra.
17Y levantándose los ancianos de su casa fueron á él para hacerlo levantar de tierra; mas él no quiso, ni comió con ellos pan.
18Y al séptimo día murió el niño; pero sus siervos no osaban hacerle saber que el niño era muerto, diciendo entre sí: Cuando el niño aun vivía, le hablábamos, y no quería oir nuestra voz: ¿pues cuánto más mal le hará, si le dijéremos que el niño es muerto?
19Mas David viendo á sus siervos hablar entre sí, entendió que el niño era muerto; por lo que dijo David á sus siervos: ¿Es muerto el niño? Y ellos respondieron: Muerto es.
20Entonces David se levantó de tierra, y lavóse y ungióse, y mudó sus ropas, y entró á la casa de Jehová, y adoró. Y después vino á su casa, y demandó, y pusiéronle pan, y comió.
21Y dijéronle sus siervos: ¿Qué es esto que has hecho? Por el niño, viviendo aún, ayunabas y llorabas; y él muerto, levantástete y comiste pan.
22Y él respondió: Viviendo aún el niño, yo ayunaba y lloraba, diciendo: ¿Quién sabe si Dios tendrá compasión de mí, por manera que viva el niño?
23Mas ahora que ya es muerto, ¿para qué tengo de ayunar? ¿podré yo hacerle volver? Yo voy á él, mas él no volverá á mí.
24Y consoló David á Bath-sheba su mujer, y entrando á ella, durmió con ella; y parió un hijo, y llamó su nombre Salomón, al cual amó Jehová:
25Que envió por mano de Nathán profeta, y llamó su nombre Jedidiah, á causa de Jehová.
26Y Joab peleaba contra Rabba de los hijos de Ammón, y tomó la ciudad real.
27Entonces envió Joab mensajeros á David, diciendo: Yo he peleado contra Rabba, y he tomado la ciudad de las aguas.
28Junta pues ahora el pueblo que queda, y asienta campo contra la ciudad, y tómala; porque tomando yo la ciudad, no se llame de mi nombre.
29Y juntando David todo el pueblo, fué contra Rabba, y combatióla, y tomóla.
30Y tomó la corona de su rey de su cabeza, la cual pesaba un talento de oro, y tenía piedras preciosas; y fué puesta sobre la cabeza de David. Y trajo muy grande despojo de la ciudad.
31Sacó además el pueblo que estaba en ella, y púsolo debajo de sierras, y de trillos de hierro, y de hachas de hierro; é hízolos pasar por hornos de ladrillos: y lo mismo hizo á todas las ciudades de los hijos de Ammón. Volvióse luego David con todo el pueblo á Jerusalem.
King James Version
1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3But the poor man 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 unto him as a daughter.
4And there came a traveller unto 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 unto him; but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5And David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
8And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
17And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
18And 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 unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
19But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
20Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
23But 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.
24And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
26And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
28Now 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.
29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
30And he took their king’s crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David’s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
31And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
World English Bible
1The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.
2The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
3but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him.
4A traveler came to the rich man, and he didn’t want to take of his own flock and of his own herd to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
5David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves to die!
6He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and because he had no pity!”
7Nathan said to David, “You are the man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
8I 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 that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things.
9Why have you despised the LORD’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken Uriah the Hittite’s wife to be your wife.’
11“This is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
12For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’”
13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan said to David, “The LORD also has put away your sin. You will not die.
14However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to the LORD’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
15Then Nathan departed to his house. The LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he was very sick.
16David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night on the ground.
17The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he didn’t eat bread with them.
18On the seventh day, the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him and he didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself if we tell him that the child is dead?”
19But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”
20Then David arose from the earth, and washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the LORD’s house, and worshiped. Then he came to his own house; and when he requested, they set bread before him and he ate.
21Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate bread.”
22He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
23But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
24David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. The LORD loved him;
25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for the LORD’s sake.
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
27Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.
28Now 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 by my name.”
29David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.
30He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought a great quantity of plunder out of the city.
31He brought out the people who were in it, and put them to work under saws, under iron picks, under axes of iron, and made them go to the brick kiln; and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.