صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 11

١ 1 وَكَانَ عِنْدَ تَمَامِ ٱلسَّنَةِ، فِي وَقْتِ خُرُوجِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ، أَنَّ دَاوُدَ أَرْسَلَ يُوآبَ وَعَبِيدَهُ مَعَهُ وَجَمِيعَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَأَخْرَبُوا بَنِي عَمُّونَ وَحَاصَرُوا رِبَّةَ. وَأَمَّا دَاوُدُ فَأَقَامَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they destroyed the sons of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ فِي وَقْتِ ٱلْمَسَاءِ أَنَّ دَاوُدَ قَامَ عَنْ سَرِيرِهِ وَتَمَشَّى عَلَى سَطْحِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَرَأَى مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسَّطْحِ ٱمْرَأَةً تَسْتَحِمُّ. وَكَانَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ جَمِيلَةَ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ جِدًّا.

And it came to pass at evening, 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 bathing, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

٣ 3 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ وَسَأَلَ عَنِ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ، فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ: «أَلَيْسَتْ هَذِهِ بَثْشَبَعَ بِنْتَ أَلِيعَامَ ٱمْرَأَةَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيِّ؟».

And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

٤ 4 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ رُسُلًا وَأَخَذَهَا، فَدَخَلَتْ إِلَيْهِ، فَٱضْطَجَعَ مَعَهَا وَهِيَ مُطَهَّرَةٌ مِنْ طَمْثِهَا. ثُمَّ رَجَعَتْ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا.

And David sent messengers, and took her. And she came in to him, and he lay with her (for she was purified from her uncleanness), and she returned to her house.

٥ 5 وَحَبِلَتِ ٱلْمَرْأَةُ، فَأَرْسَلَتْ وَأَخْبَرَتْ دَاوُدَ وَقَالَتْ: «إِنِّي حُبْلَى».

And the woman conceived. And she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

٦ 6 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى يُوآبَ يَقُولُ: «أَرْسِلْ إِلَيَّ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيَّ». فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآبُ أُورِيَّا إِلَى دَاوُدَ.

And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

٧ 7 فَأَتَى أُورِيَّا إِلَيْهِ، فَسَأَلَ دَاوُدُ عَنْ سَلَامَةِ يُوآبَ وَسَلَامَةِ ٱلشَّعْبِ وَنَجَاحِ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

And when Uriah came to him, David asked of him how Joab did, and how the people fared, and how the war prospered.

٨ 8 وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأُورِيَّا: «ٱنْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ وَٱغْسِلْ رِجْلَيْكَ». فَخَرَجَ أُورِيَّا مِنْ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَخَرَجَتْ وَرَاءَهُ حِصَّةٌ مِنْ عِنْدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and a gift from the king followed him.

٩ 9 وَنَامَ أُورِيَّا عَلَى بَابِ بَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ مَعَ جَمِيعِ عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَلَمْ يَنْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ.

But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and did not go down to his house.

١٠ 10 فأَخْبَرُوا دَاوُدَ قَائِلِينَ: «لَمْ يَنْزِلْ أُورِيَّا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ». فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأُورِيَّا: «أَمَا جِئْتَ مِنَ ٱلسَّفَرِ؟ فَلِمَاذَا لَمْ تَنْزِلْ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ؟»

And when they had told David, saying, Uriah did not go down to his house, David said to Uriah, Have thou not come from a journey? Why did thou not go down to thy house?

١١ 11 فَقَالَ أُورِيَّا لِدَاوُدَ: «إِنَّ ٱلتَّابُوتَ وَإِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا سَاكِنُونَ فِي ٱلْخِيَامِ، وَسَيِّدِي يُوآبُ وَعَبِيدُ سَيِّدِي نَازِلُونَ عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلصَّحْرَاءِ، وَأَنَا آتِي إِلَى بَيْتِي لِآكُلَ وَأَشْرَبَ وَأَضْطَجِعَ مَعَ ٱمْرَأَتِي؟ وَحَيَاتِكَ وَحَيَاةِ نَفْسِكَ، لَا أَفْعَلُ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرَ».

And Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths, and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field. Shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? As thou live, and as thy soul lives, I will not do this thing.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِأُورِيَّا: «أَقِمْ هُنَا ٱلْيَوْمَ أَيْضًا، وَغَدًا أُطْلِقُكَ». فَأَقَامَ أُورِيَّا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ ذَلِكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَغَدَهُ.

And David said to Uriah, Remain here today also, and tomorrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the morrow.

١٣ 13 وَدَعَاهُ دَاوُدُ فَأَكَلَ أَمَامَهُ وَشَرِبَ وَأَسْكَرَهُ. وَخَرَجَ عِنْدَ ٱلْمَسَاءِ لِيَضْطَجِعَ فِي مَضْجَعِهِ مَعَ عَبِيدِ سَيِّدِهِ، وَإِلَى بَيْتِهِ لَمْ يَنْزِلْ.

And when David had called him, he ate and drank before him, and he made him drunk. And at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.

١٤ 14 وَفِي ٱلصَّبَاحِ كَتَبَ دَاوُدُ مَكْتُوبًا إِلَى يُوآبَ وَأَرْسَلَهُ بِيَدِ أُورِيَّا.

And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah.

١٥ 15 وَكَتَبَ فِي ٱلْمَكْتُوبِ يَقُولُ: «ٱجْعَلُوا أُورِيَّا فِي وَجْهِ ٱلْحَرْبِ ٱلشَّدِيدَةِ، وَٱرْجِعُوا مِنْ وَرَائِهِ فَيُضْرَبَ وَيَمُوتَ».

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.

١٦ 16 وَكَانَ فِي مُحَاصَرَةِ يُوآبَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ أَنَّهُ جَعَلَ أُورِيَّا فِي ٱلْمَوْضِعِ ٱلَّذِي عَلِمَ أَنَّ رِجَالَ ٱلْبَأْسِ فِيهِ.

And it came to pass, when Joab kept watch upon the city, that he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew that valiant men were.

١٧ 17 فَخَرَجَ رِجَالُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَحَارَبُوا يُوآبَ، فَسَقَطَ بَعْضُ ٱلشَّعْبِ مِنْ عَبِيدِ دَاوُدَ، وَمَاتَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ أَيْضًا.

And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab. And there fell some of the people, even of the servants of David, and Uriah the Hittite died also.

١٨ 18 فَأَرْسَلَ يُوآبُ وَأَخْبَرَ دَاوُدَ بِجَمِيعِ أُمُورِ ٱلْحَرْبِ.

Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war.

١٩ 19 وَأَوْصَى ٱلرَّسُولَ قَائِلًا: «عِنْدَمَا تَفْرَغُ مِنَ ٱلْكَلَامِ مَعَ ٱلْمَلِكِ عَنْ جَمِيعِ أُمُورِ ٱلْحَرْبِ،

And he charged the messenger, saying, When thou have made an end of telling all the things concerning the war to the king,

٢٠ 20 فَإِنِ ٱشْتَعَلَ غَضَبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَقَالَ لَكَ: لِمَاذَا دَنَوْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِلْقِتَالِ؟ أَمَا عَلِمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ يَرْمُونَ مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ؟

it shall be that, if the king's wrath arise, and he says to thee, Why did ye go so near to the city to fight? Did ye not know that they would shoot from the wall?

٢١ 21 مَنْ قَتَلَ أَبِيمَالِكَ بْنَ يَرُبُّوشَثَ؟ أَلَمْ تَرْمِهِ ٱمْرَأَةٌ بِقِطْعَةِ رَحًى مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ فَمَاتَ فِي تَابَاصَ؟ لِمَاذَا دَنَوْتُمْ مِنَ ٱلسُّورِ؟ فَقُلْ: قَدْ مَاتَ عَبْدُكَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ أَيْضًا».

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? Did not a woman cast an upper millstone upon him from the wall so that he died at Thebez? Why did ye go so near the wall? Then thou shall say, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

٢٢ 22 فَذَهَبَ ٱلرَّسُولُ وَدَخَلَ وَأَخْبَرَ دَاوُدَ بِكُلِّ مَا أَرْسَلَهُ فِيهِ يُوآبُ.

So the messenger went, and came and told David all that Joab had sent him.

٢٣ 23 وَقَالَ ٱلرَّسُولُ لِدَاوُدَ: «قَدْ تَجَبَّرَ عَلَيْنَا ٱلْقَوْمُ وَخَرَجُوا إِلَيْنَا إِلَى ٱلْحَقْلِ فَكُنَّا عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَى مَدْخَلِ ٱلْبَابِ.

And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were upon them even to the entrance of the gate.

٢٤ 24 فَرَمَى ٱلرُّمَاةُ عَبِيدَكَ مِنْ عَلَى ٱلسُّورِ، فَمَاتَ ٱلْبَعْضُ مِنْ عَبِيدِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَمَاتَ عَبْدُكَ أُورِيَّا ٱلْحِثِّيُّ أَيْضًا».

And the shooters shot at thy servants from off the wall. And some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ لِلرَّسُولِ: «هَكَذَا تَقُولُ لِيُوآبَ: لَا يَسُؤْ فِي عَيْنَيْكَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ، لِأَنَّ ٱلسَّيْفَ يَأْكُلُ هَذَا وَذَاكَ. شَدِّدْ قِتَالَكَ عَلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ وَأَخْرِبْهَا. وَشَدِّدْهُ».

Then David said to the messenger, Thus thou shall say to Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another. Make thy battle stronger against the city, and overthrow it. And encourage thou him.

٢٦ 26 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَتِ ٱمْرَأَةُ أُورِيَّا أَنَّهُ قَدْ مَاتَ أُورِيَّا رَجُلُهَا، نَدَبَتْ بَعْلَهَا.

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she made lamentation for her husband.

٢٧ 27 وَلَمَّا مَضَتِ ٱلْمَنَاحَةُ أَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ وَضَمَّهَا إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، وَصَارَتْ لَهُ ٱمْرَأَةً وَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ ٱبْنًا. وَأَمَّا ٱلْأَمْرُ ٱلَّذِي فَعَلَهُ دَاوُدُ فَقَبُحَ فِي عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

And when the mourning was past, David sent and took her home to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased Jehovah.