2 Samuel 12
1 Yahweh [told the prophet Nathan what David had done, and he] sent Nathan to tell [this story to] David: “[I heard about] two men [who] were living in a certain city. One was rich and the other was poor.
Y envió Jehová a Natán a David: el cual viniendo a él, le dijo: Había dos hombres en una ciudad, el uno rico, y el otro pobre.
2 The rich man owned a lot of cattle and sheep.
El rico tenía ovejas y vacas asaz:
3 But the poor man had only one little female lamb, which he had bought. He raised the lamb, and it grew up with his children. He would give the lamb some of his own food and let it drink from his cup. He let the lamb sleep in his arms. The lamb was like a daughter to him.
Mas el pobre ninguna cosa tenía, sino una sola cordera, que había comprado, la cual él había criado, y había crecido con él y con sus hijos juntamente, comiendo de su bocado de pan, y bebiendo de su vaso, y durmiendo en su regazo: y teníala como a una hija.
4 [One day] a visitor came to [visit] the rich man. The rich man did not want to take one of his own animals [and kill it] to prepare a meal for the visitor. So instead, he stole the poor man’s lamb [and killed it] and prepared a meal for his visitor.”
Y 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 tomó la oveja de aquel hombre pobre, y aderezóla para el varón que le había venido.
5 [When] David [heard that, he] was very angry about [what] the rich man [had done]. He said to Nathan, “I solemnly declare that the man who did that should be executed!
Entonces el furor se le encendió a David en gran manera contra aquel hombre, y dijo a Natán: Vive Jehová, que el que tal hizo es digno de muerte:
6 But before he is executed, he should pay back to the poor man four lambs for doing this, and for not having pity [on the poor man].”
Y que él pagará la cordera con el cuatro tanto: porque hizo esta tal cosa, y no tuvo misericordia.
7 Nathan said to David, “You are the man [I have been talking about]! And this is what Yahweh, the God we Israelis [worship], says to you: ‘I appointed you to be king of Israel, after having rescued you from Saul.
Entonces Natán dijo a David: Tú eres aquel varón. Así dijo Jehová, Dios de Israel: Yo te ungí por rey sobre Israel, y te libré de la mano de Saul.
8 I gave you his palace and his wives. I caused you to become the king to rule Israel and Judah. If [you had told me that] you were not content with what I gave you, I would have given you twice as much!
Yo te di la casa de tu señor, y las mujeres de tu señor en tu seno; además de esto, te di la casa de Israel y de Judá. Y si esto es poco, yo te añadiré tales y tales cosas.
9 So why have you despised my commandment [about not committing adultery]? You have done what I consider to be very evil! You have arranged for Uriah to be killed in a battle by the Ammon people-group’s soldiers, and you have taken his wife to be your wife!
¿Por qué pues tuviste en poco la palabra de Jehová, haciendo lo malo delante de sus ojos? A Urías Jetteo heriste a cuchillo, y tomaste por tu mujer a su mujer, y a él mataste con la espada de los hijos de Ammón.
10 You have despised me, and have taken Uriah’s wife to be your wife. So for many generations some of your descendants will die violently. [MTY, PRS]
Por lo cual ahora no se apartará espada de tu casa perpetuamente, por cuanto me menospreciaste, y tomaste la mujer de Urías Jetteo, para que fuese tu mujer.
11 I solemnly declare to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. I will take your wives and give them to him, and he will have sexual relations with them in the daytime, where everyone can see it, and you will know all about it.
Así dijo Jehová: He aquí, yo despierto sobre ti mal de tu misma casa: y yo tomaré tus mujeres delante de tus ojos, y las daré a tu prójimo, el cual dormirá con tus mujeres en la presencia de este sol.
12 What you did, you did secretly, but what I will cause to happen, everyone in Israel will be able to see it [or know about it]. [IDM]’”
Porque tú lo hiciste en secreto, mas yo haré esto delante de todo Israel, y delante del sol.
13 David replied, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh has forgiven you for your sin: You will not die [because of this sin].
Entonces dijo David a Natán: Pequé a Jehová. Y Natán dijo a David: También Jehová ha trasportado tu pecado; no morirás.
14 But, you have shown contempt for Yahweh by doing this. So, your baby will die.”
Mas por cuanto con este negocio hiciste blasfemar a los enemigos de Jehová, el hijo que te ha nacido muriendo morirá.
15 Then Nathan went home. Then Yahweh caused the baby t o become very sick, the one that Uriah’s wife had given birth to.
Y Natán se volvió a su casa. Y Jehová hirió al niño, que la mujer de Urías había parido a David, y enfermó gravemente.
16 So David prayed to God that the child [would not die]. He (fasted/abstained from food), and he went into [the room where he slept] and lay all night on the floor.
Y David rogó a Dios por el niño; y ayunó David ayuno, y vino, y pasó la noche acostado en tierra.
17 [The next morning] his advisors stood around him and urged him to get up. But he would not get up, and he would not eat any food with them.
Y levantáronse los ancianos de su casa a él, para hacerle levantar de tierra, mas él no quiso, ni comió con ellos pan.
18 One week later the baby died. David’s servants were afraid to tell that to David. They said [to each other], “Hey, while the baby was still alive, we talked to him, but he would not answer us. Now, if we tell him that the baby is dead [RHQ], he may do something to harm himself!”
Y al séptimo día el niño murió; y sus siervos no osaban hacerle saber que el niño era muerto, diciendo entre sí: Cuando el niño aun vivía le hablábamos, y no quería oír nuestra voz; ¿pues cuánto más mal le hará si le dijéremos: el niño es muerto?
19 But when David saw that his servants were whispering something to each other, he realized that the baby must be dead. So he asked them, “Is the baby dead?” They replied, “Yes, he is dead.”
Mas David viendo a sus siervos hablar entre sí, entendió que el niño era muerto: y dijo David a sus siervos: ¿Es muerto el niño? Y ellos respondieron: Muerto es.
20 Then David got up from the floor. He bathed himself, put lotions on his body, and put on other clothes, Then he went into Yahweh’s Sacred Tent and worshiped Yahweh. Then he went home. He asked his servants for some food. They gave him some, and he ate it.
Entonces David se levantó de tierra, y lavóse, y ungióse, y mudó sus ropas, y entró a la casa de Jehová, y adoró. Y después vino a su casa, y demandó, y pusiéronle pan, y comió.
21 Then his servants said to him, “We do not understand [RHQ] why you have done this! While the baby was still alive, you cried for him and refused to eat anything. But now that the baby has died, [you are not crying any more!] You got up and ate some food!”
Y dijéronle sus siervos: ¿Qué es esto que has hecho? Por el niño viviendo aun, ayunabas y llorabas: ¿y él muerto, levantástete, y comiste pan?
22 David replied, “While the baby was still alive, I fasted and cried. I thought, ‘Who knows? Yahweh may be merciful to me and not allow the baby to die’.
Y él respondió: Viviendo aun el niño, yo ayunaba y lloraba, diciendo: ¿Quién sabe, si Dios habrá compasión de mí, que viva el niño?
23 But now the baby is dead. So (there is no reason for me to (fast/abstain from eating food) any more./why should I (fast/abstain from eating food) any more?) [RHQ] (Can I bring him back to me?/I certainly cannot bring him back to me!) [RHQ] [Some day] I will go to where he is, but he will not return to me.”
Mas ahora que ya es muerto, ¿para qué tengo de ayunar? ¿Podréle yo más volver? Yo voy a él, mas él no volverá a mí.
24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba. Then he (slept/had sexual relations) with her, and she [became pregnant again and] gave birth to another son. David named that son Solomon. Yahweh loved that little boy.
Y consoló David a Bersabée su mujer, y entrando a ella durmió con ella, y parió un hijo, y llamó su nombre Salomón, al cual Jehová amó.
25 He told the prophet Nathan to tell David to name the baby boy Jedediah [which means ‘loved by Yahweh’, ] because Yahweh loved him.
Y envió por mano de Natán profeta, y llamó su nombre Jedidia, por Jehová.
26 (Meanwhile/While all that was happening), Joab’s [soldiers] attacked Rabbah, [the capital city] of the Ammon people-group; and they captured the king’s fortress.
Y Joab peleaba contra Rabba de los hijos de Ammón, y tomó la ciudad real.
27 Then Joab sent messengers to David, to tell him this: “My troops are attacking Rabbah, and we have captured the city’s water supply.
Y envió Joab mensajeros a David, diciendo: Yo he peleado contra Rabba, y he tomado la ciudad de las aguas.
28 Now gather your troops and come and surround the city and capture it. If you do not do that, my troops will capture the city and it will then be named ‘the City of Joab’.”
Junta pues ahora el pueblo que queda, y asienta campo sobre la ciudad, y tómala, porque tomando yo la ciudad, no se llame de mi nombre.
29 So David gathered all his troops. They went [with David] to Rabbah and attacked it and captured it.
Y juntando David todo el pueblo, fue contra Rabba, y combatióla, y la tomó.
30 Then David took the crown from the head of the king of Rabbah (OR, from the head of [Milcom] the god of Rabbah) and put it on his own head. It [was very heavy; it] weighed (75 pounds/34 kg.), and it had many very valuable stones fastened to it. His soldiers also took many other valuable things from the city.
Y tomó la corona de su rey de su cabeza, la cual pesaba un talento de oro: y había en ella piedras preciosas, y fue puesta sobre la cabeza de David: y trajo muy grande despojo de la ciudad.
31 Then they brought the people of Rabbah out of the city and forced them to [work for them] using saws and iron picks and axes. David’s troops also forced them to make bricks. David’s soldiers did this in all the towns of the Ammon people-group. Then David and all of his army returned to Jerusalem.
Y sacó el pueblo que estaba en ella, y púsole debajo de sierras, y de trillos de hierro, de hachas de hierro, e hízolos pasar por hornos: y lo mismo hizo a todas las ciudades de los hijos de Ammón: y volvióse David con todo el pueblo a Jerusalem.
