2 Samuel 12
1 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.
And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.
2 El rico tenía ovejas y vacas asaz:
The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
3 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.
But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
4 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.
Now a traveller came to the house of the man of wealth, but he would not take anything from his flock or his herd to make a meal for the traveller who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and made it ready for the man who had come.
5 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:
And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
6 Y que él pagará la cordera con el cuatro tanto: porque hizo esta tal cosa, y no tuvo misericordia.
And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
7 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.
And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;
8 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.
I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things.
9 ¿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.
Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 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.
So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
11 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.
The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.
12 Porque tú lo hiciste en secreto, mas yo haré esto delante de todo Israel, y delante del sol.
You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
13 Entonces dijo David a Natán: Pequé a Jehová. Y Natán dijo a David: También Jehová ha trasportado tu pecado; no morirás.
And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.
14 Mas por cuanto con este negocio hiciste blasfemar a los enemigos de Jehová, el hijo que te ha nacido muriendo morirá.
But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
15 Y Natán se volvió a su casa. Y Jehová hirió al niño, que la mujer de Urías había parido a David, y enfermó gravemente.
Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.
16 Y David rogó a Dios por el niño; y ayunó David ayuno, y vino, y pasó la noche acostado en tierra.
So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.
17 Y levantáronse los ancianos de su casa a él, para hacerle levantar de tierra, mas él no quiso, ni comió con ellos pan.
And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.
18 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?
And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead?
19 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.
But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.
20 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.
Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal.
21 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?
Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.
22 Y él respondió: Viviendo aun el niño, yo ayunaba y lloraba, diciendo: ¿Quién sabe, si Dios habrá compasión de mí, que viva el niño?
And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?
23 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.
But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.
24 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.
And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.
25 Y envió por mano de Natán profeta, y llamó su nombre Jedidia, por Jehová.
And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
26 Y Joab peleaba contra Rabba de los hijos de Ammón, y tomó la ciudad real.
Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.
27 Y envió Joab mensajeros a David, diciendo: Yo he peleado contra Rabba, y he tomado la ciudad de las aguas.
And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.
28 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.
So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.
29 Y juntando David todo el pueblo, fue contra Rabba, y combatióla, y la tomó.
Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.
30 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.
And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.
31 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.
And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.
