Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And Jehovah
sendeth
Nathan unto David ,
and he cometh
unto him, and saith
to
him :
`
Two men have
been
in one city; One rich and one
poor ;
And 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 .
The rich hath
flocks and herds very
many;
The rich man
had
exceeding
many
flocks and herds :
And
the poor one
hath
nothing, Except
one little ewe -
lamb, Which he hath
bought ,
and keepeth
alive,
And it groweth
up with him, And with his sons
together
; Of his morsel
it
eateth
, And from
his cup it
drinketh
, And in his bosom it
lieth
, And it
is
to
him as a daughter ;
But
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 .
And there cometh
a traveller
to
the rich man, And he spareth
to take Of his own flock ,
and of his own herd, To prepare
for the traveller
Who
hath
come to
him ,
And
he
taketh
the
ewe-lamb
of
the poor man
, And prepareth
it for the man Who
hath
come unto
him. '
And there came
a traveler
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.
And the
anger of
David
burneth
against the man exceedingly,
and he saith
unto
Nathan, `Jehovah
liveth, surely
a
son
of
death
`is'
the man who
is
doing
this ,
And 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:
and the ewe-
lamb he
doth
repay
fourfold, because that
he hath
done
this thing, and because that
he had no pity. '
And he
shall
restore
the lamb fourfold, because he did
this thing, and because he had no pity.
And Nathan saith
unto
David, `
Thou `
art '
the man !
Thus said
Jehovah,
God of Israel, I anointed thee for
king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
And 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;
and I give
to
thee the
house
of
thy lord
, and the
wives
of
thy lord,
into thy bosom, and I
give
to
thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if little, then
I add
to
thee such and such `
things '
.
And 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.
`
Wherefore hast thou despised the word
of Jehovah
, to do the
evil thing
in His eyes
? Uriah the Hittite thou
hast
smitten
by
the sword, and his
wife
thou
hast taken to thee
for
a
wife, and him
thou
hast slain by
the sword of the Bene-
Ammon.
Wherefore 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.
`And
now ,
the sword doth
not
turn
aside
from thy
house unto
the
age,
because thou hast despised Me, and dost
take
the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be to
thee
for
a
wife ;
Now 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 .
thus said
Jehovah
, Lo
, I am
raising
up against thee evil,
out of thy
house, and have
taken
thy wives before thine eyes, and given
to
thy neighbour
, and he hath
lain
with thy wives before
the eyes
of this sun ;
Thus 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 neighbor
, and he shall
lie
with thy wives in
the sight
of this sun .
for thou hast
done
`
it '
in
secret,
and
I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun. '
For thou didst
it secretly:
but
I will
do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
And David saith
unto Nathan, `
I have sinned against Jehovah
. '
And Nathan saith
unto David, `
Also --
Jehovah
hath caused
thy sin to
pass
away
; thou dost
not die ;
And 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 .
only
, because thou hast caused
the enemies of Jehovah
greatly
to despise
by
this
thing
, also
the son
who
is born to
thee doth
surely die. '
Howbeit
, 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.
And Nathan goeth
unto his house ,
and Jehovah
smiteth
the lad,
whom
the wife of
Uriah
hath
born
to
David, and it is
incurable;
And Nathan departed
unto his house .
And the LORD
struck
the child
that
Uriah's
wife bare
unto
David, and it was
very
sick.
and
David seeketh
God for the youth,
and David keepeth
a
fast
, and hath
gone
in and
lodged
, and lain
on
the earth.
David therefore
besought
God for the child;
and David fasted
, and went
in, and lay
all
night
upon
the earth.
And the elders of his house rise
against
him, to raise him up from the earth ,
and
he hath
not been
willing
, nor
hath
he eaten
with them bread;
And 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 .
and it cometh
to pass on the seventh day, that the lad
dieth,
and the servants of David fear
to
declare
to him that the lad
is
dead ,
for they said, `Lo
, in
the lad
being
alive we spake unto him, and he did
not hearken to
our voice ;
and
how do
we say
unto
him ,
The lad
is dead? --
then
he
hath
done
evil.'
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 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?
And
David seeth
that his servants are
whispering
, and
David understandeth
that the lad
is
dead ,
and
David saith
unto his servants, `
Is the lad
dead? '
and they say
, `
Dead. '
But
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.
And
David riseth
from the earth, and doth
bathe
and anoint
`
himself '
, and changeth
his raiment
, and cometh
in
to
the house of Jehovah,
and
boweth
himself
, and cometh
unto
his house ,
and
asketh
and they place
for
him
bread, and he eateth
.
Then
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
.
And
his servants say
unto him, `
What `
is '
this thing
thou hast done? because
of
the
living
lad
thou hast
fasted
and dost
weep, and
when the lad
is
dead thou hast
risen
and dost
eat bread. '
Then
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.
And he saith
, `
While the lad
is
alive I have
fasted ,
and weep,
for I said, Who knoweth?
--
Jehovah
doth
pity
me, and
the lad
hath
lived;
And 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?
and
now ,
he hath
died,
why
`
is '
this
--
I fast? am
I able
to
bring him back again? I am
going
unto
him, and
he doth
not turn
back
unto
me. '
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.
And David comforteth
Bath-Sheba
his wife, and goeth
in unto her, and lieth
with her ,
and she beareth
a son, and he calleth
his name Solomon ;
and Jehovah
hath
loved him ,
And David comforted
Bathsheba
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 .
and sendeth
by the hand of Nathan the prophet ,
and calleth
his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah
.
And he
sent
by the hand of Nathan the prophet ;
and he
called
his name Jedidiah, because of the
LORD
.
And Joab fighteth
against Rabbah of the Bene-
Ammon, and captureth
the royal city ,
And Joab fought
against Rabbah of the children
of
Ammon, and took
the royal city .
and Joab sendeth
messengers unto
David, and saith
, `
I have fought against Rabbah --
also
I
have captured
the city of waters ;
And Joab sent
messengers to
David, and said
, I have fought against Rabbah ,
and
have taken
the city of waters .
and
now ,
gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city, and capture
it ,
lest I capture
the city, and my name hath
been
called
upon
it
. '
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.
And David gathereth
all the people, and goeth
to Rabbah, and fighteth
against it, and captureth
it ;
And David gathered
all the people together
, and went
to Rabbah, and fought
against it, and took
it .
and he taketh
the
crown
of
their king
from off his head, and
its
weight `is'
a talent of gold ,
and
precious stones ,
and it is
on the
head of
David;
and the spoil of the city he
hath
brought
out,
very
much;
And 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.
and the
people
who
`are'
in
it
he hath
brought out
, and setteth
to
the
saw
, and to
cutting
instruments
of iron, and to
axes of iron, and hath
caused
them to
pass over
into
the brick-kiln ;
and so
he doth
to
all the cities of the Bene-
Ammon ;
and
David turneth
back,
and all the people ,
to
Jerusalem.
And 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 brick-kiln :
and thus
did
he unto
all the cities of the children
of
Ammon .
So
David and all the people returned
unto
Jerusalem.
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