¹And it came to pass, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go forth, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they laid waste the [land of the] children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David abode at Jerusalem.

¹[Ny nanaovana fahirano an'i Raba, sy ny nakan'i Davida ny vadin'i Oria] Ary rehefa niherina ny taona, ka mby amin'ny andro fandehanan'ny mpanjaka hiady, dia naniraka an'i Joaba sy ny mpanompony ary ny Isiraely rehetra Davida, ka nandringana ny taranak'i Amona ireo sady nanao fahirano an'i Raha; fa Davida kosa nijanona tany Jerosalema ihany.

²And it came to pass at evening time that David arose from off his couch, 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;

²Ary nony harivariva, dia niala tao ampandriany Davida ka nitsangantsangana teo an-tampon'ny lapa; ary raha teo izy dia nahatazana vehivavy mandro; ary ravehivavy dia tsara tarehy maha-te-hijery.

³and David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Urijah the Hittite?

³Ary Davida dia naniraka hanontany ny amin-dravehivavy. Ary nisy nanao hoe: Tsy iny va no Batseba, zanakavavin'i Eliama, sady vadin'i Oria Hetita?

⁴And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in to him, and he lay with her; and she had purified herself from her uncleanness; and she returned to her house.

⁴Ary Davida naniraka olona ka nampaka azy; dia tonga tao aminy izy ka nandriany. Ary ravehivavy nanamasina ny tenany ho afaka tamin'ny halotoany, dia nody tany an-tranony.

⁵And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.

⁵Ary nanan'anaka ravehivavy ka naniraka hilaza tamin'i Davida hoe: Manan'anaka aho.

⁶And David sent to Joab [saying], Send me Urijah the Hittite. And Joab sent Urijah to David.

⁶Ary Davida naniraka tany amin'i Joaba hanao hoe: Asaovy mankaty amiko kely Oria Hetita. Dia nasain'i Joaba nankany amin'i Davida Oria.

⁷And when Urijah had come to him, David asked how Joab prospered, and how the people prospered, and how the war prospered.

⁷Ary nony tonga teo amin'i Davida izy, dia nanontaniany ny toetr'i Joaba sy ny olona ary ny toetry ny ady.

⁸And David said to Urijah, Go down to thy house and wash thy feet. And Urijah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him presents from the king.

⁸Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Oria: Andeha ary mody, ka sasao ny tongotrao. Ary Oria niala tao an-tranon'ny mpanjaka, ary dia nampanarahina nahandro avy tao amin'ny mpanjaka izy.

⁹And Urijah slept at the entrance of the king's house with all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

⁹Nefa Oria nandry teo am-baravarana ny tranon'ny mpanjaka, teo amin'ny mpanompon'ny tompony rehetra, fa tsy nidina nody tany an-tranony izy tsy akory.

¹⁰And they had told David saying, Urijah did not go down to his house; and David said to Urijah, Art thou not come from a journey? why didst thou not go down to thy house?

¹⁰Ary nisy nanambara tamin'i Davida hoe: Tsy nidina nody tany an-tranony Oria. Dia hoy Davida tamin'i Oria: Tsy avy lavitra va ianao? koa nahoana ianao no tsy midina mody any an-tranonao?

¹¹And Urijah 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 fields: shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [As] thou livest, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

¹¹Fa hoy Oria tamin'i Davida: Ny fiara sy ny Isiraely ary ny Joda mitoetra amin'ny trano rantsan-kazo; ary Joaba tompoko sy ny mpanompon'ny tompoko mitoby any an-tsaha, ka izaho kosa va hody any an-tranoko hihinana sy hisotro ary handry amin'ny vadiko? Raha velona koa ianao, ary raha velona koa ny ainao, tsy hanao izany aho.

¹²And David said to Urijah, Abide here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. And Urijah abode in Jerusalem that day and the morrow.

¹²Ary hoy Davida tamin'i Oria: Mitoera ihany ary atỳ anio, fa rahampitso dia halefako ianao. Dia nitoetra tany Jerosalema androtrizay sy ny ampitson'iny Oria.

¹³And David invited him, and he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk. And in the evening he went out to lie on his couch with the servants of his lord, but did not go down to his house.

¹³Ary nasain'i Davida izy, dia nihinana sy nisotro teo anatrehany, ka nomamoiny, ary nony hariva dia nivoaka izy ka nandry teo amin'ilay nandriany teo amin'ny mpanompon'ny tompony ihany, fa tsy nidina nody tany an-tranony.

¹⁴And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by Urijah.

¹⁴Ary nony maraina, Davida dia nanoratra taratasy ho any amin'i Joaba, ka nampitondrainy an'i Oria izany.

¹⁵And he wrote in the letter saying, Set Urijah in the front of the thickest fight, and withdraw from him, that he may be smitten and die.

¹⁵Ary izao no soratra nataony tao amin'ny taratasy: Arosoinareo amin'ny ady mafy Oria; dia ilaozy izy mba hasiany ho faty.

¹⁶And it came to pass as Joab watched the city, that he assigned Urijah to a place where he knew that the valiant men were.

¹⁶Ary raha mbola nanao fahirano ny tanàna Joaba, dia nanendry an'i Oria ho eo amin'izay hitany misy lehilahy mahery.

¹⁷And the men of the city went out and fought with Joab; and there fell some of the people, of the servants of David; and Urijah the Hittite died also.

¹⁷Ary ny mponina tao an-tanàna nivoaka hiady amin'i Joaba, ka nahafatesana ny mpanompon'i Davida, ary maty koa Oria Hetita.

¹⁸Then Joab sent and told David all the matters of the war;

¹⁸Ary Joaba naniraka hilaza tsara any amin'i Davida ny toetry ny ady;

¹⁹and charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast ended telling the matters of the war to the king,

¹⁹ary nandidy ilay iraka izy hoe: Rehefa voalazanao tsara amin'ny mpanjaka ny toetry ny ady,

²⁰and if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say to thee, Why did ye go so near to the city to fight? did ye not know that they would shoot from the wall?

²⁰ka tezitra ny mpanjaka ary manao aminao hoe: Nahoana no nanakaiky ny tanàna toy izany ianareo raha niady? Tsy fantatrareo va fa hitifitra eo amin'ny manda izy?

²¹Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast the upper stone of a handmill from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why did ye go near the wall? -- then say thou, Thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.

²¹Fa iza no namely an'i Abimeleka, zanak'i Jerobeseta? Moa tsy vehivavy va no nanjera vato fikosoham-bary taminy avy teo amin'ny manda, ka dia maty tao Tebeza izy? Koa nahoana no nanakaiky ny manda ianareo? dia ataovy hoe: Oria Hetita mpanomponao mba maty koa.[vato amboniny]

²²And the messenger went; and he came and told David all that Joab had sent him for.

²²Ary nandeha ilay iraka, dia tonga tamin'i Davida ka nanambara taminy izay rehetra nanirahan'i Joaba azy.

²³And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out against us into the field, and we were upon them as far as the entrance of the gate.

²³Ary hoy ny iraka tamin'i Davida: Nahery noho izahay ireny, ary nivoahany tany an-tsaha izahay, ka dia nenjehinay hatreo anoloan'ny vavahady kosa izy.

²⁴And the shooters shot from upon the wall against thy servants; and some of the king's servants are dead, and thy servant Urijah the Hittite is dead also.

²⁴Ary ny mpitifitra teo amin'ny manda nitifitra ny mpanomponao; ary nahafatesana ny mpanompon'ny mpanjaka, ary Oria Hetita mpanomponao mba maty koa.

²⁵Then David said to the messenger, Thus shalt thou say to Joab: Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devours one as well as another: make thy battle strong against the city, and overthrow it; -- and encourage him.

²⁵Dia hoy Davida tamin'ny iraka: Izao no holazainao amin'i Joaba: Aza malahelo amin'izany ianao, fa ny sabatra tsy mifidy hasiana; herezo ihany ny adinao amin'ny tanàna, ka ravao izy. Ary omeo toky Joaba.

²⁶And the wife of Urijah heard that Urijah her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.

²⁶Ary nony ren'ny vadin'i Oria fa maty ny lahy, dia nisaona azy izy.Ary rehefa afa-tsaona izy, dia nampanalain'i Davida ho any an-tranony, ary dia novadiny izy ka niteraka zazalahy taminy. Nefa tsy sitrak'i Jehovah izany nataon'i Davida izany.

²⁷And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Jehovah.

²⁷Ary rehefa afa-tsaona izy, dia nampanalain'i Davida ho any an-tranony, ary dia novadiny izy ka niteraka zazalahy taminy. Nefa tsy sitrak'i Jehovah izany nataon'i Davida izany.