¹Ja Issand läkitas Naatani Taaveti juurde; too tuli tema juurde ning ütles temale: 'Ühes linnas oli kaks meest, üks rikas ja teine vaene.

¹And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

²Rikkal oli väga palju lambaid ja veiseid,

²The rich had very many flocks and herds;

³aga vaesel ei olnud midagi muud kui üksainus pisike utetall, kelle ta oli ostnud. Ta toitis seda ja see kasvas üles tema juures üheskoos ta lastega; see sõi ta palukest, jõi ta karikast, magas ta süles ja oli temale nagu tütar.

³but the poor man had nothing at all, but one little ewe lamb which he had bought, and was nourishing; and it grew up with him, and together with his children: it ate of his morsel, and drank of his own cup, and slept in his bosom, and was to him as a daughter.

⁴Siis tuli rikka mehe juurde teekäija. Aga tema ei raatsinud võtta oma lammastest ja veistest, et valmistada rooga teekäijale, kes ta juurde oli tulnud, vaid ta võttis vaese mehe utetalle ja valmistas mehele, kes ta juurde oli tulnud.'

⁴And there came a traveller to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that had come to him; and he took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that had come to him.

⁵Siis Taaveti viha süttis väga põlema mehe vastu ja ta ütles Naatanile: 'Nii tõesti kui Issand elab, mees, kes seda tegi, on surmalaps!

⁵Then David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this thing is worthy of death;

⁶Ja ta peab utetalle tasuma neljakordselt, sellepärast et ta tegi nõnda ega halastanud!'

⁶and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

⁷Aga Naatan ütles Taavetile: 'See mees oled sina! Nõnda ütleb Issand, Iisraeli Jumal: Mina olen sind võidnud Iisraeli kuningaks ja mina olen sind päästnud Sauli käest.

⁷And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man! Thus saith Jehovah the God of Israel: I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

⁸Mina olen sulle andnud su isanda koja ja su sülle su isanda naised, ja olen sulle andnud Iisraeli ja Juuda soo. Ja kui seda on vähe, siis ma oleksin võinud sulle lisada veel ühte ja teist.

⁸and 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.

⁹Mispärast sa oled põlanud Issanda sõna, tehes, mis on tema silmis paha? Hett Uurija sa lõid mõõgaga maha ja tema naise sa võtsid enesele naiseks. Jah, tema sa tapsid ammonlaste mõõgaga.

⁹Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah to do evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Urijah 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.

¹⁰Aga nüüd ei lahku mõõk su soost mitte iialgi, sellepärast et sa oled mind põlanud ja oled võtnud hett Uurija naise enesele naiseks.

¹⁰Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Urijah the Hittite to be thy wife.

¹¹Nõnda ütleb Issand: Vaata, ma lasen sinu oma soost tulla sulle õnnetusi; ma võtan sinu naised su silma ees ja annan su ligimesele ja tema magab su naistega selle päikese paistes.

¹¹Thus saith Jehovah: 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 neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

¹²Kuigi sina oled seda teinud salaja, teen mina seda kogu Iisraeli ees ja päise päeva ajal.'

¹²For thou didst [it] secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.

¹³Siis ütles Taavet Naatanile: 'Mina olen pattu teinud Issanda vastu.' Ja Naatan ütles Taavetile: 'Issand on juba su patu sulle andeks andnud. Sa ei sure.

¹³And David said to Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said to David, Jehovah has also put away thy sin: thou shalt not die.

¹⁴Ometi, kuna sa selle asja pärast oled pannud Issanda vaenlased teda kõvasti pilkama, siis peab küll poeg, kes sulle on sündinud, kindlasti surema!'

¹⁴Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, even the child that is born to thee shall certainly die.

¹⁵Siis Naatan läks koju. Ja Issand lõi last, kelle Uurija naine oli Taavetile ilmale toonud, nõnda et see haigestus.

¹⁵And Nathan departed to his house. And Jehovah smote the child that Urijah's wife bore to David, and it became very sick.

¹⁶Siis Taavet otsis poisi pärast Jumalat; Taavet paastus, ja kui ta koju tuli, siis ta magas ööd maa peal.

¹⁶And David besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.

¹⁷Ta kojavanemad astusid ta juurde, et tõsta teda maast üles, aga ta ei tahtnud ega võtnud koos nendega leiba.

¹⁷And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him, to raise him up from the earth; but he would not, and he ate no bread with them.

¹⁸Ja seitsmendal päeval laps suri. Taaveti sulased aga kartsid temale teatada, et laps oli surnud, sest nad ütlesid: 'Vaata, kui laps oli alles elus, siis me rääkisime temale, aga ta ei kuulanud meie häält. Kuidas võiksime temale öelda, et laps on surnud? Ta võib teha enesele paha!'

¹⁸And 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 spoke to him, and he would not hearken to our voice; and how shall we say to him, The child is dead? he may do some harm.

¹⁹Kui Taavet nägi, et ta sulased isekeskis sosistasid, siis ta mõistis, et laps oli surnud. Ja Taavet küsis oma sulastelt: 'Kas laps on surnud?' Ja need vastasid: 'Surnud.'

¹⁹But David saw that his servants whispered, and David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

²⁰Siis Taavet tõusis maast üles, pesi ja võidis ennast, vahetas riideid ning läks Issanda kotta ja kummardas; ja kui ta koju tuli, siis küsis ta süüa ja ta ette pandi leiba ning ta sõi.

²⁰Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing, and entered into the house of Jehovah and worshipped; then he came to his own house and required them to set bread before him, and he ate.

²¹Aga tema sulased ütlesid talle: 'Mis see on, mida sa lapse pärast teed? Kui ta elas, sa paastusid ja nutsid, aga kui laps on surnud, sa tõused ja sööd leiba!'

²¹And his servants said to him, What thing is this which thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child alive; but as soon as the child is dead, thou dost rise and eat bread.

²²Ja ta vastas: 'Kui laps alles elas, siis ma paastusin ja nutsin, sest ma mõtlesin: Kes teab, vahest annab Issand mulle armu ja laps jääb elama?

²²And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought, Who knows? [perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.

²³Aga nüüd on ta surnud. Mispärast ma peaksin siis paastuma? Kas ma suudan teda veel tagasi tuua? Mina lähen küll tema juurde, aga tema ei tule tagasi minu juurde.'

²³But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.

²⁴Ja Taavet trööstis oma naist Batsebat, läks ta juurde ja magas temaga; ja naine tõi poja ilmale ning Taavet pani temale nimeks Saalomon. Ja Issand armastas teda

²⁴And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her; and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon; and Jehovah loved him.

²⁵ning Taavet läkitas ta prohvet Naatani käe alla, kes Issanda pärast nimetas tema Jedidjaks.

²⁵And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

²⁶Ja Joab sõdis ammonlaste Rabba vastu ning vallutas kuningalinna.

²⁶And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

²⁷Siis Joab läkitas käskjalad Taavetile ütlema: 'Ma olen sõdinud Rabba vastu. Ma olen vallutanud ka veehoidla.

²⁷And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

²⁸Ja nüüd kogu kokku ülejäänud rahvas ja löö leer üles linna alla ning valluta see, et mitte mina ei vallutaks linna ja seda ei nimetataks minu nimega!'

²⁸And now gather the rest of the people, and encamp against the city and take it: lest I take the city and it be called by my name.

²⁹Siis Taavet kogus kokku kogu rahva ja läks Rabbasse, sõdis selle vastu ja vallutas selle.

²⁹And David gathered all the people, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it and took it.

³⁰Ja ta võttis nende kuningal krooni peast - see vaagis talendi kulda ja selles oli kalliskivi - ja see pandi Taavetile pähe; ja ta tõi linnast väga palju saaki.

³⁰And he took the crown of their king from off his head, the weight of which 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.

³¹Ja rahva, kes seal oli, tõi ta välja ja pani kivisaagide, raudkirkade ja raudkirveste juurde ning laskis ta minna läbi telliskiviahjudest; ja nõnda talitas ta kõigi ammonlaste linnadega. Siis Taavet ja kogu rahvas läksid tagasi Jeruusalemma.

³¹And he brought out the people that were in it, and put them under the saw, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkilns. And so did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.