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

¹Yahweh sent Nathan to David. 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 man 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, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like 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.'

⁴A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man who 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!

⁵David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die!

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

⁶He 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.

⁷Nathan said to David, “You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you 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.

⁸I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more 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.

⁹Why have you despised the word of Yahweh, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have 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 will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your 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.

¹¹“This is what Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

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

¹²For you did 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.

¹³David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will 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!'

¹⁴However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die.”

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

¹⁵Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.

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

¹⁶David therefore begged 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.

¹⁷The elders of his house arose beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat 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!'

¹⁸It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. 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 didn’t listen to our voice. How will he then harm himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?”

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 when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” 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 he came into the house of Yahweh, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they 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!'

²¹Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child was dead, you rose up and ate 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?

²²He said, “While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows whether Yahweh will not 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

²⁴David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh 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 named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.

²⁶Ja Joab sõdis ammonlaste Rabba vastu ning vallutas kuningalinna.

²⁶Now 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.

²⁷Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I 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!'

²⁸Now 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.”

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

²⁹David gathered all the people together, 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.

³⁰He took the crown of their king from off his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David’s head. He brought out the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

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.

³¹He brought out the people who were therein, and put them under saws, and under iron picks, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln: and he did so to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.