¹[Ny nibebahan'i Davida, rehefa nanarin'i Natana, ary ny nahafahany an'i Raba] Ary Jehovah naniraka an'i Natana hankao amin'i Davida. Ary dia tonga tao aminy izy ka nanao taminy hoe: Nisy olona roa lahy tao an-tanàna anankiray, ny iray manan-karena, ary ny iray malahelo.

¹And 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;

²Ilay manan-karena nanana ondry aman'osy sy omby betsaka;

²The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

³fa ilay malahelo kosa tsy nanana na inona na inona afa-tsy zanak'ondry vavy kely iray monja izay novidiny; ary nokolokoloiny tsara io ka nitombo teo aminy sy ny zanany; fa tamin'ny hanin-kelin-dralehilahy no nihinanany, ary tamin'ny kapoakany no nisotroany, sady notrotroiny teo an-tratrany izy ka nataony toy ny zananivavy.

³And 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;

⁴Ary nisy vahiny tonga tao amin'ilay manan-karena, nefa ny ondriny aman'osiny sy ny ombiny notsitsiny ka tsy nangalany hatao nahandro ho an'ilay vahiny tonga tao aminy; fa ny zanak'ondry vavin'ilay malahelo kosa no nalainy, ka dia nataony nahandro ho an'ilay olona tonga tao aminy.

⁴And 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.`

⁵Dia nirehitra mafy ny fahatezeran'i Davida tamin'izany olona izany, ka hoy izy tamin'i Natana: Raha velona koa Jehovah, tsy maintsy hatao maty izay olona nanao izany;

⁵And 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,

⁶ary ilay zanak'ondry vavy tsy maintsy honerany efatra heny noho ny nanaovany izany zavatra izany sy noho ny tsy namindrany fo.

⁶and the ewe-lamb he doth repay fourfold, because that he hath done this thing, and because that he had no pity.`

⁷Dia hoy Natana tamin'i Davida: Hianao no izy. Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Izaho nanosotra anao ho mpanjakan'ny Isiraely ka namonjy anao ho afaka tamin'ny tànan'i Saoly;

⁷And 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;

⁸ary nomeko anao ny tranon'ny tomponao sy ny vadin'ny tomponao ho andefimandrinao, ary nomeko anao koa ny firenen'Isiraely sy Joda; ary raha mbola tsy ampy ho anao izany, dia ho nomeko bebe kokoa ianao;

⁸and 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].

⁹koa nahoana ianao no nanamavo ny tenin'i Jehovah ka nanao izay ratsy eo imasony? Oria Hetita nasianao ny sabatra, ary ny vadiny nalainao ho vadinao. Eny, efa novonoinao tamin'ny sabatry ny taranak'i Amona izy.

⁹`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.

¹⁰Koa noho izany dia tsy hiala amin'ny taranakao mandrakizay kosa ny sabatra, satria nanamavo Ahy ianao ka naka ny vadin'i Oria Hetita ho vadinao.

¹⁰`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;

¹¹Izao koa no lazain'i Jehovah: Indro, Izaho efa hahatonga loza aminao avy ao amin'ny ankohonanao ihany; ary hesoriko eo imasonao ny vadinao ka homeko ny namanao; ary izy handry amin'ny vadinao amin'izao antoandrobenanahary izao.

¹¹thus 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;

¹²Fa ianao nanao izany tao amin'ny mangingina, ary Izaho kosa haneho izany zavatra izany eo anatrehan'ny Isiraely rehetra sy amin'izao antoandrobenanahary izao.

¹²for thou hast done [it] in secret, and I do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.`

¹³Dia hoy Davida tamin'i Natana: Efa nanota tamin'i Jehovah aho. Ary hoy kosa atana tamin'i Davida: Jehovah efa nanaisotra ny helokao, ka tsy ho faty ianao.

¹³And 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;

¹⁴Nefa noho ny nampitenenanao ratsy ny fahavalon'i Jehovah amin'izany zavatra izany dia ho faty tokoa ny zaza izay haterakao.

¹⁴only, 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.`

¹⁵Ary Natana nody tany an-tranony. Ary Jehovah namely ny zaza izay nateraky ny vadin'i Oria tamin'i Davida, ka dia narary be ny zaza.

¹⁵And Nathan goeth unto his house, and Jehovah smiteth the lad, whom the wife of Uriah hath born to David, and it is incurable;

¹⁶Ary nifona tamin'Andriamanitra ho an'ny zaza Davida, dia nifady hanina sady niditra ka nandry tamin'ny tany mandritra ny alina.

¹⁶and David seeketh God for the youth, and David keepeth a fast, and hath gone in and lodged, and lain on the earth.

¹⁷Ary ny loholona tao an-tranony nitsangana nankao aminy hampiarina azy amin'ny tany; nefa tsy nety izy sady tsy nety niara-nihinan-kanina taminy.

¹⁷And 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;

¹⁸Ary nony nandray hafitoana, dia maty ny zaza; ary ny mpanompon'i Davida natahotra hilaza ny nahafatesan'ny zaza aminy, fa hoy ireo: Indro, fony mbola velona aza ny zaza, raha niteny taminy isika, dia tsy nohenoiny ny feontsika, koa hataontsika ahoana no filaza aminy ny fahafatesan'ny zaza? fandrao hanimba tena izy.

¹⁸and 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.`

¹⁹Ary nony hitan'i Davida fa nitakoritsika ny mpanompony, dia fantany fa maty ny zaza; ka hoy izy tamin'ny mpanompony: Maty va ny zaza? Ary hoy ireo: Maty.

¹⁹And 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.`

²⁰Dia niarina tsy nandry tamin'ny tany intsony Davida ary nandro sy nihosotra diloilo ary nanova ny fitafiany, dia nankao amin'ny tranon'i Jehovah ka niankohoka; ary dia nody tany an-tranony izy ka niantso mba hisy handroso hanina eo anoloany, dia nihinana izy.

²⁰And 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.

²¹Ary hoy ny mpanompony taminy: Ahoana izao zavatra nataonao izao? Fa fony mbola velona ny zaza, dia nifady hanina sy nitomany ianao, fa rehefa maty ny zaza, dia niarina sy nihinan-kanina kosa.

²¹And 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.`

²²Ary hoy izy: Fony mbola velona ny zaza, dia nifady hanina sy nitomany tokoa aho: fa hoy izaho: Iza moa no mahalala na mba hamindra fo amiko Jehovah ka hahavelona ny zaza, na tsia?

²²And 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;

²³Kanjo maty izy izao, ka nahoana aho no hifady hanina intsony? Mahay mampiverina azy va aho? Izaho no hankany aminy, fa izy tsy hiverina etỳ amiko intsony.

²³and 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.`

²⁴Ary Davida nampionona an'i Batseba vadiny, dia niditra tao aminy ka nandry taminy; ary niteraka zazalahy izy, ka ny anarany nataony hoe Solomona. Ary Jehovah tia azy,[Solomona = Miadana]

²⁴And 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,

²⁵dia naniraka an'i Natana mpaminany ka nanao ny anaran'ny zaza hoe Jedidia noho ny amin'i Jehovah.[Jedidia = Tian'i Jehovah]

²⁵and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

²⁶Ary Joaba namely an'i Raban'ny taranak'i Amona ka nahafaka ny tanànan'ny mpanjaka.

²⁶And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

²⁷Ary Joaba naniraka olona tany amin'i Davida nanao hoe: Namely an'i Raba aho ka nahafaka ny tanàna misy rano.

²⁷and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, `I have fought against Rabbah — also I have captured the city of waters;

²⁸Koa vorio ny olona sisa izao, ka mitobia hamely ny tanàna, ary aoka ho afakao izy; fandrao izaho no hahafaka ny tanàna, ka dia hotononina araka ny anarako izy.

²⁸and 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.`

²⁹Ary Davida namory ny vahoaka rehetra, dia nankany Raba ka namely azy ary nahafaka azy.

²⁹And David gathereth all the people, and goeth to Rabbah, and fighteth against it, and captureth it;

³⁰Dia nesoriny ny satro-boninahitr'ilay mpanjaka teny an-dohany talenta volamena iray no lanjany, sady nisy vato soa, ary dia nisatrohan'i Davida. Ary navoakany tao an-tanàna ny babo azo, ka be dia be ireny.[Na: Malkama; izahao Zef. i. 5]Ary dia navoakany koa ny olona teo ka nataony teo amin'ny tsofa sy ny fangao-by lehibe ary ny famaky vy, ary nataony tao anatin'ny fandoroam-biriky; toy izany no nataony tamin'ny tanànan'ny taranak'i Amona rehetra. Ary Davida sy ny vahoaka rehetra dia niverina nankany Jerosalema.[Na: (nampiasaina tamin')]

³⁰and 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;

³¹Ary dia navoakany koa ny olona teo ka nataony teo amin'ny tsofa sy ny fangao-by lehibe ary ny famaky vy, ary nataony tao anatin'ny fandoroam-biriky; toy izany no nataony tamin'ny tanànan'ny taranak'i Amona rehetra. Ary Davida sy ny vahoaka rehetra dia niverina nankany Jerosalema.[Na: (nampiasaina tamin')]

³¹and 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.