¹Preto poslal Hospodin Nátana k Dávidovi. A keď vošiel k nemu, povedal mu: Dvaja mužovia boli v jednom meste. Jeden bol bohatý a druhý chudobný.

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;

²Bohatý mal oviec a volov veľmi mnoho.

²The rich hath flocks and herds very many;

³Chudobný nemal ničoho krome jednej malej ovečky, ktorú bol kúpil, a choval ju, a rástla pri ňom a pri jeho synoch, spolu. Jedla z jeho kusa chleba, pila z jeho pohára a líhala v jeho lone a bola mu jako dcéra.

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;

⁴No, prišiel k bohatému človekovi nejaký pocestný. A pretože mu bolo ľúto vziať zo svojich oviec alebo zo svojich volov, aby pripravil pokrm cestujúcemu, ktorý prišiel k nemu, vzal ovečku chudobného človeka a pripravil ju mužovi, ktorý prišiel k nemu.

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.`

⁵Vtedy sa veľmi rozhneval Dávid na človeka a povedal Nátanovi: Jako že žije Hospodin, synom smrti je muž, ktorý to urobil!

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,

⁶A ovcu nahradí štvornásobne preto, že vykonal takú vec a pretože nemal ľútosti.

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

⁷Na to riekol Nátan Dávidovi: Ty si ten muž! Takto hovorí Hospodin, Bôh Izraelov: Ja som ťa pomazal za kráľa nad Izraelom a ja som ťa vytrhol z ruky Saulovej.

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;

⁸A dal som ti dom tvojho pána i ženy tvojho pána do tvojho lona a dal som ti aj dom Izraelov aj Júdu, a keby to bolo bývalo málo, bol by som ti pridal to i to.

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].

⁹Prečo si tedy opovrhnul slovom Hospodinovým, aby si učinil to zlé v jeho očiach? Uriáša Hetejského si zabil mečom a jeho ženu si vzal sebe za ženu a jeho si zavraždil mečom synov Ammonových.

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.

¹⁰Preto teraz neuhne meč z tvojho domu až na veky, pretože si mnou opovrhol a vzal si ženu Uriáša Hetejského, aby ti bola ženou.

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;

¹¹Takto hovorí Hospodin: Hľa, ja vzbudím proti tebe zlé z tvojho domu a vezmem tvoje ženy pred tvojimi očima a dám ich tvojmu blížnemu, a bude ležať s tvojimi ženami pred očima tohoto slnca.

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;

¹²Lebo ty si to urobil tajne, ale ja učiním túto vec pred celým Izraelom a pred slncom.

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

¹³Vtedy povedal Dávid Nátanovi: Zhrešil som Hospodinovi. A Nátan riekol Dávidovi: Aj Hospodin preniesol tvoj hriech, nezomrieš.

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;

¹⁴Ale preto, že si dal tou vecou nepriateľom Hospodinovým príčinu, aby sa rúhali, preto i syn, ktorý sa ti narodil, istotne zomrie.

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.`

¹⁵Potom odišiel Nátan do svojho domu. A Hospodin ranil dieťa, ktoré porodila žena Uriášova Dávidovi, takže ťažko onemocnelo.

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

¹⁶A Dávid hľadal Boha prosiac za chlapca a postil sa, vošiel a ležal cez noc na zemi.

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

¹⁷Potom prišli starší jeho domu a zastali nad ním, aby ho zodvihli so zeme, ale nechcel vstať ani nejedol s nimi chleba.

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;

¹⁸A stalo sa siedmeho dňa, že zomrelo dieťa. A služobníci Dávidovi sa báli oznámiť mu, že dieťa zomrelo, lebo vraveli: Hľa, keď vtedy, dokiaľ ešte žilo dieťa, keď sme mu hovorili, neposlúchol nášho hlasu, jakože mu máme povedať teraz, že zomrelo dieťa, aby vykonal voľačo zlé?

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.`

¹⁹Ale keď videl Dávid, že si jeho služobníci pošuškávajú čosi, porozumel, že zomrelo dieťa. A Dávid riekol svojim služobníkom: Či azda zomrelo dieťa? A povedali: Zomrelo.

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.`

²⁰Vtedy vstal Dávid so zeme a umyl sa a pomazal sa a premenil svoje rúcho a vojdúc do domu Hospodinovho klaňal sa. A keď potom zase vošiel do svojho domu, pýtal si jesť, a keď mu predložili chlieb, jedol.

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.

²¹Vtedy mu povedali jeho služobníci: Jaká je to vec, ktorú si učinil? Pre dieťa, dokiaľ ešte žilo, si sa postil a plakal si, a teraz, keď zomrelo dieťa, si vstal a jedol si chlieb?

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.`

²²A riekol: Dokiaľ ešte žilo dieťa, postil som sa a plakal som, lebo som povedal: Kto vie? Možno, že sa Hospodin zmiluje nado mnou, a dieťa bude žiť.

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;

²³Ale teraz, keď zomrelo, načo by som sa ešte postil? Či ho azda môžem ešte vrátiť? Ja pojdem za ním, ale ono sa nevráti ku mne.

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.`

²⁴Potom potešil Dávid Bat-šebu, svoju ženu, a vošiel k nej a ležal s ňou. A porodila mu syna, a nazval jeho meno Šalamún. A Hospodin ho miloval.

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,

²⁵A poslal slovo po prorokovi Nátanovi, ktorý nazval jeho meno Jedidja, pre Hospodina.

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

²⁶A Joáb bojoval proti Rabbe synov Ammonových a zaujal kráľovské mesto.

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

²⁷Potom poslal Joáb poslov k Dávidovi a povedal: Bojoval som proti Rabbe aj som zaujal mesto vôd.

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

²⁸Preto teraz sober ostatok ľudu a polož sa táborom proti mestu a zaujmi ho, aby som nezaujal mesta ja, a bolo by nad ním menované moje meno.

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.`

²⁹Vtedy sobral Dávid všetok ľud a odišiel do Rabby a bojoval proti nemu a zaujal ho.

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

³⁰A vzal korunu ich kráľa s jeho hlavy, ktorá vážila hrivnu zlata a mala vrubené drahé kamene, a bola položená na hlavu Dávidovi. A koristi toho mesta vyniesol veľmi mnoho.

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;

³¹A ľud, ktorý bol v ňom, vyviedol a postavil ho do píly a ku strojom, režúcim železo, a k železným sekerám a dal ich zaviesť do tehelní. A tak učinil všetkým mestám synov Ammonových. Potom sa navrátil Dávid i všetok ľud do Jeruzalema.

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.