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

²Bohatý mal oviec a volov veľmi mnoho.

²The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;

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.

³but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto 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 came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

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

⁵And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As Jehovah liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die:

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

⁶and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because 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 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;

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 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 have added unto 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.

⁹Wherefore hast thou despised the word of Jehovah, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah 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.

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

¹⁰Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy 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 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 neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

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

¹²For thou didst it secretly: but I will 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 said unto Nathan, I have sinned against Jehovah. And Nathan said unto David, Jehovah also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

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

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

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

¹⁵And Nathan departed unto his house. And Jehovah struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

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

¹⁶David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon 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 arose, [and stood] beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

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 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 spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!

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.

¹⁹But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is 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.

²⁰Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of Jehovah, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

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?

²¹Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and 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 said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether Jehovah will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

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.

²³But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to 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 comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And Jehovah loved him;

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

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

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

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

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

²⁷And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yea, I have taken 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.

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.

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

²⁹And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took 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 took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and [in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding 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 he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.