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.
1拿單指摘大衛，大衛認罪耶和華差派拿單去見大衛。於是拿單來到大衛那裡，對他說：“在一座城裡有兩個人，一個富有，一個貧窮。
2The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
2那富有的有極多牛羊，
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.
3那貧窮的除了買來養的一隻母羊羔以外，甚麼也沒有。那小羊在他家裡和他的兒女一同長大，小羊吃他的食物，喝他杯中的飲料，睡在他的懷裡，就像他的女兒一樣。
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.”
4有一個旅客來到富翁那裡，他捨不得從自己的牛群羊群中取一頭出來，款待到他那裡來的旅客，卻取了那窮人的母羊羔，款待到他那裡來的客人。”
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!
5大衛就非常惱怒那人，對拿單說：“我指著永活的耶和華起誓，作這事的人該死。
6He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”
6他必須四倍賠償這羊羔，因為他作了這事，又因他沒有憐憫的心。”
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.
7拿單對大衛說：“你就是那人！耶和華以色列的 神這樣說：‘我膏立了你作以色列的王，把你從掃羅的手裡救了出來，
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.
8把你主人的家賜給你，把你主人的妻妾交在你懷裡，又把以色列和猶大家賜給你。你若是還以為太少，我還可以多多加給你。
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.
9你為甚麼藐視耶和華的話，行他看為惡的事呢？你用刀擊殺了赫人烏利亞，娶了他的妻子作你的妻子，你藉著亞捫人的刀殺了烏利亞。
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.’
10所以，從今以後，刀劍必不離開你的家，因為你藐視了我，娶了赫人烏利亞的妻子作你的妻子。’
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.
11耶和華這樣說：‘看哪！我必從你家中興起禍患攻擊你；我要在你的眼前把你的妃嬪拿去賜給別人。他要在光天化日之下與她們同床。
12For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’”
12你在暗中行了這事，我卻要在所有以色列人面前，在光天化日之下行這事報應你。’”
13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die.
13大衛對拿單說：“我得罪了耶和華了。”拿單對大衛說：“耶和華已經除去了你的罪，你必不至於死。
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.”
14只是因為你作了這事，使耶和華的仇敵大得褻瀆的機會，所以你所生的兒子必定死。”
15Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
15於是拿單回自己的家去了。耶和華擊打烏利亞的妻子給大衛所生的孩子，他就害了重病。
16David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
16大衛的兒子病逝大衛為那孩子懇求 神，並且禁食。他進房裡去，終夜躺在地上。
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.
17他家中的老侍從站在他旁邊，要把他從地上扶起來，他卻不肯，也不與他們一起吃飯。
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?”
18到了第七天，孩子死了。大衛的臣僕不敢告訴他孩子死了，因為他們說：“看哪，孩子還活著的時候，我們勸他，他尚且不聽我們的話。現在我們怎麼能告訴他孩子已經死了呢？他會傷心欲絕的。”
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.”
19大衛看見他的臣僕彼此低聲耳語，就知道孩子已經死了。他問臣僕說：“孩子死了嗎？”他們回答：“死了！”
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.
20於是大衛從地上起來，洗澡，抹膏，更換衣服，進耶和華的殿去敬拜，然後回到自己的宮裡去，吩咐人給他擺上飯，他就吃了。
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.”
21臣僕問他：“你為甚麼這樣作呢？孩子還活著的時候，你為他禁食哭泣；孩子死了，你倒起來吃飯！”
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?’
22他回答：“孩子還活著的時候，我禁食哭泣，因為我想：‘也許耶和華憐憫我，讓孩子可以活著。’
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.”
23現在他死了，我為甚麼還要禁食呢？我還能使他回來嗎？我要到他那裡去，他卻不能回到我這裡來。”
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;
24所羅門出生大衛安慰他的妻子拔示巴，進到她那裡去，與她同睡。她生了一個兒子，大衛給他起名叫所羅門；耶和華也喜愛他，
25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
25就差派拿單先知去，照著耶和華的吩咐，給他起名叫耶底底亞。
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
26約押攻取拉巴（代上20:1~3）那時，約押正在攻打亞捫人的拉巴，攻取了王城。
27Joab sent messengers to David, and said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Yes, I have taken the city of waters.
27約押派遣使者去見大衛，說：“我攻打拉巴，已經攻取了水城。
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.”
28現在，請你聚集其餘的人民，安營攻打這城，把城攻取；免得我攻取了這城，人就以我的名字來叫這城。”
29David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
29於是大衛聚集所有的人民，向拉巴進軍；攻打那城，把它攻取了。
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.
30大衛從他們的王的頭上奪取了王冠。王冠的金子重三十五公斤，上面嵌有寶石，人把這冠冕戴在大衛的頭上。大衛又從這城裡帶走了許多戰利品，
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.
31又把那城裡的人民帶出去，使他們用鋸子、鐵耙、鐵斧作工，或使他們在磚窯服役。大衛對待亞捫各城的居民都是這樣。後來，大衛和眾人都回耶路撒冷去了。