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拿单指摘大卫，大卫认罪耶和华差派拿单去见大卫。于是拿单来到大卫那里，对他说：“在一座城里有两个人，一个富有，一个贫穷。
2The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
2那富有的有极多牛羊，
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那贫穷的除了买来养的一只母羊羔以外，什么也没有。那小羊在他家里和他的儿女一同长大，小羊吃他的食物，喝他杯中的饮料，睡在他的怀里，就像他的女儿一样。
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有一个旅客来到富翁那里，他舍不得从自己的牛群羊群中取一头出来，款待到他那里来的旅客，却取了那穷人的母羊羔，款待到他那里来的客人。”
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大卫就非常恼怒那人，对拿单说：“我指着永活的耶和华起誓，作这事的人该死。
6He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!”
6他必须四倍赔偿这羊羔，因为他作了这事，又因他没有怜悯的心。”
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拿单对大卫说：“你就是那人！耶和华以色列的 神这样说：‘我膏立了你作以色列的王，把你从扫罗的手里救了出来，
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把你主人的家赐给你，把你主人的妻妾交在你怀里，又把以色列和犹大家赐给你。你若是还以为太少，我还可以多多加给你。
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你为什么藐视耶和华的话，行他看为恶的事呢？你用刀击杀了赫人乌利亚，娶了他的妻子作你的妻子，你借着亚扪人的刀杀了乌利亚。
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，从今以后，刀剑必不离开你的家，因为你藐视了我，娶了赫人乌利亚的妻子作你的妻子。’
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耶和华这样说：‘看哪！我必从你家中兴起祸患攻击你；我要在你的眼前把你的妃嫔拿去赐给别人。他要在光天化日之下与她们同床。
12For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’”
12你在暗中行了这事，我却要在所有以色列人面前，在光天化日之下行这事报应你。’”
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大卫对拿单说：“我得罪了耶和华了。”拿单对大卫说：“耶和华已经除去了你的罪，你必不至于死。
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只是因为你作了这事，使耶和华的仇敌大得亵渎的机会，所以你所生的儿子必定死。”
15Nathan departed to his house. Yahweh struck the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and it was very sick.
15于是拿单回自己的家去了。耶和华击打乌利亚的妻子给大卫所生的孩子，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大卫的儿子病逝大卫为那孩子恳求 神，并且禁食。他进房里去，终夜躺在地上。
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他家中的老侍从站在他旁边，要把他从地上扶起来，他却不肯，也不与他们一起吃饭。
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。大卫的臣仆不敢告诉他孩子死了，因为他们说：“看哪，孩子还活着的时候，我们劝他，他尚且不听我们的话。现在我们怎么能告诉他孩子已经死了呢？他会伤心欲绝的。”
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大卫看见他的臣仆彼此低声耳语，就知道孩子已经死了。他问臣仆说：“孩子死了吗？”他们回答：“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于是大卫从地上起来，洗澡，抹膏，更换衣服，进耶和华的殿去敬拜，然后回到自己的宫里去，吩咐人给他摆上饭，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臣仆问他：“你为什么这样作呢？孩子还活着的时候，你为他禁食哭泣；孩子死了，你倒起来吃饭！”
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：“孩子还活着的时候，我禁食哭泣，因为我想：‘也许耶和华怜悯我，让孩子可以活着。’
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现在他死了，我为什么还要禁食呢？我还能使他回来吗？我要到他那里去，他却不能回到我这里来。”
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所罗门出生大卫安慰他的妻子拔示巴，进到她那里去，与她同睡。她生了一个儿子，大卫给他起名叫所罗门；耶和华也喜爱他，
25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
25就差派拿单先知去，照着耶和华的吩咐，给他起名叫耶底底亚。
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
26约押攻取拉巴（代上20:1-3）那时，约押正在攻打亚扪人的拉巴，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约押派遣使者去见大卫，说：“我攻打拉巴，已经攻取了水城。
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现在，请你聚集其余的人民，安营攻打这城，把城攻取；免得我攻取了这城，人就以我的名字来叫这城。”
29David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
29于是大卫聚集所有的人民，向拉巴进军；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大卫从他们的王的头上夺取了王冠。王冠的金子重三十五公斤，上面嵌有宝石，人把这冠冕戴在大卫的头上。大卫又从这城里带走了许多战利品，
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又把那城里的人民带出去，使他们用锯子、铁耙、铁斧作工，或使他们在砖窑服役。大卫对待亚扪各城的居民都是这样。后来，大卫和众人都回耶路撒冷去了。