1Entonces el SEÑOR envió al profeta Natán a decirle a David lo siguiente:2―Había dos hombres en cierta ciudad: uno muy rico, que tenía muchos rebaños de ovejas y manadas de cabras;3y el otro muy pobre, que sólo poseía una ovejita que había logrado comprar. Esta ovejita era el encanto de sus hijos, y su dueño le daba de comer de su propio plato, la hacía beber en su propia taza, y la hacía dormir en sus brazos como si fuera una hija.4Un día un hombre llegó a visitar al rico, pero este, en vez de matar un cordero de sus rebaños para dar de comer al viajero, tomó la ovejita del hombre pobre y con ella preparó una comida y se la sirvió al visitante.5Al oír esto, David se enfureció, y dijo: ―¡Juro por el Dios vivo que quien haya hecho eso, merece la muerte!6¿Cómo pudo ese hombre hacer tal cosa? ¡Pues ahora tendrá que pagarle al pobre cuatro veces lo que vale la oveja que le robó!7―¡Tú eres ese hombre! —le dijo Natán a David—. El SEÑOR Dios de Israel dice: “Yo te hice rey de Israel y te salvé del poder de Saúl.8Te di su palacio y sus esposas, y los reinos de Israel y Judá. Y si esto no hubiera sido suficiente, te habría dado mucho más.9¿Por qué, entonces, has despreciado las leyes de Dios y has cometido esta horrible maldad? Porque tú le diste muerte a Urías y le robaste su esposa. ¡Lo mataste con la espada de los amonitas!10Por tanto, de aquí en adelante, el asesinato será una amenaza constante en tu familia, porque me has insultado al tomar la esposa de Urías.11¡Juro que por lo que has hecho haré que tu propia familia se rebele contra ti! Tus esposas serán de otros hombres, y las poseerán ante tus ojos y ante el pueblo.12Tú lo hiciste en secreto, pero yo te lo haré abiertamente, ante los ojos de todo Israel”.13―He pecado contra el SEÑOR —contestó David a Natán. Natán le respondió: ―Sí, pero el SEÑOR ya te ha perdonado; así que no morirás por este pecado.14Pero le has dado a los enemigos del SEÑOR la oportunidad de despreciarlo y blasfemar contra él. Por eso, el niño morirá.15Natán regresó a su casa. Y el SEÑOR hizo que el bebé de Betsabé, la que había sido esposa de Urías, sufriera una grave enfermedad.16David oró a Dios pidiendo que salvara al niño; no comía y pasaba las noches de rodillas en el suelo, delante del SEÑOR.17Sus consejeros le rogaban que se levantara y comiera con ellos, pero él se negaba a hacerlo.18Al séptimo día el niño murió, y los siervos de David tenían miedo de decírselo. «Si estaba tan quebrantado por la enfermedad del niño —decían— ¿qué será de él cuando le digamos que el niño está muerto?».19Pero cuando David vio que estaban hablando en secreto, sospechó lo que había ocurrido, y les preguntó: ―¿Ha muerto el niño? ―Sí, ha muerto —le respondieron.20David se levantó del suelo y se lavó, se cepilló el cabello, se cambió la ropa, entró en el Santuario y adoró al SEÑOR. Luego regresó al palacio, y comió.21Sus servidores estaban asombrados. ―¡No lo comprendemos! —le dijeron—. Mientras el niño aún vivía usted lloraba y se negaba a comer, pero ahora que el niño ha muerto, usted ha dejado de llorar y está comiendo nuevamente.22David les respondió: ―Ayuné y lloré mientras el niño estaba vivo, porque me dije: “Quizás el SEÑOR tendrá misericordia de mí, y dejará vivir al niño”.23Pero, ¿por qué he de ayunar si ya ha muerto? ¿Puedo hacerlo revivir acaso? Yo iré a él, pero él no regresará a mí.24Entonces David consoló a Betsabé, y durmió con ella. Betsabé quedó de nuevo embarazada, y dio a luz un hijo, al que David le puso el nombre de Salomón. El SEÑOR amó al niño,25y envió al profeta Natán a que les dijera: «En mi honor, ese niño debería llamarse Jedidías (Amado del SEÑOR)».26Mientras tanto, Joab terminaba con éxito el sitio de Rabá, la capital de Amón. Joab envió mensajeros a decirle a David: «Tengo sitiada a Rabá y he tomado ya la ciudadela que protege el abastecimiento de agua.28Ahora, pues, le ruego que traiga al resto del pueblo y capture la ciudad, para que la ciudad lleve su nombre y no el mío».29David condujo a todo el ejército a Rabá, y la capturó. Cuando regresaron, trajeron a Jerusalén un enorme botín. David traía la corona del rey de Rabá, de treinta y tres kilos de oro y adornada con una piedra preciosa, y se la puso en la cabeza.31Obligó a los habitantes de la ciudad a trabajos forzados. Los envió a trabajar con sierras, picos y hachas, y en los hornos de ladrillos. De la misma manera trató a todas las ciudades de los amonitas. David y su ejército regresaron después a Jerusalén.
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Nathan Rebukes David
1And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.2The rich man had very many flocks and herds,3but the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb, which he had bought. And he brought it up, and it grew up with him and with his children. It used to eat of his morsel and drink from his cup and lie in his arms,* and it was like a daughter to him.4Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”5Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who has done this deserves to die,6and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.”7Nathan said to David, “You are the man! Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.8And I gave you your master’s house and your master’s wives into your arms and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if this were too little, I would add to you as much more.9Why have you despised the word of the Lord, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and have taken his wife to be your wife and have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have despised me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.’11Thus says the Lord, ‘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 shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.12For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’”13David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die.14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have utterly scorned the Lord,* the child who is born to you shall die.”
David’s Child Dies
15Then Nathan went to his house. And the Lord afflicted the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he became sick.16David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground.17And the elders of his house stood beside him, to raise him from the ground, but he would not, nor did he eat food with them.18On the seventh day the child died. And the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead, for they said, “Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he did not listen to us. How then can we say to him the child is dead? He may do himself some harm.”19But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David understood that the child was dead. And David said to his servants, “Is the child dead?” They said, “He is dead.”20Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his clothes. And he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. He then went to his own house. And when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate.21Then his servants said to him, “What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”22He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept, for I said, ‘Who knows whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’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.”
Solomon’s Birth
24Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the Lord loved him25and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,* because of the Lord.
Rabbah Is Captured
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.27And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.28Now then gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it, lest I take the city and it be called by my name.”29So David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it.30And he took the crown of their king from his head. The weight of it was a talent* of gold, and in it was a precious stone, and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount.31And he brought out the people who were in it and set them to labor with saws and iron picks and iron axes and made them toil at* the brick kilns. And thus he did to all the cities of the Ammonites. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
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