DB1 | The death of David's son. 2Sm.12.15-23 | KNSB Contents | notes| 12 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Biblia Hebraica |
| 15 | Then Nathan went to his house. And Yahweh struck the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, and it became sick. | The death of David's son. 2Sm.12.15-23 | וַיֵּלֶךְ נָתָן אֶל־בֵּיתֹו וַיִּגֹּף יְהוָה אֶת־הַיֶּלֶד אֲשֶׁר יָלְדָה אֵשֶׁת־אוּרִיָּה לְדָוִד וַיֵּאָנַשׁ׃ |
| 16 | David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in and lay all night upon the ground. | וַיְבַקֵּשׁ דָּוִד אֶת־הָאֱלֹהִים בְּעַד הַנָּעַר וַיָּצָם דָּוִד צֹום וּבָא וְלָן וְשָׁכַב אָרְצָה׃ | |
| 17 | And 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. | וַיָּקֻמוּ זִקְנֵי בֵיתֹו עָלָיו לַהֲקִימֹו מִן־הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא אָבָה וְלֹא־בָרָא אִתָּם לָחֶם׃ | |
| 18 | On the seventh day 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 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." | וַיְהִי בַּיֹּום הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיָּמָת הַיָּלֶד וַיִּרְאוּ עַבְדֵי דָוִד לְהַגִּיד לֹו כִּי־מֵת הַיֶּלֶד כִּי אָמְרוּ הִנֵּה בִהְיֹות הַיֶּלֶד חַי דִּבַּרְנוּ אֵלָיו וְלֹא־שָׁמַע בְּקֹולֵנוּ וְאֵיךְ נֹאמַר אֵלָיו מֵת הַיֶּלֶד וְעָשָׂה רָעָה׃ | |
| 19 | But 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." | וַיַּרְא דָּוִד כִּי עֲבָדָיו מִתְלַחֲשִׁים וַיָּבֶן דָּוִד כִּי מֵת הַיָּלֶד וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־עֲבָדָיו הֲמֵת הַיֶּלֶד וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֵת׃ | |
| 20 | Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of Yahweh, and worshipped; he then went to his own house; and when he asked, they set food before him, and he ate. | וַיָּקָם דָּוִד מֵהָאָרֶץ וַיִּרְחַץ וַיָּסֶךְ וַיְחַלֵּף כ= שִׂמְלֹתֹו ק= שִׂמְלֹתָיו וַיָּבֹא בֵית־יְהוָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ וַיָּבֹא אֶל־בֵּיתֹו וַיִּשְׁאַל וַיָּשִׂימוּ לֹו לֶחֶם וַיֹּאכַל׃ | |
| 21 | Then his servants said to him, "What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while it was alive; but when the child died, you arose and ate food." | וַיֹּאמְרוּ עֲבָדָיו אֵלָיו מָה־הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָה בַּעֲבוּר הַיֶּלֶד חַי צַמְתָּ וַתֵּבְךְּ וְכַאֲשֶׁר מֵת הַיֶּלֶד קַמְתָּ וַתֹּאכַל לָחֶם׃ | |
| 22 | He said, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows whether Yahweh will be gracious to me, that the child may live? | וַיֹּאמֶר בְּעֹוד הַיֶּלֶד חַי צַמְתִּי וָאֶבְכֶּה כִּי אָמַרְתִּי מִי יֹודֵעַ כ= יְחָנַּנִי ק= וְחַנַּנִי יְהוָה וְחַי הַיָּלֶד׃ | |
| 23 | But 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." | וְעַתָּה מֵת לָמָּה זֶּה אֲנִי צָם הַאוּכַל לַהֲשִׁיבֹו עֹוד אֲנִי הֹלֵךְ אֵלָיו וְהוּא לֹא־יָשׁוּב אֵלָי׃ | |