II Samuel 12

And the LORD 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.

Na ka tonoa a Natana e Ihowa ki a Rawiri: a ka tae atu ia ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, Tokorua nga tangata i te pa kotahi; he taonga o tetahi, he rawakore tetahi.

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:

He tini noa iho nga hipi, nga kau a te tangata taonga:

But 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 meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.

Hore rawa ia he mea a te rawakore; heoi ano he reme uha kotahi nei, he mea nohinohi nana i hoki mai i whangai haere; a i tupu tahi ake ratou me ana tamariki: i kai tana ake taro, i inu hoki i roto i tana ake kapu, i takoto ki tona uma; a i rite t onu he tamahine ki a ia.

And 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.

Na ka tea he pahi ki te tangata taonga, a ka manawapa tera ki te tango i tetahi o ana hipi, o ana kau, kia taka ma te manuhuri i haere mai ki a ia; heoi tangohia ana e ia te reme a te tangata rawakore, taka ana e ia ma te tangata i haere nei ki a ia.

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:

Ko te tino muranga o te riri o Rawiri ki taua tangata, ka mea ki a Natana, E ora ana a Ihowa, e tika ana kia mate te tangata nana tenei mahi.

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Ko te reme hoki, kia wha ana e hoatu ai hei utu; mona i mea i tenei mea, mona hoki kihai i aroha.

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

Na ka mea a Natana ki a Rawiri, Ko taua tangata ra, ko koe. Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, a te Atua o Iharaira, Naku koe i whakawahi hei kingi mo Iharaira, naku hoki koe i whakaora i te ringa o Haora;

And 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 moreover have given unto thee such and such things.

A hoatu ana e ahau te whare o tou ariki ki a koe, me nga wahine a tou ariki ki tou uma: i hoatu ano e ahau te whare o Iharaira raua ko Hura ki a koe; a mehemea i iti tenei, kua tapiritia atu e ahau mau era atu mea ano.

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed 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.

He aha koe i whakahawea ai ki te kupu a Ihowa? i mea ai i tenei kino i tana tirohanga? Ko Uria Hiti i patua e koe ki te hoari, a tangohia ana tana wahine hei wahine mau; ko ia hoki tukitukia ana e koe ki te hoari a nga tama a Amona.

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

Na reira e kore te hoari e whakakorea atu aianei i roto i tou whare a ake ake, mou i whakahawea ki ahau, i tango hoki i te wahine a Uria Hiti hei wahine mau.

Thus saith the LORD, 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 neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Nana, ka whakaara ahau i te kino mou i roto i tou whare, a ka tango i au wahine i tau tirohanga, ka hoatu ki tou hoa, na ka takotoria e ia au wahine i te tirohanga a te ra i runga nei.

For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

I meatia pukutia hoki tenei mea e koe: ko ahau ia ka mea i tenei mea ki mua i a Iharaira katoa, ki mua ano i te ra.

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.

Na ka mea a Rawiri ki a Natana, Kua hara ahau ki a Ihowa. A ka mea a Natana ki a Rawiri, Kua kauparea atu ano tou hara e Ihowa; e kore koe e mate.

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

Otira, i te mea na tenei mahi au i whai take nui ai nga hoariri o Ihowa ki te kohukohu, he pono ka mate te tamaiti ka whanau nei ki a koe.

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

Na haere ana a Natana ki tona whare. A ka pakia e Ihowa te tamaiti a Rawiri i whanau nei i te wahine a Uria: he nui hoki te mate.

David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

Na ka inoi a Rawiri ki te Atua mo te tamaiti; a nohopuku ana a Rawiri, haere ana ki roto, pau noa taua po e takoto ana i te whenua.

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

Na ka whakatika nga kaumatua o tona whare ki a ia, ki te whakaara i a ia i te whenua: heoi kihai ia i pai, kihai hoki i kai tahi i ta ratou taro.

And 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 would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?

Na i te whitu o nga ra ka mate te tamaiti. A ka wehi nga tangata a Rawiri ki te mea ki a ia kua mate te tamaiti: i mea hoki ratou, Na i te mea e ora ana te tamaiti, i korero tatou ki a ia, a kihai ia i whakarongo ki to tatou reo: na, tera noa ak e te kino e mea ai ia ki a ia ano ki te korerotia e tatou ki a ia te matenga o te tamaiti.

But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

Otiia i kite a Rawiri i ana tangata e kowhetewhete ana ki a ratou ano, a ka mohio a Rawiri ki ana tangata, Kua mate ranei te tamaiti? A ka mea ratou, Kua mate.

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

Katahi a Rawiri ka whakatika i te whenua, ka horoi i a ia, ka whakawahi i a ia, ka tango i etahi kakahu ke mona; a haere ana ki te whare o Ihowa ki te koropiko. Katahi ka haere ia ki tona whare. Na ka tonoa e ia, a ka whakatakotoria he taro mana, a kai ana ia.

Then 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.

Katahi ka mea ana tangata ki a ia, He aha tenei mea i mea nei koe? I nohopuku koe, i tangi ki te tamaiti i a ia e ora ana: no te matenga ia o te tamaiti, na whakatika ana koe ki te kai taro.

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

Ano ra ko ia, I te tamaiti e ora ana ano, i nohopuku ahau, i tangi: i mea hoki, Ko wai ka tohu, tera pea a Ihowa ka aroha ki ahau, a ka ora te tamaiti?

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

Ko tenei, ka mate nei ia, kia nohopuku ahau hei aha? E taea ranei ia e ahau te whakahoki mai? Ko ahau e haere ki a ia, e kore ia e hoki mai ki ahau.

And 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 the LORD loved him.

Na ka whakamarie a Rawiri i tana wahine, i a Patehepa, a haere ana ki roto, ki a ia, a takoto tahi ana raua; a ka whanau ano ia, he tama, huaina iho tona ingoa ko Horomona; i arohaina ia e Ihowa;

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

I tono hoki ia na te ringa o Natana poropiti, a nana i hua tona ingoa ko Teriria; he whakaaro hoki ki a Ihowa.

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

A, i whawhai ano a Ioapa ki Rapa o nga tamariki a Amona; a horo ana i a ia te pa kingi.

And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

Na ka tono tangata a Ioapa ki a Rawiri, ka mea, Kua tauria a Rapa e ahau, ae ra, kua horo i ahau te pa o nga wai.

Now 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.

Na, tena, huihuia te nuinga o te iwi ki te whakapae i te pa, kia riro ai i a koe: kei riro mai te pa i ahau, a noku te ingoa e huaina ki reira.

And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

Na huihuia ana te iwi katoa e Rawiri, a haere ana ki Rapa; na tauria ana a reira e ia, a riro ana i a ia.

And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.

Tangohia ana e ia te karauna o to ratou kingi i tona matenga, ko tona taimaha kotahi taranata koura, a i roto nga kohatu utu nui; a potaea iho ki te matenga o Rawiri. A i whakaputaina e ia nga taonga o te pa, tona tini.

And 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. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

Na, ko nga tangata i roto, whakaputaina ana e ia ki waho, a whakamahia ana ki nga kani, ki nga harou rino, ki nga toki rino; i meinga ano ratou kia tika na roto i te tahunga pereki. Ko tana hoki tenei i mea ai ki nga pa katoa o nga tamariki a Am ona. Na hoki ana a Rawiri te iwi katoa ki Hiruharama.