2 Samuel 11

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	LXX
1 At the turn of the year, when kings go out on campaign, David sent out Joab along with his officers and the army of Israel, and they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. David, however, remained in Jerusalem.	1 και εγενετο επιστρεψαντος του ενιαυτου εις τον καιρον της εξοδιας των βασιλεων και απεστειλεν δαυιδ τον ιωαβ και τους παιδας αυτου μετ' αυτου και τον παντα ισραηλ και διεφθειραν τους υιους αμμων και διεκαθισαν επι ραββαθ και δαυιδ εκαθισεν εν ιερουσαλημ
2 One evening David rose from his siesta and strolled about on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a woman bathing, who was very beautiful.	2 και εγενετο προς εσπεραν και ανεστη δαυιδ απο της κοιτης αυτου και περιεπατει επι του δωματος του οικου του βασιλεως και ειδεν γυναικα λουομενην απο του δωματος και η γυνη καλη τω ειδει σφοδρα
3 David had inquiries made about the woman and was told, "She is Bathsheba, daughter of Eliam, and wife of (Joab's armor-bearer) Uriah the Hittite."	3 και απεστειλεν δαυιδ και εζητησεν την γυναικα και ειπεν ουχι αυτη βηρσαβεε θυγατηρ ελιαβ γυνη ουριου του χετταιου
4 Then David sent messengers and took her. When she came to him, he had relations with her, at a time when she was just purified after her monthly period. She then returned to her house.	4 και απεστειλεν δαυιδ αγγελους και ελαβεν αυτην και εισηλθεν προς αυτον και εκοιμηθη μετ' αυτης και αυτη αγιαζομενη απο ακαθαρσιας αυτης και απεστρεψεν εις τον οικον αυτης
5 But the woman had conceived, and sent the information to David, "I am with child."	5 και εν γαστρι ελαβεν η γυνη και αποστειλασα απηγγειλεν τω δαυιδ και ειπεν εγω ειμι εν γαστρι εχω
6 David therefore sent a message to Joab, "Send me Uriah the Hittite." So Joab sent Uriah to David.	6 και απεστειλεν δαυιδ προς ιωαβ λεγων αποστειλον προς με τον ουριαν τον χετταιον και απεστειλεν ιωαβ τον ουριαν προς δαυιδ
7 When he came, David questioned him about Joab, the soldiers, and how the war was going, and Uriah answered that all was well.	7 και παραγινεται ουριας και εισηλθεν προς αυτον και επηρωτησεν δαυιδ εις ειρηνην ιωαβ και εις ειρηνην του λαου και εις ειρηνην του πολεμου
8 David then said to Uriah, "Go down to your house and bathe your feet." Uriah left the palace, and a portion was sent out after him from the king's table.	8 και ειπεν δαυιδ τω ουρια καταβηθι εις τον οικον σου και νιψαι τους ποδας σου και εξηλθεν ουριας εξ οικου του βασιλεως και εξηλθεν οπισω αυτου αρσις του βασιλεως
9 But Uriah slept at the entrance of the royal palace with the other officers of his lord, and did not go down to his own house.	9 και εκοιμηθη ουριας παρα τη θυρα του βασιλεως μετα των δουλων του κυριου αυτου και ου κατεβη εις τον οικον αυτου
10 David was told that Uriah had not gone home. So he said to Uriah, "Have you not come from a journey? Why, then, did you not go down to your house?"	10 και ανηγγειλαν τω δαυιδ λεγοντες οτι ου κατεβη ουριας εις τον οικον αυτου και ειπεν δαυιδ προς ουριαν ουχι εξ οδου συ ερχη τι οτι ου κατεβης εις τον οικον σου
11 Uriah answered David, "The ark and Israel and Judah are lodged in tents, and my lord Joab and your majesty's servants are encamped in the open field. Can I go home to eat and to drink and to sleep with my wife? As the LORD lives and as you live, I will do no such thing."	11 και ειπεν ουριας προς δαυιδ η κιβωτος και ισραηλ και ιουδας κατοικουσιν εν σκηναις και ο κυριος μου ιωαβ και οι δουλοι του κυριου μου επι προσωπον του αγρου παρεμβαλλουσιν και εγω εισελευσομαι εις τον οικον μου φαγειν και πιειν και κοιμηθηναι μετα της γυναικος μου πως ζη η ψυχη σου ει ποιησω το ρημα τουτο
12 Then David said to Uriah, "Stay here today also, I shall dismiss you tomorrow." So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that day. On the day following,	12 και ειπεν δαυιδ προς ουριαν καθισον ενταυθα και γε σημερον και αυριον εξαποστελω σε και εκαθισεν ουριας εν ιερουσαλημ εν τη ημερα εκεινη και τη επαυριον
13 David summoned him, and he ate and drank with David, who made him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed among his lord's servants, and did not go down to his home.	13 και εκαλεσεν αυτον δαυιδ και εφαγεν ενωπιον αυτου και επιεν και εμεθυσεν αυτον και εξηλθεν εσπερας του κοιμηθηναι επι της κοιτης αυτου μετα των δουλων του κυριου αυτου και εις τον οικον αυτου ου κατεβη
14 The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab which he sent by Uriah.	14 και εγενετο πρωι και εγραψεν δαυιδ βιβλιον προς ιωαβ και απεστειλεν εν χειρι ουριου
15 In it he directed: "Place Uriah up front, where the fighting is fierce. Then pull back and leave him to be struck down dead."	15 και εγραψεν εν τω βιβλιω λεγων εισαγαγε τον ουριαν εξ εναντιας του πολεμου του κραταιου και αποστραφησεσθε απο οπισθεν αυτου και πληγησεται και αποθανειται
16 So while Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to a place where he knew the defenders were strong.	16 και εγενηθη εν τω φυλασσειν ιωαβ επι την πολιν και εθηκεν τον ουριαν εις τον τοπον ου ηδει οτι ανδρες δυναμεως εκει
17 When the men of the city made a sortie against Joab, some officers of David's army fell, and among them Uriah the Hittite died.	17 και εξηλθον οι ανδρες της πολεως και επολεμουν μετα ιωαβ και επεσαν εκ του λαου εκ των δουλων δαυιδ και απεθανεν και γε ουριας ο χετταιος
18 Then Joab sent David a report of all the details of the battle,	18 και απεστειλεν ιωαβ και απηγγειλεν τω βασιλει παντας τους λογους του πολεμου
19 instructing the messenger, "When you have finished giving the king all the details of the battle,	19 και ενετειλατο τω αγγελω λεγων εν τω συντελεσαι σε παντας τους λογους του πολεμου λαλησαι προς τον βασιλεα
20 the king may become angry and say to you: 'Why did you go near the city to fight? Did you not know that they would shoot from the wall above?	20 και εσται εαν αναβη ο θυμος του βασιλεως και ειπη σοι τι οτι ηγγισατε προς την πολιν πολεμησαι ουκ ηδειτε οτι τοξευσουσιν απανωθεν του τειχους
21 Who killed Abimelech, son of Jerubbaal? Was it not a woman who threw a millstone down on him from the wall above, so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go near the wall?' Then you in turn shall say, 'Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.'"	21 τις επαταξεν τον αβιμελεχ υιον ιεροβααλ ουχι γυνη ερριψεν επ' αυτον κλασμα μυλου επανωθεν του τειχους και απεθανεν εν θαμασι ινα τι προσηγαγετε προς το τειχος και ερεις και γε ουριας ο δουλος σου ο χετταιος απεθανεν
22 The messenger set out, and on his arrival he relayed to David all the details as Joab had instructed him.	22 και επορευθη ο αγγελος ιωαβ προς τον βασιλεα εις ιερουσαλημ και παρεγενετο και απηγγειλεν τω δαυιδ παντα οσα απηγγειλεν αυτω ιωαβ παντα τα ρηματα του πολεμου και εθυμωθη δαυιδ προς ιωαβ και ειπεν προς τον αγγελον ινα τι προσηγαγετε προς την πολιν του πολεμησαι ουκ ηδειτε οτι πληγησεσθε απο του τειχους τις επαταξεν τον αβιμελεχ υιον ιεροβααλ ουχι γυνη ερριψεν επ' αυτον κλασμα μυλου απο του τειχους και απεθανεν εν θαμασι ινα τι προσηγαγετε προς το τειχος
23 He told David: "The men had us at a disadvantage and came out into the open against us, but we pushed them back to the entrance of the city gate.	23 και ειπεν ο αγγελος προς δαυιδ οτι εκραταιωσαν εφ' ημας οι ανδρες και εξηλθαν εφ' ημας εις τον αγρον και εγενηθημεν επ' αυτους εως της θυρας της πυλης
24 Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall above, and some of the king's servants died, among them your servant Uriah."	24 και ετοξευσαν οι τοξευοντες προς τους παιδας σου απανωθεν του τειχους και απεθαναν των παιδων του βασιλεως και γε ο δουλος σου ουριας ο χετταιος απεθανεν
25 David said to the messenger: "This is what you shall convey to Joab: 'Do not be chagrined at this, for the sword devours now here and now there. Strengthen your attack on the city and destroy it.' Encourage him."	25 και ειπεν δαυιδ προς τον αγγελον ταδε ερεις προς ιωαβ μη πονηρον εστω εν οφθαλμοις σου το ρημα τουτο οτι ποτε μεν ουτως και ποτε ουτως φαγεται η μαχαιρα κραταιωσον τον πολεμον σου προς την πολιν και κατασπασον αυτην και κραταιωσον αυτον
26 When the wife of Uriah heard that her husband had died, she mourned her lord.	26 και ηκουσεν η γυνη ουριου οτι απεθανεν ουριας ο ανηρ αυτης και εκοψατο τον ανδρα αυτης
27 But once the mourning was over, David sent for her and brought her into his house. She became his wife and bore him a son. But the LORD was displeased with what David had done.	27 και διηλθεν το πενθος και απεστειλεν δαυιδ και συνηγαγεν αυτην εις τον οικον αυτου και εγενηθη αυτω εις γυναικα και ετεκεν αυτω υιον και πονηρον εφανη το ρημα ο εποιησεν δαυιδ εν οφθαλμοις κυριου