2 Samuel 11

NEW JERUSALEM	LXX
1 At the turn of the year, at the time when kings go campaigning, David sent Joab and with him hisguards and al Israel. They massacred the Ammonites and laid siege to Rabbah-of-the-Ammonites. 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 It happened towards evening when David had got up from resting and was strol ing on the palace roof,that from the roof he saw a woman bathing; the woman 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 made enquiries about this woman and was told, 'Why, that is Bathsheba daughter of Eliam andwife of Uriah the Hittite.'	3 και απεστειλεν δαυιδ και εζητησεν την γυναικα και ειπεν ουχι αυτη βηρσαβεε θυγατηρ ελιαβ γυνη ουριου του χετταιου
4 David then sent messengers to fetch her. She came to him, and he lay with her, just after she hadpurified herself from her period. She then went home again.	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 The woman conceived and sent word to David, 'I am pregnant.'	5 και εν γαστρι ελαβεν η γυνη και αποστειλασα απηγγειλεν τω δαυιδ και ειπεν εγω ειμι εν γαστρι εχω
6 David then sent word to Joab, 'Send me Uriah the Hittite,' whereupon 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 Uriah reached him, David asked how Joab was and how the army was and how the war wasgoing.	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 wash your feet.' Uriah left the palace and wasfol owed by a present 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 Uriah, however, slept at the palace gate with al his master's bodyguard and did not go down to hishouse.	9 και εκοιμηθη ουριας παρα τη θυρα του βασιλεως μετα των δουλων του κυριου αυτου και ου κατεβη εις τον οικον αυτου
10 This was reported to David; 'Uriah', they said 'has not gone down to his house.' So David askedUriah, 'Haven't you just arrived from the journey? Why didn't you 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 To which Uriah replied, 'The ark, Israel and Judah are lodged in huts; my master Joab and my lord'sguards are camping in the open. Am I to go to my house, then, and eat and drink and sleep with my wife? AsYahweh lives, and as you yourself live, I shal 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 David then said to Uriah, 'Stay on here today; tomorrow I shal send you off.' So Uriah stayed thatday in Jerusalem.	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 The next day, David invited him to eat and drink in his presence and made him drunk. In the evening,Uriah went out and bedded down with his master's bodyguard, but did not go down to his house.	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 Next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by Uriah.	14 και εγενετο πρωι και εγραψεν δαυιδ βιβλιον προς ιωαβ και απεστειλεν εν χειρι ουριου
15 In the letter he wrote, 'Put Uriah out in front where the fighting is fiercest and then fal back, so thathe gets wounded and kil ed.'	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 Joab, then besieging the city, stationed Uriah at a point where he knew that there would be toughfighters.	16 και εγενηθη εν τω φυλασσειν ιωαβ επι την πολιν και εθηκεν τον ουριαν εις τον τοπον ου ηδει οτι ανδρες δυναμεως εκει
17 The people of the city sallied out and engaged Joab; there were casualties in the army, amongDavid's guards, and Uriah the Hittite was kil ed as wel .	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 Joab sent David a ful account of the battle.	18 και απεστειλεν ιωαβ και απηγγειλεν τω βασιλει παντας τους λογους του πολεμου
19 To the messenger he gave this order: 'When you have finished tel ing the king al about the battle,	19 και ενετειλατο τω αγγελω λεγων εν τω συντελεσαι σε παντας τους λογους του πολεμου λαλησαι προς τον βασιλεα
20 if the king's anger is aroused and he says, "Why did you go near the town to give battle? Didn't youknow that they would shoot from the ramparts?	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 kil ed Abimelech son of Jerubbaal? Wasn't it a woman who dropped a millstone on him from theramparts, causing his death at Thebez? Why did you go near the ramparts?" you are to say, "Your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead too." '	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 So the messenger set off and, on his arrival, told David everything that Joab had instructed him tosay. David flew into a rage with Joab and said to the messenger, 'Why did you go near the ramparts? Who kil edAbimelech son of Jerubbaal? Wasn't it a woman who dropped a millstone on him from the ramparts, causing hisdeath at Thebez? Why did you go near the ramparts?'	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 The messenger replied to David, 'Their men had won an initial advantage and then came out toengage us in the open. We then drove them back into the gateway,	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 but the archers shot at your retainers from the ramparts; some of the king's retainers lost their lives,and your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead too.'	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 then said to the messenger, 'Say this to Joab, "Do not take the matter to heart; the sworddevours now one and now another. Attack the town in greater force and destroy it." That wil 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 Uriah's wife heard that her husband Uriah was dead, she mourned for her husband.	26 και ηκουσεν η γυνη ουριου οτι απεθανεν ουριας ο ανηρ αυτης και εκοψατο τον ανδρα αυτης
27 When the period of mourning was over, David sent to have her brought to his house; she became hiswife and bore him a son. But what David had done displeased Yahweh.	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