2 Samuel 12:4

Compared across 29 translations

English
“Now a traveler (visitor) came to the rich man,And to avoid taking one from his own flock or herdTo prepare [a meal] for the traveler who had come to him,He took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for [a]his guest.”
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.
“One day a traveler dropped in on the rich man. He was too stingy to take an animal from his own herds or flocks to make a meal for his visitor, so he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared a meal to set before his guest.” 5-6 David exploded in anger. “As surely as God lives,” he said to Nathan, “the man who did this ought to be lynched! He must repay for the lamb four times over for his crime and his stinginess!” 7-12 “You’re the man!” said Nathan. “And here’s what God, the God of Israel, has to say to you: I made you king over Israel. I freed you from the fist of Saul. I gave you your master’s daughter and other wives to have and to hold. I gave you both Israel and Judah. And if that hadn’t been enough, I’d have gladly thrown in much more. So why have you treated the word of God with brazen contempt, doing this great evil? You murdered Uriah the Hittite, then took his wife as your wife. Worse, you killed him with an Ammonite sword! And now, because you treated God with such contempt and took Uriah the Hittite’s wife as your wife, killing and murder will continually plague your family. This is God speaking, remember! I’ll make trouble for you out of your own family. I’ll take your wives from right out in front of you. I’ll give them to some neighbor, and he’ll go to bed with them openly. You did your deed in secret; I’m doing mine with the whole country watching!” 13-14 Then David confessed to Nathan, “I’ve sinned against God.”Nathan pronounced, “Yes, but that’s not the last word. God forgives your sin. You won’t die for it. But because of your blasphemous behavior, the son born to you will die.” 15-18 After Nathan went home, God afflicted the child that Uriah’s wife bore to David, and he came down sick. David prayed desperately to God for the little boy. He fasted, wouldn’t go out, and slept on the floor. The elders in his family came in and tried to get him off the floor, but he wouldn’t budge. Nor could they get him to eat anything. On the seventh day the child died. David’s servants were afraid to tell him. They said, “What do we do now? While the child was living he wouldn’t listen to a word we said. Now, with the child dead, if we speak to him there’s no telling what he’ll do.”
“Now a traveler came to the rich man,And he [c]was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
“One day a traveler came to the rich man. The rich man wanted to prepare a meal for him. But he didn’t want to kill one of his own sheep or cattle. Instead, he took the little female lamb that belonged to the poor man. Then the rich man cooked it for the traveler who had come to him.”
“Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.”
‘Now a traveller came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveller who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him.’
One day a guest arrived at the home of the rich man. But instead of killing an animal from his own flock or herd, he took the poor man’s lamb and killed it and prepared it for his guest.”
Arabic
ثُمَّ نَزَلَ ضَيْفٌ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الْغَنِيِّ، فَامْتَنَعَ أَنْ يَذْبَحَ مِنْ غَنَمِهِ وَمِنْ بَقَرِهِ لِيُعِدَّ طَعَاماً لِضَيْفِهِ، بَلْ سَطَا عَلَى نَعْجَةِ الْفَقِيرِ وَهَيَّأَهَا لَهُ».
Danish
En dag fik den rige mand besøg, men han nænnede ikke at slagte et af sine egne dyr for at beværte gæsten. I stedet tog han den fattige mands lam, slagtede det og serverede det for sin gæst.” 5-6 Det blev David rasende over at høre: „Jeg sværger ved den levende Gud, at den mand, som har gjort det, skal betale fire lam i erstatning. Ja, sådan en hjerteløs person fortjener at dø!”
German
Eines Tages bekam der reiche Mann Besuch. Er wollte seinem Gast, der einen weiten Weg hinter sich hatte, etwas zu essen anbieten. Aber er brachte es nicht über sich, eines seiner eigenen Schafe oder Rinder zu schlachten. Darum nahm er dem Armen sein einziges Lamm weg und bereitete es für seinen Besucher zu.«
Spanish
Pero sucedió que un viajero llegó de visita a casa del hombre rico y, como este no quería matar ninguna de sus propias ovejas o vacas para darle de comer al huésped, le quitó al hombre pobre su única ovejita.
Pero sucedió que un viajero llegó de visita a casa del hombre rico y, como este no quería matar ninguna de sus propias ovejas o vacas para darle de comer al huésped, le quitó al hombre pobre su única ovejita.
French
Un jour, un voyageur arriva chez l’homme riche, mais celui-ci ne voulut pas prendre une bête de ses troupeaux de moutons ou de bœufs pour préparer un repas au voyageur de passage. Alors il alla prendre la brebis du pauvre et la fit apprêter pour son hôte.
Hiligaynon
Isa sina ka tion, may bisita ang manggaranon, pero indi niya gusto nga mag-ihaw sang iya karnero ukon baka para ipakaon sa iya bisita. Sa baylo ginkuha niya ang karnero sang imol nga tawo kag ginpaihaw ini para ipakaon sa iya bisita.”
Korean
그런데 최근에 그 부잣집에 손님 한 분 이 찾아왔습니다. 그러자 그 부자는 자 기의 양과 소는 아까워서 잡지 못하고 한 마리밖에 없는 그 가난한 사람의 암 양을 빼앗아다가 그것을 잡아서 손님 을대접하였습니다.”
nl
Op een gegeven moment kreeg de rijke man een gast op bezoek. Maar in plaats dat hij een lam of rund uit zijn eigen kudde liet slachten om het de reiziger voor te zetten, nam hij het lam van de arme man, roosterde het en bood het zijn gast aan.’
Portuguese
“Certo dia, um viajante chegou à casa do rico, e este não quis pegar uma de suas próprias ovelhas ou de seus bois para preparar-lhe uma refeição. Em vez disso, preparou para o visitante a cordeira que pertencia ao pobre”.
Certo dia, chegou a casa do rico um hóspede. Em vez de matar um cordeiro do seu rebanho para o jantar do viajante, foi buscar a ovelha do pobre, assou-a e serviu-a ao convidado.”
Romanian
La omul bogat a venit un călător, dar el nu s-a îndurat să ia din oile şi vitele lui pentru a-i pregăti să mănânce. În schimb, a luat mieluşeaua omului sărac şi i-a pregătit-o celui care venise la el.
Russian
К богачу пришёл путник, но богач пожалел взять что-либо из своего мелкого или крупного скота, чтобы приготовить пищу для пришедшего к нему путника. Вместо этого он взял овечку бедняка и приготовил её для того, кто пришёл к нему.
К богачу пришёл путник, но богач пожалел взять что-либо из своего мелкого или крупного скота, чтобы приготовить пищу для пришедшего к нему путника. Вместо этого он взял овечку бедняка и приготовил её для того, кто пришёл к нему.
К богачу пришёл путник, но богач пожалел взять что-либо из своего мелкого или крупного скота, чтобы приготовить пищу для пришедшего к нему путника. Вместо этого он взял овечку бедняка и приготовил её для того, кто пришёл к нему.
К богачу пришел путник, но богач пожалел взять что-либо из своего мелкого или крупного скота, чтобы приготовить пищу для пришедшего к нему путника. Вместо этого он взял овечку бедняка и приготовил ее для того, кто пришел к нему.
Swedish
Nu kom det en gäst till den rike mannens hem, men i stället för att slakta ett djur från sina egna hjordar till middag åt gästen, tog han den fattige mannens lamm och lagade till det.”
Thai
“วันหนึ่งมีแขกมาที่บ้านของชายผู้ร่ำรวย ชายคนนี้เสียดายไม่อยากจะฆ่าลูกแกะจากฝูงของตนมาเลี้ยงแขก จึงเอาลูกแกะของคนยากจนมาทำอาหารเลี้ยงแขกแทน”
zh-Hans
一天,富人家中来了客人,他舍不得拿自己的牛羊款待客人,却宰了穷人的羊给客人吃。”
有 一 客 人 来 到 这 富 户 家 里 ; 富 户 舍 不 得 从 自 己 的 牛 群 羊 群 中 取 一 只 预 备 给 客 人 吃 , 却 取 了 那 穷 人 的 羊 羔 , 预 备 给 客 人 吃 。
zh-Hant
一天,富人家中來了客人,他捨不得拿自己的牛羊款待客人,卻宰了窮人的羊給客人吃。」