Catholic Public Domain Version
"Yet truly, because you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, because of this word, the son who was born to you: dying he shall die.” "
— 2 Samuel 12:14, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. ”
“However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh's enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you shall surely die."”
“Nonetheless, because you have treated the LORD with such contempt in this matter, the son who has been born to you will certainly die.””
“Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.”
“But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.”
“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.”
And so, thus says the Lord: ‘Behold, I will raise up over you an evil from your own house. And I will take your wives away before your eyes, and I will give them to your neighbor. And he will sleep with your wives in the sight of this sun.
For you acted secretly. But I will do this word in the sight of all of Israel, and in the sight of the sun.’ ”
And David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David: “The Lord has also taken away your sin. You shall not die.
Yet truly, because you have given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, because of this word, the son who was born to you: dying he shall die.”
And Nathan returned to his own house. And the Lord struck the little one, whom the wife of Uriah had borne to David, and he was despaired of.
And David begged the Lord on behalf of the little one. And David fasted strictly, and entering alone, he lay upon the ground.
Then the elders of his house came, urging him to rise up from the ground. And he was not willing, nor would he eat a meal with them.