صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 13

١ 1 وَجَرَى بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِأَبْشَالُومَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ أُخْتٌ جَمِيلَةٌ ٱسْمُهَا ثَامَارُ، فَأَحَبَّهَا أَمْنُونُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ.

And it came to pass after this, that Amnon the son of David loved the sister of Absalom the son of David, who was very beautiful, and her name was Thamar.

٢ 2 وَأُحْصِرَ أَمْنُونُ لِلسُّقْمِ مِنْ أَجْلِ ثَامَارَ أُخْتِهِ لِأَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عَذْرَاءَ، وَعَسُرَ فِي عَيْنَيْ أَمْنُونَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ لَهَا شَيْئًا.

And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her.

٣ 3 وَكَانَ لِأَمْنُونَ صَاحِبٌ ٱسْمُهُ يُونَادَابُ بْنُ شِمْعَى أَخِي دَاوُدَ. وَكَانَ يُونَادَابُ رَجُلًا حَكِيمًا جِدًّا.

Now Amnon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man:

٤ 4 فَقَالَ لَهُ: «لِمَاذَا يَا ٱبْنَ ٱلْمَلِكِ أَنْتَ ضَعِيفٌ هَكَذَا مِنْ صَبَاحٍ إِلَى صَبَاحٍ؟ أَمَا تُخْبِرُنِي؟» فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمْنُونُ: «إِنِّي أُحِبُّ ثَامَارَ أُخْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ أَخِي».

And he said to him: Why dost thou grow so lean from day to day, O son of the king? why dost thou not tell me the reason of it? And Amnon said to him: I am in love with Thamar the sister of my brother Absalom.

٥ 5 فَقَالَ يُونَادَابُ: «ٱضْطَجِعْ عَلَى سَرِيرِكَ وَتَمَارَضْ. وَإِذَا جَاءَ أَبُوكَ لِيَرَاكَ فَقُلْ لَهُ: دَعْ ثَامَارَ أُخْتِي فَتَأْتِيَ وَتُطْعِمَنِي خُبْزًا، وَتَعْمَلَ أَمَامِي ٱلطَّعَامَ لِأَرَى فَآكُلَ مِنْ يَدِهَا».

And Jonadab said to him: Lie down upon thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father shall come to visit thee, say to him: Let my sister Thamar, I pray thee, come to me, to give me to eat, and to make me a mess, that I may eat it at her hand.

٦ 6 فَٱضْطَجَعَ أَمْنُونُ وَتَمَارَضَ، فَجَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِيَرَاهُ. فَقَالَ أَمْنُونُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «دَعْ ثَامَارَ أُخْتِي فَتَأْتِيَ وَتَصْنَعَ أَمَامِي كَعْكَتَيْنِ فَآكُلَ مِنْ يَدِهَا».

So Amnon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand.

٧ 7 فَأَرْسَلَ دَاوُدُ إِلَى ثَامَارَ إِلَى ٱلْبَيْتِ قَائِلًا: «ٱذْهَبِي إِلَى بَيْتِ أَمْنُونَ أَخِيكِ وَٱعْمَلِي لَهُ طَعَامًا».

Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess.

٨ 8 فَذَهَبَتْ ثَامَارُ إِلَى بَيْتِ أَمْنُونَ أَخِيهَا وَهُوَ مُضْطَجِعٌ. وَأَخَذَتِ ٱلْعَجِينَ وَعَجَنَتْ وَعَمِلَتْ كَعْكًا أَمَامَهُ وَخَبَزَتِ ٱلْكَعْكَ،

And Thamar came to the house of Amnon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes.

٩ 9 وَأَخَذَتِ ٱلْمِقْلَاةَ وَسَكَبَتْ أَمَامَهُ، فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْكُلَ. وَقَالَ أَمْنُونُ: «أَخْرِجُوا كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ عَنِّي». فَخَرَجَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ عَنْهُ.

And taking what she had boiled, she poured it out, and set it before him, but he would not eat: and Amnon said: Put out all persons from me. And when they had put all persons out,

١٠ 10 ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمْنُونُ لِثَامَارَ: «ٱيتِي بِٱلطَّعَامِ إِلَى ٱلْمِخْدَعِ فَآكُلَ مِنْ يَدِكِ». فَأَخَذَتْ ثَامَارُ ٱلْكَعْكَ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلَتْهُ وَأَتَتْ بِهِ أَمْنُونَ أَخَاهَا إِلَى ٱلْمِخْدَعِ.

Amnon said to Thamar: Bring the mess into the chamber, that I may eat at thy hand. And Thamar took the little messes which she had made, and brought them in to her brother Amnon in the chamber.

١١ 11 وَقَدَّمَتْ لَهُ لِيَأْكُلَ، فَأَمْسَكَهَا وَقَالَ لَهَا: «تَعَالَيِ ٱضْطَجِعِي مَعِي يَاأُخْتِي».

And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.

١٢ 12 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لَا يَا أَخِي، لَا تُذِلَّنِي لِأَنَّهُ لَا يُفْعَلُ هَكَذَا فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. لَا تَعْمَلْ هَذِهِ ٱلْقَبَاحَةَ.

She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly.

١٣ 13 أَمَّا أَنَا فَأَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ بِعَارِي؟ وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَتَكُونُ كَوَاحِدٍ مِنَ ٱلسُّفَهَاءِ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ! وَٱلْآنَ كَلِّمِ ٱلْمَلِكَ لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَمْنَعُنِي مِنْكَ».

For I shall not be able to bear my shame, and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel: but rather speak to the king, and he will not deny me to thee.

١٤ 14 فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ لِصَوْتِهَا، بَلْ تَمَكَّنَ مِنْهَا وَقَهَرَهَا وَٱضْطَجَعَ مَعَهَا.

But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her.

١٥ 15 ثُمَّ أَبْغَضَهَا أَمْنُونُ بُغْضَةً شَدِيدَةً جِدًّا، حَتَّى إِنَّ ٱلْبِغْضَةَ ٱلَّتِي أَبْغَضَهَا إِيَّاهَا كَانَتْ أَشَدَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَحَبَّةِ ٱلَّتِي أَحَبَّهَا إِيَّاهَا. وَقَالَ لَهَا أَمْنُونُ: «قُومِي ٱنْطَلِقِي».

Then Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before, And Amnon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone.

١٦ 16 فَقَالَتْ لَهُ: «لَا سَبَبَ! هَذَا ٱلشَّرُّ بِطَرْدِكَ إِيَّايَ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنَ ٱلْآخَرِ ٱلَّذِي عَمِلْتَهُ بِي». فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ لَهَا،

She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her:

١٧ 17 بَلْ دَعَا غُلَامَهُ ٱلَّذِي كَانَ يَخْدِمُهُ وَقَالَ: «ٱطْرُدْ هَذِهِ عَنِّي خَارِجًا وَأَقْفِلِ ٱلْبَابَ وَرَاءَهَا».

But calling the servants that ministered to him, he said: Thrust this woman out from me: and shut the door after her.

١٨ 18 وَكَانَ عَلَيْهَا ثَوْبٌ مُلوَّنٌ، لِأَنَّ بَنَاتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْعَذَارَى كُنَّ يَلْبَسْنَ جُبَّاتٍ مِثْلَ هَذِهِ. فَأَخْرَجَهَا خَادِمُهُ إِلَى ٱلْخَارِجِ وَأَقْفَلَ ٱلْبَابَ وَرَاءَهَا.

And she was clothed with along robe: for the king’s daughters that were virgins, used such kind of garments. Then his servant thrust her out: and shut the door after her.

١٩ 19 فَجَعَلَتْ ثَامَارُ رَمَادًا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا، وَمَزَّقَتِ ٱلثَّوْبَ ٱلْمُلَوَّنَ ٱلَّذِي عَلَيْهَا، وَوَضَعَتْ يَدَهَا عَلَى رَأْسِهَا وَكَانَتْ تَذْهَبُ صَارِخَةً.

And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.

٢٠ 20 فَقَالَ لَهَا أَبْشَالُومُ أَخُوهَا: «هَلْ كَانَ أَمْنُونُ أَخُوكِ مَعَكِ؟ فَٱلْآنَ يَا أُخْتِي ٱسْكُتِي. أَخُوكِ هُوَ. لَا تَضَعِي قَلْبَكِ عَلَى هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرِ». فَأَقَامَتْ ثَامَارُ مُسْتَوْحِشَةً فِي بَيْتِ أَبْشَالُومَ أَخِيهَا.

And Absalom her brother said to her: Hath thy brother Amnon lain with thee? but now, sister, hold thy peace, he is thy brother: and afflict not thy heart for this thing. So Thamar remained pining away in the house of Absalom her brother.

٢١ 21 وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ ٱلْمَلِكُ دَاوُدُ بِجَمِيعِ هَذِهِ ٱلْأُمُورِ ٱغْتَاظَ جِدًّا.

And when king David heard of these things he was exceedingly grieved: and he would not afflict the spirit of his son Amnon, for he loved him, because he was his firstborn.

٢٢ 22 وَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْ أَبْشَالُومُ أَمْنُونَ بِشَرٍّ وَلَا بِخَيْرٍ، لِأَنَّ أَبْشَالُومَ أَبْغَضَ أَمْنُونَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّهُ أَذَلَّ ثَامَارَ أُخْتَهُ.

But Absalom spoke not to Amnon neither good nor evil: for Absalom hated Amnon because he had ravished his sister Thamar.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ بَعْدَ سَنَتَيْنِ مِنَ ٱلزَّمَانِ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ لِأَبْشَالُومَ جَزَّازُونَ فِي بَعْلَ حَاصُورَ ٱلَّتِي عِنْدَ أَفْرَايِمَ. فَدَعَا أَبْشَالُومُ جَمِيعَ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ.

And it came to pass after two years, that the sheep of Absalom were shorn in Baalhasor, which is near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons:

٢٤ 24 وَجَاءَ أَبْشَالُومُ إِلَى ٱلْمَلِكِ وَقَالَ: «هُوَذَا لِعَبْدِكَ جَزَّازُونَ. فَلْيَذْهَبِ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَعَبِيدُهُ مَعَ عَبْدِكَ».

And he came to the king, and said to him: Behold thy servant’s sheep are shorn. Let the king, I pray, with his servants come to his servant.

٢٥ 25 فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ لِأَبْشَالُومَ: «لَا يَا ٱبْنِي. لَا نَذْهَبْ كُلُّنَا لِئَلَّا نُثَقِّلَ عَلَيْكَ». فَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمْ يَشَأْ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بَلْ بَارَكَهُ.

And the king said to Absalom: Nay, my son, do not ask that we should all come, and be chargeable to thee. And when he pressed him, and he would not go, he blessed him.

٢٦ 26 فَقَالَ أَبْشَالُومُ: «إِذًا دَعْ أَخِي أَمْنُونَ يَذْهَبْ مَعَنَا». فَقَالَ ٱلْمَلِكُ: «لِمَاذَا يَذْهَبُ مَعَكَ؟»

And Absalom said: If thou wilt not come, at least let my brother Amnon, I beseech thee, come with us. And the king said to him: It is not necessary that he should go with thee.

٢٧ 27 فَأَلَحَّ عَلَيْهِ أَبْشَالُومُ، فَأَرْسَلَ مَعَهُ أَمْنُونَ وَجَمِيعَ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ.

But Absalom pressed him, so that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. And Absalom made a feast as it were the feast of a king.

٢٨ 28 فَأَوْصَى أَبْشَالُومُ غِلْمَانَهُ قَائِلًا: «ٱنْظُرُوا. مَتَى طَابَ قَلْبُ أَمْنُونَ بِٱلْخَمْرِ وَقُلْتُ لَكُمُ ٱضْرِبُوا أَمْنُونَ فَٱقْتُلُوهُ. لَا تَخَافُوا. أَلَيْسَ أَنِّي أَنَا أَمَرْتُكُمْ؟ فَتَشَدَّدُوا وَكُونُوا ذَوِي بَأْسٍ».

And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Amnon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men.

٢٩ 29 فَفَعَلَ غِلْمَانُ أَبْشَالُومَ بِأَمْنُونَ كَمَا أَمَرَ أَبْشَالُومُ. فَقَامَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ وَرَكِبُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ عَلَى بَغْلِهِ وَهَرَبُوا.

And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded them. And all the king’s sons arose and got up every man upon his mule, and fled.

٣٠ 30 وَفِيمَا هُمْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَصَلَ ٱلْخَبَرُ إِلَى دَاوُدَ وَقِيلَ لَهُ: «قَدْ قَتَلَ أَبْشَالُومُ جَمِيعَ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَلَمْ يَتَبَقَّ مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ».

And while they were yet in the way, a rumour came to David, saying: Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.

٣١ 31 فَقَامَ ٱلْمَلِكُ وَمَزَّقَ ثِيَابَهُ وَٱضْطَجَعَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَمِيعُ عَبِيدِهِ وَاقِفُونَ وَثِيَابُهُمْ مُمَزَّقَةٌ.

Then the king rose up, and rent his garments: and fell upon the ground, and all his servants, that stood about him, rent their garments.

٣٢ 32 فَأَجَابَ يُونَادَابُ بْنُ شِمْعَى أَخِي دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ: «لَا يَظُنَّ سَيِّدِي أَنَّهُمْ قَتَلُوا جَمِيعَ ٱلْفِتْيَانِ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ. إِنَّمَا أَمْنُونُ وَحْدَهُ مَاتَ، لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ قَدْ وُضِعَ عِنْدَ أَبْشَالُومَ مُنْذُ يَوْمَ أَذَلَّ ثَامَارَ أُخْتَهُ.

But Jonadab the son of Semmaa David’s brother answering, said: Let not my lord the king think that all the king’s sons are slain: Amnon only is dead, for he was appointed by the mouth of Absalom from the day that he ravished his sister Thamar.

٣٣ 33 وَٱلْآنَ لَا يَضَعَنَّ سَيِّدِي ٱلْمَلِكُ فِي قَلْبِهِ شَيْئًا قَائِلًا: إِنَّ جَمِيعَ بَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ قَدْ مَاتُوا. إِنَّمَا أَمْنُونُ وَحْدَهُ مَاتَ».

Now therefore let not my lord the king take this thing into his heart, saying: All the king’s sons are slain: for Amnon only is dead.

٣٤ 34 وَهَرَبَ أَبْشَالُومُ. وَرَفَعَ ٱلْغُلَامُ ٱلرَّقِيبُ طَرْفَهُ وَنَظَرَ وَإِذَا بِشَعْبٍ كَثِيرٍ يَسِيرُونَ عَلَى ٱلطَّرِيقِ وَرَاءَهُ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْجَبَلِ.

But Absalom fled away: and the young man that kept the watch, lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold there came much people by a by-way on the side of the mountain.

٣٥ 35 فَقَالَ يُونَادَابُ لِلْمَلِكِ: «هُوَذَا بَنُو ٱلْمَلِكِ قَدْ جَاءُوا. كَمَا قَالَ عَبْدُكَ كَذَلِكَ صَارَ».

And Jonadab said to the king: Behold the king’s sons are come: as thy servant said, so it is.

٣٦ 36 وَلَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنَ ٱلْكَلَامِ إِذَا بِبَنِي ٱلْمَلِكِ قَدْ جَاءُوا وَرَفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَبَكَوْا، وَكَذَلِكَ بَكَى ٱلْمَلِكُ وَعَبِيدُهُ بُكَاءً عَظِيمًا جِدًّا.

And when he made an end of speaking, the king’s sons also appeared: and coming in they lifted up their voice, and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very much.

٣٧ 37 فَهَرَبَ أَبْشَالُومُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى تِلْمَايَ بْنِ عَمِّيهُودَ مَلِكِ جَشُورَ. وَنَاحَ دَاوُدُ عَلَى ٱبْنِهِ ٱلْأَيَّامَ كُلَّهَا.

But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day.

٣٨ 38 وَهَرَبَ أَبْشَالُومُ وَذَهَبَ إِلَى جَشُورَ، وَكَانَ هُنَاكَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ.

And Absalom after he was fled, and come into Gessur, was there three years.

٣٩ 39 وَكَانَ دَاوُدُ يَتُوقُ إِلَى ٱلْخُرُوجِ إِلَى أَبْشَالُومَ، لِأَنَّهُ تَعَزَّى عَنْ أَمْنُونَ حَيْثُ إِنَّهُ مَاتَ.

And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Amnon.