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 Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

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

And Amnon was so distressed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do any thing unto her.

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

But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle 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 unto him: 'Why, O son of the king, art thou thus becoming leaner from day to day? wilt thou not tell me?' And Amnon said unto him: 'I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.'

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 unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him: Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and 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 feigned himself sick; and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king: 'Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, 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 Tamar, saying: 'Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.'

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

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was lying down. And she took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

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

And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said: 'Have out all men from me.' And they went out every man from him.

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

And Amnon said unto Tamar: 'Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand.' And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

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

And when she had brought them near unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her: '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.

And she answered him: 'Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel; do not thou this wanton deed.

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

And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the base men in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.'

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

Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced 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 exceeding great hatred; for the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her: 'Arise, be gone.'

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

And she said unto him: 'Not so, because this great wrong in putting me forth is worse than the other that thou didst unto me.' But he would not hearken unto her.

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

Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said: 'Put now this woman out from me, and bolt 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.

Now she had a garment of many colours upon her; for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. — And his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

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

And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of many colours that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.

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 unto her: 'Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but now hold thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart.' So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

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

But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

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

And Absalom spoke unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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 full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside 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 Absalom came to the king, and said: 'Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy 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, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

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

Then said Absalom: 'If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us.' And the king said unto him: 'Why should he go with thee?'

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

But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

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 commanded his servants, saying: 'Mark ye now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you: Smite Amnon, then kill him, fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.'

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 unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got him up 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 it came to pass, while they were in the way, that the tidings 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 arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

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.

And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said: 'Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

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 the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; 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. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people in a roundabout way by the hill-side.

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

And Jonadab said unto 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 it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

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

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

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

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

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

And the soul of king David failed with longing for Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.