صَمُوئِيلَ ٱلثَّانِي 13

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

It came about after this that Amnon son of David was very attracted to his beautiful half-sister Tamar, who was a full sister of Absalom, another of David's sons.

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

Amnon was so frustrated that he became sick because of his sister Tamar. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to 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 son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd 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».

Jonadab said to Amnon, “Why, son of the king, are you depressed every morning? Will you not tell me?” So Amnon answered 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».

Then Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, ask him, 'Would you please send my sister Tamar to give me something to eat and cook it before me, so that I may see it and eat it from 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 pretended to be sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please send my sister Tamar to make some food for my sickness in front of me so that I may eat from her hand.”

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

Then David sent word to Tamar at his palace, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon's house and prepare food for him.”

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 where he was lying down. She took dough and kneaded it and formed bread in his sight, and then she baked it.

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

She took the pan and gave the bread to him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said to the others present, “Send everyone out, away from me.” So everyone went out 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.

So Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into my room that I may eat from your hand.” So Tamar took the bread that she had made, and brought it into the room of Amnon her brother.

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

When she had brought the food to him, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, sleep 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, “No, my brother, do not force me, for nothing like this should be done in Israel. Do not do this appalling thing!

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

How could I be rid of my shame? What about you? You would be like one of the fools in Israel! Now, please speak to the king, for he would not keep me from you.”

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

However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept 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 Tamar with extreme hatred. He hated her even more than he had desired her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and go.”

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

But she responded to him, “No! Because this great evil of making me leave is even worse than what you did to me!” But Amnon did not listen to her.

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

Instead, he called his personal servant and said, “Take this woman away 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.

Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her. Tamar was wearing a very decorated robe because the king's daughters who were virgins dressed that way.

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

Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. She put her hands on her head and walked away, 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.

Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now keep quiet, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained alone 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 angry.

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

Absalom said nothing to Amnon, for Absalom hated him for what he had done to her and how he had disgraced 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.

It came about after two full years that Absalom had sheep shearers working at Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons to visit there.

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

Absalom went to the king and said, “Look now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please, may the king and his servants go with me, your servant.”

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

The king answered Absalom, “No, my son, all of us should not go because we would be a burden to you.” Absalom begged the king, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.

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

Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” So the king said to him, “Why should Amnon go with you?”

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

Absalom pressed David, and so 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».

Absalom commanded his servants saying, “Listen closely. When Amnon begins to be affected by the wine, and when I say to you, 'Attack Amnon,' then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and brave.”

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

So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as he had commanded them. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man mounted 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».

So it came about, while they were on the road, that the news came to David saying, “Absalom has killed 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 tore his clothes, and lay on the floor; all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

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.

Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, “Let not my master believe that they have killed all the young men who are the king's sons, for Amnon only is dead. Absalom has planned this from the day that Amnon violated his sister Tamar.

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

So therefore let not my master the king take this report to heart, so as to believe 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.

Absalom fled away. A servant keeping watch raised his eyes and saw many people coming on the road on the hillside west of him.

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

Then Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the king's sons are coming. It is just as your servant said.”

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

So it came about when he finished speaking, the king's sons arrived and raised their voices and wept. The king and all his servants also wept bitterly.

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

But Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. 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, where he was for three years.

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

The mind of King David longed to go out to see Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon and his death.