撒母耳記下 13
1 此後，還發生了一件事：達味的兒子阿貝沙隆有個妹妹，名叫塔瑪爾，很是美麗，達味的兒子阿默農很愛她。
David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. Another of David’s sons, Amnon, was attracted to Tamar.
2 阿默農為了他妹妹塔瑪爾的緣故，竟憂愁悶成疾；因為她還是處女，所以在阿默農看來，對她行事幾乎不可能。
He wanted [to have sex with] [EUP] his half-sister very much, with the result that he made himself sick [thinking about her all the time]. But it was not possible for Amnon to get her, because she was a virgin, [so they kept men away from her].
3 阿默農有個朋友，名叫約納達布，是達味的兄弟史默亞的兒子。約納達布是一個很狡滑的人。
But Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, who was the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty/shrewd man.
4 他向阿默農說：「太子，為什麼你一天一天如此萎靡不振﹖你不肯告訴我嗎﹖」阿默農回答說：「我愛上我兄弟阿貝沙隆的妹妹塔瑪爾」。
[One day] Jonadab said to Amnon, “You are the king’s son, but every day I see that [RHQ] you seem very depressed/sad. What is your problem?” Amnon replied, “I (am in love/want to sleep) [EUP] with Tamar, my half-brother Absalom’s sister.”
5 約納達布向他說：「你在躺床裝病，你父親來看你時，你就對他說：我很希望我的妹妹塔瑪爾來，給我準備食物，她要在我眼前準備，叫我看看著，並且由她手中取食。
Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed, and pretend that you are sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Allow my half-sister Tamar to come and give me some food to eat. She can prepare the food while I am watching her. Then she can serve it to me herself.’”
6 阿默農就臥床裝病，君王來看他時，阿默農向君王說：「求你叫我妹妹塔瑪爾來，在我前做兩塊餅，好叫我從她手中取食」。
So Amnon lay down, and pretended that he was sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “[I am sick; ] please allow my half-sister Tamar to come and make a couple scones/dumplings for me while I am watching, and then she can serve them to me.”
7 達味就派人到塔瑪爾房中說：「請妳到妳哥哥房裏去，給他準備食物」。
So David sent a message to Tamar in the palace, saying “Amnon [is sick and he wants you to] go to his house and prepare some food for him.”
8 塔瑪爾到了她哥哥阿默農房裏，他正躺在床上。她取了麵，在他眼前和好，烤成餅。
So Tamar went to Amnon’s house, where he was lying in bed. She took some dough and kneaded it, and formed it into some scones/dumplings while he was watching her. Then she baked them.
9 她就拿過鍋來，在他面前將餅倒出，他卻推辭不吃。阿默農說：「妳叫眾人都由面前出去」。眾人就都由他面前出去了。
She took them out of the pan and put them [on a plate] in front of him, but he refused to eat them. Then he said to everyone else in the room, “All the rest of you, leave me now!” So all the others left his [room].
10 阿默農對塔瑪爾說：「妳給我把食物拿到內室來，好叫我由妳手中取食」。塔瑪爾拿著她做的餅，進了內室，送到她哥哥阿默農前。
Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into my room and serve it to me.” So Tamar took into his room the scones/dumplings that she had made.
11 她正遞給他時，他就抓住她說：「我的妹妹，來與我同寢! 」
But when she brought them close for him to eat them, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come to bed with me!”
12 她回答說：「我的哥哥! 不可這樣，不要作賤我! 在以色列不應作這樣 木事，不要作這愚蠢的事!
She replied, “No, do not force me to do such a disgraceful thing! We never do things like that in Israel! That would be awful/terrible!
13 我帶著這恥辱到哪裏去呢﹖你在以色列也成了一個愚妄人。請你向君王說明，他決不會拒絕使我屬於你的! 」
As for me, if I did that, I would not be able to [RHQ] endure being disgraced by having done that. And as for you, everyone in Israel would condemn you for having done such a disgraceful deed. So I plead with you, talk to the king. I am sure that he will allow me to marry you.”
14 他卻不肯聽她的話，又比她有力，就強姦了她。
But he would not listen to her. He was stronger than she was, so he forced her to have sex with him.
15 事後，阿默農立即十分憎恨她，並且他如今對她的憎恨，遠超過以前對她的愛戀，就向她說：「起來，走吧! 」
Then Amnon hated her very much. He hated her much more than he had desired her. He said to her, “Get up and get out of here!”
16 她答說：「我的哥哥，那不可以。氮趕我走，比你對我所行的，更為無理! 」他卻石聽從她，
But she said to him, “No! It would be very wrong for you to send me away. It would be worse than what you just did to me!” But he would not listen to her.
17 就叫服侍自己的僕人來，向他說：「把這女人從我這裏趕出去! 她走後，隨鎖上門! 」
He summoned his personal servant and said to him, “Take this woman outside, away from me, and lock the door [so that she cannot come in again]!”
18 她那時穿著彩色長衣，因為君王的女兒，在未出嫁以前，昔日都是如此裝束。他的僕人將她趕出去，隨後鎖上了門。
So the servant put her outside and locked the door. Tamar was wearing a long robe with long sleeves, which was the clothing that was usually worn by the unmarried daughters of the king at that time.
19 塔瑪爾把灰撒在頭上，撕破自己所穿的彩色長衣，雙手抱著頭，一路邊哭邊走。
But Tamar tore the long robe that she was wearing, and put ashes on her head [to show that she was very sad]. Then she put her hands on her head [to show that she was grieving], and she went away, crying.
20 她的哥哥阿貝沙隆問她說：「莫非妳的哥哥阿默農與妳同寢了﹖妹妹，暫且不要出聲，因為他是好的兄弟，不可把這事放在心上! 」塔瑪爾從此就憂悶不樂，住在她哥哥阿貝沙隆家裏。
Her brother Absalom [saw her and] said to her, “Has your half-brother Amnon [DOU] forced you to have sex with him [EUP]? Please, my sister, do not tell anyone, and do not become depressed/sad.” So Tamar went to live in Absalom’s house, and she was very sad and lonely.
21 達味聽說了這一切事，十分生氣；怛他不願傷他兒子阿默農的心，因為他是長子，格外愛他。
When King David heard about all that, he became very angry.
22 至於，無論好話歹話，一句也不向阿默農說。他惱恨阿默農，因為他污辱了他妹妹塔瑪爾。
And Absalom hated Amnon, because he had raped his sister, so he would not speak to Amnon about anything.
23 過了兩年，當阿貝沙隆在厄弗辣因的巴耳哈祚爾剪羊毛的時節，阿貝沙隆邀請了君王所有的兒子。
Two years later, Absalom’s servants were shearing sheep at Baal-Hazor, which is near [a town named] Ephraim. [When they finished shearing the sheep, they celebrated], and Absalom invited all the king’s sons [to come and celebrate].
24 阿貝沙隆來到君王前說：「看，你的僕人剪羊毛的時節，請君王帶著臣僕都到你僕人那裏去! 」
Absalom went to the king and said to him, “Sir, my servants have been shearing my sheep. Please come with your officials [to celebrate] with us!”
25 君王回答阿貝沙隆說：「我兒，不必如此! 我們不必都去麻煩你」。他雖然懇求，君王仍不願去，只祝福了他。
But the king replied, “No, my son, it would not be good for all of us to go, because it would cause you to do a lot of work and spend a lot of money for food.” Absalom continued urging him, but the king would not go. Instead, he said that he hoped/desired that God would bless them [while they celebrated].
26 阿貝沙隆便說：「至少讓我的兄弟阿默農同我們一起去! 」君王回答說：「為什麼要他同你一起去﹖」
Then Absalom said, “If you will not go, please allow my half-brother Amnon to go with us.” But the king replied, “Why [do you want] him to go with you?”
27 阿貝沙隆還是再三懇求，達味便派阿默農和君王所有的兒子，同他一起去了。阿貝沙隆擺設筳席，好像御筳。
But Absalom continued to insist, so finally the king permitted Amnon and all David’s other sons to go with Absalom.
28 阿貝沙隆吩咐僕人說：「你們要注意! 阿默農暢飲的時候，我向你們說：刺死阿默農! 你們就打死他，不要害怕，是我吩咐了你們，要大膽勇敢」。
[So they all went. And at the celebration], Absalom commanded his servants, “Notice when Amnon has become a bit drunk from the wine. Then when I signal to you, kill him. Do not be afraid; you will be doing this [only] because I told you [RHQ] to do it. So be courageous and do it!”
29 阿貝沙隆的僕人，就照他所吩咐的，對阿默農做了。君王所有的兒子遂起來，各自騎上騾子逃跑了。
So Absalom’s servants did what Absalom told them to do. [They killed Amnon]. All the rest of David’s sons [saw what happened and] fled, riding on their mules.
30 他們還在路上，消息已傳到達味前說：「阿貝沙隆殺了君王所有的兒子，沒有一個幸免」。
While they were on their way home, someone [went quickly and] reported to David, “Absalom has killed all of your other sons; none of them is still alive!”
31 君王便起來，撕裂了自己的衣服，俯伏在地；他身邊的臣僕，也都撕裂了自己的衣服。
The king stood up, tore his clothes [because he was extremely sad], and then he threw himself down on the ground. All the servants who were there also tore their clothes.
32 達味的兄弟史默亞的兒子說道：「我主不要想：所有的青年，君王所有兒子都被殺了；其實只有阿默農一人死了。自從阿默農污辱了他的妹妹塔瑪爾那日起，阿貝沙隆就決定了這事。
But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, said, “Your Majesty, [I am sure that] they have not killed all your sons. [I am sure that] only Amnon is dead, because Absalom has determined to do this ever since the day that Amnon raped [EUP] his half-sister Tamar.
33 主君王，且不要將這事放在心上，以為君王所有的兒子都死了，因為只有阿默農一人死了」。
So, your majesty, do not believe the report that all your sons are dead. [I am sure that] only Amnon is dead.”
34 逃走了。守衛的僕人舉目一望，看見在往曷洛納因山坡的路上，有一大群人下來。守衛的就去報告君王說：「我看見一群人，從曷洛納因山坡的路上下來了」。
In the meantime, Absalom ran away. Just then, the soldier/sentry [who was standing on the city wall] saw a large crowd of people coming down the hill along the road from Horonaim. [He ran and told the king what he had seen].
35 約納達布就向君王說：「看，執行的兒子回來了，正如你僕人所說的，現在實現了」。
Jonadab said to the king, “Aha! What I told you is true. Your other sons [are alive and] have come!”
36 他剛說完這話，君王的兒子都來到了，放聲大哭；君王和眾臣僕也都號咷痛哭。
And as soon as he said that, David’s sons came in. They all started crying, and David and all his officials also cried very much.
37 同時，阿貝沙隆逃到革叔爾王阿米胡得的兒子塔取買那裏去了。君王天天哀悼自己的兒子。
But Absalom had fled. He went to stay with the king of [the] Geshur [region], who was Talmai the son of Ammihud. Absalom stayed there for three years. David mourned for his son Amnon for a long time,
38 阿貝沙隆逃到革叔爾，在那裏住了三年。
39 此時，君王的心漸漸不再惱怒阿貝沙隆，對阿默農的死，也不再難過了。
but after that, he desired very much to see Absalom, because he was no longer grieving about Amnon being dead.
