2 Samuel 13

1 Og det skete derefter, da Absalom, Davids Søn, havde en dejlig Søster, hvis Navn var Thamar, at Amnon, Davids Søn, elskede hende.

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.

2 Og Amnon pintes, saa at han blev syg for Thamar, sin Søsters, Skyld; thi hun var en Jomfru, og det syntes umuligt for Amnons Øjne at gøre hende noget.

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.

3 Men Amnon havde en Ven, hvis Navn var Jonadab, en Søn af Simea, Davids Broder, og Jonadab var en saare klog Mand.

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab son of Shimeah, David's brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

4 Og han sagde til ham: Hvorfor bliver du saa mager, du Kongens Søn, Dag for Dag? kan du ikke give mig det til Kende? Da sagde Ammon til ham: Jeg elsker Thamar, Absaloms, min Broders, Søster.

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.”

5 Og Jonadab sagde til ham: Læg dig paa din Seng og gør dig syg; naar din Fader kommer at besøge dig, da sig til ham: Kære, lad Thamar, min Søster, komme, at give mig Brød at æde og lave Mad for mine Øjne, at jeg kan se derpaa og æde af hendes Haand.

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?'”

6 Saa lagde Amnon sig og gjorde sig syg; der Kongen kom at besøge ham, da sagde Amnon til Kongen: Kære, lad Thamar, min Søster, komme og tillave to søde Kager for mine Øjne, at jeg kan æde af hendes Haand.

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.”

7 Da sendte David til Thamar i Huset og lod sige: Kære, gak hen i Amnons, din Broders, Hus og lav ham Mad.

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

8 Og Thamar gik til Amnons, sin Broders, Hus, og han laa, og hun tog en Dejg og æltede og tillavede Kager for hans Øjne og bagte søde Kager.

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.

9 Og hun tog Panden og slog dem ud for hans Ansigt, men han vægrede sig for at æde; da sagde Amnon: Lad hver Mand gaa ud fra mig, og de gik ud fra ham alle sammen.

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.

10 Da sagde Amnon til Thamar: Bær Maden ind i Kammeret, at jeg kan æde af din Haand; da tog Thamar de søde Kager, som hun havde lavet, og bar dem ind til Amnon, sin Broder, i Kammeret.

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.

11 Og der hun bar dem frem til ham, at han skulde æde, da tog han fat paa hende og sagde til hende: Kom, min Søster, og lig hos mig.

When she had brought the food to him, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, sleep with me, my sister.”

12 Og hun sagde til ham: Ikke saa, min Broder! krænk mig ikke, thi man bør ikke saaledes gøre i Israel; gør ikke denne Daarlighed.

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!

13 Men jeg, hvor skulde jeg gaa hen med min Skam? og du, du skulde være ligesom en af Daarerne i Israel; men nu, kære, tal til Kongen, thi han nægter dig mig ikke.

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.”

14 Men han vilde ikke høre paa hendes Røst og var stærkere end hun, og han krænkede hende og laa hos hende.

However Amnon would not listen to her. Since he was stronger than Tamar, he seized her and he slept with her.

15 Siden hadede Amnon hende med et saare stort Had; thi det Had, som han hadede hende med, var større end Kærligheden, med hvilken han havde elsket hende; og Amnon sagde til hende: Staa op, gak bort.

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.”

16 Og hun sagde til ham: Vold mig ikke den Ulykke, som er større end det andet, som du gjorde imod mig, saa at du udstøder mig; men han vilde ikke høre hende.

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.

17 Og han kaldte ad sin Dreng, som tjente ham, og sagde: Driv dog denne ud fra mig udenfor, og luk du Døren i Laas efter hende.

Instead, he called his personal servant and said, “Take this woman away from me, and bolt the door after her.”

18 Og hun havde en broget Kjortel paa; thi i saadanne Kjortler plejede Kongens Døtre at klæde sig, saalænge de vare Jomfruer; og hans Tjener drev hende ud udenfor og lukkede Døren i Laas efter hende.

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.

19 Da tog Thamar Aske paa sit Hoved og sønderrev den brogede Kjortel, som hun havde paa, og lagde sin Haand paa sit Hoved og gik og raabte uafladelig.

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.

20 Og Absalom, hendes Broder, sagde til hende: Har din Broder Amnon været hos dig? og nu, min Søster, ti! han er din Broder, læg ikke denne Sag paa dit Hjerte. Saa sad Thamar enlig i sin Broder Absaloms Hus.

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.

21 Der Kong David hørte alle disse Gerninger, da blev han saare vred.

But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

22 Men Absalom talede ikke med Amnon, hverken ondt eller godt; men Absalom hadede Amnon, fordi han havde krænket Thamar, hans Søster.

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

23 Og det skete to Aar derefter, da havde Absalom Faareklipning i Baal-Hazor, som er ved Efraim, og Absalom indbød alle Kongens Børn.

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.

24 Og Absalom kom til Kongen og sagde: Kære, se, din Tjener har Faareklipning, Kongen og hans Tjenere komme dog med din Tjener!

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.”

25 Og Kongen sagde til Absalom: Nej, min Søn, lad os dog ikke alle gaa, at vi ikke skulle besvære dig; der han nødte ham, vilde han dog ikke gaa, men velsignede ham.

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.

26 Og Absalom sagde: Hvis du ikke vil, lad dog Amnon, min Broder, gaa med os; og Kongen sagde til ham: Hvorfor skal han gaa med dig?

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?”

27 Da nødte Absalom ham, og han lod Amnon og alle Kongens Børn gaa med ham.

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

28 Men Absalom bød sine unge Karle og sagde: Ser til, naar Amnons Hjerte er vel til Mode af Vinen, og jeg siger til eder: Slaar Amnon! saa dræber ham, frygter ikke; er det ikke mig, som har befalet eder det? værer frimodige og værer raske Folk!

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.”

29 Saa gjorde Absaloms unge Karle ved Amnon, saaledes som Absalom havde befalet. Da stode alle Kongens Sønner op og rede hver paa sin Mule og flyede.

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.

30 Og det skete, der de vare paa Vejen, da kom Rygtet til David, og der sagdes: Absalom har slaget alle Kongens Sønner, og der blev ikke een af dem tilovers.

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.”

31 Da stod Kongen op og sønderrev sine Klæder og lagde sig paa Jorden, og alle hans Tjenere stode med sønderrevne Klæder.

Then the king arose and tore his clothes, and lay on the floor; all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

32 Da svarede Jonadab, en Søn af Simea, Davids Broder, og sagde: Min Herre sige ikke, at de have ihjelslaget alle de unge Mænd, Kongens Sønner; thi Amnon alene er død; thi det Forsæt har været i Absaloms Mund fra den Dag, at han krænkede Thamar, hans Søster.

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.

33 Saa lægge nu min Herre Konge ikke det Ord paa sit Hjerte, som siges, at alle Kongens Sønner ere døde; thi Amnon alene er død.

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.”

34 Men Absalom flyede. Og den unge Karl, som stod paa Vagt, opløftede sine Øjne og saa, og se, der drog meget Folk frem paa Vejen efter hverandre ved Siden af Bjerget.

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

35 Da sagde Jonadab til Kongen: Se, Kongens Sønner komme; som din Tjeners Ord var, saaledes er det sket.

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

36 Og det skete, der han havde endt at tale, se, da kom Kongens Sønner, og de opløftede deres Røst og græd, og Kongen ogsaa, og alle hans Tjenere græd med en saare stor Graad.

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.

37 Men Absalom flyede og drog til Thalmaj, Ammihuds Søn, Kongen i Gesur. Og han sørgede over sin Søn alle de Dage.

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

38 Der Absalom var flygtet og var draget til Gesur, da blev han der tre Aar.

So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, where he was for three years.

39 Og Kong David længtes efter at drage ud til Absalom; thi han havde trøstet sig over Amnon, der var død.

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