2 Samuel 13

1 Nogen Tid efter tildrog følgende sig. Davids Søn Absalom havde en smuk Søster, som hed Tamar, og Davids Søn Amnon fattede Kærlighed til hende.

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

2 Amnon blev syg af Attraa efter sin Søster Tamar; thi hun var Jomfru, og Amnon øjnede ingen Mulighed for at faa sin Vilje med hende.

Amnon was so troubled that he became sick because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

3 Men Amnon havde en Ven ved Navn Jonadab, en Søn af Davids Broder Sjim'a, og denne Jonadab var en saare klog Mand;

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.

4 han sagde til ham: »Hvorfor er du saa elendig hver Morgen, Kongesøn? Vil du ikke sige mig det?« Amnon svarede: »Jeg elsker min Broder Absaloms Søster Tamar!«

He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

5 Da sagde Jonadab til ham: »Læg dig til Sengs og lad, som du er syg! Naar saa din Fader kommer for at se til dig, skal du sige: Lad min Søster Tamar komme og give mig noget at spise! Naar hun laver Maden i mit Paasyn, saa at jeg kan se det, og hun selv giver mig den, kan jeg spise.«

Jonadab said to him, “Lay down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’”

6 Saa gik Amnon til Sengs og lod, som han var syg; og da Kongen kom for at se til ham, sagde Amnon til Kongen: »Lad min Søster Tamar komme og lave et Par Kager i mit Paasyn og selv give mig dem: saa kan jeg spise.«

So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.”

7 David sendte da Bud ind i Huset til Tamar og lod sige: »Gaa over til din Broder Amnons Hus og lav Mad til ham!«

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Go now to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”

8 Og Tamar gik over til sin Broder Amnons Hus, hvor han laa til Sengs, tog Dejgen, æltede den og lavede Kagerne i hans Paasyn og bagte dem;

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. She took dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

9 derpaa tog hun Panden og hældte dem ud i hans Paasyn; Amnon vilde dog ikke spise, men sagde: »Lad alle gaa udenfor!« Og da de alle var gaaet udenfor,

She took the pan and poured them out before him, but he refused to eat. Amnon said, “Have all men leave me.” Then every man went out from him.

10 sagde Amnon til Tamar: »Bær Maden ind i Inderværelset og lad mig faa den af din egen Haand!« Da tog Tamar Kagerne, som hun havde lavet, og bar dem ind i Inderværelset til sin Broder Amnon.

Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother.

11 Men da hun bar dem hen til ham, for at han skulde spise, greb han fat i hende og sagde: »Kom og lig hos mig, Søster!«

When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister!”

12 Men hun sagde: »Nej, Broder! Krænk mig ikke! Saaledes gør man ikke i Israel! Øv dog ikke denne Skændselsdaad!

She answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don’t you do this folly!

13 Hvor skulde jeg gaa hen med min Skam? Og du vilde blive regnet blandt Daarer i Israel! Tal hellere med Kongen; han nægter dig ikke at faa mig!«

As for me, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”

14 Han, vilde dog ikke høre hende, men tog hende med Vold, krænkede hende og laa hos hende.

However, he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.

15 Men bagefter hadede Amnon hende med et saare stort Had; ja det Had, han følte mod hende, var større end den Kærlighed, han havde baaret til hende. Og Amnon sagde til hende: »Staa op og gaa din Vej!«

Then Amnon hated her with exceedingly great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!”

16 Da sagde hun til ham: »Nej, Broder! Den Udaad, at du nu jager mig bort, er endnu større end den anden, du øvede imod mig!« Han vilde dog ikke høre hende,

She said to him, “Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!” But he would not listen to her.

17 men kaldte paa den unge Mand, der var hans Tjener, og sagde: »Faa mig hende der ud af Huset og stæng Døren efter hende!«

Then he called his servant who ministered to him, and said, “Now put this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.”

18 Hun bar en fodsid Kjortel med Ærmer; thi saaledes klædte Jomfruerne blandt Kongedøtrene sig fordum. Tjeneren førte hende da ud af Huset og stængede Døren efter hende.

She had a garment of various colours on her, for the king’s daughters who were virgins dressed in such robes. Then his servant brought her out and bolted the door after her.

19 Men Tamar strøede Aske paa sit Hoved og sønderrev den fodside Kjortel, hun havde paa, og tog sig til Hovedet og skreg ustandseligt, medens hun gik bort.

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

20 Da sagde hendes Broder Absalom til hende: »Har din Broder Amnon været hos dig? Ti nu stille, Søster! Han er jo din Broder; tag dig ikke den Sag nær!« Tamar sad da ensom hen i sin Broder Absaloms Hus.

Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

21 Da Kong David hørte alt dette, blev han meget vred; men han bebrejdede ikke sin Søn Amnon noget, thi han elskede ham, fordi han var hans førstefødte.

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

22 Og Absalom talte ikke til Amnon, hverken ondt eller godt; thi Absalom hadede Amnon, fordi han havde krænket hans Søster Tamar.

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

23 Men et Par Aar efter holdt Absalom Faareklipning i Ba'al-Hazor, som ligger ved Efraim, og dertil indbød Absalom alle Kongesønnerne.

After two full years, Absalom had sheep shearers in Baal Hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

24 Absalom kom til Kongen og sagde: »Se, din Træl holder Faareklipning; vil ikke Kongen og hans Folk tage med din Træl derhen?«

Absalom came to the king and said, “See now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

25 Men Kongen sagde til Absalom: »Nej, min Søn! Vi vil ikke alle gaa med, for at vi ikke skal falde dig til Byrde!« Og skønt han nødte ham, vilde han ikke gaa med, men tog Afsked med ham.

The king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let’s not all go, lest we be burdensome to you.” He pressed him; however he would not go, but blessed him.

26 Da sagde Absalom: »Saa lad i alt Fald min Broder Amnon gaa med!« Men Kongen sagde til ham: »Hvorfor skal han med?«

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

27 Da Absalom nødte ham, lod han dog Amnon og de andre Kongesønner gaa med. Og Absalom gjorde et kongeligt Gæstebud.

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

28 Men Absalom gav sine Folk den Befaling: »Pas paa, naar Vinen er gaaet Amnon til Hovedet; naar jeg saa siger til eder: Hug Amnon ned! dræb ham saa! Frygt ikke; det er mig, som befaler jer det. Tag Mod til jer og vis jer som kække Mænd!«

Absalom commanded his servants, saying, “Mark now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!”

29 Absaloms Folk gjorde ved Amnon, som Absalom havde befalet. Da brød alle Kongesønnerne op, besteg deres Muldyr og flyede.

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

30 Medens de endnu var undervejs, naaede det Rygte David: »Absalom har hugget alle Kongesønnerne ned, ikke en eneste er tilbage af dem!«

While they were on the way, the news came to David, saying, “Absalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left!”

31 Da stod Kongen op, sønderrev sine Klæder og lagde sig paa Jorden; ogsaa alle hans Folk, som stod hos, sønderrev deres Klæder.

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

32 Men Jonadab Davids Broder Sjim'as Søn, tog til Orde og sagde: »Min Herre maa ikke tro, at de har dræbt alle de unge Kongesønner; kun Amnon er død, thi der har været noget ved Absaloms Mund, som ikke varslede godt, lige siden den Dag Amnon krænkede hans Søster Tamar.

Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered, “Don’t let 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 has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

33 Derfor maa min Herre Kongen ikke, tage sig det nær og tro, at alle Kongesønnerne er døde. Kun Amnon er død!«

Now therefore don’t let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead; for only Amnon is dead.”

34 Da den unge Mand, som holdt Udkig, saa ud, fik han Øje paa en Mængde Mennesker, som kom ned ad Skraaningen paa Vejen til Horonajim, og han gik ind og meldte Kongen: »Jeg kan se, der kommer Mennesker ned ad Bjergsiden paa Vejen til Horonajim.«

But Absalom fled. The young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.

35 Da sagde Jonadab til Kongen: »Der kommer Kongesønnerne; det er, som din Træl sagde!«

Jonadab said to the king, “Behold, the king’s sons are coming! It is as your servant said.”

36 Og som han havde sagt det, kom Kongesønnerne, og de brast i Graad; ogsaa Kongen og alle hans Folk brast i heftig Graad.

As soon as he had finished speaking, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voices and wept. The king also and all his servants wept bitterly.

37 Men Absalom flygtede og begav sig til Kong Talmaj, Ammihuds Søn, i Gesjur. Og Kongen sørgede over sin Søn i al den Tid.

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

38 Da Absalom flygtede, begav han sig til Gesjur, og der blev han tre Aar.

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

39 Men Kongen begyndte at længes inderligt efter Absalom, thi han havde trøstet sig over Amnons Død.

King David longed to go out to Absalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.