2 Samuel 13
1 Now after these things, it happened that Amnon, the son of David, was in love with the very beautiful sister of Absalom, the son of David, and she was called Tamar.
Après ces faits, une sœur d’Absalon, fils de David, qui était belle et se nommait Thamar, inspira de l’amour à Amnon, autre fils de David.
2 And he pined for her exceedingly, so much so that, out of love for her, he became ill. For, since she was a virgin, it seemed a difficulty to him that he would do anything dishonest with her.
Amnon souffrit au point d’en devenir malade, à cause de sa sœur Thamar; car elle était vierge, et il parut impossible à Amnon de rien tenter contre elle.
3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, the brother of David: a very prudent man.
Or, Amnon avait un ami nommé Jonadab, fils de Chimea le frère de David, et ce Jonadab était un homme très avisé.
4 And he said to him: “Why are you becoming so thin from day to day, O son of the king? Why won’t you tell me?” And Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”
Il lui dit: "D’Où vient que toi, fils de roi, tu dépéris ainsi de jour en jour? Ne me le diras-tu pas?" Amnon lui répondit: "J’Aime Thamar, la sœur d’Absalon mon frère."
5 And Jonadab said to him: “Lie down upon your bed, and feign sickness. And when your father will come to visit you, say to him: ‘I ask you to let my sister Tamar come to me, so that she may give me food, and may make a small meal, so that I may eat it from her hand.’”
Jonadab lui dit: "Mets-toi au lit en simulant une maladie. Ton père viendra te visiter, et tu lui diras: "Permets que ma sœur Thamar vienne me donner à manger et qu’elle accommode le plat devant moi, pour que je le voie faire et l’accepte de sa main."
6 And so, Amnon lay down, and he began to act as if he were ill. And when the king had come to visit him, Amnon said to the king, “I beg you to let my sister Tamar come to me, and make in my sight two little portions of food, so that I take it from her hand.”
Amnon se mit au lit, faisant le malade. Le roi étant allé le voir, Amnon lui dit: "Permets que ma sœur Thamar vienne ici, qu’elle prépare sous mes yeux deux gâteaux, pour que je les mange de sa main."
7 Therefore, David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Come to the house of your brother Amnon, and make a small meal for him.”
David envoya dire à Thamar dans son appartement: "Va, je te prie, dans la demeure de ton frère Amnon, et prépare-lui le repas."
8 And Tamar went into the house of her brother Amnon. But he was lying down. And taking flour, she mixed it. And dissolving it in his sight, she cooked little portions of food.
Thamar alla dans la demeure d’Amnon, son frère, qui était couché, prit de la pâte, la pétrit, en confectionna des gâteaux sous ses yeux et les fit cuire.
9 And taking what she had cooked, she poured it out, and she set it before him. But he refused to eat. And Amnon said, “Send everyone away from me.” And when they had sent everyone away,
Puis elle prit la poêle et en répandit le contenu devant lui; mais il refusa d’en manger et dit: "Faites sortir tout le monde de chez moi!" Et chacun se retira.
10 Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat from your hand.” Therefore, Tamar took the little portions of food that she had made, and she brought them to her brother Amnon in the bedroom.
Amnon dit alors à Thamar: "Apporte le plat dans la chambre intérieure, que je le reçoive de tes mains." Et Thamar prit les gâteaux faits par elle et les porta à son frère Amnon à l’intérieur.
11 And when she had presented the food to him, he took hold of her, and he said, “Come lie with me, my sister.”
Comme elle les lui présentait à manger, il la saisit en lui disant: "Viens coucher avec moi, ma sœur.
12 She answered him: “Do not do so, my brother! Do not force me. For no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not choose to do this senseless act.
Non, mon frère, dit-elle, ne me fais pas violence, ce n’est pas ainsi qu’on agit en Israël. Ne commets pas une telle indignité!
13 For I will not be able to bear my shame. And you will be like one of the foolish in Israel. For it is better to speak to the king, and he will not deny me to you.”
Et moi, où porterais-je ma honte? Veux-tu donc être parmi les plus vils en Israël! Que ne parles-tu plutôt au roi? Il ne refuserait pas de m’unir à toi."
14 But he was not willing to agree to her petition. Instead, prevailing by strength, he forced her, and he lay with her.
Mais il ne voulut pas écouter sa prière, il usa de force à son égard, lui fit violence et la déshonora.
15 And Amnon held hatred for her with an exceedingly great hatred, so much so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Amnon said to her, “Rise up, and go away.”
Ensuite Amnon conçut une très grande haine contre elle, et cette haine qu’il lui voua surpassait de beaucoup l’amour qu’il avait éprouvé. "Lève-toi, sors d’ici!" lui dit-il.
16 And she answered him, “This evil is greater, which you are now doing against me in driving me away, than what you did before.” But he was not willing to listen to her.
Elle lui en fit des reproches: "Ce méfait de me renvoyer est plus grave encore que celui dont tu t’es rendu coupable;" mais il ne voulut pas l’écouter.
17 Instead, calling the servants who were ministering to him, he said, “Cast this woman out from me, and close the door behind her.”
Il appela le jeune homme qui le servait et dit: "Qu’on me débarrasse de cette femme en la jetant dans la rue, et qu’on ferme la porte sur elle!"
18 Now she was clothed with an ankle-length robe. For the virgin daughters of the king made use of this kind of garment. And so, his servant cast her out, and he closed the door behind her.
Or, elle portait une tunique à manches, comme sont les robes dont se revêtent les vierges filles du roi. Le serviteur la fit donc sortir et ferma la porte sur elle.
19 And she sprinkled ashes upon her head, and she tore her ankle-length robe. And placing her hands upon her head, she went forth, walking and crying out.
Thamar se couvrit la tête de cendres, déchira la tunique à manches qu’elle portait, puis, les mains jointes sur sa tète, s’en alla en poussant des cris.
20 Then her brother Absalom said to her: “Has your brother Amnon lain with you? But now, sister, be quiet. For he is your brother. And you should not afflict your heart because of this matter.” And so, Tamar remained, wasting away in the house of her brother Absalom.
Absalon, son frère, lui dit: "C’Est ton frère Amnon qui a été avec toi! Or, ça, ma sœur, garde le silence, c’est ton frère; ne prends pas trop la chose à cœur." Thamar demeura, accablée de honte, dans la maison d’Absalon, son frère.
21 And when king David had heard about these things, he was deeply grieved. But he was not willing to afflict the spirit of his son Amnon. For he loved him, since he was his firstborn.
Le roi David, ayant appris tous ces faits, en fut profondément affligé.
22 Yet Absalom did not speak to Amnon, neither good nor evil. For Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated his sister Tamar.
Pour Absalon, il n’adressa pas une parole, mauvaise ou bonne, à Amnon, car il l’avait pris en haine à cause de la violence qu’il avait fait subir à sa sœur Thamar.
23 Then, after the time of two years, it happened that the sheep of Absalom were being shorn in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim. And Absalom invited all the sons of the king.
Deux ans après, on faisait la tonte du troupeau d’AbsaIon à Baal-Haçor, près d’Ephraïm; Absalon invita tous les fils du roi.
24 And he went to the king, and he said to him: “Behold, the sheep of your servant are being shorn. I ask that the king, with his servants, may come to his servant.”
Absalon vint trouver le roi et lui dit: "Voici, ton serviteur a les tondeurs chez lui: de grâce, que le roi et ses officiers viennent chez ton serviteur!"
25 And the king said to Absalom: “Do not, my son, do not choose to ask that we may all come and be a burden to you.” Then, after he urged him, and he had refused to go, he blessed him.
Le roi répondit à Absalon: "Oh! non, mon fils, n’y allons pas tous, pour ne pas t’être à charge." Il insista encore, mais David refusa d’y aller et lui donna sa bénédiction.
26 And Absalom said, “If you are not willing to come, I beg you, at least let my brother Amnon come with us.” And the king said to him, “It is not necessary that he go with you.”
Absalon reprit: "Si tu ne veux pas, que du moins Amnon, mon frère, nous accompagne. Pourquoi doit-il t’accompagner?" dit le roi.
27 But Absalom pressed him, and so he sent with him Amnon and all the sons of the king. And Absalom made a feast, like the feast of a king.
Mais Absalon le pressa tellement qu’il laissa partir avec lui Amnon et tous les princes.
28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, saying: “Observe when Amnon will have become drunk with wine. And when I say to you, ‘Strike and kill him!’ do not be afraid. For it is I who commands you. Be strong and valiant men.”
Or, Absalon donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: "Quand vous verrez Amnon mis en gaîté par le vin et que je vous dirai: "Frappez Amnon", mettez-le à mort sans crainte: n’est-ce pas moi qui vous l’aurai ordonné? Courage donc, et soyez braves!"
29 Therefore, the servants of Absalom acted against Amnon, just as Absalom had commanded them. And all the sons of the king rose up, and each one climbed upon his mule and fled.
Les serviteurs d’Absalon traitèrent Amnon comme il l’avait ordonné; sur quoi, tous les princes se levèrent et s’enfuirent, chacun sur son mulet."
30 And while they were still traveling on the journey, a rumor reached David, saying, “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king, and there is not one of them remaining.”
Tandis qu’ils étaient en route, David reçut la nouvelle qu’Absalon avait fait périr tous les fils du roi sans en épargner un seul.
31 And so the king rose up, and he tore his garments, and he fell upon the ground. And all his servants, who were standing near him, tore their garments.
Le roi se leva, déchira ses vêtements, et s’étendit par terre; tous ses serviteurs restèrent debout, les vêtements déchirés.
32 But Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, responding, said: “My lord the king should not consider that all the sons of the king have been slain. Amnon alone is dead. For he was set against by the mouth of Absalom from the day that he raped his sister Tamar.
Mais Jonadab, fils de Chimea, le frère de David, prit la parole et lui dit: "Ne dis pas, seigneur, qu’on a fait mourir tous les jeunes princes! Amnon seul est mort, la chose ayant été résolue par la volonté d’Absalon depuis le jour où avait été violée Thamar, sa sœur.
33 Now therefore, let not my lord the king set this word in his heart, saying, ‘All the sons of the king have been slain.’ For only Amnon is dead.”
Donc, que le roi mon maître ne prenne pas la chose à cœur, en croyant que tous les princes sont morts; car Amnon seul a péri."
34 Now Absalom fled. And the young man keeping watch, lifted up his eyes and gazed out. And behold, many people were arriving along a remote road at the side of the mountain.
Absalon prit la fuite. Le serviteur placé en surveillance, levant les yeux, vit une foule considérable venant de la route s’avancer derrière lui, par le flanc de la montagne.
35 And Jonadab said to the king: “Behold, the sons of the king are here. In accord with the word of your servant, so it has happened.”
"Eh bien! dit Jonadab au roi, les princes sont arrivés; ce que ton serviteur a dit était vrai."
36 And when he had ceased speaking, the sons of the king also appeared. And entering, they lifted up their voice, and they wept. And the king also, and all his servants, wept with an exceedingly great weeping.
Comme il achevait de parler, les fils du roi arrivèrent, élevant la voix et pleurant; le roi aussi et tous ses serviteurs pleurèrent; c’étaient de grands sanglots.
37 But Absalom, fleeing, went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. Then David mourned for his son every day.
Cependant Absalon, en fuite, s’était rendu chez Talmaï, fils d’Ammihoud, roi de Guechour, et David gardait toujours le deuil de son fils.
38 Now after he had fled and had arrived in Geshur, Absalom was in that place for three years.
Absalon, s’étant réfugié à Guechour, y passa trois années.
39 And king David ceased to pursue Absalom, because he had been consoled over the passing of Amnon.
Le roi David renonça à poursuivre Absalon, s’étant consolé de la mort d’Amnon.
