2 Samuel 13

1 And it came to pass after this, that Amnon the son of David loved the sister of Absalom the son of David, who was very beautiful, and her name was Thamar.

Beberapa waktu kemudian terjadilah peristiwa berikut ini: Absalom putra Daud mempunyai saudara perempuan yang cantik bernama Tamar. Amnon, yang juga putra Daud dari istrinya yang lain, jatuh cinta kepada Tamar, adik tirinya itu.

2 And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her.

Akan tetapi, Tamar adalah seorang perawan. Karena itu Amnon tidak mendapat kesempatan untuk bertemu dengan Tamar berdua saja dan tidur dengannya. Akibat terus memikirkan hal itu, dia menjadi sangat gelisah dan murung.

3 Now Amnon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man:

Amnon berteman akrab dengan sepupunya yang sangat cerdik, namanya Yonadab. Yonadab adalah anak Simea, saudara Daud.

4 And he said to him: Why dost thou grow so lean from day to day, O son of the king? why dost thou not tell me the reason of it? And Amnon said to him: I am in love with Thamar the sister of my brother Absalom.

Yonadab bertanya kepada Amnon, “Hai anak raja, mengapa kamu setiap hari selalu terlihat murung? Ceritakan masalahmu kepadaku.” Jawab Amnon kepadanya, “Aku sedang jatuh cinta kepada Tamar, saudara tiriku itu.”

5 And Jonadab said to him: Lie down upon thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father shall come to visit thee, say to him: Let my sister Thamar, I pray thee, come to me, to give me to eat, and to make me a mess, that I may eat it at her hand.

Jawab Yonadab kepada Amnon, “Berbaringlah di tempat tidurmu dan berpura-puralah sedang sakit. Saat ayahmu datang menjengukmu, katakan padanya, ‘Izinkanlah adikku Tamar datang agar dia menyiapkan makanan untukku. Biarkan dia menyiapkan makanan itu di depan mataku, agar aku bisa melihat, dan biar dia yang menyuapiku.’”

6 So Amnon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand.

Maka berbaringlah Amnon dan berpura-pura sakit. Ketika raja datang menjenguknya, Amnon berkata kepada raja, “Tolong izinkanlah adikku Tamar datang ke sini untuk membuatkan roti di hadapanku, dan supaya aku makan dari tangannya.”

7 Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess.

Lalu Daud mengirim pesan kepada Tamar, “Pergilah ke rumah kakakmu Amnon dan siapkanlah makanan untuk dia.”

8 And Thamar came to the house of Amnon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes.

Jadi Tamar membawa adonan roti ke rumah Amnon, kakaknya, yang sedang berbaring di kamarnya. Di hadapan Amnon, Tamar mengolah adonan itu dan membuat beberapa roti di panci penggorengan.

9 And taking what she had boiled, she poured it out, and set it before him, but he would not eat: and Amnon said: Put out all persons from me. And when they had put all persons out,

Saat semua roti sudah dimasak dan Tamar menghidangkannya, Amnon menolak untuk makan. Kata Amnon kepada para budak laki-lakinya, “Keluar kalian semua dari sini!” Mereka pun keluar, dan hanya Tamar yang tinggal bersamanya.

10 Amnon said to Thamar: Bring the mess into the chamber, that I may eat at thy hand. And Thamar took the little messes which she had made, and brought them in to her brother Amnon in the chamber.

Kemudian Amnon berkata kepada Tamar, “Bawalah roti itu ke kamarku dan suapilah aku.” Maka Tamar melakukannya.

11 And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.

Tetapi saat Tamar berada di sampingnya, Amnon menariknya dan berkata, “Adikku, marilah tidur denganku!”

12 She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly.

Kata Tamar kepadanya, “Tidak, kakakku! Jangan memaksa aku melakukan hal sehina itu! Kejahatan seperti ini tidak boleh dilakukan di Israel!

13 For I shall not be able to bear my shame, and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel: but rather speak to the king, and he will not deny me to thee.

Pikirkanlah tentang aku! Noda dosa ini akan mencemari namaku untuk selamanya! Kamu juga akan dihina sebagai orang yang paling bebal di Israel! Bicaralah dengan raja. Dia pasti akan mengizinkan kamu menikahiku.”

14 But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her.

Tetapi Amnon tidak mau mendengarkan Tamar, dan karena dia lebih kuat daripada Tamar, maka dia memaksa dan memperkosa Tamar.

15 Then Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before, And Amnon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone.

Setelah itu, tiba-tiba Amnon merasa benci terhadap Tamar, bahkan rasa benci itu melebihi perasaaan cinta sebelumnya. Lalu dia menyuruh Tamar, “Bangun dan pergilah dari sini!”

16 She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her:

Jawab Tamar, “Tidak! Mengusir aku sekarang adalah lebih jahat daripada yang baru saja kamu lakukan kepadaku!” Namun, Amnon tidak mau mendengarkan dia.

17 But calling the servants that ministered to him, he said: Thrust this woman out from me: and shut the door after her.

Amnon memanggil budaknya dan berkata, “Keluarkan perempuan ini dari sini dan kunci pintunya!”

18 And she was clothed with along robe: for the king’s daughters that were virgins, used such kind of garments. Then his servant thrust her out: and shut the door after her.

Budak itu melakukan sesuai yang diperintahkan. Lalu Tamar menaburkan abu di atas kepalanya dan merobek gaun panjang yang dikenakannya. (Pada zaman itu, semua anak perempuan raja yang masih perawan mengenakan gaun panjang dengan pola indah.) Tamar kembali ke rumahnya sambil menutup mukanya dengan kedua tangan serta menangis pilu.

19 And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.

20 And Absalom her brother said to her: Hath thy brother Amnon lain with thee? but now, sister, hold thy peace, he is thy brother: and afflict not thy heart for this thing. So Thamar remained pining away in the house of Absalom her brother.

Setelah Absalom mendengar tentang kejadian itu, dia berkata kepada Tamar, “Aku sudah mendengar apa yang Amnon lakukan kepadamu. Tenanglah, adikku. Dia kakak tirimu. Janganlah terlalu memikirkan hal ini.” Sejak peristiwa itu, Tamar menjadi sangat sedih dan mengasingkan diri di rumah Absalom, kakaknya.

21 And when king David heard of these things he was exceedingly grieved: and he would not afflict the spirit of his son Amnon, for he loved him, because he was his firstborn.

Ketika Raja Daud mendengar hal itu, dia sangat marah. Tetapi Amnon adalah anak pertama dan anak kesayangan Daud, sehingga Daud enggan membuatnya tidak enak hati.

22 But Absalom spoke not to Amnon neither good nor evil: for Absalom hated Amnon because he had ravished his sister Thamar.

Sesudah itu Absalom tidak pernah berkata apa-apa kepada Amnon, tetapi dia menyimpan dendam terhadap Amnon karena sudah memperkosa adiknya.

23 And it came to pass after two years, that the sheep of Absalom were shorn in Baalhasor, which is near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons:

Dua tahun kemudian, ketika Absalom mengadakan pesta pengguntingan bulu domba di Baal Hazor, dekat perbatasan darerah suku Efraim, dia mengundang semua anak laki-laki raja untuk ikut perjamuannya.

24 And he came to the king, and said to him: Behold thy servant’s sheep are shorn. Let the king, I pray, with his servants come to his servant.

Absalom juga menemui raja dan berkata, “Ayah, aku mengadakan pesta pengguntingan bulu domba. Aku mohon ayah dan para pejabatmu menghadirinya.”

25 And the king said to Absalom: Nay, my son, do not ask that we should all come, and be chargeable to thee. And when he pressed him, and he would not go, he blessed him.

Jawab Daud, “Tidak, anakku. Janganlah kita semua pergi. Sebaiknya kami tidak membebanimu seperti itu.” Sekalipun Absalom mendesak ayahnya, Daud tetap tidak mau ikut. Daud hanya berkata, “Selamat berpesta.”

26 And Absalom said: If thou wilt not come, at least let my brother Amnon, I beseech thee, come with us. And the king said to him: It is not necessary that he should go with thee.

Lalu kata Absalom, “Jika raja tidak pergi, izinkanlah kakakku Amnon pergi bersama kami.” Raja menjawab, “Mengapa meminta dia untuk ikut bersamamu?”

27 But Absalom pressed him, so that he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him. And Absalom made a feast as it were the feast of a king.

Karena Absalom terus mendesak, akhirnya Daud mengizinkan semua anak laki-lakinya pergi bersama Absalom, termasuk Amnon.

28 And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Amnon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men.

Absalom memerintahkan para pegawai laki-lakinya, “Dengar! Saat Amnon sudah mabuk dan saya menyuruh, ‘Bunuh dia,’ kalian harus membunuhnya. Jangan takut! Saya yang memberi perintah ini dan saya yang akan bertanggung jawab. Kuatkanlah diri kalian dan beranilah!”

29 And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded them. And all the king’s sons arose and got up every man upon his mule, and fled.

Maka para pegawai Absalom melakukan seperti yang sudah diperintahkan kepada mereka. Melihat pembunuhan itu, anak-anak raja yang lain menaiki bagal mereka masing-masing dan melarikan diri.

30 And while they were yet in the way, a rumour came to David, saying: Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.

Sementara mereka masih dalam perjalanan, sampailah berita kepada Daud, “Absalom sudah membunuh semua anak laki-laki raja! Tidak ada seorang pun yang selamat!”

31 Then the king rose up, and rent his garments: and fell upon the ground, and all his servants, that stood about him, rent their garments.

Lalu raja berdiri, merobek pakaiannya, dan merebahkan diri di lantai. Semua pejabatnya juga ikut merobek pakaian mereka.

32 But Jonadab the son of Semmaa David’s brother answering, said: Let not my lord the king think that all the king’s sons are slain: Amnon only is dead, for he was appointed by the mouth of Absalom from the day that he ravished his sister Thamar.

Tetapi Yonadab berkata, “Tuanku, jangan menyangka bahwa semua anak laki-lakimu sudah terbunuh. Hanya Amnon yang dibunuh. Absalom sudah merencanakan hal ini sejak Amnon memperkosa Tamar, adiknya.

33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take this thing into his heart, saying: All the king’s sons are slain: for Amnon only is dead.

Janganlah Tuanku percaya pada berita yang mengatakan, ‘Semua anak laki-laki raja terbunuh,’ sebab hanya Amnon yang mati.”

34 But Absalom fled away: and the young man that kept the watch, lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold there came much people by a by-way on the side of the mountain.

Ketika keadaan masih kacau, Absalom melarikan diri. Di kota Yerusalem seorang penjaga melihat ada banyak orang datang menuruni gunung dari arah Horonaim. Dia melaporkan hal itu kepada raja.

35 And Jonadab said to the king: Behold the king’s sons are come: as thy servant said, so it is.

Lalu Yonadab berkata, “Tuanku, lihatlah! Anak-anakmu sedang berdatangan, seperti yang saya katakan!”

36 And when he made an end of speaking, the king’s sons also appeared: and coming in they lifted up their voice, and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very much.

Baru saja Yonadab selesai bicara, semua anak laki-laki raja tiba sambil meratap. Raja dan seluruh pejabatnya juga menangis keras-keras.

37 But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day.

Daud berdukacita begitu lama karena kematian Amnon. Absalom melarikan diri kepada kakeknya, raja Talmai, anak Amihud, di Gesur.

38 And Absalom after he was fled, and come into Gessur, was there three years.

Absalom tinggal di Gesur selama tiga tahun.

39 And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Amnon.

Ketika Daud sudah tidak berduka atas kematian Amnon, dia mulai rindu bertemu lagi dengan Absalom.