2 Samuel 13
1 David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. Another of David’s sons, Amnon, was attracted to Tamar.
Nogen tid derefter hendte det som nu skal fortelles: Absalom, Davids sønn, hadde en fager søster som hette Tamar; henne fattet Davids sønn Amnon kjærlighet til.
2 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].
Og Amnon var så nedtrykt for sin søster Tamars skyld at han blev syk; for hun var jomfru, og det syntes Amnon umulig å gjøre henne noget.
3 But Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, who was the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty/shrewd man.
Men Amnon hadde en venn som hette Jonadab, en sønn av Davids bror Simea; og Jonadab var en meget klok mann.
4 [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.”
Han sa til ham: Hvorfor ser du så dårlig ut, kongesønn, morgen efter morgen? Vil du ikke si mig det? Da sa Amnon til ham: Jeg elsker Tamar, min bror Absaloms søster.
5 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.’”
Jonadab sa til ham: Legg dig i sengen og gjør dig syk, og når da din far kommer for å se til dig, så si til ham: La min søster Tamar komme og gi mig noget å ete og lage til maten for mine øine, så jeg ser på det og får maten av hennes hånd!
6 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.”
Så la Amnon sig og gjorde sig syk, og da kongen kom for å se til ham, sa Amnon til kongen: La min søster Tamar komme og lage et par kaker, så jeg ser på det og kan få dem av hennes hånd!
7 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.”
Da sendte David bud inn i huset til Tamar og lot si: Gå til din bror Amnons hus og lag til maten for ham!
8 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.
Og Tamar gikk til sin bror Amnons hus. Han lå til sengs, og hun tok deigen og eltet den og laget kaker, så han så på det, og stekte dem.
9 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].
Så tok hun pannen og slo dem ut foran ham; men han vilde ikke ete. Og Amnon sa: La alle gå ut! Da alle var gått ut,
10 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.
sa Amnon til Tamar: Bær maten inn i kammeret, så jeg kan få den av din hånd! Og Tamar tok kakene som hun hadde laget, og bar dem inn i kammeret til sin bror Amnon.
11 But when she brought them close for him to eat them, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come to bed with me!”
Men da hun rakte ham dem og bad ham ete, tok han fatt i henne og sa til henne: Kom og ligg hos mig, min søster!
12 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!
Men hun sa til ham: Nei, min bror, krenk mig ikke! Slikt må ikke gjøres i Israel; Gjør ikke noget så skammelig!
13 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.”
Hvor skulde da jeg gå hen med min skam? Og du vilde bli regnet blandt nidingene i Israel. Kjære, tal heller til kongen! Han nekter dig ikke å få mig.
14 But he would not listen to her. He was stronger than she was, so he forced her to have sex with him.
Men han vilde ikke høre på henne; og han blev henne for sterk og krenket henne og lå hos henne.
15 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!”
Men derefter fattet Amnon et sterkt hat til henne - det hat han fikk til henne, var større enn den kjærlighet han hadde hatt til henne. Og Amnon sa til henne: Stå op og gå din vei!
16 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.
Da sa hun til ham: Vold mig ikke så stor en ulykke! Jag mig ikke bort! Det vilde være verre enn det annet du har gjort mig. Men han vilde ikke høre på henne.
17 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]!”
Han kalte på den gutt som gikk ham til hånde, og sa: Jag denne kvinne ut på gaten og steng døren efter henne!
18 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.
Hun hadde en sid kjortel på sig; for sådanne kåper brukte kongens døtre så lenge de var jomfruer. Hans tjener førte henne da ut på gaten og stengte døren efter henne.
19 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.
Men Tamar strødde aske på sitt hode og sønderrev den side kjortel hun hadde på sig, og hun la sin hånd på sitt hode og gikk skrikende sin vei.
20 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.
Da sa hennes bror Absalom til henne: Har din bror Amnon vært hos dig? Ti nu stille, min søster! Han er din bror; ta dig ikke så nær av dette! Så blev da Tamar i sin ulykke i sin bror Absaloms hus.
21 When King David heard about all that, he became very angry.
Da kong David hørte om alt dette, blev han meget vred.
22 And Absalom hated Amnon, because he had raped his sister, so he would not speak to Amnon about anything.
Og Absalom talte ikke med Amnon, hverken ondt eller godt; for han hatet Amnon fordi han hadde krenket hans søster Tamar.
23 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].
To år derefter hadde Absalom fåreklipning i Ba'al-Hasor, som ligger ved Efra'im, og Absalom innbød alle kongens sønner.
24 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!”
Absalom gikk inn til kongen og sa: Din tjener skal nu ha fåreklipning; vil ikke kongen og hans menn følge din tjener dit!
25 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].
Men kongen svarte: Nei, min sønn, vi vil ikke komme alle, forat vi ikke skal være dig til uleilighet. Og han nødde ham, men han vilde enda ikke gå med og ønsket ham lykke til.
26 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?”
Da sa Absalom: Om du ikke vil, så la min bror Amnon følge med oss! Kongen spurte: Hvorfor skal han følge med dig?
27 But Absalom continued to insist, so finally the king permitted Amnon and all David’s other sons to go with Absalom.
Men Absalom nødde ham inntil han lot Amnon og alle kongesønnene gå med ham.
28 [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!”
Og Absalom bød sine tjenere og sa: Se til, når Amnon er blitt vel til mote av vinen, og jeg sier til eder: Hugg Amnon ned! - så skal I drepe ham; vær ikke redde! Det er jo jeg som har befalt eder det! Vær modige og vis eder som djerve menn!
29 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.
Og Absaloms tjenere gjorde med Amnon som Absalom hadde befalt. Da stod alle kongesønnene op og satte sig på hver sitt muldyr og flyktet.
30 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!”
Mens de ennu var på veien, kom det rykte til David: Absalom har slått alle kongens sønner ihjel, og ikke en eneste av dem er blitt tilbake.
31 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.
Da stod kongen op og sønderrev sine klær og kastet sig ned på jorden, og alle hans tjenere stod der med sønderrevne klær.
32 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.
Men Jonadab, sønn av Davids bror Simea, tok til orde og sa: Min herre må ikke tenke at de har drept alle de unge menn, kongens sønner. Det er bare Amnon som er død; for efter Absaloms egne ord har det vært avgjort helt fra den dag han krenket hans søster Tamar.
33 So, your majesty, do not believe the report that all your sons are dead. [I am sure that] only Amnon is dead.”
Så må nu min herre kongen ikke la det gå sig til hjerte at de sier: Alle kongens sønner er død! Nei, det er bare Amnon som er død.
34 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].
Imidlertid flyktet Absalom. Da den mann som holdt vakt, så sig omkring, fikk han se mange folk som drog frem fra veien bak ham ved siden av fjellet.
35 Jonadab said to the king, “Aha! What I told you is true. Your other sons [are alive and] have come!”
Da sa Jonadab til kongen: Der kommer kongens sønner; det er gått som din tjener sa.
36 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.
Ikke før hadde han talt ut, så kom kongens sønner, og de gråt høit, og kongen og alle hans menn brast også i lydelig gråt.
37 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,
Men Absalom flyktet og drog til Talmai, sønn av Ammihud, kongen i Gesur. Og David sørget over sin sønn hele tiden.
Da nu Absalom var flyktet og hadde draget til Gesur, blev han der tre år.
39 but after that, he desired very much to see Absalom, because he was no longer grieving about Amnon being dead.
Dette avholdt kong David fra å dra ut imot Absalom; for han hadde trøstet sig over Amnons død.
