2 Samuele 13

1 Or dopo queste cose avvenne che, avendo Absalom, figliuolo di Davide, una sorella di nome Tamar, ch’era di bell’aspetto, Amnon, figliuolo di Davide, se ne innamorò.

David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. Another of David’s sons, Amnon, was attracted to Tamar.

2 Ed Amnon si appassionò a tal punto per Tamar sua sorella da diventarne malato; perché ella era vergine, e pareva difficile ad Amnon di poterle fare alcun che.

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].

3 Or Amnon aveva un amico, per nome Jonadab, figliuolo di Shimea, fratello di Davide; e Jonadab era un uomo molto accorto.

But Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, who was the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very crafty/shrewd man.

4 Questi gli disse: “O figliuolo del re, perché vai tu di giorno in giorno dimagrando a cotesto modo? Non me lo vuoi dire?” Amnon gli rispose: “Sono innamorato di Tamar, sorella di mio fratello Absalom”.

[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.”

5 Jonadab gli disse: “Mettiti a letto e fingiti malato; e quando tuo padre verrà a vederti, digli: Fa’, ti prego, che la mia sorella Tamar venga a darmi da mangiare e a preparare il cibo in mia presenza, sì ch’io lo vegga; e lo mangerò quando mi sarà pòrto dalle sue mani”.

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.’”

6 Amnon dunque si mise a letto e si finse ammalato; e quando il re lo venne a vedere, Amnon gli disse: “Fa’, ti prego, che la mia sorella Tamar venga e faccia un paio di frittelle in mia presenza; così le mangerò quando mi saran pòrte dalle sue mani”.

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.”

7 Allora Davide mandò a casa di Tamar a dirle: “Va’ a casa di Amnon, tuo fratello, e preparagli qualcosa da mangiare”.

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.”

8 Tamar andò a casa di Amnon, suo fratello, che giaceva in letto. Ella prese della farina stemperata, l’intrise, ne fece delle frittelle in sua presenza, e le cosse.

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.

9 Poi, prese la padella, ne trasse le frittelle e gliele mise dinanzi; ma egli rifiutò di mangiare, e disse: “Fate uscire di qui tutta la gente”. E tutti uscirono.

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].

10 Allora Amnon disse a Tamar: “Portami il cibo in camera, e lo prenderò dalle tue mani”. E Tamar prese le frittelle che avea fatte, e le portò in camera ad Amnon suo fratello.

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.

11 E com’essa gliele porgeva perché mangiasse, egli l’afferrò, e le disse: “Vieni a giacerti meco, sorella mia”.

But when she brought them close for him to eat them, he grabbed her and said to her, “Come to bed with me!”

12 Essa gli rispose: “No, fratel mio, non farmi violenza; questo non si fa in Israele; non commettere una tale infamia!

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!

13 Io dove andrei a portar la mia vergogna? E quanto a te, tu saresti messo tra gli scellerati in Israele. Te ne prego, parlane piuttosto al re, ed egli non mi negherà a te”.

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.”

14 Ma egli non volle darle ascolto; ed essendo più forte di lei, la violentò, e si giacque con lei.

But he would not listen to her. He was stronger than she was, so he forced her to have sex with him.

15 Poi Amnon concepì verso di lei un odio fortissimo; talmente, che l’odio per lei fu maggiore dell’amore di cui l’aveva amata prima. E le disse:

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!”

16 “Lèvati, vattene!” Ella gli rispose: “Non mi fare, cacciandomi, un torto maggiore di quello che m’hai già fatto”. Ma egli non volle ascoltarla.

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.

17 Anzi, chiamato il servo che lo assisteva, gli disse: “Caccia via costei lungi da me, e chiudile la porta dietro!”

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]!”

18 Or ella portava una tunica con le maniche, poiché le figliuole del re portavano simili vesti finché erano vergini. Il servo di Amnon dunque la mise fuori, e le chiuse la porta dietro.

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.

19 E Tamar si sparse della cenere sulla testa, si stracciò di dosso la tunica con le maniche, e mettendosi la mano sul capo, se n’andò gridando.

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.

20 Absalom, suo fratello, le disse: “Forse che Amnon, tuo fratello, è stato teco? Per ora, taci, sorella mia; egli è tuo fratello; non t’accorare per questo”. E Tamar, desolata, rimase in casa di Absalom, suo fratello.

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.

21 Il re Davide udì tutte queste cose, e ne fu fortemente adirato.

When King David heard about all that, he became very angry.

22 Ed Absalom non rivolse ad Amnon alcuna parola, né in bene né in male; poiché odiava Amnon, per aver egli violata Tamar, sua sorella.

And Absalom hated Amnon, because he had raped his sister, so he would not speak to Amnon about anything.

23 Or due anni dopo avvenne che, facendo Absalom tosar le sue pecore a Baal-Hatsor presso Efraim, egli invitò tutti i figliuoli del re.

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].

24 Absalom andò a trovare il re, e gli disse: “Ecco, il tuo servo ha i tosatori; ti prego, venga anche il re coi suoi servitori a casa del tuo servo!”

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!”

25 Ma il re disse ad Absalom: “No, figliuol mio, non andiamo tutti, che non ti siam d’aggravio”. E benché Absalom insistesse, il re non volle andare; ma gli diede la sua benedizione.

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].

26 E Absalom disse: “Se non vuoi venir tu, ti prego, permetti ad Amnon, mio fratello, di venir con noi”. Il re gli rispose: “E perché andrebb’egli teco?”

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?”

27 Ma Absalom tanto insisté, che Davide lasciò andare con lui Amnon e tutti i figliuoli del re.

But Absalom continued to insist, so finally the king permitted Amnon and all David’s other sons to go with Absalom.

28 Or Absalom diede quest’ordine ai suoi servi: “Badate, quando Amnon avrà il cuore riscaldato dal vino, e io vi dirò: Colpite Amnon! voi uccidetelo, e non abbiate paura; non son io che ve lo comando? Fatevi cuore, e comportatevi da forti!”

[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!”

29 I servi di Absalom fecero ad Amnon come Absalom avea comandato. Allora tutti i figliuoli del re si levarono, montaron ciascun sul suo mulo e se ne fuggirono.

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.

30 Or mentr’essi erano ancora per via, giunse a Davide la notizia che Absalom aveva ucciso tutti i figliuoli del re, e che non uno di loro era scampato.

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!”

31 Allora il re si levò, si strappò le vesti, e si gettò per terra; e tutti i suoi servi gli stavan dappresso, con le vesti stracciate.

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.

32 Ma Jonadab, figliuolo di Shimea, fratello di Davide, prese a dire: “Non dica il mio signore che tutti i giovani, figliuoli del re, sono stati uccisi; il solo Amnon è morto; per Absalom era cosa decisa fin dal giorno che Amnon gli violò la sorella Tamar.

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.

33 Così dunque non si accori il re, mio signore, come se tutti i figliuoli del re fossero morti; il solo Amnon è morto”. Or Absalom aveva preso la fuga.

So, your majesty, do not believe the report that all your sons are dead. [I am sure that] only Amnon is dead.”

34 E il giovine che stava alle vedette alzò gli occhi, guardò, ed ecco che una gran turba di gente veniva per la via di ponente dal lato del monte.

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].

35 E Jonadab disse al re: “Ecco i figliuoli del re che arrivano! La cosa sta come il tuo servo ha detto”.

Jonadab said to the king, “Aha! What I told you is true. Your other sons [are alive and] have come!”

36 E com’egli ebbe finito di parlare, ecco giungere i figliuoli del re, i quali alzarono la voce e piansero; ed anche il re e tutti i suoi servi versarono abbondanti lagrime.

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.

37 Quanto ad Absalom, se ne fuggì e andò da Talmai, figliuolo di Ammihur, re di Gheshur. E Davide faceva cordoglio del suo figliuolo ogni giorno.

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,

38 Absalom rimase tre anni a Gheshur, dov’era andato dopo aver preso la fuga.

39 E l’ira del re Davide contro Absalom si calmò perché Davide s’era consolato della morte di Amnon.

but after that, he desired very much to see Absalom, because he was no longer grieving about Amnon being dead.