2 Samuel 13

1 Aconteceu depois disto, que tendo Absalão filho de Davi uma irmã bela que se chamava Tamar, apaixonou-se por ela Amnom filho de Davi.

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

2 E estava Amnom angustiado até enfermar, por Tamar sua irmã: porque por ser ela virgem, parecia a Amnom que seria coisa difícil fazer-lhe algo.

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 E Amnom tinha um amigo que se chamava Jonadabe, filho de Simeia, irmão de Davi: e era Jonadabe homem muito astuto.

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

4 E este lhe disse: Filho do rei, por que de dia em dia vais assim enfraquecendo? Não o revelarás a mim? Amnom lhe respondeu: Eu amo a Tamar a irmã de Absalão meu irmão.

[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 E Jonadabe lhe disse: Deita-te em tua cama, e finge que estás enfermo; e quando teu pai vier a visitar-te, dize-lhe: Rogo-te que venha minha irmã Tamar, para que me conforte com alguma comida, e prepare diante de mim alguma iguaria, para que vendo eu, a coma de sua mão.

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 Deitou-se, pois, Amnom, e fingiu que estava enfermo, e veio o rei: a visitar-lhe: e disse Amnom ao rei: Eu te rogo que venha minha irmã Tamar, e faça diante de mim dois bolos, que coma eu de sua mão.

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 E Davi enviou a Tamar a sua casa, dizendo: Vai agora à casa de teu irmão Amnom, e faze-lhe de comer.

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 E foi Tamar à casa de seu irmão Amnom, o qual estava deitado; e tomou farinha, e amassou e fez bolos diante dele, e preparou-os.

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 Tomou logo a panela, e tirou-os diante dele: mas ele não quis comer. E disse Amnom: Lançai fora daqui a todos. E todos se saíram dali.

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 Então Amnom disse a Tamar: Traze a comida ao quarto, para que eu coma de tua mão. E tomando Tamar os pães que havia preparado, levou-os a seu irmão Amnom ao quarto.

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 quando ela se as pôs diante para que comesse, ele a agarrou, dizendo-lhe: Vem, irmã minha deita-te comigo.

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

12 Ela então lhe respondeu: Não, meu irmão, não me forces; porque não se deve assim com Israel. Não faças tal erro.

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 Porque onde iria eu com minha desonra? E ainda tu serias estimado como um dos perversos em Israel. Rogo-te, pois, agora, que fales ao rei, que não me negará a ti.

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 Mas ele não a quis ouvir; antes podendo mais que ela a forçou, e lançou-se com ela.

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

15 Aborreceu-a logo Amnom de tão grande aborrecimiento, que o ódio com que a aborreceu foi maior que o amor com que a havia amado. E disse-lhe Amnom: Levanta-te e vai-te.

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 E ela lhe respondeu: Não está certo; maior mal é este de me rejeitar, que o que me fizeste. Mas ele não a quis ouvir:

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 Antes, chamando seu criado que lhe servia, disse: Lança-me esta ali fora, e fecha a porta atrás dela.

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 E tinha ela sobre si uma roupa de cores, traje que as filhas virgens dos reis vestiam. Lançou-a, pois, fora seu criado, e fechou a porta atrás ela.

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 Então Tamar tomou cinza, e espalhou-a sobre sua cabeça, e rasgou sua roupa de cores de que estava vestida, e postas suas mãos sobre sua cabeça, foi-se gritando.

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 E disse-lhe seu irmão Absalão: Esteve contigo teu irmão Amnom? Pois cala agora, irmã minha: teu irmão é; não ponhas teu coração neste negócio. E ficou Tamar desconsolada em casa de Absalão seu irmão.

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 E logo que o rei Davi ouviu tudo isto, foi muito irritado.

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

22 Mas Absalão não falou com Amnom nem mal nem bem, ainda que Absalão aborrecesse a Amnom, porque havia forçado a Tamar sua irmã.

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

23 E aconteceu, passados dois anos, que Absalão tinha tosquiadores em Baal-Hazor, que está junto a Efraim; e convidou Absalão a todos os filhos do rei.

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 E veio Absalão ao rei, e disse-lhe: Eis que, teu servo tem agora tosquiadores: eu rogo que venha o rei e seus servos com teu 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 E respondeu o rei a Absalão: Não, filho meu, não vamos todos, para não sermos pesados a ti. E ainda que tenha insistido com ele, não quis ir, mas abençoou-o.

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 Então disse Absalão: Se não, rogo-te que venha conosco Amnom meu irmão. E o rei lhe respondeu: Para que há de ir contigo?

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 E como Absalão o importunou, deixou ir com ele a Amnom e a todos os filhos do rei.

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

28 E havia Absalão dado ordem a seus criados, dizendo: Agora bem, olhai quando o coração de Amnom estará alegre do vinho, e em dizendo-vos eu: Feri a Amnom, então matai-o, e não temais; que eu vos o mandei. Esforçai-vos, pois, e sede valentes.

[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 E os criados de Absalão fizeram com Amnom como Absalão o havia mandado. Levantaram-se logo todos os filhos do rei, e subiram todos em seus mulos, e fugiram.

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 E estando ainda eles no caminho, chegou a Davi o rumor que dizia: Absalão matou a todos os filhos do rei, que nenhum deles restou.

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 Então levantando-se Davi, rasgou suas roupas, e lançou-se em terra, e todos os seus criados, rasgados suas roupas, estavam adiante.

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 E Jonadabe, filho de Simeia irmão de Davi, falou e disse: Não diga meu senhor que mataram a todos os jovens filhos do rei, que somente Amnom é morto: porque em boca de Absalão estava posto desde o dia que Amnom forçou a Tamar sua irmã.

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 Portanto, agora não ponha meu senhor o rei em seu coração essa voz que disse: Todos os filhos do rei foram mortos: porque somente Amnom é morto.

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

34 Absalão fugiu logo. Entretanto, levantando seus olhos o jovem que estava de vigia olhou, e eis que muito povo vinha por detrás de si pelo caminho da lateral do 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 disse Jonadabe ao rei: Eis ali os filhos do rei que vem: é assim como teu servo disse.

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

36 E quando ele acabou de falar, eis que os filhos do rei que vieram, e levantando sua voz choraram. E também o mesmo rei e todos os seus servos choraram com muito grandes lamentos.

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 Mas Absalão fugiu, e foi-se a Talmai filho de Amiur, rei de Gesur. E Davi chorava por seu filho todos os dias.

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 E depois que Absalão fugiu e se foi a Gesur, esteve ali três anos.

39 E o rei Davi desejou ver a Absalão: porque já estava consolado acerca de Amnom que era morto.

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