Вторая книга Царств 13

1 И бысть по сих, и у Авессалома сына Давидова бе сестра добра взором зело, имя же ей Фамарь, и возлюби ю Амнон сын Давидов:

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.

2 и скорбяше Амнон, яко и разболетися (ему) сестры своея ради Фамары, зане дева бяше сия, и не удобно бе пред очима Амнонима что сотворити ей.

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.

3 И бе Амнону друг, имя же ему Ионадав, сын Самаа брата Давидова, и Ионадав муж мудр зело.

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

4 И рече ему (Ионадав): что ти, яко ты тако болиши, сыне царев, утро утро? И не возвещаеши ми? И рече ему Амнон: Фамару сестру Авессалома брата моего аз люблю.

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.

5 И рече ему Ионадав: лязи на постели твоей и разболися, и внидет отец твой видети тя, и речеши к нему: да приидет ныне Фамарь сестра моя, и да ми даст ясти, и да сотворит пред очима моима снедь, да увижду и вкушу от рук ея.

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.

6 И ляже Амнон и разболеся: и вниде царь видети его. И рече Амнон к царю: да приидет ныне Фамарь сестра моя ко мне и да испечет два пряжма пред очима моима, и имам ясти от руку ея.

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.

7 И посла Давид к Фамаре в дом, глаголя: иди ныне в дом Амнона брата твоего и сотвори ему снедь.

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

8 И иде Фамарь в дом Амнона брата своего, и той лежаше. И взя тесто, и смеси, и устрои пред очима его, и испече пряжма:

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.

9 и взя сковраду и изложи пред него, и не восхоте ясти. И рече Амнон: изжените вся мужы от мене. И изгнаша вся мужы от него.

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,

10 И рече Амнон к Фамаре: внеси ми снедь во внутреннюю храмину, и ям от руку твоею. И взя Фамарь пряжма, яже испече, и внесе Амнону брату своему во внутреннюю храмину,

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.

11 и представи ему да яст. И ят ю, и рече ей: гряди, лязи со мною, сестро моя.

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

12 И рече ему: ни, брате мой, не обругай мене, понеже не сотворится тако во Израили, не сотвори безумия сего:

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.

13 и аз камо скрыю безчестие мое? И ты будеши яко един от безумных во Израили: и ныне глаголи к царю, да не отлучит мене от тебе.

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.

14 И не восхоте Амнон послушати гласа ея, и преодоле ей, и смири ю, и преспа с нею.

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

15 И возненавиде ю Амнон ненавистию великою зело, яко велиим ненавидением возненавиде ю паче любве, еюже любляше ю, и рече ей Амнон: востани и отиди.

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.

16 И рече ему Фамарь: (ни, брате, ) яко злоба болши есть последняя паче первыя, юже сотворил еси со мною, еже отслати мене. И не восхоте Амнон слышати гласа ея.

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:

17 И призва отрока своего, приставника дому своего, и рече ему: отсли ныне сию от мене вон, и заключи двери вслед ея.

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

18 И бе риза на ней испещрена, понеже тако облачахуся дщери царевы, сущыя девицы, во одежды своя. И изведе ю вон слуга его и затвори двери вслед ея.

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.

19 И взя Фамарь пепел, и насыпа на главу свою, и одежду испещренную растерза на себе, и возложи руце свои на главу свою, и идущи идяше и вопияше.

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

20 И рече к ней Авессалом брат ея: еда Амнон брат твой бысть с тобою? И ныне, сестро моя, умолчи, яко брат твой есть: не полагай на сердцы твоем еже глаголати слово сие. И седе Фамарь вдовствующи в дому Авессалома брата своего.

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.

21 И слыша царь Давид вся словеса сия, и разгневася зело, и не опечали духа Амнона сына своего, понеже любляше его, яко первенец бе ему.

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.

22 И не глагола Авессалом со Амноном ни о добре, ни о зле, понеже возненавиде Авессалом Амнона того ради, понеже Фамару сестру его обругал.

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

23 И бысть по двух летех дний, и беша стригуще (овцы) Авессаломовы (раби) в Веласоре близ Ефрема: и призва Авессалом вся сыны царевы.

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:

24 И прииде Авессалом ко царю и рече: се, ныне стригут рабу твоему, да идет убо царь и отроцы его с рабом твоим.

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.

25 И рече царь ко Авессалому: ни, сыне мой, да не пойдем вси мы, и да не отяготим тя. И нуждаше его: и не восхоте (царь) ити, и благослови его.

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.

26 И рече Авессалом к нему: аще же ни, поне да идет с нами Амнон брат мой. И рече ему царь: почто идет с тобою Амнон?

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.

27 И принуди его Авессалом, и отпусти с ним Амнона и вся сыны царевы. И сотвори Авессалом пир, якоже творит пир царь.

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.

28 И заповеда Авессалом отроком своим, глаголя: видите егда возблажает сердце Амноне от вина, и реку вам: поразите Амнона, и умертвите его: не убойтеся, яко не аз ли есмь повелеваяй вам? Мужайтеся и будите в сыны силы.

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.

29 И сотвориша отроцы Авессаломли Амнону, якоже заповеда им Авессалом. И восташа вси сынове царевы, и вседе кийждо на мска своего, и бежаша.

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.

30 И бысть, сущым им на пути, и слух дойде до Давида, глаголя: изби Авессалом вся сыны царевы, и не избысть от них ни един.

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.

31 И воста царь, и растерза ризы своя, и ляже на земли, и вси отроцы его предстоящии ему растерзаша ризы своя.

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.

32 И рече Ионадав, сын Самаа брата Давидова, и рече: да не речет господин мой царь, яко вся отроки сыны царевы уби, но Амнон есть един убиен, яко той из уст Авессалому не исхождаше, отнележе обруга сестру его Фамару:

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.

33 и ныне да не полагает господин мой царь словесе на сердцы своем, глаголя: вси сынове царевы умроша: яко Амнон един умре.

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.

34 И побеже Авессалом. И воздвиже отрок страж очеса своя и виде: и се, людие мнози идуще путем вслед его со страны гор в низхождение. И прииде страж и возвести царю и рече: мужы видех от пути Оронска со страны горы.

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.

35 И рече Ионадав ко царю: се, сынове царевы приходят: по словеси раба твоего, тако бысть.

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

36 И бысть егда сконча глаголя, и се, сынове царевы приидоша и воздвигоша глас свой и плакаша: и сам царь и вси отроцы его плакаша плачем великим зело.

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.

37 И Авессалом убеже, и прииде ко Фолму сыну Емиуда, царю Гедсурску, в землю Хамаахадску. И плакаше Давид царь о сыне своем вся дни.

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

38 И Авессалом убеже, и иде в Гедсур, и бе тамо три лета.

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

39 И остави царь Давид изыти вслед Авессалома, яко утешися о Амноне, яко умре.

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