2 Samuelsboken 13

1 Och det begaf sig derefter, att Absalom, Davids son, hade en dägelig syster, den het Thamar. Och Amnon, Davids son, fick henne kär.

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

2 Och Amnon ställde sig såsom han var sjuk för Thamars sin systers skull; ty hon var en jungfru; och Amnon syntes icke lätt vara att göra henne något.

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 Men Amnon hade en vän, han het Jonadab, Simea son, Davids broders; och den samme Jonadab var en ganska snäll man.

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

4 Han sade till honom: Hvi varder du så mager, du Konungens son, dag frå dag? Må du icke säga mig det? Då sade Amnon till honom: Jag hafver Thamar, mins broders Absaloms syster, kär.

[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 sade till honom: Lägg dig på dina säng, och gör dig krank. När då din fader kommer till att besöka dig, så säg till honom: Käre, lät mina syster Thamar komma, att hon gifver mig äta, och reder mat för mig, så att jag ser det, och äter utu hennes hand.

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 Så lade Amnon sig, och gjorde sig krank. Då nu Konungen kom till att se honom, sade Amnon till Konungen: Käre, låt mina syster Thamar komma, att hon reder för mig ett mos eller tu, och jag må äta af hennes hand.

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 Då sände David efter Thamar i huset, och lät säga henne: Gack i dins broders Amnons hus, och red honom något mat.

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 Thamar gick åstad till sins broders Amnons hus, och han låg på sängene; och hon tog en deg, och knådade, och söd det för hans ögon, och kokade honom ett mos;

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 Och hon tog den rätten, och gaf upp för honom; men han ville icke ätat. Och Amnon sade: Låt alla gå ut ifrå mig; och alle gingo ut.

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 Då sade Amnon till Thamar: Bär maten in i kammaren, att jag må äta af dine hand. Så tog Thamar moset, som hon gjort hade, och bar det till Amnon sin broder i kammaren.

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 Och som hon hade burit honom moset in, att han skulle äta, fick han henne fatt, och sade till henne: Hit, min syster, och ligg när mig.

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

12 Men hon sade till honom: Icke så, min broder; förkränk mig icke; ty så plägar man icke göra i Israel. Gör icke en sådana galenskap.

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 Hvar skulle jag blifva för mina blygds skull? Och du vorde såsom en dåre i Israel. Tala heldre med Konungenom; han nekar mig dig icke.

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 Men han ville icke höra henne; utan vardt henne öfvermägtig, och förnedrade henne, och låg när henne.

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

15 Och han fick ett stort hat till henne, så att hatet vardt större än tillförene kärleken var. Och Amnon sade till henne: Statt upp, och gack.

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 Men hon sade: Detta onda är större, än det andra, som du hafver gjort på mig, att du drifver mig ut. Men han hörde hennes röst intet;

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 Utan kallade sin dräng, som hans tjenare var, och sade: Drif denna ut ifrå mig, och stäng igen dörrena efter henne,

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 Och hon hade en brokot kjortel uppå; ty sådana kjortlar drogo Konungens döttrar, så länge de voro jungfrur. Och då hans tjenare hade drifvit henne ut, och stängt dörrena igen efter henne,

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 Kastade Thamar asko på sitt hufvud, och ref den brokota kjortelen sönder, som hon uppå hade, och lade sina hand på hufvudet, och gick, och ropade.

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 Och hennes broder Absalom sade till henne: Hafver din broder Amnon varit när dig? Nu, min syster, tig stilla; det är din broder, och lägg det ärendet icke så på hjertat. Så blef Thamar ensam i Absaloms sins broders hus.

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 Och då Konung David allt detta hörde, tog han det ganska illa vid sig.

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

22 Men Absalom talade intet vid Amnon, hvarken ondt eller godt; dock hatade Absalom Amnon, derföre att han hans syster Thamar förkränkt hade.

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

23 Efter tu år lät Absalom klippa sin får i BaalHazor, som ligger under Ephraim; och Absalom böd all Konungens barn;

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 Och kom till Konungen, och sade: Si, din tjenare hafver fåraklippare. Jag beder att Konungen, samt med sina tjenare, ville gå med sinom tjenare.

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 Men Konungen sade till Absalom: Icke så, min son; låt oss icke alla gå, att vi icke göra dig tunga; och då han föll hårdt efter honom, ville han dock icke gå, utan välsignade honom.

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 Absalom sade: Skall icke då min broder Amnon gå med oss? Konungen sade till honom: Hvi skulle han gå med dig?

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 Då nödgade Absalom honom, så att han lät Amnon och all Konungens barn gå med honom.

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

28 Och Absalom böd sina tjenare, och sade: Tager vara uppå, när Amnon varder glad af vinet, och jag säger till eder: Slår Amnon; och dräper honom, att I intet frukten eder, ty jag hafver det befallt eder; varer tröste och frimodige dertill.

[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 Alltså gjorde Absaloms tjenare Amnon, såsom Absalom dem budit hade. Då stodo all Konungens barn upp, och hvar och en satte sig på sin mula, och flydde.

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 Och medan de ännu voro på vägenom, kom rykte för David, att Absalom hade slagit all Konungens barn, så att icke en var öfverblifven af dem.

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 Då stod Konungen upp, och ref sin kläder sönder, och lade sig neder på jordena; och alle hans tjenare, som stodo omkring honom, refvo sin kläder sönder.

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 Då svarade Jonadab, Simea son, Davids broders, och sade: Min herre tänke icke att alle drängerne, Konungens barn, äro döde; utan Amnon är allena död; ty Absalom hafver detta haft inne med sig, ifrå den dagen han förkränkte hans syster Thamar.

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 Så tage icke nu min herre Konungen sådant till hjertat, att all Konungens barn äro döde; utan Amnon är allena död.

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

34 Men Absalom flydde; och drängen på vaktene lyfte upp sin ögon, och såg ut; och si, en stor hop folk kom på vägenom, hvar efter den andra, utmed bergssidon.

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 Då sade Jonadab till Konungen: Si, Konungens barn komma; såsom din tjenare sagt hafver, så är det tillgånget.

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

36 Och då han uttalat hade, si, då kommo Konungens barn, och upphofvo sina röst, och greto. Konungen och alle hans tjenare greto ock ganska fast.

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 Men Absalom flydde, och drog till Thalmai, Ammihuds son, Konungen i Gesur. Men han jämrade sig öfver sin son alla dagar.

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 Men då Absalom flydd var, och drog till Gesur, var han der i tre år.

39 Och Konung David öfvergaf att draga ut emot Absalom; ty han var hugsvalad öfver Amnon, att han död var.

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