2 Samuel 13
1 Now after this, it came about that Absalom, David's son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and David's son Amnon was in love with her.
Après cela, voici ce qui arriva. Absalom, fils de David, avait une sœur qui était belle et qui s’appelait Tamar; et Amnon, fils de David, l’aima.
2 And he was so deeply in love that he became ill because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin, and so it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.
Amnon était tourmenté jusqu’à se rendre malade à cause de Tamar, sa sœur; car elle était vierge, et il paraissait difficile à Amnon de faire sur elle la moindre tentative.
3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.
Amnon avait un ami, nommé Jonadab, fils de Schimea, frère de David, et Jonadab était un homme très habile.
4 And he said to him, O son of the king, why are you getting thinner day by day? will you not say what your trouble is? And Amnon said to him, I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
Il lui dit: Pourquoi deviens-tu, ainsi chaque matin plus maigre, toi, fils de roi? Ne veux-tu pas me le dire? Amnon lui répondit: J’aime Tamar, sœur d’Absalom, mon frère.
5 Then Jonadab said to him, Go to your bed, and let it seem that you are ill: and when your father comes to see you, say to him, Let my sister Tamar come and give me bread, and get the food ready before my eyes, so that I may see it and take it from her hand.
Jonadab lui dit: Mets-toi au lit, et fais le malade. Quand ton père viendra te voir, tu lui diras: Permets à Tamar, ma sœur, de venir pour me donner à manger; qu’elle prépare un mets sous mes yeux, afin que je le voie et que je le prenne de sa main.
6 So Amnon went to bed and made himself seem ill: and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let my sister Tamar come and make me one or two cakes before my eyes, so that I may take food from her hand.
Amnon se coucha, et fit le malade. Le roi vint le voir, et Amnon dit au roi: Je te prie, que Tamar, ma sœur, vienne faire deux gâteaux sous mes yeux, et que je les mange de sa main.
7 Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.
David envoya dire à Tamar dans l’intérieur des appartements: Va dans la maison d’Amnon, ton frère, et prépare-lui un mets.
8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was in bed. And she took paste and made cakes before his eyes, cooking them over the fire.
Tamar alla dans la maison d’Amnon, son frère, qui était couché. Elle prit de la pâte, la pétrit, prépara devant lui des gâteaux, et les fit cuire;
9 And she took the cooking-pot, and put the cakes before him, but he would not take them. And Amnon said, Let everyone go away from me. So they all went out.
prenant ensuite la poêle, elle les versa devant lui. Mais Amnon refusa de manger. Il dit: Faites sortir tout le monde. Et tout le monde sortit de chez lui.
10 Then Amnon said to Tamar, Take the food and come into my bedroom, so that I may take it from your hand. So Tamar took the cakes she had made and went with them into her brother Amnon's bedroom.
Alors Amnon dit à Tamar: Apporte le mets dans la chambre, et que je le mange de ta main. Tamar prit les gâteaux qu’elle avait faits, et les porta à Amnon, son frère, dans la chambre.
11 And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.
Comme elle les lui présentait à manger, il la saisit et lui dit: Viens, couche avec moi, ma sœur.
12 And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.
Elle lui répondit: Non, mon frère, ne me déshonore pas, car on n’agit point ainsi en Israël; ne commets pas cette infamie.
13 What will become of me in my shame? and as for you, you will be looked down on with disgust by all Israel. Now then, go and make your request to the king, for he will not keep me from you.
Où irais-je, moi, avec ma honte? Et toi, tu serais comme l’un des infâmes en Israël. Maintenant, je te prie, parle au roi, et il ne s’opposera pas à ce que je sois à toi.
14 But he would not give attention to what she said: but being stronger than she, he took her by force, and had connection with her.
Mais il ne voulut pas l’écouter; il lui fit violence, la déshonora et coucha avec elle.
15 Then Amnon was full of hate for her, hating her with a hate greater than his earlier love for her. And he said to her, Get up and be gone.
Puis Amnon eut pour elle une forte aversion, plus forte que n’avait été son amour. Et il lui dit: Lève-toi, va-t’en!
16 And she said to him, Not so, my brother, for this great wrong in sending me away is worse than what you did to me before. But he gave no attention to her.
Elle lui répondit: N’augmente pas, en me chassant, le mal que tu m’as déjà fait.
17 Then he gave a cry to the servant who was waiting on him and said, Put this woman out, and let the door be locked after her.
Il ne voulut pas l’écouter, et appelant le garçon qui le servait, il dit: Qu’on éloigne de moi cette femme et qu’on la mette dehors. Et ferme la porte après elle!
18 Now she had on a long robe, such as in past times the king's virgin daughters were dressed in. Then the servant put her out, locking the door after her.
Elle avait une tunique de plusieurs couleurs; car c’était le vêtement que portaient les filles du roi, aussi longtemps qu’elles étaient vierges. Le serviteur d’Amnon la mit dehors, et ferma la porte après elle.
19 And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
Tamar répandit de la cendre sur sa tête, et déchira sa tunique bigarrée; elle mit la main sur sa tête, et s’en alla en poussant des cris.
20 And her brother Absalom said to her, Has your brother Amnon been with you? but now, let there be an end to your crying, my sister: he is your brother, do not take this thing to heart. So Tamar went on living uncomforted in her brother's house.
Absalom, son frère, lui dit: Amnon, ton frère, a-t-il été avec toi? Maintenant, ma sœur, tais-toi, c’est ton frère; ne prends pas cette affaire trop à cœur. Et Tamar, désolée, demeura dans la maison d’Absalom, son frère.
21 But when King David had news of all these things he was very angry; but he did not make trouble for Amnon his son, for he was dear to David, being his oldest son.
Le roi David apprit toutes ces choses, et il fut très irrité.
22 But Absalom said nothing to his brother Amnon, good or bad: for he was full of hate for him, because he had taken his sister Tamar by force.
Absalom ne parla ni en bien ni en mal avec Amnon; mais il le prit en haine, parce qu’il avait déshonoré Tamar, sa sœur.
23 Now after two full years, Absalom had men cutting the wool of his sheep in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim: and he sent for all the king's sons to come to his feast.
Deux ans après, comme Absalom avait les tondeurs à Baal-Hatsor, près d’Éphraïm, il invita tous les fils du roi.
24 And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?
Absalom alla vers le roi, et dit: Voici, ton serviteur a les tondeurs; que le roi et ses serviteurs viennent chez ton serviteur.
25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.
Et le roi dit à Absalom: Non, mon fils, nous n’irons pas tous, de peur que nous ne te soyons à charge. Absalom le pressa; mais le roi ne voulut point aller, et il le bénit.
26 Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you?
Absalom dit: Permets du moins à Amnon, mon frère, de venir avec nous. Le roi lui répondit: Pourquoi irait-il chez toi?
27 But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king.
Sur les instances d’Absalom, le roi laissa aller avec lui Amnon et tous ses fils.
28 Now Absalom had given orders to his servants, saying, Now take note when Amnon's heart is glad with wine; and when I say to you, Make an attack on Amnon, then put him to death without fear: have I not given you orders? be strong and without fear.
Absalom donna cet ordre à ses serviteurs: Faites attention quand le cœur d’Amnon sera égayé par le vin et que je vous dirai: Frappez Amnon! Alors tuez-le; ne craignez point, n’est-ce pas moi qui vous l’ordonne? Soyez fermes, et montrez du courage!
29 So Absalom's servants did to Amnon as Absalom had given them orders. Then all the king's sons got up, and every man got on his beast and went in flight.
Les serviteurs d’Absalom traitèrent Amnon comme Absalom l’avait ordonné. Et tous les fils du roi se levèrent, montèrent chacun sur son mulet, et s’enfuirent.
30 Now while they were on their way, news was given to David that Absalom had put to death all the sons of the king and that not one of them was still living.
Comme ils étaient en chemin, le bruit parvint à David qu’Absalom avait tué tous les fils du roi, et qu’il n’en était pas resté un seul.
31 Then the king got up in great grief, stretching himself out on the earth: and all his servants were by his side, with their clothing parted.
Le roi se leva, déchira ses vêtements, et se coucha par terre; et tous ses serviteurs étaient là, les vêtements déchirés.
32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, said, Let not my lord have the idea that all the sons of the king have been put to death; for only Amnon is dead: this has been purposed by Absalom from the day when he took his sister Tamar by force.
Jonadab, fils de Schimea, frère de David, prit la parole et dit: Que mon seigneur ne pense point que tous les jeunes gens, fils du roi, ont été tués, car Amnon seul est mort; et c’est l’effet d’une résolution d’Absalom, depuis le jour où Amnon a déshonoré Tamar, sa sœur.
33 So now, let not my lord the king take this thing to heart, with the idea that all the king's sons are dead: for only Amnon is dead.
Que le roi mon seigneur ne se tourmente donc point dans l’idée que tous les fils du roi sont morts, car Amnon seul est mort.
34 But Absalom went in flight. And the young man who kept the watch, lifting up his eyes, saw that a great band of people was coming down the slope by the way of the Horons; and the watchman came and gave word to the king, saying, I saw men coming down by the way of the Horons, from the hillside.
Absalom prit la fuite. Or le jeune homme placé en sentinelle leva les yeux et regarda. Et voici, une grande troupe venait par le chemin qui était derrière lui, du côté de la montagne.
35 And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.
Jonadab dit au roi: Voici les fils du roi qui arrivent! Ainsi se confirme ce que disait ton serviteur.
36 And while he was talking, the king's sons came, with weeping and loud cries: and the king and all his servants were weeping bitterly.
Comme il achevait de parler, voici, les fils du roi arrivèrent. Ils élevèrent la voix, et pleurèrent; le roi aussi et tous ses serviteurs versèrent d’abondantes larmes.
37 So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.
Absalom s’était enfui, et il alla chez Talmaï, fils d’Ammihur, roi de Gueschur. Et David pleurait tous les jours son fils.
38 And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
Absalom resta trois ans à Gueschur, où il était allé, après avoir pris la fuite.
39 And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
Le roi David cessa de poursuivre Absalom, car il était consolé de la mort d’Amnon.
