< 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.
ابشالوم، پسر داوود، خواهر زیبایی داشت به نام تامار. امنون، پسر دیگر داوود که برادر ناتنی تامار بود، سخت دلباختهٔ او شد.
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.
امنون چنان خاطرخواه خواهرش شده بود که از عشق او بیمار شد. او دسترسی به تامار نداشت، زیرا تامار چون باکره بود حق نداشت با مردان معاشرت کند.
3 But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.
ولی امنون رفیقی حیله‌گر داشت به نام یوناداب. یوناداب پسر شمعی و برادرزادهٔ داوود بود.
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.
روزی یوناداب به امنون گفت: «ای پسر پادشاه چرا روز‌به‌روز لاغرتر می‌شوی؟ به من بگو چه شده است؟» امنون به او گفت: «من عاشق تامار، خواهر ناتنی‌ام شده‌ام!»
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.
یوناداب گفت: «در بسترت دراز بکش و خودت را به مریضی بزن. وقتی پدرت به عیادتت بیاید، به او بگو که تامار را بفرستد تا برایت خوراکی تهیه کند. بگو که اگر از دست تامار غذا بخوری خوب می‌شوی.»
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.
پس اَمنون خوابید و خود را به مریضی زد. وقتی پادشاه به عیادتش آمد، اَمنون به او گفت: «دلم می‌خواهد خواهرم تامار بیاید و دو قرص نان در حضور من بپزد تا از دست او بخورم.»
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.
داوود قبول کرد و برای تامار پیغام فرستاد که پیش امنون برود و برای او خوراکی تهیه کند.
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.
تامار به خانهٔ امنون رفت و او بر بستر خوابیده بود. تامار مقداری خمیر تهیه کرد و برای او نان پخت.
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.
اما وقتی سینی خوراک را پیش امنون گذاشت، او نخورد و به نوکرانش گفت: «همه از اینجا بیرون بروید.» پس همه بیرون رفتند.
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.
بعد به تامار گفت: «دوباره خوراک را به اتاق خواب بیاور و آن را به من بده.» تامار خوراک را پیش او برد.
11 And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.
ولی همین که آن را پیش او گذاشت، امنون او را گرفته، گفت: «خواهر عزیزم، بیا با من بخواب!»
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.
تامار گفت: «امنون، این کار را نکن! نباید در اسرائیل چنین فاجعه‌ای به بار بیاوری.
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.
من این رسوایی‌ام را کجا ببرم؟ و تو در اسرائیل انگشت‌نما خواهی شد. تمنا می‌کنم فقط به پادشاه بگو و من مطمئنم اجازه خواهد داد تا با من ازدواج کنی.»
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.
ولی گوش امنون بدهکار نبود، و چون از تامار قویتر بود، به زور به او تجاوز کرد.
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.
بعد ناگهان عشق امنون به نفرت تبدیل شد و شدت نفرتش بیش از عشقی بود که قبلاً به او داشت. او به تامار گفت: «از اینجا برو بیرون!»
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.
تامار با التماس گفت: «این کار را نکن، چون بیرون راندن من بدتر از آن عملی است که با من کردی.» ولی امنون توجهی به حرفهای او نکرد.
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.
او نوکرش را صدا زده، گفت: «این دختر را از اینجا بیرون کن و در را پشت سرش ببند.» پس آن نوکر او را بیرون کرد. در آن زمان رسم بود که دختران باکرهٔ پادشاه، لباس رنگارنگ می‌پوشیدند.
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.
19 And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.
اما تامار لباس رنگارنگ خود را پاره کرد، خاکستر بر سر خود ریخته، دستهایش را روی سرش گذاشت و گریه‌کنان از آنجا دور شد.
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.
وقتی برادرش ابشالوم او را دید، پرسید: «ببینم، آیا برادرت امنون با تو بوده است؟ ای خواهرم، ساکت باش. او برادر توست. ناراحت نباش.» پس تامار در خانهٔ برادرش ابشالوم گوشه‌گیر شد.
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.
وقتی این خبر به گوش داوود پادشاه رسید، بی‌اندازه خشمگین شد.
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.
اما ابشالوم به سبب این عمل زشت از امنون کینه به دل داشت و دربارهٔ این موضوع با او هیچ سخن نمی‌گفت.
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.
دو سال بعد، وقتی ابشالوم در بعل حاصور واقع در افرایم گوسفندان خود را پشم می‌برید، جشنی ترتیب داد و تمام پسران پادشاه را دعوت کرد.
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?
ابشالوم پیش داوود پادشاه رفته، گفت: «جشنی به مناسبت پشم بری گوسفندانم ترتیب داده‌ام، تقاضا دارم همراه درباریان به این جشن تشریف بیاورید.»
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.
ولی پادشاه به ابشالوم گفت: «نه پسرم، اگر همهٔ ما بیاییم برای تو بار سنگینی می‌شویم.» ابشالوم خیلی اصرار نمود، ولی داوود نپذیرفت و از او تشکر کرد.
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?
ابشالوم گفت: «بسیار خوب، پس اگر شما نمی‌توانید بیایید، برادرم امنون را به جای خودتان بفرستید.» پادشاه پرسید: «چرا امنون؟»
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.
ولی ابشالوم آنقدر اصرار کرد تا سرانجام پادشاه با رفتن امنون و سایر پسرانش موافقت نمود.
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.
ابشالوم به افراد خود گفت: «صبر کنید تا امنون مست شود، آنگاه با اشارهٔ من، او را بکشید. نترسید! اینجا فرمانده منم. شجاع باشید!»
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.
پس افراد ابشالوم، به دستور وی امنون را کشتند. پسران دیگر پادشاه بر قاطران خود سوار شده، فرار کردند.
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.
وقتی ایشان هنوز در راه بازگشت به اورشلیم بودند، به داوود خبر رسید که ابشالوم تمام پسرانش را کشته است.
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.
پادشاه از جا برخاست و لباس خود را پاره کرد و روی خاک نشست. درباریان نیز لباسهای خود را پاره کردند.
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.
اما در این بین، یوناداب (پسر شمعی و برادرزادهٔ داوود) وارد شد و گفت: «همه کشته نشده‌اند! فقط امنون به قتل رسیده است. ابشالوم این نقشه را وقتی کشید که امنون به خواهرش تجاوز کرد. خاطرجمع باشید همهٔ پسرانتان نمرده‌اند! فقط امنون مرده است.»
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.
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.
در این ضمن، ابشالوم فرار کرد. در اورشلیم، دیدبانی که روی دیوار شهر دیدبانی می‌کرد، گروه بزرگی را بر جادۀ سمت غرب خود دید که از کوه سرازیر می‌شوند. پس دوید و به پادشاه گفت: «گروه بزرگی را می‌بینم که از راه هورونائیم که کنار کوه است، می‌آیند».
35 And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.
یوناداب به پادشاه گفت: «ببینید، همان‌طور که گفتم، پسرانتان آمدند.»
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.
طولی نکشید که همهٔ پسران پادشاه وارد شدند و به تلخی گریستند. پادشاه و درباریان هم با آنها با صدای بلند گریه کردند.
37 So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.
اما ابشالوم فرار کرد و به تلمای (پسر عمیهود) پادشاه جشور پناه برد و سه سال در آنجا ماند. داوود برای پسرش امنون مدت زیادی عزادار بود،
38 And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.
39 And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.
اما سرانجام از مرگ امنون تسلی یافت و مشتاق دیدار پسرش ابشالوم شد.

< 2 Samuel 13 >