2 Samuele 13

1 ORA, dopo queste cose, avvenne che, avendo Absalom, figliuolo di Davide, una sorella molto bella, il cui nome [era] Tamar, Amnon figliuolo di Davide, se ne innamorò.

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

2 Ed Amnon era in grande ansietà, fino ad infermare, per amor di Tamar, sua sorella; perciocchè ella [era] vergine, e gli parea troppo difficil cosa di farle nulla.

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 Or Amnon avea un famigliare amico, il cui nome [era] Ionadab, figliuolo di Sima, fratello di Davide; e Ionadab [era] uomo molto accorto.

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

4 Ed esso gli disse: Perchè vai tu così dimagrando ogni mattina, o figliuol del re? non me lo dichiarerai tu? Ed Amnon gli disse: Io amo Tamar, sorella di Absalom, mio fratello.

[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 Ionadab gli disse: Mettiti in letto, e fatti infermo: e, quando tuo padre verrà a visitarti, digli: Deh! venga Tamar, mia sorella, e mi dia da mangiare alcuna vivanda, apparecchiandomela in mia presenza; acciocchè, veduta[gliela apparecchiare], io la mangi di sua mano.

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 Amnon adunque si mise in letto, e si fece infermo; e il re venne a visitarlo. E Amnon gli disse: Deh! venga Tamar, mia sorella, e facciami un par di frittelle in mia presenza, ed io [le] mangerò di sua mano.

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 Davide mandò a dire a Tamar in casa: Or va' in casa del tuo fratello Amnon, e apparecchiagli qualche vivanda.

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 Tamar adunque andò in casa di Amnon, suo fratello, il quale giaceva [in letto]; ed ella prese della farina stemperata, e l'intrise, e ne fece delle frittelle in presenza di esso, e le cosse.

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 Poi prese la padella, e [le] versò davanti a lui; ma egli rifiutò di mangiare, e disse: Fate uscir tutti d'appresso a me. E tutti uscirono d'appresso a lui.

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 Allora Amnon disse a Tamar: Recami questa vivanda nella cameretta, ed io prenderò cibo di tua mano. Tamar adunque prese le frittelle che avea fatte, e [le] recò ad Amnon suo fratello, nella cameretta,

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 gliele porse, acciocchè mangiasse. Ma egli la prese, e le disse: Vieni, giaci meco, sorella mia.

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

12 Ed ella gli disse: No, fratello mio, non violarmi; perciocchè non si deve far così in Israele: non far questa scelleratezza.

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 Ed io, dove caccerei il mio vituperio? e tu saresti reputato uno de' più scellerati [uomini che sieno] in Israele; ma ora parlane, ti prego, al re; perciocchè egli non mi ti rifiuterà.

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 Ma egli non volle ascoltar la sua voce; anzi le fece forza, e la violò, e giacque con lei.

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

15 E poi Amnon l'odiò d'un odio molto grande; perciocchè l'odio che le portava [era] maggiore che l'amore che le avea portato. Ed egli le disse: Levati, vattene via.

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 Ma ella gli disse: Ei non [vi è già] cagione di così cacciarmi, [che è] un male maggiore di quell'altro che tu mi hai fatto. Ma egli non volle ascoltarla.

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 Anzi chiamò un suo fante che lo serviva, e gli disse: Mandisi ora costei fuori d'appresso a me, e serra l'uscio dietro a lei.

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 Or ella avea indosso una giubba ricamata; perciocchè le figliuole del re, vergini, erano vestite di tali ammanti. Il famiglio di Amnon adunque la mise fuori, e serrò l'uscio dietro a lei.

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 E Tamar prese della cenere, e [se la mise] su la testa, e stracciò la giubba ricamata ch'ella avea indosso, e si pose le mani in sul capo, e andava gridando.

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 Ed Absalom, suo fratello, le disse: Il tuo fratello Amnon è egli stato teco? taci pur ora, sorella mia; egli è tuo fratello, non ti accorare per questa cosa. Tamar adunque dimorò in casa del suo fratello Absalom tutta sconsolata.

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 Ora il re Davide intese tutte queste cose, e ne fu grandemente adirato.

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

22 Ed Absalom non parlava con Amnon nè in male, nè in bene; perciocchè egli odiava Amnon, perchè avea violata Tamar, sua sorella.

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

23 Or avvenne, in capo di due anni, che avendo Absalom i tonditori in Baal-hasor, che [è] presso di Efraim, egli invitò tutti i figliuoli del re.

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 venne anche al re, e [gli] disse: Ecco, ora il tuo servitore ha i tonditori; deh! venga il re, ed i suoi servitori, col tuo servitore.

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 Ma il re disse ad Absalom: No, figliuol mio; deh! non andiamoci tutti, chè non ti siamo di gravezza. E, benchè gliene facesse istanza, non però volle andarvi; ma lo benedisse.

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 E Absalom disse: Se [tu] non [vieni], venga, ti prego, Amnon, mio fratello, con noi. E il re gli disse: Perchè andrebbe egli teco?

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 Ma Absalom gli fece tanta istanza, che egli mandò con lui Amnon, e tutti i figliuoli del re.

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

28 E Absalom diede ordine a' suoi servitori, dicendo: Deh! guardate quando il cuore di Amnon sarà allegro di vino, e che io vi dirò: Percotetelo; allora ammazzatelo, e non temiate; non sono io quello che ve l'ho comandato? confortatevi, e portatevi da valent'uomini.

[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 i servitori di Absalom fecero ad Amnon come Absalom avea comandato. E tutti i figliuoli del re si levarono, e montarono ciascuno sopra il suo mulo, e fuggirono.

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 Ora, mentre [erano ancora] per cammino, il grido venne a Davide, che Absalom avea percossi tutti i figliuoli del re, e che niuno di loro era scampato.

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 Allora il re si levò, e stracciò i suoi vestimenti, e si coricò in terra; e tutti i suoi servitori [gli] stavano [davanti] co' vestimenti stracciati.

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 Ma Ionadab, figliuolo di Sima, fratello di Davide, parlò [a Davide], e disse: Il mio signore non dica: Tutti i giovani, figliuoli del re, sono stati uccisi; perciocchè Amnon solo è morto! imperocchè, per lo comandamento di Absalom, è stato [eseguito questo], ch'egli avea proposto fin dal giorno che Amnon violò Tamar, sua sorella.

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 Or dunque il re, mio signore, non si metta in cuore [questa] cosa di dire che tutti i figliuoli del re sieno morti; perciocchè Amnon solo è morto.

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

34 Or Absalom se ne fuggì. E il fante che stava alla veletta alzò gli occhi, e riguardò; ed ecco, un gran popolo veniva dalla via di dietro, allato al 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 Ionadab disse al re: Ecco, i figliuoli del re vengono; la cosa sta come il tuo servitore ha detto.

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

36 E come egli ebbe finito di parlare, ecco, i figliuoli del re arrivarono, ed alzarono la lor voce, e piansero. Il re anch'esso, e tutti i suoi servitori, piansero di un grandissimo pianto.

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 Or Absalom fuggì, e andò a Talmai, figliuolo di Ammihud, re di Ghesur. E [Davide] ogni giorno facea cordoglio del suo figliuolo.

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 dopo che Absalom se ne fuggì, e fu andato in Ghesur, e fu quivi dimorato tre anni,

39 il re Davide si struggeva di andare ad Absalom; perciocchè egli era racconsolato intorno ad Amnon, che era morto.

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