1 Etter dette hendte det at Absalom, Davids sønn, hadde en vakker søster ved navn Tamar, og Davids sønn Amnon ble forelsket i henne.

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.

2 Han var så forelsket at han ble syk på grunn av sin søster Tamar, for hun var jomfru, og det syntes vanskelig for Amnon å gjøre noe med henne.

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.

3 Men Amnon hadde en venn som het Jonadab, sønn av Shimeah, Davids bror, og Jonadab var en veldig klok mann.

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother: and Jonadab was a very wise man.

4 Han sa til ham: "Å, kongesønn, hvorfor blir du tynnere dag for dag? Vil du ikke si hva som bekymrer deg?" Amnon svarte: "Jeg er forelsket i Tamar, min bror Absaloms søster."

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.

5 Da sa Jonadab til ham: "Gå til sengs og lat som om du er syk, og når din far kommer for å se deg, si til ham: 'La min søster Tamar komme og gi meg brød, og tilbered maten foran øynene mine, slik at jeg kan se det og ta det fra hennes hånd.'"

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.

6 Så Amnon gikk til sengs og lot som han var syk, og da kongen kom for å se ham, sa Amnon til kongen: "La vennligst min søster Tamar komme og lage noen kaker foran øynene mine, så jeg kan ta mat fra hennes hånd."

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.

7 Da sendte David til Tamar og sa: "Gå nå til din bror Amnons hus og lag et måltid til ham."

Then David sent to the house for Tamar and said, Go now to your brother Amnon's house and get a meal for him.

8 Så gikk Tamar til sin bror Amnons hus; og han lå i sengen. Hun tok deigen og laget kaker foran øynene hans, og stekte dem.

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.

9 Hun tok gryten og satte kakene foran ham, men han ville ikke ta dem. Så sa Amnon: "La alle gå ut fra meg." Da gikk alle ut.

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.

10 Deretter sa Amnon til Tamar: "Ta maten og kom inn på soverommet mitt, så jeg kan ta det fra din hånd." Så tok Tamar kakene hun hadde laget og gikk inn til sin bror Amnon.

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.

11 Og da hun skulle gi dem til ham, la han armene rundt henne og sa: "Kom til sengs, min søster."

And when she took them to give them to him, he put his arms round her and said, Come to bed, my sister.

12 Men hun svarte ham: "Å, min bror, ikke gjør meg skam! Det er ikke rett at slike ting skjer i Israel. Ikke gjør denne uretten."

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.

13 Hva vil det bli av meg i min skam? Og hva med deg? Du vil bli sett ned på med avsky av hele Israel. Snakk nå med kongen, for han vil ikke hindre deg i å få meg."

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.

14 Men han ville ikke lytte til henne; og sterkere enn henne, tok han henne med makt og lå med henne.

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.

15 Deretter ble Amnon fylt med hat mot henne, et hat som var sterkere enn kjærligheten han før hadde følt. Og han sa til henne: "Stå opp og gå."

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.

16 Hun svarte: "Ikke nå, min bror, for denne store uretten ved å fordrive meg er verre enn det du gjorde først." Men han ville ikke høre på henne.

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.

17 Deretter kalte han på tjeneren som ventet på ham og sa: "Kast denne kvinnen ut, og lås døren etter henne."

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.

18 Nå hadde hun på seg en lang kjole som i tidligere tider de kongelige jomfruer gikk med. Så satte tjeneren henne ut og låste døren etter henne.

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 Tamar, i sin sorg, strødde støv på hodet sitt, la hånden på hodet og gikk av sted mens hun gråt høyt.

And Tamar, in her grief, put dust on her head; and she put her hand on her head and went away crying loudly.

20 Hennes bror Absalom sa til henne: "Har din bror Amnon vært hos deg? Men nå, slutt å gråte, min søster: han er din bror, ta det ikke for hardt. Så bodde Tamar ensom i sin bror Absaloms hus.

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.

21 Da kong David fikk vite om alt dette, ble han veldig sint; men han gjorde ikke noe mot Amnon, sin sønn, for han var kjære for David, som var hans eldste sønn.

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.

22 Absalom sa ikke noe til sin bror Amnon, verken godt eller ondt; for han hadde hat mot ham fordi han hadde krenket sin søster Tamar.

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.

23 Etter to fulle år hadde Absalom fest i Baal-Hazor, som er nær Efraim, der han hadde menn til å klippe ulla av sauene sine, og han inviterte alle kongens sønner.

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.

24 Absalom kom til kongen og sa: "Se nå, din tjener har saueklipping; vil kongen og hans tjenere glede seg over å komme?"

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?

25 Kongen svarte Absalom: "Nei, min sønn, la oss ikke alle gå, ellers blir det for mange for deg." Han insisterte, men han ville ikke gå, men velsignet ham.

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.

26 Da sa Absalom: "Om du ikke kan komme, la da min bror Amnon gå med oss." Kongen spurte: "Er det noe grunn for ham til å gå med deg?"

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?

27 Men Absalom fortsatte å be om det til han lot Amnon og alle kongens sønner gå med ham. Absalom gjorde en stor fest som en kongefest.

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.

28 Nå hadde Absalom gitt sine tjenere ordre og sagt: "Når Amnons hjerte er glad av vin, og jeg sier til dere, 'Angrip Amnon,' så slå ham i hjel uten frykt: Har jeg ikke gitt dere ordre? Vær sterke og uten frykt."

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.

29 Så gjorde Absaloms tjenere mot Amnon som Absalom hadde beordret dem. Alle kongens sønner reiste seg og flyktet, hver på sitt eget ridedyr.

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.

30 Mens de var på vei, ble det brakt nyheter til David om at Absalom hadde drept alle kongens sønner og at ingen av dem var i live.

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.

31 Kongen reiste seg i stor sorg, kastet seg ut på jorden, og alle hans tjenere sto ved siden av ham med klærne flerret.

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.

32 Jonadab, sønn av Shimeah, Davids bror, sa: "Min herre må ikke anta at alle kongens sønner er drept; bare Amnon er død. Dette har vært Absaloms plan fra den dagen han krenket hans søster Tamar.

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.

33 Så nå må ikke min herre kongen ta dette til hjertet, og tro at alle kongens sønner er døde; for bare Amnon er død."

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 Men Absalom flyktet. Og vaktmannen løftet øynene og så at en stor flokk mennesker kom nedover skråningen fra veien ved Horons; og vakten kom og ga kongen beskjed og sa: "Jeg så folk komme nedover fra Horons, fra åsen."

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.

35 Jonadab sa til kongen: "Se, kongens sønner kommer; akkurat som din tjener sa, så er det."

And Jonadab said to the king, See, the king's sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.

36 Mens han snakket, kom kongens sønner med gråt og høye skrik, og kongen og alle hans tjenere gråt bitre tårer.

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.

37 Absalom flyktet og kom til Talmai, sønn av Ammihud, kongen av Gesjur, hvor han var i tre år.

So Absalom went in flight and came to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur, where he was for three years.

38 Kongen sørget over sin sønn hele tiden.

And the king was sorrowing for his son all the time.

39 Davids hjerte lengtet etter Absalom, for han var trøstet over Amnons død.

And the heart of David was wasted with desire for Absalom: for he was comforted for the death of Amnon.