Secondo libro di Samuele 13

BIBBIA MARTINI	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Dopo di ciò egli avvenne che Ammon figliuolo di Davidde s'innamorò di una sorella di Assalonne figliuolo anch'esso di David, chiamata Thamar, che era molto bella,	1 Now after these things, it happened that Amnon, the son of David, was in love with the very beautiful sister of Absalom, the son of David, and she was called Tamar.
2 E concepì tanta passione, che per troppo amore cadde ammalato: perchè essendo ella fanciulla, gli parve difficile di poter far male con lei.	2 And he pined for her exceedingly, so much so that, out of love for her, he became ill. For, since she was a virgin, it seemed a difficulty to him that he would do anything dishonest with her.
3 Or Ammon avea un amico, uomo molto sagace, per nome Gionadab, che era figliuolo di Semmaa fratello di Davidde.	3 Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, the brother of David: a very prudent man.
4 E questi gli disse: Perchè ti vai tu struggendo ogni dì più, tu figliuolo del re? perchè non ti apri con me? E Ammon gli disse: Sono innamorato di Thamar sorella di mio fratello Assalonne.	4 And he said to him: “Why are you becoming so thin from day to day, O son of the king? Why won’t you tell me?” And Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”
5 Rispose a lui Gionadab: Mettiti a letto, e fingi qualche malattia: e quando venga il padre tuo a vederti di' a lui: Venga, ti prego, da me la mia sorella Thamar, e mi dia da mangiare e mi faccia colle sue mani un manicaretto, onde io mi ristori.	5 And Jonadab said to him: “Lie down upon your bed, and feign sickness. And when your father will come to visit you, say to him: ‘I ask you to let my sister Tamar come to me, so that she may give me food, and may make a small meal, so that I may eat it from her hand.’ ”
6 Ammon adunque si mise a letto, e cominciò a fare il malato: ed essendo andato il re a vederlo, disse Ammon al re. Venga, ti prego, a vedermi la mia sorella Thamar, affinchè faccia in mia presenza due cordiali, e dalle mani di lei io prenda mia refezione.	6 And so, Amnon lay down, and he began to act as if he were ill. And when the king had come to visit him, Amnon said to the king, “I beg you to let my sister Tamar come to me, and make in my sight two little portions of food, so that I take it from her hand.”
7 Davidde adunque mandò a dire a Thamar: Va a casa di Ammon tuo fratello, e fagli qualche cosa da mangiare.	7 Therefore, David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Come to the house of your brother Amnon, and make a small meal for him.”
8 E Thamar entrò nella camera di Ammon suo fratello che giaceva in letto: ed ella avendo preso della farina, e stemperatala con acqua in sua presenza fece cuocere i cordiali.	8 And Tamar went into the house of her brother Amnon. But he was lying down. And taking flour, she mixed it. And dissolving it in his sight, she cooked little portions of food.
9 E dopo avergli fatti cuocere, li prese, e gli mise in un vaso, e li pose dinanzi a lui, il quale non volle mangiare: ma disse Ammon: Si mandi via tutta la gente: E quando tutti si furono ritirati,	9 And taking what she had cooked, she poured it out, and she set it before him. But he refused to eat. And Amnon said, “Send everyone away from me.” And when they had sent everyone away,
10 Disse Ammon a Thamar: porta il cibo nella mia camera, affinchè io lo riceva dalla tua mano. Thamar allora portò i cordiali, che avea fatti, e li presentò al fratello Ammon nella camera.	10 Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat from your hand.” Therefore, Tamar took the little portions of food that she had made, and she brought them to her brother Amnon in the bedroom.
11 Ma quand'ella gli ebbe presentato il cibo egli la prese, e disse: Vieni, sorella mia nel letto con me.	11 And when she had presented the food to him, he took hold of her, and he said, “Come lie with me, my sister.”
12 Ma ella risposegli: Non fare, fratel mio non farmi violenza; perocché simil cosa non è permessa in Israele non fare questa pazzia.	12 She answered him: “Do not do so, my brother! Do not force me. For no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not choose to do this senseless act.
13 Perocché io non potrò soffrire il mio obbrobrio, e tu sarai come un insensato in Israele: ma parla piuttosto al re, ed egli non mi negherà a te.	13 For I will not be able to bear my shame. And you will be like one of the foolish in Israel. For it is better to speak to the king, and he will not deny me to you.”
14 Quegli però non volle piegarsi alle sue preghiere: ma come più forte le fe' violenza, e la disonorò.	14 But he was not willing to agree to her petition. Instead, prevailing by strength, he forced her, and he lay with her.
15 E Ammon concepì avversione somma verso di lei, talmente che maggiore fu l'odio che le portava, che l’amore che avea prima avuto per essa: onde le disse: Levati e vattene.	15 And Amnon held hatred for her with an exceedingly great hatred, so much so that the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before. And Amnon said to her, “Rise up, and go away.”
16 Ed ella rispose a lui: Più gran male è questo, che tu fai ora in discacciandomi che quello fatto prima da te. Ed ei non le diede retta.	16 And she answered him, “This evil is greater, which you are now doing against me in driving me away, than what you did before.” But he was not willing to listen to her.
17 Ma chiamato un servo che lo assisteva, gli disse: Caccia via costei lungi da me e chiudile la porta dietro.	17 Instead, calling the servants who were ministering to him, he said, “Cast this woman out from me, and close the door behind her.”
18 Ella era vestita di una tonaca collo strascico: perocché tale era la veste delle vergini figliuole del re. Il servo adunque la spinse fuora, e le chiuse la porta dietro.	18 Now she was clothed with an ankle-length robe. For the virgin daughters of the king made use of this kind of garment. And so, his servant cast her out, and he closed the door behind her.
19 Ma ella sparsa di cenere la sua testa, e stracciata la veste talare, e incrociate le mani sul capo se ne andava gridando.	19 And she sprinkled ashes upon her head, and she tore her ankle-length robe. And placing her hands upon her head, she went forth, walking and crying out.
20 Ma Assalonne suo fratello le disse: Forse Ammon tuo fratello ti ha fatto violenza? ma per adesso, sorella mia, sta cheta, egli è tuo fratello: non ti affliggere per questo. Rimase adunque Thamar a struggersi in casa di Assalonne suo fratello.	20 Then her brother Absalom said to her: “Has your brother Amnon lain with you? But now, sister, be quiet. For he is your brother. And you should not afflict your heart because of this matter.” And so, Tamar remained, wasting away in the house of her brother Absalom.
21 Ed essendo state riferite al re David queste cose, se ne afflisse grandemente: ma non volle disgustare Ammon suo figliuolo, perchè lo amava come suo primogenito.	21 And when king David had heard about these things, he was deeply grieved. But he was not willing to afflict the spirit of his son Amnon. For he loved him, since he was his firstborn.
22 Or Assalonne non uscì a veruna parola con Ammon, benché Assalonne odiasse Ammon per la violenza fatta alla sua sorella Thamar.	22 Yet Absalom did not speak to Amnon, neither good nor evil. For Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated his sister Tamar.
23 Ma di lì a due anni avvenne che Assalonne fece tosare le sue pecore a Baal-hasor, che è vicino ad Ephraim: e Assalonne invitò tutti i figliuoli del re.	23 Then, after the time of two years, it happened that the sheep of Absalom were being shorn in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim. And Absalom invited all the sons of the king.
24 E andò a trovar il re, e gli disse: Sappi che si tosano le pecore del tuo servo; venga, ti prego, il re co' suoi servi a casa del suo servo.	24 And he went to the king, and he said to him: “Behold, the sheep of your servant are being shorn. I ask that the king, with his servants, may come to his servant.”
25 E il re disse ad Assalonne: No, figliuol mio, non domandare che venghiamo tutti a recarti incomodo. E quegli pressandolo, e (il re) non volendo andare, gli diede la benedizione.	25 And the king said to Absalom: “Do not, my son, do not choose to ask that we may all come and be a burden to you.” Then, after he urged him, and he had refused to go, he blessed him.
26 E Assalonne disse: Se non vuoi venir tu: venga con noi di grazia almeno il mio fratello Amnon. E il re dissegli: Non è necessario, che ei venga teco.	26 And Absalom said, “If you are not willing to come, I beg you, at least let my brother Amnon come with us.” And the king said to him, “It is not necessary that he go with you.”
27 Ma Assalonne tanto importunò che il re lasciò andare con lui Amnon e tutti i suoi figliuoli. E Assalonne fece un convito come da re.	27 But Absalom pressed him, and so he sent with him Amnon and all the sons of the king. And Absalom made a feast, like the feast of a king.
28 Or egli avea ordinato, e detto a' servi suoi: Badate, quando Amnon sarà riscaldato dal vino, e io vi darò il segno, andategli alla vita, e uccidetelo: non abbiate paura, perocché sono io che vel comando: fatevi cuore, e operate da forti.	28 Then Absalom commanded his servants, saying: “Observe when Amnon will have become drunk with wine. And when I say to you, ‘Strike and kill him!’ do not be afraid. For it is I who commands you. Be strong and valiant men.”
29 E i servi di Assalonne fecero ad Amnon come avea lor comandato Assalonne. Alzatisi tutti i figliuoli del re salirono sulle loro mule, e si fuggirono.	29 Therefore, the servants of Absalom acted against Amnon, just as Absalom had commanded them. And all the sons of the king rose up, and each one climbed upon his mule and fled.
30 E mentre eran tuttavia per istrada, andò alle orecchie di David la fama, che Assalonne avea uccisi tutti i figliuoli del re, e non ne era restato un solo.	30 And while they were still traveling on the journey, a rumor reached David, saying, “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king, and there is not one of them remaining.”
31 Si alzò subito il re, e stracciò le sue vestimenta, e gettossi per terra: e tutti i suoi che erano attorno a lui, stracciarono le loro vesti.	31 And so the king rose up, and he tore his garments, and he fell upon the ground. And all his servants, who were standing near him, tore their garments.
32 Ma Gionadab figliuolo di Semmaa fratello di Davidde prese la parola, e disse: Non si metta in cuore il re mio signore, che sieno stati uccisi tutti i figliuoli del re: il solo Amnon è morto, ed Assalonne gliela serbava fin da quel giorno, in cui quegli fece violenza a sua sorella Thamar.	32 But Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, responding, said: “My lord the king should not consider that all the sons of the king have been slain. Amnon alone is dead. For he was set against by the mouth of Absalom from the day that he raped his sister Tamar.
33 Or non si metta in cuore il re mio signore tal cosa, e non dica: Sono stati uccisi tutti i figliuoli del re: perocché il solo Amnon è morto.	33 Now therefore, let not my lord the king set this word in his heart, saying, ‘All the sons of the king have been slain.’ For only Amnon is dead.”
34 Ma Assalonne prese la fuga. Or un servo, che stava alle vedette alzati li suoi occhi, mirò, e osservò come gran turba di gente se ne veniva per istrada disastrosa da un lato del monte.	34 Now Absalom fled. And the young man keeping watch, lifted up his eyes and gazed out. And behold, many people were arriving along a remote road at the side of the mountain.
35 E Gionadab disse al re: Ecco i figliuoli del re che sono qua: è avvenuto come ti diceva il tuo servo.	35 And Jonadab said to the king: “Behold, the sons of the king are here. In accord with the word of your servant, so it has happened.”
36 E finito che egli ebbe di parlare, comparvero i figliuoli del re, e in entrando dettero uno strido, e piansero, e anche il re, e tutti i suoi servi piansero a caldi occhi.	36 And when he had ceased speaking, the sons of the king also appeared. And entering, they lifted up their voice, and they wept. And the king also, and all his servants, wept with an exceedingly great weeping.
37 Ma Assalonne se ne andò fuggendo a casa di Tholomai figliuolo di Ammiud, re di Gessur. E David pianse il figliuolo Amnon continuamente.	37 But Absalom, fleeing, went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. Then David mourned for his son every day.
38 E Assalonne rifuggendosi in Gessur, vi stette tre anni.	38 Now after he had fled and had arrived in Geshur, Absalom was in that place for three years. And king David ceased to pursue Absalom, because he had been consoled over the passing of Amnon.
39 E il re David non cercò più di aver nelle mani Assalonne, perché si consolò della morte di Amnon.