II Livro de Samuel 13

SAGRADA BIBLIA	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Aconteceu, depois disso, que Amnon, filho de Davi, se enamorou de Tamar, irmã de Absalão, filho de Davi, que era muito bela.	1 And it came to pass after this, that Amnon the son of David loved the sister of Absalom the son of David, who was very beautiful, and her name was Thamar.
2 Amnon se consumia de tal modo por Tamar, sua irmã, a ponto de ficar doente, pois ela era virgem e parecia-lhe impossível fazer-lhe o que quer que fosse.	2 And he was exceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the love of her: for as she was a virgin, he thought it hard to do any thing dishonestly with her.
3 Ora, Amnon tinha um amigo chamado Jonadab, filho de Semaa, irmão de Davi, o qual era muito sagaz.	3 Now Amnon had a friend, named Jonadab the son of Semmaa the brother of David, a very wise man:
4 Disse ele a Amnon: Por que, ó príncipe, estás tão abatido todas as manhãs? Não mo queres dizer? É que amo Tamar, respondeu Amnon, a irmã de meu irmão Absalão.	4 And he said to him: Why dost thou grow so lean from day to day, O son of the king? why dost thou not tell me the reason of it? And Amnon said to him: I am in love with Thamar the sister of my brother Absalom.
5 Jonadab disse-lhe: Deita em tua cama, e finge-te doente. Quando o teu pai vier ver-te, tu lhe dirás: Permite que Tamar venha dar-me de comer, preparando a comida diante de mim, a fim de que eu coma iguarias preparadas por sua mão.	5 And Jonadab said to him: Lie down upon thy bed, and feign thyself sick: and when thy father shall come to visit thee, say to him: Let my sister Thamar, I pray thee, come to me, to give me to eat, and to make me a mess, that I may eat it at her hand.
6 Amnon deitou-se e fingiu que estava enfermo. Quando o rei veio visitá-lo, ele disse-lhe: Peço-te que minha irmã Tamar venha preparar à minha vista dois pasteizinhos, para que eu coma de sua mão.	6 So Amnon lay down, and made as if he were sick: and when the king came to visit him, Amnon said to the king: I pray thee let my sister Thamar come, and make in my sight two little messes, that I may eat at her hand.
7 Davi mandou dizer a Tamar, no palácio: Vai à casa de teu irmão Amnon e prepara-lhe sua refeição.	7 Then David sent home to Thamar, saying: Come to the house of thy brother Amnon, and make him a mess.
8 Tamar foi ter com o seu irmão Amnon, que estava deitado. Tomou farinha, amassou e fez os pastéis à sua vista.	8 And Thamar came to the house of Amnon her brother: but he was laid down: and she took meal and tempered it: and dissolving it in his sight she made little messes.
9 Depois de tê-los cozido, tomou a panela e despejou-a diante dele, mas Amnon não quis comer, e disse: Manda sair todos daqui. E retiraram-se todos os que estavam junto dele,	9 And taking what she had boiled, she poured it out, and set it before him, but he would not eat: and Amnon said: Put out all persons from me. And when they had put all persons out,
10 Amnon disse então a Tamar: Traze o prato no meu quarto, para que eu coma de tua mão. Tamar tomou os pastéis que fizera e levou-os ao seu irmão no quarto.	10 Amnon said to Thamar: Bring the mess into the chamber, that I may eat at thy hand. And Thamar took the little messes which she had made, and brought them in to her brother Amnon in the chamber.
11 E quando ela os oferecia a Amnon para que comesse, este segurou-a, dizendo: Vem, deita-te comigo, minha irmã!	11 And when she had presented him the meat, he took hold of her, and said: Come lie with me, my sister.
12 Não, meu irmão, disse-lhe ela; não me violentes. Não se faz uma tal coisa em Israel. Não cometas semelhante infâmia.	12 She answered him: Do not so, my brother, do not force me: for no such thing must be done in Israel. Do not thou this folly.
13 Aonde levaria eu o meu opróbrio? E tu serias olhado como um ímpio em Israel! É melhor que fales ao rei: ele não recusará dar-me a ti.	13 For I shall not be able to bear my shame, and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel: but rather speak to the king, and he will not deny me to thee.
14 Mas ele não quis dar-lhe ouvidos e, como era mais forte que ela, violentou-a e se deitou com ela.	14 But he would not hearken to her prayers, but being stronger overpowered her and lay with her.
15 E logo a seguir Amnon concebeu uma profunda aversão por ela, mais violenta do que o amor que antes lhe tivera. Levanta-te, disse-lhe ele, e vai-te!	15 Then Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred: so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her before, And Amnon said to her: Arise, and get thee gone.
16 Não, meu irmão, respondeu ela; o ultraje que me farias, expulsando-me, seria ainda mais grave do que o que me acabas de fazer. Ele, porém, não quis ouvi-la;	16 She answered him: This evil which now thou dost against me, in driving me away, is greater than that which thou didst before. And he would not hearken to her:
17 chamou o seu servo e disse-lhe: Põe fora daqui esta moça que me está importunando, e fecha a porta atrás dela.	17 But calling the servants that ministered to him, he said: Thrust this woman out from me: and shut the door after her.
18 {Ela trazia um vestido comprido, como se vestiam outrora as donzelas filhas do rei.} O servo expulsou-a, fechando a porta atrás dela.	18 And she was clothed with along robe: for the king's daughters that were virgins, used such kind of garments. Then his servant thrust her out: and shut the door after her.
19 Tamar derramou então cinza sobre a cabeça, rasgou o seu longo vestido e, pondo a mão sobre a cabeça, afastou-se gritando.	19 And she put ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid her hands upon her head, and went on crying.
20 Seu irmão Absalão disse-lhe: Esteve realmente contigo Amnon, teu irmão? Por agora, cala-te, minha irmã; ele é teu irmão: não penses mais nisso. E Tamar permaneceu consternada, na casa de seu irmão Absalão.	20 And Absalom her brother said to her: Hath thy brother Amnon lain with thee? but now, sister, hold thy peace, he is thy brother: and afflict not thy heart for this thing. So Thamar remained pining away in the house of Absalom her brother.
21 O rei Davi soube de tudo o que se tinha passado, e inflamou-se com violência a sua cólera, mas não quis afligir seu filho Amnon, pois o amava por ser o seu primogênito.	21 And when king David heard of these things he was exceedingly grieved: and he would not afflict the spirit of his son Amnon, for he loved him, because he was his firstborn.
22 Quanto a Absalão, este não disse a Amnon uma só palavra, nem boa nem má, porque o odiava, por ter ele violado sua irmã Tamar.	22 But Absalom spoke not to Amnon neither good nor evil: for Absalom hated Amnon because he had ravished his sister Thamar.
23 Passados dois anos, Absalão tosquiava suas ovelhas em Baal Hasor, perto de Efraim, e convidou todos os filhos do rei.	23 And it came to pass after two years, that the sheep of Absalom were shorn in Baalhasor, which is near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons:
24 Veio ter com o rei e disse-lhe: Eis que se tosquiam as ovelhas de teu servo; venha, pois, o rei com os seus familiares à casa do teu servo.	24 And he came to the king, and said to him: Behold thy servant's sheep are shorn. Let the king, I pray, with his servants come to his servant.
25 O rei disse-lhe: Não, meu filho, não iremos todos, para não te sermos pesados. Malgrado instâncias de Absalão, o rei não quis ir, e o abençoou.	25 And the king said to Absalom: Nay, my son, do not ask that we should all come, and be chargeable to thee. And when he pressed him, and he would not go, he blessed him.
26 Absalão replicou: Se tu não vens, deixa ao menos que venha conosco o meu irmão Amnon. Por que, disse Davi, iria ele contigo?	26 And Absalom said: If thou wilt not come, at least let my brother Amnon, I beseech thee, come with us. And the king said to him: It is not necessary that he should go with thee.
27 Mas Absalão tanto insistiu que Davi deixou partir com ele Amnon e todos os filhos do rei. E Absalão organizou um banquete real.	27 But Absalom pressed him, so that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a feast as it were the feast of a king.
28 Ora, Absalão dera aos seus criados a ordem seguinte: Ouvi! Quando Amnon tiver o coração alegre por causa do vinho, e eu vos disser: Feri Amnon!, então vós o matareis; não tenhais medo, porque sou eu quem vo-lo ordena. Coragem, e sede homens fortes!	28 And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Amnon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men.
29 Os servos de Absalão fizeram a Amnon conforme o seu senhor lhes ordenara. Então todos os filhos do rei se levantaram, montaram nas suas mulas e fugiram.	29 And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded them. And all the king's sons arose and got up every man upon his mule, and fled.
30 Estavam ainda a caminho, quando chegou ao rei o boato que dizia: Absalão feriu todos os príncipes; nenhum se salvou!	30 And while they were yet in the way, a rumour came to David, saying: Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
31 O rei levantou-se, rasgou suas vestes e prostrou-se por terra; e todos os que o rodeavam rasgaram também as suas vestes.	31 Then the king rose up, and rent his garments: and fell upon the ground, and all his servants, that stood about him, rent their garments.
32 Mas Jonadab, filho de Semaa, irmão de Davi, tomou a palavra: Não pense o rei, meu senhor, que foram assassinados todos os jovens. Só Amnon morreu, porque Absalão decidira matá-lo desde o dia em que ele violou sua irmã Tamar.	32 But Jonadab the son of Semmaa David's brother answering, said: Let not my lord the king think that all the king's sons are slain: Amnon only is dead, for he was appointed by the mouth of Absalom from the day that he ravished his sister Thamar.
33 Não acredite o rei, meu senhor, que morreram todos os príncipes. Só Amnon pereceu,	33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take this thing into his heart, saying: All the king's sons are slain: for Amnon only is dead.
34 e seus outros irmãos estão vivos. Entretanto, Absalão fugira. A sentinela, levantando os olhos, viu uma grande tropa que descia pelo declive do caminho de Horonaim, e veio anunciar ao rei: Vi homens que vinham pelo caminho de Horonaim, no flanco da montanha.	34 But Absalom fled away: and the young man that kept the watch, lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold there came much people by a by-way on the side of the mountain.
35 Jonadab disse ao rei: São os príncipes que chegam; é bem como tinha dito o teu servo.	35 And Jonadab said to the king: Behold the king's sons are come: as thy servant said, so it is.
36 Falava ele ainda, quando entraram os filhos do rei e puseram-se a chorar. Então o rei e todos os seus derramaram abundantes lágrimas.	36 And when he made an end of speaking, the king's sons also appeared: and coming in they lifted up their voice, and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very much.
37 Quanto a Absalão, fugira para junto de Tolomai, filho de Amiud, rei de Gessur.	37 But Absalom fled, and went to Tholomai the son of Ammiud the king of Gessur. And David mourned for his son every day.
38 Enquanto isso, Davi continuava de luto pelo filho. E Absalão permaneceu três anos em Gessur, para onde fugira.	38 And Absalom after he was fled, and come into Gessur, was there three years. And king David ceased to pursue after Absalom, because he was comforted concerning the death of Amnon.
39 O ânimo do rei cessou de irritar-se contra Absalão, tendo-se consolado da perda de Amnon.