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2 Samuelo 13

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1 Poste okazis jeno:Absxalom, filo de David, havis belan fratinon, kies nomo estis Tamar; sxin ekamis Amnon, filo de David.

2 Kaj Amnon suferis multe kaj preskaux malsanigxis pro sia fratino Tamar; cxar sxi estis virgulino, kaj al Amnon sxajnis malfacile fari ion al sxi.

3 Sed Amnon havis amikon, kies nomo estis Jonadab, filo de SXimea, frato de David; kaj Jonadab estis homo tre sagxa.

4 Kaj li diris al li:Kial vi tiel malgrasigxas, ho regxido, kun cxiu tago? cxu vi ne diros al mi? Kaj Amnon diris al li:Tamaron, fratinon de mia frato Absxalom, mi amas.

5 Tiam Jonadab diris al li:Kusxigxu en vian liton, kaj sxajnigu vin malsana; kaj kiam venos via patro, por vidi vin, diru al li:Mi petas, ke mia fratino Tamar venu, kaj sxi donu al mi mangxi kaj sxi pretigu antaux mi la mangxajxon, por ke mi vidu kaj mi mangxu el sxiaj manoj.

6 Amnon kusxigxis, kaj sxajnigis sin malsana; kaj venis la regxo, por vidi lin, kaj Amnon diris al la regxo:Mi petas, ke venu mia fratino Tamar, kaj ke sxi pretigu antaux miaj okuloj du kuketojn, por ke mi mangxu el sxiaj manoj.

7 Tiam David sendis al Tamar en la domon, por diri:Iru, mi petas, en la domon de via frato Amnon, kaj pretigu al li mangxajxon.

8 Kaj Tamar iris en la domon de sia frato Amnon; li kusxis. Kaj sxi prenis paston, knedis gxin, preparis antaux liaj okuloj, kaj bakis la kuketojn.

9 Kaj sxi prenis la paton, kaj elskuis antaux li; sed li ne volis mangxi. Kaj Amnon diris:Forigu de mi cxiujn. Kaj cxiuj eliris de li.

10 Tiam Amnon diris al Tamar:Alportu la mangxajxon en la internan cxambron, por ke mi mangxu el viaj manoj. Tamar prenis la kuketojn, kiujn sxi faris, kaj alportis ilin al sia frato Amnon en la internan cxambron.

11 Sed, kiam sxi ilin alportis al li por mangxi, li kaptis sxin, kaj diris al sxi:Venu, kusxigxu kun mi, mia fratino.

12 Tiam sxi diris al li:Ne, mia frato, ne perfortu min; cxar tiel ne estas farate en Izrael; ne faru tian malnoblajxon.

13 Kien mi irus kun mia malhonoro? kaj vi farigxus kiel iu el la malnobluloj en Izrael. Parolu kun la regxo, mi petas; kaj li ne rifuzos min al vi.

14 Sed li ne volis obei sxiajn vortojn, kaj kaptis sxin kaj perfortis sxin kaj kusxis kun sxi.

15 Post tio Amnon ekmalamis sxin per tre granda malamo; pli granda estis la malamo, kiun li eksentis al sxi, ol la amo, kiun li antauxe havis por sxi. Kaj Amnon diris al sxi:Levigxu, foriru.

16 Kaj sxi diris al li:Se vi forpelas min, tiam cxi tiu granda malbono estas pli granda, ol la alia, kiun vi faris al mi. Sed li ne volis auxskulti sxin.

17 Kaj li alvokis sian junulon-servanton, kaj diris:Forpelu de mi cxi tiun for, kaj sxlosu la pordon post sxi.

18 SXi havis sur si diverskoloran veston, cxar per tiaj tunikoj vestadis sin la filinoj de la regxo. Kaj lia servanto elkondukis sxin eksteren kaj sxlosis la pordon post sxi.

19 Tiam Tamar prenis cindron sur sian kapon, kaj la diverskoloran veston, kiu estis sur sxi, sxi dissxiris; kaj sxi metis sian manon sur sian kapon, kaj iris kaj kriis.

20 Kaj diris al sxi sxia frato Absxalom:CXu via frato Amnon estis kun vi? nun, mia fratino, silentu; li estas via frato; ne tro afliktigxu pro tiu afero. Kaj Tamar restis malgxoja en la domo de sia frato Absxalom.

21 Kiam la regxo David auxdis cxion cxi tion, li tre koleris.

22 Absxalom parolis kun Amnon nek malbonon nek bonon; cxar Absxalom malamis Amnonon pro tio, ke li perfortis lian fratinon Tamar.

23 Okazis post du jaroj, ke oni tondis la sxafojn cxe Absxalom en Baal- HXacor, kiu estas apud Efraim; kaj Absxalom invitis cxiujn filojn de la regxo.

24 Kaj Absxalom venis al la regxo, kaj diris:Jen oni tondas cxe via sklavo; mi petas, ke la regxo kun siaj servantoj venu al via sklavo.

25 Sed la regxo diris al Absxalom:Ne, mia filo, ni ne iros cxiuj, por ke ni ne estu sxargxo por vi. Tiu insiste lin petis; sed li ne volis iri, li nur benis lin.

26 Tiam Absxalom diris:Se ne, tiam almenaux mia frato Amnon iru kun ni. Kaj la regxo diris al li:Por kio li iru kun vi?

27 Sed Absxalom insiste lin petis; tial li lasis iri kun li Amnonon kaj cxiujn filojn de la regxo.

28 Kaj Absxalom ordonis al siaj servantoj jene:Rigardu, mi petas, kiam la koro de Amnon gajigxos de vino, kaj mi diros al vi, ke vi frapu Amnonon, tiam mortigu lin, ne timu; cxar ja mi ordonis al vi; estu senhezitaj kaj kuragxaj.

29 Kaj la servantoj de Absxalom faris al Amnon, kiel ordonis Absxalom. Tiam levigxis cxiuj filoj de la regxo, kaj sidigxis cxiu sur sia mulo kaj forkuris.

30 Kiam ili estis ankoraux sur la vojo, al David venis la famo, ke Absxalom mortigis cxiujn filojn de la regxo kaj neniu el ili restis.

31 La regxo levigxis, kaj dissxiris siajn vestojn, kaj kusxigxis sur la tero; kaj cxiuj liaj servantoj staris kun dissxiritaj vestoj.

32 Tiam ekparolis Jonadab, filo de SXimea, frato de David, kaj diris:Mia sinjoro ne diru, ke cxiuj junuloj filoj de la regxo estas mortigitaj; cxar nur Amnon sola mortis; cxar cxe Absxalom tio estis decidita de post la tago, kiam tiu perfortis lian fratinon Tamar.

33 Kaj nun mia sinjoro la regxo ne atentu la famon, kiu diras, ke cxiuj filoj de la regxo mortis; nur Amnon sola mortis.

34 Dume Absxalom forkuris. La gardostaranta servanto levis siajn okulojn, kaj ekvidis, ke multe da homoj iras de la vojo malantauxa laux la deklivo de la monto.

35 Kaj Jonadab diris al la regxo:Jen la filoj de la regxo venas; kiel via sklavo diris, tiel farigxis.

36 Kiam li finis paroli, venis la filoj de la regxo, kaj ili levis sian vocxon kaj ploris; kaj ankaux la regxo kaj cxiuj liaj servantoj ploris per tre granda ploro.

37 Sed Absxalom forkuris, kaj venis al Talmaj, filo de Amihud, regxo de Gesxur. Kaj David funebris pro sia filo dum la tuta tempo.

38 Absxalom forkuris, kaj iris Gesxuron, kaj restis tie dum tri jaroj.

39 Kaj la regxo David forte sopiris al Absxalom; cxar li konsoligxis pri la morto de Amnon.

   

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4763. 'And he rent his clothes' means mourning. This is clear from the meaning of 'rending clothes' as mourning, that is to say, mourning on account of the loss of truth, or the fact that no faith exists. In the Word, especially the historical part, one often reads about people rending their clothes, but the origin of that practice is not known at the present day. Nor is it known that it was representative of grief on account of the loss of truth. This practice became representative from the fact that 'clothes' meant truths, as has been shown and may be seen in 4545. Further on in this chapter it is also said that when Jacob recognized his son's tunic he rent his clothes, verse 34, by which mourning for lost truth is meant. Similar instances of this practice occur elsewhere in the Word, where it is stated that when the Rabshakeh was sent by Sennacherib king of Asshur and uttered insults against Jerusalem, Eliakim who was over the king's house, and Shebna the secretary, and Joash the recorder 1 rent their clothes and reported these things to king Hezekiah; and when he heard them the king too rent his clothes and covered himself with sackcloth, Isaiah 36:22; 37:1; 2 Kings 18:37; 19:1. The insults he uttered were directed against God, the king, and Jerusalem, and so against Divine Truth, as is even more evident from the internal sense of this narrative. It was to express mourning therefore that their clothes were rent.

[2] When Jehudi had read before the king the scroll which Jeremiah wrote, it is said that he threw it into the fire, but the king and his servants who were listening to all those words did not tear their clothes apart, Jeremiah 36:23-24. 'They did not tear their clothes apart' meant that they did not mourn on account of the non-acceptance of Divine Truth. Something similar is implied by Joshua the son of Nun and Caleb the son of Jephunneh rending their clothes, when the spies spoke in opposition to them, by speaking unfavourably about the land of Canaan, Numbers 14:6; for 'the land of Canaan' means the Lord's kingdom, and 'to speak in opposition to this' describes falsity in opposition to Divine Truth. Mourning over the loss of Divine Truth and Divine Good is meant where it is said, in 1 Samuel 4:11-12, that when the ark of God was captured by the Philistines and both of Eli's sons died, a man ran from the line of battle to Shiloh, with rent clothes and dust on his head. Because 'the ark' represented the Lord's kingdom, and in the highest sense the Lord Himself, and consequently represented everything holy in the Church, 'rent clothes' meant grief over the loss of Divine Truth, while 'dust on his head' meant grief over the loss of Divine Good.

[3] In the narrative about Samuel and Saul one reads,

When Samuel turned to go away Saul took hold of the skirt of his tunic, and it was torn away. Therefore Samuel said to him, Jehovah has torn the kingdom of Israel from upon you this day and has given it to your companion. I will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of Jehovah, and Jehovah has rejected you from being king over Israel. 1 Samuel 15:26-28.

The tearing away by Saul of the skirt of Samuel's tunic represented that which Samuel then stated - that the kingdom would be torn from him and that he would not be the king of Israel any longer. For 'the kingdom' in the internal sense means Divine Truth, 1672, 2547, 4691, as also does 'king' and 'kingship', 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009, 3670, 4575, 4581, especially the king and the kingdom of Israel, since 'Israel' represented the Lord's kingship. The meaning is similar in what is recorded concerning Jeroboam and Ahijah the prophet,

When Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, and Ahijah the prophet found him on the road, when he was covered with a new garment and both were alone in the field, Ahijah took hold of the new garment that was on him and rent it into twelve pieces; and he said to Jeroboam, Take for yourself ten pieces; for thus said Jehovah, the God of Israel, behold, I am rending [the kingdom] from the hand of Solomon and I will give you ten tribes. 1 Kings 11:29-31.

[4] The second Book of Samuel likewise records that when Saul was killed in battle they tore their clothes apart,

When Saul was killed in battle, on the third day a man came from the camp, whose clothes had been rent. And when David heard about the death of Saul, David took hold of his garments and tore them apart; and so did all his servants who were with him. 2 Samuel 1:2, 10-12.

This too represented mourning because of Divine Truth, lost and cast away by those who adhered to faith separated from charity. For as stated above, 'kingship' meant Divine Truth, while 'the Philistines' by whom Saul was slain represented adherents to faith separated from charity, 1197, 1198, 3412, 3413. The same is also evident from David's lament over him, in verses 18-27 of the same chapter.

[5] When Absalom had slain Amnon his brother and the news reached David that Absalom had slain all the king's sons, David tore his clothes apart and lay on the ground; and all his servants standing by tore their clothes apart, 2 Samuel 13:28, 30-31. This too was done for the sake of the representation that truths from the Divine were lost, those truths being meant in the internal sense by 'the king's sons'. A similar meaning exists in the reference to Hushai the Archite who with his tunic torn apart came to meet David when he fled from Absalom, 2 Samuel 15:32; for in the Word 'a king', and in particular David, represents Divine Truth. The meaning is also very similar in the reference to Ahab, who tore his clothes apart and put sackcloth over his flesh when Elijah told Ahab the king of Israel the words of Jehovah, to the effect that he would be completely wiped out for the evil he had done, 1 Kings 21:27-29.

[6] The fact that tearing apart or rending clothes represented mourning the loss of Truth is additionally clear from the following: Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the law in the house of Jehovah. When Shaphan read it before king Josiah and the king heard the words of the Book of the law, he tore his clothes apart, 2 Kings 22:11. Plainly the king did so because the Word, that is, Divine truth, had been lost for so long and in their hearts and life had been blotted out.

[7] The tearing apart of his own clothes by the high priest, when the Lord confessed He was the Christ the Son of God, and his declaration that He had spoken utter blasphemy, Matthew 26:63-65; Mark 14:63-64, meant that the high priest was absolutely convinced that the Lord had spoken against the Word and so against Divine truth. When Elijah went up in the whirlwind, and Elisha saw it, it is said,

He took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. And he took up Elijah's tunic that had fallen from upon him, and he struck the waters and they were divided this way and that, and Elisha went over. 2 Kings 2:11-14.

Elisha tore his own clothes apart at that time to express mourning the loss of the Word, that is, of Divine Truth; for 'Elijah' represents the Lord as regards the Word, that is, Divine Truth, 2762. When the tunic fell from Elijah and was picked up by Elisha, the continuation of Elijah's representation by Elisha was represented, 'the tunic' meaning Divine Truth, see 4677. This also explains why the garment torn apart when such mourning took place was the tunic, as is evident from some of the places that have been quoted. Because 'a garment' meant the truth possessed by the Church, and in the highest sense Divine Truth, it was therefore shameful, except when one was mourning, to go about with clothes that were torn. This is evident from what was done to David's servants by Hanun king of the children of Ammon, when he cut off half the beard of each one, and their garments at the middle even to their buttocks, for which reason they were not allowed to come to David, 2 Samuel 10:4-5.

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