2 Samuel 13

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2 Samuel 13 Text (WEB)

It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Amnon was so troubled that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her. But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. He said to him, "Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won't you tell me?" Amnon said to him, "I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister." Jonadab said to him, "Lay down on your bed, and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, 'Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.'" So Amnon lay down and faked being sick. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, "Please let my sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand." Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, "Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and prepare food for him." So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. She took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes. She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, "Have all men leave me." Every man went out from him. Amnon said to Tamar, "Bring the food into the room, that I may eat from your hand." Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the room to Amnon her brother. When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, "Come, lie with me, my sister!" She answered him, "No, my brother, do not force me! For no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don't you do this folly. I, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you." However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her. Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, "Arise, be gone!" She said to him, "Not so, because this great wrong in sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me!" But he would not listen to her. Then he called his servant who ministered to him, and said, "Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her." She had a garment of various colors on her; for with such robes were the king's daughters who were virgins dressed. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her; and she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went. Absalom her brother said to her, "Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother. Don't take this thing to heart." So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house. But when king David heard of all these things, he was very angry. Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. It happened after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. Absalom came to the king, and said, "See now, your servant has sheepshearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant." The king said to Absalom, "No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you." He pressed him; however he would not go, but blessed him. Then Absalom said, "If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us." The king said to him, "Why should he go with you?" But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. Absalom commanded his servants, saying, "Mark now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I tell you, 'Strike Amnon,' then kill him. Don't be afraid. Haven't I commanded you? Be courageous, and be valiant!" The servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got up on his mule, and fled. It happened, while they were in the way, that the news came to David, saying, "Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left!" Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn. Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered, "Don't let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. Now therefore don't let my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead." But Absalom fled. The young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him. Jonadab said to the king, "Behold, the king's sons are coming! It is as your servant said." It happened, as soon as he had finished speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept. The king also and all his servants wept bitterly. But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. David mourned for his son every day. So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. [the soul of] king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he was dead.

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2 Samuel 13 Text (Hebrew)

ויהי אחרי־כן ולאבשלום בן־דוד אחות יפה ושמה תמר ויאהבה אמנון בן־דוד׃ ויצר לאמנון להתחלות בעבור תמר אחתו כי בתולה היא ויפלא בעיני אמנון לעשות לה מאומה׃ ולאמנון רע ושמו יונדב בן־שמעה אחי דוד ויונדב איש חכם מאד׃ ויאמר לו מדוע אתה ככה דל בן־המלך בבקר בבקר הלוא תגיד לי ויאמר לו אמנון את־תמר אחות אבשלם אחי אני אהב׃ ויאמר לו יהונדב שכב על־משכבך והתחל ובא אביך לראותך ואמרת אליו תבא נא תמר אחותי ותברני לחם ועשתה לעיני את־הבריה למען אשר אראה ואכלתי מידה׃ וישכב אמנון ויתחל ויבא המלך לראתו ויאמר אמנון אל־המלך תבוא־נא תמר אחתי ותלבב לעיני שתי לבבות ואברה מידה׃ וישלח דוד אל־תמר הביתה לאמר לכי נא בית אמנון אחיך ועשי־לו הבריה׃ ותלך תמר בית אמנון אחיה והוא שכב ותקח את־הבצק ותלבב לעיניו ותבשל את־הלבבות׃ ותקח את־המשרת ותצק לפניו וימאן לאכול ויאמר אמנון הוציאו כל־איש מעלי ויצאו כל־איש מעליו׃ ויאמר אמנון אל־תמר הביאי הבריה החדר ואברה מידך ותקח תמר את־הלבבות אשר עשתה ותבא לאמנון אחיה החדרה׃ ותגש אליו לאכל ויחזק־בה ויאמר לה בואי שכבי עמי אחותי׃ ותאמר לו אל־אחי אל־תענני כי לא־יעשה כן בישראל אל־תעשה את־הנבלה הזאת׃ ואני אנה אוליך את־חרפתי ואתה תהיה כאחד הנבלים בישראל ועתה דבר־נא אל־המלך כי לא ימנעני ממך׃ ולא אבה לשמע בקולה ויחזק ממנה ויענה וישכב אתה׃ וישנאה אמנון שנאה גדולה מאד כי גדולה השנאה אשר שנאה מאהבה אשר אהבה ויאמר־לה אמנון קומי לכי׃ ותאמר לו אל־אודת הרעה הגדולה הזאת מאחרת אשר־עשית עמי לשלחני ולא אבה לשמע לה׃ ויקרא את־נערו משרתו ויאמר שלחו־נא את־זאת מעלי החוצה ונעל הדלת אחריה׃ ועליה כתנת פסים כי כן תלבשן בנות־המלך הבתולת מעילים ויצא אותה משרתו החוץ ונעל הדלת אחריה׃ ותקח תמר אפר על־ראשה וכתנת הפסים אשר עליה קרעה ותשם ידה על־ראשה ותלך הלוך וזעקה׃ ויאמר אליה אבשלום אחיה האמינון אחיך היה עמך ועתה אחותי החרישי אחיך הוא אל־תשיתי את־לבך לדבר הזה ותשב תמר ושממה בית אבשלום אחיה׃ והמלך דוד שמע את כל־הדברים האלה ויחר לו מאד׃ ולא־דבר אבשלום עם־אמנון למרע ועד־טוב כי־שנא אבשלום את־אמנון על־דבר אשר ענה את תמר אחתו׃ ף ויהי לשנתים ימים ויהיו גזזים לאבשלום בבעל חצור אשר עם־אפרים ויקרא אבשלום לכל־בני המלך׃ ויבא אבשלום אל־המלך ויאמר הנה־נא גזזים לעבדך ילך־נא המלך ועבדיו עם־עבדך׃ ויאמר המלך אל־אבשלום אל־בני אל־נא נלך כלנו ולא נכבד עליך ויפרץ־בו ולא־אבה ללכת ויברכהו׃ ויאמר אבשלום ולא ילך־נא אתנו אמנון אחי ויאמר לו המלך למה ילך עמך׃ ויפרץ־בו אבשלום וישלח אתו את־אמנון ואת כל־בני המלך׃ ס ויצו אבשלום את־נעריו לאמר ראו נא כטוב לב־אמנון ביין ואמרתי אליכם הכו את־אמנון והמתם אתו אל־תיראו הלוא כי אנכי צויתי אתכם חזקו והיו לבני־חיל׃ ויעשו נערי אבשלום לאמנון כאשר צוה אבשלום ויקמו כל־בני המלך וירכבו איש על־פרדו וינסו׃ ויהי המה בדרך והשמעה באה אל־דוד לאמר הכה אבשלום את־כל־בני המלך ולא־נותר מהם אחד׃ ס ויקם המלך ויקרע את־בגדיו וישכב ארצה וכל־עבדיו נצבים קרעי בגדים׃ ס ויען יונדב בן־שמעה אחי־דוד ויאמר אל־יאמר אדני את כל־הנערים בני־המלך המיתו כי־אמנון לבדו מת כי־על־פי אבשלום היתה שומה מיום ענתו את תמר אחתו׃ ועתה אל־ישם אדני המלך אל־לבו דבר לאמר כל־בני המלך מתו כי־אם־אמנון לבדו מת׃ ף ויברח אבשלום וישא הנער הצפה את־ וירא והנה עם־רב הלכים מדרך אחריו מצד ההר׃ ויאמר יונדב אל־המלך הנה בני־המלך באו כדבר עבדך כן היה׃ ויהי ככלתו לדבר והנה בני־המלך באו וישאו קולם ויבכו וגם־המלך וכל־עבדיו בכו בכי גדול מאד׃ ואבשלום ברח וילך אל־תלמי בן־ מלך גשור ויתאבל על־בנו כל־הימים׃ ואבשלום ברח וילך גשור ויהי־שם שלש שנים׃ ותכל דוד המלך לצאת אל־אבשלום כי־נחם על־אמנון כי־מת׃ ס

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2 Samuel 13 Text (Latin)

Factum est autem post hæc, ut Absalom filii David sororem speciosissimam, vocabulo Thamar, adamaret Amnon filius David, et deperiret eam valde, ita ut propter amorem ejus ægrotaret : quia cum esset virgo, difficile ei videbatur ut quippiam inhoneste ageret cum ea. Erat autem Amnon amicus, nomine Jonadab, filius Semmaa fratris David, vir prudens valde. Qui dixit ad eum : Quare sic attenuaris macie, fili regis, per singulos dies ? cur non indicas mihi ? Dixitque ei Amnon : Thamar sororem fratris mei Absalom amo. Cui respondit Jonadab : Cuba super lectum tuum, et languorem simula : cumque venerit pater tuus ut visitet te, dic ei : Veniat, oro, Thamar soror mea, ut det mihi cibum, et faciat pulmentum, ut comedam de manu ejus. Accubuit itaque Amnon, et quasi ægrotare cœpit : cumque venisset rex ad visitandum eum, ait Amnon ad regem : Veniat, obsecro, Thamar soror mea, ut faciat in oculis meis duas sorbitiunculas, et cibum capiam de manu ejus. Misit ergo David ad Thamar domum, dicens : Veni in domum Amnon fratris tui, et fac ei pulmentum. Venitque Thamar in domum Amnon fratris sui : ille autem jacebat : quæ tollens farinam commiscuit : et liquefaciens, in oculis ejus coxit sorbitiunculas. Tollensque quod coxerat, effudit, et posuit coram eo, et noluit comedere : dixitque Amnon : Ejicite universos a me. Cumque ejecissent omnes, dixit Amnon ad Thamar : Infer cibum in conclave, ut vescar de manu tua. Tulit ergo Thamar sorbitiunculas quas fecerat, et intulit ad Amnon fratrem suum in conclave. Cumque obtulisset ei cibum, apprehendit eam et ait : Veni, cuba mecum soror mea. Quæ respondit ei : Noli frater mi, noli opprimere me, neque enim hoc fas est in Israël : noli facere stultitiam hanc. Ego enim ferre non potero opprobrium meum, et tu eris quasi unus de insipientibus in Israël : quin potius loquere ad regem, et non negabit me tibi. Noluit autem acquiescere precibus ejus, sed prævalens viribus oppressit eam, et cubavit cum ea. Et exosam eam habuit Amnon odio magno nimis : ita ut majus esset odium, quo oderat eam, amore quo ante dilexerat. Dixitque ei Amnon : Surge, et vade. Quæ respondit ei : Majus est hoc malum, quod nunc agis adversum me, quam quod ante fecisti, expellens me. Et noluit audire eam : sed vocato puero, qui ministrabat ei, dixit : Ejice hanc a me foras, et claude ostium post eam. Quæ induta erat talari tunica : hujuscemodi enim filiæ regis virgines vestibus utebantur. Ejecit itaque eam minister illius foras : clausitque fores post eam. Quæ aspergens cinerem capiti suo, scissa talari tunica, impositisque manibus super caput suum, ibat ingrediens, et clamans. Dixit autem ei Absalom frater ejus : Numquid Amnon frater tuus concubuit tecum ? sed nunc soror tace, frater tuus est : neque affligas cor tuum pro hac re. Mansit itaque Thamar contabescens in domo Absalom fratris sui. Cum autem audisset rex David verba hæc, contristatus est valde, et noluit constristare spiritum Amnon filii sui, quoniam diligebat eum, quia primogenitus erat ei. Porro non est locutus Absalom ad Amnon nec malum nec bonum : oderat enim Absalom Amnon, eo quod violasset Thamar sororem suam. Factum est autem post tempus biennii, ut tonderentur oves Absalom in Baalhasor, quæ est juxta Ephraim : et vocavit Absalom omnes filios regis, venitque ad regem, et ait ad eum : Ecce tondentur oves servi tui : veniat, oro, rex cum servis suis ad servum suum. Dixitque rex ad Absalom : Noli fili mi, noli rogare ut veniamus omnes, et gravemus te. Cum autem cogeret eum, et noluisset ire, benedixit ei. Et ait Absalom : Si non vis venire, veniat, obsecro, nobiscum saltem Amnon frater meus. Dixitque ad eum rex : Non est necesse ut vadat tecum. Coëgit itaque Absalom eum, et dimisit cum eo Amnon et universos filios regis. Feceratque Absalom convivium quasi convivium regis. Præceperat autem Absalom pueris suis, dicens : Observate cum temulentus fuerit Amnon vino, et dixero vobis : Percutite eum, et interficite, nolite timere : ego enim sum qui præcipio vobis : roboramini, et estote viri fortes. Fecerunt ergo pueri Absalom adversum Amnon, sicut præceperat eis Absalom. Surgentesque omnes filii regis ascenderunt singuli mulas suas, et fugerunt. Cumque adhuc pergerent in itinere, fama pervenit ad David, dicens : Percussit Absalom omnes filios regis, et non remansit ex eis saltem unus. Surrexit itaque rex, et scidit vestimenta sua : et cecidit super terram, et omnes servi illius, qui assistebant ei, sciderunt vestimenta sua. Respondens autem Jonadab filius Semmaa fratris David, dixit : Ne æstimet dominus meus rex, quod omnes pueri filii regis occisi sint : Amnon solus mortuus est, quoniam in ore Absalom erat positus ex die qua oppressit Thamar sororem ejus. Nunc ergo ne ponat dominus meus rex super cor suum verbum istud, dicens : Omnes filii regis occisi sunt : quoniam Amnon solus mortuus est. Fugit autem Absalom. Et elevavit puer speculator oculos suos, et aspexit : et ecce populus multus veniebat per iter devium ex latere montis. Dixit autem Jonadab ad regem : Ecce filii regis adsunt : juxta verbum servi tui sic factum est. Cumque cessasset loqui, apparuerunt et filii regis : et intrantes levaverunt vocem suam, et fleverunt : sed et rex et omnes servi ejus fleverunt ploratu magno nimis. Porro Absalom fugiens, abiit ad Tholomai filium Ammiud regem Gessur. Luxit ergo David filium suum cunctis diebus. Absalom autem cum fugisset, et venisset in Gessur, fuit ibi tribus annis. Cessavitque rex David persequi Absalom, eo quod consolatus esset super Amnon interitu. Absalom autem cum fugisset, et venisset in Gessur, fuit ibi tribus annis. Cessavitque rex David persequi Absalom, eo quod consolatus esset super Amnon interitu.

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