| New English Bible | 2 Samuel:13 | Biblia Hebraica (Stuttgartensia) | BHS (pdf - 3.5mb) | ||
| 1 | NOW DAVID'S SON ABSALOM had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and Amnon, another of David's sons, fell in love with her. | Amnon & Tamar. 2Sm.13.1-22 | וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וּלְאַבְשָׁלֹום בֶּן־דָּוִד אָחֹות יָפָה וּשְׁמָהּ תָּמָר וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ אַמְנֹון בֶּן־דָּוִד׃ | |
| 2 | Amnon was so distressed that he fell sick with love for his half-sister; for he thought it an impossible thing to approach her since she was a virgin. | וַיֵּצֶר לְאַמְנֹון לְהִתְחַלֹּות בַּעֲבוּר תָּמָר אֲחֹתֹו כִּי בְתוּלָה הִיא וַיִּפָּלֵא בְּעֵינֵי אַמְנֹון לַעֲשֹׂות לָהּ מְאוּמָה׃ | ||
| 3 | But he had a friend named Jonadab, son of David's brother Shimeah, who was a very shrewd man. | וּלְאַמְנֹון רֵעַ וּשְׁמֹו יֹונָדָב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי דָוִד וְיֹונָדָב אִישׁ חָכָם מְאֹד׃ | ||
| 4 | He said to Amnon, 'Why are you so low-spirited morning after morning, my lord? Will you not tell me?' So Amnon told him that he was in love with Tamar, his brother Absalom's sister. | וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו מַדּוּעַ אַתָּה כָּכָה דַּל בֶּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ בַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶר הֲלֹוא תַּגִּיד לִי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו אַמְנֹון אֶת־תָּמָר אֲחֹות אַבְשָׁלֹם אָחִי אֲנִי אֹהֵב׃ | ||
| 5 | Jonadab said to him, 'Take to your bed and pretend to be ill. When your father comes to visit you, say to him, "Please let my sister Tamar come and give me my food. Let her prepare it in front of me, so that I may watch her and then take it from her own hands." ' | וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו יְהֹונָדָב שְׁכַב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבְךָ וְהִתְחָל וּבָא אָבִיךָ לִרְאֹותֶךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ אֵלָיו תָּבֹא נָא תָמָר אֲחֹותִי וְתַבְרֵנִי לֶחֶם וְעָשְׂתָה לְעֵינַי אֶת־הַבִּרְיָה לְמַעַן אֲשֶׁר אֶרְאֶה וְאָכַלְתִּי מִיָּדָהּ׃ | ||
| 6 | So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to visit him, he said, 'Sir, let my sister Tamar come and make a few cakes in front of me, and serve them to me with her own hands.' | וַיִּשְׁכַּב אַמְנֹון וַיִּתְחָל וַיָּבֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְאֹתֹו וַיֹּאמֶר אַמְנֹון אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ תָּבֹוא־נָא תָּמָר אֲחֹתִי וּתְלַבֵּב לְעֵינַי שְׁתֵּי לְבִבֹות וְאֶבְרֶה מִיָּדָהּ׃ | ||
| 7 | So David sent a message to Tamar in the palace: 'Go to your brother Amnon's quarters and prepare a meal for him.' | וַיִּשְׁלַח דָּוִד אֶל־תָּמָר הַבַּיְתָה לֵאמֹר לְכִי נָא בֵּית אַמְנֹון אָחִיךְ וַעֲשִׂי־לֹו הַבִּרְיָה׃ | ||
| 8 | Tamar came to her brother and found him lying down; she took some dough and kneaded it, made the cakes in front of him and baked them. | וַתֵּלֶךְ תָּמָר בֵּית אַמְנֹון אָחִיהָ וְהוּא שֹׁכֵב וַתִּקַּח אֶת־הַבָּצֵק [כ= וַתָּלֹושׁ] [ק= וַתָּלָשׁ] וַתְּלַבֵּב לְעֵינָיו וַתְּבַשֵּׁל אֶת־הַלְּבִבֹות׃ | ||
| 9 | Then she took the pan and turned them out before him. But Amnon refused to eat and ordered everyone out of the room. When they had all left, | וַתִּקַּח אֶת־הַמַּשְׂרֵת וַתִּצֹק לְפָנָיו וַיְמָאֵן לֶאֱכֹול וַיֹּאמֶר אַמְנֹון הֹוצִיאוּ כָל־אִישׁ מֵעָלַי וַיֵּצְאוּ כָל־אִישׁ מֵעָלָיו׃ | ||
| 10 | he said to Tamar, 'Bring the food over to the recess so that I may eat from your own hands.' Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them to Amnon in the recess. | וַיֹּאמֶר אַמְנֹון אֶל־תָּמָר הָבִיאִי הַבִּרְיָה הַחֶדֶר וְאֶבְרֶה מִיָּדֵךְ וַתִּקַּח תָּמָר אֶת־הַלְּבִבֹות אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂתָה וַתָּבֵא לְאַמְנֹון אָחִיהָ הֶחָדְרָה׃ | ||
| 11 | But when she offered them to him, he caught hold of her and said, 'Come to bed with me, sister.' | וַתַּגֵּשׁ אֵלָיו לֶאֱכֹל וַיַּחֲזֶק־בָּהּ וַיֹּאמֶר לָהּ בֹּואִי שִׁכְבִי עִמִּי אֲחֹותִי׃ | ||
| 12 | But she answered, 'No, brother, do not dishonour me, we do not do such things in Israel; do not behave like a beast. | וַתֹּאמֶר לֹו אַל־אָחִי אַל־תְּעַנֵּנִי כִּי לֹא־יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל אַל־תַּעֲשֵׂה אֶת־הַנְּבָלָה הַזֹּאת׃ | ||
| 13 | Where could I go and hide my disgrace?—and you would sink as low as any beast in Israel. Why not speak to the king for me? He will not refuse you leave to marry me.' | וַאֲנִי אָנָה אֹולִיךְ אֶת־חֶרְפָּתִי וְאַתָּה תִּהְיֶה כְּאַחַד הַנְּבָלִים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְעַתָּה דַּבֶּר־נָא אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ כִּי לֹא יִמְנָעֵנִי מִמֶּךָּ׃ | ||
| 14 | He would not listen, but overpowered her, dishonoured her and raped her. | וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקֹולָהּ וַיֶּחֱזַק מִמֶּנָּה וַיְעַנֶּהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ׃ | ||
| 15 | Then Amnon was filled with utter hatred for her; his hatred was stronger than the love he had felt, and he said to her, 'Get up and go.' | וַיִּשְׂנָאֶהָ אַמְנֹון שִׂנְאָה גְּדֹולָה מְאֹד כִּי גְדֹולָה הַשִּׂנְאָה אֲשֶׁר שְׂנֵאָהּ מֵאַהֲבָה אֲשֶׁר אֲהֵבָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר־לָהּ אַמְנֹון קוּמִי לֵכִי׃ | ||
| 16 | She answered, 'No. It is wicked to send me away. This is harder to bear than all you have done to me.' He would not listen to her, | וַתֹּאמֶר לֹו אַל־אֹודֹת הָרָעָה הַגְּדֹולָה הַזֹּאת מֵאַחֶרֶת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתָ עִמִּי לְשַׁלְּחֵנִי וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁמֹעַ לָהּ׃ | ||
| 17 | but summoned the boy who attended him and said, 'Get rid of this woman, put her out and bolt the door after her.' | וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־נַעֲרֹו מְשָׁרְתֹו וַיֹּאמֶר שִׁלְחוּ־נָא אֶת־זֹאת מֵעָלַי הַחוּצָה וּנְעֹל הַדֶּלֶת אַחֲרֶיהָ׃ | ||
| 18 | She had on a long, sleeved robe, the usual dress of unmarried princesses; and the boy turned her out and bolted the door. | וְעָלֶיהָ כְּתֹנֶת פַּסִּים כִּי כֵן תִּלְבַּשְׁןָ בְנֹות־הַמֶּלֶךְ הַבְּתוּלֹת מְעִילִים וַיֹּצֵא אֹותָהּ מְשָׁרְתֹו הַחוּץ וְנָעַל הַדֶּלֶת אַחֲרֶיהָ׃ | ||
| 19 | Tamar threw ashes over her head, rent the long, sleeved robe that she was wearing, put her hands on her head and went away, sobbing as she went. | וַתִּקַּח תָּמָר אֵפֶר עַל־רֹאשָׁהּ וּכְתֹנֶת הַפַּסִּים אֲשֶׁר עָלֶיהָ קָרָעָה וַתָּשֶׂם יָדָהּ עַל־רֹאשָׁהּ וַתֵּלֶךְ הָלֹוךְ וְזָעָקָה׃ | ||
| 20 | Her brother Absalom asked her, 'Has your brother Amnon been with you? Keep this to yourself, he is your brother; do not take it to heart.' So Tamar remained in her brother Absalom's house, desolate. | וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ אַבְשָׁלֹום אָחִיהָ הַאֲמִינֹון אָחִיךְ הָיָה עִמָּךְ וְעַתָּה אֲחֹותִי הַחֲרִישִׁי אָחִיךְ הוּא אַל־תָּשִׁיתִי אֶת־לִבֵּךְ לַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַתֵּשֶׁב תָּמָר וְשֹׁמֵמָה בֵּית אַבְשָׁלֹום אָחִיהָ׃ | ||
| 21 | When King David heard the whole story he was very angry; but he would not hurt Amnon because he was his eldest son and he loved him. | וְהַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד שָׁמַע אֵת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּחַר לֹו מְאֹד׃ | ||
| 22 | Absalom did not speak a single word to Amnon, friendly or unfriendly; he hated him for having dishonoured his sister Tamar. | וְלֹא־דִבֶּר אַבְשָׁלֹום עִם־אַמְנֹון לְמֵרָע וְעַד־טֹוב כִּי־שָׂנֵא אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־אַמְנֹון עַל־דְּבַר אֲשֶׁר עִנָּה אֵת תָּמָר אֲחֹתֹו׃ ף | ||
| 23 | Two years later Absalom invited all the king's sons to his sheep-shearing at Baal-hazor, near Ephron . | Absalom's revenge. 2Sm.13.23-39 | וַיְהִי לִשְׁנָתַיִם יָמִים וַיִּהְיוּ גֹזְזִים לְאַבְשָׁלֹום בְּבַעַל חָצֹור אֲשֶׁר עִם־אֶפְרָיִם וַיִּקְרָא אַבְשָׁלֹום לְכָל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ | |
| 24 | He approached the king and said, 'Sir, I am shearing; will your majesty and your servants come?' | וַיָּבֹא אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה־נָא גֹזְזִים לְעַבְדֶּךָ יֵלֶךְ־נָא הַמֶּלֶךְ וַעֲבָדָיו עִם־עַבְדֶּךָ׃ | ||
| 25 | The king answered, 'No, my son, we must not all come and be a burden to you.' Absalom pressed him, but David was still unwilling to go and dismissed him with his blessing. | וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום אַל־בְּנִי אַל־נָא נֵלֵךְ כֻּלָּנוּ וְלֹא נִכְבַּד עָלֶיךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּו וְלֹא־אָבָה לָלֶכֶת וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ׃ | ||
| 26 | But Absalom said, 'If you cannot, may my brother Amnon come with us?' 'Why should he go with you?' the king asked; | וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלֹום וָלֹא יֵלֶךְ־נָא אִתָּנוּ אַמְנֹון אָחִי וַיֹּאמֶר לֹו הַמֶּלֶךְ לָמָּה יֵלֵךְ עִמָּךְ׃ | ||
| 27 | but Absalom pressed him again, so he let Amnon and all the other princes go with him. Then Absalom prepared a feast fit for a king. | וַיִּפְרָץ־בֹּו אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיִּשְׁלַח אִתֹּו אֶת־אַמְנֹון וְאֵת כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ׃ ס | ||
| 28 | He gave his servants these orders: 'Bide your time, and when Amnon is merry with wine I shall say to you, "Strike." Then kill Amnon. You have nothing to fear, these are my orders; be bold and resolute.' | וַיְצַו אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־נְעָרָיו לֵאמֹר רְאוּ נָא כְּטֹוב לֵב־אַמְנֹון בַּיַּיִן וְאָמַרְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם הַכּוּ אֶת־אַמְנֹון וַהֲמִתֶּם אֹתֹו אַל־תִּירָאוּ הֲלֹוא כִּי אָנֹכִי צִוִּיתִי אֶתְכֶם חִזְקוּ וִהְיוּ לִבְנֵי־חָיִל׃ | ||
| 29 | Absalom's servants did as he had told them, whereupon all the king's sons mounted their mules in haste and set off for home. | וַיַּעֲשׂוּ נַעֲרֵי אַבְשָׁלֹום לְאַמְנֹון כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיָּקֻמוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּרְכְּבוּ אִישׁ עַל־פִּרְדֹּו וַיָּנֻסוּ׃ | ||
| 30 | While they were on their way, a rumour reached David that Absalom had murdered all the royal princes and that not one was left alive. | וַיְהִי הֵמָּה בַדֶּרֶךְ וְהַשְּׁמֻעָה בָאָה אֶל־דָּוִד לֵאמֹר הִכָּה אַבְשָׁלֹום אֶת־כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא־נֹותַר מֵהֶם אֶחָד׃ ס | ||
| 31 | The king stood up and rent his clothes and then threw himself on the ground; all his servants were standing round him with their clothes rent. | וַיָּקָם הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּקְרַע אֶת־בְּגָדָיו וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָרְצָה וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו נִצָּבִים קְרֻעֵי בְגָדִים׃ ס | ||
| 32 | Then Jonadab, son of David's brother Shimeah, said, 'Your majesty must not think that they have killed all the young princes; only Amnon is dead; Absalom has looked black ever since Amnon ravished his sister Tamar. | וַיַּעַן יֹונָדָב בֶּן־שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי־דָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר אַל־יֹאמַר אֲדֹנִי אֵת כָּל־הַנְּעָרִים בְּנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ הֵמִיתוּ כִּי־אַמְנֹון לְבַדֹּו מֵת כִּי־עַל־פִּי אַבְשָׁלֹום הָיְתָה שׂוּמָה מִיֹּום עַנֹּתֹו אֵת תָּמָר אֲחֹתֹו׃ | ||
| 33 | Your majesty must not pay attention to a mere rumour that all the princes are dead; only Amnon is dead.' | וְעַתָּה אַל־יָשֵׂם אֲדֹנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־לִבֹּו דָּבָר לֵאמֹר כָּל־בְּנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵתוּ כִּי־אִם־אַמְנֹון לְבַדֹּו מֵת׃ ף | ||
| 34 | Absalom made good his escape. Meanwhile the sentry looked up and saw a crowd of people coming down the hill from the direction of Horonaim . He came and reported to the king, 'I see men coming down the hill from Horonaim.' | וַיִּבְרַח אַבְשָׁלֹום וַיִּשָּׂא הַנַּעַר הַצֹּפֶה אֶת־[כ= עֵינֹו] [ק= עֵינָיו] וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה עַם־רַב הֹלְכִים מִדֶּרֶךְ אַחֲרָיו מִצַּד הָהָר׃ | ||
| 35 | Then Jonadab said to the king, 'Here come the royal princes, just as I said they would.' | וַיֹּאמֶר יֹונָדָב אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ כִּדְבַר עַבְדְּךָ כֵּן הָיָה׃ | ||
| 36 | As he finished speaking, the princes came in and broke into loud lamentations; the king and all his servants also wept bitterly. | וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתֹו לְדַבֵּר וְהִנֵּה בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ קֹולָם וַיִּבְכּוּ וְגַם־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו בָּכוּ בְּכִי גָּדֹול מְאֹד׃ | ||
| 37 | But Absalom went to take refuge with Talmai son of Ammihur king of Geshur; and for a long while the king mourned for Amnon. | וְאַבְשָׁלֹום בָּרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־תַּלְמַי בֶּן־[כ= עַמִּיחוּר] [ק= עַמִּיהוּד] מֶלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר וַיִּתְאַבֵּל עַל־בְּנֹו כָּל־הַיָּמִים׃ | ||
| 38 | Absalom, having escaped to Geshur, stayed there for three years; | וְאַבְשָׁלֹום בָּרַח וַיֵּלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר וַיְהִי־שָׁם שָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנִים׃ | ||
| 39 | and David's heart went out to him with longing, for he became reconciled to the death of Amnon. | וַתְּכַל דָּוִד הַמֶּלֶךְ לָצֵאת אֶל־אַבְשָׁלֹום כִּי־נִחַם עַל־אַמְנֹון כִּי־מֵת׃ ס | ||
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