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13 New English Bible (New Testament) Passage Biblia Hebraica

13 1NOW 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.13.1-22וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וּלְאַבְשָׁלֹום בֶּן־דָּוִד אָחֹות יָפָה וּשְׁמָהּ תָּמָר וַיֶּאֱהָבֶהָ אַמְנֹון בֶּן־דָּוִד׃
2Amnon 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׃
3But 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׃
4He 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׃
5Jonadab 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׃
6So 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׃
7So 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׃
8Tamar 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׃
9Then 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׃
10he 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׃
11But 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׃
12But 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׃
13Where 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׃
14He would not listen, but overpowered her, dishonoured her and raped her.

 וְלֹא אָבָה לִשְׁמֹעַ בְּקֹולָהּ וַיֶּחֱזַק מִמֶּנָּה וַיְעַנֶּהָ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ׃
15Then 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׃
16She 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׃
17but 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׃
18She 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׃
19Tamar 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׃
20Her 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׃
21When 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׃
22Absalom 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

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