Si Amnon ug si Tamar
1May matahom nga anak si David nga ginganlag Tamar, ug igsoon siya ni Absalom. Ug kini si Amnon, nga igsoon ni Tamar sa amahan, nakagusto kaniya. 2Apan dili niya mahimo ang iyang gusto nga himuon kang Tamar tungod kay dalaga kini nga putli ug kanunay may nagabantay kaniya. Tungod niini, naglain ang iyang buot hangtod nga nagsakit siya.
3May amigo si Amnon nga ginganlan ug Jonadab. Maro kaayo kining tawhana. Anak siya sa igsoon ni David nga si Shimea. 4Usa ka adlaw niana, giingnan niya si Amnon, “Anak ka sa hari, apan nganong kada adlaw kanunay ko ikaw nga makita nga nagluya? Sultihi kuno ko sa imong problema.” Miingon si Amnon kaniya, “Nakagusto ako kang Tamar, ang igsoon sa akong igsoon sa amahan nga si Absalom.” 5Miingon si Jonadab, “Higda ug pagpasakit-sakit. Kon mobisita ang imong amahan kanimo, hangyoa siya nga paanhion si Tamar dinhi aron sa pagpakaon kanimo. Ingna usab siya nga gusto mong dinhi mag-andam si Tamar sa pagkaon aron makita nimo, ug nga siya gayod ang mohungit kanimo.”
6Busa mihigda si Amnon ug nagpasakit-sakit. Sa dihang mibisita kaniya si Haring David, miingon siya, “Palihog paanhia ang akong igsoon nga si Tamar aron maghimo ug pan samtang nagatan-aw ako, ug unya hungitan niya ako.” 7Busa nagsugo si David nga pasultihan si Tamar didto sa palasyo nga moadto sa iyang igsoon nga si Amnon ug mag-andam ug pagkaon alang niini.
8Busa miadto si Tamar sa balay sa iyang igsoon nga si Amnon, ug naabtan niya kini nga naghigda. Mikuha siyag harina, gimasa kini, ug naghimog pan samtang nagtan-aw si Amnon. 9Pagkaluto, gikuha niya kini aron ipakaon kang Amnon, apan midumili pagkaon si Amnon. Miingon si Amnon, “Pagawasa ang tanang mga tawo dinhi!” Busa migawas ang mga tawo. 10Unya miingon si Amnon kang Tamar, “Dad-a dinhi sa akong kuwarto ang pagkaon ug hungiti ako.” Busa gidala ni Tamar ang pagkaon sa kuwarto ni Amnon. 11Apan sa dihang hungitan na niya si Amnon, gigakos siya niini ug giingnan nga magdulog sila.
12Miingon si Tamar kaniya, “Ayaw, managsoon kita! Ayaw ako pakaulawi; dili kini angay mahitabo sa Israel. Ayaw buhata kining kabuang kanako! 13Unsa na lay nawong nga akong ikapakita sa mga tawo? Ug ikaw, isipon ka nga usa ka buang-buang sa Israel. Sultihi lang ang atong amahan bahin niini; sigurado nga tugotan niya ikaw nga mangasawa kanako.”
14Apan wala mamati si Amnon kaniya. Ug tungod kay mas kusgan siya kang Tamar, gipakaulawan niya si Tamar pinaagi sa paglugos niini. 15Unya naglagot si Amnon kaniya, ug ang iyang kalagot milabaw kay sa iyang paghigugma niini. Miingon si Amnon kaniya, “Bangon ug lakaw!” 16Mitubag si Tamar, “Dili pwede! Mas dako pa nga sala ang pag-abog mo kanako kay sa imong gihimo kanako.” Apan wala gayod mamati kaniya si Amnon. 17Gitawag hinuon niya ang iyang sulugoon ug giingnan, “Pagawasa kining babayhana ug sirad-i dayon ang pultahan.”
18Busa gipagawas sa sulugoon si Tamar ug gisira ang pultahan. Nagsul-ob niadto si Tamar ug matahom ug taas nga bisti. (Mao kini ang ginasul-ob sa dalaga nga mga anak sa hari niadto nga panahon). 19Apan gigisi niya ang iyang matahom ug taas nga bisti, ug nagbutang ug abo sa iyang ulo. Unya milakaw siya nga nakatabon ang iyang mga kamot sa iyang nawong timaan sa iyang kaulaw.
20Nakita siya sa iyang igsoon nga si Absalom ug gipangutana, “May nahitabo ba tali kaninyo ni Amnon? Pagpakahilom lang bahin niini, kay igsoon mo siya sa amahan. Ayaw lang ikaguol kining nahitabo kanimo.” Didto na mipuyo si Tamar sa balay ni Absalom, apan kanunay lang siyang nagainusara ug nagmasulob-on.
21Sa dihang nahibaloan ni Haring David ang nahitabo, labihan gayod ang iyang kasuko. 22Ug bisan walay gisulti si Absalom kang Amnon mahitungod sa iyang gibuhat, gikapungtan niya siya tungod sa pagpakaulaw niini kang Tamar nga iyang igsoon.
Gipatay ni Absalom si Amnon
23Paglabay sa duha ka tuig, sa dihang gipaguntingan ni Absalom ang iyang mga karnero sa Baal Hazor, duol sa Efraim, giimbitar niya ang tanang anak sa hari sa pagtambong didto. 24Miadto siya kang Haring David ug miingon, “Nagapagunting ako sa akong mga karnero. Mahimo ba nga moadto ka uban ang imong mga opisyal sa pagsaulog niini nga okasyon uban kanako?” 25Mitubag ang hari, “Ayaw na lang anak, kay magastoan ka lang kon motambong kaming tanan.” Namugos gayod si Absalom kaniya, apan midumili gayod siya sa pag-adto. Gipanalanginan lang niya si Absalom. 26Miingon si Absalom, “Kon dili ka moadto, si Amnon na lang nga akong igsoon ang paadtoa.” Nangutana ang hari, “Nganong siya man ang gusto mong paadtoon?” 27Apan namugos gayod si Absalom, busa gipauban na lang ni David si Amnon, ug ang uban pa niyang mga anak nga lalaki.
28Miingon si Absalom sa iyang mga tawo, “Hulata ninyo nga mahubog si Amnon, unya inigsinyas ko, patya ninyo siya. Ayaw kamo kahadlok; ako ang nagsugo kaninyo. Pagpakalig-on kamo ug pagpakaisog.” 29Busa gipatay sa mga tawo ni Absalom si Amnon sumala sa iyang sugo. Pagkahibalo niini sa ubang mga anak ni David, midali-dali silag sakay sa ilang mga mula13:29 mula: sa English, mule. Tan-awa ang Lista sa mga Pulong sa luyo. ug nangikyas. 30Samtang diha pa sila sa dalan, may nakabalita kang David nga gipamatay ni Absalom ang tanan niyang mga anak nga lalaki ug wala gayoy nahibiling buhi kanila. 31Unya mitindog si David ug gigisi niya ang iyang bisti sa pagpakita sa iyang pagsubo, ug mihigda siya sa yuta. Gigisi usab sa iyang mga alagad nga nagatindog didto ang ilang mga bisti. 32Apan miingon si Jonadab nga anak sa igsoon ni David nga si Shimea, “Mahal nga Hari, ayaw pagtuo nga gipamatay ang tanan mong mga anak nga lalaki, si Amnon lang ang gipatay. Sukad sa adlaw nga gipakaulawan ni Amnon ang iyang igsoon nga si Tamar, nagtinguha na si Absalom sa pagpatay kaniya. 33Ayawg kabalak-i ang balita nga gipamatay ang tanan mong mga anak nga lalaki. Si Amnon lang ang gipatay. 34Ug bahin kang Absalom, milayas siya.”
Unya ang guwardya sa paril sa Jerusalem may nakitang daghang tawo nga nagpadulong. Gikan sila sa kasadpan, ug didto mag-agi sa kilid sa bungtod. Miadto ang guwardya sa hari ug miingon, “May nakita akong mga tawo sa dalan sa Horonaim, sa kilid sa bungtod.”13:34 Miadto… bungtod: Wala kini sa Hebreo, apan anaa sa Septuagint. 35Unya miingon si Jonadab sa hari, “Mahal nga Hari, tan-awa! Anaa na ang imong mga anak nga lalaki, sumala sa akong giingon.” 36Pagkahuman gayod niyag sulti, miabot ang mga anak nga lalaki ni David ug nanghilak sila. Mihilak usab ug kusog si David ug ang tanan niyang mga alagad. 37-38Nagsubo si David alang sa iyang anak nga si Amnon sulod sa taas nga panahon.
Sa dihang milayas si Absalom, miadto siya sa hari sa Geshur nga si Talmai, nga anak ni Amihud. Didto siya nagpuyo sulod sa tulo ka tuig. 39Sa dihang nahupay na si Haring David sa iyang kasubo sa pagkamatay ni Amnon, gimingaw siya kang Absalom.13:39 gimingaw siya kang Absalom: o, nawala na ang iyang gana sa pagdakop kang Absalom.
Amnon and Tamar
1Some time later, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar. She was the beautiful sister of Absalom. He was another one of David’s sons.
2Amnon wanted his sister Tamar so much that it made him sick. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do what he wanted with her.
3Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab. He was the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very clever man. 4He asked Amnon, “You are the king’s son, aren’t you? So why do you look so worn out every morning? Won’t you tell me?”
Amnon answered, “I’m in love with Tamar. She’s the sister of my brother Absalom.”
5“Go to bed,” Jonadab said. “Pretend to be sick. Your father will come to see you. When he does, tell him, ‘I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food right here in front of me where I can watch her. Then she can feed it to me.’ ”
6So Amnon went to bed. He pretended to be sick. The king came to see him. Amnon said to him, “I would like my sister Tamar to come here. I want to watch her make some special bread. Then she can feed it to me.”
7David sent a message to Tamar at the palace. He said, “Go to your brother Amnon’s house. Prepare some food for him.” 8So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon. He was lying in bed. She got some dough and mixed it. She shaped the bread right there in front of him. And she baked it. 9Then she took the bread out of the pan and served it to him. But he refused to eat it.
“Send everyone out of here,” Amnon said. So everyone left him. 10Then he said to Tamar, “Bring the food here into my bedroom. Please feed it to me.” So Tamar picked up the bread she had prepared. She brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. 11She took it to him so he could eat it. But he grabbed her. He said, “My sister, come to bed with me.”
12“No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! An evil thing like that should never be done in Israel! Don’t do it! 13What about me? How could I ever get rid of my shame? And what about you? You would be as foolish as any evil person in Israel. Please speak to the king. He won’t keep me from marrying you.” 14But Amnon refused to listen to her. He was stronger than she was. So he raped her.
15Then Amnon hated Tamar very much. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her before. He said to her, “Get up! Get out!”
16“No!” she said to him. “Don’t send me away. That would be worse than what you have already done to me.”
But he refused to listen to her. 17He sent for his personal servant. He said, “Get this woman out of my sight. Lock the door behind her.” 18So his servant threw her out. Then he locked the door behind her. Tamar was wearing a beautiful robe. It was the kind of robe the virgin daughters of the king wore. 19She put ashes on her head. She tore the beautiful robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away. She was weeping out loud as she went.
20When her brother Absalom saw her, he spoke to her. He said, “Has Amnon, that brother of yours, forced you to go to bed with him? My sister, don’t let it upset you. Don’t let it bother you. He’s your brother.” After that, Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house. She was very lonely.
21King David heard about everything that had happened. So he became very angry. 22And Absalom never said a word of any kind to Amnon. He hated Amnon because he had brought shame on his sister Tamar.
Absalom Kills Amnon
23Two years later, Absalom invited all the king’s sons to come to Baal Hazor. It was near the border of Ephraim. The workers who clipped the wool off Absalom’s sheep were there. 24Absalom went to the king. He said, “I’ve had my workers come to clip the wool. Will you and your attendants please join me?”
25“No, my son,” the king replied. “All of us shouldn’t go. It would be too much trouble for you.” Although Absalom begged him, the king still refused to go. But he gave Absalom his blessing.
26Then Absalom said, “If you won’t come, please let my brother Amnon come with us.”
The king asked him, “Why should he go with you?” 27But Absalom begged him. So the king sent Amnon with him. He also sent the rest of his sons.
28Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon has had too much wine to drink, I’ll say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down.’ When I do, kill him. Don’t be afraid. I’ve given you an order, haven’t I? Be strong and brave.” 29So Absalom’s men killed Amnon, just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got on their mules and rode away.
30While they were on their way, a report came to David. It said, “Absalom has struck down all your sons. Not one of them is left alive.” 31The king stood up and tore his clothes. Then he lay down on the ground. All his attendants stood near him. They had also torn their clothes.
32Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up. He said, “You shouldn’t think that all the princes have been killed. The only one who is dead is Amnon. Absalom had planned to kill him ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar. 33You are my king and master. You shouldn’t be concerned about this report. It’s not true that all your sons are dead. The only one who is dead is Amnon.”
34While all of that was taking place, Absalom ran away.
The man on guard duty at Jerusalem looked up. He saw many people coming on the road west of him. They were coming down the side of the hill. He went and spoke to the king. He said, “I see men coming down the road from Horonaim. They are coming down the side of the hill.”
35Jonadab said to the king, “See, your sons are coming. It has happened just as I said it would.”
36As he finished speaking, the king’s sons came in. They were weeping out loud. The king and all his attendants were also weeping very bitterly.
37When Absalom ran away, he went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud. Talmai was king of Geshur. King David mourned many days for his son Amnon.
38So Absalom ran away and went to Geshur. He stayed there for three years. 39After some time the king got over his sorrow because of Amnon’s death. Then King David longed to go to Absalom.
