1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David having a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar, Amnon the son of David loved her.
2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed difficult for Amnon to do the least thing to her.
3 And Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.
4 And he said to him, Why dost thou, the king's son, get thinner from morning to morning? Wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
5 And Jonadab said to him, Lay thee down on thy bed and feign thyself sick; and when thy father comes to see thee, say to him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me food, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.
6 So Amnon lay down and feigned himself sick; and the king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.
7 And David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go, I pray thee, to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.
8 And Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he had lain down. And she took flour and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.
9 And she took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Put every man out from me. And they went out every man from him.
10 And Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the dish into the chamber, that I may eat of thy hand. And Tamar took the cakes that she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
11 And she presented them to him to eat; and he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.
12 And she said to him, No, my brother, do not humble me; for no such thing is done in Israel: do not this infamy.
13 And I, whither shall I carry my reproach? and thou wouldest be as one of the infamous in Israel. And now, I pray thee, speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
14 But he would not hearken to her voice, and was stronger than she, and humbled her and lay with her.
15 And Amnon hated her with an exceeding great hatred, for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. And Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.
16 And she said to him, There is no cause for this evil in sending me away, {which} is greater than the other that thou didst to me. But he would not hearken to her.
17 Then he called his young man that attended upon him, and said, Put now this {woman} out from me, and bolt the door after her.
18 Now she had a vest of many colours upon her; for so were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. And his attendant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.
19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her vest of many colours which was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went away, crying out as she went.
20 And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, be still: he is thy brother; take not this thing to heart. And Tamar remained, and {that} desolate, in her brother Absalom's house.
21 And king David heard of all these things, and he was very angry.
22 And Absalom spoke to Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had humbled his sister Tamar.
23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim; and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, now, thy servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to thee. And he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.
26 And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?
27 But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
28 And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
29 And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and they rode each upon his mule and fled.
30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom has smitten all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
31 Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their garments rent.
32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain 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 humbled his sister Tamar.
33 And now let not my lord the king take the thing to heart, to say, All the king's sons are dead; for Amnon only is dead.
34 And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.
35 And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.
36 And as soon as he had ended speaking, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept; and the king also and all his servants wept very bitterly.
37 And Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And {David} mourned for his son every day.
38 Now Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.
39 And king David longed to go forth to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
1 Aconteceu depois disto que, tendo Absalão, filho de Davi, uma irmã formosa que se chamava Tamar; Amnom, filho de Davi, namorou-se dela.
2 Angustiou-se Amnom, de maneira que adoeceu por causa de sua irmã Tamar; porque era virgem, e parecia difícil a Amnom fazer-lhe alguma coisa.
3 Tinha porém, Amnom um amigo que se chamava Jonadabe, filho de Siméia, irmão de Davi. Era Jonadabe homem mui sagaz.
4 Este lhe perguntou: Por que vais tu emagrecendo de dia para dia, ó filho do rei? não mo dirás? Respondeu-lhe Amnom: Eu amo a Tamar, irmã de meu irmão Absalão.
5 Tornou-lhe Jonadabe: Deita-te na tua cama e finge que estás doente; e quando teu pai te vier visitar, dize-lhe: Rogo-te que venha minha irmã Tamar, e me dê de comer, preparando a comida diante dos meus olhos, para que eu veja e coma da sua mão.
6 Deitou-se Amnom na cama, e fingiu que estava doente. Tendo vindo o rei visitá-lo, disse-lhe Amnom: Rogo-te que venha minha irmã Tamar, e me faça diante dos meus olhos dois bolos, para que eu coma da sua mão.
7 Mandou Davi à casa de Tamar, a dizer-lhe: Vai à casa de teu irmão Amnom, e faze-lhe comida.
8 Foi Tamar à casa de seu irmão Amnom; e ele estava deitado. Ela, tomando massa, a amassou, fez bolos diante dele, e os cozeu.
9 Tomou a panela, e tirou os bolos à sua vista; mas ele recusou comer. Disse Amnom: Façam retirar todos da minha presença. Todos se retiraram.
10 Disse Amnom a Tamar: Traze a comida à câmara, para que eu coma da tua mão. Tomou Tamar os bolos que tinha preparado, e os trouxe à câmara a seu irmão Amnom.
11 Quando Tamar lhos havia chegado, para que ele comesse, Amnom pegou dela e disse-lhe: Vem, deita-te comigo, minha irmã.
12 Porém ela lhe respondeu: Não, meu irmão, não me faças esta violência, pois não se faz assim em Israel. Não cometas esta loucura.
13 Eu, para onde poderia levar o meu opróbrio? e tu passarias em Israel por um louco. Agora fala ao rei, porque ele não me negará a ti.
14 Todavia ele não quis dar ouvidos à sua voz; antes sendo mais forte do que ela, forçou-a e deitou-se com ela.
15 Amnom sentiu por ela grande aversão, pois maior era a aversão que sentiu por ela do que o amor que lhe votara. Amnom disse-lhe: Levanta-te, vai-te embora.
16 Ela lhe respondeu: Não, meu irmão; porque maior é esta injúria, lançando-me fora, do que a outra que me fizeste. Porém ele não a quis ouvir.
17 Chamou ao seu servo que lhe assistia, e disse: Deita fora a esta mulher, e fecha bem a porta após ela.
18 Ela trazia uma túnica talar com mangas compridas, porque este era o trajo de que usavam as donzelas filhas de rei. O servo de Amnom deitou-a fora, e fechou bem a porta após ela.
19 Tamar lançou cinzas sobre a cabeça, rasgou a túnica talar com mangas compridas e, postas as mãos na cabeça, foi-se dali gritando.
20 Absalão, seu irmão, disse-lhe: Esteve contigo Amnom, teu irmão? agora, minha irmã, cala-te. É teu irmão; não te angustie o coração por isso. Ficou Tamar, desolada na casa de seu irmão Absalão.
21 Quando o rei Davi ouviu todas estas coisas, muito se lhe acendeu a ira.
22 Absalão não falou a Amnom nem mal nem bem, porque Absalão aborrecia a Amnom por ter ele violado a Tamar, sua irmã.
23 Passados dois anos Absalão fazia a sua tosquia em Baal-Hazor, que está perto de Efraim, e convidou todos os filhos do rei.
24 Absalão foi ter com o rei e disse: Eis que agora o teu servo faz a tosquia. Venham o rei e os seus servos com o teu servo.
25 Respondeu o rei a Absalão: Não, meu filho, não vamos todos, para não suceder que te sejamos pesados. Absalão instou com ele; todavia ele não quis ir, mas deu-lhe a sua bênção.
26 Então disse Absalão: Rogo-te que ao menos venha conosco meu irmão Amnom. Perguntou-lhe o rei: Para que iria ele contigo?
27 Instando Absalão com ele, Davi deixou ir com ele Amnom e todos os mais filhos do rei.
28 Absalão deu ordem aos seus servos, dizendo: Prestai atenção quando o coração de Amnom estiver alegre do vinho, e eu vos disser: Feri a Amnom, matai-o. Não tenhais medo, não sou eu quem vô-lo ordena? Sede, pois, corajosos, e valentes.
29 Os servos de Absalão fizeram a Amnom como Absalão lhes havia ordenado. Todos os filhos do rei se levantaram, cada um na sua mula, e fugiram.
30 Indo eles ainda no caminho, chegou a Davi a nova, dizendo: Absalão matou a todos os filhos do rei, e não ficou deles nem um só.
31 Levantou-se o rei, e rasgou os seus vestidos, e lançou-se por terra; e todos os seus servos que estavam junto a ele rasgaram os seus vestidos.
32 Jonadabe, filho de Siméia, irmão de Davi, tomou a palavra e disse: Não imagine o meu senhor que mataram todos os mancebos, filhos do rei, porque só morreu Amnom; pois assim o tinha resolvido fazer Absalão desde o dia em que Amnom violou a sua irmã Tamar.
33 Agora não se lhe meta no coração ao rei meu senhor o pensar que todos os filhos do rei foram mortos; porque só morreu Amnom.
34 Fugiu, porém, Absalão. O mancebo que estava de sentinela, levantando os olhos, viu que vinha muita gente pelo caminho ao lado do monte por detrás de si.
35 Jonadabe disse ao rei: Eis aí vêm os filhos do rei; conforme a palavra do teu servo, assim sucedeu.
36 Logo que ele tinha acabado de falar, chegaram os filhos do rei e, levantando a voz, choraram; o rei e todos os seus servos também choraram muito.
37 Absalão, porém, fugiu, e foi a Talmai, filho de Amiur, rei de Gesur. Davi pranteava a seu filho todos os dias.
38 Assim Absalão fugiu, e foi a Gesur, e ali esteve três anos.
39 A alma do rei ansiava ir ter com Absalão, porque já se tinha consolado acerca de Amnom, visto que era morto.