2. Krallar (2. Samuel) 13

¹Bundan sonra şöyle oldu: Davut oğlu Avşalom'un dış görünüşü son derece güzel olan Tamar adında bir kız kardeşi vardı; Davut oğlu Amnon ona gönül verdi.

²Amnon, kız kardeşi Tamar yüzünden hastalanacak kadar büyük bir sıkıntı çekiyordu; çünkü kız bakireydi ve Amnon'un gözünde ona herhangi bir şey yapmak imkansız derecede zor görünüyordu.

³Amnon'un Yonadav adında bir dostu vardı; Yonadav, Davut'un kardeşi Şama'nın oğluydu ve son derece akıllı bir adamdı.

⁴Yonadav ona, "Ey kralın oğlu, neden her sabah böyle bitkin görünüyorsun? Bana anlatmayacak mısın?" dedi. Amnon ona, "Kardeşim Avşalom'un kız kardeşi Tamar'ı seviyorum" diye yanıt verdi.

⁵Yonadav ona şöyle dedi: "Yatağına uzan ve hasta numarası yap. Baban seni görmeye geldiğinde ona şöyle de: 'Yalvarırım, kız kardeşim Tamar gelsin, bana yemek yedirsin; yemeği gözümün önünde hazırlasın ki görüp onun elinden yiyebileyim.'"

⁶Böylece Amnon yattı ve hasta numarası yaptı. Kral onu görmeye geldiğinde Amnon krala, "Yalvarırım, kız kardeşim Tamar yanıma gelsin, gözümün önünde iki çörek yapsın da onun elinden yiyeyim" dedi.

⁷Davut eve, Tamar'a haber gönderip, "Şimdi kardeşin Amnon'un evine git ve ona yemek hazırla" dedi.

⁸Tamar, kardeşi Amnon'un evine gitti; Amnon yatakta yatıyordu. Tamar hamur alıp yoğurdu, onun gözü önünde çörekler yaptı ve çörekleri pişirdi.

⁹Sonra tavayı alıp çörekleri onun önüne boşalttı, ama Amnon yemek istemedi. Amnon, "Yanımdaki bütün adamları dışarı çıkarın" dedi. Böylece herkes onun yanından çıktı.

¹⁰Amnon Tamar'a, "Yemeği iç odaya getir de senin elinden yiyeyim" dedi. Tamar yaptığı çörekleri aldı ve yatak odasındaki kardeşi Amnon'a götürdü.

¹¹Yemek yemesi için çörekleri ona yaklaştırdığında Amnon onu yakaladı ve "Gel, benimle yat, kız kardeşim" dedi.

¹²Tamar ona, "Hayır, kardeşim!" dedi, "Beni aşağılama! Çünkü İsrail'de böyle bir şey yapılmamalıdır; bu çılgınlığı yapma!

¹³Ben utancımı nereye götüreyim? Sen ise İsrail'deki akılsızlardan biri gibi olursun. Yalvarırım, şimdi kral ile konuş; o beni senden asla esirgemez."

¹⁴Ama Amnon onun sözünü dinlemek istemedi; ondan daha güçlü olduğu için onu zorladı, aşağıladı ve onunla yattı.

¹⁵Ardından Amnon ondan öylesine büyük bir nefretle nefret etti ki, ona duyduğu nefret, daha önce duyduğu sevgiden çok daha büyüktü. Amnon ona, "Kalk, git!" dedi.

¹⁶Tamar ona, "Hayır kardeşim!" dedi, "Çünkü beni kovmakla bana yapacağın bu son kötülük, bana yaptığın ilk kötülükten daha büyüktür." Ama Amnon onu dinlemek istemedi.

¹⁷Evinin işlerine bakan uşağını çağırıp ona, "Bu kadını yanımdan dışarı at ve arkasından kapıyı sürgüle" dedi.

¹⁸Tamar'ın üzerinde uzun kollu, süslü bir giysi vardı; çünkü kralın bakire kızları bu tür kaftanlar giyerlerdi. Amnon'un hizmetkârı onu dışarı çıkarıp arkasından kapıyı sürgüledi.

¹⁹Tamar başına kül saçtı, üzerindeki süslü giysiyi yırttı; ellerini başına koyup feryat ederek yoluna devam etti.

²⁰Kardeşi Avşalom ona, "Kardeşin Amnon seninle mi oldu?" dedi, "Şimdi sessiz ol, kız kardeşim, o senin kardeşindir; bu konuyu yüreğine dert etme." Böylece Tamar, kardeşi Avşalom'un evinde yapayalnız yaşayıp kaldı.

²¹Kral Davut bütün bu olanları duyunca çok öfkelendi; ancak oğlu Amnon'un ruhunu incitmek istemedi, çünkü onu çok seviyordu ve Amnon onun ilk oğluydu.

²²Avşalom Amnon ile iyi ya da kötü hiçbir şey konuşmadı; çünkü kız kardeşi Tamar'ı aşağıladığı için Amnon'dan nefret ediyordu.

²³Tam iki yıl sonra, Efrayim yakınlarındaki Belasor'da Avşalom'un koyunları kırkılıyordu. Avşalom kralın bütün oğullarını davet etti.

²⁴Avşalom krala gidip şöyle dedi: "İşte, kulunun koyunları kırkılıyor; yalvarırım, kral ve hizmetkârları kulunla birlikte gelsinler."

²⁵Kral Avşalom'u, "Hayır oğlum," diye yanıtladı, "hepimiz gitmeyelim ki sana yük olmayalım." Avşalom çok ısrar ettiyse de kral gitmek istemedi, ama onu kutsadı.

²⁶Avşalom, "Öyleyse," dedi, "yalvarırım, kardeşim Amnon bizimle gelsin." Kral ona, "Neden seninle gelsin ki?" diye sordu.

²⁷Ancak Avşalom ısrar edince, kral Amnon'u ve kralın bütün oğullarını onunla birlikte gönderdi. Avşalom kral şölenlerine yaraşır bir şölen hazırladı.

²⁸Avşalom uşaklarına şu buyruğu verdi: "Dikkat edin, Amnon'un yüreği şarapla neşelendiğinde ve ben size 'Amnon'u vurun!' dediğimde onu öldürün. Korkmayın! Size bu buyruğu veren ben değil miyim? Cesur olun ve yiğitlik gösterin!"

²⁹Avşalom'un uşakları Amnon'a, Avşalom'un kendilerine buyurduğu gibi yaptılar. Bunun üzerine kralın bütün oğulları kalktı, her biri katırına binip kaçtı.

³⁰Onlar henüz yoldayken Davut'un kulağına, "Avşalom kralın bütün oğullarını öldürdü, onlardan tek bir kişi bile sağ kalmadı" haberi ulaştı.

³¹Kral kalkıp giysilerini yırttı ve yere kapandı; çevresinde duran bütün hizmetkârları da giysilerini yırttılar.

³²Davut'un kardeşi Şama'nın oğlu Yonadav şöyle dedi: "Efendim kral, kralın bütün genç oğullarının öldürüldüğünü sanmasın; sadece Amnon öldü. Çünkü Avşalom, kız kardeşi Tamar'ı aşağıladığı günden beri bunu aklına koymuştu.

³³Bu yüzden efendim kral, 'Kralın bütün oğulları öldü' diyerek bu sözü yüreğine dert etmesin; çünkü sadece Amnon öldü."

³⁴Bu arada Avşalom kaçtı. Gözcü olan genç başını kaldırıp baktığında, dağın yamacındaki iniş yolundan arkasından gelen büyük bir kalabalık gördü. Gözcü gelip krala haber verdi: "Horonen yolundan, dağın yamacından gelen adamlar gördüm." dedi.

³⁵Yonadav krala, "İşte, kralın oğulları geldi!" dedi, "Kulunun dediği gibi oldu."

³⁶O sözünü bitirir bitirmez kralın oğulları içeri girdiler; hıçkıra hıçkıra ağlamaya başladılar. Kral ve bütün hizmetkârları da acı acı ağladılar.

³⁷Avşalom ise kaçıp Gedsur Kralı Emiud oğlu Tolmi'nin yanına, Mahad ülkesine gitti. Kral Davut ise oğlu için her gün yas tutuyordu.

³⁸Avşalom kaçıp Gedsur'a gitmişti ve orada üç yıl kaldı.

³⁹Kral Davut, Avşalom'un peşinden gitmekten vazgeçti; çünkü Amnon'un ölümü konusunda artık teselli bulmuştu.

¹ΚΑΙ ἐγενήθη μετὰ ταῦτα καὶ τῷ ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ υἱῷ Δαυὶδ ἀδελφὴ καλὴ τῷ εἴδει σφόδρα, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῇ Θημάρ, καὶ ἠγάπησεν αὐτὴν ᾿Αμνὼν υἱὸς Δαυίδ.

²καὶ ἐθλίβετο ᾿Αμνὼν ὥστε ἀρρωστεῖν διὰ Θημὰρ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ, ὅτι παρθένος ἦν αὕτη, καὶ ὑπέρογκον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ᾿Αμνὼν τοῦ ποιῆσαί τι αὐτῇ.

³καὶ ἦν τῷ ᾿Αμνὼν ἑταῖρος, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ ᾿Ιωναδάβ, υἱὸς Σαμαὰ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ Δαυίδ· καὶ ᾿Ιωναδὰβ ἀνὴρ σοφὸς σφόδρα.

⁴καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· τί σοι ὅτι σὺ οὕτως ἀσθενής, υἱὲ τοῦ βασιλέως, τὸ πρωΐ πρωΐ; οὐκ ἀπαγγέλλεις μοι; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ᾿Αμνών· Θημὰρ τὴν ἀδελφὴν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου ἐγὼ ἀγαπῶ.

⁵καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ᾿Ιωναδάβ· κοιμήθητι ἐπὶ τῆς κοίτης σου καὶ μαλακίσθητι, καὶ εἰσελεύσεται ὁ πατήρ σου τοῦ ἰδεῖν σε, καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτόν· ἐλθέτω δὴ Θημὰρ ἡ ἀδελφή μου καὶ ψωμισάτω με καὶ ποιησάτω κατ’ ὀφθαλμούς μου βρῶμα, ὅπως ἴδω καὶ φάγω ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτῆς.

⁶καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ᾿Αμνὼν καὶ ἠρρώστησε, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἰδεῖν αὐτόν, καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Αμνὼν πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα· ἐλθέτω δὴ Θημὰρ ἡ ἀδελφή μου πρός με καὶ κολλυρισάτω ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς μου δύο κολλυρίδας, καὶ φάγομαι ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῆς.

⁷καὶ ἀπέστειλε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Θημὰρ εἰς τὸν οἶκον λέγων· πορεύθητι δὴ εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ σου καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ βρῶμα.

⁸καὶ ἐπορεύθη Θημὰρ εἰς τὸν οἶκον ᾿Αμνὼν ἀδελφοῦ αὐτῆς, καὶ αὐτὸς κοιμώμενος. καὶ ἔλαβε τὸ σταῖς καὶ ἐφύρασε καὶ ἐκολλύρισε κατ’ ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἥψησε τὰς κολλυρίδας·

⁹καὶ ἔλαβε τὸ τήγανον καὶ κατεκένωσεν ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησε φαγεῖν. καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Αμνών· ἐξαγάγετε πάντα ἄνδρα ἀπὸ ἐπάνωθέν μου· καὶ ἐξήγαγον πάντα ἄνδρα ἐπάνωθεν αὐτοῦ.

¹⁰καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Αμνὼν πρὸς Θημάρ· εἰσένεγκε τὸ βρῶμα εἰς τὸ ταμιεῖον, καὶ φάγομαι ἐκ τῆς χειρός σου. καὶ ἔλαβε Θημὰρ τὰς κολλυρίδας, ἃς ἐποίησε, καὶ εἰσήνεγκε τῷ ᾿Αμνὼν ἀδελφῷ αὐτῆς εἰς τὸν κοιτῶνα

¹¹καὶ προσήγαγεν αὐτῷ τοῦ φαγεῖν, καὶ ἐπελάβετο αὐτῆς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ· δεῦρο κοιμήθητι μετ’ ἐμοῦ, ἀδελφή μου.

¹²καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· μή, ἀδελφέ μου· μὴ ταπεινώσῃς με, διότι οὐ ποιηθήσεται οὕτως ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ, μὴ ποιήσῃς τὴν ἀφροσύνην ταύτην·

¹³καὶ ἐγὼ ποῦ ἀποίσω τὸ ὄνειδός μου; καὶ σὺ ἔσῃ ὡς εἷς τῶν ἀφρόνων ἐν ᾿Ισραήλ· καὶ νῦν λάλησον δὴ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, ὅτι οὐ μὴ κωλύσῃ με ἀπὸ σοῦ.

¹⁴καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ᾿Αμνὼν τοῦ ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῆς καὶ ἐκραταίωσεν ὑπὲρ αὐτὴν καὶ ἐταπείνωσεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐκοιμήθη μετ’ αὐτῆς.

¹⁵καὶ ἐμίσησεν αὐτὴν ᾿Αμνὼν μῖσος μέγα σφόδρα, ὅτι μέγα τὸ μῖσος, ὃ ἐμίσησεν αὐτὴν ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀγάπην, ἣν ἠγάπησεν αὐτήν. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ ᾿Αμνών· ἀνάστηθι καὶ πορεύου.

¹⁶καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Θημάρ· μή, ἀδελφέ, ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ κακία ἡ ἐσχάτη ὑπὲρ τὴν πρώτην, ἣν ἐποίησας μετ’ ἐμοῦ τοῦ ἐξαποστεῖλαί με. καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ᾿Αμνὼν ἀκοῦσαι τῆς φωνῆς αὐτῆς.

¹⁷καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ παιδάριον αὐτοῦ τὸν προεστηκότα τοῦ οἴκου καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· ἐξαποστείλατε δὴ ταύτην ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ ἔξω καὶ ἀπόκλεισον τὴν θύραν ὀπίσω αὐτῆς.

¹⁸καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτῆς ἦν χιτὼν καρπωτός, ὅτι οὕτως ἐνεδιδύσκοντο αἱ θυγατέρες τοῦ βασιλέως αἱ παρθένοι τοὺς ἐπενδύτας αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐξήγαγεν αὐτὴν ὁ λειτουργὸς αὐτοῦ ἔξω καὶ ἀπέκλεισε τὴν θύραν ὀπίσω αὐτῆς.

¹⁹καὶ ἔλαβε Θημὰρ σποδὸν καὶ ἐπέθηκεν ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς καὶ τὸν χιτῶνα τὸν καρπωτὸν τὸν ἐπ’ αὐτῆς διέρρηξε καὶ ἐπέθηκε τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῆς ἐπὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐπορεύθη πορευομένη καὶ κράζουσα.

²⁰καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὴν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ ὁ ἀδελφὸς αὐτῆς· μὴ ᾿Αμνὼν ὁ ἀδελφός σου ἐγένετο μετὰ σοῦ; καὶ νῦν, ἀδελφή μου, κώφευσον, ὅτι ἀδελφός σού ἐστι· μὴ θῇς τὴν καρδίαν σου τοῦ λαλῆσαι τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο. καὶ ἐκάθισε Θημὰρ χηρεύουσα ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτῆς.

²¹καὶ ἤκουσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ ἐθυμώθη σφόδρα· καὶ οὐκ ἐλύπησε τὸ πνεῦμα ᾿Αμνὼν τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι ἠγάπα αὐτόν, ὅτι πρωτότοκος αὐτοῦ ἦν.

²²καὶ οὐκ ἐλάλησεν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ μετὰ ᾿Αμνὼν ἀπὸ πονηροῦ ἕως ἀγαθοῦ,ὅτι ἐμίσει ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ τὸν ᾿Αμνὼν ἐπὶ λόγου, οὗ ἐταπείνωσε Θημὰρ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ.

²³Καὶ ἐγένετο εἰς διετηρίδα ἡμερῶν καὶ ἦσαν κείροντες τῷ ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ ἐν Βελασὼρ τῇ ἐχόμενα ᾿Εφραίμ, καὶ ἐκάλεσεν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ βασιλέως.

²⁴καὶ ἦλθεν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ εἶπεν· ἰδοὺ δὴ κείρουσι τῷ δούλῳ σου, πορευθήτω δὴ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου.

²⁵καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς ᾿Αβεσσαλώμ· μὴ δή, υἱέ μου, μὴ πορευθῶμεν πάντες ἡμεῖς, καὶ οὐ μὴ καταβαρυνθῶμεν ἐπὶ σέ. καὶ ἐβιάσατο αὐτόν, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησε τοῦ πορευθῆναι καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτόν.

²⁶καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ πρὸς αὐτόν· καὶ εἰ μή, πορευθήτω δὴ μεθ’ ἡμῶν ᾿Αμνὼν ὁ ἀδελφός μου. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς· ἱνατί πορευθῇ μετὰ σοῦ;

²⁷καὶ ἐβιάσατο αὐτὸν ᾿Αβεσσαλώμ, καὶ ἀπέστειλε μετ’ αὐτοῦ τὸν ᾿Αμνὼν καὶ πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ βασιλέως. καὶ ἐποίησεν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ πότον κατὰ τὸν πότον τοῦ βασιλέως.

²⁸καὶ ἐνετείλατο ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ τοῖς παιδαρίοις αὐτοῦ λέγων· ἴδετε ὡς ἂν ἀγαθυνθῇ ἡ καρδία ᾿Αμνὼν ἐν τῷ οἴνῳ καὶ εἴπω πρὸς ὑμᾶς· πατάξατε τὸν ᾿Αμνών, καὶ θανατώσατε αὐτόν· μὴ φοβηθῆτε, ὅτι οὐχὶ ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἐντελλόμενος ὑμῖν; ἀνδρίζεσθε καὶ γίνεσθε εἰς υἱοὺς δυνάμεως.

²⁹καί ἐποίησαν τὰ παιδάρια ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ τῷ ᾿Αμνὼν καθὰ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ᾿Αβεσσαλώμ. καὶ ἀνέστησαν πάντες οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ ἐπεκάθισαν ἀνὴρ ἐπὶ τὴν ἡμίονον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔφυγαν.

³⁰καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῶν ὄντων ἐν τῷ ὁδῷ καὶ ἡ ἀκοὴ ἦλθε πρὸς Δαυὶδ λέγων· ἐπάταξεν ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ οὐ κατελείφθη ἐξ αὐτῶν οὐδὲ εἷς.

³¹καὶ ἀνέστη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ διέρρηξε τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐκοιμήθη ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ πάντες οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ οἱ περιεστῶτες αὐτῷ διέρρηξαν τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτῶν.

³²καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ᾿Ιωναδὰβ υἱὸς Σαμαὰ ἀδελφοῦ Δαυὶδ καὶ εἶπε· μὴ εἰπάτω ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεύς, ὅτι πάντα τὰ παιδάρια τοὺς υἱοὺς τοῦ βασιλέως ἐθανάτωσεν, ὅτι ᾿Αμνὼν μονώτατος ἀπέθανεν· ὅτι ἐπὶ στόματος ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ ἦν κείμενος ἀπὸ τῆς ἡμέρας, ἧς ἐταπείνωσε Θημὰρ τὴν ἀδελφὴν αὐτοῦ·

³³καὶ νῦν μὴ θέσθω ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ρῆμα λέγων· πάντες οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ βασιλέως ἀπέθανον, ὅτι ἀλλ’ ἢ ᾿Αμνὼν μονώτατος ἀπέθανε.

³⁴καὶ ἀπέδρα ᾿Αβεσσαλώμ. καὶ ᾖρε τὸ παιδάριον ὁ σκοπὸς τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶδε καὶ ἰδοὺ λαὸς πολὺς πορευόμενος ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ ἐκ πλευρᾶς τοῦ ὄρους ἐν τῇ καταβάσει· καὶ παρεγένετο ὁ σκοπὸς καὶ ἀπήγγειλε τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ εἶπεν· ἄνδρας ἑώρακα ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς ῾Ωρωνῆν ἐκ μέρους τοῦ ὄρους.

³⁵καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιωναδὰβ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα· ἰδοὺ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ βασιλέως πάρεισι· κατὰ τὸν λόγον τοῦ δούλου σου, οὕτως ἐγένετο.

³⁶καὶ ἐγένετο ἡνίκα συνετέλεσε λαλῶν, καὶ ἰδοὺ οἱ υἱοὶ τοῦ βασιλέως ἦλθαν καὶ ἐπῇραν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτῶν καὶ ἔκλαυσαν, καί γε ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ ἔκλαυσαν κλαυθμὸν μέγαν σφόδρα.

³⁷καὶ ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ ἔφυγε καὶ ἐπορεύθη πρὸς Θολμὶ υἱὸν ᾿Εμιοὺδ βασιλέα Γεδσοὺρ εἰς γῆν Μαχάδ. καὶ ἐπένθησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.

³⁸καὶ ᾿Αβεσσαλὼμ ἀπέδρα καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Γεδσοὺρ καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἔτη τρία.

³⁹καὶ ἐκόπασε τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ βασιλέως τοῦ ἐξελθεῖν ὀπίσω ᾿Αβεσσαλώμ, ὅτι παρεκλήθη ἐπὶ ᾿Αμνὼν ὅτι ἀπέθανε.

¹And it happened after this that Abessalom the son of David had a very beautiful sister, and her name [was] Themar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

²And Amnon was distressed even to sickness, because of Themar his sister; for she was a virgin, and it seemed very difficult for Amnon to do anything to her.

³And Amnon had a friend, and his name [was] Jonadab, the son of Samaa the brother of David: and Jonadab [was] a very cunning man.

⁴And he said to him, What ails thee that thou art thus weak? O son of the king, morning by morning? wilt thou not tell me? and Amnon said, I love Themar the sister of my brother Abessalom.

⁵And Jonadab said to him, Lie upon thy bed, and make thyself sick, and thy father shall come in to see thee; and thou shalt say to him, Let, I pray thee, Themar my sister come, and feed me with morsels, and let her prepare food before my eyes, that I may see and eat at her hands.

⁶So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick; and the king came in to see him: and Amnon said to the king, Let, I pray thee, my sister Themar come to me, and make a couple of cakes in my sight, and I will eat them at her hand.

⁷And David sent to Themar to the house, saying, Go now to thy brother’s house, and dress him food.

⁸And Themar went to the house of her brother Amnon, and he [was] lying down: and she took the dough and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

⁹And she took the frying pan and poured them out before him, but he would not eat. And Amnon said, Send out every man from about me. And they removed every man from about him.

¹⁰And Amnon said to Themar, Bring in the food into the closet, and I will eat of thy hand. And Themar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to her brother Amnon into the chamber.

¹¹And she brought [them] to him to eat, and he caught hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

¹²And she said to him, Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it ought not to be so done in Israel; do not this folly.

¹³And I, whither shall I remove my reproach? and thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. And now, speak, I pray thee, to the king, for surely he will not keep me from thee.

¹⁴But Amnon would not hearken to her voice; and he prevailed against her, and humbled her, and lay with her.

¹⁵Then Amnon hated her with very great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her, for the last wickedness was greater than the first: and Amnon said to her, Rise, and be gone.

¹⁶And Themar spoke to him concerning this great mischief, greater, [said she], than the other that thou didst me, to send me away: but Amnon would not hearken to her voice.

¹⁷And he called his servant who had charge of the house, and said to him, Put now this [woman] out from me, and shut the door after her.

¹⁸And she had on her a variegated robe, for so were the king’s daughters that were virgins attired in their apparel: and his servant led her forth, and shut the door after her.

¹⁹And Themar took ashes, and put them on her head; and she rent the variegated garment that was upon her: and she laid her hands on her head, and went crying continually.

²⁰And Abessalom her brother said to her, Has thy brother Amnon been with thee? now then, my sister, be silent, for he is thy brother: be not careful to mention this matter. So Themar dwelt as a widow in the house of her brother Abessalom.

²¹And king David heard of all these things, and was very angry; but he did not grieve the spirit of his son Amnon, because be loved him, for he was his first-born.

²²And Abessalom spoke not to Amnon, good or bad, because Abessalom hated Amnon, on account of his humbling his sister Themar.

²³And it came to pass at the end of two whole years, that they were shearing [sheep] for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim: and Abessalom invited all the king’s sons.

²⁴And Abessalom came to the king, and said, Behold, thy servant has a sheep-shearing; let now the king and his servants go with thy servant.

²⁵And the king said to Abessalom, Nay, my son, let us not all go, and let us not be burdensome to thee. And he pressed him; but he would not go, but blessed him.

²⁶And Abessalom said to him, And if not, let I pray thee, my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?

²⁷And Abessalom pressed him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the king’s sons; and Abessalom made a banquet like the banquet of the king.

²⁸And Abessalom charged his servants, saying, Mark when the heart of Amnon shall be merry with wine, and I shall say to you, Smite Amnon, and slay him: fear not; for is it not I that command you? Be courageous, and be valiant.

²⁹And the servants of Abessalom did to Amnon as Abessalom commanded them: and all the sons of the king rose up, and they mounted every man his mule, and fled.

³⁰And it came to pass, when they were in the way, that a report came to David, saying, Abessalom has slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.

³¹Then the king arose, and rent his garments, and lay upon the ground: and all his servants that were standing round him rent their garments.

³²And Jonadab the son of Samaa brother of David, answered and said, Let not my Lord the king say that he has slain all the young men the sons of the king, for Amnon only of them all is dead; for he was appointed [to death] by the mouth of Abessalom from the day that he humbled his sister Themar.

³³And now let not my lord the king take the matter to heart, saying, All the king’s sons are dead: for Amnon only of them is dead.

³⁴And Abessalom escaped: and the young man the watchman, lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Oronen, by the side of the mountain.

³⁵And Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king’ sons are present: according to the word of thy servant, so has it happened.

³⁶And it came to pass when he had finished speaking, that, behold, the king’s sons came, and lifted up their voices and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept with a very great weeping.

³⁷But Abessalom fled, and went to Tholmi son of Emiud the king of Gedsur to the land of Chamaachad: and king David mourned for his son continually.

³⁸So Abessalom fled, and departed to Gedsur, and was there three years.

³⁹And king David ceased to go out after Abessalom, for he was comforted concerning Amnon, touching his death.