II Samuel 13

vayehi akhare-khen ule'avshalom ben-david akhot yafah ushemah tamar vayye'ehaveha amnon ben-david

This happened sometime afterward: Absalom son of David had a beautiful sister named Tamar, and Amnon son of David became infatuated with her.

vayyetser le'amnon lehitkhallot ba'avur tamar akhoto ki vetulah hi vayyippale be'ene amnon la'asot lah me'umah

Amnon was so distraught because of his [half-]sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her.

ule'amnon rea ushemo yonadav ben-shimah akhi david veyonadav ish khakham me'od

Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimah; Jonadab was a very clever man.

vayyomer lo maddua attah kakhah dal ben-hammelekh babboqer babboqer halo taggid li vayyomer lo amnon et-tamar akhot avshalom akhi ani ohev

He asked him, “Why are you so dejected, O prince, morning after morning? Tell me!” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom!”

vayyomer lo yehonadav shekhav al-mishkavekha vehitkhal uva avikha lirotekha ve'amarta elayw tavo na tamar akhoti vetavreni lekhem ve'asetah le'enay et-habbiryah lema'an asher ereh ve'akhalti miyyadah

Jonadab said to him, “Lie down in your bed and pretend you are sick. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in front of me, so that I may look on, and let her serve it to me.’”

vayyishkav amnon vayyitkhal vayyavo hammelekh liroto vayyomer amnon el-hammelekh tavo-na tamar akhoti utelabbev le'enay shete levivot ve'evreh miyyadah

Amnon lay down and pretended to be sick. The king came to see him, and Amnon said to the king, “Let my sister Tamar come and prepare a couple of cakes in front of me, and let her bring them to me.”

vayyishlakh david el-tamar habbaytah lemor lekhi na bet amnon akhikh va'asi-lo habbiryah

David sent a message to Tamar in the palace, “Please go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.”

vattelekh tamar bet amnon akhiha vehu shokhev vattiqqakh et-habbatseq (vtlvsh) [vattalosh] vattelabbev le'enayw vattevashel et-hallevivot

Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was in bed. She took dough and kneaded it into cakes in front of him, and cooked the cakes.

vattiqqakh et-hammasret vattitsoq lefanayw vayema'en le'ekhol vayyomer amnon hotsi'u khol-ish me'alay vayyetse'u khol-ish me'alayw

She took the pan and set out [the cakes], but Amnon refused to eat and ordered everyone to withdraw. After everyone else had withdrawn,

vayyomer amnon el-tamar havi'i habbiryah hakheder ve'evreh miyyadekh vattiqqakh tamar et-hallevivot asher asatah vattave le'amnon akhiha hekhaderah

Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food inside and feed me.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and brought them to her brother inside.

vattaggesh elayw le'ekhol vayyakhazeq-bah vayyomer lah bo'i shikhvi immi akhoti

But when she served them to him, he caught hold of her and said to her, “Come lie with me, sister.”

vattomer lo al-akhi al-te'anneni ki lo-ye'aseh khen beyisra'el al-ta'aseh et-hannevalah hazzot

But she said to him, “Don’t, brother. Don’t force me. Such things are not done in Israel! Don’t do such a vile thing!

va'ani anah olikh et-kherpati ve'attah tihyeh ke'akhad hannevalim beyisra'el ve'attah dabber-na el-hammelekh ki lo yimna'eni mimmekka

Where will I carry my shame? And you, you will be like any of the scoundrels in Israel! Please, speak to the king; he will not refuse me to you.”

velo avah lishmoa beqolah vayyekhezaq mimmennah vaye'anneha vayyishkav otah

But he would not listen to her; he overpowered her and lay with her by force.

vayyisna'eha amnon sinah gedolah me'od ki gedolah hassinah asher sene'ah me'ahavah asher ahevah vayyomer-lah amnon qumi lekhi

Then Amnon felt a very great loathing for her; indeed, his loathing for her was greater than the passion he had felt for her. And Amnon said to her, “Get out!”

vattomer lo al-odot hara'ah haggedolah hazzot me'akheret asher-asita immi leshallekheni velo avah lishmoa lah

She pleaded with him, “Please don’t commit this wrong; to send me away would be even worse than the first wrong you committed against me.” But he would not listen to her.

vayyiqra et-na'aro meshareto vayyomer shilkhu-na et-zot me'alay hakhutsah une'ol haddelet akhareha

He summoned his young attendant and said, “Get that woman out of my presence, and bar the door behind her.”—

ve'aleha ketonet passim ki khen tilbashna venot-hammelekh habbetulot me'ilim vayyotse otah meshareto hakhuts vena'al haddelet akhareha

She was wearing an ornamented tunic, for maiden princesses were customarily dressed in such garments.—His attendant took her outside and barred the door after her.

vattiqqakh tamar efer al-roshah ukhetonet happassim asher aleha qara'ah vattasem yadah al-roshah vattelekh halokh veza'aqah

Tamar put dust on her head and rent the ornamented tunic she was wearing; she put her hands on her head, and walked away, screaming loudly as she went.

vayyomer eleha avshalom akhiha ha'aminon akhikh hayah immakh ve'attah akhoti hakharishi akhikh hu al-tashiti et-libbekh laddavar hazzeh vatteshev tamar veshomemah bet avshalom akhiha

Her brother Absalom said to her, “Was it your brother Amnon who did this to you? For the present, sister, keep quiet about it; he is your brother. Don’t brood over the matter.” And Tamar remained in her brother Absalom’s house, forlorn.

vehammelekh david shama et kol-haddevarim ha'elleh vayyikhar lo me'od

When King David heard about all this, he was greatly upset.

velo-dibber avshalom im-amnon lemera ve'ad-tov ki-sane avshalom et-amnon al-devar asher innah et tamar akhoto

Absalom didn’t utter a word to Amnon, good or bad; but Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated his sister Tamar.

vayehi lishnatayim yamim vayyihyu gozezim le'avshalom beva'al khatsor asher im-efrayim vayyiqra avshalom lekhol-bene hammelekh

Two years later, when Absalom was having his flocks sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

vayyavo avshalom el-hammelekh vayyomer hinneh-na gozezim le'avdekha yelekh-na hammelekh va'avadayw im-avdekha

And Absalom came to the king and said, “Your servant is having his flocks sheared. Would Your Majesty and your retinue accompany your servant?”

vayyomer hammelekh el-avshalom al-beni al-na nelekh kullanu velo nikhbad alekha vayyifrots-bo velo-avah lalekhet vayevarekhehu

But the king answered Absalom, “No, my son. We must not all come, or we’ll be a burden to you.” He urged him, but he would not go, and he said good-bye to him.

vayyomer avshalom valo yelekh-na ittanu amnon akhi vayyomer lo hammelekh lammah yelekh immakh

Thereupon Absalom said, “In that case, let my brother Amnon come with us,” to which the king replied, “He shall not go with you.”

vayyifrots-bo avshalom vayyishlakh itto et-amnon ve'et kol-bene hammelekh

But Absalom urged him, and he sent with him Amnon and all the other princes.

vayetsav avshalom et-ne'arayw lemor re'u na ketov lev-amnon bayyayin ve'amarti alekhem hakku et-amnon vahamittem oto al-tira'u halo ki anokhi tsivviti etkhem khizqu vihyu livne-khayil

Now Absalom gave his attendants these orders: “Watch, and when Amnon is merry with wine and I tell you to strike down Amnon, kill him! Don’t be afraid, for it is I who give you the order. Act with determination, like brave men!”

vayya'asu na'are avshalom le'amnon ka'asher tsivvah avshalom vayyaqumu kol-bene hammelekh vayyirkevu ish al-pirdo vayyanusu

Absalom’s attendants did to Amnon as Absalom had ordered; whereupon all the other princes mounted their mules and fled.

vayehi hemmah vadderekh vehashemu'ah va'ah el-david lemor hikkah avshalom et-kol-bene hammelekh velo-notar mehem ekhad

They were still on the road when a rumor reached David that Absalom had killed all the princes, and that not one of them had survived.

vayyaqom hammelekh vayyiqra et-begadayw vayyishkav aretsah vekhol-avadayw nitsavim qeru'e vegadim

At this, David rent his garment and lay down on the ground, and all his courtiers stood by with their clothes rent.

vayya'an yonadav ben-shimah akhi-david vayyomer al-yomar adoni et kol-hanne'arim bene-hammelekh hemitu ki-amnon levaddo met ki-al-pi avshalom hayetah sumah miyyom annoto et tamar akhoto

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimah, said, “My lord must not think that all the young princes have been killed. Only Amnon is dead; for this has been decided by Absalom ever since his sister Tamar was violated.

ve'attah al-yasem adoni hammelekh el-libbo davar lemor kol-bene hammelekh metu ki-(m-)amnon levaddo met

So my lord the king must not think for a moment that all the princes are dead; Amnon alone is dead.”

vayyivrakh avshalom vayyissa hanna'ar hatsofeh et-enav vayyar vehinneh am-rav holekhim midderekh akharayw mitsad hahar

Meanwhile Absalom had fled. The watchman on duty looked up and saw a large crowd coming from the road to his rear, from the side of the hill.

vayyomer yonadav el-hammelekh hinneh vene-hammelekh ba'u kidvar avdekha ken hayah

Jonadab said to the king, “See, the princes have come! It is just as your servant said.”

vayehi kekhalloto ledabber vehinneh vene-hammelekh ba'u vayyisu qolam vayyivku vegam-hammelekh vekhol-avadayw bakhu bekhi gadol me'od

As he finished speaking, the princes came in and broke into weeping; and David and all his courtiers wept bitterly, too.

ve'avshalom barakh vayyelekh el-talmay ben-[ammihud] (mykhvr) melekh geshur vayyitabbel al-beno kol-hayyamim

Absalom had fled, and he came to Talmai son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [King David] mourned over his son a long time.

ve'avshalom barakh vayyelekh geshur vayehi-sham shalosh shanim

Absalom, who had fled to Geshur, remained there three years.

vattekhal david hammelekh latset el-avshalom ki-nikham al-amnon ki-met

And King David was pining away for Absalom, for [the king] had gotten over Amnon’s death.