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Y-Amnôn ƀư Ndjrih Ma H'Tamar

¹Y-Apsalôm, kon buklâu Y-David, geh du huê oh bu ur ueh reh, du mbơ̆ bă amoh H'Tamar. Geh Y-Amnôn jêng kon bu klâu Y-David lĕ, rŏng ma ôbăl. ²Y-Amnôn klâng kŏ tât păng nơm jêng ji yor oh bu ur păng H'Tamar; yorlah păng bu druh tang-tat, jêh ri Y-Amnôn mâu dơi ôh ŭch ƀư du ntĭl nau ma ôbăl. ³Ƀiălah Y-Amnôn geh du huê mĭt jiăng amoh Y-Jônadap, kon bu klâu Y-Simêa, nâu Y-David. Y-Jônadap jêng du huê blau plĕch rlăm ngăn. ⁴Păng lah ma Y-Amnôn, "Hơi kon bu klâu hađăch, mâm ƀư muh măt may djoh ƀa ƀơ ăp ôi? Mâu may ŭch mbơh ma gâp?" Y-Amnôn lah ma păng, Gâp rŏng ma H'Tamar oh buur oh gâp Y-Apsalôm." ⁵Y-Jônadap lah ma păng, "Lâng bêch ta kalơ sưng bêch may jêh ri jan săk ji. Jêh ri tơlah mbơ̆ may văch uănh, lah hom ma păng, 'Ăn oh buur gâp H'Tamar văch ndơ̆ piăng let ma gâp sa, jêh ri nkra ndơ sông sa ta năp măt gâp, gay ăn gâp dơi saơ ndơ sông sa nây, sŏk sa tă bơh ti păng.'" ⁶Pônây yơh, Y-Amnôn bêch jan săk ƀư ji. Jêh ri tơlah hađăch văch uănh păng, Y-Amnôn lah ma hađăch, "Gâp dăn ma may, ăn oh buur gâp H'Tamar văch jêh ri nkra bar glo ƀănh ta năp măt gâp, gay ma gâp dơi sa bơh ti păng."
⁷Pônây Y-David prơh bu hăn lah ma H'Tamar pô aơ, "Hăn hom ma ngih nâu ay Y-Amnôn jêh ri nkra ndơ sông sa ma păng." ⁸Pôri H'Tamar hăn ma ngih nâu păng Y-Amnôn ntŭk păng gŭ bêch. Ôbăl sŏk ranih muy (môi), rli ndơ nây, jêh ri ƀư ƀănh ta năp măt păng jêh ri nđông ƀănh nây. ⁹Ôbăl sŏk ngan pala ƀănh jêh ri tơh nkhŭt ta năp păng, ƀiălah păng dun mâu sa. Jêh ri Y-Amnôn lah, "Ăn lĕ rngôch bunuyh du luh bơh aơ." Pônây ăp nơm luh tă bơh ntŭk păng. ¹⁰Jêh ri Y-Amnôn lah ma H'Tamar, "Sŏk leo ndơ sa ma jrô gâp, gay ăn gâp sa păng tă bơh ti ay." Jêh ri H'Tamar sŏk ƀănh păng ƀư nây jêh ri leo tâm jrô Y-Amnôn nâu păng." ¹¹Ôbăl nhhơr ƀănh ăn păng sa, ƀiălah păng rƀiah kuăn ôbăl jêh ri lah: "Văch bêch ndrel gâp, Hơi oh." ¹²Ôbăl plơ̆ sĭt lah. "Mâu ôh, nâu ah, lơi nchâp gâp ôh, yorlah bu mâu ƀư ôh nau kơt nĕ tâm n'gor Israel. Lơi ƀư lă lêng rluk moih aơ! ¹³Bi gâp, ta ntŭk dơi djôt leo nau bêk gâp? Jêh ri bi ma may, may mra jêng nâm bunuyh lă lêng rluk moih tâm phung Israel. Pôri aƀaơ gâp vơh vơl ma may, ngơi hom ma hađăch, yorlah păng mâu mra dun gâp đah ay ôh." ¹⁴Ƀiălah păng mâu ŭch iăt ôbăl ôh, jêh ri yorlah păng jêng dăng lơn ma ôbăl, păng tom ôbăl jêh ri bêch ndrel ôbăl.
¹⁵Jêh nau nây, Y-Amnôn tâm rmot hâu ngăn ma ôbăl, kŏ tât nau păng tâm rmot ma ôbăl jêng toyh lơn ma đah nau rŏng ma ôbăl ntơm saơm. Y-Amnôn lah ma ôbăl, "Dâk hăn hom! ¹⁶Ôbăl plơ̆ lah: "Lơi dĭng mprơh gâp hăn ƀiălah nau tih may jêng toyh lơn ma nau tih may hŏ ƀư ma gâp! Ƀiălah păng mâu ŭch iăt ôh ma ôbăl, ¹⁷Păng kuăl bu klâu ndăm pah kan ma păng, jêh ri lah, "Mprơh lơi bu ur aơ tă bơh tra năp gâp, jêh ri ntĭl lơi mpông ma păng." ¹⁸Ôbăl nsoh ao jâr jong ti, yorlah phung kon hađăch nsoh ao kơt nĕ da dê dôl hôm e druh tang-tat. Pônây, oh mon Y-Amnôn mprơh ôbăl luh du jêh ri ntĭl mpông. ¹⁹H'Tamar sui ŭnh buh ta kalơ bôk, nkhêk lơi ao jâr, jêh ri sŏk ti juăl kalơ bôk, hăn jăng jai nter jăng jai. (nhĭm rjai rŏ trong)
²⁰Y-Apsalôm, nâu păng, lah ma păng, "Mâm ƀư nâu ay Y-Amnôn, bêch ndrel ma ay lĕ? Lah pôri, ay gŭ khưm, đăp mpăn hom, yorlah păng jêng nâu ay; lơi sŏk nau nây djoh ir nuih n'hâm ôh." Pônây H'Tamar gŭ tâm ngih nâu păng Y-Apsalôm nâm bu du huê bu ur lĕ sai păng lơi jêh. ²¹Hađăch David tăng lĕ nau nây, păng nuih ngăn. ²²Ƀiălah Y-Apsalôm mâu ngơi nau ueh ôh ma Y-Amnôn yorlah păng tom oh bu ur păng H'Tamar.

Y-Amnôn Khĭt Jêh Ri Y-Apsalôm Nchuăt Du

²³Bar năm jêh nây, dôl Y-Apsalôm kreh rsau biăp păng ta ƀon Baal-Hasôr dăch n'gor Êphraim, păng jă lĕ rngôch phung kon hađăch. ²⁴Y-Apsalôm hăn ma hađăch jêh ri lah, "Aơ, oh mon may geh jêh phung kreh rsau biăp; gâp dăn ma hađăch jêh ri phung oh mon păng hăn ndrel ma oh mon may." ²⁵Ƀiălah hađăch plơ̆ sĭt lah ma Y-Apsalôm, Mâu dơi ôh, Hơi kon; lĕ rngôch hên hăn tât ngih may, yorlah mra huach âk ma may. Nđâp tơlah Y-Apsalôm sŏl dăn, Y-David mâu ŭch hăn tât ta nây; ƀiălah Y-David mŏt ton ma păng. ²⁶Y-Apsalôm lah, "Tơlah may mâu dơi ôh, gâp dăn ma may nâu gâp Y-Amnôn hăn ndrel ma hên." Hađăch lah ma păng, "Mâm nau may ŭch păng hăn ndrel may?" ²⁷Ƀiălah Y-Apsalôm sŏl dăn kŏ tât hađăch ăn Y-Amnôn hăn jêh ri lĕ rngôch kon hađăch hăn ndrel păng.
²⁸Pônây, Y-Apsalôm ntĭnh ma phung oh mon păng, "Kâp uănh tơlah nuih n'hâm Y-Amnôn maak yor ndrănh, jêh ri tơlah gâp lah ma khân may, 'Dong hom Y-Amnôn, pô nây nkhĭt păng ro yơh. Lơi klach ôh, nây jêng gâp nơm yơh đă khân may ƀư nau nây. Ăn khân may nănh drât ti jêh ri janh! ²⁹Lĕ phung oh mon Y-Apsalôm ƀư ma Y-Amnôn tĭng nâm nau Y-Apsalôm hŏ ntĭnh jêh. Jêh ri lĕ rngôch phung kon bu klâu hađăch dâk, ăp nơm ncho seh bri păng jêh ri dâk hăn.
³⁰Dôl tơlah phung kon hađăch hăn rŏ trong, bu mbơh ma Y-David, "Y-Apsalôm nkhĭt jêh lĕ rngôch phung kon buklâu hađăch, jêh ri mâu om du huê ôh." ³¹Jêh ri hađăch nkhêk kho ao păng jêh ri kuen bêch ta neh. Jêh ri lĕ rngôch phung oh mon păng gŭ êp nkhêk kho ao khân păng. ³²Ƀiălah Y-Jônadap kon bu klâu Y-Simêa, nâu Y-David lah, 'lơi ăn kôranh gâp mĭn ôh khân păng lĕ nkhĭt jêh lĕ rngôch phung ndăm kon hađăch, yorlah kanŏng êng Y-Amnôn dơm khĭt jêh.' Yorlah ma nau Y-Apsalôm ntĭnh nau aơ thăm jêh ntơm bơh nar Y-Amnôn tom oh bu ur păng H'Tamar. ³³Pôri aƀaơ lơi ăn kôranh gâp hađăch djoh nuih n'hâm ma nau aơ ôh, dôl mĭn ma lĕ rngôch kon bu klâu hađăch khĭt jêh, yorlah êng kanŏng Y-Amnôn dơm khĭt jêh."
³⁴Ƀiălah Y-Apsalôm du. Bu klâu ndăm nơm gŭ gak n'gơr măt jêh ri saơ, jêh ri aơ, geh âk bunuyh văch tă bơh trong Hôrônaim ta pŭng yôk. ³⁵Jêh ri Y-Jônadap lah ma hađăch, "Aơ, phung kon buklâu hađăch tât jêh, tĭng nâm oh mon may lah jêh, tât ngăn pô nây yơh." ³⁶Tơlah lôch ôbăl ngơi, aơ phung kon buklâu hađăch tât jêh ri nter nhĭm. Nđâp hađăch jêh ri lĕ rngôch phung oh mon păng nhĭm rngot ngăn.
³⁷Ƀiălah Y-Apsalôm du jêh ri hăn ma Y-Talmai, kon bu klâu Y-Amihut, hađăch n'gor bri Gêsur. Y-David nglâng ndrê (nglâng khĭt) yor kon buklâu păng ăp nar. ³⁸Pônây, Y-Apsalôm du, jêh ri hăn ma n'gor bri Gêsur jêh ri gŭ tanây pe năm. ³⁹Hađăch David klâng ŭch hăn tâm mâp đah Y-Apsalôm; yorlah păng geh nau bonh leng jêh ma Y-Amnôn yorlah ôbăl khĭt jêh.

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Amnon and Tamar

¹In the course of time, Amnon son of David fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of Absalom son of David.
²Amnon became so obsessed with his sister Tamar that he made himself ill. She was a virgin, and it seemed impossible for him to do anything to her.
³Now Amnon had an adviser named Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Jonadab was a very shrewd man. ⁴He asked Amnon, “Why do you, the king’s son, look so haggard morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?”
Amnon said to him, “I’m in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
⁵“Go to bed and pretend to be ill,” Jonadab said. “When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘I would like my sister Tamar to come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare the food in my sight so I may watch her and then eat it from her hand.’ ”
⁶So Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill. When the king came to see him, Amnon said to him, “I would like my sister Tamar to come and make some special bread in my sight, so I may eat from her hand.”
⁷David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Go to the house of your brother Amnon and prepare some food for him.” ⁸So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made the bread in his sight and baked it. ⁹Then she took the pan and served him the bread, but he refused to eat.
“Send everyone out of here,” Amnon said. So everyone left him. ¹⁰Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food here into my bedroom so I may eat from your hand.” And Tamar took the bread she had prepared and brought it to her brother Amnon in his bedroom. ¹¹But when she took it to him to eat, he grabbed her and said, “Come to bed with me, my sister.”
¹²“No, my brother!” she said to him. “Don’t force me! Such a thing should not be done in Israel! Don’t do this wicked thing. ¹³What about me? Where could I get rid of my disgrace? And what about you? You would be like one of the wicked fools in Israel. Please speak to the king; he will not keep me from being married to you.” ¹⁴But he refused to listen to her, and since he was stronger than she, he raped her.
¹⁵Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Get up and get out!”
¹⁶“No!” she said to him. “Sending me away would be a greater wrong than what you have already done to me.”
But he refused to listen to her. ¹⁷He called his personal servant and said, “Get this woman out of my sight and bolt the door after her.” ¹⁸So his servant put her out and bolted the door after her. She was wearing an ornate⚓ robe, for this was the kind of garment the virgin daughters of the king wore. ¹⁹Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the ornate robe she was wearing. She put her hands on her head and went away, weeping aloud as she went.
²⁰Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has that Amnon, your brother, been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister; he is your brother. Don’t take this thing to heart.” And Tamar lived in her brother Absalom’s house, a desolate woman.
²¹When King David heard all this, he was furious. ²²And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar.

Absalom Kills Amnon

²³Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal Hazor near the border of Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come there. ²⁴Absalom went to the king and said, “Your servant has had shearers come. Will the king and his attendants please join me?”
²⁵“No, my son,” the king replied. “All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he still refused to go but gave him his blessing.
²⁶Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.”
The king asked him, “Why should he go with you?” ²⁷But Absalom urged him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king’s sons.
²⁸Absalom ordered his men, “Listen! When Amnon is in high spirits from drinking wine and I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon down,’ then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I given you this order? Be strong and brave.” ²⁹So Absalom’s men did to Amnon what Absalom had ordered. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules and fled.
³⁰While they were on their way, the report came to David: “Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.” ³¹The king stood up, tore his clothes and lay down on the ground; and all his attendants stood by with their clothes torn.
³²But Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, said, “My lord should not think that they killed all the princes; only Amnon is dead. This has been Absalom’s express intention ever since the day Amnon raped his sister Tamar. ³³My lord the king should not be concerned about the report that all the king’s sons are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
³⁴Meanwhile, Absalom had fled.
Now the man standing watch looked up and saw many people on the road west of him, coming down the side of the hill. The watchman went and told the king, “I see men in the direction of Horonaim, on the side of the hill.”⚓
³⁵Jonadab said to the king, “See, the king’s sons have come; it has happened just as your servant said.”
³⁶As he finished speaking, the king’s sons came in, wailing loudly. The king, too, and all his attendants wept very bitterly.
³⁷Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David mourned many days for his son.
³⁸After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years. ³⁹And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he was consoled concerning Amnon’s death.