1 D epois de algum tempo, Amnom, filho de Davi, apaixonou-se por Tamar; ela era muito bonita e era irmã de Absalão, outro filho de Davi.

After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

2 A mnom ficou angustiado ao ponto de adoecer por causa de sua meia-irmã Tamar, pois ela era virgem, e parecia-lhe impossível aproximar-se dela.

Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her.

3 A mnom tinha um amigo muito astuto chamado Jonadabe, filho de Siméia, irmão de Davi.

But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man.

4 E le perguntou a Amnom: “Filho do rei, por que todo dia você está abatido? Quer me contar o que se passa?” Amnom lhe disse: “Estou apaixonado por Tamar, irmã de meu irmão Absalão”.

And he said to him, “Why are you, the king’s son, becoming thinner day after day? Will you not tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”

5 “ Vá para a cama e finja estar doente”, disse Jonadabe. “Quando seu pai vier visitá-lo, diga-lhe: Permite que minha irmã Tamar venha dar-me de comer. Gostaria que ela preparasse a comida aqui mesmo e me servisse. Assim poderei vê-la.”

So Jonadab said to him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend to be ill. And when your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me food, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’”

6 A mnom aceitou a idéia e deitou-se, fingindo-se doente. Quando o rei foi visitá-lo, Amnom lhe disse: “Eu gostaria que minha irmã Tamar viesse e preparasse dois bolos aqui mesmo e me servisse”.

Then Amnon lay down and pretended to be ill; and when the king came to see him, Amnon said to the king, “Please let Tamar my sister come and make a couple of cakes for me in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.”

7 D avi mandou dizer a Tamar no palácio: “Vá à casa de seu irmão Amnom e prepare algo para ele comer”.

And David sent home to Tamar, saying, “Now go to your brother Amnon’s house, and prepare food for him.”

8 T amar foi à casa de seu irmão, que estava deitado. Ela amassou a farinha, preparou os bolos na presença dele e os assou.

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house; and he was lying down. Then she took flour and kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked the cakes.

9 D epois pegou a assadeira e lhe serviu os bolos, mas ele não quis comer. Então Amnom deu ordem para que todos saíssem e, depois que todos saíram,

And she took the pan and placed them out before him, but he refused to eat. Then Amnon said, “Have everyone go out from me.” And they all went out from him.

10 d isse a Tamar: “Traga os bolos e sirva-me aqui no meu quarto”. Tamar levou os bolos que havia preparado ao quarto de seu irmão.

Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, that I may eat from your hand.” And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them to Amnon her brother in the bedroom.

11 M as quando ela se aproximou para servi-lo, ele a agarrou e disse: “Deite-se comigo, minha irmã”.

Now when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”

12 M as ela lhe disse: “Não, meu irmão! Não me faça essa violência. Não se faz uma coisa dessas em Israel! Não cometa essa loucura.

But she answered him, “No, my brother, do not force me, for no such thing should be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!

13 O que seria de mim? Como eu poderia livrar-me da minha desonra? E o que seria de você? Você cairia em desgraça em Israel. Fale com o rei; ele deixará que eu me case com você”.

And I, where could I take my shame? And as for you, you would be like one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you.”

14 M as Amnom não quis ouvi-la e, sendo mais forte que ela, violentou-a.

However, he would not heed her voice; and being stronger than she, he forced her and lay with her.

15 L ogo depois Amnom sentiu uma forte aversão por ela, mais forte que a paixão que sentira. E lhe disse: “Levante-se e saia!”

Then Amnon hated her exceedingly, so that 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 M as ela lhe disse: “Não, meu irmão, mandar-me embora seria pior do que o mal que você já me fez”. Ele, porém, não quis ouvi-la

So she said to him, “No, indeed! This evil of sending me away is worse than the other that you did to me.” But he would not listen to her.

17 e , chamando seu servo, disse-lhe: “Ponha esta mulher para fora daqui e tranque a porta”.

Then he called his servant who attended him, and said, “Here! Put this woman out, away from me, and bolt the door behind her.”

18 E ntão o servo a pôs para fora e trancou a porta. Ela estava vestindo uma túnica longa, pois esse era o tipo de roupa que as filhas virgens do rei usavam desde a puberdade.

Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king’s virgin daughters wore such apparel. And his servant put her out and bolted the door behind her.

19 T amar pôs cinza na cabeça, rasgou a túnica longa que estava usando e se pôs a caminho, com as mãos sobre a cabeça e chorando em alta voz.

Then Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her robe of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head and went away crying bitterly.

20 A bsalão, seu irmão, lhe perguntou: “Seu irmão, Amnom, lhe fez algum mal? Acalme-se, minha irmã; ele é seu irmão! Não se deixe dominar pela angústia”. E Tamar, muito triste, ficou na casa de seu irmão Absalão.

And Absalom her brother said to her, “Has Amnon your brother been with you? But now hold your peace, my sister. He is your brother; do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom’s house.

21 A o saber de tudo isso, o rei Davi ficou indignado.

But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

22 E Absalão não falou nada com Amnom, nem bem, nem mal, embora o odiasse por ter violentado sua irmã Tamar. Absalão Mata Amnom

And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. Absalom Murders Amnon

23 D ois anos depois, quando os tosquiadores de ovelhas de Absalão estavam em Baal-Hazor, perto da fronteira de Efraim, Absalão convidou todos os filhos do rei para se reunirem com ele.

And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

24 A bsalão foi ao rei e lhe disse: “Eu, teu servo, estou tosquiando as ovelhas e gostaria que o rei e os seus conselheiros estivessem comigo”.

Then Absalom came to the king and said, “Kindly note, your servant has sheepshearers; please, let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

25 R espondeu o rei: “Não, meu filho. Não iremos todos, pois isso seria um peso para você”. Embora Absalão insistisse, ele se recusou a ir, mas o abençoou.

But the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you.” Then he urged him, but he would not go; and he blessed him.

26 E ntão Absalão lhe disse: “Se não queres ir, permite, por favor, que o meu irmão Amnom vá conosco”. O rei perguntou: “Por que ele iria com você?”

Then Absalom said, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us.” And the king said to him, “Why should he go with you?”

27 M as Absalão insistiu tanto que o rei acabou deixando que Amnom e os seus outros filhos fossem com ele.

But Absalom urged him; so he let Amnon and all the king’s sons go with him.

28 A bsalão ordenou aos seus homens: “Ouçam! Quando Amnom estiver embriagado de vinho e eu disser: Matem Amnom!, vocês o matarão. Não tenham medo; eu assumo a responsabilidade. Sejam fortes e corajosos!”

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant.”

29 A ssim os homens de Absalão mataram Amnom, obedecendo às suas ordens. Então todos os filhos do rei montaram em suas mulas e fugiram.

So the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons arose, and each one got on his mule and fled.

30 E stando eles ainda a caminho, chegou a seguinte notícia ao rei: “Absalão matou todos os teus filhos; nenhum deles escapou”.

And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, “Absalom has killed all the king’s sons, and not one of them is left!”

31 O rei levantou-se, rasgou as suas vestes, prostrou-se, rosto em terra, e todos os conselheiros que estavam com ele também rasgaram as vestes.

So the king arose and tore his garments and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

32 M as Jonadabe, filho de Siméia, irmão de Davi, disse: “Não pense o meu senhor que mataram todos os seus filhos. Somente Amnom foi morto. Essa era a intenção de Absalão desde o dia em que Amnom violentou Tamar, irmã dele.

Then Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, “Let not my lord suppose they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for only Amnon is dead. For by the command of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

33 O rei, meu senhor, não deve acreditar que todos os seus filhos estão mortos. Apenas Amnom morreu”.

Now therefore, let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king’s sons are dead. For only Amnon is dead.” Absalom Flees to Geshur

34 E nquanto isso, Absalão fugiu. Nesse meio tempo a sentinela viu muita gente que vinha pela estrada de Horonaim, descendo pela encosta da colina, e disse ao rei: “Vejo homens vindo pela estrada de Horonaim, na encosta da colina”.

Then Absalom fled. And the young man who was keeping watch lifted his eyes and looked, and there, many people were coming from the road on the hillside behind him.

35 E Jonadabe disse ao rei: “São os filhos do rei! Aconteceu como o teu servo disse”.

And Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the king’s sons are coming; as your servant said, so it is.”

36 A cabando de falar, os filhos do rei chegaram, chorando em alta voz. Também o rei e todos os seus conselheiros choraram muito.

So it was, as soon as he had finished speaking, that the king’s sons indeed came, and they lifted up their voice and wept. Also the king and all his servants wept very bitterly.

37 A bsalão fugiu para o território de Talmai, filho de Amiúde, rei de Gesur. E o rei Davi pranteava por seu filho todos os dias.

But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

38 D epois que Absalão fugiu para Gesur e lá permaneceu três anos,

So Absalom fled and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

39 a ira do rei contra Absalão cessou, pois ele se sentia consolado da morte de Amnom.

And King David longed to go to Absalom. For he had been comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.