¹And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

¹暗嫩裝病姦污他瑪大衛的兒子押沙龍有一個美麗的妹妹，名叫他瑪；大衛的兒子暗嫩愛上了她。

²And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard for him to do anything to her.

²暗嫩為了他妹妹他瑪的緣故，因愛成病。因為他瑪還是處女，所以暗嫩看來很難對她採取甚麼行動。

³But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.

³暗嫩有一個朋友，名叫約拿達，是大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子。約拿達是一個非常狡猾的人。

⁴And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

⁴他問暗嫩說：“王子啊！你為甚麼一天比一天瘦弱呢？你可以告訴我嗎？”暗嫩說：“我愛上了我兄弟押沙龍的妹妹他瑪。”

⁵And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.

⁵約拿達對他說：“你可以躺在床上裝病。你父親來看你的時候，你就對他說：‘求你叫我的妹妹他瑪來，把食物遞給我吃；叫她在我眼前預備食物，好使我可以看見，也可以從她的手中取食。’”

⁶So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.

⁶於是暗嫩躺著裝病。王來看他，暗嫩對王說：“求你叫我的妹妹他瑪來，叫她在我眼前給我做兩個餅，我可以從她的手裡拿過來吃。”

⁷Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.

⁷大衛就派人到宮裡去對他瑪說：“你到你哥哥暗嫩的屋裡去，為他預備食物。”

⁸So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

⁸他瑪就到她哥哥暗嫩的屋裡去；暗嫩正躺著。他瑪取了點麵，把麵和好，就在暗嫩面前做餅，並且把餅烤熟了。

⁹And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.

⁹她拿過鍋來，在他面前把餅倒出來，暗嫩卻不肯吃，他說：“叫眾人離開我出去！”眾人就都離開他出去了。

¹⁰And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

¹⁰暗嫩對他瑪說：“把食物帶到臥房來，我好從你的手裡拿過來吃。”他瑪拿著她做好的餅，進了臥房，到她哥哥暗嫩那裡去。

¹¹And when she had brought them unto him to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

¹¹他瑪上到他面前，給他吃的時候，暗嫩卻拉住她，對她說：“妹妹，來與我同寢吧！”

¹²And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

¹²他瑪對他說：“不要！哥哥！不要污辱我！在以色列中不可作這樣的事。你不要作這醜事。

¹³And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

¹³至於我，我到哪裡除去我的恥辱呢？至於你，你在以色列中也會成了一個愚妄的人。現在請你去對王說，他必不會禁止我歸你的。”

¹⁴Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but, being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

¹⁴但暗嫩不肯聽她的話，他又比他瑪有力，就污辱了她，與她同寢。

¹⁵Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her was greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

¹⁵事後，暗嫩非常恨她；他對他瑪的恨比以前對她的愛更大，所以暗嫩對她說：“你起來！走吧！”

¹⁶And she said unto him, There is no cause: this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

¹⁶他瑪卻對他說：“我的哥哥啊，不！你趕我出去的這罪比你剛才與我所行的罪更大了。”但是暗嫩不肯聽她的話，

¹⁷Then he called his servant that ministered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her.

¹⁷就叫了侍候他的僕人來，說：“把這女人從我面前趕到外面去，然後把門鎖上。”

¹⁸And she had a garment of divers colors upon her: for with such robes were the king's daughters that were virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her.

¹⁸那時他瑪身上穿著長袖彩衣，因為未嫁的公主都是這樣穿的。那侍候暗嫩的僕人把她趕到外面去，隨後把門鎖上。

¹⁹And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

¹⁹他瑪把塵土撒在自己的頭上，撕裂身上的長袖彩衣，又把一隻手放在頭上，一邊行走一邊哭叫。

²⁰And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he is thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

²⁰她哥哥押沙龍問她：“是不是你哥哥暗嫩與你親近了？我妹妹啊，你現在不要作聲，他是你的哥哥，你不要把這事放在心上。”於是他瑪孤單淒涼地住在她哥哥押沙龍的家裡。

²¹But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

²¹大衛王聽見了這一切事，就非常生氣。

²²And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

²²押沙龍甚麼話都沒有對暗嫩說。押沙龍恨暗嫩，因為暗嫩污辱了他的妹妹他瑪。

²³And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

²³押沙龍為妹復仇殺暗嫩兩年以後，在以法蓮邊界的巴力．夏瑣，押沙龍雇了人為他剪羊毛，押沙龍邀請王所有的兒子到那裡去。

²⁴And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

²⁴押沙龍去見王說：“看哪！現在你的僕人雇了人剪羊毛；請王和王的臣僕與我一同去。”

²⁵And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

²⁵王對押沙龍說：“不！我兒，我們不必都去，免得我們成為你的重擔。”押沙龍再三勉強王去，王還是不肯去，只是為他祝福。

²⁶Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee?

²⁶押沙龍說：“王若是不去，求王讓我的哥哥暗嫩與我一同去。”王問他：“為甚麼要他與你一同去呢？”

²⁷But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

²⁷押沙龍再三求王，王就派暗嫩和王所有的兒子與他一同去。

²⁸Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

²⁸押沙龍吩咐他的僕人說：“你們注意！暗嫩酒酣耳熱的時候，我對你們說：‘擊殺暗嫩！’你們就把他殺死。不要懼怕，這不是我吩咐你們的嗎？你們要堅強，作勇敢的人。”

²⁹And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat him up upon his mule, and fled.

²⁹押沙龍的僕人就照押沙龍所吩咐的，向暗嫩行了。王所有的兒子就起來，各人騎上自己的騾子逃跑了。

³⁰And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

³⁰他們還在路上的時候，有消息傳到大衛那裡，說：“押沙龍殺了王所有的兒子，沒有剩下一個。”

³¹Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent.

³¹王就起來，撕裂衣服，躺在地上。侍立在他身旁的所有臣僕，也都撕裂衣服。

³²And 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 hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

³²大衛的哥哥示米亞的兒子約拿達說：“我主不要以為所有的年輕人、王的兒子都被殺死了。其實死的只有暗嫩一人；自從暗嫩污辱了押沙龍的妹妹他瑪那一天起，押沙龍就定意要殺死他了。

³³Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for Amnon only is dead.

³³現在我主我王不要把這事放在心上，以為王所有的兒子都死了。其實死的只有暗嫩一人。”

³⁴But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

³⁴押沙龍逃往基述押沙龍逃走了。守望的年輕人舉目觀看，看見許多人從後面山坡旁邊的路而來。

³⁵And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

³⁵約拿達對王說：“看哪！王的兒子都回來了。正如你僕人所說的，事情果然是這樣。”

³⁶And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

³⁶他剛說完了，王的眾子就都來到了，他們都放聲大哭；王和他所有的臣僕也都號咷痛哭。

³⁷But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

³⁷押沙龍逃亡，走到基述王亞米忽的兒子達買那裡去了。大衛天天為他的兒子哀傷。

³⁸So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

³⁸押沙龍逃亡，逃到基述那裡去，在那裡住了三年。

³⁹And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

³⁹大衛的心不再懷恨押沙龍，對暗嫩的死也不再那麼難過了。