¹[Ny ratsy nataon'i Amnona, sy ny namonoan'i Absaloma azy, ary ny nandosiran'i Absaloma] Ary nony afaka izany, dia nisy toy izao: Absaloma, zanak'i Davida, nanana anabavy tsara tarehy, Tamara no anarany; ary tia azy Amnona, zanak'i Davida.

¹And it cometh to pass afterwards that Absalom son of David hath a fair sister, and her name [is] Tamar, and Amnon son of David loveth her.

²Ary Amnona nalahelo ka matiny ihany noho Tamara anabaviny; fa virijina izy, ka sarotra tamin'i Amnona ny haka azy.

²And Amnon hath distress — even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she [is] a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.

³Fa Amnona nanan-tsakaiza, Jonadaba no anarany, zanak'i Simea, rahalahin'i Davida; ary Jonadaba dia olona fetsy loatra.

³And Amnon hath a friend, and his name [is] Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David`s brother, and Jonadab [is] a very wise man,

⁴Ka hoy izy taminy: Nahoana ianao, ry zanaky ny mpanjaka, no mihamahia isan'andro isan'andro? Tsy tianao hambara amiko va izany? Dia hoy Amnona taminy: Tia an'i Tamara, anabavin'i Absaloma rahalahiko, aho.

⁴and saith to him, `Wherefore [art] thou thus lean, O king`s son, morning by morning? dost thou not declare to me?` And Amnon saith to him, `Tamar — sister of Absalom my brother — I am loving.`

⁵Ary hoy Jonadaba taminy: Mandria eo amin'ny fandrianao ianao, ka modia marary; ary raha avy mamangy anao rainao, dia ataovy aminy hoe: Trarantitra ianao, aoka Tamara anabaviko mba ho avy hampihinan-kanina ahy ary hanao ny nahandro eto imasoko mba ho hitako ka hihinanako ny avy eny an-tànany.

⁵And Jonadab saith to him, `Lie down on thy couch, and feign thyself sick, and thy father hath come in to see thee, and thou hast said unto him, `Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come in and give me bread to eat; and she hath made the food before mine eyes so that I see [it], and have eaten from her hand.`

⁶Dia nandry Amnona ka nody marary; ary nony avy mamangy azy ny mpanjaka, dia hoy izy taminy: Trarantitra ianao, aoka Tamara anabaviko hankatỳ hanao mofo roa ho ahy eto imasoko hihinanako ny avy eny an-tànany.

⁶And Amnon lieth down, and feigneth himself sick, and the king cometh in to see him, and Amnon saith unto the king, `Let, I pray thee, Tamar my sister come, and she maketh before mine eyes two cakes, and I eat from her hand.`

⁷Ary Davida naniraka nankany amin'i Tamara any an-tranony nanao hoe: Mankanesa kely any an-tranon'i Amnona anadahinao, ka manaova nahandro ho azy.

⁷And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, `Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.`

⁸Dia nandeha Tamara nankany an-tranon'i Amnona anadahiny; ary nandry ny anadahiny. Dia naka koba razazavavy, ka nofetafetainy ary nataony mofo teo imasony, ary nendasiny ny mofo.

⁸And Tamar goeth to the house of Amnon her brother, and he is lying down, and she taketh the dough, and kneadeth, and maketh cakes before his eyes, and cooketh the cakes,

⁹Dia noraisiny ny fanendasana, ka narosony teo anoloany; fa tsy nety nihinana izy. Ary hoy Amnona: Avoahy ny olona rehetra. Dia nivoaka ny olona rehetra.

⁹and taketh the frying-pan, and poureth out before him, and he refuseth to eat, and Amnon saith, `Take ye out every one from me;` and they go out every one from him.

¹⁰Ary hoy Amnona tamin'i Tamara: Ento atỳ amin'ny efi-trano ny nahandro hihinanako ny avy eny an-tananao. Dia nalain'i Tamara ny mofo nataony ka nentiny tao amin'ny efi-trano tao amin'i Amnona anadahiny.

¹⁰And Amnon saith unto Tamar, `Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from thy hand;` and Tamar taketh the cakes that she hath made, and bringeth in to Amnon her brother, into the inner chamber,

¹¹Ary nony nentiny tao aminy hohaniny izany; dia nihazona an'i Tamara izy ka nanao taminy hoe: Avia handry amiko, ranabaviko.

¹¹and she bringeth nigh unto him to eat, and he layeth hold on her, and saith to her, `Come, lie with me, my sister.`

¹²Ary hoy ny anabaviny: Sanatria, ranadahy! Aza misavika ahy; fa tsy fanao eto amin'ny Isiraely izany; aza manao izany zavatra fady indrindra izany ianao.[Heb. fahadalana]

¹²And she saith to him, `Nay, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not this folly.

¹³Ary ny amiko, ho entiko aiza moa ny henatro? Ary ianao koa ho toy ny anankiray amin'ny adala eto amin'ny Isiraely. Koa trarantitra ianao, lazao amin'ny mpanjaka; fa tsy hisakana ahy tsy ho anao izy.

¹³And I — whither do I cause my reproach to go? and thou — thou art as one of the fools in Israel; and now, speak, I pray thee, unto the king; for he doth not withhold me from thee.`

¹⁴Nefa tsy nety nihaino ny feon-drazazavavy izy, fa natanjaka noho izy, dia nisavika azy ka nandry taminy.

¹⁴And he hath not been willing to hearken to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbleth her, and lieth with her.

¹⁵Ary dia halan'i Amnona indrindra izy, ka ny fankahalany azy dia be lavitra noho ny fitiavany azy taloha. Dia hoy Amnona taminy: Mitsangàna, mandehana.

¹⁵And Amnon hateth her — a very great hatred — that greater [is] the hatred with which he hath hated her than the love with which he loved her, and Amnon saith to her, `Rise, go.`

¹⁶Ary hoy izy taminy: Aza dia manao ratsy mandroaka ahy ianao, fa ratsy noho ny zavatra hafa nataonao izao. Nefa tsy nety nihaino azy izy.

¹⁶And she saith to him, `Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that thou hast done with me — to send me away;` and he hath not been willing to hearken to her,

¹⁷Dia niantso ny zatovony izay nanompo azy izy ka nanao hoe: Esory hiala eto amiko ity vehivavy ity, ka hidio ny varavarana, rehefa tafavoaka izy.

¹⁷and calleth his young man, his servant, and saith, `Send away, I pray thee, this one from me without, and bolt the door after her;`

¹⁸Ary niakanjo akanjo lava razazavavy; fa izany no fanaon'ny zanakavavin'ny mpanjaka ho akanjo ambony, raha mbola virijina izy. Dia navoakan'ilay ankizilahy izy, ka nohidiany ny varavarana, nony tafavoaka izy.[Na: akanjo misoratsoratra]

¹⁸— and upon her [is] a long coat, for such upper robes do daughters of the king who [are] virgins put on, — and his servant taketh her out without, and hath bolted the door after her.

¹⁹Ary nasian'i Tamara lavenona ny lohany, sady notriariny ny akanjo lava izay niakanjoany, dia niloloha tanana izy, sady nitomany nidradradradra teny am-pandehanana.

¹⁹And Tamar taketh ashes for her head, and the long coat that [is] on her she hath rent, and putteth her hand on her head, and goeth, going on and crying;

²⁰Ary hoy Absaloma anadahiny taminy: Efa tany aminao va Amnona anadahinao? Mangina ihany aloha, ranabavy, fa anadahinao izy; fa aza malahelo noho izany. Ka dia nitoetra tao an-tranon'i Absaloma anadahiny Tamara sady ory.

²⁰and Absalom her brother saith unto her, `Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee? and now, my sister, keep silent, he [is] thy brother; set not thy heart to this thing;` and Tamar dwelleth — but desolate — in the house of Absalom her brother.

²¹Fa nony ren'i Davida mpanjaka izany zavatra rehetra izany, dia nirehitra ny fahatezerany.

²¹And king David hath heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;

²²Ary Absaloma tsy nifampiteny tamin'i Amnona rahalahiny akory na soa na ratsy; fa halan'i Absaloma izy noho ny nisavihany an'i Tamara anabaviny.

²²and Absalom hath not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled Tamar his sister.

²³Ary nony afaka roa taona ngarangidina, dia nampanety ondry teo Bala-hazora ao akaiky an'i Efraima Absaloma, ka nanasa ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka rehetra izy.

²³And it cometh to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom hath shearers in Baal-Hazor, which [is] with Ephraim, and Absalom calleth for all the sons of the king.

²⁴Ary nankao amin'ny mpanjaka Absaloma ka nanao hoe: Indro, mampanety ondry ny mpanomponao; koa trarantitra ianao, aoka ny mpanjaka sy ny mpanompony handeha hiaraka amiko mpanomponao.

²⁴And Absalom cometh unto the king, and saith, `Lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath shearers, let the king go, I pray thee, and his servants, with thy servant.`

²⁵Fa hoy ny mpanjaka tamin'i Absaloma: Tsia, anaka, aoka tsy handeha avokoa izahay rehetra, fandrao mahavaky tratra anao. Fa Absaloma nanery azy ihany; nefa tsy nety nandeha izy, fa nitso-drano azy ihany.

²⁵And the king saith unto Absalom, `Nay, my son, let us not all go, I pray thee, and we are not too heavy on thee;` and he presseth on him, and he hath not been willing to go, and he blesseth him.

²⁶Dia hoy Absaloma: Raha tsy izany ary, trarantitra ianao, aoka Amnona rahalahiko no handeha hiaraka aminay. Ary hoy ny mpanjaka taminy: Ahoana no hiarahany aminao?

²⁶And Absalom saith, `If not — let, I pray thee, Amnon my brother go with us;` and the king saith to him, `Why doth he go with thee?`

²⁷Fa nanery azy Absaloma, ka dia nalefany Amnona sy ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka rehetra handeha hiaraka aminy.

²⁷and Absalom urgeth on him, and he sendeth with him Amnon, and all the sons of the king.

²⁸Ary Absaloma nanome teny ny zatovony hoe: Miomàna tsara, fa rehefa faly ny fon'i Amnona azon'ny divay, ka lazaiko aminareo hoe: Asio Amnona, dia ataovy maty izy, fa aza matahotra; tsy izaho va no nanome teny anareo? Matokia, aoka hiseho ho lehilahy mahery ianareo.

²⁸And Absalom commandeth his young men, saying, `See, I pray thee, when the heart of Amnon [is] glad with wine, and I have said unto you, Smite Amnon, that ye have put him to death; fear not; is it not because I have commanded you? be strong, yea, become sons of valour.`

²⁹Ary ny zatovon'i Absaloma nanao tamin'i Amnona araka ny teny nomen'i Absaloma azy. Dia nitsangana avokoa ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka rehetra, ary samy nitaingina ny ampondrany ka nandositra.

²⁹And the young men of Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom commanded, and rise do all the sons of the king, and they ride, each on his mule, and flee.

³⁰Ary raha mbola teny an-dalana izy ireo, dia tonga tao amin'i Davida ny filazana hoe: novonoin'i Absaloma avokoa ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka, ka tsy nasiany miangana na dia iray akory aza.

³⁰And it cometh to pass — they [are] in the way — and the report hath come unto David, saying, `Absalom hath smitten all the sons of the king, and there is not left of them one;`

³¹Dia nitsangana ny mpanjaka ka nandriatra ny fitafiany, dia nandry tamin'ny tany; ary ny mpanompony rehetra nitsangana teo, samy voatriatra avokoa ny fitafiany.

³¹and the king riseth, and rendeth his garments, and lieth on the earth, and all his servants are standing by [with] rent garments.

³²Ary Jonadaba, zanak'i Simea, rahalahin'i Davida, nanao hoe: Aoka ny tompoko tsy hanao hoe: Matiny avokoa ny zatovo rehetra, zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka; fa Amnona ihany no maty; fa Absaloma efa nifofo azy hatramin'ny andro nisavihany an'i Tamara anabaviny.

³²And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David`s brother, answereth and saith, `Let not my lord say, The whole of the young men, the sons of the king, they have put to death; for Amnon alone [is] dead, for by the command of Absalom it hath been appointed from the day of his humbling Tamar his sister;

³³Koa aoka ny mpanjaka tompoko tsy hieritreritra am-po fa maty avokoa ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka rehetra; fa Amnona ihany no maty.

³³and now, let not my lord the king lay unto his heart the word, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone [is] dead.`

³⁴Fa Absaloma nandositra. Ary ny zatovo mpitily nanopy ny masony ka nahita fa, indreo nisy olona maro avy teo ivohony, teo anilan'ny tendrombohitra.

³⁴And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.

³⁵Ary hoy Jonadaba tamin'ny mpanjaka: Indreo, avy ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka, dia araka ny nolazain'ny mpanomponao tokoa.

³⁵And Jonadab saith unto the king, `Lo, the sons of the king have come; as the word of thy servant, so it hath been.`

³⁶Ary nony efa voalazany izany teny izany, dia indreo, tonga ny zanakalahin'ny mpanjaka, ary nanandratra ny feony izy ka nitomany; ary ny mpanjaka sy ny mpanompony dia mba nitomany mafy dia mafy koa.

³⁶And it cometh to pass at his finishing to speak, that lo, the sons of the king have come, and they lift up their voice, and weep, and also the king and all his servants have wept — a very great weeping.

³⁷Fa Absaloma nandositra nankany amin'i Talmay, zanakalahin'i Amihoda, mpanjakan'i Gesora. Ary nisaona ny zanany mandrakariva Davida.

³⁷And Absalom hath fled, and goeth unto Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourneth for his son all the days.

³⁸Ary Absaloma efa nandositra nankany Gesora ka nitoetra tany telo taona.Ary Davida mpanjaka naniry hivoaka hankany amin'i Absaloma; fa nionona izy noho ny amin'i Amnona, satria efa maty izy.[Na: Koa izany no nisakana an'i Davida mpanjaka tsy hivoaka hamely an'i Absaloma]

³⁸And Absalom hath fled, and goeth to Geshur, and is there three years;

³⁹Ary Davida mpanjaka naniry hivoaka hankany amin'i Absaloma; fa nionona izy noho ny amin'i Amnona, satria efa maty izy.[Na: Koa izany no nisakana an'i Davida mpanjaka tsy hivoaka hamely an'i Absaloma]

³⁹and [the soul of] king David determineth to go out unto Absalom, for he hath been comforted for Amnon, for [he is] dead.