2 Samuela 13
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1Pea hili eni naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe ʻia ʻApisalomi ko e foha ʻo Tevita, ʻae tuofefine naʻe hoihoifua, pea ko Tamaa ʻa hono hingoa; pea naʻe mamana kiate ia ʻa ʻAmanoni ko e foha ʻo Tevita.
1After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
2Pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene feinga mamahi ʻa ʻAmanoni, naʻa ne hoko ʻo mahakiʻia koeʻuhi ko hono tuofefine ko Tamaa; he ko e tāupoʻou ia; pea ko e meʻa fifilingataʻa kia ʻAmanoni haʻane fai ha meʻa kiate ia.
2Amnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.
3Ka naʻe ai ʻae kaumeʻa ʻa ʻAmanoni, naʻe hingoa ko Sonatapi, ko e foha ʻo Simia ko e kāinga ʻo Tevita: pea ko e tangata kākā ʻaupito ʻa Sonatapi.
3Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
4Pea naʻa ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko e foha koe ʻoe tuʻi, pea ko e hā ʻoku pehē ai ho tutue ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē? ʻIkai te ke tala mai kiate au?” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmanoni kiate ia, “ʻOku ou ʻofa kia Tamaa, ko e tuofefine ʻo ʻApisalomi ko hoku tokoua.”
4so he asked Amnon, “Why are you, the son of the king, so depressed morning after morning? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon replied, “I am in love with Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
5Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sonatapi kiate ia, “Tokoto hifo koe ki ho mohenga, pea ke pehē ʻoku ke mahaki: pea ʻoka haʻu hoʻo tamai ke mamata kiate koe, te ke pehē kiate ia, ‘ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke haʻu ʻa hoku tuofefine ko Tamaa, ke ne ʻomi ʻeku meʻakai, pea ne teuteu ʻeku meʻakai ʻi hoku ʻao, koeʻuhi ke u mamata ki ai, pea kai ia mei hono nima.’”
5Jonadab told him, “Lie down on your bed and pretend you are ill. When your father comes to see you, say to him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me something to eat. Let her prepare it in my sight so I may watch her and eat it from her hand.’”
6¶ Ko ia naʻe tokoto ai ʻa ʻAmanoni, ʻo ne pehē kuo ne mahaki: pea ʻi heʻene haʻu ʻae tuʻi ke mamata kiate ia, naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmanoni ki he tuʻi, “ʻOku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke haʻu ʻa Tamaa ko hoku tuofefine, ke ne ngaohi ha foʻi mā ʻe ua ʻi hoku ʻao, koeʻuhi ke u kai ia mei hono nima.”
6So Amnon lay down and feigned illness. When the king came to see him, Amnon said, “Please let my sister Tamar come and make a couple of cakes in my sight, so that I may eat from her hand.”
7Pea naʻe fekau ai ʻe Tevita ki he fale ʻo Tamaa, ʻo pehē, “ʻAlu leva ni ki he fale ʻo ʻAmanoni ko ho tuongaʻane, pea teuteu haʻane meʻakai.”
7Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.”
8Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa Tamaa ki he fale ʻo ʻAmanoni ko hono tuongaʻane; ka kuo tokoto hifo ia. Pea naʻe toʻo ʻe ia ʻae mahoaʻa, pea ne natu ia, pea naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae ngaahi foʻi mā ʻi hono ʻao, pea naʻa ne taʻo ʻae ngaahi foʻi mā.
8So Tamar went to the house of her brother Amnon, who was lying down. She took some dough, kneaded it, made cakes in his sight, and baked them.
9Pea naʻa ne toʻo mai ha ipu ʻo ne lilingi ia ʻi hono ʻao: ka naʻe ʻikai loto ia ke kai. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmanoni, “Tuku kituʻa ʻae kau tangata kotoa pē meiate au.” Pea naʻa nau ʻalu kotoa pē kituʻa meiate ia.
9Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
10Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmanoni kia Tamaa, “ʻOmi ʻae meʻakai ki loto fale, koeʻuhi ke u kai ia mei ho nima.” Pea naʻe hiki ʻe Tamaa ʻae ngaahi foʻi mā naʻa ne ngaohi, ʻo ne ʻomi ia ki loto fale kia ʻAmanoni ko hono tuongaʻane.
10Then Amnon said to Tamar, “Bring the food into the bedroom, so that I may eat it from your hand.” Tamar took the cakes she had made and went to her brother Amnon’s bedroom.
11Pea ʻi heʻene ʻomi ia kiate ia ke ne kai, naʻa ne puke ia, ʻo ne pehē ki ai, “Haʻu hoku tuofefine ke ta mohe mo au.”
11And when she had brought them to him to eat, he took hold of her and said, “Come lie with me, my sister!”
12Pea naʻa ne pehēange ʻe ia, “ʻE ʻikai, ʻa hoku tuongaʻane, ʻoua naʻa ke fakamaaʻi au; he ʻoku ʻikai totonu ke fai ha meʻa pehē ʻi ʻIsileli: ʻoua naʻa ke fai ʻae vale ni.
12“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not humiliate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!
13Pea ko au, te u tuku ke ʻalu ki fē ʻa hoku fakamā? Pea ko koe, te ke hangē koe ko ha taha ʻoe kau vale ʻi ʻIsileli. Ko ia foki, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke lea ki he tuʻi; he koeʻuhi ʻe ʻikai te ne taʻofi au meiate koe.”
13Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”
14Ka neongo eni naʻe ʻikai fie tokanga ia ki heʻene lea: pea ko e meʻa ʻi heʻene mālohi lahi ʻiate ia, naʻa ne tohotohoʻi ia, pea mohe mo ia.
14But Amnon refused to listen to her, and being stronger, he violated her and lay with her.
15¶ Pea hili ia naʻe fehiʻa ʻaupito kiate ia ʻa ʻAmanoni; ko ia naʻe lahi hake ai ʻae fehiʻa naʻa ne fehiʻa ʻaki kiate ia, ʻi he ʻofa ʻaia naʻa ne ʻofa ai kiate ia. Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻAmanoni kiate ia, “Tuʻu hake, pea ke ʻalu.”
15Then Amnon hated Tamar with such intensity that his hatred was greater than the love he previously had. “Get up!” he said to her. “Be gone!”
16Pea naʻa ne pehē kiate ia, “ʻOku ʻikai hano ʻuhinga: ʻoku lahi hake ʻae kovi ni ʻo hoʻo fekauʻi au ke ʻalu, ʻi he meʻa ʻe taha kuo ke fai kiate au. Ka naʻe ʻikai ʻaupito fanongo ia kiate ia.”
16“No,” she replied, “sending me away is worse than this great wrong you have already done to me!” But he refused to listen to her.
17Pea naʻa ne toki ui ki heʻene tamaioʻeiki ʻaia naʻe talifekau kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Kapusi atu leva ʻa e fefine ni meiate au, pea songo ʻae matapā kiate ia.”
17Instead, he called to his attendant and said, “Throw this woman out and bolt the door behind her!”
18Pea naʻe fakakofuʻaki ia ʻae kofu pulepule: he ko e anga ia ʻoe kofu naʻe kofuʻaki ʻae ngaahi ʻofefine ʻoe tuʻi ʻaia naʻe tāupoʻou. Pea hili ia naʻe ʻomi ia kituʻa ʻe heʻene tamaioʻeiki, pea ne songo ʻae matapā kiate ia.
18So Amnon’s attendant threw her out and bolted the door behind her. Now Tamar was wearing a robe of many colors, because this is what the king’s virgin daughters wore.
19¶ Pea naʻe pani ʻaki ʻe Tamaa ʻa hono ʻulu ʻae efuefu, pea naʻa ne haehae ʻa hono kofu pulepule ʻaia naʻa ne kofuʻaki, pea naʻa ne ʻai hono nima ki hono ʻulu, pea naʻa ne ʻalu pe mo tangi.
19And Tamar put ashes on her head and tore her robe. And putting her hand on her head, she went away crying bitterly.
20Pea naʻe pehē ʻe ʻApisalomi ko hono tuongaʻane kiate ia, “Kuo ala koā ʻa ʻAmanoni ko ho tuongaʻane kiate koe? Ka ko eni ʻa hoku tuofefine ke ke longo pe; he ko ho tuongaʻane ia; ʻoua naʻa ke tokanga ki he meʻa ni.” Ko ia naʻe nofo mamahi pe ʻa Tamaa ʻi he fale ʻo hono tuongaʻane ko ʻApisalomi.
20Her brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.
21¶ Ka ʻi heʻene fanongo ʻa Tevita ko e tuʻi ki he ngaahi meʻa ni, naʻe houhau ʻaupito ia.
21When King David heard all this, he was furious.
22Pea naʻe ʻikai ke moimoʻi lea ʻa ʻApisalomi ki hono tokoua ko ʻAmanoni ʻi he lelei pe ko e kovi: he naʻe fehiʻa ʻa ʻApisalomi kia ʻAmanoni, koeʻuhi ko ʻene tohotohoʻi ʻa hono tuofefine.
22And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for disgracing his sister Tamar.
23¶ Pea hili ʻae taʻu kātoa ʻe ua naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, naʻe maʻu ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae kau tangata kosi sipi ʻi Peali-Hasoa, ʻaia ʻoku ofi ki ʻIfalemi; pea naʻe talaki ki ai ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe tuʻi.
23Two years later, when Absalom’s sheepshearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the sons of the king.
24Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa ʻApisalomi ki he tuʻi, ʻo ne pehē, “Vakai eni, kuo ʻi hoʻo tamaioʻeiki ʻae kau tangata kosi sipi; ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke meʻa ʻae tuʻi pea mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki ke ʻalu mo ho tamaioʻeiki.”
24And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”
25Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kia ʻApisalomi, “ʻE ʻikai, hoku foha, ʻoua naʻa tau ʻalu eni kotoa pē, telia naʻa mau fakamāfasia kiate koe.” Pea naʻa ne kole mālohi kiate ia; pea naʻe ʻikai te ne ʻalu mo ia, ka naʻa ne tāpuakiʻi ia.
25“No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
26Pea naʻe toki pehē ai ʻe ʻApisalomi, “Ka kuo ʻikai, pea ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, tuku ke ʻalu ʻa ʻAmanoni mo kimautolu.” Pea naʻe pehē ʻe he tuʻi kiate ia, “Ko e hā ka ʻalu ai ia mo koe?”
26“If not,” said Absalom, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.” “Why should he go with you?” the king asked.
27Ka naʻe kole fakamātoato ʻe ʻApisalomi, ke ne tuku ʻa ʻAmanoni pea mo e ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe tuʻi ke ʻalu mo ia.
27But Absalom urged him, so the king sent Amnon and the rest of his sons.
28¶ Ka ko eni, kuo ʻosi hono tala ʻe ʻApisalomi ki heʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, ʻo pehē, “Mou vakai ʻoka fiefia ʻae loto ʻo ʻAmanoni ʻi he uaine, pea kau ka pehē ʻeau kiate kimoutolu, Tāʻi ʻa ʻAmanoni; mou toki tāmateʻi ia, ʻoua naʻa manavahē; ʻikai kuo u fekau ʻeau kiate kimoutolu? Mou lototoʻa pea fai mālohi.”
28Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
29Pea naʻe fai ʻe he kau tamaioʻeiki ʻa ʻApisalomi kia ʻAmanoni ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fekau ʻe ʻApisalomi. Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ai ʻae ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi, pea naʻe taki taha heka ʻae tangata ki heʻene miuli pea hola.
29So Absalom’s young men did to Amnon just as Absalom had ordered. Then all the other sons of the king got up, and each one fled on his mule.
30¶ Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, lolotonga ʻenau ʻi he hala, naʻe ʻomi ʻae ongoongo kia Tevita, ʻo pehē, “Kuo tāmateʻi ʻe ʻApisalomi ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe tuʻi, pea ʻoku ʻikai toe ha tokotaha ʻokinautolu.”
30While they were on the way, a report reached David: “Absalom has struck down all the sons of the king; not one of them is left!”
31Pea naʻe tuʻu hake ai ʻae tuʻi pea ne haehae ʻa hono ngaahi kofu, pea ne tō hifo ki he funga kelekele; pea naʻe tutuʻu ofi ai ʻa ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē pea kuo haehae ʻa honau ngaahi kofu.
31Then the king stood up, tore his clothes, and lay down on the ground; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
32Pea ko Sonatapi ko e foha ʻo Simia ko e tokoua ʻo Tevita, naʻe tali ʻe ia ʻo ne pehē, “Ke ʻoua naʻa mahalo ʻe hoku ʻeiki kuo nau tāmateʻi ʻae kau talavou kotoa pē ko e ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi; he ko ʻAmanoni pe tokotaha kuo mate; he kuo fakapapau ʻae meʻa ni mei he ngutu ʻo ʻApisalomi talu mei he ʻaho naʻe tohotoho ai ʻa Tamaa ko hono tuofefine.
32But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
33Ko ia foki ke ʻoua naʻa mamahi fau ʻae loto ʻo hoku ʻeiki ko e tuʻi, ke ne mahalo kuo mate ʻae ngaahi foha kotoa pē ʻoe tuʻi: he ko ʻAmanoni pe tokotaha kuo mate.”
33So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.”
34Ka naʻe hola ʻa ʻApisalomi. Pea naʻe hanga hake ʻe he tangata talavou ʻaia naʻe nofo ke leʻo, pea ne sio, pea vakai, naʻe haʻu ʻae kakai tokolahi ʻi he hala ʻi he tafaʻaki moʻunga ki mui ʻiate ia.
34Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”
35Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Sonatapi ki he tuʻi, “Vakai, ʻoku haʻu ʻae ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi: ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe lea ʻaki ʻe hoʻo tamaioʻeiki.”
35So Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said.”
36Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene fakaʻosi leva ʻe ia ʻa ʻene lea, vakai, naʻe hoko mai ʻae ngaahi foha ʻoe tuʻi pea naʻa nau hiki hake honau leʻo ʻo tangi: pea naʻe tangi lahi ʻaupito foki ʻae tuʻi pea mo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki kotoa pē.
36And as he finished speaking, the sons of the king came in, wailing loudly. Then the king and all his servants also wept very bitterly.
37¶ Ka naʻe hola ʻa ʻApisalomi, ʻo ne ʻalu kia Talimei, ko e foha ʻo ʻAmihuti ko e tuʻi ʻo Kesuli. Pea naʻe loto mamahi ʻa Tevita ʻi he ʻaho kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko hono foha.
37Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
38Ko ia, naʻe hola ʻa ʻApisalomi, ʻo ne ʻalu ki Kesuli, pea naʻa ne ʻi ai ʻi he taʻu ʻe tolu.
38After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
39Pea naʻe holi tuʻu pe ʻa Tevita ke ne ʻalu atu kia ʻApisalomi: he kuo fakafiemālieʻi ia ʻia ʻAmanoni, koeʻuhi ko ʻene pekia.
39And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon’s death.
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