2 शमूएल 13

1 दाऊदका अब्शालोम नामका एका छोरा थिए। अब्शालोमकी सानी बहिनी तामार नामकी थिई। तामार असाध्यै राम्री थिई। दाऊदका अर्का एकजना अम्मोन नाउँ गरेको छोरा थियो जसले तामारसँग प्रेम गरेको थियो।

2 तामार कुमारी थिई। अम्नोनले उसको कन्यापन भ्रष्ट पार्न सक्छ भन्ने सोचेका थिएनन्। तरैं पनि अम्नोनले उनलाई साह्रै चाहान्थ्यो। अम्नोनले उनलाई सधैं सम्झिरहने भएकोले आफैं बिरामी भयो।

3 अम्नोनका एउटा मित्रको नाउँ योनादाब थियो जो शिमीका छोरा थिए। (शिमी दाऊदका दाजु थिए।) योनादाब साह्रै चलाक थिए।

4 योनादाबले अम्नोनलाई सोधे, “प्रत्येक दिन तिमी दुब्लाउँदै गइरहेका छौ। तिमी त राजकुमार हौ। खान लाउनुको कुनै अभाव छैन तरै पनि दुब्लाउँदै छौ मलाई भन त! किन?”अम्नोनले योनादाबलाई भने, “म तामारलाई प्रेम गर्छु। जो अब्शालोमकी बहिनी हुन् तर म तिमीहरूको सौतेलो भाइ हुँ।”

5 योनादाबले अम्नोनलाई भने, “ओछ्यानमा सुत र बिमारीले गरे झैं गर। त्यसपछि तिम्रा पिताजी तिमीलाई हेर्न आउनुहुन्छ। उहाँलाई भन, ‘दया गरी मेरी बहिनी तामारलाई आउन दिएर मलाई खाना खुवाउनु भन्नुहोस्। मेरै अगाडि खाना तयार गर्न लगाउनु होस्। म त्यो हेर्नेछु र उनकै हातले खाना खानेछु।”‘

6 त्यसरी अम्नोन ओछ्यानमा लडेर बिमारीले जस्तै गर्न थाले। राजा दाऊद उसका छोरालाई हेर्न आए। अम्नोनले दाऊदलाई भने, “दया गरी तामार बहिनीलाई मेरो कोठा भित्र आउन अनुमति दिनुहोस्। दया गरी भनिदिनु होस् मेरो अघिल्तिर दुइवटा रोटी बनाइदिनुहोस्। त्यसपछि म तिनकै हातबाट खान्छु।”

7 दाऊदले तामारको घरमा दूतहरू पठाए। दूतहरूले तामारलाई भने, “तिम्रा दाइ अम्नोनका घर गएर खाना बनाइदिनु अरे।”

8 यसकारण तामार अम्नोनको घर गइन्। अम्नोन ओछ्यानमा लडिरहेका थिए। तामारले मुछेको आँटा हातमा लिएर थिच्दै रोटी पकाइदिइन्। अम्नोनले हेर्दा हेर्दै तिनीले रोटी बनाइन्।

9 त्यसपछि तावाबाट रोटी निकालेर अम्नोनलाई भाग लगाइदिन्। तर अम्नोनले खान मानेनन्। अम्नोनले आफ्ना नोकरहरूलाई बाहिर जानु भने, यसैले सबै बाहिर गए।

10 तब अम्नोनले तामारलाई भन्छन्, “सुत्ने कोठामा खाना ल्याएर मलाई आफ्नै हातले खुवाइदेऊ।”त्यसरी तामारले आफूले बनाएको रोटी लिएर दाइको सुत्नेकोठामा गइन्।

11 उनले अम्नोनलाई खुवाउन मात्र थालेकी थिइन्, तर अम्नोनले उनको हात समाते। तिनले उनलाई भने, “बहिनी, आऊ मसँग सुत।”

12 तामारले अम्नोनलाई भनिन्, “होइन, दाजु! मलाई जबरजस्ती नगर्नुहोस्। यस्तो लाजमर्दो काम नगर्नुहोस्। यस्तो भयानक कार्य इस्राएलमा कहिले हुनैसक्दैन।

13 यस्तो लाजमर्दो अवस्थाबाट म कहिले पनि मुक्ति पाउने छैन। मानिसहरूले सोच्नेछन् तपाईं एउटा साधारण दुष्ट जस्तैं बन्नु भयो। दया गरी राजासँग भन्नुहोस्। उहाँले हामी दुवैलाई विवाह गर्न दिनुहुनेछ।”

14 तर अम्नोन तामारका कुरा सुन्न पटक्कै राजी भएनन्। तिनी तामारभन्दा बलिया थिए। उसले शारीरिक सम्बन्ध राख्न जबरजस्ती गरे।

15 त्यसपछि अम्नोनले तामारलाई घृणा गर्न थाले। पहिले जति माया गर्थे त्योभन्दा ज्यादा घृणा गर्नथाले। अम्नोनले तामारलाई भने, “उठेर यहाँबाट गइहाल।”

16 तामारले अम्नोनलाई भनिन्, “होइन! यसरी मलाई ननिकाल। तिमीले मलाई केही क्षण अघि जे गर्यौ त्योभन्दा खराब भएर जानेछ।”तर अम्नोनले तामारका कुरा पटक्कै सुनेनन्।

17 अम्नोनले आफ्ना नोकरहरू बोलाए र भने, “अहिले नै यस केटीलाई कोठाबाट निकाल! त्यसपछि दैलो बन्द गर।”

18 अम्नोनका नोकरले तामारलाई निकालेर दैलो बन्द गरिदिए।तामारले कन्यकेटीहरूले राजदरवारमा लगाउने लुगा जस्तो लामो बाहुला भएको रङ्गी-बिरङ्गी लुगा लगाएकी थिईन्।

19 तामारले लगाएका विभिन्न रंगको लुगा च्यातेर टाउकोभरि खरानी दलिन्। अनि टाउकोमा हात राखेर रून थालिन।

20 तब, तामारका दाजू अब्शालोमले तिनलाई भने, “के तेरो ठूलो दाजु अम्नोन तँसित थिए? उसले तँलाईं चोट पुर्यायो? अब, शान्त हो बहिनी। अम्नोन तेरै दाज्यू हो। अब यी कुरा तेरो हृदयमा नली।” त्यसपछि तामार चुप लागिन्। तिनी अपमानित स्त्री भई अब्शालोमको घरमा बसिन्।

21 राजा दाऊदले त्यो कुरा सुनेर साह्रै रिसाए तर दाऊदले तिनको पहिला जम्मेका अतिप्रिय छोरो अम्मोनलाई भड्काउँन चाहेनन् यसकारण केही गरेनन्।

22 अब्शालोमले अम्नोनलाई घृणा गर्नथाले। अम्नोनका बारे राम्रो नराम्रो कुनै कुरै गरेनन् अब्शालोमले। आफ्नी बहिनीलाई अम्नोनले व्यविचार गरेको हुनाले घृणा गरे।

23 दुइ वर्ष पछि केही मानिसहरू बाल्हासोरमा अब्शालोमका भेडाका ऊन कात्न आए। यस समय अब्शालोमले राजाका सबै छोराहरूलाई निम्त्याए।

24 अब्शालोमले राजालाई भने, “मैले भेडाको ऊन कात्न केही मानिसहरू बोलाएको छु। दया गरी राजा अनि उसका अधिकारीहरू पनि आइदिनु होस्।”

25 राजाले अब्शालोमलाई भने, “होइन, छोरा। हामी सबै जाँदैनौं। यसले तिमीलाई धेरै बोझ हुनेछ।”अब्शालोमले अनेक बिन्ति गरे। दाऊद नजाने नै भए, तर उसले आशीर्वाद दिए।

26 अब्शालोमले भने, “तपाईं जानु हुँदैन भने मेरा भाइ अम्नोनलाई मसँग जानदिनुहोस्।”राजा दाऊदले भने, “किन उ तिमीसँग जाने?”

27 अब्शालोमले दाऊदलाई धेरै बिन्ती चढाएपछि अन्त्यमा दाऊदले अम्नोन र अरू छोराहरूलाई जान दिने भए।

28 तब अब्शालोमले आफ्ना सेवकहरूलाई आदेश दिए, “अम्नोनलाई होशियार साथ ख्याल राख्नु। जब उ मातेर बेहोस हुन्छ म आदेश दिन्छु। तिमीहरूले अवश्यै अम्नोनलाई मारिदिनु। दण्ड पाउने डर नलिनू। मैले आदेश दिएकोले तिमीलाई कुनै सजायय हुनेछैन। अब बलिया र सहासी बन।”

29 अब्शालोमका जवान सिपाहीहरूले आदेशको पालन गरे। अम्नोनलाई मारे। दाऊदका अरू छोराहरू आ-आफ्ना खच्चरमा चढेर भागे।

30 राजकुमारहरू शहरमा अझ आइपुगेका थिएनन्। तर राजा दाऊदले घट्नाको खबर पाइहाले। तर उसले सुनेको खबर थियो, “अब्शालोमले राजाका सबै छोराहरूको हत्या गरिदिए। कुनै पनि छोराहरू जीवित छैनन्।”

31 राजा दाऊदले लगाएको लुगा सबै च्यातेर भुँइमा पछारिए। राजाका सबै अधिकारीहरूले पनि आ-आफ्ना लगाएका लुगा च्याते।

32 तर दाऊदका दाज्यू शिमीका छोरा योनादाबले भने, “राजाका सबै छोरा मारिइएका छन् भनेर नसोचौं। खालि अम्नोन मारिइएको हो। अब्शालोमले जुन दिन अम्नोनले आफ्नी बहिनीको व्यविचार गरेको थियो त्यसै दिन देखि योजना बनाएको हो।

33 मेरा मालिक राजा, तपाईं यो नसोच्नुहोस् सबै छोरा मारिए। खालि अम्नोन मर्यो।”

34 अब्शालोम भागे। शहरको पर्खालमाथि एउटा रक्षक उभिरहेका थिए। तिनले धेरै मानिसहरू पहाडको अर्को भागवाट आउँदै गरेका देखे।

35 यसैले योनादाबले राजा दाऊदलाई भने, “हेर्नुहोस्, मैले भनेको कस्तो लाग्यो। राजाका छोराहरू आउँदै छन्।”

36 योनादाबले भन्दा भन्दै राजकुमारहरू आइपुगे। उनीहरू जोड-तोडले रून लागे। दाऊद र अन्य अधिकारीहरू पनि रून थाले। तिनीहरू साह्रै रोए।

37 दाऊद प्रत्येक दिन आफ्ना छोरा अम्नोनका लागि रून्थे।अब्शालोम भागेर अम्मीहूदका छोरा तल्मैकहाँ गए। तल्मै गेशूरका राजा थिए।

38 भागेर गएपछि अब्शालोम तीन र्बषसम्म गशूरमा बसे।

39 राजा दाऊदको अम्नोनको मृत्यु माथि शोक घटूयो, तर उसले अब्शालोलाई एकदमै हराए अनि उसलाई अतिनै हेर्न चाहन्थे।

1 And 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.

2 And 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 any thing to her.

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

4 And 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.

5 And 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.

6 So 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.

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

8 So 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.

9 And 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.

10 And 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.

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

12 And 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.

13 And 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.

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

15 Then 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.

16 And 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.

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

18 And she had a garment of divers colours 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.

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

20 And 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.

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

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

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

24 And 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.

25 And 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.

26 Then 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?

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

28 Now 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.

29 And 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.

30 And 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.

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

32 And 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.

33 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 Amnon only is dead.

34 But 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.

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

36 And 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.

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

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

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