2 Samuel 13
1 And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom son of David has a beautiful sister, and her name [is] Tamar, and Amnon son of David loves her.
Na Dawid babarima Absalom wɔ nuabaa bi a na ne ho yɛ fɛ yie. Na saa ɔbaa no din de Tamar. Na Amnon a ɔyɛ ne nuabarima no kɔn dɔɔ no.
2 And Amnon has distress—even to become sick, because of his sister Tamar, for she [is] a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.
Amnon tuu nʼani sii Tamar so ara kɔsii sɛ ɛbɔɔ no yadeɛ. Na ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu enti, na Amnon susu sɛ ne dɔ no nkɔsi hwee.
3 And Amnon has a friend, and his name [is] Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother, and Jonadab [is] a very wise man,
Na Amnon wɔ adamfo oniferefoɔ bi a wɔfrɛ no Yonadab. Na ɔyɛ Dawid nuabarima Simea babarima.
4 and says to him, “Why [are] you thus lean, O king’s son, morning by morning? Do you not declare [it] to me?” And Amnon says to him, “Tamar—sister of my brother Absalom—I am loving.”
Ɛda koro bi, Yonadab bisaa Amnon sɛ, “Asɛm bɛn na aba? Adɛn enti na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhene babarima yɛ bosaa anɔpa biara saa?” Na Amnon buaa no sɛ, “Medɔ Tamar, Absalom nuabaa no.”
5 And Jonadab says to him, “Lie down on your bed, and feign yourself sick, and your father has come in to see you, and you have said to him: Please let my sister Tamar come in and give me bread to eat; and she has made the food before my eyes so that I see [it], and have eaten from her hand.”
Yonadab kaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ, mɛkyerɛ wo deɛ wobɛyɛ. Sane kɔ na kɔda wo mpa so, na hyɛ da yɛ sɛ deɛ woyare no. Sɛ wʼagya bɛhunu wo a, ka kyerɛ no sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ Tamar, na ɔmmɛyɛ aduane bi mma wo nni. Ka kyerɛ no sɛ, sɛ ɔno brɛ wo aduane di a, wo ho bɛtɔ wo.”
6 And Amnon lies down, and feigns himself sick, and the king comes in to see him, and Amnon says to the king, “Please let my sister Tamar come, and she makes two cakes before my eyes, and I eat from her hand.”
Enti, Amnon boapa yareeɛ. Na ɔhene no bɛsraa no no, Amnon ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Mesrɛ wo, ma Tamar mmɛhwɛ me, na ɔnnoa biribi mma menni.”
7 And David sends to Tamar, to the house, saying, “Now go to the house of your brother Amnon and make food for him.”
Dawid penee so, somaa Tamar kɔɔ Amnon fie, kɔnoaa aduane maa no.
8 And Tamar goes to the house of her brother Amnon, and he is lying down, and she takes the dough, and kneads, and makes cakes before his eyes, and cooks the cakes,
Ɛberɛ a Tamar duruu Amnon efie hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ ɛdan a na ɔda mu no mu, sɛdeɛ sɛ Tamar refotɔ asikyiresiam a ɔbɛhunu. Enti, ɔtoo burodo sononko bi maa no.
9 and takes the frying-pan, and pours out before him, and he refuses to eat, and Amnon says, “Have everyone go out from me”; and everyone goes out from him.
Nanso, ɔde aduane no guu apaawa so bɛsii nʼanim no, wampɛ sɛ ɔdi. Na Amnon ka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no sɛ, “Obiara mfiri ha nkɔ!” Enti, wɔn nyinaa kɔeɛ.
10 And Amnon says to Tamar, “Bring the food into the inner chamber, and I eat from your hand”; and Tamar takes the cakes that she has made and brings [them] to her brother Amnon [in] the inner chamber,
Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ Tamar sɛ, “Fa aduane no brɛ me wɔ me pia mu, na bubu hyɛ mʼano.” Enti, Tamar maa so de kɔɔ hɔ.
11 and she brings [them] near to him to eat, and he lays hold on her, and says to her, “Come, lie with me, my sister.”
Na ɛberɛ a ɔgu so de rema no no, ɔto hyɛɛ ne so, na ɔkaa sɛ, “Wo ne me nna, me nuabaa ɔdɔfoɔ.”
12 And she says to him, “No, my brother, do not humble me, for it is not done so in Israel; do not do this folly.
Na Tamar teaam sɛ, “Dabi, onua barima! Nni saa nkwaseasɛm no! Ɛnyɛ me saa! Wonim sɛ, sɛ woyɛ a, ɛyɛ bɔne kɛseɛ wɔ Israel.
13 And I—to where do I cause my reproach to go? And you are as one of the fools in Israel; and now, please speak to the king; for he does not withhold me from you.”
Na ɛhe na anka mede saa aniwuo no bɛfa? Na wɔbɛka sɛ, wo nso woyɛ nkwaseafoɔ akɛseɛ a wɔwɔ Israel no mu baako. Mesrɛ wo, ka biribi kɛkɛ kyerɛ ɔhene, na ɔbɛma woaware me.”
14 And he has not been willing to listen to her voice, and is stronger than she, and humbles her, and lies with her.
Nanso, Amnon ampene so. Na ɛsiane sɛ ɔwɔ ahoɔden sene Tamar enti, ɔtoo no monnaa.
15 And Amnon hates her—a very great hatred—that greater [is] the hatred with which he has hated her than the love with which he loved her, and Amnon says to her, “Rise, go.”
Ɛhɔ ara, Amnon dɔ no danee ɔtan. Ɔtan no mu yɛɛ den sen ɔdɔ a na ɔdɔ no no. Ɔteateaam sɛ, “Firi ha kɔ ntɛm!”
16 And she says to him, “Because of the circumstances this evil is greater than the other that you have done with me—to send me away”; and he has not been willing to listen to her,
Tamar nso teateaam sɛ, “Dabi. Sɛ worepam me afiri ha seesei no yɛ bɔne kɛseɛ koraa sene deɛ woayɛ me dada no.” Nanso, Amnon ampɛ sɛ ɔbɛtie no.
17 and calls his young man, his servant, and says, “Now send this one away from me outside, and bolt the door after her.”
Ɔteaam frɛɛ ne ɔsomfoɔ hyɛɛ no sɛ, “Pam saa ɔbaa yi firi ha, na to ɛpono no mu!”
18 And a long coat [is] on her, for such upper robes daughters of the king who [are] virgins put on—and his servant takes her outside, and has bolted the door after her.
Enti, ɔsomfoɔ no pamoo no. Na ɔhyɛ batakari tenten fɛfɛ bi sɛdeɛ na amanneɛ kyerɛ wɔ ɔhene babaa a ɔyɛ ɔbaabunu ho no.
19 And Tamar takes ashes for her head, and has torn the long coat that [is] on her, and puts her hand on her head, and goes, going on and crying;
Nanso, Tamar sunsuanee ne batakari no mu, de nsõ guu ne tiri mu. Afei, ɔde ne nsa kataa nʼani, de esu sii ɛkwan so.
20 and her brother Absalom says to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? And now, my sister, keep silent, he [is] your brother; do not set your heart to this thing”; and Tamar dwells—but desolate—in the house of her brother Absalom.
Ne nuabarima Absalom hunuu no bisaa no sɛ, “Wo nuabarima Amnon ne wo ada anaa? Yɛ dinn, me nuabaa; ɔyɛ wo nuabarima. Mfa saa asɛm yi nhyɛ wʼakoma mu.” Na Tamar tenaa ase sɛ ankonam werɛhoni baa wɔ Absalom fie.
21 And King David has heard all these things, and it is very displeasing to him;
Ɛberɛ a ɔhene Dawid tee asɛm yi no, ne bo fuu yie.
22 and Absalom has not spoken with Amnon either evil or good, for Absalom is hating Amnon, because that he humbled his sister Tamar.
Absalom nso anka ho hwee ankyerɛ Amnon. Nanso, ɔtan Amnon yie, ɛfiri sɛ, wagu ne nuabaa Tamar anim ase.
23 And it comes to pass, after two years of days, that Absalom has shearers in Ba‘al-Hazor, which [is] near Ephraim, and Absalom calls for all the sons of the king.
Mfeɛ mmienu akyi, ɛda koro bi a na wɔretwitwa Absalom nnwan ho nwi wɔ Baal-Hasor a ɛbɛn Efraim hyeɛ so no, Absalom too nsa frɛɛ ɔhene mmammarima nyinaa sɛ wɔmmra hɔ.
24 And Absalom comes to the king and says, “Now behold, your servant has shearers, please let the king go—and his servants—with your servant.”
Absalom kɔɔ ɔhene nkyɛn kɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Me nnwan nwitwitwafoɔ reyɛ adwuma. Ɔhene ne nʼasomfoɔ bɛba abɛka me ho anaa?”
25 And the king says to Absalom, “No, my son, please let us not all go, and we are not too heavy on you”; and he presses on him, and he has not been willing to go, and he blesses him.
Ɔhene buaa sɛ, “Dabi, me ba. Ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛn nyinaa kɔ; yɛbɛyɛ ɔhaw ama wo.” Ɛwom sɛ Absalom hyɛɛ no deɛ, nanso wampene sɛ ɔbɛkorɔ, na ɔhyiraa no kosɛkosɛ.
26 And Absalom says, “If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us”; and the king says to him, “Why does he go with you?”
Na Absalom kaa sɛ, “Sɛ saa na ɛte deɛ a, ma me nuabarima Amnon mmɛka yɛn ho.” Ɔhene no bisaa no sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wobisa Amnon?”
27 And Absalom urges for him, and he sends Amnon and all the sons of the king with him.
Nanso, ɔhyɛɛ no enti, ɔmaa Amnon ne ahenemma no nyinaa bɛkaa ne ho.
28 And Absalom commands his young men, saying, “Now see, when the heart of Amnon [is] glad with wine, and I have said to you, Strike Amnon, that you have put him to death; do not fear; is it not because I have commanded you? Be strong, indeed, become sons of valor.”
Absalom ka kyerɛɛ ne nkurɔfoɔ no sɛ, “Montie! Montwɛn na Amnon mmoro nsã, na afei mɛyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnneɛ na moakum no. Monnsuro. Me ara na mahyɛ mo sɛ monyɛ saa. Momfa akokoɔduru nyɛ.”
29 And the young men of Absalom do to Amnon as Absalom commanded, and all the sons of the king rise, and they ride, each on his mule, and flee.
Enti, Absalom mmarima no yɛɛ Amnon saa, sɛdeɛ Absalom hyɛɛ wɔn no. Afei, ahene mmammarima no nyinaa sɔre tenatenaa wɔn mfunumu so, na wɔdwaneeɛ.
30 And it comes to pass—they [are] in the way—and the report has come to David, saying, “Absalom has struck all the sons of the king, and there is not left [even] one of them”;
Ɛberɛ a wɔresane akɔ Yerusalem no, saa asɛm yi duruu Dawid asom sɛ, “Absalom akunkum wo mmammarima no nyinaa a anka ɔbaako koraa.”
31 and the king rises, and tears his garments, and lies on the earth, and all his servants are standing by [with] torn garments.
Ɔhene no huri sii fam, sunsuanee nʼatadeɛ mu, daa fam. Nʼafotufoɔ nyinaa de ahodwirie ne awerɛhoɔ sunsuanee wɔn ntadeɛ mu, dedaa fam saa ara.
32 And Jonadab son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answers and says, “Do not let 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 it has been appointed by the command of Absalom from the day of his humbling his sister Tamar;
Nanso, ankyɛre biara na Yonadab a ɔyɛ Dawid nuabarima Simea babarima no bɛduruu hɔ kaa sɛ, “Dabi, ɛnte saa. Ɛnyɛ wo mma no nyinaa na wɔakunkum wɔn. Amnon nko ara na wɔakum no. Ɛfiri ɛberɛ a Amnon too ne nuabaa Tamar monnaa no, na Absalom yɛɛ nʼadwene saa.
33 and now, do not let my lord the king lay the word to his heart, saying, All the sons of the king have died, for Amnon alone [is] dead.”
Dabi, wo mma no nyinaa nwuwuiɛ saa. Ɛyɛ Amnon nko ara.”
34 And Absalom flees, and the young man who is watching lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, many people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.
Saa ɛberɛ no, na Absalom adwane. Ɔwɛmfoɔ a ɔwɔ Yerusalem ɔfasuo so no hunuu sɛ ɛdɔm kɛseɛ firi atɔeɛ fam reba kuro no mu. Ɔtuu mmirika kɔbɔɔ ɔhene amaneɛ sɛ, “Mahunu sɛ ɛdɔm firi Horonaim ɛkwan a ɛda bepɔ no nkyɛn mu hɔ no so reba.”
35 And Jonadab says to the king, “Behold, the sons of the king have come; as the word of your servant, so it has been.”
Yonadab ka kyerɛɛ ɔhene no sɛ, “Wɔn na wɔreba no! Wo mma no reba sɛdeɛ mekaeɛ no.”
36 And it comes to pass at his finishing to speak, that behold, 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.
Ankyɛre na wɔbɛduruiɛ a, wɔretwa adwo, te anisuo, na ɔhene ne ne mpanimfoɔ nso twaa agyaadwoɔ.
37 And Absalom has fled, and goes to Talmai, son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, and [David] mourns for his son all the days.
Na Dawid suu ne babarima Amnon nna bebree. Na Absalom dwane kɔɔ ne nana barima Talmai a na ɔyɛ Amihud a na ɔyɛ ɔhene Gesur no babarima nkyɛn.
38 And Absalom has fled, and goes to Geshur, and is there [for] three years;
Ɔkɔtenaa Gesur hɔ mfeɛ mmiɛnsa.
39 and King David determines to go out to Absalom, for he has been comforted for Amnon, for [he is] dead.
Na Dawid a afei wagyae Amnon wuo no ho asɛm no pɛɛ sɛ ɔne ne babarima Absalom sane ka bom.
