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2Sa 13:1-5.
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2Sa 13:1-5.
AMNON LOVES TAMAR.
1. Tamar--daughter of David by Maachah
(2Sa 3:3).
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2. 因為她還是處女——未婚的女兒被嚴嚴地禁閉，不與男子交往；外人，甚至異性親屬，若無見證人在場也不得見她們。暗嫩當然見過他瑪，因他對她已動了強烈的情慾；這雖為律法所禁止
（利18:11），
但因有亞伯拉罕的先例為依據
（創20:12），
加上鄰國王子娶同父異母之妹乃是常見之舉，他似乎並不以為這是不當的結合。但他無法向她表白，這失望之苦侵蝕著他的心，使他的容貌和健康都出現了明顯的變化。
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2. for she was a virgin--Unmarried daughters were kept in close seclusion from the company of men; no strangers, nor even their relatives of the other sex, being permitted to see them without the presence of witnesses. Of course, Amnon must have seen Tamar, for he had conceived a violent passion for her, which, though forbidden by the law
(Le 18:11),
yet with the sanction of Abraham's example
(Ge 20:12),
and the common practice in neighboring countries for princes to marry their half sisters, he seems not to have considered an improper connection. But he had no means of making it known to her, and the pain of that disappointment preying upon his mind produced a visible change in his appearance and health.
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3. 示米亞的兒子約拿達——或作沙瑪
（撒上16:9）。
因這位善謀的表兄弟的籌劃和設計，便想出了一個辦法，使他可以不受限制地與他所眷戀的對象見面。
英文原文
3. Jonadab, the son of Shimeah--or Shammah
(1Sa 16:9).
By the counsel and contrivance of this scheming cousin a plan was devised for obtaining an unrestricted interview with the object of his attachment.
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4. 我兄弟押沙龍的妹妹——在多妻盛行的東方各國，女子被視為特別受其同母兄弟的照顧和保護，兄弟是她們利益和名節的守護者，甚至比她們的父親更為盡心（參見
創34:6-25的註釋）。
英文原文
4. my brother Absalom's sister--In Eastern countries, where polygamy prevails, the girls are considered to be under the special care and protection of their uterine brother, who is the guardian of their interests and their honor, even more than their father himself (see on
Ge 34:6-25).
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2Sa 13:6-27.
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2Sa 13:6-27.
他玷污了她。
6-8. 暗嫩躺臥裝病——東方人每當要成就什麼目的時，極善於裝病。
求你叫我妹妹他瑪來，做兩個餅——暗嫩對王稱他瑪為「妹妹」，這稱呼巧妙地為要蒙蔽父親；這請求看來又如此自然，病人的胃口嬌氣，需要遷就，於是王答應差她去。那餅似乎是當時一種花式糕點，東方女子在其製作上極有興致。他瑪因被邀而感到榮幸，毫不遲延地在生病的哥哥家中提供了所需的服務。
英文原文
2Sa 13:6-27.
HE DEFILES HER.
6-8. Amnon lay down, and made himself sick--The Orientals are great adepts in feigning sickness, whenever they have any object to accomplish.
let Tamar my sister come and make me a couple of cakes--To the king Amnon spoke of Tamar as "his sister," a term artfully designed to hoodwink his father; and the request appeared so natural, the delicate appetite of a sick man requiring to be humored, that the king promised to send her. The cakes seem to have been a kind of fancy bread, in the preparation of which Oriental ladies take great delight. Tamar, flattered by the invitation, lost no time in rendering the required service in the house of her sick brother.
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12-14. 不要欺凌我——他瑪的勸戒和理由如此動人、如此有力，若不是暗嫩被那情慾惡習所制伏、被猛烈驅使——他已淪為那情慾的奴隸——這些話必然能勸服他放棄那可恥的念頭。然而她對他說「求你求王，他必不禁止我歸你」，很可能是她以此作為最後的退路，她說了自以為能取悅他的話，為要暫時從他手中脫身。
英文原文
12-14. do not force me--The remonstrances and arguments of Tamar were so affecting and so strong, that had not Amnon been violently goaded on by the lustful passion of which he had become the slave, they must have prevailed with him to desist from his infamous purpose. In bidding him, however, "speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from thee," it is probable that she urged this as her last resource, saying anything she thought would please him, in order to escape for the present out of his hands.
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15. 隨後暗嫩極其恨她——被強烈而放縱的情慾所驅使的人，往往從一個極端走到另一個極端，這並不罕見。至於暗嫩，他這種突然的反轉很容易解釋：他所作所為的殘忍，連同羞恥、懊悔以及害怕暴露和受罰的種種心情，這時一齊湧上心頭，使他再也無法忍受他瑪在他眼前。
英文原文
15. Then Amnon hated her exceedingly--It is not unusual for persons instigated by violent and irregular passions to go from one extreme to another. In Amnon's case the sudden revulsion is easily accounted for; the atrocity of his conduct, with all the feelings of shame, remorse, and dread of exposure and punishment, now burst upon his mind, rendering the presence of Tamar intolerably painful to him.
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17. 隨後叫僕人把門關上——東方人的住宅大門總是閂著的——門閂是木頭做的。在有大門戶人家，外面有門房站崗，這項防備就可省去；因此一位王子下這樣不尋常的命令，正顯出暗嫩心中激烈的煩亂。
英文原文
17. bolt the door after her--The street door of houses in the East is always kept barred--the bolts being of wood. In the great mansions, where a porter stands at the outside, this precaution is dispensed with; and the circumstance, therefore, of a prince giving an order so unusual shows the vehement perturbation of Ammon's mind.
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18. 彩衣——古時刺繡是最高貴的婦女的職事或消遣，擁有這樣花色的衣裳乃是身分的標記；只有王室出身的年輕女子才穿。自從紡織布料的工藝大大進步之後，這種五顏六色的衣裳在東方就較為常見了。
英文原文
18. garment of divers colours--As embroidery in ancient times was the occupation or pastime of ladies of the highest rank, the possession of these parti-colored garments was a mark of distinction; they were worn exclusively by young women of royal condition. Since the art of manufacturing cloth stuffs has made so great progress, dresses of this variegated description are now more common in the East.
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19, 20. 他瑪把灰撒在頭上，撕裂了彩衣……把手放在頭上，邊走邊哭——即嗚咽飲泣。照東方的禮俗，他瑪若真的撕裂衣裳，人們大概只會看作她對所受的傷害有強烈的感受。但由於沒有提到她的面帕，很可能暗嫩將她趕出門時沒有給她戴上，她舉起手是要遮掩自己的臉。藉著這些記號，尤其是撕裂了那件標誌身分的彩衣，押沙龍立刻猜到發生了什麼事。他勸她不要聲張，不要將自己和家族所受的羞辱張揚出去，卻對暗嫩隻字不提自己心中的怒氣。其實他一直暗中「懷怒在心，使之持續燃燒」，只是「伺機而動」，要為妹妹所受的冤屈報仇；至於除去王儲，或許更可進一步實現他的野心。
英文原文
19, 20. Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment of divers colours . . . laid her hand on her head, and went on crying--that is, sobbing. Oriental manners would probably see nothing beyond a strong sense of the injury she had sustained, if Tamar actually rent her garments. But, as her veil is not mentioned, it is probable that Amnon had turned her out of doors without it, and she raised her hand with the design to conceal her face. By these signs, especially the rending of her distinguishing robe, Absalom at once conjectured what had taken place. Recommending her to be silent about it and not publish her own and her family's dishonor, he gave no inkling of his angry feelings to Amnon. But all the while he was in secret "nursing his wrath to keep it warm," and only "biding his time" to avenge his sister's wrongs, and by the removal of the heir-apparent perhaps further also his ambitious designs.
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20. 於是他瑪孤孤單單地住在她哥哥押沙龍的家裡——押沙龍是她的天然保護者；而多妻者所生的兒女各自分開居住，彷彿他們構成不同的家庭一般。
英文原文
20. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house--He was her natural protector, and the children of polygamists lived by themselves, as if they constituted different families.
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23-27. 押沙龍請王眾子在以法法蓮邊的巴力夏瑣剪羊毛——在東方，剪羊毛的宴席是一件大事。押沙龍打算在他的產業巴力夏瑣設這樣的盛宴，那地在耶路撒冷東北約八英里，靠近一個名叫以法蓮的城
(Jos 11:10)。
他先邀請了王和朝廷；但王婉拒了，因為接待王室會使他花費不菲
[2Sa 13:25]，
押沙龍便將邀請限於王的兒子們
[2Sa 13:26]， 大衛更樂意答應，指望這也許能促進兄弟之間的和睦合一。
英文原文
23-27. Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim--A sheep-shearing feast is a grand occasion in the East. Absalom proposed to give such an entertainment at his estate in Baal-hazor, about eight miles northeast of Jerusalem near a town called Ephraim
(Jos 11:10).
He first invited the king and his court; but the king declining, on account of the heavy expense to which the reception of royalty would subject him
[2Sa 13:25],
Absalom then limited the invitation to the king's sons
[2Sa 13:26],
which David the more readily agreed to, in the hope that it might tend to the promotion of brotherly harmony and union.
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2Sa 13:28-36.
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2Sa 13:28-36.
暗嫩被殺。
28. 押沙龍吩咐僕人說……暗嫩飲酒暢快的時候……你們便殺他，不要懼怕——僕人們照主人預先約定的信號，向暗嫩一擁而上，在席間將他殺死；其餘的兄弟驚駭萬分，以為要遭到全面屠殺，便驚慌逃回耶路撒冷。
英文原文
2Sa 13:28-36.
AMNON IS SLAIN.
28. Absalom had commanded his servants, saying . . . when Amnon's heart is merry with wine . . . kill him, fear not--On a preconcerted signal from their master, the servants, rushing upon Amnon, slew him at the table, while the rest of the brothers, horror-struck, and apprehending a general massacre, fled in affrighted haste to Jerusalem.
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29. 於是眾人都騎上騾子逃跑了——騾子已成了顯貴們最愛用的坐騎。大衛王自己也有一匹御騾
(1Ki 1:33)。
敘利亞的騾子，無論在靈敏、力量和能力各方面，至今仍遠勝過我們的騾子。
英文原文
29. every man gat him up upon his mule--This had become the favorite equipage of the great. King David himself had a state mule
(1Ki 1:33).
The Syrian mules are, in activity, strength, and capabilities, still far superior to ours.
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30, 31. 有人報信給大衛說：押沙龍把王的眾子都殺了——發生了如此殘忍的事，自然在驚慌混亂之中，傳到朝廷的是一個誇大的消息，朝廷立即陷入極度的悲痛和絕望之中。但約拿達——他似乎知道這計畫——所提供的信息，以及其他王子們的到來，使人知道了這場災變的真相。
英文原文
30, 31. tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons--It was natural that in the consternation and tumult caused by so atrocious a deed, an exaggerated report should reach the court, which was at once plunged into the depths of grief and despair. But the information of Jonadab, who seems to have been aware of the plan, and the arrival of the other princes, made known the real extent of the catastrophe.
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2Sa 13:37-39.
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2Sa 13:37-39.
押沙龍逃到達買那裡。
37. 押沙龍逃到基述王亞米忽的兒子達買那裡去了——關於蓄意殺人的律法
(Nu 35:21)
使他無望在本國安然無事地留下。逃城也不能給他提供庇護，他不得不離開國境，到歌述他外祖父那裡避難；他外祖父無疑會贊同他的行為。
英文原文
2Sa 13:37-39.
ABSALOM FLEES TO TALMAI.
37. Absalom fled, and went to Talmai--The law as to premeditated murder
(Nu 35:21)
gave him no hope of remaining with impunity in his own country. The cities of refuge could afford him no sanctuary, and he was compelled to leave the kingdom, taking refuge at the court of Geshur, with his maternal grandfather, who would, doubtless, approve of his conduct.
2Sa 13:1-5.
暗嫩愛他瑪。
1. 他瑪——大衛與瑪迦所生的女兒
（撒下3:3）。