2 Samuel 12
1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.
Setelah itu TUHAN mengutus Nabi Natan menemui Daud. Natan pergi kepadanya dan berkata, "Ada dua orang yang tinggal dalam satu kota; yang seorang kaya dan yang seorang lagi miskin.
2 The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
Si kaya mempunyai banyak ternak dan domba,
3 But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.
sedang si miskin hanya mempunyai seekor anak domba, yang dibelinya. Anak domba itu dipeliharanya sampai menjadi besar dalam rumahnya bersama-sama dengan anak-anaknya. Anak domba itu diberi makan dari makanan orang itu, malahan minum dari cangkirnya, dan tidur dalam pangkuannya; pendek kata, dibuatnya seperti anak perempuannya sendiri.
4 Now a traveller came to the house of the man of wealth, but he would not take anything from his flock or his herd to make a meal for the traveller who had come to him, but he took the poor man's lamb and made it ready for the man who had come.
Pada suatu hari si kaya kedatangan tamu. Si kaya tidak mau memotong domba atau lembunya sendiri supaya dimasak untuk tamunya. Tetapi ia mengambil anak domba si miskin itu, lalu dimasaknya untuk tamunya."
5 And David was full of wrath against that man; and he said to Nathan, By the living Lord, death is the right punishment for the man who has done this:
Mendengar itu Daud menjadi sangat marah karena perbuatan si kaya itu dan ia berkata, "Kejam sekali orang kaya itu! Demi TUHAN yang hidup, orang itu harus mengganti anak domba itu empat kali lipat dan ia harus dihukum mati!"
6 And he will have to give back four times the value of the lamb, because he has done this and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, You are that man. The Lord God of Israel says, I made you king over Israel, putting holy oil on you, and I kept you safe from the hands of Saul;
Kata Natan kepada Daud, "Bagindalah orang itu! Dan inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN, Allah Israel, 'Engkau sudah Kuangkat menjadi raja atas Israel dan Kuselamatkan dari Saul.
8 I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things.
Kerajaan Saul dan istri-istrinya telah Kuberikan kepadamu, bahkan engkau Kuangkat menjadi raja atas Israel dan Yehuda. Seandainya itu belum cukup, pasti akan Kuberikan lagi kepadamu sebanyak itu.
9 Why then have you had no respect for the word of the Lord, doing what is evil in his eyes? You have put Uriah the Hittite to death with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife; you have put him to death with the sword of the children of Ammon.
Mengapa engkau tidak mempedulikan perintah-perintah-Ku? Mengapa kaulakukan kejahatan itu? Uria kausuruh bunuh dalam pertempuran; kaubiarkan dia dibunuh oleh orang Amon, dan kauambil istrinya!
10 So now the sword will never be turned away from your family; because you have had no respect for me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife.
Karena engkau tidak mentaati Aku dan kauambil istri Uria, maka dalam setiap keturunanmu turun-temurun ada yang mati terbunuh.
11 The Lord says, From those of your family I will send evil against you, and before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to your neighbour, and he will take your wives to his bed by the light of this sun.
Aku bersumpah akan menimpakan malapetaka terhadapmu yang datangnya dari keluargamu sendiri. Aku akan mengambil istri-istrimu di depan matamu sendiri dan Kuberikan kepada orang lain yang akan tidur bersama mereka pada siang bolong.
12 You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
Engkau telah berbuat dosa dengan diam-diam, sebaliknya Aku akan membuktikan ancaman-Ku dengan terang-terangan di depan seluruh Israel.'"
13 And David said to Nathan, Great is my sin against the Lord. And Nathan said to David, The Lord has put away your sin; death will not come on you.
Lalu kata Daud kepada Natan, "Aku telah berdosa terhadap TUHAN." Jawab Natan, "TUHAN telah mengampuni Baginda; jadi Baginda tidak akan mati.
14 But still, because you have had no respect for the Lord, death will certainly overtake the child who has newly come to birth.
Tetapi karena Baginda telah menghina TUHAN dengan perbuatan itu, putra Baginda yang baru lahir itu akan mati."
15 Then Nathan went back to his house. And the hand of the Lord was on David's son, the child of Uriah's wife, and it became very ill.
Setelah itu pulanglah Natan ke rumahnya. Putra Daud yang dilahirkan oleh Batsyeba janda Uria, jatuh sakit dengan kehendak TUHAN.
16 So David made prayer to God for the child; and he took no food day after day, and went in and, stretching himself out on the earth, was there all night.
Lalu Daud berdoa kepada TUHAN supaya anak itu sembuh. Ia berpuasa dan setiap malam ia berbaring semalam suntuk di lantai kamarnya.
17 And the chief men of his house got up and went to his side to make him get up from the earth, but he would not; and he would not take food with them.
Lalu para pembesar istana pergi kepadanya dan membujuknya supaya bangkit, tetapi ia menolak dan tidak mau makan bersama dengan mereka.
18 And then on the seventh day the child's death took place. And David's servants were in fear of giving him the news of the child's death: for they said, Truly, while the child was still living he gave no attention when we said anything to him: what will he do to himself if we give him word that the child is dead?
Seminggu kemudian anak itu meninggal, dan hamba-hamba Daud takut untuk memberitahukannya. Kata mereka, "Ketika anak itu masih hidup, raja tidak mau mendengarkan jika kita berbicara kepadanya. Apalagi sekarang sesudah putranya meninggal! Jangan-jangan ia akan nekad menyakiti dirinya!"
19 But when David saw that his servants were talking together quietly, he was certain that the child was dead: and he said to his servants, Is the child dead? and they said, He is.
Ketika Daud melihat hamba-hambanya itu berbisik-bisik, sadarlah dia bahwa anak itu sudah meninggal. Lalu bertanyalah ia kepada mereka, "Apakah anak itu sudah meninggal?" "Sudah, Baginda," jawab mereka.
20 Then David got up from the earth, and after washing and rubbing himself with oil and changing his clothing, he went into the house of the Lord and gave worship: then he went back to his house, and at his order they put food before him and he had a meal.
Maka bangkitlah Daud dari lantai, lalu mandi dan menyisir rambutnya, serta bertukar pakaian. Kemudian ia pergi beribadat ke Rumah TUHAN. Setelah itu ia kembali ke istana, dan minta dihidangkan makanan baginya, lalu ia makan.
21 Then his servants said to him, Why have you been acting in this way? you were weeping and going without food while the child was still living; but when the child was dead, you got up and had a meal.
Melihat itu, para hambanya berkata kepadanya, "Kami tidak mengerti, Baginda. Ketika anak itu masih hidup, Baginda berpuasa dan menangisinya, tetapi setelah ia meninggal, Baginda bangkit dan makan!"
22 And he said, While the child was still living I went without food and gave myself up to weeping: for I said, Who is able to say that the Lord will not have mercy on me and give the child life?
"Ya," jawab Daud, "memang aku berpuasa dan menangis ketika anak itu masih hidup sebab aku pikir: Mungkin TUHAN akan kasihan kepadaku dan menghendaki anak itu hidup.
23 But now that the child is dead there is no reason for me to go without food; am I able to make him come back to life? I will go to him, but he will never come back to me.
Tetapi sekarang, setelah ia mati, apa gunanya aku terus berpuasa? Dapatkah aku menghidupkannya kembali? Kelak aku akan pergi juga ke tempat dia berada, tetapi sekarang dia tidak akan kembali kepadaku."
24 And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.
Kemudian Daud menghibur hati Batsyeba istrinya, lalu tidur bersamanya. Batsyeba melahirkan seorang putra yang dinamakan Salomo oleh Daud. TUHAN mengasihi anak itu
25 And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
dan menyuruh Nabi Natan menamakan anak itu Yedija, karena TUHAN mengasihinya.
26 Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.
Sementara itu Yoab masih bertempur melawan Raba ibukota negeri Amon, dan sudah hampir merebutnya.
27 And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.
Lalu ia mengirim utusan kepada Daud dan melaporkan, "Aku telah menyerang Raba, dan merebut persediaan airnya.
28 So now, get the rest of the people together, and put them in position against the town and take it, for if I take it, it will be named after my name.
Sekarang, sudilah Baginda mengumpulkan sisa tentara kita, lalu memimpin serangan untuk menaklukkan kota itu. Dengan demikian nanti tidak dikatakan orang bahwa aku yang merebut kota itu."
29 Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.
Lalu Daud mengumpulkan seluruh tentaranya, dan menyerang Raba, diserbunya serta dikalahkannya.
30 And he took the crown of Milcom from his head; the weight of it was a talent of gold, and in it were stones of great price; and it was put on David's head. And he took a great store of goods from the town.
Daud mengambil mahkota dari kepala raja mereka dan dipakainya sendiri di kepalanya. Mahkota itu beratnya kira-kira 35 kilogram dan bertatahkan permata indah. Daud juga membawa banyak sekali barang rampasan dari kota itu.
31 And he took the people out of the town and put them to work with wood-cutting instruments, and iron grain-crushers, and iron axes, and at brick-making: this he did to all the towns of the children of Ammon. Then David and all the people went back to Jerusalem.
Selain itu penduduknya digiring, dan disuruh membawa gergaji, cangkul besi, dan kapak besi dan mereka pun dipekerjakan di tempat pembuatan batu bata. Hal itu dilakukannya juga terhadap penduduk kota-kota Amon yang lain. Sesudah itu Daud dan seluruh tentaranya kembali ke Yerusalem.
