< 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.
TUHAN mengutus Natan kepada Daud. Ia datang kepada Daud dan berkata kepadanya: "Ada dua orang dalam suatu kota: yang seorang kaya, yang lain miskin.
2 The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
Si kaya mempunyai sangat banyak kambing domba dan lembu sapi;
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.
si miskin tidak mempunyai apa-apa, selain dari seekor anak domba betina yang kecil, yang dibeli dan dipeliharanya. Anak domba itu menjadi besar padanya bersama-sama dengan anak-anaknya, makan dari suapnya dan minum dari pialanya dan tidur di pangkuannya, seperti seorang anak perempuan baginya.
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 waktu orang kaya itu mendapat tamu; dan ia merasa sayang mengambil seekor dari kambing dombanya atau lembunya untuk memasaknya bagi pengembara yang datang kepadanya itu. Jadi ia mengambil anak domba betina kepunyaan si miskin itu, dan memasaknya bagi orang yang datang kepadanya itu."
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:
Lalu Daud menjadi sangat marah karena orang itu dan ia berkata kepada Natan: "Demi TUHAN yang hidup: orang yang melakukan itu 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.
Dan anak domba betina itu harus dibayar gantinya empat kali lipat, karena ia telah melakukan hal itu dan oleh karena ia tidak kenal belas kasihan."
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;
Kemudian berkatalah Natan kepada Daud: "Engkaulah orang itu! Beginilah firman TUHAN, Allah Israel: Akulah yang mengurapi engkau menjadi raja atas Israel dan Akulah yang melepaskan engkau dari tangan 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.
Telah Kuberikan isi rumah tuanmu kepadamu, dan isteri-isteri tuanmu ke dalam pangkuanmu. Aku telah memberikan kepadamu kaum Israel dan Yehuda; dan seandainya itu belum cukup, tentu Kutambah lagi ini dan itu kepadamu.
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 menghina TUHAN dengan melakukan apa yang jahat di mata-Nya? Uria, orang Het itu, kaubiarkan ditewaskan dengan pedang; isterinya kauambil menjadi isterimu, dan dia sendiri telah kaubiarkan dibunuh oleh pedang bani Amon.
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.
Oleh sebab itu, pedang tidak akan menyingkir dari keturunanmu sampai selamanya, karena engkau telah menghina Aku dan mengambil isteri Uria, orang Het itu, untuk menjadi isterimu.
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.
Beginilah firman TUHAN: Bahwasanya malapetaka akan Kutimpakan ke atasmu yang datang dari kaum keluargamu sendiri. Aku akan mengambil isteri-isterimu di depan matamu dan memberikannya kepada orang lain; orang itu akan tidur dengan isteri-isterimu di siang hari.
12 You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
Sebab engkau telah melakukannya secara tersembunyi, tetapi Aku akan melakukan hal itu di depan seluruh Israel secara terang-terangan."
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 berkatalah Daud kepada Natan: "Aku sudah berdosa kepada TUHAN." Dan Natan berkata kepada Daud: "TUHAN telah menjauhkan dosamu itu: engkau 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.
Walaupun demikian, karena engkau dengan perbuatan ini telah sangat menista TUHAN, pastilah anak yang lahir bagimu 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.
Kemudian pergilah Natan ke rumahnya. Dan TUHAN menulahi anak yang dilahirkan bekas isteri Uria bagi Daud, sehingga sakit.
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 memohon kepada Allah oleh karena anak itu, ia berpuasa dengan tekun dan apabila ia masuk ke dalam, semalam-malaman itu ia berbaring di tanah.
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.
Maka datanglah kepadanya para tua-tua yang di rumahnya untuk meminta ia bangun dari lantai, tetapi ia tidak mau; juga ia tidak makan bersama-sama 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?
Pada hari yang ketujuh matilah anak itu. Dan pegawai-pegawai Daud takut memberitahukan kepadanya, bahwa anak itu sudah mati. Sebab mereka berkata: "Ketika anak itu masih hidup, kita telah berbicara kepadanya, tetapi ia tidak menghiraukan perkataan kita. Bagaimana kita dapat mengatakan kepadanya: anak itu sudah mati? Jangan-jangan ia mencelakakan diri!"
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, bahwa pegawai-pegawainya berbisik-bisik, mengertilah ia, bahwa anak itu sudah mati. Lalu Daud bertanya kepada pegawai-pegawainya: "Sudah matikah anak itu?" Jawab mereka: "Sudah."
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.
Lalu Daud bangun dari lantai, ia mandi dan berurap dan bertukar pakaian; ia masuk ke dalam rumah TUHAN dan sujud menyembah. Sesudah itu pulanglah ia ke rumahnya, dan atas permintaannya dihidangkan kepadanya roti, 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.
Berkatalah pegawai-pegawainya kepadanya: "Apakah artinya hal yang kauperbuat ini? Oleh karena anak yang masih hidup itu, engkau berpuasa dan menangis, tetapi sesudah anak itu mati, engkau bangun 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?
Jawabnya: "Selagi anak itu hidup, aku berpuasa dan menangis, karena pikirku: siapa tahu TUHAN mengasihani aku, sehingga anak itu tetap 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 ia sudah mati, mengapa aku harus berpuasa? Dapatkah aku mengembalikannya lagi? Aku yang akan pergi kepadanya, tetapi ia 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, isterinya; ia menghampiri perempuan itu dan tidur dengan dia, dan perempuan itu melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki, lalu Daud memberi nama Salomo kepada anak itu. TUHAN mengasihi anak ini
25 And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
dan dengan perantaraan nabi Natan Ia menyuruh menamakan anak itu Yedija, oleh karena TUHAN.
26 Now Joab was fighting against Rabbah, in the land of the children of Ammon, and he took the water-town.
Yoab berperang melawan Raba, kota bani Amon dan ia merebut kota kerajaan.
27 And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.
Lalu Yoab menyuruh orang kepada Daud dengan pesan: "Aku berperang melawan kota Raba, dan telah merebut pula kota air.
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.
Oleh sebab itu, kumpulkanlah sisa tentara, kepunglah kota itu dan rebutlah, supaya jangan aku yang merebut kota itu dan jangan namaku menjadi juga nama kota itu."
29 Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.
Sesudah itu Daud mengumpulkan seluruh tentara, ia berangkat ke kota Raba dan berperang melawannya, lalu merebutnya.
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.
Ia mengambil mahkota dari kepala raja mereka, beratnya setalenta emas, bertatahkan sebuah batu permata yang mahal dan itu dikenakan pada kepala Daud. Juga diangkutnya banyak sekali jarahan 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.
Penduduk kota itu diangkutnya dan dipaksanya bekerja dengan gergaji, penggerek besi dan kapak; juga dipekerjakannya mereka di tempat pembuatan batu bata. Demikianlah juga diperlakukan Daud segala kota bani Amon. Sesudah itu pulanglah Daud dengan seluruh tentara ke Yerusalem.