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.
Maka TUHAN mengutus Nabi Natan kepada Daud. Ketika Natan menemui Daud, dia berkata, “Ada dua orang laki-laki di sebuah kota. Yang seorang kaya, sedangkan yang seorang lagi miskin.
2 The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;
Orang kaya itu memiliki banyak domba dan 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.
tetapi orang miskin itu tidak memiliki apa pun kecuali seekor anak domba betina, yang dia beli waktu masih kecil dan dipeliharanya. Domba itu tumbuh besar bersama anak-anaknya sendiri, makan dan minum dari piring dan cangkirnya sendiri, bahkan tidur di pangkuannya 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.
Suatu hari orang kaya itu kedatangan tamu. Namun, dia tidak mau memotong salah satu dari ternaknya untuk memberi makan tamunya. Justru si kaya mengambil anak domba si miskin, lalu memotong dan memasak anak domba itu 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 sangat marah kepada orang kaya itu. Dia berkata kepada Natan, “Di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup, saya katakan bahwa orang yang melakukan itu layak 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.
Dia harus mengganti domba itu dengan memberikan empat domba kepada orang miskin tadi. Dia sudah mencuri dan tidak memiliki belas kasihan terhadap sesamanya.”
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;
Lalu berkatalah Natan kepada Daud, “Engkaulah orang kaya itu! Inilah yang dikatakan TUHAN Allah Israel kepadamu: Akulah yang memilih kamu menjadi raja atas Israel dan menyelamatkanmu 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.
Aku sudah memberikan kepadamu istana Saul dan istri-istrinya. Aku juga sudah mengangkat kamu menjadi raja atas Israel dan Yehuda. Jika semua itu belum cukup, Aku pun bersedia memberikan jauh lebih banyak lagi 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 kamu meremehkan perintah-perintah-Ku dengan melakukan kejahatan di hadapan-Ku? Kamu membunuh Uria orang Het itu dengan pedang orang Amon dan mengambil istrinya menjadi istrimu!
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 kamu sudah menghina Aku dengan mengambil istri Uria, maka dalam setiap generasi keturunanmu akan selalu ada yang mati terbunuh dalam perang!
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 akan mendatangkan malapetaka atasmu melalui keluargamu sendiri! Aku akan mengambil istri-istrimu dan menyerahkan mereka kepada seseorang yang dekat denganmu, dan dia akan bersetubuh dengan mereka di muka umum pada siang hari!
12 You did it secretly; but I will do this thing before all Israel and in the light of the sun.
Kamu sudah berbuat dosa secara sembunyi-sembunyi, tetapi Aku akan membalas kejahatan itu secara terbuka di hadapan seluruh Israel pada siang hari.”
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, “Saya sudah berbuat dosa terhadap TUHAN!” Jawab Natan kepadanya, “Benar, tetapi TUHAN sudah mengampuni dosamu itu. Engkau tidak akan dihukum 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.
Namun, karena engkau sudah sangat menghina TUHAN dalam hal ini, anak laki-lakimu yang baru dilahirkan oleh mantan istri Uria itu akan mati.” Sesudah Natan kembali ke rumahnya, TUHAN membuat anak itu sakit parah.
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.
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 sungguh-sungguh memohon kepada TUHAN untuk menyembuhkan anaknya. Dia masuk ke dalam kamar dan berpuasa serta berbaring di lantai sepanjang malam.
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.
Para pejabat tinggi yang selalu berada di istana mengajaknya untuk bangun dari lantai dan makan bersama mereka, tetapi Daud menolak.
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?
Tujuh hari kemudian anaknya itu mati. Para pejabat Daud tidak berani memberitahukan hal itu kepadanya. Mereka berkata satu sama lain, “Ketika anak itu masih hidup dan kita mengajak Daud makan, dia sudah tidak mau mendengarkan kita. Terlebih lagi sekarang kalau kita memberitahukan bahwa anaknya sudah mati, bisa-bisa dia bunuh 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 para pejabatnya saling berbisik, dia menyadari bahwa anaknya itu sudah mati. Bertanyalah dia kepada mereka, “Apakah anakku sudah mati?” Jawab mereka, “Ya, Tuanku Raja, dia sudah mati.”
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.
Kemudian Daud bangun dari lantai, mandi, memakai minyak wangi, dan mengganti pakaiannya. Dia pergi menyembah TUHAN di kemah-Nya. Sesudah itu dia kembali ke istana dan meminta makanan. Lalu Daud 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.
Para pejabat Daud bertanya kepadanya, “Tuanku, kami tidak mengerti. Mengapa waktu anak itu masih hidup, Tuan berpuasa dan menangis, tetapi sekarang sesudah dia mati, Tuan bangun dan mau 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?
Jawab Daud, “Sewaktu anak laki-lakiku itu masih hidup, saya berpuasa dan menangis karena saya berpikir, ‘Mungkin TUHAN akan berbelas kasihan kepadaku dan membiarkan anakku 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 dia sudah mati. Buat apa saya berpuasa lagi? Tidak mungkin saya bisa menghidupkan dia kembali. Suatu hari nanti saya yang akan pergi ke tempat dia berada, tetapi sekarang dia tidak akan kembali lagi 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.
Lalu Daud menghibur Batseba istrinya. Sesudah Daud bersetubuh dengan dia, Batseba mengandung dan melahirkan anak laki-laki lagi. Daud memberi nama anak itu Salomo. Dan TUHAN mengasihi anak ini. Terbukti karena TUHAN mengirim pesan melalui Nabi Natan untuk menamainya Yedidayah.
25 And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
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 berperang melawan penduduk kota Raba, ibukota negeri Amon. Ketika menguasai benteng kerajaan,
27 And Joab sent men to David, saying, I have made war against Rabbah and have taken the water-town.
Yoab mengirim utusan kepada Daud dengan pesan, “Pasukan saya sudah maju mengepung kota Raba dan berhasil merebut bagian benteng yang ada 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.
Sebaiknya Tuanku Raja mengumpulkan sisa pasukan Israel, lalu memimpin serangan untuk menaklukkan kota ini. Karena lebih baik kemenangan ini terjadi atas nama Raja daripada atas namaku.”
29 Then David got all the people together and went to Rabbah and made war on it and took it.
Maka Daud mengumpulkan semua pasukan yang masih di Israel dan pergi ke Raba. Mereka berhasil merebut kota itu.
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 orang Raba. Mahkota itu terbuat dari emas dan dihiasi dengan batu-batu permata. Beratnya tiga puluh empat kilogram. Sebagai tanda kemenangan, mahkota itu ditaruh pada kepalanya. Daud juga membawa banyak sekali barang 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.
Daud memperbudak penduduk kota Raba dan semua kota lain di negeri Amon. Mereka dipaksa bekerja untuk menggergaji kayu, menambang dengan linggis dan beliung dari besi, serta membuat batu bata. Lalu Daud dan seluruh pasukannya kembali ke Yerusalem.
