2 Samuel 18
1 And David had the people who were with him numbered, and he put over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds.
Raja Daud mengumpulkan seluruh anak buahnya, lalu dibaginya menjadi kesatuan-kesatuan yang terdiri dari seribu dan dari seratus orang. Kemudian diangkatnya perwira-perwira untuk mengepalai kesatuan-kesatuan itu.
2 And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.
Setelah itu diberangkatkannya mereka maju berperang dalam tiga kelompok, masing-masing dipimpin oleh Yoab, Abisai adik Yoab dan Itai dari Gat. Kata raja kepada anak buahnya, "Aku juga ikut bersama kamu."
3 But the people said, It is better for you not to go out: for if we are put to flight, they will not give a thought to us, and if death overtakes half of us, it will be nothing to them: but you are of more value than ten thousand of us: so it is better for you to be ready to come to our help from this town.
Tetapi orang-orang itu menjawab, "Jangan Baginda. Sebab jika kami terpaksa lari, atau walaupun separuh dari kami mati, musuh belum merasa puas, sebab Bagindalah yang mereka cari. Baginda sama nilainya dengan sepuluh ribu orang dari kami. Lagipula lebih baik Baginda mengirim bantuan saja kepada kami dari dalam kota."
4 And the king said to them, I will do whatever seems best to you. So the king took his place by the door of the town, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
Lalu kata raja, "Baiklah, terserah kepadamu." Kemudian ia berdiri di samping pintu gerbang kota, sedang seluruh pasukan berbaris ke luar dalam kesatuan-kesatuan yang terdiri dari seribu dan seratus orang.
5 And the king gave orders to Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Because of me, be gentle to the young man Absalom. And this order about Absalom was given in the hearing of all the people.
Lalu raja memerintahkan kepada Yoab, Abisai dan Itai, katanya, "Janganlah kamu lukai Absalom anak muda itu demi aku." Seluruh pasukan mendengar perintah Daud itu.
6 So the people went out into the field against Israel, and the fight took place in the woods of Ephraim.
Lalu berangkatlah pasukan Daud memerangi pasukan Israel, dan mereka bertempur di hutan Efraim.
7 And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.
Pasukan Israel dikalahkan oleh anak buah Daud; kekalahan itu sungguh besar, 20.000 orang tewas pada hari itu.
8 And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
Pertempuran meluas ke seluruh daerah itu, dan lebih banyak orang yang mati terjebak di hutan daripada tewas di medan pertempuran.
9 And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.
Sewaktu Absalom menunggangi bagalnya, tiba-tiba ia bertemu dengan anak buah Daud. Bagal itu lewat di bawah pohon yang besar dan rendah, maka tersangkutlah kepala Absalom pada sebuah dahannya. Bagalnya berlari terus sedangkan Absalom ketinggalan dan tergantung di situ.
10 And a certain man saw it and said to Joab, I saw Absalom hanging in a tree.
Seorang dari anak buah Daud melihatnya dan melaporkannya kepada Yoab, "Tuan, tadi kulihat Absalom tergantung pada sebatang pohon besar!"
11 And Joab said to the man who had given him the news, If you saw this, why did you not put your sword through him, and I would have given you ten bits of silver and a band for your robe?
Yoab menjawab, "Apa? Kaulihat dia? Mengapa tidak segera kaubunuh? Pastilah kuberikan kepadamu sepuluh uang perak dan sebuah ikat pinggang."
12 And the man said to Joab, Even if you gave me a thousand bits of silver, I would not put out my hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king gave orders to you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Take care that the young man Absalom is not touched.
Tetapi orang itu menjawab, "Meskipun diberi 1.000 uang perak kepadaku, aku takkan mau menyakiti putra raja. Kami semua mendengar apa yang diperintahkan raja kepada Tuan dan kepada Abisai serta Itai, supaya jangan melukai Absalom anak muda itu demi raja.
13 And if I had falsely put him to death (and nothing may be kept secret from the king), you would have had nothing to do with me.
Dan seandainya kubunuh Absalom tadi, pastilah ketahuan oleh raja, sebab raja tentu mendengar tentang segala sesuatu--dan Tuan pun pasti tidak akan membelaku."
14 Then Joab said, I would have made it safe for you. And he took three spears in his hand, and put them through Absalom's heart, while he was still living, in the branches of the tree.
"Sudahlah! Habis waktu hanya bersoal jawab dengan engkau," kata Yoab. Lalu Yoab mengambil tiga batang tombak dan menikamnya ke dada Absalom yang ketika itu masih hidup dan tergantung pada pohon.
15 And ten young men, servants of Joab, came round Absalom and put an end to him.
Kemudian sepuluh orang anak buah Yoab mengeroyoknya dan membunuhnya.
16 And Joab had the horn sounded, and the people came back from going after Israel, for Joab kept them back.
Yoab membunyikan trompet sehingga anak buahnya berhenti mengejar pasukan Israel.
17 And they took Absalom's body and put it into a great hole in the wood, and put a great mass of stones over it: and every man of Israel went in flight to his tent.
Kemudian mayat Absalom diangkat dan dilemparkan ke dalam sumur yang dalam di hutan. Sumur itu mereka timbuni dengan batu sampai tinggi. Seluruh pasukan Israel melarikan diri masing-masing ke rumahnya.
18 Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
Sewaktu hidupnya Absalom telah membangun bagi dirinya sebuah tugu di Lembah Raja, sebab dia tidak mempunyai anak laki-laki untuk meneruskan keturunannya. Tugu itu dinamakannya menurut namanya sendiri, dan sampai hari ini tugu ini dikenal sebagai Tugu Absalom.
19 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, Let me go and give the king news of how the Lord has done right in his cause against those who took up arms against him.
Kemudian berkatalah Ahimaas anak Zadok kepada Yoab, "Izinkanlah aku lari menemui raja dan membawa kabar gembira bahwa TUHAN telah menyelamatkan Baginda dari musuhnya."
20 And Joab said, You will take no news today; another day you may give him the news, but you will take no news today, because the king's son is dead.
"Jangan," kata Yoab, "lain kali saja. Hari ini tidak boleh engkau membawa kabar, sebab putra raja telah gugur."
21 Then Joab said to the Cushite, Go and give the king word of what you have seen. And the Cushite, making a sign of respect to Joab, went off running.
Kemudian Yoab berkata kepada budaknya seorang Sudan, "Pergilah memberitahukan kepada raja apa yang telah kaulihat." Budak itu sujud menyembah lalu pergi dengan berlari.
22 Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said to Joab again, Whatever may come of it, let me go after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why have you a desire to go, my son, seeing that you will get no reward for your news?
Tetapi Ahimaas mendesak kepada Yoab, "Apa pun yang terjadi, izinkanlah juga aku membawa kabar." "Mengapa kau begitu keras mau pergi juga, anakku?" tanya Yoab. "Engkau tidak akan menerima upah untuk itu."
23 Whatever may come of it, he said, I will go. Then he said to him, Go. So Ahimaaz went running by the lowland road and overtook the Cushite.
"Tidak mengapa," kata Ahimaas lagi, "Aku akan pergi." "Kalau begitu, pergilah," kata Yoab. Maka berlarilah Ahimaas menyusuri jalan yang melewati Lembah Yordan, dan tak lama kemudian ia berhasil mendahului budak Sudan tadi.
24 Now David was seated between the two town doors; and the watchman went up to the roof of the doorways, on the wall, and, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running by himself.
Daud sedang duduk di ruang antara pintu gerbang dalam dan pintu gerbang luar kota itu. Penjaga naik ke atas tembok dan berdiri di atap pintu gerbang itu. Ketika ia melayangkan pandangannya, dilihatnya ada seorang datang berlari.
25 And the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.
Penjaga itu berseru ke bawah memberitahukan hal itu kepada raja, dan raja berkata, "Jika dia sendirian, pastilah kabar baik yang dibawanya." Ketika orang itu hampir sampai,
26 Then the watchman saw another man running: and crying out in the direction of the door he said, Here is another man running by himself. And the king said, He, like the other, comes with news.
penjaga itu melihat ada seorang lagi datang berlari juga. Jadi ia berseru, "Lihat! Ada orang lain lagi yang lari ke mari sendirian." Raja menjawab, "Pasti ia membawa kabar yang baik juga."
27 And the watchman said, It seems to me that the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and his news will be good.
Penjaga itu berkata, "Orang yang pertama itu Ahimaas. Hamba tahu dari caranya berlari." "Dia orang baik," kata raja, "tentu dia membawa kabar baik."
28 And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!
Dengan berseru Ahimaas memberi salam kepada raja, lalu sujud dan berkata, "Terpujilah TUHAN Allah Baginda, yang telah menyerahkan kepada Baginda orang-orang yang memberontak kepada Tuanku!"
29 And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said in answer, When Joab sent me, your servant, I saw a great outcry going on, but I had no knowledge of what it was.
Raja bertanya, "Apakah Absalom orang muda itu selamat?" Ahimaas menjawab, "Baginda, tadi ketika hamba diutus oleh Yoab, hamba melihat keributan yang besar, tetapi hamba tidak tahu apa yang terjadi."
30 And the king said, Get back and take your place here. So turning to one side, he took his place there.
"Berdirilah di sebelah sana," kata raja; maka Ahimaas pergi ke samping dan berdiri di situ.
31 And then the Cushite came and said, I have news for my lord the king: today the Lord has done right in your cause against all those who took up arms against you.
Kemudian sampailah budak Yoab itu, dan berkata kepada raja, "Hamba membawa kabar baik untuk Baginda! Pada hari ini TUHAN telah memberikan kepada Baginda kemenangan atas semua orang yang memberontak."
32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
Raja bertanya kepadanya, "Apakah Absalom anak muda itu selamat?" Lalu budak itu menjawab, "Kiranya semua musuh Baginda, semua orang yang memberontak terhadap Baginda mengalami nasib yang sama seperti anak muda itu."
33 Then the king was much moved, and went up into the room over the door, weeping, and saying, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! if only my life might have been given for yours, O Absalom, my son, my son!
Mendengar itu raja amat sedih, lalu naik ke ruangan di atas pintu gerbang sambil menangis meratap, "Oh anakku! Anakku Absalom! Absalom, anakku! Lebih baik aku saja yang mati menggantikan engkau, anakku! Absalom, anakku!"
