2 Samuel 2
1 Now after this, David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go up into any of the towns of Judah? And the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Where am I to go? And he said, To Hebron.
Kemudian bertanyalah Daud kepada TUHAN, katanya: "Apakah aku harus pergi ke salah satu kota di Yehuda?" Firman TUHAN kepadanya: "Pergilah." Lalu kata Daud: "Ke mana aku pergi?" Firman-Nya: "Ke Hebron."
2 So David went there, taking with him his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal of Carmel.
Lalu pergilah Daud ke sana dengan kedua isterinya: Ahinoam, perempuan Yizreel, dan Abigail, bekas isteri Nabal, orang Karmel itu.
3 And David took all his men with him, every man with his family: and they were living in the towns round Hebron.
Juga Daud membawa serta orang-orangnya yang mengiringinya masing-masing dengan rumah tangganya, dan menetaplah mereka di kota-kota Hebron.
4 And the men of Judah came there, and with the holy oil made David king over the people of Judah. And word came to David that it was the men of Jabesh-gilead who put Saul's body in its last resting-place.
Kemudian datanglah orang-orang Yehuda, lalu mengurapi Daud di sana menjadi raja atas kaum Yehuda. Ketika kepada Daud diberitahukan bahwa orang-orang Yabesh-Gilead menguburkan Saul,
5 And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!
maka Daud mengirim orang kepada orang-orang Yabesh-Gilead dengan pesan: "Diberkatilah kamu oleh TUHAN, karena kamu telah menunjukkan kasihmu kepada tuanmu, Saul, dengan menguburkannya.
6 May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.
Oleh sebab itu, TUHAN kiranya menunjukkan kasih dan setia-Nya kepadamu. Akupun akan berbuat kebaikan yang sama kepadamu, karena kamu telah melakukan hal yang demikian.
7 Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.
Kuatkanlah hatimu sekarang dan jadilah orang-orang yang gagah perkasa, sekalipun tuanmu Saul sudah mati; dan aku telah diurapi oleh kaum Yehuda menjadi raja atas mereka."
8 Now Abner, the son of Ner, captain of Saul's army, had taken Saul's son Ish-bosheth over to Mahanaim,
Abner bin Ner, panglima Saul, telah mengambil Isyboset, anak Saul, dan membawanya ke Mahanaim
9 And made him king over Gilead and the Asherites and over Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin, that is, over all Israel.
serta menjadikannya raja atas Gilead, atas orang Asyuri, atas Yizreel, atas Efraim dan atas Benyamin, bahkan atas seluruh Israel.
10 (Saul's son Ish-bosheth was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he was ruler for two years.) But Judah was on the side of David.
Isyboset bin Saul berumur empat puluh tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja atas Israel dan ia memerintah dua tahun lamanya. Hanyalah kaum Yehuda yang mengikuti Daud.
11 And the time when David was king in Hebron over the people of Judah was seven years and six months.
Dan lamanya Daud memerintah di Hebron atas kaum Yehuda adalah tujuh tahun dan enam bulan.
12 And Abner, the son of Ner, with the servants of Saul's son Ish-bosheth, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Lalu Abner bin Ner dengan anak buah Isyboset bin Saul bergerak maju dari Mahanaim ke Gibeon.
13 And Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out and came face to face with them by the pool of Gibeon; and they took up their position, facing one another on opposite sides of the pool.
Juga Yoab, anak Zeruya, dan anak buah Daud bergerak maju. Mereka saling bertemu di telaga Gibeon, lalu tinggal di sana, pihak yang satu di tepi telaga sebelah sini, dan pihak yang lain di tepi telaga sebelah sana.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men give a test of their strength before us. And Joab said, Let them do so.
Berkatalah Abner kepada Yoab: "Biarlah orang-orang muda tampil dan mengadakan pertandingan di depan kita." Jawab Yoab: "Baik."
15 So they got up and went over by number: twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth and twelve of the servants of David.
Lalu tampillah mereka dan berjalan lewat dengan dihitung: dua belas orang dari suku Benyamin, dari Isyboset, anak Saul, dan dua belas orang dari anak buah Daud.
16 And every one got the other by the head, driving his sword into the other's side, so they all went down together: and that place was named the Field of Sides, and it is in Gibeon.
Kemudian mereka masing-masing menangkap kepala lawannya, dan menikamkan pedangnya ke lambung lawannya, sehingga rebahlah mereka bersama-sama. Sebab itu tempat itu disebutkan orang Helkat-Hazurim; letaknya dekat Gibeon.
17 And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.
Pada hari itu pertempuran sangat hebat, dan Abner serta orang-orang Israel terpukul kalah oleh anak buah Daud.
18 There were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel: and Asahel was as quick-footed as a roe of the fields.
Ketiga anak laki-laki Zeruya, yakni Yoab, Abisai dan Asael ada di sana; Asael cepat larinya seperti kijang di padang.
19 Asahel went running after Abner, not turning to the right or to the left.
Asael mengejar Abner dan tidak menyimpang ke kanan atau ke kiri dalam membuntutinya.
20 Then Abner, looking back, said, Is it you, Asahel? And he said, It is I.
Lalu Abner berpaling ke belakang dan bertanya: "Engkaukah itu Asael?" Jawabnya: "Ya, aku."
21 And Abner said, Then go to the right or to the left and put your hands on one of the fighting-men and take his arms. But Asahel would not be turned away from going after Abner.
Kemudian berkatalah Abner kepadanya: "Menyimpanglah ke kiri atau ke kanan, tangkaplah salah seorang dari orang-orang muda itu dan ambillah senjatanya." Tetapi Asael tidak mau berhenti membuntuti Abner.
22 Then again Abner said to Asahel, Go to one side, do not keep on coming after me: why will you make me put an end to you? for then I will be shamed before your brother Joab.
Berkatalah sekali lagi Abner kepada Asael: "Berhentilah membuntuti aku. Apa aku harus memukul engkau sampai jatuh? Bagaimana aku dapat memandang muka Yoab, abangmu itu?"
23 But still he did not go to one side: so Abner gave him a back blow in the stomach with his spear, so that the spear came out at his back; and he went down on the earth, wounded to death: and all those who came to the place where Asahel went down dead, came to a stop.
Tetapi Asael menolak berhenti. Lalu Abner menusuk ke belakang ke perut Asael dengan tombaknya, sehingga tombak itu menembus belakangnya; dan rebahlah ia di sana dan mati di tempat itu juga. Semua orang yang datang ke tempat Asael rebah dan mati itu, berhenti di sana.
24 But Joab and Abishai went after Abner: and the sun went down when they came to the hill of Ammah, which is to the east of the road through the waste land of Geba.
Tetapi Yoab dan Abisai mengejar Abner. Ketika matahari masuk dan mereka sampai ke dekat bukit Ama, yang ada di sebelah timur Giah, ke arah padang gurun Gibeon,
25 And the men of Benjamin came together after Abner in one band, and took their places on the top of a hill.
berhimpunlah bani Benyamin di belakang Abner menjadi satu gabungan dan bersiap-siap di puncak sebuah bukit.
26 Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?
Berserulah Abner kepada Yoab: "Haruskah pedang makan terus-menerus? Tidak tahukah engkau, bahwa kepahitan datang pada akhirnya? Berapa lama lagi engkau tidak mau mengatakan kepada rakyat itu, supaya mereka berhenti memburu saudara-saudaranya?"
27 And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.
Jawab Yoab: "Demi Allah yang hidup, sekiranya engkau berbicara tadi, maka tentulah sudah dari tadi pagi rakyat menarik diri dari memburu saudara-saudaranya."
28 So Joab had a horn sounded, and all the people came to a stop, and gave up going after Israel and fighting them.
Lalu Yoab meniup sangkakala dan seluruh rakyat berhenti; mereka tidak lagi mengejar orang Israel dan tidak berperang lagi.
29 And all that night Abner and his men went through the Arabah; they went over Jordan and through all Bithron and came to Mahanaim.
Semalam-malaman Abner dan orang-orangnya berjalan melalui Araba-Yordan, menyeberangi sungai Yordan, berjalan terus hampir sepanjang siang, lalu sampai ke Mahanaim.
30 And Joab came back from fighting Abner: and when he had got all his men together, it was seen that nineteen of David's men, in addition to Asahel, were not with them.
Ketika Yoab berhenti memburu Abner dan menghimpunkan seluruh rakyat, ternyata sembilan belas orang dari anak buah Daud hilang termasuk Asael.
31 But David's men had put to death three hundred and sixty of the men of Benjamin and of Abner's men
Tetapi anak buah Daud menewaskan dari suku Benyamin, dari orang-orang Abner, tiga ratus enam puluh orang.
32 And they took Asahel's body and put it in the last resting-place of his father in Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men, travelling all night, came to Hebron at dawn.
Mereka mengangkat mayat Asael dan menguburkannya di dalam kubur ayahnya yang di Betlehem. Kemudian berjalanlah Yoab dan orang-orangnya semalam-malaman itu dan sampai ke Hebron, ketika hari sudah terang.
