2 Samuel 20

1 Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

Kebetulan ada di sana seorang dursila, bernama Seba bin Bikri, orang Benyamin. Ia meniup sangkakala serta berkata: "Kita tidak memperoleh bagian dari pada Daud. Kita tidak memperoleh warisan dari anak Isai itu. Masing-masing ke kemahnya, hai orang Israel!"

2 So all the men of Israel, turning away from David, went after Sheba, the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah were true to their king, going with him from Jordan as far as Jerusalem.

Lalu semua orang Israel itu meninggalkan Daud dan mengikuti Seba bin Bikri, sedangkan orang-orang Yehuda tetap berpaut kepada raja mereka, mengikutinya dari sungai Yordan sampai Yerusalem.

3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem: and the king took the ten women to whom he had given the care of the house, and had them shut up, and gave them the necessaries of life, but did not go near them. So they were shut up till the day of their death, living as widows.

Sampailah Daud ke istananya di Yerusalem, lalu raja mengambil kesepuluh gundik yang ditinggalkannya untuk menunggui istana, kemudian dimasukkannya mereka dalam sebuah rumah di bawah penjagaan. Ia memelihara mereka, tetapi tidak dihampirinya. Mereka tetap terasing seperti janda sampai hari mati mereka.

4 Then the king said to Amasa, Get all the men of Judah together, and in three days be here yourself.

Berkatalah raja kepada Amasa: "Kerahkanlah bagiku orang-orang Yehuda dalam tiga hari, kemudian menghadaplah lagi ke mari!"

5 So Amasa went to get all the men of Judah together, but he took longer than the time David had given him.

Lalu pergilah Amasa mengerahkan orang Yehuda, tetapi ia menunda-nunda tugas itu sampai melewati waktu yang ditetapkan raja baginya.

6 And David said to Abishai, Sheba, the son of Bichri, will do us more damage than Absalom did; so take some of your lord's servants and go after him, before he makes himself safe in the walled towns, and gets away before our eyes.

Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Abisai: "Sekarang Seba bin Bikri lebih berbahaya bagi kita dari pada Absalom; jadi engkau, bawalah orang-orang tuanmu ini dan kejarlah dia, supaya jangan ia mencapai kota yang berkubu, dan dengan demikian ia luput dari pada kita."

7 So there went after Abishai, Joab and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the fighting-men; they went out of Jerusalem to overtake Sheba, the son of Bichri.

Lalu Yoab, orang Kreti dan orang Pleti dan semua pahlawan keluar menyusul dia. Mereka keluar dari Yerusalem untuk mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came face to face with them. Now Joab had on his war-dress, and round him a band from which his sword was hanging in its cover; and while he was walking, it came out, falling to the earth.

Ketika mereka sampai ke batu besar yang di Gibeon, maka Amasa sudah tiba di sana lebih dahulu dari pada mereka. Adapun Yoab mengenakan pakaian perang dan di luarnya ada ikat pinggang dengan pedang bersarung terpaut pada pinggangnya. Ketika ia tampil ke muka terjatuhlah pedang itu.

9 And Joab said to Amasa, Is it well, my brother? And with his right hand he took him by the hair of his chin to give him a kiss.

Berkatalah Yoab kepada Amasa: "Engkau baik-baik, saudaraku?" Sementara itu tangan kanan Yoab memegang janggut Amasa untuk mencium dia.

10 But Amasa did not see danger from the sword which was now in Joab's left hand, and Joab put it through his stomach so that his inside came out on to the earth, and he did not give him another blow. So Joab and his brother Abishai went on after Sheba, the son of Bichri.

Amasa tidak awas terhadap pedang yang ada di tangan Yoab itu; Yoab menikam pedang itu ke perutnya, sehingga isi perutnya tertumpah ke tanah. Tidak usah dia ditikamnya dua kali, sebab ia sudah mati. Lalu Yoab dan Abisai, adiknya, terus mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

11 And one of Joab's young men, taking his place at Amasa's side, said, Whoever is for Joab and for David, let him go after Joab!

Dan seorang dari orang-orang Yoab tinggal berdiri di dekat mayat itu, sambil berkata: "Siapa yang suka kepada Yoab dan siapa yang memihak kepada Daud, baiklah mengikuti Yoab!"

12 And Amasa was stretched out in a pool of blood in the middle of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people were stopping, he took Amasa out of the highway and put him in a field, with a cloth over him, when he saw that everyone who went by came to a stop.

Dalam pada itu Amasa terguling mati dalam darahnya di tengah-tengah jalan raya. Ketika orang itu melihat, bahwa seluruh rakyat berdiri menonton, maka disingkirkannya mayat Amasa dari jalan raya ke padang, lalu dihamparkannya kain di atasnya, karena dilihatnya, bahwa setiap orang yang datang ke sana berdiri menonton.

13 When he had been taken off the road, all the people went on after Joab in search of Sheba, the son of Bichri.

Setelah dijauhkannya mayat itu dari jalan raya, maka semua orang itu berjalan terus mengikuti Yoab untuk mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

14 And Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, to Abel of Beth-maacah; and all the Bichrites came together and went in after him.

Seba telah melintasi daerah semua suku Israel menuju Abel-Bet-Maakha. Dan semua orang Bikri telah berkumpul dan mengikuti dia.

15 And Joab and his men got him shut up in Abel of Beth-maacah, and put up an earthwork against the town: and all Joab's men did their best to get the wall broken down.

Tetapi sampailah orang-orang Yoab, lalu mengepung dia di Abel-Bet-Maakha; mereka menimbun tanah menjadi tembok terhadap kota ini dan tembok ini merapat sampai ke tembok luar sedang seluruh rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan Yoab menggali tembok kota itu untuk meruntuhkannya.

16 Then a wise woman got up on the wall, and crying out from the town, said, Give ear, give ear; say now to Joab, Come near, so that I may have talk with you.

Lalu berserulah seorang perempuan bijaksana dari kota itu: "Dengar! Dengar! Katakanlah kepada Yoab: Mendekatlah ke mari, supaya aku berbicara dengan engkau."

17 And he came near, and the woman said, Are you Joab? And he said in answer, I am. Then she said, Give ear to your servant's words. And he said, I am giving ear.

Maka mendekatlah Yoab kepada perempuan itu. Bertanyalah perempuan itu: "Engkaukah Yoab?" Jawabnya: "Benar!" Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu kepadanya: "Dengarkanlah perkataan hambamu ini!" Jawabnya: "Baik!"

18 Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?

Kemudian berkatalah perempuan itu: "Dahulu biasa orang berkata begini: Baiklah orang minta petunjuk di Abel dan di Dan, apakah sudah dihapuskan

19 Your purpose is the destruction of a mother-town in Israel: why would you put an end to the heritage of the Lord?

apa yang telah ditetapkan oleh orang-orang yang setia di Israel! Tetapi engkau ini berikhtiar membinasakan suatu kota, apalagi suatu kota induk di Israel. Mengapa engkau hendak menelan habis milik pusaka TUHAN?"

20 And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;

Lalu Yoab menjawab: "Jauhlah, jauhlah dari padaku untuk menelan dan memusnahkan!

21 Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you.

Bukanlah begitu halnya. Tetapi seorang dari pegunungan Efraim, yang bernama Seba bin Bikri, telah menggerakkan tangannya melawan raja Daud; serahkanlah dia seorang diri, maka aku akan undur dari kota ini." Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu kepada Yoab: "Baik, kepalanya akan dilemparkan kepadamu dari belakang tembok ini."

22 Then the woman in her wisdom had talk with all the town. And they had Sheba's head cut off and sent out to Joab. And he had the horn sounded, and sent them all away from the town, every man to his tent. And Joab went back to Jerusalem to the king.

Kemudian masuklah pula perempuan itu dan berbicara kepada seluruh rakyat dengan bijaksana; sesudah itu mereka memenggal kepala Seba bin Bikri dan melemparkannya kepada Yoab. Yoab meniup sangkakala, lalu berserak-seraklah mereka meninggalkan kota itu, masing-masing ke tempatnya. Maka pulanglah Yoab ke Yerusalem kepada raja.

23 Now Joab was over all the army; and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was at the head of the Cherethites and the Pelethites;

Yoab menjadi kepala atas segenap tentara Israel, dan Benaya bin Yoyada menjadi kepala atas orang Kreti dan orang Pleti.

24 And Adoram was overseer of the forced work; and Jehoshaphat, the son of Ahilud, was the recorder;

Adoram menjadi kepala orang rodi dan Yosafat bin Ahilud menjadi bendahara negara.

25 And Sheva was the scribe, and Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

Seya menjadi panitera negara; Zadok dan Abyatar menjadi imam.

26 And in addition, Ira the Jairite was a priest to David.

Juga Ira, orang Yair itu menjadi imam pada Daud.