Kings II 19

1 And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.

Kepada Yoab diberitahukan bahwa Raja Daud menangis dan berkabung untuk Absalom.

2 And the victory was turned that day into mourning to all the people, for the people heard say that day, The king grieves after his son.

Maka kemenangan pada hari itu berubah menjadi kesedihan bagi seluruh tentara Daud karena mereka mendengar bahwa raja menangisi putranya.

3 And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as people steal away when they are ashamed as they flee in the battle.

Dengan diam-diam mereka kembali ke kota, seperti tentara yang merasa malu karena melarikan diri dari pertempuran.

4 And the king hid his face: and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Abessalom! Abessalom my son!

Raja menyelubungi mukanya dan meratap dengan nyaring, "Oh anakku! Anakku Absalom! Absalom, anakku!"

5 And Joab went in to the king, into the house, and said, Thou hast this day shamed the faces of all thy servants that have delivered thee this day, and [have saved] the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and of thy concubines,

Yoab pergi menghadap raja dan berkata, "Pada hari ini Baginda memalukan anak buah Baginda, padahal merekalah yang telah menyelamatkan nyawa Baginda, nyawa putra-putri Baginda, istri dan selir Baginda.

6 forasmuch as thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee; and thou hast this day declared, that thy princes and thy servants are nothing [in thy sight]: for I know this day, that if Abessalom were alive, [and] all of us dead to-day, then it would have been right in thy sight.

Baginda mengasihi orang-orang yang membenci Baginda, tetapi Baginda membenci orang-orang yang mengasihi Baginda! Dengan jelas Baginda memperlihatkan bahwa para perwira dan para prajurit Baginda sama sekali tidak berarti bagi Baginda. Malahan nampaknya Baginda akan sangat senang seandainya pada hari ini Absalom masih hidup dan kami semua mati!

7 And now arise, and go forth, and speak comfortably to thy servants; for I have sworn by the Lord, that unless thou wilt go forth to-day, there shall not a man remain with thee this night: and know for thyself, this thing [will] indeed [be] evil to thee beyond all the evil that has come upon thee from thy youth until now.

Hendaknya Baginda bangkit dan pergi ke luar untuk menenteramkan hati anak buah Baginda. Hamba bersumpah demi TUHAN, jika Baginda tidak ke luar menemui mereka, maka malam ini juga tidak akan ada seorang pun yang mau menyertai Baginda. Itu akan merupakan bencana yang paling besar yang akan Baginda alami seumur hidup."

8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate: and all the people reported, saying, Behold, the king sits in the gate. And all the people went in before the king to the gate; for Israel had fled every man to his tent.

Kemudian bangkitlah raja dan pergi ke luar, dan duduk di dekat pintu gerbang. Anak buahnya mendengar bahwa dia ada di situ, lalu mereka semua datang menghadap. Sementara itu seluruh pasukan Israel telah melarikan diri, dan pulang ke rumahnya masing-masing.

9 And all the people disputed among all the tribes of Israel, saying, King David delivered us from all our enemies, and he rescued us from the hand of the Philistines: and now he has fled from the land, and from his kingdom, and from Abessalom.

Di kalangan semua suku Israel timbullah pertengkaran. Kata mereka, "Raja Daud telah menyelamatkan kita dari orang Filistin dan melepaskan kita dari musuh-musuh yang lain, tetapi sekarang dia sudah melarikan diri dari Absalom dan meninggalkan negeri ini.

10 And Abessalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle: and now why are ye silent about bringing back the king? And the word of all Israel came to the king.

Absalom kita lantik menjadi raja, tapi sekarang telah gugur dalam pertempuran. Mengapa tak ada seorang pun yang berusaha untuk membawa Raja Daud kembali?"

11 And king David sent to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Israel, saying, Why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? whereas the word of all Israel is come to the king to his house.

Kata-kata itu sampai juga kepada Raja Daud. Sebab itu dia menyuruh Imam Zadok dan Imam Abyatar menanyakan kepada para pemimpin Yehuda demikian, "Mengapa kamu menjadi yang terakhir untuk menyambut dan mengiringi raja kembali ke istananya?

12 Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh: why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house?

Bukankah kamu sanak saudaraku dan kaum kerabatku? Masakan kamu yang terakhir memohon supaya aku pulang?"

13 And ye shall say to Amessai, [Art] thou not my bone and my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if thou shalt not be commander of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

Daud juga menyuruh mereka mengatakan kepada Amasa demikian, "Bukankah engkau kerabatku? Mulai sekarang aku mengangkat engkau menjadi panglima tentaraku menggantikan Yoab. Kiranya Allah membunuh aku jika hal itu tidak kulakukan!"

14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda as that of one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.

Begitulah Daud berhasil mengambil hati semua orang Yehuda sehingga mereka mengirimkan pesan kepada raja supaya kembali ke istana bersama-sama dengan semua pegawainya.

15 And the king returned, and came as far as Jordan. And the men of Juda came to Galgala on their way to meet the king, to cause the king to pass over Jordan.

Lalu berangkatlah raja dan sampai di Sungai Yordan, sementara itu orang-orang Yehuda sudah sampai di Gilgal untuk menjemput raja dan mengawal dia menyeberangi sungai itu.

16 And Semei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Baurim, hasted and went down with the men of Juda to meet king David.

Simei anak Gera, orang Benyamin itu membawa seribu orang dari suku Benyamin dan cepat-cepat datang bersama orang-orang Yehuda itu untuk menyambut raja. Begitu juga Ziba budak keluarga Saul, beserta kelima belas orang anaknya yang laki-laki dan kedua puluh orang budaknya; mereka telah menyeberangi Sungai Yordan sebelum raja tiba.

17 And a thousand men of Benjamin [were] with him, and Siba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons with him, and his twenty servants with him: and they went directly down to Jordan before the king,

18 and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;

Mereka membantu keluarga raja menyeberangi serta melakukan segala yang disuruh raja kepada mereka. Pada saat raja hendak menyeberangi sungai, Simei sujud di hadapannya dan berkata,

19 and said to the king, Let not my lord now impute iniquity, and remember not all the iniquity of thy servant in the day in which my lord went out from Jerusalem, so that the king should mind it.

"Hamba mohon, kiranya Baginda tidak menganggap hamba tetap bersalah. Sudilah Baginda melupakan apa yang hamba lakukan pada hari Baginda meninggalkan Yerusalem.

20 For thy servant knows that I have sinned: and, behold, I am come to-day before all Israel and the house of Joseph, to go down and meet my lord the king.

Hamba sudah insaf, bahwa hamba telah berbuat dosa, dan oleh karena itu, di antara suku-suku yang tinggal di daerah utara hambalah yang pertama-tama datang menyambut Baginda pada hari ini."

21 And Abessai the son of Saruia answered and said, Shall not Semei therefore be put to death, because he cursed the Lord's anointed?

Mendengar itu Abisai anak Zeruya berkata, "Simei sudah patut dihukum mati karena dia telah mengutuki raja yang dipilih TUHAN."

22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Saruia, that ye as it were lie in wait against me this day? to-day no man in Israel shall be put to death, for I know not if I this day reign over Israel.

Tetapi Daud berkata kepada Abisai dan Yoab abangnya, "Jangan ikut campur. Mengapa kalian menyusahkan aku? Pada hari ini aku menjadi raja lagi atas Israel, dan tak boleh ada orang Israel yang dihukum mati."

23 And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.

Kemudian bersumpahlah raja kepada Simei, "Aku menjamin bahwa engkau tidak akan dihukum mati."

24 And Memphibosthe the son of Saul's son went down to meet the king, and had not dressed his feet, nor pared his nails, nor shaved himself, neither had he washed his garments, from the day that the king departed, until the day when he arrived in peace.

Juga Mefiboset cucu Saul, datang untuk ikut menyambut raja. Dia tidak membasuh kakinya, tidak memotong jenggotnya, dan tidak mencuci pakaiannya sejak Raja Daud meninggalkan Yerusalem sampai ia kembali dengan selamat.

25 And it came to pass when he went into Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Memphibosthe?

Ketika Mefiboset datang dari Yerusalem untuk menyambut raja, berkatalah raja kepadanya, "Mefiboset, mengapa engkau tidak ikut dengan aku waktu itu?"

26 And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant [is] lame.

Jawabnya, "Yang Mulia, Baginda tahu hamba ini pincang. Hamba menyuruh pelayan hamba menyiapkan keledai yang dapat hamba tunggangi untuk mengikuti Baginda. Tetapi hamba dikhianati oleh pelayan itu.

27 And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

Malahan hamba difitnahnya terhadap Baginda. Tetapi Baginda seperti malaikat Allah. Sebab itu lakukanlah apa yang Tuanku rasa baik.

28 For all the house of my father were but as dead men before my lord the king; yet thou hast set thy servant among them that eat at thy table: and what right have I any longer even to cry to the king?

Seluruh kaum keluarga ayah hamba patut dihukum mati oleh Baginda, namun hamba ini telah Baginda izinkan ikut makan di istana. Sekarang hamba tidak berani lagi meminta apa-apa dari Baginda."

29 And the king said to him, Why speakest thou any longer of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Siba shall divide the land.

Raja menjawab, "Tidak perlu engkau mengatakan apa-apa lagi. Aku telah memutuskan untuk memberi segala harta Saul kepadamu dan kepada Ziba."

30 And Memphibosthe said to the king, Yea, let him take all, since my lord the king has come in peace to his house.

Lalu jawab Mefiboset, "Biarlah Ziba mengambil semuanya. Hamba sudah merasa puas karena Baginda sudah pulang dengan selamat."

31 And Berzelli the Galaadite came down from Rogellim, and crossed over Jordan with the king, that he might conduct the king over Jordan.

Juga Barzilai orang Gilead itu datang dari Rogelim untuk mengiringi raja menyeberangi Sungai Yordan.

32 And Berzelli was a very old man, eighty years old; and he had maintained the king when he dwelt in Manaim; for he was a very great man.

Barzilai sudah sangat tua, umurnya sudah delapan puluh tahun. Dia amat kaya dan selama raja tinggal di Mahanaim dahulu, Barzilailah yang menyediakan makanan bagi raja.

33 And the king said to Berzelli, Thou shalt go over with me, and I will nourish thine old age with me in Jerusalem.

Raja berkata kepadanya, "Ikutlah dengan aku ke Yerusalem, nanti akan kusediakan segala kebutuhanmu di sana."

34 And Berzelli said to the king, How many [are] the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

Tetapi Barzilai menjawab, "Hamba tidak akan hidup lama lagi. Jadi apa gunanya hamba ikut dengan Baginda ke Yerusalem?

35 I am this day eighty years old: can I then distinguish between good and evil? Can thy servant taste any longer what I eat or drink? can I any longer hear the voice of singing men or singing women? and wherefore shall thy servant any longer be a burden to my lord the king?

Umur hamba sudah delapan puluh tahun, dan tak ada lagi yang dapat memberi kesenangan kepada hamba. Hamba tidak dapat lagi menikmati apa yang hamba makan atau hamba minum, dan tidak dapat lagi mendengar suara orang bernyanyi. Hamba hanya akan menjadi beban bagi Baginda.

36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?

Hamba tidak layak menerima upah sebesar itu. Hamba hanya ingin mengiringi Baginda beberapa langkah saja dari seberang Sungai Yordan.

37 Let, I pray thee, thy servant remain, and I will die in my city, by the tomb of my father and of my mother. And, behold, thy servant Chamaam shall go over with my lord the king; and do thou to him as it seems good in thine eyes.

Sesudah itu, biarkanlah hamba pulang ke rumah dan meninggal di dekat kuburan orang tua hamba, tetapi inilah anak hamba Kimham. Izinkanlah dia mengiringi Baginda dan perbuatlah kepadanya apa yang Baginda pandang baik."

38 And the king said, Let Chamaam go over with me, and I will do to him what is good in my sight; and whatsoever thou shalt choose at my hand, I will do for thee.

Raja menjawab, "Kimham akan kubawa dan akan kuurus seperti keinginanmu, dan segala yang kauminta kepadaku akan kupenuhi."

39 And all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over; and the king kissed Berzelli, and blessed him; and he returned to his place.

Kemudian Daud dan seluruh anak buahnya menyeberangi Sungai Yordan. Lalu Daud mencium Barzilai dan berpamitan dengan dia. Setelah itu pulanglah Barzilai ke rumahnya.

40 And the king went over to Galgala, and Chamaam went over with him: and all the men of Juda went over with the king, and also half the people of Israel.

Seluruh pasukan Yehuda dan setengah dari pasukan Israel mengiringi raja menyeberangi sungai. Sesudah itu raja terus ke Gilgal, dan Kimham ikut dengan dia.

41 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren the men of Juda stolen thee away, and caused the king and all his house to pass over Jordan, and all the men of David with him?

Kemudian datanglah semua orang Israel menghadap raja dan berkata kepadanya, "Baginda, mengapa saudara kami orang-orang Yehuda itu mengira bahwa merekalah yang berhak untuk menjemput dan mengawal Baginda bersama seluruh keluarga dan anak buah Baginda menyeberangi Sungai Yordan?"

42 And all the men of Juda answered the men of Israel, and said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry concerning this matter? have we indeed eaten of the king's food? or has he given us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?

Lalu orang Yehuda menjawab, "Tentu saja, karena raja adalah kerabat kami. Mengapa kalian menjadi marah? Apakah kebutuhan kami ditanggung oleh raja, atau telah diberinya hadiah kepada kami?"

43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Juda, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have ye thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Juda, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Juda was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.

Orang Israel menjawab, "Hak kami atas raja sepuluh kali lebih besar dari hak kalian, walaupun raja adalah kerabat kalian. Mengapa kalian pandang enteng terhadap kami? Jangan lupa bahwa kamilah yang pertama-tama sekali mengusulkan untuk membawa raja kembali!" Tetapi orang Yehuda lebih keras daripada orang Israel dan tidak mau kalah.