Kings II 11
1 And it came to pass when the time o the year for kings going out [to battle] had come round, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbath: but David remained at Jerusalem.
Zaman itu, sudah menjadi kebiasaan bagi para raja untuk berperang tiap musim semi. Pada suatu musim semi, Raja Daud mengutus Yoab untuk membawa seluruh pasukan Israel berperang. Mereka menghancurkan bangsa Amon dan mengepung kota Raba, tetapi Daud sendiri tetap tinggal di Yerusalem.
2 And it came to pass towards evening, that David arose off his couch, and walked on the roof of the king's house, and saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Suatu sore, Daud baru saja bangun dari tidur siangnya dan berjalan-jalan di atas atap istana. Dari atap itu dia melihat seorang perempuan yang sangat cantik sedang mandi.
3 And David sent and enquired about the woman: and [one] said, [Is] not this Bersabee the daughter of Eliab, the wife of Urias the Chettite?
Lalu Daud mengirim seseorang untuk mencari tahu tentang perempuan itu. Ketika orang itu kembali, dia berkata, “Namanya Batseba, anak Eliam, istri Uria orang Het itu.”
4 And David sent messengers, and took her, and went in to her, and he lay with her: and she was purified from her uncleanness, and returned to her house.
Daud mengirim orang untuk menjemput perempuan itu. Batseba datang dan Daud bersetubuh dengan dia. (Saat itu Batseba baru saja selesai dari masa pembersihan diri sesudah haid.) Lalu Batseba kembali ke rumahnya.
5 And the woman conceived; and she sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
Beberapa waktu kemudian Batseba manyadari dirinya hamil, lalu dia mengirim pesan kepada Daud, “Aku hamil.”
6 And David sent to Joab, saying, Send me Urias the Chettite; and Joab sent Urias to David.
Kemudian Daud mengirim pesan kepada Yoab yang isinya, “Panggillah Uria, orang Het itu, untuk menghadap saya.” Maka Yoab menyuruh Uria menghadap Daud.
7 And Urias arrived and went in to him, and David asked him how Joab was, and how the people were, and how the war went on.
Ketika Uria datang, bertanyalah Daud kepadanya tentang keadaan Yoab dan pasukan Israel, serta tentang kemajuan dalam pertempuran yang sedang berlangsung.
8 And David said to Urias, Go to your house, and wash your feet: and Urias departed from the house of the king, and a portion [of meat] from the king followed him.
Daud juga berkata kepada Uria, “Pulanglah ke rumahmu dan beristirahatlah.” Lalu Uria meninggalkan istana, dan seorang utusan raja menyusulnya untuk memberikan hadiah kepadanya.
9 And Urias slept at the door of the king with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
Tetapi Uria tidak pulang ke rumahnya. Dia tidur di depan pintu gerbang istana dengan para pengawal raja.
10 And they brought David word, saying, Urias has not gone down to his house. And David said to Urias, Are you not come from a journey? why have you not gone down to your house?
Hal itu diberitahukan kepada Daud, “Uria tidak pulang ke rumahnya.” Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Uria, “Kamu baru saja kembali dari perjalanan tugas yang begitu lama! Mengapa kamu tidak pulang ke rumahmu?”
11 And Urias said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Juda dwell in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; and shall I go into my house to eat and drink, and lie with my wife? how [should I do this? as] your soul lives, I will not do this thing.
Jawab Uria kepada Daud, “Peti perjanjian, panglima Yoab, dan pasukan Israel serta Yehuda masih berkemah di padang terbuka. Tidak pantas kalau saya pulang ke rumah untuk makan, minum, dan bersetubuh dengan istri saya. Saya bersumpah di hadapan Tuanku Raja bahwa saya tidak akan melakukan hal itu!”
12 And David said to Urias, Remain here today also, and to-morrow I will let you go. So Urias remained in Jerusalem that day and the day following.
Kemudian Daud berkata kepada Uria, “Tinggallah di sini sehari lagi. Besok saya akan mengirimmu kembali.” Maka Uria tinggal di Yerusalem sampai keesokan harinya.
13 And David called him, and he ate before him and drank, and he made him drunk: and he went out in the evening to lie upon his bed with the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.
Lalu Daud kembali mengundang Uria untuk makan minum bersamanya dan membuat Uria mabuk. Malam itu, lagi-lagi Uria tidak pulang ke rumahnya, tetapi tidur di atas tikar bersama para pengawal raja.
14 And the morning came, and David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Urias.
Keesokan paginya, Daud menulis surat kepada Yoab dan mengirimkan surat itu dengan perantaraan Uria.
15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Station Urias in front of the severe [part] of the fight, and retreat from behind him, so shall he be wounded and die.
Dalam surat itu Daud menulis, “Tempatkan Uria di garis paling depan dalam pertempuran yang paling sengit, lalu tariklah pasukan darinya sehingga dia terbunuh dalam serangan itu.”
16 And it came to pass while Joab was watching against the city, that he set Urias in a place where he knew that valiant men were.
Jadi, ketika Yoab mengepung kota itu, dia menempatkan Uria di tempat yang diketahuinya ada tentara musuh yang tangguh.
17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with Joab: and some of the people of the servants of David fell, and Urias the Chettite died also.
Ketika tentara musuh keluar dari kota dan bertempur melawan Yoab, beberapa tentara Daud terbunuh, termasuk Uria.
18 And Joab sent, and reported to David all the events of the war, so as to tell them to the king.
Kemudian Yoab mengutus orang untuk menyampaikan laporan lengkap tentang pertempuran itu kepada Daud.
19 And he charged the messenger, saying, When you have finished reporting all the events of the war to the king,
Dia menyuruh utusan itu, “Setelah kamu selesai memberikan laporan peperangan kepada raja,
20 then it shall come to pass if the anger of the king shall arise, and he shall say to you, Why did you draw near to the city to fight? knew you not that they would shoot from off the wall?
mungkin raja akan marah dan bertanya, ‘Mengapa kalian bertempur begitu dekat dengan kota? Tidakkah kalian sadar bahwa musuh akan memanah kalian dari atas benteng?
21 Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerobaal son of Ner? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from above the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did you draw near to the wall? then you shall say, Your servant Urias the Chettite is also dead.
Apakah kalian sudah lupa tentang Abimelek anak Gideon yang tewas di Tebes? Bukankah dia mati karena seorang perempuan dari atas menara menjatuhkan batu kilangan bagian atas di kepalanya dan meremukkan tengkoraknya?’ Nah, kalau Raja bertanya begitu, katakanlah kepadanya, ‘Salah satu yang mati adalah Uria, orang Het itu.’”
22 And the messenger of Joab went to the king to Jerusalem, and he came and reported to David all that Joab told him, all the affairs of the war. And David was very angry with Joab, and said to the messenger, Why did you draw near to the wall to fight? knew you not that you would be wounded from off the wall? Who struck Abimelech the son of Jerobaal? did not a woman cast upon him a piece of millstone from the wall, and he died in Thamasi? why did you draw near to the wall?
Lalu utusan itu pergi menghadap Daud dan menyampaikan semua yang diperintahkan Yoab kepadanya.
23 And the messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and they came out against us into the field, and we came upon them even to the door of the gate.
Utusan itu berkata kepada Daud, “Ketika musuh keluar dari gerbang kota, mereka mulai mengalahkan kami dan mendorong kami menjauh dari kota. Tetapi kami berhasil memaksa mereka mundur sampai ke pintu gerbang kota.
24 And the archers shot at your servants from off the wall, and some of the king's servants died, and your servant Urias the Chettite is dead also.
Para pemanah menembak hamba-hambamu dari benteng kota dan beberapa tentara Raja mati, termasuk hamba Tuanku, Uria, orang Het itu.”
25 And David said to the messenger, Thus shall you say to Joab, Let not the matter be grievous in your eyes, for the sword devours one way at one time and another way at another: strengthen your array against the city, and destroy it, and strengthen him.
Kata Daud kepada utusan itu, “Sampaikanlah kepada Yoab, ‘Jangan biarkan hal ini mengecewakanmu, karena tidak mungkin bisa diperkirakan siapa yang akan mati dalam pertempuran. Teruslah meningkatkan penyerangan terhadap kota itu dan taklukkan mereka.’”
26 And the wife of Urias heard that Urias her husband was dead, and she mourned for her husband.
Ketika istri Uria mendengar bahwa suaminya sudah mati, dia pun berkabung.
27 And the time of mourning expired, and David sent and took her into his house, and she became his wife, and bore him a son: but the thing which David did was evil in the eyes of the Lord.
Sesudah masa berduka untuk suaminya selesai, Daud menyuruh supaya Batseba dibawa ke istananya. Batseba menjadi istri Daud dan melahirkan seorang anak laki-laki baginya. Akan tetapi, perbuatan yang sudah dilakukan Daud membuat TUHAN marah.
