1 Samuel 26
1 And the Ziphites went to Saul at Gibeah, saying: “Behold, David is hidden on the hill of Hachilah, which is opposite the wilderness.”
Orang Zif mendatangi Saul di Gibea dan memberitahukan kepadanya, “Daud sedang bersembunyi di bukit Hakila yang berhadapan dengan padang belantara.”
2 And Saul rose up, and he descended into the desert of Ziph, and with him three thousand elect men of Israel, so that he might seek David in the desert of Ziph.
Lalu Saul dengan segera berangkat menuju padang belantara Zif. Dia membawa tiga ribu pasukan yang terpilih dari seluruh tentara Israel untuk mencari Daud di sana.
3 And Saul encamped at Gibeah on Hachilah, which was opposite the wilderness on the way. But David was living in the desert. Then, seeing that Saul had arrived after him in the wilderness,
Saul berkemah dekat jalan di bukit Hakila, dan berhadapan dengan padang belantara. Tetapi Daud berada di padang belantara. Saat Daud mendengar bahwa Saul sudah datang ke padang belantara itu untuk memburunya,
4 he sent explorers, and he learned that he certainly had arrived in that place.
maka dia mengirim beberapa pengintai untuk membuktikan bahwa Saul memang sudah tiba.
5 And David rose up secretly, and he went to the place where Saul was. And when he had seen the place where Saul was sleeping, and Abner, the son of Ner, the leader of his military, and Saul sleeping in a tent, and the remainder of the common people all around him,
Lalu Daud bersama beberapa pengikutnya berangkat ke tempat Saul bermalam. Daud melihat bahwa Saul sedang tidur di samping Abner anak Ner, panglima pasukan Saul. Saul dan Abner tidur di tengah, sedangkan seluruh pasukan tidur di sekeliling mereka berdua.
6 David spoke to Ahimelech, the Hittite, and to Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, the brother of Joab, saying, “Who will descend with me to Saul in the camp?” And Abishai said, “I will descend with you.”
Lalu Daud bertanya kepada Ahimelek dan Abisai, “Siapa dari kalian yang akan ikut bersamaku ke tempat Saul sedang tidur?” (Ahimelek itu adalah orang Het, dan Abisai adalah anak Zeruya) dan saudara Yoab. Abisai menjawab, “Saya.”
7 Therefore, David and Abishai went to the people by night, and they found Saul lying down and sleeping in the tent, with his spear fixed in the ground at his head. And Abner and the people were sleeping all around him.
Maka malam itu Daud dan Abisai berjalan di tengah pasukan yang tidur sampai menemukan tempat Saul tertidur lelap, dengan tombaknya tertancap di tanah dekat kepalanya. Abner dan para tentara berbaring di sekelilingnya.
8 And Abishai said to David: “God has enclosed your enemy this day in your hands. Now therefore, I will pierce him with my lance, through to the ground, once, and there will not need to be a second.”
Berkatalah Abisai kepada Daud, “Hari ini Allah sudah menyerahkan musuh Tuanku ke dalam tanganmu. Biarlah hamba yang bertindak! Dengan satu tikaman saja, hamba akan menancapkan tombak miliknya sendiri ke perutnya hingga tembus sampai ke tanah!”
9 And David said to Abishai: “You shall not kill him. For who may extend his hand against the Christ of the Lord, and yet be innocent?”
Tetapi Daud menjawab, “Jangan bunuh dia! Karena setiap orang yang membunuh raja yang dipilih TUHAN pasti akan dihukum.”
10 And David said: “As the Lord lives, unless the Lord himself will strike him, or unless his day to die will have arrived, or unless, descending into battle, he will perish,
Lagi kata Daud, “Aku bersumpah kepada TUHAN yang hidup, biar TUHAN sendirilah yang akan membunuh Saul, entah dia meninggal karena harinya sudah tiba, atau karena dibunuh dalam pertempuran.
11 may the Lord be gracious to me, so that I may not extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, take the spear that is at his head, and the cup of water, and let us go.”
Tetapi biarlah TUHAN selalu mencegah aku dari membunuh raja yang dipilih-Nya! Kita akan ambil tombaknya itu dan kendi airnya saja, lalu kita pergi!”
12 And so, David took the spear, and the cup of water that was at Saul’s head, and they went away. And there was no one who saw it, or realized it, or awakened, but they were all sleeping. For a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen over them.
Maka Daud mengambil tombak dan kendi yang ada dekat kepala Saul, dan mereka pergi. Tidak ada seorang pun yang mengetahui apa yang mereka lakukan, karena TUHAN sudah membuat Saul dan seluruh pasukannya tertidur lelap.
13 And when David had crossed over to the opposite side, and had stood upon the top of the hill far away, so that there was a great interval between them,
Lalu Daud dan Abisai menyeberangi lembah dan berdiri di atas puncak bukit yang berseberangan dengan pasukan Saul, sehingga jarak antara mereka cukup jauh.
14 David cried out to the people, and to Abner, the son of Ner, saying, “Will you not respond, Abner?” And responding, Abner said, “Who are you, that you would cry out and disquiet the king?”
Kemudian Daud berteriak kepada pasukan Saul dan Abner anak Ner, “Abner! Apakah kamu dapat mendengar suara saya?” Abner menjawab, “Siapakah kamu, sehingga berani berteriak dan membangunkan raja dari tidurnya?”
15 And David said to Abner: “Are you not a man? And who else is like you in Israel? Then why have you not guarded your lord the king? For one of the people entered, so that he might kill the king, your lord.
Kata Daud kepada Abner, “Bukankah kamu yang paling gagah perkasa di antara seluruh pasukan Israel?! Jadi kenapa kamu tidak melindungi tuanmu raja, yang dipilih TUHAN? Tadi ada musuh yang datang yang hendak membunuh tuanmu raja. Tetapi kamu sudah gagal menjaga dia, Abner! Oleh karena itu, di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup, saya berkata bahwa kamu dan semua pasukanmu pantas dihukum mati! Sekarang lihatlah! Di mana tombak dan kendi air milik raja yang tadinya ada di dekat kepalanya!”
16 This is not good, what you have done. As the Lord lives, you are sons of death, because you have not guarded your lord, the Christ of the Lord. Now therefore, where is the king’s spear, and where is the cup of water that was at his head?”
17 Then Saul recognized the voice of David, and he said, “Is this not your voice, my son David?” And David said, “It is my voice, my lord the king.”
Saul mengenali suara Daud, lalu berkatalah Saul, “Bukankah itu suaramu, Daud anakku?” Daud menjawab, “Ya, ini saya, Tuanku Raja.”
18 And he said: “For what reason has my lord pursued his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is there in my hand?
Lalu bertanyalah Daud, “Mengapa Tuanku Raja mengejar hambamu ini?! Apa kesalahan saya? Kejahatan apa yang sudah saya perbuat?
19 Now therefore, listen, I beg you, my lord the king, to the words of your servant. If the Lord has stirred you up against me, let him make the sacrifice fragrant. But if the sons of men have done so, they are accursed in the sight of the Lord, who has cast me out this day, so that I would not live within the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve strange gods.’
Biarlah Tuanku Raja mendengarkan perkataan hambamu ini. Jika TUHANlah yang menggerakkan Tuanku Raja untuk melawan saya, biarlah Dia menerima suatu kurban penghapus dosa yang saya dapat persembahkan. Tetapi jika manusia yang menggerakkan Tuanku Raja untuk melawan saya, biarlah TUHAN mengutuk musuh-musuhku itu! Karena akibat dari perbuatan mereka itu, hamba diusir dari tanah yang saya warisi sebagai warga umat TUHAN, dan seolah-olah musuh-musuhku itu menyuruh saya, ‘Pergilah ke negeri lain dan sembahlah dewa-dewa mereka!’
20 And now, let not my blood be poured out upon the earth before the Lord. For the king of Israel has gone out, so that he might seek a flea, just as the partridge is pursued amid the mountains.”
Tetapi aku berdoa, ‘Biarlah TUHAN mencegah darahku tertumpah di negeri lain, jauh dari hadapan-Mu.’ Tuanku Raja, apakah ada gunanya bagi Tuan membawa ribuan pasukan Israel keluar hanya untuk memburu seekor ayam hutan di daerah perbukitan?! Saya ini bahkan ibarat seekor kutu saja! Apa gunanya mencari saya?!”
21 And Saul said: “I have sinned. Return, my son David. For I will never again do evil to you, because my life has been precious in your eyes this day. For it is apparent that I have acted senselessly, and have been ignorant of very many things.”
Jawab Saul, “Aku sudah berdosa! Kembalilah, hai anakku Daud. Aku tidak akan berbuat jahat kepadamu lagi, karena malam ini kamu sudah menganggap nyawaku berharga. Aku sudah berlaku bodoh. Aku benar-benar salah!”
22 And responding, David said: “Behold, the king’s spear. Let one of the servants of the king cross over and take it.
Daud menjawab, “Tombak Tuanku Raja ada di sini! Kirimlah seseorang ke sini untuk mengambilnya.
23 And the Lord will repay each one according to his justice and faith. For the Lord has delivered you this day into my hand, but I was not willing to extend my hand against the Christ of the Lord.
TUHAN akan membalas setiap orang sesuai dengan ketulusan dan kesetiaannya. Sekalipun hari ini TUHAN sudah menyerahkan nyawa Tuanku Raja ke dalam tangan saya, tetapi saya menolak menyakiti raja yang sudah dipilih-Nya.
24 And just as your soul has been magnified this day in my eyes, so let my soul be magnified in the eyes of the Lord, and may he free me from all distress.”
Jadi, sebagaimana nyawa Tuanku Raja berharga di mata saya malam ini, semoga TUHAN menghargai nyawa saya dan melepaskan saya dari segala bahaya.”
25 Then Saul said to David: “You are blessed, my son David. And whatever you may do, it shall certainly succeed.” And David departed on his way. And Saul returned to his place.
Lalu Saul menjawab Daud, “Semoga TUHAN memberkatimu, hai anakku Daud! Engkau pasti akan melakukan hal-hal besar dan berhasil dalam segala usahamu!” Maka Daud melanjutkan perjalanannya sementara Saul kembali ke istananya.
