2 Samuel 21
1 And a famine occurred, during the days of David, for three years continuously. And David consulted the oracle of the Lord. And the Lord said: “This is because of Saul, and his house of bloodshed. For he killed the Gibeonites.”
Semasa Daud memerintah, terjadilah bala kelaparan hebat yang berlangsung selama tiga tahun penuh. Lalu Daud meminta petunjuk TUHAN mengenai hal itu, dan TUHAN berkata, "Bala kelaparan itu ialah karena kesalahan Saul dan keluarganya, mereka telah membunuh orang-orang Gibeon."
2 Therefore, the king, calling for the Gibeonites, spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel, but were the remnant of the Amorites. And the sons of Israel had sworn an oath to them, but Saul wished to strike them in zeal, as if on behalf of the sons of Israel and Judah.
(Orang-orang Gibeon bukan orang Israel; mereka termasuk sekelompok kecil orang Amori. Orang-orang Israel telah berjanji akan melindungi mereka, tetapi Saul telah berusaha memusnahkan mereka karena ia memikirkan kepentingan orang Israel dan Yehuda.) Lalu Daud memanggil orang-orang Gibeon itu
3 Therefore, David said to the Gibeonites: “What shall I do for you? And what shall be your satisfaction, so that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?”
dan bertanya kepada mereka, "Apakah yang dapat kuperbuat untukmu? Aku ingin menebus kesalahan yang telah dilakukan kepadamu, supaya kamu memberkati umat TUHAN."
4 And the Gibeonites said to him: “There is no quarrel for us over silver or gold, but against Saul and against his house. And we do not desire that any man of Israel be put to death.” The king said to them, “Then what do you wish that I should do for you?”
Jawab mereka, "Perkara kami dengan Saul dan keluarganya tidak dapat diselesaikan dengan perak atau emas, tetapi kami juga tidak ingin membunuh seorang pun dari bangsa Israel." Lalu kata Daud, "Kalau begitu, apa yang kamu inginkan aku perbuat?"
5 And they said to the king: “The man who unjustly afflicted and oppressed us, we ought to destroy in such manner that not even one of his stock may be left behind in all the parts of Israel.
Jawab mereka, "Saul raja pilihan TUHAN ingin membinasakan kami semua sehingga kami lenyap dari seluruh Israel.
6 Let seven men from his sons be given to us, so that we may crucify them to the Lord in Gibeon of Saul, formerly the chosen place of the Lord.” And the king said, “I will give them.”
Sebab itu, serahkanlah tujuh orang dari keturunannya yang laki-laki, supaya kami gantung di hadapan TUHAN di Gibea, kota Raja Saul sendiri." Jawab raja, "Baiklah, mereka akan kuserahkan."
7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord which had been made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.
Tetapi karena Daud dan Yonatan sudah saling bersumpah satu sama lain, Daud tidak menyerahkan Mefiboset anak Yonatan.
8 And so the king took the two sons of Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michal, the daughter of Saul, whom she conceived of Adriel, the son of Barzillai, who was from Meholath,
Yang diambil oleh Daud ialah Armoni dan Mefiboset, yaitu kedua orang putra Saul yang dilahirkan oleh Rizpa anak Aya; juga kelima orang putra Merab putri Saul, anak-anak itu lahir dari perkawinan Merab dengan Adriel anak Barzilai, orang Mehola itu.
9 and he gave them into the hands of the Gibeonites. And they crucified them on a hill in the sight of the Lord. And these seven fell together in the first days of the harvest, when the barley is beginning to be reaped.
Mereka diserahkan kepada orang-orang Gibeon, lalu ketujuh orang itu meninggal bersama-sama digantung di atas bukit di hadapan TUHAN. Hukuman mati itu dilaksanakan pada akhir musim semi, ketika jelai mulai dipotong.
10 Then Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, taking a haircloth, spread it under herself on a rock, from the beginning of the harvest until water dropped from heaven upon them. And she did not permit the birds to tear them by day, nor the beasts by night.
Lalu Rizpa selir Saul, membentangkan kain karung bagi dirinya di atas batu tempat mayat-mayat itu terbujur. Rizpa tidak pergi dari situ mulai dari awal musim panen sampai turunnya hujan pada musim gugur. Tidak dibiarkannya mayat-mayat itu diganggu oleh burung-burung pada siang hari atau binatang buas pada malam hari.
11 And it was reported to David what Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
Ketika diberitahukan kepada Daud apa yang diperbuat oleh Rizpa,
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of his son Jonathan, from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had suspended them after they had slain Saul at Gilboa.
ia pergi mengambil tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan dari penduduk kota Yabes di Gilead. (Orang-orang itu telah mencuri tulang-tulang itu dari tanah lapang kota di Bet-San, tempat orang Filistin menggantung mayat-mayat itu setelah mengalahkan Saul di Bukit Gilboa.)
13 And he brought the bones of Saul, and the bones of his son Jonathan, from there. And they collected the bones of those who had been crucified.
Tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan itu dibawa dari situ, lalu dikumpulkannya juga tulang-tulang ketujuh orang yang digantung itu.
14 And they buried them with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan, in the land of Benjamin, to the side of the sepulcher of his father Kish. And they did all that the king had instructed. And after these things, God showed favor again to the land.
Kemudian tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan serta tulang-tulang ketujuh orang itu dikuburkan di dalam kuburan Kish ayah Saul di Zela di wilayah Benyamin. Setelah semuanya dilaksanakan sesuai dengan perintah raja, Allah mengabulkan doa mereka untuk negeri itu.
15 Then the Philistines again undertook a battle against Israel. And David descended, and his servants with him, and they fought against the Philistines. But when David grew faint,
Antara orang Filistin dan orang Israel pecah lagi peperangan. Daud dan anak buahnya pergi bertempur melawan orang Filistin. Dalam pertempuran itu Daud menjadi lelah.
16 Ishbibenob, who was of the ancestry of Arapha, the iron of whose spear weighed three hundred ounces, who had been girded with a new sword, strove to strike down David.
Datanglah seorang raksasa yang bernama Yisbi-Benob. Tombaknya terbuat dari perunggu seberat kira-kira tiga setengah kilogram. Ia juga menyandang pedang yang baru, dan ia yakin dapat membunuh Daud.
17 And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, defended him, and striking the Philistine, he killed him. Then David’s men swore an oath to him, saying, “You shall no longer go out to war with us, lest you extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
Tetapi Abisai anak Zeruya datang menolong Daud. Diserangnya raksasa itu dan dibunuhnya. Sesudah itu anak buah Daud memohon supaya Daud berjanji tidak akan ikut lagi dalam pertempuran. "Baginda adalah harapan Israel, jangan sampai kami kehilangan Baginda," kata mereka.
18 Also, a second war occurred in Gob against the Philistines. Then Sibbecai from Hushah struck down Saph, from the stock of Arapha, of the ancestry of the giants.
Terjadi lagi pertempuran melawan orang Filistin di Gob. Dalam pertempuran itu Sibkhai orang Husa membunuh seorang raksasa bernama Saf.
19 Then there was a third war in Gob against the Philistines, in which Adeodatus, a son of the forest, a weaver from Bethlehem, struck down Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like the beam used by a cloth maker.
Dalam pertempuran lain dengan orang Filistin di Gob, Elhanan anak Yair dari Betlehem membunuh Goliat dari Gat. Gagang tombak Goliat itu sebesar kayu alat tenun.
20 A fourth battle was in Gath. In that place, there was a lofty man, who had six digits on each hand and each foot, that is, twenty-four in all, and he was from the origins of Arapha.
Terjadi lagi pertempuran melawan orang Filistin di Gat. Di situ ada seorang raksasa yang suka sekali berperang. Dia mempunyai enam jari pada setiap tangannya dan enam jari pada setiap kakinya.
21 And he blasphemed Israel. So Jonathan, the son of Shimei, the brother of David, struck him down.
Dia mengejek orang Israel, dan karena itu ia dibunuh oleh Yonatan anak Simea, abang Daud.
22 These four men were born of Arapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and his servants.
Keempat orang yang dibunuh oleh Daud dan pasukannya itu, adalah keturunan raksasa di Gat.
