Genesis 26

1 Then, when a famine arose over the land, after that barrenness which had happened in the days of Abraham, Isaac went to Abimelech, king of the Palestinians, in Gerar.

Beberapa waktu kemudian, terjadilah bencana kelaparan di negeri itu, seperti yang pernah terjadi pada zaman Abraham. Karena itu, Isak pergi ke Gerar, yaitu wilayah kekuasaan Abimelek, raja orang Filistin.

2 And the Lord appeared to him, and he said: “Do not descend into Egypt, but rest in the land that I will tell you,

TUHAN menampakkan diri kepada Isak dan berkata, “Jangan pergi ke Mesir! Tetaplah di negeri yang Aku tunjukkan kepadamu.

3 and sojourn in it, and I will be with you, and I will bless you. For to you and to your offspring I will give all these regions, completing the oath that I promised to Abraham your father.

Tinggallah di negeri itu sebagai pendatang. Aku akan menyertai dan memberkatimu. Seluruh wilayah Kanaan akan Aku berikan kepadamu dan kepada keturunanmu. Aku akan menepati perjanjian-Ku dengan ayahmu Abraham.

4 And I will multiply your offspring like the stars of heaven. And I will give to your posterity all these regions. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed,

Kepadamu akan Aku berikan keturunan yang sangat banyak, seperti banyaknya bintang di langit. Aku akan memberikan seluruh wilayah ini kepada mereka, dan mereka akan menjadi berkat bagi seluruh bangsa di bumi,

5 because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed the ceremonies and the laws.”

karena dulu ayahmu Abraham selalu menaati semua perkataan-Ku, petunjuk-Ku, perintah-Ku, ketetapan-Ku, dan hukum-Ku.”

6 And so Isaac remained in Gerar.

Maka tinggallah Isak di Gerar.

7 And when he was questioned by the men of that place about his wife, he answered, “She is my sister.” For he was afraid to confess her to be his mate, thinking that perhaps they would put him to death because of her beauty.

Adapun Ribka sangat cantik. Karena itu, ketika para laki-laki di Gerar bertanya tentang Ribka, Isak selalu menjawab, “Dia adikku.” Isak takut untuk menjawab, “Itu istri saya,” karena dia berpikir, “Bisa saja ada yang membunuh aku demi mendapatkan Ribka.”

8 And when very many days had passed, and he had remained in the same place, Abimelech, king of the Palestinians, gazing through a window, saw him being playful with Rebekah, his wife.

Sesudah Isak tinggal beberapa lama di sana, suatu hari Abimelek melihat-lihat dari jendela istananya, dan dia terkejut melihat Isak dan Ribka sedang bermesraan sebagai suami-istri.

9 And summoning him, he said: “It is clear that she is your wife. Why did you falsely claim her to be your sister?” He answered, “I was afraid, lest I might die because of her.”

Lalu Abimelek memanggil Isak dan berkata, “Sekarang saya tahu bahwa dia istrimu! Kenapa kamu mengatakan bahwa dia adikmu?” Jawab Isak, “Karena saya pikir, ‘Kalau saya mengaku bahwa Ribka adalah istri saya, pasti ada yang akan membunuh saya demi mendapatkannya.’”

10 And Abimelech said: “Why have you burdened us? Someone from the people could have lain with your wife, and you would have brought a great sin upon us.” And he instructed all the people, saying,

Kata Abimelek, “Seharusnya kamu tidak melakukan itu kepada kami! Bisa saja salah seorang dari antara kami meniduri istrimu. Kalau sampai itu terjadi, maka kamulah yang menyebabkan seluruh bangsa kami bersalah atas dosa besar!”

11 “Whoever will touch the wife of this man will die a death.”

Kemudian Abimelek memberi peringatan kepada rakyatnya, “Siapa saja yang mengganggu orang ini ataupun istrinya akan dihukum mati!”

12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and he found, in that same year, one hundredfold. And the Lord blessed him.

Isak menanam gandum di negeri itu, dan dalam tahun itu juga dia mendapat hasil panen seratus kali lipat, karena TUHAN sangat memberkatinya.

13 And the man was enriched, and he continued prospering as well as increasing, until he became very great.

Harta Isak semakin bertambah banyak sehingga dia kaya raya.

14 Likewise, he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very large family. Because of this, the Palestinians envied him,

Isak memiliki sangat banyak budak dan ternak, termasuk sapi, domba, serta kambing. Orang-orang Filistin pun iri kepadanya.

15 so, at that time, they obstructed all the wells that the servants of his father Abraham had dug, filling them with soil.

Karena itu, mereka menutup semua sumur yang dahulu digali oleh para budak Abraham. Mereka menimbun sumur-sumur itu dengan tanah.

16 It reached a point where Abimelech himself said to Isaac, “Move away from us, for you have become very much more powerful than we.”

Akhirnya, Abimelek berkata kepada Isak, “Pergilah kamu beserta seluruh budakmu dari kerajaan saya, karena kekuatanmu dan jumlah orang-orangmu sudah terlalu besar dibanding kami yang adalah penduduk asli tempat ini.”

17 And departing, he then went toward the torrent of Gerar, and he dwelt there.

Maka Isak, semua budaknya, dan segala miliknya pindah dari tempat itu. Mereka pergi dan berkemah di lembah Gerar lalu menetap di sana.

18 Again, he dug up other wells, which the servants of his father Abraham had dug, and which, after his death, the Philistines had formerly obstructed. And he called them by the same names that his father had called them before.

Ada beberapa sumur di tempat itu yang dahulu digali oleh para budak Abraham. Namun, sesudah Abraham meninggal, sumur-sumur itu ditutup oleh orang Filistin dengan tanah. Para budak Isak menggali kembali sumur-sumur itu, dan Isak menamai masing-masing sumur seperti nama yang diberikan oleh ayahnya dahulu.

19 And they dug in the torrent, and they found living water.

Budak-budak Isak juga menggali sebuah sumur lain di lembah itu, dan mereka menemukan mata air yang berbual-bual.

20 But in that place also the shepherds of Gerar argued against the shepherds of Isaac, by saying, “It is our water.” For this reason, he called the name of the well, because of what had happened, ‘Calumny.’

Tetapi penduduk yang menggembalakan domba di lembah Gerar bertengkar dengan gembala-gembala Isak. Mereka berkata, “Air ini milik kami!” Lalu Isak menamai sumur itu Esek, yang berarti ‘sengketa’, karena di tempat itu orang-orang bertengkar dengan para gembalanya.

21 Then they dug up yet another one. And over that one also they fought, and he called it, ‘Enmity.’

Para budak Isak menggali sumur yang lain, tetapi lagi-lagi terjadi pertengkaran memperebutkan sumur itu. Maka Isak menamai sumur itu Sitna, yang berarti ‘permusuhan’.

22 Advancing from there, he dug another well, over which they did not contend. And so he called its name, ‘Latitude,’ saying, “Now the Lord has expanded us and caused us to increase across the land.”

Mereka pindah dari situ dan menggali sumur yang lain. Kali ini, tidak ada pertengkaran. Isak menamai sumur itu Rehobot, yang berarti ‘tempat luas’, karena katanya, “TUHAN sudah memberikan kebebasan kepada kami untuk tinggal di daerah ini, dan kami akan makmur di sini.”

23 Then he ascended from that place into Beersheba,

Dari situ, Isak pergi ke Bersyeba.

24 where the Lord appeared to him on the same night, saying: “I am the God of Abraham your father. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you, and I will multiply your offspring because of my servant Abraham.”

Pada malam pertama di situ, TUHAN menampakkan diri dan berkata kepadanya, “Akulah Allah ayahmu Abraham. Jangan takut, Aku menyertaimu. Sesuai janji-Ku kepada hamba-Ku Abraham, Aku akan memberkatimu dan memberimu keturunan yang banyak.”

25 And so he built an altar there. And he invoked the name of the Lord, and he stretched out his tent. And he instructed his servants to dig a well.

Lalu Isak mendirikan mezbah dan menyembah TUHAN di tempat itu. Dia juga mendirikan perkemahan di situ, dan para budaknya menggali sumur.

26 When Abimelech, and Ahuzzath, his friend, and Phicol, the leader of the military, had arrived from Gerar to that place,

Sementara mereka tinggal di situ, Raja Abimelek datang dari Gerar bersama Ahuzat, penasihatnya, dan Pikol, panglima tentaranya.

27 Isaac said to them, “Why have you come to me, a man whom you hate, and whom you have expelled from among you?”

Isak berkata kepada mereka, “Kenapa kalian menemui saya? Bukankah sebelumnya kalian membenci dan mengusir saya dari daerah kalian?”

28 And they responded: “We saw that the Lord is with you, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us initiate a pact,

Salah satu dari mereka menjawab, “Sekarang sudah nyata bagi kami bahwa TUHAN menyertaimu. Karena itu, kami berpikir bahwa sebaiknya kita membuat perjanjian damai.

29 so that you may not do us any kind of harm, just as we have touched nothing of yours, and have not caused any injury to you, but with peace we released you, augmented by the blessing of the Lord.”

Berjanjilah kepada kami bahwa engkau tidak akan berbuat jahat kepada kami, seperti halnya kami selalu berbuat baik kepada kalian. Waktu itu, daripada kita berselisih, saya menyuruh kalian meninggalkan wilayah kami, lalu kita berpisah dengan damai. Sekarang lihatlah betapa luar biasa TUHAN sudah memberkati kalian!”

30 Therefore, he made them a feast, and after the food and drink,

Kemudian Isak mengadakan pesta makan dengan mereka, dan semuanya makan dan minum.

31 arising in the morning, they swore to one another. And Isaac sent them away peacefully to their own place.

Keesokan paginya, Abimelek dan Isak mengesahkan perjanjian damai dengan bersumpah satu sama lain. Sesudah itu, Abimelek pamit pulang, dan Isak mengucapkan selamat jalan kepada mereka.

32 Then, behold, on the same day the servants of Isaac came, reporting to him about a well which they had dug, and saying: “We have found water.”

Pada hari itu juga, para budak Isak datang memberitahukan kepadanya tentang sumur yang sudah selesai mereka gali. Mereka berkata, “Kami sudah menemukan air!”

33 Therefore, he called it, ‘Abundance.’ And the name of the city was established as ‘Beersheba,’ even to the present day.

Maka Isak menamai sumur itu Syeba, yang artinya ‘sumpah’. Sampai saat ini, kota itu dinamai Bersyeba, yang berarti ‘sumur sumpah’.

34 In truth, at forty years of age, Esau took wives: Judith, the daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of the same place.

Ketika Esau berumur empat puluh tahun, dia menikah dengan dua perempuan dari suku Het, yaitu Yudit anak Beeri dan Basmat anak Elon.

35 And they both offended the mind of Isaac and Rebekah.

Kedua istri Esau itu menimbulkan kepedihan hati bagi Isak dan Ribka.