< 2 Samuel 4 >

1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were enfeebled, and all Israel was troubled.
Ketika didengar anak Saul, bahwa Abner sudah mati di Hebron, maka hilanglah keberaniannya, dan terkejutlah seluruh orang Israel.
2 And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin; for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.
Anak Saul mempunyai dua orang sebagai kepala gerombolan, yang satu bernama Baana dan yang kedua bernama Rekhab, keduanya anak Rimon, orang Benyamin dari Beerot. --Sebab Beerotpun terhitung daerah Benyamin.
3 And the Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.
Orang Beerot sudah melarikan diri ke Gitaim dan menjadi pendatang di sana sampai sekarang. --
4 And Jonathan Saul's son had a son that was lame of [his] feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jizreel; and his nurse took him up and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
Yonatan, anak Saul, mempunyai seorang anak laki-laki, yang cacat kakinya. Ia berumur lima tahun, ketika datang kabar tentang Saul dan Yonatan dari Yizreel. Inang pengasuhnya mengangkat dia pada waktu itu, lalu lari, tetapi karena terburu-buru larinya, anak itu jatuh dan menjadi timpang. Ia bernama Mefiboset.
5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came in about the heat of the day into the house of Ishbosheth, who was taking his noonday rest.
Anak-anak Rimon, orang Beerot itu, yakni Rekhab dan Baana, pergi, lalu sampai pada waktu hari panas terik ke rumah Isyboset, ketika ia sedang berbaring siang hari.
6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, [as though] they would fetch wheat; and they smote him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
Kebetulan penjaga pintu rumah itu mengantuk dan tertidur, ketika sedang membersihkan gandum. Demikianlah Rekhab dan Baana menyusup ke dalam.
7 They came into the house, as he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him; and they took his head, and went by the way of the plain all night.
Mereka masuk ke dalam rumah itu, ketika Isyboset sedang berbaring di atas tempat tidurnya di dalam kamar tidurnya, membunuh dia lalu memenggal kepalanya. Mereka membawa kepalanya itu, lalu berjalan semalam-malaman melalui jalan dari Araba-Yordan.
8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, thine enemy who sought thy life; and Jehovah has given to my lord the king to be avenged this day of Saul and of his seed.
Kepala Isyboset itu dibawa mereka kepada Daud di Hebron dan mereka berkata kepada raja: "Inilah kepala Isyboset, anak Saul, musuhmu itu, yang ingin mencabut nyawamu; TUHAN pada hari ini telah membiarkan tuanku raja mengadakan pembalasan atas Saul dan atas keturunannya."
9 Then David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, [As] Jehovah liveth, who has redeemed my soul out of all distress,
Tetapi Daud menjawab Rekhab dan Baana, saudaranya, anak-anak Rimon, orang Beerot itu, katanya kepada mereka: "Demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang telah membebaskan nyawaku dari segala kesesakan!
10 when one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead! and he was in his own sight a messenger of good, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag — to whom forsooth I should give a reward for his good tidings:
Ketika ada orang yang membawa kabar kepadaku demikian: Saul sudah mati! dan memandang dirinya sebagai orang yang menyampaikan kabar baik, maka aku menangkap dan membunuh dia di Ziklag, dan dengan demikian aku memberikan kepadanya upah kabarnya;
11 how much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? and should I not now demand his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
terlebih lagi sekarang, setelah orang-orang fasik membunuh seorang yang benar, di rumahnya di atas tempat tidurnya, tidakkah aku menuntut darahnya dari pada kamu dan melenyapkan kamu dari muka bumi?"
12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged [them] up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Sesudah itu Daud memberi perintah kepada anak buahnya untuk membunuh mereka; tangan dan kaki mereka dipotong, kemudian mayat mereka digantung di tepi telaga di Hebron. Tetapi kepala Isyboset diambil dan dikuburkan di dalam kubur Abner di Hebron.

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