2 Samuel 4
1 And Isboseth the son of Saul heard that Abner was slain in Hebron: and his hands were weakened, and all Israel was troubled.
Ketika Isboset mendengar bahwa Abner dibunuh di Hebron, dia dan seluruh orang Israel sangat ketakutan.
2 Now the son of Saul had two men captains of his bands, the name of the one was Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon a Berothite of the children of Benjamin: for Beroth also was reckoned in Benjamin.
Isboset memiliki dua orang kepala regu yang bertugas menjarah daerah musuh. Mereka bernama Banah dan Rekab, anak Rimon dari kota Beerot, orang Benyamin. (Beerot berada di wilayah suku Benyamin.
3 And the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and were sojourners there until that time.
Pada masa semua suku Israel masih mengambil dan menduduki tempat tinggal sesuai ketentuan Yosua, para penduduk asli Beerot sudah melarikan diri ke Gitaim, dan sampai penulisan kitab ini mereka masih tinggal di sana sebagai pendatang.)
4 And Jonathan the son of Saul bad a son that was lame of his feet: for he was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezrahel. And his nurse took him up and fled: and as she made haste to flee, he fell and became lame: and his name was Miphiboseth.
Pada waktu Yonatan terbunuh bersama Saul dalam pertempuran, dia sudah memiliki seorang anak laki-laki berumur lima tahun, namanya Mefiboset. Ketika pengasuh anak itu mendengar berita tentang kematian Yonatan di Yisreel, dia membawa lari Mefiboset. Tetapi karena terburu-buru, anak itu terlepas dari tangannya sehingga jatuh dan menjadi lumpuh.
5 And the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, went into the house of Isboseth in the heat of the day: and he was sleeping upon his bed at noon. And the doorkeeper of the house, who was cleansing wheat, was fallen asleep.
Rekab dan Banah pergi ke rumah Isboset pada tengah hari, saat Isboset sedang istirahat siang.
6 And they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled away.
Waktu itu pembantu perempuan yang menjaga pintu rumah sedang membersihkan bulir-bulir gandum dari kerikil. Namun, siang itu dia mengantuk sekali sehingga tertidur. Jadi kedua bersaudara itu masuk ke rumah tanpa ada yang mengetahui. Sesampainya di ruang tidur Isboset, mereka menikam perutnya dan memenggal kepalanya, lalu melarikan diri. Sambil membawa kepala Isboset, mereka melewati jalan yang menuju ke Araba sepanjang malam itu.
7 For when they came into the house, be was sleeping upon his bed in a parlour, and they struck him and killed him: and taking away his head they went off by the way of the wilderness, walking all night.
8 And they brought the head of Isboseth to David to Hebron: and they said to the king: Behold the head of Isboseth the son of Saul thy enemy who sought thy life: and the Lord hath revenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
Rekab dan Banah membawa kepala Isboset kepada Daud di Hebron serta berkata kepadanya, “Lihat! Ini kepala Isboset, anak musuh Tuanku, yaitu Saul— yang dulu berusaha membunuh engkau! Hari ini TUHAN sudah membalaskan dendam Tuanku Raja terhadap Saul dan keturunannya!”
9 But David answered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of Remmon the Berothite, and said to them: As the Lord liveth, who hath delivered my soul out of all distress,
Namun jawab Daud kepada mereka berdua, “Saya bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup, yang sudah menyelamatkan hidup saya dari segala bahaya, bahwa yang saya katakan ini benar:
10 The man that told me, and said: Saul is dead, who thought he brought good tidings, I apprehended, and slew him in Siceleg, who should have been rewarded for his news.
Ketika seseorang datang ke Ziklag memberitahukan kepada saya bahwa Saul sudah mati, dia pikir dirinya membawa kabar baik, tetapi saya menangkapnya dan membunuh dia. Itulah imbalan yang saya berikan atas kabar yang dibawanya!
11 How much more now when wicked men have slain an innocent man in his own house, upon his bed, shall I not require his blood at your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Terlebih lagi ketika dua orang jahat membunuh seorang yang tidak bersalah saat sedang tidur di rumahnya sendiri! Pasti saya akan menuntut pembalasan atas nyawanya dan melenyapkan kalian dari muka bumi ini!”
12 And David commanded his servants and they slew them: and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Maka Daud langsung memerintahkan supaya Rekab dan Banah dibunuh. Tangan dan kaki mereka dipotong dan mayat mereka digantung dekat kolam di Hebron, sedangkan kepala Isboset yang dibawa kedua orang itu dikuburkan di kuburan Abner di Hebron.
