Judges 11
1 There was at that time Jephte the Galaadite, a most valiant man and a warrior, the son of a woman that was a harlot, and his father was Galaad.
Yefta adalah seorang pejuang yang gagah berani. Ibunya seorang pelacur dan ayahnya tidak dapat dipastikan, sehingga dia disebut ‘anak Gilead’.
2 Now Galaad had a wife of whom he had sons: who after they were grown up, thrust out Jephte, saying: Thou canst not inherit in the house of our father, because thou art born of another mother.
Ketika Yefta dewasa, dia diusir karena tidak ada keluarga yang mengakui dia sebagai anak mereka. Kata mereka, “Kamu tidak akan mendapat warisan dari ayah kami karena kamu bukan anak yang sah.”
3 Then he fled and avoided them and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered to him needy men, and robbers, and they followed him as their prince.
Maka Yefta melarikan diri dari mereka dan hidup di tanah Tob. Di sana, preman-preman bergabung dengan Yefta dan berkeliaran bersamanya.
4 In those days the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, bangsa Amon mulai memerangi bangsa Israel.
5 And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them:
Waktu bangsa Amon menyerang, para tua-tua Gilead pergi kepada Yefta di tanah Tob dan meminta dia untuk kembali bersama mereka.
6 And they said to him: Come thou and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.
Kata mereka, “Jadilah panglima kami untuk memimpin kami melawan bangsa Amon.”
7 And he answered them: Are not you the men that hated me, and cast me out of my father’s house, and now you are come to me constrained by necessity?
Tetapi Yefta menjawab, “Bukankah kalian membenci saya dan mengusir saya dari tempat asal? Mengapa sekarang kalian datang kepada saya waktu kalian dalam kesulitan?”
8 And the princes of Galaad said to Jephte: For this cause we are now come to thee, that thou mayst go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be head over all the inhabitants of Galaad.
Jawab mereka, “Itu benar, tetapi sekarang kami memerlukan engkau. Majulah bersama kami untuk berperang melawan bangsa Amon. Engkau akan menjadi pemimpin atas seluruh penduduk Gilead.”
9 Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my band, shall I be your prince?
Kata Yefta, “Berjanjilah dengan jujur! Jika kalian mengajak saya kembali untuk berperang, dan jika TUHAN menyerahkan bangsa Amon kepada saya, maka saya akan menjadi pemimpin kalian semua. Benar begitu?”
10 They answered him: The Lord who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.
Para tua-tua Gilead menjawab, “Kami bersumpah. TUHAN menjadi saksi di antara kita. Biarlah Dia menghukum kami kalau kami tidak melakukan seperti katamu itu.”
11 Jephte therefore went with the princes of Galaad, and all the people made him their prince. And Jephte spoke all his words before the Lord in Maspha.
Maka Yefta pergi bersama para tua-tua Gilead. Ketika mereka mengangkat dia menjadi pemimpin dan panglima di kemah penyembahan TUHAN di Mispa, Yefta menegaskan perjanjian mereka itu di hadapan TUHAN.
12 And he sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, to say in his name, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me, to waste my land?
Lalu Yefta mengutus orang-orang kepada raja Amon untuk membawa pesan, “Apa masalahmu dengan saya, sampai-sampai engkau datang menyerang negeri saya?”
13 And he answered them: I Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the confines of the Arnon unto the Jaboc and the Jordan: now therefore restore the same peaceably to me.
Raja Amon menjawab, “Dulu waktu bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, mereka merampas tanah saya, mulai dari sungai Arnon di selatan sampai sungai Yabok di utara, dan sungai Yordan di barat. Karena itu, sekarang kembalikanlah tanah itu dengan damai!”
14 And Jephte again sent word by them, and commanded them to say to the king of Ammon:
Utusan-utusan Yefta kembali kepada Yefta dan menyampaikan pesan raja Amon. Lalu Yefta mengutus mereka lagi kepada raja Amon untuk menjawabnya.
15 Thus saith Jephte: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
Kata Yefta, “Bangsa Israel tidak merampas tanah dari bangsa Moab maupun bangsa Amon.
16 But when they came up out of Egypt, he walked through the desert to the Red Sea and came into Cades.
Ketika bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, mereka berjalan melalui padang belantara ke Laut Merah, menyeberanginya, dan datang ke kota Kades.
17 And he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying: Suffer me to pass through thy land. But he would not condescend to his request. He sent also to the king of Moab, who likewise refused to give him passage. He abode therefore in Cades,
Kemudian pemimpin Israel mengirim pesan ini kepada raja Edom, ‘Mohon izinkan kami melewati tanahmu.’ Tetapi raja Edom menolak. Bangsa Israel mengirimkan pesan yang sama kepada raja Moab, dan dia juga menolak. Jadi bangsa Israel berdiam cukup lama di Kades.
18 And went round the land of Edom at the side, and the land of Moab: and came over against the east coast of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of the Arnon: and he would not enter the bounds of Moab.
“Sesudah itu bangsa Israel mengitari tanah Edom dan tanah Moab melalui padang belantara, sampai tiba di sebelah timur tanah Moab, yang berbatasan dengan sungai Arnon. Mereka berkemah di seberang sungai Arnon dan tidak masuk ke wilayah Moab.
19 So Israel sent messengers to Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon, and they said to him: Suffer me to pass through thy land to the river.
“Kemudian bangsa Israel mengutus orang kepada Raja Sihon dari bangsa Amori yang memerintah di Hesbon untuk menyampaikan pesan, ‘Mohon izinkan kami melewati negerimu untuk pergi ke tanah kami.’
20 But he also despising the words of Israel, suffered him not to pass through his borders: but gathering an infinite multitude, went out against him to Jasa, and made strong opposition.
Tapi Sihon tidak mengizinkan bangsa Israel melewati wilayahnya karena dia tidak percaya bahwa Israel benar-benar hanya akan lewat tanpa berperang. Sihon malah mengumpulkan semua pasukannya, berkemah di Yahas, dan menyerang bangsa Israel.
21 And the Lord delivered him with all his army into the hands of Israel, and he slew him, and possessed all the land of the Amorrhite the inhabitant of that country,
Tetapi TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyerahkan Sihon dan seluruh pasukannya ke tangan bangsa Israel. Bangsa Israel mengalahkan mereka dan merebut seluruh wilayah orang Amori, penduduk negeri itu.
22 And all the coasts thereof from the Arnon to the Jaboc, and from the wilderness to the Jordan.
Israel pun memiliki seluruh wilayah Amori mulai dari sungai Arnon di selatan sampai sungai Yabok di utara, dari padang belantara di timur sampai sungai Yordan di barat.
23 So the Lord the God of Israel destroyed the Amorrhite, his people of Israel fighting against him, and wilt thou now possess this land?
“Jadi, TUHAN Allah Israel sudah mengusir orang Amori dari tanah itu di hadapan bangsa Israel, umat-Nya. Sebagai raja Amon, mengapa engkau merasa berhak memiliki tanah saya itu?
24 Are not those things which thy god Chamos possesseth, due to thee by right? But what the Lord our God hath obtained by conquest, shall be our possession:
Berpuasdirilah dengan tanah yang diberikan kepadamu oleh Kamos, dewa kalian. Demikian juga, kami akan berpuas diri dengan semua yang diberikan kepada kami oleh TUHAN, Allah kami.
25 Unless perhaps thou art better than Balac the son of Sephor king of Moab: or canst shew that he strove against Israel and fought against him,
Lebih bijaksana bila engkau mengikuti contoh raja Moab zaman dulu, yaitu Balak anak Zipor. Dia tidak berani menentang atau berperang dengan bangsa kami.
26 Whereas he hath dwelt in Hesebon, and the villages thereof, and in Aroer, and its villages, and in all the cities near the Jordan, for three hundred years. Why have you for so long a time attempted nothing about this claim?
“Sudah tiga ratus tahun bangsa Israel tinggal di Hesbon dan kota-kota sekelilingnya, di Aroer dan kota-kota sekelilingnya, dan di semua kota di tepi sungai Arnon! Mengapa selama tiga ratus tahun itu kalian tidak merebutnya kembali?
27 Therefore I do not trespass against thee, but thou wrongest me by declaring an unjust war against me. The Lord be judge and decide this day between Israel and the children of Ammon.
Kami tidak bersalah kepada kalian, tetapi kalian bersalah kepada kami karena menyerang kami. Biarlah TUHAN, Sang Hakim yang adil, menilai siapakah yang benar, bangsa Israel atau bangsa Amon.”
28 And the king of the children of Ammon would not hearken to the words of Jephte, which he sent him by the messengers.
Tetapi raja bangsa Amon mengabaikan pesan Yefta itu.
29 Therefore the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephte, and going round Galaad, and Manasses, and Maspha of Galaad, and passing over from thence to the children of Ammon,
Lalu Roh TUHAN menggerakkan Yefta. Dia mengumpulkan pasukannya di daerah Gilead dan Manasye, lalu mereka berangkat dari kota Mispa di Gilead untuk menyerang pasukan Amon.
30 He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
Yefta bersumpah kepada TUHAN, “Jika Engkau menyerahkan bangsa Amon kepadaku
31 Whosoever shall first come forth out of the doors of my house, and shall meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, the same will I offer a holocaust to the Lord.
dan aku kembali dengan selamat dari peperangan dengan orang Amon, maka apa pun yang pertama keluar dari rumahku untuk menyambutku akan dikhususkan untuk dimusnahkan bagi TUHAN. Aku akan mempersembahkannya sebagai kurban yang dibakar habis.”
32 And Jephte passed over to the children of Ammon, to fight against them: and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
Lalu Yefta dan pasukannya maju menyerang bangsa Amon. TUHAN membuat Yefta menang atas Amon.
33 And he smote them from Aroer till you come to Mennith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel, which is set with vineyards, with a very great slaughter: and the children of Ammon were humbled by the children of Israel.
Dia menumpas mereka mulai dari Aroer sampai sepanjang jalan ke Minit, sebanyak dua puluh kota, bahkan hingga ke Abel Keramim! Demikianlah bangsa Amon ditaklukkan oleh bangsa Israel.
34 And when Jephte returned into Maspha to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children.
Saat Yefta pulang ke rumahnya di Mispa, anak perempuannya keluar menyambut dia sambil menari-nari dan memainkan tamborin. Dia satu-satunya anak Yefta.
35 And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing.
Ketika melihat dia, Yefta merobek pakaiannya sendiri sebagai tanda berduka dan berseru, “Oh, anakku! Kamu benar-benar membuat hatiku hancur! Kamu membawa malapetaka bagiku! Aku sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN dan tidak bisa menariknya kembali.”
36 And she answered him: My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth to the Lord, do unto me whatsoever thou hast promised, since the victory hath been granted to thee, and revenge of thy enemies.
Gadis itu menjawab, “Ayahku, Ayah sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN, dan TUHAN sudah memberikan kemenangan kepada Ayah atas bangsa Amon, musuh Ayah. Karena itu, lakukanlah kepadaku sesuai apa yang Ayah sumpahkan.
37 And she said to her father: Grant me only this which I desire: Let me go, that I may go about the mountains for two months, and may bewail my virginity with my companions.
Tetapi sebelum itu, aku meminta satu hal saja: Izinkan aku mengembara di perbukitan bersama teman-temanku selama dua bulan untuk menangisi nasibku, karena aku tidak akan pernah menikah.”
38 And he answered her: Go. And he sent her away for two months. And when she was gone with her comrades and companions, she mourned her virginity in the mountains.
Jawab Yefta, “Pergilah.” Dia membiarkan gadis itu pergi selama dua bulan. Beberapa teman ikut bersamanya ke perbukitan. Di sana mereka menangisi nasibnya, karena dia akan mati tanpa sempat berkeluarga.
39 And the two months being expired, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed, and she knew no man. From thence came a fashion in Israel, and a custom has been kept:
Dua bulan kemudian, dia kembali kepada ayahnya. Lalu Yefta menepati sumpahnya. Gadis itu meninggal sebagai perawan. Inilah asal usul salah satu adat di Israel
40 That from year to year the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite for four days.
yaitu setiap tahun, anak-anak perempuan Israel mengembara ke perbukitan selama empat hari untuk mengenang anak perempuan Yefta.
