Judges 21
1 Moreouer, the men of Israel sware in Mizpeh, saying, None of vs shall giue his daughter vnto the Beniamites to wyfe.
Pasukan Israel kembali ke tempat ibadah TUHAN di Betel dan duduk sambil menangis tersedu-sedu di hadapan Allah sampai malam. Mereka berseru, “Oh TUHAN, Allah Israel, mengapa ini sampai terjadi di Israel? Hari ini bangsa Israel kehilangan satu suku.” Mereka berkata begitu karena sebelumnya, ketika kesebelas suku Israel mengadakan pertemuan penting umat TUHAN di Mispa, mereka sudah berjanji dengan sumpah kepada TUHAN bahwa suku-suku Israel tidak akan menikahkan anak perempuan mereka dengan orang Benyamin.
2 And the people came vnto ye house of God and abode there till euen before God, and lift vp their voyces, and wept with great lamentation,
3 And sayde, O Lord God of Israel, why is this come to passe in Israel, that this day one tribe of Israel should want?
4 And on the morow the people rose vp and made there an altar, and offred burnt offrings and peace offrings.
Pagi-pagi sekali keesokan harinya, mereka membangun mezbah di sana dan mempersembahkan kurban yang dibakar habis dan kurban tanda damai.
5 Then the children of Israel said, Who is he among all the tribes of Israel, that came not vp with the Congregation vnto the Lord? for they had made a great othe concerning him that came not vp to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, Let him die the death.
Mereka bertanya, “Siapa dari suku-suku Israel yang tidak ikut hadir menghadap TUHAN waktu itu?” Mereka bertanya demikian karena sebelumnya mereka sudah berjanji dengan sumpah kepada TUHAN untuk menghukum mati orang-orang yang tidak menghadiri perkumpulan penting umat TUHAN di Mispa.
6 And the children of Israel were sory for Beniamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day.
Mereka merasa kasihan kepada suku Benyamin, saudara mereka itu. Kata mereka, “Hari ini bangsa Israel kehilangan satu suku.
7 How shall we do for wiues to them that remaine, seeing we haue sworne by the Lord, that we will not giue them of our daughters to wiues?
Dengan adanya sumpah janji kita kepada TUHAN untuk tidak menikahkan anak perempuan kita dengan mereka, bagaimana kita bisa menyediakan istri bagi orang-orang Benyamin yang tersisa?”
8 Also they saide, Is there any of the tribes of Israel that came not vp to Mizpeh to the Lord? and beholde, there came none of Iabesh Gilead vnto the hoste and to the Congregation.
Kemudian mereka bertanya lagi, “Siapa di antara suku-suku Israel yang tidak menghadiri perkumpulan umat TUHAN di Mispa?” Kemudian mereka menghitung orang-orang yang sedang berkumpul di Betel. Maka didapatilah bahwa ternyata tidak ada warga kota Yabes di Gilead yang hadir di sana.
9 For when the people were vewed; beholde, none of the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead were there.
10 Therefore the Congregation sent thither twelue thousande men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Goe, and smite the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, both women, and children.
Maka mereka mengutus dua belas ribu pasukan terbaik mereka untuk membunuh seluruh penduduk Yabes, baik laki-laki, anak-anak, maupun semua perempuan yang sudah menikah.
11 And this is it that ye shall do: ye shall vtterly destroye all the males and all the women that haue lien by men.
12 And they found among the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead foure hundreth maides, virgins that had knowne no man by lying with any male: and they brought them vnto the hoste to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
Lalu mereka mendapatkan 400 orang perawan dari antara penduduk Yabes. Mereka membawa gadis-gadis itu ke perkemahan di Silo di daerah Kanaan.
13 Then the whole Congregation sent and spake with the children of Beniamin that were in the rocke of Rimmon, and called peaceably vnto them:
Kemudian perkumpulan umat itu mengirim utusan kepada orang-orang Benyamin di bukit batu Rimon untuk menawarkan perdamaian.
14 And Beniamin came againe at that time, and they gaue them wiues which they had saued aliue of the women of Iabesh Gilead: but they had not so ynough for them.
Maka orang-orang Benyamin itu kembali, dan umat Israel memberikan gadis-gadis yang dibawa dari kota Yabes untuk menjadi istri mereka. Tetapi jumlah gadis itu tidak cukup untuk semua orang Benyamin yang tersisa.
15 And the people were sorie for Beniamin, because the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.
Bangsa Israel merasa kasihan kepada suku Benyamin, karena TUHAN sudah membuat salah satu suku Israel hampir punah.
16 Therefore the Elders of the Congregation said, How shall we doe for wiues to the remnant? for the women of Beniamin are destroyed.
Kemudian tua-tua bangsa Israel bertanya, “Semua perempuan suku Benyamin sudah dibunuh, bagaimana kita bisa mendapatkan istri bagi sisa orang Benyamin selebihnya?
17 And they saide, there must be an inheritance for them that be escaped of Beniamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel.
Mereka harus punya keturunan karena tanah suku Benyamin harus tetap diwariskan kepada keturunan mereka, supaya bangsa Israel tidak kehilangan satu suku.
18 Howbeit we may not giue them wiues of our daughters: for the childre of Israel had sworne, saying, Cursed be he that giueth a wise to Beniamin.
Tetapi kita tidak boleh menikahkan anak perempuan kita dengan mereka karena kita sudah bersumpah, ‘Biarlah TUHAN mengutuk orang Israel yang memberikan anak perempuannya menjadi istri suku Benyamin.’”
19 Therefore they said, Beholde, there is a feast of the Lord euery yere in Shiloh in a place, which is on the Northside of Beth-el, and on the Eastside of the way that goeth vp from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the South of Lebonah.
Kemudian mereka berkata lagi, “Kita bisa memanfaatkan acara perayaan tahunan untuk TUHAN di Silo.” (Silo terletak di sebelah utara Betel, di sebelah selatan Lebona dan di sebelah timur jalan raya dari Betel menuju ke Sikem).
20 Therefore they commanded the children of Beniamin, saying, Goe, and lye in waite in the vineyardes.
Maka mereka menyuruh orang-orang Benyamin, “Pergilah ke perayaan di Silo itu dan bersembunyilah di kebun-kebun anggur.
21 And when ye see that the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catche you euery man a wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and goe into the land of Beniamin.
Waktu gadis-gadis kota Silo keluar untuk menari, kalian masing-masing keluarlah dari persembunyianmu di kebun anggur dan tangkaplah satu gadis. Kalian bisa membawa lari gadis itu ke wilayah suku Benyamin untuk menjadikan dia istrimu.
22 And when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, we wil say vnto them, Haue pitie on them for our sakes, because we reserued not to eche man his wife in the warre, and because ye haue not giuen vnto them hitherto, ye haue sinned.
Kalau ayah atau saudara mereka menuntut hal itu kepada kami, kami akan menjawab mereka, ‘Mohon maklumi dan kasihanilah orang-orang Benyamin itu, karena kita tidak mendapatkan cukup banyak istri untuk mereka waktu kita memusnahkan kota Yabes. Kalian tidak melanggar perjanjian kita kepada TUHAN, karena kalian bukan dengan sengaja memberikan anak-anak perempuanmu kepada mereka.’”
23 And the children of Beniamin did so, and tooke wiues of them that danced according to their nomber: which they tooke, and went away, and returned to their inheritance, and repaired the cities and dwelt in them.
Maka suku Benyamin berbuat demikian. Waktu perayaan di Silo, mereka masing-masing menculik salah satu gadis yang sedang menari dan membawanya pulang ke tanah warisan mereka. Lalu orang Benyamin membangun kembali kota-kota mereka.
24 So the children of Israel departed thence at that time, euery man to his tribe, and to his familie, and went out from thence euery man to his inheritance.
Kemudian pertemuan suku-suku Israel itu selesai dan setiap orang pulang ke tanah warisan mereka masing-masing.
25 In those dayes there was no King in Israel, but euery man did that which was good in his eyes.
Demikianlah yang terjadi pada zaman itu di Israel. Waktu itu Israel tidak punya raja. Setiap orang melakukan apa yang dianggap benar di mata mereka masing-masing.
