2 Samuel 2
1 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said to him, Go up. And David said, Where shall I go up? And he said, To Hebron.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, Daud bertanya kepada TUHAN, “Apakah sebaiknya aku pergi ke salah satu kota di Yehuda?” Jawab TUHAN kepadanya, “Ya, pergilah.” Tanya Daud, “Ke kota manakah aku harus pergi?” Jawab TUHAN, “Hebron.”
2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal’s wife the Carmelite.
Maka Daud pergi ke Hebron bersama kedua istrinya, yaitu Ahinoam, orang Yisreel, dan Abigail, janda Nabal dari Karmel.
3 And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelled in the cities of Hebron.
Daud juga membawa pasukannya, masing-masing dengan keluarga mereka. Lalu mereka menetap di Hebron dan desa-desa sekitarnya.
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
Kemudian datanglah orang-orang dari suku Yehuda kepada Daud. Mereka mengurapi Daud dan melantik dia menjadi raja atas suku Yehuda. Setelah diberitahukan kepada Daud bahwa orang-orang Benyamin dari kota Yabes di wilayah Gilead sudah menguburkan mayat Saul,
5 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead, and said to them, Blessed be you of the LORD, that you have showed this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.
Daud mengutus pembawa pesan kepada mereka untuk menyampaikan, “Semoga TUHAN memberkati kalian, karena kalian sudah menunjukkan kesetiaan kepada Saul, tuanmu, dengan menguburkan mayatnya.
6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth to you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because you have done this thing.
Kiranya TUHAN menunjukkan kesetiaan-Nya kepada kalian, dan saya pun akan berbuat demikian, sebab kalian sudah berbuat baik kepada Saul.
7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be you valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.
Dengan kematian tuan kita Saul, saya sudah dilantik sebagai raja oleh suku Yehuda. Saya mohon supaya kalian kuat dan berani untuk mendukung saya juga.”
8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;
Sementara hal itu terjadi, panglima pasukan Saul, yaitu Abner anak Ner, sudah membawa Isboset anak Saul ke Mahanaim
9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
untuk melantik dia sebagai raja atas wilayah Gilead dan Yisreel, beserta suku Asyer, Efraim, dan Benyamin. Dengan demikian Isboset menjadi raja atas seluruh Israel, kecuali suku Yehuda.
10 Ishbosheth Saul’s son was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
Isboset berumur 40 tahun sewaktu mulai memerintah atas Israel, dan dia memerintah selama dua tahun. Namun, suku Yehuda tetap setia kepada Daud.
11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months.
Daud menjadi raja di Hebron atas orang-orang Yehuda selama tujuh tahun enam bulan.
12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Suatu hari, Abner dan para pasukan Isboset keluar dari Mahanaim menuju kota Gibeon.
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
Pada saat yang sama, Yoab anak Zeruya memimpin pasukan Daud keluar untuk berhadapan dengan pasukan Isboset di kolam Gibeon. Pihak Abner berada di salah satu sisi kolam, sedangkan pihak Yoab berada di seberang mereka.
14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
Kata Abner kepada Yoab, “Biarlah anak buah kita maju dan bertarung di hadapan kita.” Kata Yoab, “Baiklah!”
15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which pertained to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
Maka dipilihlah dua belas orang dari suku Benyamin untuk maju mewakili pihak Isboset anak Saul, dan dua belas orang mewakili pihak Daud.
16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow’s side; so they fell down together: why that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
Saat mereka berhadapan satu sama lain, mereka saling menangkap kepala lawannya dan menusukkan pedang ke perut lawannya masing-masing, sehingga kedua puluh empat orang yang maju itu mati bersama. Itulah sebabnya tempat di Gibeon itu dinamai Ladang Pedang.
17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.
Pertempuran tersebut berlangsung amat sengit. Abner dan pasukan Israel dikalahkan oleh pasukan Daud.
18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
Ada tiga orang anak Zeruya yang berada dalam pertempuran itu, yakni Yoab, Abisai, dan Asael. Asael mampu berlari secepat kijang.
19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.
Asael terus mengejar dan mengikuti Abner tanpa henti.
20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Are you Asahel? And he answered, I am.
Lalu Abner menengok ke belakang dan bertanya, “Apakah itu kamu, Asael?!” Jawab Asael, “Ya, ini saya!”
21 And Abner said to him, Turn you aside to your right hand or to your left, and lay you hold on one of the young men, and take you his armor. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.
Kata Abner kepadanya, “Berhentilah mengejar saya! Bunuhlah salah satu tentara lain dan ambillah segala perlengkapan darinya!” Tetapi Asael tidak mau berhenti mengejar Abner.
22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn you aside from following me: why should I smite you to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?
Berkatalah Abner sekali lagi kepada Asael, “Berhentilah mengejar saya! Saya tidak mau membunuhmu! Bagaimana nanti saya bisa menghadap kakakmu Yoab?!”
23 However, he refused to turn aside: why Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
Namun, Asael tetap menolak untuk berhenti. Maka ketika Asael mendekati Abner dari belakang, Abner menusukkan pangkal tombaknya ke belakang mengenai perut Asael sehingga menembus punggungnya. Lalu jatuhlah Asael dan mati di tempat itu juga. Semua tentara Daud yang melihat Asael terbunuh berhenti mengejar musuh untuk menengok mayatnya.
24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lies before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.
Mendengar apa yang terjadi dengan Asael, maka Yoab, Abisai, dan para tentara yang bersama mereka terus mengejar Abner dan pasukannya yang masih hidup. Pada saat matahari terbenam, pasukan Abner tiba di bukit Ama, dekat Gia, di jalan yang menuju ke padang belantara Gibeon.
25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top of an hill.
Di sana para tentara dari suku Benyamin berkelompok di belakang Abner dan mengatur barisan mereka di atas bukit itu.
26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? know you not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, before you bid the people return from following their brothers?
Kemudian Abner berseru kepada Yoab, “Apakah kita akan selalu menyelesaikan persoalan di antara kita dengan pedang?! Tidakkah kamu sadar bahwa satu-satunya hal yang akan tersisa hanyalah dendam satu sama lain! Kapan kamu akan menyuruh pasukanmu berhenti mengejar saudara mereka sebangsa?!”
27 And Joab said, As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
Jawab Yoab, “Demi Allah yang hidup, jika kamu tidak berkata demikian, maka aku dan pasukanku tidak akan berhenti mengejar kalian sepanjang malam bahkan sampai pagi! Padahal kita ini bersaudara.”
28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.
Lalu Yoab meniup terompet, sehingga semua pasukannya berhenti mengejar dan bertempur dengan pasukan pihak Israel.
29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron, and they came to Mahanaim.
Sepanjang malam itu Abner dan pasukannya kembali melalui lembah Yordan. Kemudian mereka menyeberangi sungai Yordan dan berjalan sepanjang pagi sampai tiba di Mahanaim.
30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David’s servants nineteen men and Asahel.
Setelah Yoab kembali dari mengejar Abner, dia mengumpulkan dan menghitung pasukan Daud. Ada sembilan belas tentara yang meninggal dalam perang, selain Asael.
31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and of Abner’s men, so that three hundred and three score men died.
Akan tetapi, pasukan Daud menewaskan tiga ratus enam puluh orang pasukan Abner, yang semuanya dari suku Benyamin.
32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the sepulcher of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.
Lalu Yoab dan pasukan Daud itu membawa jenazah Asael ke kuburan keluarganya yang ada di Betlehem dan menguburkannya di situ. Kemudian mereka berjalan sepanjang malam dan tiba kembali di Hebron saat fajar.
