Kings II 15
1 And it came to pass after this that Abessalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
Beberapa waktu sesudah itu, Absalom menyiapkan sebuah kereta, lengkap dengan kuda-kuda dan lima puluh orang yang berlari sebagai pengawal di depannya.
2 And Abessalom rose early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate: and it came to pass that every man who had a cause, came to the king for judgment, and Abessalom cried to him, and said to him, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.
Setiap hari Absalom biasa datang pagi-pagi ke tepi jalan yang menuju pintu gerbang istana. Setiap kali ada orang yang hendak menghadap raja untuk mengadukan masalahnya, Absalom selalu memanggil orang itu dan bertanya, “Hai kawan, kamu berasal dari kota mana?” Lalu orang itu memberitahukan kota dan suku asalnya.
3 And Abessalom said to him, See, your affairs [are] right and clear, yet you have no one [appointed] of the king to hear you.
Absalom kemudian berkata kepadanya, “Saya yakin perkaramu sah dan layak didengar. Tetapi sayangnya raja tidak menugaskan satu pun pejabat untuk menangani pengaduanmu.
4 And Abessalom said, O that one would make me a judge in the land; then every man who had a dispute or a cause would come to me, and I would judge him!
Ah, seandainya saya menjadi hakim di negeri ini, setiap orang bisa datang kepada saya untuk menyelesaikan perkaranya, dan saya pasti menanganinya dengan adil.”
5 And it came to pass when a man came near to do him obeisance, that he stretched out his hand, and took hold of him, and kissed him.
Selain itu, apabila ada yang mendekati Absalom untuk bersujud menghormati dia, Absalom selalu mengulurkan tangannya dan memeluk serta menyambut orang itu dengan hangat.
6 And Abessalom did after this manner to all Israel that came to the king for judgment; and Abessalom gained the hearts of the men of Israel.
Demikianlah Absalom memperlakukan semua orang Israel yang datang kepada raja untuk meminta keadilan atas perkaranya. Dengan cara ini Absalom berhasil membuat rakyat Israel menyukainya.
7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Abessalom said to his father, I will go now, and pay my vows, which I vowed to the Lord in Chebron.
Setelah melakukan itu selama empat tahun, Absalom berkata kepada raja, “Ayah, izinkan aku pergi ke kota Hebron untuk memenuhi suatu janji khusus yang sudah aku buat kepada TUHAN.
8 For your servant vowed a vow when I lived at Gedsur in Syria, saying, If the Lord should indeed restore me to Jerusalem, then will I serve the Lord.
Aku membuat janji ini saat masih tinggal di kota Gesur, di negeri Siria. Dulu aku berjanji, ‘Kalau TUHAN mengizinkan aku kembali ke Yerusalem, maka aku akan menyembah Dia dengan mempersembahkan banyak kurban kepada-Nya di Hebron.’”
9 And the king said to him, Go in peace. And he arose and went to Chebron.
Jawab raja kepadanya, “Baik, pergilah dengan selamat.” Absalom pun berangkat ke Hebron.
10 And Abessalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, When you hear the sound of the trumpet, then shall you say, Abessalom is become king in Chebron.
Dia mengajak dua ratus temannya dari Yerusalem untuk ikut menikmati perjamuan dari persembahan kurban yang dia adakan. Mereka pergi tanpa mengetahui rencana Absalom. Pada waktu kurban-kurban dipersembahkan dan perjamuan dimulai, Absalom mengirim utusan ke kota Gilo untuk memanggil Ahitofel, penasihat Daud. Lalu persekongkolan untuk memberontak terhadap Raja Daud semakin kuat dan semakin banyak rakyat yang mendukung Absalom. Absalom juga sudah mengirim utusan-utusan rahasia ke seluruh suku Israel dengan pesan, “Ketika kalian mendengar suara terompet, berserulah, ‘Absalom sudah menjadi raja di Hebron!’”
11 And there went with Abessalom two hundred chosen men from Jerusalem; and they went in their simplicity, and knew not anything.
12 And Abessalom sent to Achitophel the Theconite, the counsellor of David, from his city, from Gola, where he was sacrificing: and there was a strong conspiracy; and the people with Abessalom were increasingly numerous.
13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, the heart of the men of Israel is gone after Abessalom.
Kemudian datanglah seseorang melapor kepada Daud, katanya, “Banyak orang Israel sudah bergabung dengan Absalom untuk memberontak terhadap Raja!”
14 And David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, Rise, and let us flee, for we have no refuge from Abessalom: make haste and go, lest he overtake us speedily, and bring evil upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.
Lalu Daud berkata kepada seluruh pegawainya yang bersama dia di Yerusalem, “Ayo! Kita harus melarikan diri sekarang juga! Kalau tidak, kita semua akan dibunuh Absalom! Cepatlah, sebelum dia datang menyerang dan membantai semua penduduk Yerusalem.”
15 And the king's servants said to the king, In all things which our lord the king chooses, behold [we are] your servants.
Para pegawainya menjawab, “Kami siap melaksanakan perintah Tuan!”
16 And the king and all his house went out on foot: and the king left ten women of his concubines to keep the house.
Maka raja langsung berangkat berjalan kaki. Seluruh anggota keluarga dan pegawainya mengikuti dia. Daud hanya meninggalkan sepuluh orang selirnya untuk menjaga istana.
17 And the king and all his servants went out on foot; and abode in a distant house.
Mereka berjalan sampai rumah terakhir di pinggir kota. Di situ Daud berhenti sambil melihat siapa saja yang ikut rombongannya.
18 And all his servants passed on by his side, and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and they stood by the olive tree in the wilderness: and all the people marched near him, and all his court, and all the men of might, and all the men of war, six hundred: and they were present at his side: and every Chelethite, and every Phelethite, and all the six hundred Gittites that came on foot out of Geth, and they went on before the king.
Mereka berjalan lewat di depan Daud, yaitu seluruh pegawainya dan pasukan pengawal raja. Di antara pasukan pengawal itu ada juga enam ratus tentara sewaan yang berasal dari Gat. Komandan mereka adalah Itai.
19 And the king said to Ethi, the Gittite, Why do you also go with us? return, and dwell with the king, for you are a stranger, and you has come forth as a sojourner out of your place.
Komandan mereka adalah Itai. Berkatalah Daud kepadanya, “Kalian pendatang di Israel, dan belum lama pindah dari negeri asal kalian. Sebaiknya kalian jangan ikut dengan kami. Kembalilah dan tinggallah dalam pimpinan raja yang baru. Saya tidak ingin menyusahkan kalian dengan mengembara bersama kami, karena saya bahkan tidak tahu harus pergi ke mana. Kembalilah ke kota bersama pasukanmu. Kiranya TUHAN selalu menyertai serta menyatakan kasih dan kesetiaan-Nya kepada kalian!”
20 Whereas you came yesterday, shall I today cause you to travel with us, and shall you [thus] change your place? you did come forth yesterday, and today shall I set you in motion to go along with us? I indeed will go wherever I may go: return then, and cause your brethren to return with you, and may the Lord deal mercifully and truly with you.
21 And Ethi answered the king and said, [As] the Lord lives and as my lord the king lives, in the place wherever my lord shall be, whether it be for death or life, there shall your servant be.
Tetapi Itai menjawab, “Saya bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup bahwa seumur hidup Tuanku Raja, saya akan selalu bersama Tuan tak peduli apa saja yang Tuanku hadapi, baik hidup susah maupun bahaya maut. Hambamu ini akan setia sampai mati.”
22 And the king said to Ethi, Come and pass over with me. So Ethi the Gittite and the king passed over, and all his servants, and all the multitude with him.
Lalu jawab Daud, “Baik, kalau begitu mari ikut.” Maka Itai orang Gat itu pergi bersama Daud disertai pasukannya dan keluarga mereka.
23 And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people passed by over the brook of Kedron; and the king crossed the brook Kedron: and all the people and the king passed on toward the way of the wilderness.
Semua penduduk menangis dengan keras saat rombongan raja meninggalkan kota itu. Daud dan semua pengikutnya menyeberangi kali Kidron dan mengikuti jalan yang menuju padang belantara.
24 And behold also Sadoc, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Baethar: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had passed out of the city.
Imam Zadok dan Abiatar juga ikut sampai di perbatasan kota bersama beberapa orang dari suku Lewi yang membawa peti perjanjian Allah. Mereka meletakkan peti perjanjian di situ, lalu Abiatar mempersembahkan beberapa kurban sampai seluruh rombongan raja selesai meninggalkan kota.
25 And the king said to Sadoc, Carry back the ark of God into the city: if I should find favor in the eyes of the Lord, then will he bring me back, and he will show me it and its beauty.
Raja berkata kepada Zadok, “Bawalah kembali peti perjanjian Allah ke kota. Kalau TUHAN berkenan kepada saya, Dia pasti mengizinkan saya pulang sehingga saya bisa melihat peti-Nya dan kemah-Nya lagi.
26 But if he should say thus, I have no pleasure in you; behold, [here] I am, let him do to me according to that which is good in his eyes.
Namun, apabila TUHAN tidak berkenan, saya bersedia menerima apa pun kehendak-Nya atas hidup saya. Biarlah itu terjadi.”
27 And the king said to Sadoc the priest, Behold, you shall return to the city in peace, and Achimaas your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
Daud juga berkata kepada Zadok, “Tuan pasti mengerti apa yang sedang terjadi. Kembalilah ke kota dengan selamat bersama Abiatar dan kedua anak kalian, Ahimas dan Yonatan.
28 Behold, I continue in arms in Araboth of the desert, until there come tidings from you to report to me.
Saya akan menunggu di padang belantara, di tempat penyeberangan sungai Yordan, sampai mendengar kabar dari kalian.”
29 So Sadoc and Abiathar brought back the ark of the Lord to Jerusalem, and it continued there.
Maka Zadok dan Abiatar membawa peti perjanjian Allah kembali ke Yerusalem dan mereka tetap tinggal di sana.
30 And David went up by the ascent of [the mount of] Olives, ascending and weeping, and had his head covered, and went barefooted: and all the people that were with him covered [every] man his head; and they went up, ascending and weeping.
Pada waktu Daud mendaki Bukit Zaitun, dia berjalan sambil menangis. Kepalanya ditutup sebagai tanda berkabung dan dia tidak memakai alas kaki. Semua orang yang bersamanya juga menutup kepala mereka dan menangis.
31 And it was reported to David, saying, Achitophel also [is] among the conspirators with Abessalom. And David said, O Lord my God, disconcert, I pray you, the counsel of Achitophel.
Waktu raja Daud mendengar kabar bahwa Ahitofel sudah bergabung dengan komplotan Absalom, dia berdoa, “TUHAN, gagalkanlah nasihat Ahitofel.”
32 And David came as far as Ros, where he worshipped God: and behold, Chusi the chief friend of David came out to meet him, having tore his garment, and earth [was] upon his head.
Sesampainya Daud di puncak bukit, di mana dulu orang sering mempersembahkan kurban kepada Allah, dia dijumpai oleh Husai, kawan Daud dari suku Arki. Sebagai tanda berduka, Husai memakai baju yang sudah dirobek dan menghamburkan tanah di kepalanya.
33 And David said to him, If you should go over with me, then will you be a burden to me;
Kata Daud kepadanya, “Kalau kamu ikut bersamaku, kamu tidak dapat menolongku.
34 but if you shall return to the city, and shall say to Abessalom, Your brethren are passed over, and the king your father is passed over after me: and now I am your servant, O king, suffer me to live: at one time even of late I was the servant of your father, and now I [am] your humble servant—so shall you disconcert for me, the counsel of Achitophel.
Tetapi kalau kamu kembali ke Yerusalem, kamu bisa menggagalkan nasihat Ahitofel. Berpura-puralah kepada Absalom dengan berkata, ‘Saya akan menjadi pelayanmu, ya Raja! Sebagaimana saya pernah melayani ayahmu, demikianlah sekarang saya akan mengabdi kepadamu.’
35 And, behold, [there are] there with you Sadoc and Abiathar the priests; and it shall be that every word that you shall hear of the house of the king, you shall report it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
Imam Zadok dan Abiatar juga masih di kota. Beritahukanlah kepada mereka segala hal yang kamu dengar di istana.
36 Behold, [there are] there with them their two sons, Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar; and by them you shall report to me every word which you shall hear.
Ahimas anak Zadok dan Yonatan anak Abiatar akan menyampaikan informasi itu kepada saya.”
37 So Chusi the friend of David went into the city, and Abessalom was lately gone into Jerusalem.
Maka Husai, kawan Daud, kembali ke Yerusalem. Dia tiba tepat saat Absalom memasuki kota itu.
