Kings II 21
1 And there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of the Lord. And the Lord said, [There is] guilt upon Saul and his house because of his bloody murder, whereby he killed the Gabaonites.
Semasa Daud memerintah, terjadilah bala kelaparan hebat yang berlangsung selama tiga tahun penuh. Lalu Daud meminta petunjuk TUHAN mengenai hal itu, dan TUHAN berkata, "Bala kelaparan itu ialah karena kesalahan Saul dan keluarganya, mereka telah membunuh orang-orang Gibeon."
2 And King David called the Gabaonites, and said to them; —(now the Gabaonites are not the children of Israel, but [are] of the remnant of the Amorite, and the children of Israel had sworn to them: but Saul sought to strike them in his zeal for the children of Israel and Juda.)
(Orang-orang Gibeon bukan orang Israel; mereka termasuk sekelompok kecil orang Amori. Orang-orang Israel telah berjanji akan melindungi mereka, tetapi Saul telah berusaha memusnahkan mereka karena ia memikirkan kepentingan orang Israel dan Yehuda.) Lalu Daud memanggil orang-orang Gibeon itu
3 And David said to the Gabaonites, What shall I do to you? and wherewithal shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of the Lord?
dan bertanya kepada mereka, "Apakah yang dapat kuperbuat untukmu? Aku ingin menebus kesalahan yang telah dilakukan kepadamu, supaya kamu memberkati umat TUHAN."
4 And the Gabaonites said to him, We have no [question about] silver or gold with Saul and with his house; and there is no man for us to put to death in Israel.
Jawab mereka, "Perkara kami dengan Saul dan keluarganya tidak dapat diselesaikan dengan perak atau emas, tetapi kami juga tidak ingin membunuh seorang pun dari bangsa Israel." Lalu kata Daud, "Kalau begitu, apa yang kamu inginkan aku perbuat?"
5 And he said, What say you? speak, and I will do it for you. And they said to the king, The man who would have made an end of us, and persecuted us, who plotted against us to destroy us, let us utterly destroy him, so that he shall have no standing in all the coasts of Israel.
Jawab mereka, "Saul raja pilihan TUHAN ingin membinasakan kami semua sehingga kami lenyap dari seluruh Israel.
6 Let one give us seven men of his sons, and let us hang them up in the sun to the Lord in Gabaon of Saul, as chosen out for the Lord. And the king said, I will give [them].
Sebab itu, serahkanlah tujuh orang dari keturunannya yang laki-laki, supaya kami gantung di hadapan TUHAN di Gibea, kota Raja Saul sendiri." Jawab raja, "Baiklah, mereka akan kuserahkan."
7 But the king spared Memphibosthe son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, even between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
Tetapi karena Daud dan Yonatan sudah saling bersumpah satu sama lain, Daud tidak menyerahkan Mefiboset anak Yonatan.
8 And the king took the two sons of Respha the daughter of Aia, whom she bore to Saul, Hermonoi and Memphibosthe, and the five sons of Michol daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Esdriel son of Berzelli the Moulathite.
Yang diambil oleh Daud ialah Armoni dan Mefiboset, yaitu kedua orang putra Saul yang dilahirkan oleh Rizpa anak Aya; juga kelima orang putra Merab putri Saul, anak-anak itu lahir dari perkawinan Merab dengan Adriel anak Barzilai, orang Mehola itu.
9 And he gave them into the hand of the Gabaonites, and they hanged them up to the sun in the mountain before the lord: and they fell, even the seven together: moreover they were put to death in the days of harvest at the commencement, in the beginning of barley harvest.
Mereka diserahkan kepada orang-orang Gibeon, lalu ketujuh orang itu meninggal bersama-sama digantung di atas bukit di hadapan TUHAN. Hukuman mati itu dilaksanakan pada akhir musim semi, ketika jelai mulai dipotong.
10 And Respha the daughter of Aia took sackcloth, and fixed it for herself on the rock in the beginning of barley harvest, until water dropped upon them out of heaven: and she did not suffer the birds of the air to rest upon them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Lalu Rizpa selir Saul, membentangkan kain karung bagi dirinya di atas batu tempat mayat-mayat itu terbujur. Rizpa tidak pergi dari situ mulai dari awal musim panen sampai turunnya hujan pada musim gugur. Tidak dibiarkannya mayat-mayat itu diganggu oleh burung-burung pada siang hari atau binatang buas pada malam hari.
11 And it was told David what Respha the daughter of Aia the concubine of Saul had done, [and they were faint, and Dan, the son of Joa of the offspring of the giants overtook them.]
Ketika diberitahukan kepada Daud apa yang diperbuat oleh Rizpa,
12 And David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of the sons of Jabis Galaad, who stole them from the street of Baethsan; for the Philistines set them there in the day in which the Philistines struck Saul in Gelbue.
ia pergi mengambil tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan dari penduduk kota Yabes di Gilead. (Orang-orang itu telah mencuri tulang-tulang itu dari tanah lapang kota di Bet-San, tempat orang Filistin menggantung mayat-mayat itu setelah mengalahkan Saul di Bukit Gilboa.)
13 And he carried up thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and gathered the bones of them that had been hanged.
Tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan itu dibawa dari situ, lalu dikumpulkannya juga tulang-tulang ketujuh orang yang digantung itu.
14 And they buried the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and the bones of them that had been hanged, in the land of Benjamin in the hill, in the sepulchre of Cis his father; and they did all things that the king commanded: and after this God listened to [the prayers of] the land.
Kemudian tulang-tulang Saul dan Yonatan serta tulang-tulang ketujuh orang itu dikuburkan di dalam kuburan Kish ayah Saul di Zela di wilayah Benyamin. Setelah semuanya dilaksanakan sesuai dengan perintah raja, Allah mengabulkan doa mereka untuk negeri itu.
15 And there was yet war between the Philistines and Israel: and David went down and his servants with him, and they fought with the Philistines, and David went.
Antara orang Filistin dan orang Israel pecah lagi peperangan. Daud dan anak buahnya pergi bertempur melawan orang Filistin. Dalam pertempuran itu Daud menjadi lelah.
16 And Jesbi, who was of the progeny of Rapha, and the head of whose spear [was] three hundred shekels of brass in weight, who also was girded with a club, even he thought to strike David.
Datanglah seorang raksasa yang bernama Yisbi-Benob. Tombaknya terbuat dari perunggu seberat kira-kira tiga setengah kilogram. Ia juga menyandang pedang yang baru, dan ia yakin dapat membunuh Daud.
17 And Abessa the son of Saruia helped him and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore, saying, You shall not any longer go out with us to battle, and you shall not quench the lamp of Israel.
Tetapi Abisai anak Zeruya datang menolong Daud. Diserangnya raksasa itu dan dibunuhnya. Sesudah itu anak buah Daud memohon supaya Daud berjanji tidak akan ikut lagi dalam pertempuran. "Baginda adalah harapan Israel, jangan sampai kami kehilangan Baginda," kata mereka.
18 And after this there was a battle again with the Philistines in Geth: then Sebocha the Astatothite killed Seph of the progeny of Rapha.
Terjadi lagi pertempuran melawan orang Filistin di Gob. Dalam pertempuran itu Sibkhai orang Husa membunuh seorang raksasa bernama Saf.
19 And there was a battle in Rom with the Philistines; and Eleanan son of Ariorgim the Bethleemite killed Goliath the Gittite; and the staff of his spear [was] as a weaver's beam.
Dalam pertempuran lain dengan orang Filistin di Gob, Elhanan anak Yair dari Betlehem membunuh Goliat dari Gat. Gagang tombak Goliat itu sebesar kayu alat tenun.
20 And there was yet a battle in Geth: and there was a man of stature, and the fingers of his hands and the toes of his feet [were] six on each, four and twenty in number: and he also was born to Rapha.
Terjadi lagi pertempuran melawan orang Filistin di Gat. Di situ ada seorang raksasa yang suka sekali berperang. Dia mempunyai enam jari pada setiap tangannya dan enam jari pada setiap kakinya.
21 And he defied Israel, and Jonathan son of Semei brother of David, struck him.
Dia mengejek orang Israel, dan karena itu ia dibunuh oleh Yonatan anak Simea, abang Daud.
22 These four were born descendants of the giants in Geth, the family of Rapha; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.
Keempat orang yang dibunuh oleh Daud dan pasukannya itu, adalah keturunan raksasa di Gat.
