2 Samuel 15

1 And it comes to pass afterward that Absalom prepares a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men are running before him;

Sesudah itu Absalom menyediakan untuk dirinya sebuah kereta perang dengan kuda beserta lima puluh orang pengiring.

2 and Absalom has risen early, and stood by the side of the way of the gate, and it comes to pass, every man who has a pleading to come to the king for judgment, that Absalom calls to him and says, “Of what city [are] you?” And he says, “Your servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.”

Setiap hari Absalom bangun pagi-pagi lalu berdiri di tepi jalan di dekat pintu gerbang istana. Setiap orang yang hendak mengadukan perkaranya kepada raja, dipanggil dan ditanyai oleh Absalom, katanya, "Engkau dari suku mana?" Dan jika orang itu menjawab, "Dari suku ini atau itu,"

3 And Absalom says to him, “See, your matters [are] good and straightforward—and there is none listening to you from the king.”

maka Absalom berkata, "Menurut hukum, engkau benar, tetapi sayang tidak ada wakil raja yang mau mendengarkan pengaduanmu."

4 And Absalom says, “Who makes me judge in the land, that every man who has a plea and judgment comes to me? Then I have declared him righteous.”

Lalu katanya lagi, "Coba, andaikata aku yang menjadi hakim, maka setiap orang yang mempunyai persengketaan atau tuntutan boleh datang kepadaku dan akan kuperlakukan dengan adil."

5 And it has come to pass, in the drawing near of anyone to bow himself to him, that he has put forth his hand, and laid hold on him, and given a kiss to him;

Jika ada orang yang mendekati Absalom untuk sujud menyembah dia, Absalom mengulurkan tangannya, lalu orang itu dipeluknya dan diciumnya.

6 and Absalom does according to this thing to all Israel who come in for judgment to the king, and Absalom steals the heart of the men of Israel.

Begitulah sikap Absalom terhadap setiap orang Israel yang hendak mengadukan perkaranya kepada raja, dan dengan demikian Absalom mengambil hati orang Israel.

7 And it comes to pass, at the end of forty years, that Absalom says to the king, “Please let me go, and I complete my vow that I vowed to YHWH in Hebron,

Setelah lewat empat tahun, Absalom berkata kepada Raja Daud, "Ayah, izinkanlah aku pergi ke Hebron untuk memenuhi janjiku kepada TUHAN.

8 for your servant has vowed a vow in my dwelling in Geshur, in Aram, saying, If YHWH certainly brings me back to Jerusalem, then I have served YHWH.”

Sebab pada waktu aku masih tinggal di Gesur negeri Siria, aku berjanji akan pergi beribadat kepada TUHAN di Hebron jika Ia mengizinkan aku pulang ke Yerusalem."

9 And the king says to him, “Go in peace”; and he rises and goes to Hebron,

Jawab raja, "Pergilah dengan selamat." Lalu berangkatlah Absalom ke Hebron.

10 and Absalom sends spies through all the tribes of Israel, saying, “At your hearing the voice of the horn, then you have said, Absalom has reigned in Hebron.”

Tetapi sebelum itu ia sudah mengirim utusan-utusan kepada semua suku Israel dengan membawa pesan, "Jika kalian mendengar bunyi trompet, serukanlah, 'Absalom sudah menjadi raja di Hebron!'"

11 And two hundred men have gone with Absalom out of Jerusalem, invited ones, and they are going in their simplicity, and have not known anything;

Dari Yerusalem ada dua ratus orang yang mengiringi Absalom ke Hebron. Mereka tidak tahu apa-apa tentang komplotan itu dan mereka semua turut pergi tanpa curiga.

12 and Absalom sends Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counselor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.

Lalu sementara Absalom mempersembahkan kurban, ia juga mengirim utusan ke kota Gilo untuk memanggil Ahitofel, yaitu salah seorang penasihat Raja Daud. Demikianlah komplotan melawan raja itu semakin kuat, dan semakin banyaklah pengikut-pengikut Absalom.

13 And he who is declaring tidings comes to David, saying, “The heart of the men of Israel has been after Absalom.”

Kemudian seorang pembawa berita melaporkan kepada Daud, "Orang-orang Israel telah memihak Absalom."

14 And David says to all his servants who [are] with him in Jerusalem, “Rise, and we flee, for we have no escape from the face of Absalom; hurry to go, lest he hurries, and has overtaken us, and forced evil on us, and struck the city by the mouth of the sword.”

Lalu Daud berkata kepada semua pegawainya yang ada di Yerusalem, "Mari kita mengungsi. Ini satu-satunya jalan supaya kita luput dari Absalom. Tidak lama lagi ia akan datang. Cepatlah, jangan sampai kita dapat dikejar dan dikalahkannya, sehingga seluruh penduduk kota dibunuh!"

15 And the servants of the king say to the king, “According to all that my lord the king chooses—behold, your servants do.”

"Baik, Baginda," jawab mereka. "Kami siap melakukan apa pun kehendak Baginda."

16 And the king goes out, and all his household at his feet, and the king leaves ten women—concubines—to keep the house.

Lalu berangkatlah raja diiringi oleh seluruh keluarganya dan pegawainya, kecuali sepuluh orang selirnya yang ditinggalkannya untuk menunggui istana.

17 And the king goes out, and all the people at his feet, and they stand still at the farthest off house.

Pada waktu raja dan semua pengiringnya berjalan meninggalkan kota, mereka berhenti di dekat rumah yang terakhir.

18 And all his servants are passing on at his side, and all the Cherethite, and all the Pelethite, and all the Gittites, six hundred men who came at his feet from Gath, are passing on at the front of the king.

Semua pegawai raja berdiri di sebelahnya ketika pasukan pengawal raja berbaris melewatinya. Juga enam ratus orang prajurit yang telah mengikutinya dari Gat, berbaris di hadapannya.

19 And the king says to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you go—you also—with us? Return and abide with the king, for you [are] a stranger, and also an exile, you—to your place.

Melihat itu raja berkata kepada Itai pemimpin keenam ratus orang prajurit itu, "Mengapa engkau ikut juga dengan kami? Lebih baik engkau kembali dan tinggal bersama dengan raja yang baru. Bukankah engkau orang asing, pengungsi yang jauh dari negerimu sendiri?

20 Your coming in [was only] yesterday, and should I move you to go with us today, since I am going over [to] where [I do not know where] I am going? Return, and take your brothers back. Kindness and truth [be] with you.”

Belum lama engkau tinggal di sini, masakan engkau kusuruh ikut mengembara dengan aku? Aku sendiri tidak tahu ke mana aku akan pergi. Kembalilah dan bawalah juga teman-temanmu sebangsa, semoga TUHAN mengasihimu dan setia kepadamu."

21 And Ittai answers the king and says, “YHWH lives, and my lord the king lives, surely in the place where my lord the king is—if for death, if for life, surely your servant is there.”

Tetapi Itai menjawab, "Yang Mulia, demi TUHAN yang hidup dan demi nyawa Tuanku, ke mana pun Tuanku pergi, hamba akan ikut juga, meskipun menghadapi kematian."

22 And David says to Ittai, “Go and pass over”; and Ittai the Gittite passes over, and all his men, and all the infants who [are] with him.

"Baiklah!" jawab Daud, "Majulah terus!" Maka berjalanlah Itai bersama-sama dengan seluruh pasukannya dan keluarga mereka.

23 And all the land is weeping [with] a great voice, and all the people are passing over; and the king is passing over through the Brook of Kidron, and all the people are passing over on the front of the way of the wilderness;

Semua rakyat menangis dengan nyaring ketika pasukan-pasukan Daud meninggalkan kota. Kemudian raja menyeberangi anak Sungai Kidron diikuti oleh seluruh pasukannya, lalu berjalanlah mereka menuju ke padang gurun.

24 and behold, also Zadok, and all the Levites with him, are carrying the Ark of the Covenant of God, and they make the Ark of God firm, and Abiathar goes up, until the completion of all the people to pass over out of the city.

Imam Zadok dan Imam Abyatar ada di situ beserta semua orang Lewi yang membawa Peti Perjanjian TUHAN. Peti Perjanjian itu diletakkan, dan tidak diangkat sebelum seluruh rakyat meninggalkan kota itu.

25 And the king says to Zadok, “Take back the Ark of God to the city; if I find grace in the eyes of YHWH, then He has brought me back, and shown me it and His habitation;

Lalu berkatalah raja kepada Zadok, "Kembalikanlah Peti Perjanjian itu ke kota. Jika TUHAN menyukai aku, tentulah aku akan diizinkan-Nya kembali dan melihat Peti Perjanjian itu lagi bersama tempat kediamannya.

26 and if thus He says, I have not delighted in you; here I [am], He does to me as [is] good in His eyes.”

Tetapi jika TUHAN tidak suka kepadaku, terserah sajalah pada apa kehendak-Nya atas diriku!"

27 And the king says to Zadok the priest, “Are you a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your son Ahimaaz, and Jonathan son of Abiathar, your two sons with you;

Selanjutnya raja berkata lagi kepada Zadok, "Ajaklah Ahimaas anakmu dan Yonatan anak Abyatar; kembalilah kamu ke kota dengan tenang.

28 see, I am lingering in the plains of the wilderness until the coming in of a word from you to declare to me.”

Aku akan menunggu di dekat tempat-tempat penyeberangan sungai di padang gurun sampai menerima kabar dari kamu."

29 And Zadok takes back—and Abiathar—the Ark of God to Jerusalem, and they abide there.

Lalu Zadok dan Abyatar membawa Peti Perjanjian itu kembali ke Yerusalem dan mereka tinggal di situ.

30 And David is going up in the ascent of the [Mount of] Olives, going up and weeping, and he has the head covered, and he is going barefooted, and all the people who [are] with him have each covered his head, and have gone up, going up and weeping;

Setelah itu Daud membuka sepatunya. Dia bersama semua pengikutnya mendaki Bukit Zaitun sambil menangis dengan kepala berselubung tanda berkabung.

31 and David declared, saying, “Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom”; and David says, “Please make the counsel of Ahithophel foolish, O YHWH.”

Ketika diberitahukan kepada Daud bahwa Ahitofel juga ikut bersama komplotan Absalom, berdoalah Daud demikian, "Ya, TUHAN, kiranya gagalkanlah nasihat Ahitofel!"

32 And it comes to pass, David has come to the top, where he bows himself to God, and behold, Hushai the Archite [is there] to meet him, [with] his coat torn, and earth on his head;

Pada waktu Daud sampai ke puncak bukit di tempat orang biasanya beribadat kepada TUHAN, ia disambut oleh temannya yang setia, yaitu Husai orang Arki. Pakaian Husai koyak dan kepalanya ditaburi abu.

33 and David says to him, “If you have passed on with me then you have been for a burden on me,

Daud berkata kepadanya, "Jika engkau ikut bersama aku, engkau menjadi beban bagiku.

34 and if you return to the city and have said to Absalom, I am your servant, O king; I [am] also servant of your father until now, and presently, I [am] also your servant; then you have made void the counsel of Ahithophel for me;

Tetapi engkau dapat menolongku, jika engkau kembali ke kota dan berkata kepada Absalom, bahwa sekarang engkau hendak melayani dia dengan setia, seperti telah kaulayani ayahnya dahulu. Dengan cara begitu engkau dapat menggagalkan segala nasihat Ahitofel.

35 and are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? And it has been, the whole of the matter that you hear from the house of the king you declare to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests.

Imam Zadok dan Abyatar juga ada di sana. Beritahukanlah kepada mereka segala sesuatu yang engkau dengar di istana.

36 Behold, their two sons [are] there with them: Ahimaaz to Zadok, and Jonathan to Abiathar, and you have sent to me by their hand anything that you hear.”

Ahimaas anak Zadok dan Yonatan anak Abyatar juga mengikuti ayah mereka, jadi mereka ada di situ juga. Anak-anak itulah kausuruh datang kepadaku untuk menyampaikan segala kabar yang dapat kaudengar."

37 And Hushai, David’s friend, comes to the city, and Absalom comes to Jerusalem.

Maka kembalilah Husai teman Daud itu ke Yerusalem, tepat pada waktu Absalom tiba di situ.