2 Samuel 2
1 And it comes to pass afterward, that David inquires of YHWH, saying, “Do I go up into one of the cities of Judah?” And YHWH says to him, “Go up.” And David says, “To where do I go up?” And He says, “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 And David goes up there, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;
Maka Daud pergi ke Hebron bersama kedua istrinya, yaitu Ahinoam, orang Yisreel, dan Abigail, janda Nabal dari Karmel.
3 and David has brought up his men who [are] with him—a man and his household—and they dwell 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 come, and anoint David there for king over the house of Judah; and they declare to David, saying, “The men of Jabesh-Gilead [are] they who 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 sends messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and says to them, “Blessed [are] you of YHWH, in that you have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that you bury 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 YHWH does kindness and truth with you, and I also do this good with you 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 and now your hands are strong, and be for sons of valor, for your lord Saul [is] dead, and the house of Judah has also anointed me for 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 And Abner, son of Ner, head of the host which Saul has, has taken Ish-Bosheth, son of Saul, and causes him to pass over to Mahanaim,
Sementara hal itu terjadi, panglima pasukan Saul, yaitu Abner anak Ner, sudah membawa Isboset anak Saul ke Mahanaim
9 and causes him to reign over Gilead, and over the Ashurite, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over Israel—all of it.
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 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul [is] a son of forty years in his reigning over Israel, and he has reigned [for] two years; only the house of Judah has been after 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 number of the days that David has been king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, is seven years and six months.
Daud menjadi raja di Hebron atas orang-orang Yehuda selama tujuh tahun enam bulan.
12 And Abner son of Ner goes out, and servants of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, from Mahanaim to Gibeon.
Suatu hari, Abner dan para pasukan Isboset keluar dari Mahanaim menuju kota Gibeon.
13 And Joab son of Zeruiah, and servants of David, have gone out, and they meet by the pool of Gibeon together, and sit down, these by the pool on this [side], and these by the pool on that [side].
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 says to Joab, “Now let the youths rise and they play before us”; and Joab says, “Let them rise.”
Kata Abner kepada Yoab, “Biarlah anak buah kita maju dan bertarung di hadapan kita.” Kata Yoab, “Baiklah!”
15 And they rise and pass over, in number twelve of Benjamin, even of Ish-Bosheth 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 each lay hold on the head of his companion, and his sword [is] in the side of his companion, and they fall together, and [one] calls that place Helkath-Hazzurim, 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 the battle is very hard on that day, and Abner is struck, 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 are three sons of Zeruiah there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel; and Asahel [is] light on his feet, as one of the roes which [are] in the field,
Ada tiga orang anak Zeruya yang berada dalam pertempuran itu, yakni Yoab, Abisai, dan Asael. Asael mampu berlari secepat kijang.
19 and Asahel pursues after Abner, and has not turned aside to go to the right or to the left, from after Abner.
Asael terus mengejar dan mengikuti Abner tanpa henti.
20 And Abner looks behind him and says, “Are you he—Asahel?” And he says, “I [am].”
Lalu Abner menengok ke belakang dan bertanya, “Apakah itu kamu, Asael?!” Jawab Asael, “Ya, ini saya!”
21 And Abner says to him, “Turn aside to your right hand or to your left, and seize one of the youths for yourself, and take his armor for yourself”; and Asahel has not been willing to turn aside from after 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 adds again, saying to Asahel, “Turn aside from after me, why do I strike you to the earth? And how do I lift up my face to your brother Joab?”
Berkatalah Abner sekali lagi kepada Asael, “Berhentilah mengejar saya! Saya tidak mau membunuhmu! Bagaimana nanti saya bisa menghadap kakakmu Yoab?!”
23 And he refuses to turn aside, and Abner strikes him with the back part of the spear to the fifth [rib], and the spear comes out from behind him, and he falls there, and dies under it; and it comes to pass, everyone who has come to the place where Asahel has fallen and dies—they stand 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 And Joab and Abishai pursue after Abner, and the sun has gone in, and they have come to the height of Ammah, which [is] on the front of Giah, 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 sons of Benjamin gather themselves together after Abner, and become one troop, and stand on the top of a certain height,
Di sana para tentara dari suku Benyamin berkelompok di belakang Abner dan mengatur barisan mereka di atas bukit itu.
26 and Abner calls to Joab and says, “Does the sword consume forever? Have you not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? And until when do you not say to the people to turn back from after 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 says, “God lives! For unless you had spoken, surely then from the morning each of the people had gone up from after 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 And Joab blows with a horn, and all the people stand still, and no longer pursue after Israel, nor have they added to fight anymore.
Lalu Yoab meniup terompet, sehingga semua pasukannya berhenti mengejar dan bertempur dengan pasukan pihak Israel.
29 And Abner and his men have gone through the plain all that night, and pass over the Jordan, and go on [through] all Bithron, and come 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 has turned back from after Abner, and gathers all the people, and there are lacking of the servants of David 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 and the servants of David have struck of Benjamin, even among the men of Abner, three hundred and sixty men—they died.
Akan tetapi, pasukan Daud menewaskan tiga ratus enam puluh orang pasukan Abner, yang semuanya dari suku Benyamin.
32 And they lift up Asahel, and bury him in the burying-place of his father, which [is] in Beth-Lehem, and they go all the night—Joab and his men—and [dawn’s light] shines on them in Hebron.
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.
