Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute. And Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
Yefta adalah seorang pejuang yang gagah berani. Ibunya seorang pelacur dan ayahnya tidak dapat dipastikan, sehingga dia disebut ‘anak Gilead’.
2 Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said to him, "You shall not inherit in our father's house; for you are the son of another woman."
Ketika Yefta dewasa, dia diusir karena tidak ada keluarga yang mengakui dia sebagai anak mereka. Kata mereka, “Kamu tidak akan mendapat warisan dari ayah kami karena kamu bukan anak yang sah.”
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
Maka Yefta melarikan diri dari mereka dan hidup di tanah Tob. Di sana, preman-preman bergabung dengan Yefta dan berkeliaran bersamanya.
4 It happened after a while, that the people of Ammon made war against Israel.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, bangsa Amon mulai memerangi bangsa Israel.
5 It was so, that when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
Waktu bangsa Amon menyerang, para tua-tua Gilead pergi kepada Yefta di tanah Tob dan meminta dia untuk kembali bersama mereka.
6 and they said to Jephthah, "Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the people of Ammon."
Kata mereka, “Jadilah panglima kami untuk memimpin kami melawan bangsa Amon.”
7 And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "Did you not hate me, and drive me out of my father's house, and sent me away from you? And why have you come to me now when you are in distress?"
Tetapi Yefta menjawab, “Bukankah kalian membenci saya dan mengusir saya dari tempat asal? Mengapa sekarang kalian datang kepada saya waktu kalian dalam kesulitan?”
8 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Not so. We have turned to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the people of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
Jawab mereka, “Itu benar, tetapi sekarang kami memerlukan engkau. Majulah bersama kami untuk berperang melawan bangsa Amon. Engkau akan menjadi pemimpin atas seluruh penduduk Gilead.”
9 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you bring me home again to fight with the people of Ammon, and the LORD delivers them before me, shall I be your head?"
Kata Yefta, “Berjanjilah dengan jujur! Jika kalian mengajak saya kembali untuk berperang, dan jika TUHAN menyerahkan bangsa Amon kepada saya, maka saya akan menjadi pemimpin kalian semua. Benar begitu?”
10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."
Para tua-tua Gilead menjawab, “Kami bersumpah. TUHAN menjadi saksi di antara kita. Biarlah Dia menghukum kami kalau kami tidak melakukan seperti katamu itu.”
11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpah.
Maka Yefta pergi bersama para tua-tua Gilead. Ketika mereka mengangkat dia menjadi pemimpin dan panglima di kemah penyembahan TUHAN di Mispa, Yefta menegaskan perjanjian mereka itu di hadapan TUHAN.
12 Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon, saying, "What have you to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?"
Lalu Yefta mengutus orang-orang kepada raja Amon untuk membawa pesan, “Apa masalahmu dengan saya, sampai-sampai engkau datang menyerang negeri saya?”
13 And the king of the people of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, "Because Israel took away my land, when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore it peaceably, and I will depart."
Raja Amon menjawab, “Dulu waktu bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, mereka merampas tanah saya, mulai dari sungai Arnon di selatan sampai sungai Yabok di utara, dan sungai Yordan di barat. Karena itu, sekarang kembalikanlah tanah itu dengan damai!”
14 And the messengers returned to Jephthah, and Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the people of Ammon;
Utusan-utusan Yefta kembali kepada Yefta dan menyampaikan pesan raja Amon. Lalu Yefta mengutus mereka lagi kepada raja Amon untuk menjawabnya.
15 and he said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon,
Kata Yefta, “Bangsa Israel tidak merampas tanah dari bangsa Moab maupun bangsa Amon.
16 but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh;
Ketika bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, mereka berjalan melalui padang belantara ke Laut Merah, menyeberanginya, dan datang ke kota Kades.
17 then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, 'Please let me pass through your land.' But the king of Edom did not listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.
Kemudian pemimpin Israel mengirim pesan ini kepada raja Edom, ‘Mohon izinkan kami melewati tanahmu.’ Tetapi raja Edom menolak. Bangsa Israel mengirimkan pesan yang sama kepada raja Moab, dan dia juga menolak. Jadi bangsa Israel berdiam cukup lama di Kades.
18 Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they camped on the other side of the Arnon; but they did not come within the territory of Moab, for the Arnon was the boundary of Moab.
“Sesudah itu bangsa Israel mengitari tanah Edom dan tanah Moab melalui padang belantara, sampai tiba di sebelah timur tanah Moab, yang berbatasan dengan sungai Arnon. Mereka berkemah di seberang sungai Arnon dan tidak masuk ke wilayah Moab.
19 Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, "Please let me pass through your land to our land.'
“Kemudian bangsa Israel mengutus orang kepada Raja Sihon dari bangsa Amori yang memerintah di Hesbon untuk menyampaikan pesan, ‘Mohon izinkan kami melewati negerimu untuk pergi ke tanah kami.’
20 But Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his territory; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and camped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
Tapi Sihon tidak mengizinkan bangsa Israel melewati wilayahnya karena dia tidak percaya bahwa Israel benar-benar hanya akan lewat tanpa berperang. Sihon malah mengumpulkan semua pasukannya, berkemah di Yahas, dan menyerang bangsa Israel.
21 The LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
Tetapi TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyerahkan Sihon dan seluruh pasukannya ke tangan bangsa Israel. Bangsa Israel mengalahkan mereka dan merebut seluruh wilayah orang Amori, penduduk negeri itu.
22 They possessed all the territory of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
Israel pun memiliki seluruh wilayah Amori mulai dari sungai Arnon di selatan sampai sungai Yabok di utara, dari padang belantara di timur sampai sungai Yordan di barat.
23 So now the LORD, the God of Israel, has driven out the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
“Jadi, TUHAN Allah Israel sudah mengusir orang Amori dari tanah itu di hadapan bangsa Israel, umat-Nya. Sebagai raja Amon, mengapa engkau merasa berhak memiliki tanah saya itu?
24 Won't you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever the LORD our God has driven out from before us, we will possess.
Berpuasdirilah dengan tanah yang diberikan kepadamu oleh Kamos, dewa kalian. Demikian juga, kami akan berpuas diri dengan semua yang diberikan kepada kami oleh TUHAN, Allah kami.
25 And now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
Lebih bijaksana bila engkau mengikuti contoh raja Moab zaman dulu, yaitu Balak anak Zipor. Dia tidak berani menentang atau berperang dengan bangsa kami.
26 While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why did you not liberate them within that time?
“Sudah tiga ratus tahun bangsa Israel tinggal di Hesbon dan kota-kota sekelilingnya, di Aroer dan kota-kota sekelilingnya, dan di semua kota di tepi sungai Arnon! Mengapa selama tiga ratus tahun itu kalian tidak merebutnya kembali?
27 I therefore have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong by making war against me. The LORD, the Judge, be judge this day between the children of Israel and the people of Ammon."
Kami tidak bersalah kepada kalian, tetapi kalian bersalah kepada kami karena menyerang kami. Biarlah TUHAN, Sang Hakim yang adil, menilai siapakah yang benar, bangsa Israel atau bangsa Amon.”
28 However the king of the people of Ammon did not listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
Tetapi raja bangsa Amon mengabaikan pesan Yefta itu.
29 Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the people of Ammon.
Lalu Roh TUHAN menggerakkan Yefta. Dia mengumpulkan pasukannya di daerah Gilead dan Manasye, lalu mereka berangkat dari kota Mispa di Gilead untuk menyerang pasukan Amon.
30 Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hand,
Yefta bersumpah kepada TUHAN, “Jika Engkau menyerahkan bangsa Amon kepadaku
31 then it shall be that whatever comes forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the people of Ammon, it shall be the LORD's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering."
dan aku kembali dengan selamat dari peperangan dengan orang Amon, maka apa pun yang pertama keluar dari rumahku untuk menyambutku akan dikhususkan untuk dimusnahkan bagi TUHAN. Aku akan mempersembahkannya sebagai kurban yang dibakar habis.”
32 So Jephthah passed over to the people of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
Lalu Yefta dan pasukannya maju menyerang bangsa Amon. TUHAN membuat Yefta menang atas Amon.
33 He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abel Keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the people of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
Dia menumpas mereka mulai dari Aroer sampai sepanjang jalan ke Minit, sebanyak dua puluh kota, bahkan hingga ke Abel Keramim! Demikianlah bangsa Amon ditaklukkan oleh bangsa Israel.
34 Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and look, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
Saat Yefta pulang ke rumahnya di Mispa, anak perempuannya keluar menyambut dia sambil menari-nari dan memainkan tamborin. Dia satu-satunya anak Yefta.
35 And it happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter. You have brought me very low. You have become a stumbling block in my sight. And you are among those who trouble me. For I have given my word to the LORD, and I can't break it."
Ketika melihat dia, Yefta merobek pakaiannya sendiri sebagai tanda berduka dan berseru, “Oh, anakku! Kamu benar-benar membuat hatiku hancur! Kamu membawa malapetaka bagiku! Aku sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN dan tidak bisa menariknya kembali.”
36 She said to him, "My father, since you have given your word to the LORD; do to me as you promised, because the LORD has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the people of Ammon."
Gadis itu menjawab, “Ayahku, Ayah sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN, dan TUHAN sudah memberikan kemenangan kepada Ayah atas bangsa Amon, musuh Ayah. Karena itu, lakukanlah kepadaku sesuai apa yang Ayah sumpahkan.
37 She said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and weep because of my virginity, I and my companions."
Tetapi sebelum itu, aku meminta satu hal saja: Izinkan aku mengembara di perbukitan bersama teman-temanku selama dua bulan untuk menangisi nasibku, karena aku tidak akan pernah menikah.”
38 He said, "Go." He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and wept because of her virginity on the mountains.
Jawab Yefta, “Pergilah.” Dia membiarkan gadis itu pergi selama dua bulan. Beberapa teman ikut bersamanya ke perbukitan. Di sana mereka menangisi nasibnya, karena dia akan mati tanpa sempat berkeluarga.
39 It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to what he had vowed. And she was a virgin. It became a custom in Israel,
Dua bulan kemudian, dia kembali kepada ayahnya. Lalu Yefta menepati sumpahnya. Gadis itu meninggal sebagai perawan. Inilah asal usul salah satu adat di Israel
40 that the daughters of Israel went yearly four days in a year to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
yaitu setiap tahun, anak-anak perempuan Israel mengembara ke perbukitan selama empat hari untuk mengenang anak perempuan Yefta.
