2 Samuel 4
1 Now when Ishbaal, Saul's son, heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was troubled.
Ketika Isboset mendengar bahwa Abner dibunuh di Hebron, dia dan seluruh orang Israel sangat ketakutan.
2 And Ishbaal, Saul's son, had two men who were captains of bands; the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the people of Benjamin (for Beeroth was regarded as belonging to the people of Benjamin;
Isboset memiliki dua orang kepala regu yang bertugas menjarah daerah musuh. Mereka bernama Banah dan Rekab, anak Rimon dari kota Beerot, orang Benyamin. (Beerot berada di wilayah suku Benyamin.
3 and the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have lived as foreigners there until this day).
Pada masa semua suku Israel masih mengambil dan menduduki tempat tinggal sesuai ketentuan Yosua, para penduduk asli Beerot sudah melarikan diri ke Gitaim, dan sampai penulisan kitab ini mereka masih tinggal di sana sebagai pendatang.)
4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan from Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled. And it happened as she was hurrying to get away that he fell and was injured. And his name was Mippibaal.
Pada waktu Yonatan terbunuh bersama Saul dalam pertempuran, dia sudah memiliki seorang anak laki-laki berumur lima tahun, namanya Mefiboset. Ketika pengasuh anak itu mendengar berita tentang kematian Yonatan di Yisreel, dia membawa lari Mefiboset. Tetapi karena terburu-buru, anak itu terlepas dari tangannya sehingga jatuh dan menjadi lumpuh.
5 The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbaal, as he took his rest at noon.
Rekab dan Banah pergi ke rumah Isboset pada tengah hari, saat Isboset sedang istirahat siang.
6 And look, the doorkeeper of the house had been sifting wheat, and she became drowsy and fell asleep. And Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped by.
Waktu itu pembantu perempuan yang menjaga pintu rumah sedang membersihkan bulir-bulir gandum dari kerikil. Namun, siang itu dia mengantuk sekali sehingga tertidur. Jadi kedua bersaudara itu masuk ke rumah tanpa ada yang mengetahui. Sesampainya di ruang tidur Isboset, mereka menikam perutnya dan memenggal kepalanya, lalu melarikan diri. Sambil membawa kepala Isboset, mereka melewati jalan yang menuju ke Araba sepanjang malam itu.
7 And they went into the house where he was lying on his bed in his bedchamber. And they struck him and killed him, and beheaded him. And they took his head and went by the way of the Arabah all night.
8 They brought the head of Ishbaal to David at Hebron, and said to the king, "Look, the head of Ishbaal, the son of Saul, your enemy, who sought your life. Jehovah has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants."
Rekab dan Banah membawa kepala Isboset kepada Daud di Hebron serta berkata kepadanya, “Lihat! Ini kepala Isboset, anak musuh Tuanku, yaitu Saul— yang dulu berusaha membunuh engkau! Hari ini TUHAN sudah membalaskan dendam Tuanku Raja terhadap Saul dan keturunannya!”
9 David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, "As Jehovah lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Namun jawab Daud kepada mereka berdua, “Saya bersumpah di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup, yang sudah menyelamatkan hidup saya dari segala bahaya, bahwa yang saya katakan ini benar:
10 when someone told me, 'Look, Saul is dead,' thinking to have brought good news, I took hold of him, and killed him in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news.
Ketika seseorang datang ke Ziklag memberitahukan kepada saya bahwa Saul sudah mati, dia pikir dirinya membawa kabar baik, tetapi saya menangkapnya dan membunuh dia. Itulah imbalan yang saya berikan atas kabar yang dibawanya!
11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?"
Terlebih lagi ketika dua orang jahat membunuh seorang yang tidak bersalah saat sedang tidur di rumahnya sendiri! Pasti saya akan menuntut pembalasan atas nyawanya dan melenyapkan kalian dari muka bumi ini!”
12 David commanded his young men, and they killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbaal, and buried it in the grave of Abner son of Ner.
Maka Daud langsung memerintahkan supaya Rekab dan Banah dibunuh. Tangan dan kaki mereka dipotong dan mayat mereka digantung dekat kolam di Hebron, sedangkan kepala Isboset yang dibawa kedua orang itu dikuburkan di kuburan Abner di Hebron.
