1 Samuel 30

1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the South, and upon Ziklag, and had smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

Dua hari kemudian, Daud dan anak buahnya kembali ke kota Ziklag. Ketika tiba di sana, mereka mendapati bahwa orang Amalek telah menyerbu bagian selatan negeri Yehuda dan menyerang Ziklag. Mereka tidak membunuh seorang pun. Tetapi mereka membakar habis kota itu dan meneruskan perjalanan mereka dengan membawa serta para wanita, anak-anak dan penduduk lainnya. Mereka juga telah menawan keluarga Daud dan keluarga anak buahnya, termasuk kedua istri Daud, Ahinoam dan Abigail. Daud dan anak buahnya begitu sedih, sehingga mereka mulai menangis tak henti-hentinya sampai kepayahan.

2 and had taken captive the women [and all] that were therein, both small and great: they slew not any, but carried them off, and went their way.

3 And when David and his men came to the city, behold, it was burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, were taken captives.

4 Then David and the people that were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

5 And David’s two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.

Anak buah Daud sangat susah karena telah kehilangan anak istri mereka. Sebab itu mereka hendak melempari Daud dengan batu. Jadi Daud berada dalam kesulitan besar, tetapi hatinya dikuatkan lagi oleh TUHAN Allahnya.

7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought thither the ephod to David.

Lalu Daud berkata kepada Imam Abyatar anak Ahimelekh, "Bawalah efod itu ke mari!" Maka Abyatar membawa efod itu kepadanya.

8 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and shalt without fail recover [all].

Kemudian bertanyalah Daud kepada TUHAN, "Haruskah kukejar gerombolan penyerbu itu? Dapatkah aku menyusul mereka?" Jawab TUHAN, "Ya, kejarlah; engkau akan menyusul mereka dan membebaskan para tawanan."

9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed.

Lalu berangkatlah Daud bersama-sama dengan keenam ratus anak buahnya. Ketika mereka sampai di Sungai Besor, Daud meneruskan perjalanannya bersama-sama dengan 400 orang; sedang yang 200 orang lainnya tinggal di situ. Karena sudah terlalu lelah dan tak sanggup menyeberangi Sungai Besor.

10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor:

11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink:

Dalam perjalanan itu anak buah Daud bertemu dengan seorang anak laki-laki Mesir di padang, lalu ia dibawa kepada Daud. Ia diberi makan dan minum,

12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins; and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.

juga kue buah ara, dan dua rangkai anggur kering. Setelah ia makan, kekuatannya pulih kembali; ternyata sudah tiga hari ia tidak makan dan tidak minum!

13 And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.

Kemudian Daud bertanya kepadanya, "Siapa tuanmu, dan dari mana engkau?" Jawab anak itu, "Aku orang Mesir, budak seorang Amalek. Aku ditinggalkan tuanku tiga hari yang lalu sebab aku sakit.

14 We made a raid upon the South of the Cherethites, and upon that which belongeth to Judah, and upon the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

Kami telah menyerbu wilayah orang Kreti di bagian selatan Yehuda dan wilayah marga Kaleb, dan kami telah membakar habis kota Ziklag."

15 And David said to him, Wilt thou bring me down to this troop? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this troop.

Lalu tanya Daud kepadanya, "Maukah engkau mengantarkan aku ke tempat gerombolan itu?" Jawabnya, "Aku mau, asal Tuan berjanji kepadaku demi nama Allah, bahwa aku tidak Tuan bunuh atau Tuan serahkan kepada tuanku."

16 And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the ground, eating and drinking, and feasting, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

Lalu dia mengantarkan mereka ke tempat gerombolan itu. Pada waktu itu gerombolan itu berpencar-pencar di seluruh tempat itu, sambil makan, minum dan berpesta pora karena banyaknya barang rampasan yang telah mereka bawa dari negeri Filistin dan Yehuda.

17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels and fled.

Pada waktu fajar menyingsing keesokan harinya, mereka diserang oleh Daud, dan pertempuran berlangsung sampai malam. Selain dari empat ratus orang muda yang melarikan diri dengan menunggang unta, tak seorang pun dari musuh yang dapat lolos.

18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken: and David rescued his two wives.

Daud berhasil membebaskan segalanya yang telah dirampas oleh orang Amalek, termasuk kedua istrinya;

19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them: David brought back all.

tidak ada sesuatu pun yang hilang. Semua anak laki-laki dan perempuan serta segala barang rampasan yang telah diambil oleh orang Amalek, diambil kembali oleh Daud.

20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which] they drave before those [other] cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.

Di samping itu Daud juga merampas semua domba dan ternak. Binatang-binatang itu digiring oleh anak buah Daud di depan, terpisah dari segala barang rampasan yang lain, dan mereka berkata, "Ini bagian untuk Daud!"

21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him: and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

Setelah itu Daud kembali kepada kedua ratus orang yang terlalu lelah untuk mengikuti dia, dan yang telah ditinggalkannya di pinggir Sungai Besor. Mereka menyongsong Daud serta anak buahnya, dan Daud mendekati serta menyalami mereka.

22 Then answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away and depart.

Tetapi di antara anak buah Daud yang bersama-sama mengikuti dia, ada yang jahat dan tamak. Mereka berkata, "Orang-orang ini tidak ikut; jadi mereka tak berhak mendapat apa-apa dari barang rampasan itu. Mereka hanya boleh mengambil anak istri mereka, dan pergi."

23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the LORD hath given unto us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the troop that came against us into our hand.

Tetapi Daud menjawab, "Saudara-saudaraku, janganlah kamu berbuat demikian dengan apa yang telah diberikan TUHAN kepada kita! Bukankah kita telah dilindunginya dan diberinya kemenangan atas gerombolan perampok itu?

24 And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as his share is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his share be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall share alike.

Jadi seorang pun tidak boleh menyetujui usul itu! Semuanya harus mendapat bagian yang sama banyaknya: orang yang tinggal untuk menjaga barang-barang harus mendapat bagian yang sama seperti orang yang maju berperang."

25 And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel, unto this day.

Kemudian hal itu dibuat menjadi sebuah peraturan oleh Daud, dan ditaati di Israel sampai sekarang.

26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

Ketika Daud kembali ke Ziklag, ia mengirim sebagian dari barang-barang rampasan itu kepada para pemimpin kota-kota Yehuda yang telah mendukungnya, katanya, "Inilah hadiah untukmu dari barang rampasan yang kami ambil dari musuh TUHAN."

27 To them which were in Beth-el, and to them which were in Ramoth of the South, and to them which were in Jattir;

Kota-kota itu ialah: Betel dan Rama di bagian selatan Yehuda, Yatir, Aroer, Sifmot, Estemoa, Rakhal, juga kota-kota orang Yerahmeel, kota-kota orang Keni, Horma, Bor-Asan, Atakh dan Hebron. Semua kota di mana Daud dan anak buahnya pernah mengembara, dikirimnya hadiah itu.

28 and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa;

29 and to them which were in Racal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites;

30 and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Cor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach;

31 and to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.