Judges 9
1 And he went Abimelech [the] son of Jerub-Baal Shechem towards to [the] brothers of mother his and he spoke to them and to all [the] clan of [the] house of [the] father of mother his saying.
Suatu hari Abimelekh anak Gideon pergi ke kota Sikhem tempat kaum keluarga ibunya. Di sana ia berbicara dengan mereka, katanya,
2 Speak please in [the] ears of all [the] citizens of Shechem what? [is] good for you ¿ to rule over you seventy man all [the] sons of Jerub-Baal or? to rule over you a man one and you will remember that [am] bone your and flesh your I.
"Coba tanyakan kepada seluruh penduduk Sikhem, mana yang lebih baik: Diperintah oleh ketujuh puluh anak Gideon, atau oleh satu orang saja? Ingatkan mereka juga bahwa saya masih ada hubungan darah dengan mereka."
3 And they spoke [the] brothers of mother his on him in [the] ears of all [the] citizens of Shechem all the words these and it turned aside heart their after Abimelech for they said [is] brother our he.
Maka pergilah kaum keluarga ibu Abimelekh itu kepada orang-orang Sikhem dan menyampaikan pesan Abimelekh kepada mereka. Lalu penduduk Sikhem itu memutuskan untuk mengikuti Abimelekh, sebab menurut mereka ia memang masih ada hubungan darah dengan mereka.
4 And they gave to him seventy silver (from [the] house of Baal-*L(abh)*) Berith and he hired for them Abimelech men unprincipled and undisciplined and they went after him.
Kemudian mereka memberikan kepadanya tujuh puluh uang perak yang diambil dari rumah penyembahan Baal-Berit. Dengan uang itu Abimelekh mengupah segerombolan orang-orang kurang ajar untuk bergabung dengannya,
5 And he went [the] house of father his Ophrah towards and he killed brothers his [the] sons of Jerub-Baal (seventy *L(abh)*) man on stone one and he was left Jotham [the] son of Jerub-Baal young for he hid himself.
lalu pergi ke kampung halaman ayahnya di Ofra. Di sana ia membunuh ketujuh puluh saudaranya itu di atas satu batu. Tetapi Yotam, anak bungsu Gideon tidak turut terbunuh karena ia bersembunyi.
6 And they gathered all [the] citizens of Shechem and all Beth Millo and they went and they made king Abimelech to king near [the] great tree set up which [was] in Shechem.
Maka berkumpullah seluruh penduduk Sikhem dan Bet-Milo, lalu pergi ke pohon terpentin keramat di Sikhem. Di sana mereka menobatkan Abimelekh menjadi raja.
7 And people told to Jotham and he went and he stood on [the] top of [the] mountain of Gerizim and he lifted up voice his and he called out and he said to them listen to me O citizens of Shechem so he may listen to you God.
Setelah Yotam mendengar tentang hal itu, ia pergi berdiri di puncak Gunung Gerizim, lalu berteriak ke arah orang-orang itu, "Dengarkan saya, hai orang-orang Sikhem, supaya Allah juga mendengarkan kalian!
8 Certainly they went the trees to anoint over them a king and they said to the olive tree (reign! *Q(k)*) over us.
Sekali peristiwa berkumpullah pohon-pohon hendak memilih raja untuk mereka. Maka berkatalah mereka kepada pohon zaitun, 'Jadilah raja kami.'
9 And it said to them the olive tree ¿ will I cease fatness my which by me people honor gods and men and will I go to sway over the trees.
Jawab pohon zaitun, 'Ah, saya tidak mau. Sebab kalau saya menjadi rajamu, saya harus berhenti menghasilkan minyak zaitun yang dipakai untuk menghormati dewa-dewa dan manusia.'
10 And they said the trees to the fig tree come you reign over us.
Lalu kata pohon-pohon kepada pohon ara, 'Kau saja menjadi raja kami.'
11 And it said to them the fig tree ¿ will I cease sweetness my and fruit my good and will I go to sway over the trees.
Tetapi pohon ara menjawab, 'Saya tidak mau, sebab untuk menjadi rajamu saya harus berhenti menghasilkan buah ara yang manis-manis.'
12 And they said the trees to the vine come you (reign *Q(k)*) over us.
Setelah itu, berkatalah pohon-pohon kepada pokok anggur, 'Nah, kaulah yang menjadi raja kami.'
13 And it said to them the vine ¿ will I cease new wine my which makes glad gods and men and will I go to sway over the trees.
Tetapi pokok anggur menjawab, 'Masakan saya harus berhenti menghasilkan anggur yang menyenangkan hati dewa-dewa dan manusia, hanya untuk menjadi rajamu!'
14 And they said all the trees to the thorn bush come you reign over us.
Karena itu berkatalah semua pohon kepada semak duri, 'Kau sajalah menjadi raja kami.'
15 And it said the thorn bush to the trees if in truth you [are] anointing me to king over you come take refuge in shade my and if not let it go out a fire from the thorn bush and let it consume [the] cedars of Lebanon.
Semak duri itu menjawab, 'Kalau kalian sungguh-sungguh mau menjadikan saya rajamu, mari berlindung di bawah naungan saya. Kalau kalian tidak mau, maka dari cabang-cabang saya yang berduri ini akan keluar api yang membakar habis pohon-pohon aras di Libanon.'"
16 And now if in faithfulness and in integrity you have acted and you have made king Abimelech and if good you have done with Jerub-Baal and with house his and if according to [the] dealing of hands his you have done to him.
"Nah," kata Yotam selanjutnya, "Apakah dengan menobatkan Abimelekh menjadi raja, kalian telah bertindak dengan tulus dan ikhlas? Sudahkah kalian melakukan yang sepatutnya terhadap Gideon, ayahku, dan kaum keluarganya? Sudahkah kalian membalas jasa-jasa ayahku
17 That he fought father my on you and he threw life his from in front and he delivered you from [the] hand of Midian.
yang telah berjuang untuk kalian? Ingat, ia telah mempertaruhkan nyawanya untuk melepaskan kalian dari kekuasaan orang-orang Midian.
18 And you you have risen up on [the] house of father my this day and you have killed sons his seventy man on stone one and you have made king Abimelech [the] son of female slave his over [the] citizens of Shechem for [is] brother your he.
Tetapi sekarang kalian mengkhianati keluarga ayahku. Anak-anaknya telah kalian bunuh semuanya--tujuh puluh orang sekaligus di atas satu batu. Abimelekh adalah anak ayahku dari hambanya. Tetapi kalian menobatkan dia menjadi raja Sikhem, hanya karena ia masih ada hubungan darah dengan kalian.
19 And if in faithfulness and in integrity you have acted with Jerub-Baal and with house his the day this rejoice in Abimelech so he may rejoice also he in you.
Kalau tindakanmu hari ini terhadap ayahku dan keluarganya itu tulus dan ikhlas, silakan bersenang-senang dengan Abimelekh, dan biar dia bersenang-senang dengan kalian.
20 And if not let it go out a fire from Abimelech and let it consume [the] citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo and let it go out a fire from [the] citizens of Shechem and from Beth Millo and let it consume Abimelech.
Tetapi kalau tidak demikian halnya, semoga dari Abimelekh keluarlah api yang membakar habis penduduk Sikhem serta Bet-Milo. Dan semoga dari penduduk Sikhem serta Bet-Milo pun keluarlah api yang membakar habis Abimelekh."
21 And he fled Jotham and he ran away and he went Beer towards and he dwelt there [away] from before Abimelech brother his.
Setelah itu Yotam melarikan diri lalu tinggal di Beer, karena ia takut kepada Abimelekh, saudaranya itu.
22 And he ruled Abimelech over Israel three years.
Tiga tahun lamanya Abimelekh memerintah Israel.
23 And he sent God a spirit evil between Abimelech and between [the] citizens of Shechem and they dealt treacherously [the] citizens of Shechem with Abimelech.
Lalu Tuhan menimbulkan permusuhan antara Abimelekh dengan orang-orang Sikhem sehingga mereka melawan dia.
24 To come [the] violence of seventy [the] sons of Jerub-Baal and blood their to put on Abimelech brother their who he killed them and on [the] citizens of Shechem who they strengthened hands his to kill brothers his.
Hal ini terjadi supaya terbalaslah kejahatan Abimelekh dan orang-orang Sikhem yang menghasut dia untuk membunuh ketujuh puluh anak-anak Gideon.
25 And they set to him [the] citizens of Shechem ambushers on [the] tops of the mountains and they robbed every [one] who he passed by on them on the road and it was told to Abimelech.
Orang-orang Sikhem itu menempatkan penghadang-penghadang di puncak-puncak gunung untuk menangkap Abimelekh. Setiap orang yang lewat di situ dirampok oleh penghadang-penghadang itu. Maka hal itu diberitahukan kepada Abimelekh.
26 And he came Gaal [the] son of Ebed and brothers his and they passed on in Shechem and they trusted in him [the] citizens of Shechem.
Pada waktu itu Gaal anak Ebed telah datang bersama-sama dengan saudara-saudaranya untuk tinggal di Sikhem; dan orang-orang Sikhem percaya kepadanya.
27 And they went out the field and they gathered grapes vineyards their and they trod [them] and they made rejoicings and they went [the] house of god their and they ate and they drank and they cursed Abimelech.
Mereka pergi memetik anggur di kebun-kebun anggur, lalu membuat minuman anggur, dan mengadakan pesta. Mereka makan minum di tempat penyembahan dewa mereka sambil menyumpah-nyumpahi Abimelekh.
28 And he said - Gaal [the] son of Ebed who? [is] Abimelech and who? [is] Shechem that we will serve him ¿ not [is he] [the] son of Jerub-Baal and [is] Zebul? deputy his serve [the] men of Hamor [the] father of Shechem and why? will we serve him we.
"Kita ini siapa sehingga kita harus tunduk kepada Abimelekh?" kata Gaal. "Dia itu siapa sebenarnya? Bukankah dia anak Gideon yang dengan Zebul wakilnya itu telah menjadi hamba Hemor, ayah Sikhem, leluhur kita!"
29 And who? will he give the people this in hand my and I will remove Abimelech and he said of Abimelech make numerous army your and come out!
"Seandainya saya yang memimpin orang-orang Sikhem ini, pasti sudah habislah riwayat Abimelekh itu! Akan saya katakan kepadanya, 'Ayo maju! Kerahkan tentaramu dan marilah keluar berperang!'"
30 And he heard Zebul [the] official of the city [the] words of Gaal [the] son of Ebed and it burned anger his.
Zebul, penguasa kota Sikhem, menjadi marah ketika mendengar omongan Gaal itu.
31 And he sent messengers to Abimelech in treachery saying here! Gaal [the] son of Ebed and brothers his [are] coming Shechem towards and here they [are] shutting up the city on you.
Ia mengirim utusan kepada Abimelekh di Aruma untuk menyampaikan pesan ini, "Gaal anak Ebed bersama-sama dengan saudara-saudaranya telah datang ke Sikhem dan menghasut penduduknya supaya melawan engkau.
32 And therefore arise night you and the people which [is] with you and lie in wait in the field.
Karena itu, hendaklah engkau dan orang-orangmu pergi bersembunyi di ladang pada waktu malam.
33 And it will be in the morning when rises the sun you will rise early and you will make a raid on the city and there! he and the people which [is] with him [are] going out against you and you will do to him just as it will find hand your.
Besok pagi apabila matahari terbit, serbulah kota itu dengan mendadak. Dan jika Gaal dengan orang-orangnya keluar melawan engkau, itulah kesempatanmu untuk menggempur dia!"
34 And he arose Abimelech and all the people which [was] with him night and they lay in wait on Shechem four companies.
Maka Abimelekh dengan semua anak buahnya bergerak pada waktu malam. Mereka berpencar menjadi empat pasukan lalu pergi bersembunyi di sekeliling kota Sikhem.
35 And he went out Gaal [the] son of Ebed and he stood [the] entrance of [the] gate of the city and he arose Abimelech and the people which [was] with him from the ambush.
Segera setelah Abimelekh dan orang-orangnya melihat Gaal keluar dan berdiri di gerbang kota, mereka semuanya keluar dari tempat persembunyian.
36 And he saw Gaal the people and he said to Zebul there! a people [is] coming down from [the] tops of the mountains and he said to him Zebul [the] shadow of the mountains you [are] seeing like men.
Gaal melihat mereka, lalu berkata kepada Zebul, "Lihat! Ada orang-orang turun kemari dari puncak-puncak gunung!" "Ah, itu bukan orang," sahut Zebul, "itu hanya bayang-bayangan di gunung."
37 And he repeated again Gaal to speak and he said there! a people [are] coming down from with [the] center of the land and a company one [is] coming from [the] direction of [the] great tree of [the] soothsayer.
Lalu kata Gaal lagi, "Benar! Ada orang turun dari lereng bukit, dan satu kelompok lagi sedang menuju kemari dari arah pohon terpentin keramat!"
38 And he said to him Zebul where? then [is] mouth your O [you] who you said who? [is] Abimelech that we will serve him ¿ not [is] this the people which you rejected it go out please now and fight against him.
Berkatalah Zebul kepada Gaal, "Nah, di mana sekarang mulut besarmu itu? Dulu katamu untuk apa kita harus tunduk kepada si Abimelekh itu? Inilah orang-orang yang kauhina itu. Ayo maju sekarang menyerang mereka!"
39 And he went out Gaal before [the] citizens of Shechem and he fought against Abimelech.
Lalu Gaal membawa keluar orang-orang Sikhem dan melawan Abimelekh.
40 And he pursued him Abimelech and he fled from before him and they fell [those] fatally wounded many to [the] entrance of the gate.
Tetapi Abimelekh menyerbu dia sampai ia melarikan diri. Korban berjatuhan sampai di depan pintu gerbang kota.
41 And he dwelt Abimelech at Arumah and he drove out Zebul Gaal and brothers his from dwelling at Shechem.
Akhirnya Abimelekh kembali ke Aruma, dan menetap di sana. Zebul mengusir Gaal dengan saudara-saudaranya keluar dari Sikhem, sehingga mereka tidak dapat tinggal di sana lagi.
42 And it was from [the] next day and it went out the people the field and people told to Abimelech.
Besoknya orang-orang Sikhem mulai meninggalkan kota, hendak ke ladang dan hal itu dilaporkan kepada Abimelekh.
43 And he took the people and he divided them into three companies and he lay in wait in the field and he saw and there! the people [was] going out from the city and he rose up on them and he struck down them.
Lalu Abimelekh mengumpulkan orang-orangnya, dan membagi mereka menjadi tiga pasukan, lalu mereka pergi bersembunyi di ladang-ladang. Ketika ia melihat penduduk kota itu menuju ke ladang, ia keluar dari persembunyiannya lalu membunuh mereka.
44 And Abimelech and the companies which [were] with him they made a raid and they stood [the] entrance of [the] gate of the city and [the] two the companies they made a raid on all [those] who [were] in the field and they struck down them.
Sementara Abimelekh dengan pasukannya cepat-cepat maju menyerbu gerbang kota, kedua pasukannya yang lain mengejar dan membunuh orang-orang yang lari ke ladang-ladang.
45 And Abimelech [was] fighting against the city all the day that and he captured the city and the people which [was] in it he killed and he pulled down the city and he sowed it salt.
Abimelekh bertempur terus sepanjang hari dan menduduki kota itu; penduduknya dibunuh, lalu kotanya dihancurkannya kemudian ditaburi garam.
46 And they heard all [the] citizens of [the] tower of Shechem and they went into [the] underground chamber of [the] house of El-Berith.
Ketika orang-orang yang berada di dalam benteng Sikhem mendengar tentang hal itu, mereka masuk ke dalam lubang di bawah kuil El-Berit untuk berlindung.
47 And it was told to Abimelech that they had gathered together all [the] citizens of [the] tower of Shechem.
Lalu orang memberitahukan kepada Abimelekh bahwa orang-orang di benteng Sikhem itu telah berkumpul di sana.
48 And he went up Abimelech [the] mountain of Zalmon he and all the people which [was] with him and he took Abimelech the axes in hand his and he cut off a branch of wood and he lifted up it and he put [it] on shoulder his and he said to the people which [was] with him whatever you have seen I have done hurry do like me.
Karena itu, Abimelekh dengan orang-orangnya pergi ke Gunung Zalmon. Di sana ia memotong dahan-dahan kayu dengan kapak, lalu memikul dahan-dahan itu di atas pundaknya, kemudian menyuruh orang-orangnya juga cepat-cepat melakukan seperti yang telah dilakukannya.
49 And they cut off also all the people everyone own branch his and they went after Abimelech and they put [them] over the underground chamber and they set on fire over them the underground chamber with fire and they died also all [the] men of [the] tower of Shechem about a thousand man and woman.
Maka mereka masing-masing memotong dahan-dahan kayu, lalu berjalan mengikuti Abimelekh. Semua dahan kayu itu mereka timbun di mulut lubang kuil itu, lalu membakarnya, sementara orang-orang Sikhem itu masih berada di dalamnya. Karena itu matilah semua penduduk Sikhem itu, kira-kira seribu orang pria dan wanita.
50 And he went Abimelech to Thebez and he encamped at Thebez and he captured it.
Setelah itu Abimelekh pergi ke Tebes. Ia mengepung kota itu lalu mendudukinya.
51 And a tower of strength it was in [the] middle of the city and they fled there towards all the men and the women and all [the] citizens of the city and they shut [the] door behind them and they went up on [the] roof of the tower.
Di tengah-tengah kota itu ada sebuah menara yang kuat. Maka seluruh penduduk kota itu lari ke sana. Mereka masuk ke dalam menara itu dan mengunci pintunya, lalu naik ke atas.
52 And he came Abimelech to the tower and he fought against it and he drew near to [the] entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
Kemudian datanglah Abimelekh ke situ untuk menyerang menara itu. Ketika ia tiba di pintu menara itu dan hendak membakarnya,
53 And she threw a woman one a mill-stone of an upper mill-stone on [the] head of Abimelech and it crushed skull his.
seorang wanita menjatuhkan sebuah batu penggilingan ke atas kepalanya sehingga retak batok kepalanya itu.
54 And he called quickly to the young man - [who] carried armor his and he said to him draw sword your and kill me lest people should say of me a woman she killed him and he pierced through him young man his and he died.
Cepat-cepat Abimelekh memanggil pemuda yang memikul senjatanya dan berkata, "Cabutlah pedangmu dan bunuhlah saya; saya tidak mau dikatakan orang bahwa saya dibunuh oleh wanita." Maka pemuda itu menikam dia sampai mati.
55 And they saw [the] man of Israel that he was dead Abimelech and they went everyone to own place his.
Ketika orang-orang Israel melihat bahwa Abimelekh sudah mati, mereka semuanya pulang.
56 And he repaid God [the] evil of Abimelech which he had done to father his by killing seventy brothers his.
Demikianlah caranya Allah membalas Abimelekh atas kejahatan yang dilakukannya terhadap ayahnya, ketika ia membunuh ketujuh puluh orang saudara-saudaranya.
57 And all [the] evil of [the] men of Shechem he repaid God on head their and it came to them [the] curse of Jotham [the] son of Jerub-Baal.
Dan Tuhan menghukum juga orang-orang Sikhem karena kejahatan mereka. Hal itu tepat seperti yang telah dikatakan Yotam anak Gideon tentang mereka ketika ia menyumpahi mereka.
