1 Kings 2

1 When David [knew that he] was about to die, he gave these final instructions to his son Solomon:

Ketika saat kematian Daud mendekat, ia berpesan kepada Salomo, anaknya:

2 “I am about to die [EUP], like everyone else on earth does. Be courageous and conduct yourself as an adult should.

"Aku ini akan menempuh jalan segala yang fana, maka kuatkanlah hatimu dan berlakulah seperti laki-laki.

3 Do what Yahweh our God tells you to do. Conduct yourself as he wants you to do. Obey all of his laws and commands and precepts and instructions that are written in the laws that Moses [gave us]. Do this in order that you will prosper in all that you do and wherever you go.

Lakukanlah kewajibanmu dengan setia terhadap TUHAN, Allahmu, dengan hidup menurut jalan yang ditunjukkan-Nya, dan dengan tetap mengikuti segala ketetapan, perintah, peraturan dan ketentuan-Nya, seperti yang tertulis dalam hukum Musa, supaya engkau beruntung dalam segala yang kaulakukan dan dalam segala yang kautuju,

4 If you continually do that, Yahweh will do what he promised me: He said, ‘If your descendants do what I tell them to do, and faithfully obey my commands with all their inner beings, they will always be [LIT] the ones who will rule [MTY] Israel.’

dan supaya TUHAN menepati janji yang diucapkan-Nya tentang aku, yakni: Jika anak-anakmu laki-laki tetap hidup di hadapan-Ku dengan setia, dengan segenap hati dan dengan segenap jiwa, maka keturunanmu takkan terputus dari takhta kerajaan Israel.

5 “There is something else [that I want you to do]. You know what Joab did to me. He killed my two army commanders, Abner and Amasa. He murdered them violently [MTY] during a time of peace, pretending that it was a time of war. Those two men (were innocent/had not done what was wrong). But Joab [killed them and] their blood to stain his belt and his sandals.

Dan lagi engkaupun mengetahui apa yang dilakukan kepadaku oleh Yoab, anak Zeruya, apa yang dilakukannya kepada kedua panglima Israel, yakni Abner bin Ner dan Amasa bin Yeter. Ia membunuh mereka dan menumpahkan darah dalam zaman damai seakan-akan ada perang, sehingga sabuk pinggangnya dan kasut kakinya berlumuran darah.

6 Because you are wise, do to him what you think is best [for you to do], but do not allow him to become old [MTY] and then die [IDM] peacefully. (Sheol h7585)

Maka bertindaklah dengan bijaksana dan janganlah biarkan yang ubanan itu turun dengan selamat ke dalam dunia orang mati. (Sheol h7585)

7 “But be kind to the sons of Barzillai, the man from [the] Gilead [region], and be sure that they always have enough food to eat [MTY]. Do that because Barzillai helped me when I was running away from your older brother Absalom.

Tetapi kepada anak-anak Barzilai, orang Gilead itu, haruslah kautunjukkan kemurahan hati. Biarlah mereka termasuk golongan yang mendapat makanan dari mejamu, sebab merekapun menunjukkan kesetiaannya dengan menyambut aku pada waktu aku melarikan diri dari depan kakakmu Absalom.

8 Also, [you remember] Gera’s son Shimei from Bahurim [town] in the area where the descendants of Benjamin live. [You know what he did to me]. He cursed me terribly on the day I [left Jerusalem and] went to Mahanaim [town]. But when he later came down to see me at the Jordan [River], I solemnly promised, while Yahweh listened [MTY], that I would not cause him to be executed.

Juga masih ada padamu Simei bin Gera, orang Benyamin, dari Bahurim. Dialah yang mengutuki aku dengan kutuk yang kejam pada waktu aku pergi ke Mahanaim, tetapi kemudian ia datang menyongsong aku di sungai Yordan dan aku telah bersumpah kepadanya demi TUHAN: Takkan kubunuh engkau dengan pedang!

9 But now you must [LIT] surely punish him. You are a wise man, so you will know what you should do to him. He is an old man [MTY], but be sure that he [loses/sheds] a lot of blood when you kill him [MTY].” (Sheol h7585)

Sekarang janganlah bebaskan dia dari hukuman, sebab engkau seorang yang bijaksana dan tahu apa yang harus kaulakukan kepadanya untuk membuat yang ubanan itu turun dengan berdarah ke dalam dunia orang mati." (Sheol h7585)

10 Then David died [EUP] and was buried in [that part of Jerusalem which was called] ‘The City of David’.

Kemudian Daud mendapat perhentian bersama-sama nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud.

11 David had been the king of Israel for 40 years: He ruled for seven years in Hebron and for 33 years in Jerusalem.

Dan Daud memerintah orang Israel selama empat puluh tahun; di Hebron ia memerintah tujuh tahun, dan di Yerusalem ia memerintah tiga puluh tiga tahun.

12 Solomon became the ruler/king [MTY] to take the place of his father David and took control of all of the kingdom.

Salomo duduk di atas takhta Daud, ayahnya, dan kerajaannya sangat kokoh.

13 [One day] Adonijah came to Solomon’s mother Bathsheba. She said to him, “Have you come because you want things to go well?” He replied, “Yes.”

Pada suatu hari Adonia, anak Hagit, masuk menghadap Batsyeba, ibu Salomo, lalu perempuan itu berkata: "Apakah engkau datang dengan maksud damai?" Jawabnya: "Ya, damai!"

14 But then he said, “I have something to ask you to do.” She said, “Tell me [what you want me to do].”

Kemudian katanya: "Ada sesuatu yang hendak kukatakan kepadamu." Jawab perempuan itu: "Katakanlah!"

15 He said, “You know that all the Israeli people expected me to be their king [because I am David’s oldest surviving son]. But that did not happen. Instead, my [younger] brother became king, because that is what Yahweh wanted.

Lalu katanya: "Engkau sendiri tahu bahwa akulah yang berhak atas kedudukan raja, dan bahwa seluruh Israel mengharapkan, supaya aku menjadi raja; tetapi sebaliknya kedudukan raja jatuh kepada adikku, sebab dari Tuhanlah ia mendapatnya.

16 Now I have one thing that I ask you to do. Please do not refuse to do it.” She replied, “Tell me [what you want me to do].”

Dan sekarang, satu permintaan saja kusampaikan kepadamu; janganlah tolak permintaanku." Jawab perempuan itu kepadanya: "Katakanlah!"

17 He said, “Please ask King Solomon to give to me Abishag, the woman from Shunem [town], to be my wife. [I am sure that] he will not refuse.”

Maka katanya: "Bicarakanlah kiranya dengan raja Salomo, sebab ia tidak akan menolak permintaanmu, supaya Abisag, gadis Sunem itu, diberikannya kepadaku menjadi isteriku."

18 Bathsheba replied, “Okay, I will speak to the king for you.”

Jawab Batsyeba: "Baik, aku akan membicarakan hal itu untuk engkau dengan raja."

19 So Bathsheba went to King Solomon, to tell him what Adonijah wanted. The king got up [from his throne] and went to greet her and bowed down to her. Then he sat on his throne again and asked someone to bring a chair for her. So she sat down at the king’s right side.

Batsyeba masuk menghadap raja Salomo untuk membicarakan hal itu untuk Adonia, lalu bangkitlah raja mendapatkannya serta tunduk menyembah kepadanya; kemudian duduklah ia di atas takhtanya dan ia menyuruh meletakkan kursi untuk bunda raja, lalu perempuan itu duduk di sebelah kanannya.

20 Then she said, “I have one small thing which I want you to do; please do not say that you will not do it.” The king replied, “Mother, what do you want? I will not refuse you.”

Berkatalah perempuan itu: "Suatu permintaan kecil saja yang kusampaikan kepadamu, janganlah tolak permintaanku." Jawab raja kepadanya: "Mintalah, ya ibu, sebab aku tidak akan menolak permintaanmu."

21 She said, “Allow Abishag to be given to your [older] brother Adonijah to be his wife.”

Kata perempuan itu: "Biarlah Abisag, gadis Sunem itu, diberikan kepada kakakmu Adonia menjadi isterinya."

22 The king replied [angrily], “What? Are you requesting me to give Abishag to Adonijah? [Does he want me] to allow him to rule the kingdom, too? Because he is my older brother, [does he think that he should be the king]? Does he think that Abiathar should be the priest [instead of Zadok], and that Joab [should be the army commander instead of Benaiah] because they supported him [when he tried to become the king]?”

Tetapi raja Salomo menjawab ibunya: "Mengapa engkau meminta hanya Abisag, gadis Sunem itu, untuk Adonia? Minta jugalah untuknya kedudukan raja! Bukankah dia saudaraku yang lebih tua, dan di pihaknya ada imam Abyatar dan Yoab, anak Zeruya?"

23 Then Solomon solemnly promised, requesting Yahweh to listen, “I wish God would strike me and kill me if I do not cause Adonijah to be executed for requesting this!

Lalu bersumpahlah raja Salomo demi TUHAN: "Beginilah kiranya Allah menghukum aku, bahkan lebih dari pada itu, jika Adonia tidak membayarkan nyawanya dengan permintaan ini!

24 Yahweh has appointed me to be the king and placed me here to rule [MTY] as my father David did. He has promised that my descendants [MTY] will be the kings of Israel. So just as surely as Yahweh lives, I solemnly promise that Adonijah will be executed today!”

Oleh sebab itu, demi TUHAN yang hidup, yang menegakkan aku dan mendudukkan aku di atas takhta Daud, ayahku, dan yang membuat bagiku suatu keluarga seperti yang dijanjikan-Nya: pada hari ini juga Adonia harus dibunuh."

25 So King Solomon gave orders to Benaiah to [go and] kill Adonijah, and Benaiah did that.

Lalu raja Salomo menyerahkan hal itu kepada Benaya bin Yoyada; orang ini memancung dia sehingga mati.

26 Then Solomon said to Abiathar the priest, “Go to Anathoth [town], to your land there. You deserve to be killed, but I will not execute you now, because you were the one who [supervised the men who] carried Yahweh’s Sacred Chest for David my father, and you endured all the troubles that my father endured.”

Dan kepada imam Abyatar raja berkata: "Pergilah ke Anatot, ke tanah milikmu, sebab engkau patut dihukum mati, tetapi pada hari ini aku tidak akan membunuh engkau, oleh karena engkau telah mengangkat tabut Tuhan ALLAH di depan Daud, ayahku, dan oleh karena engkau telah turut menderita dalam segala sengsara yang diderita ayahku."

27 So Solomon dismissed Abiathar from being the priest of Yahweh. By doing that he caused to happen what Yahweh had said [many years previously] at Shiloh, [that some day he would get rid] of the descendants [MTY] of Eli.

Lalu Salomo memecat Abyatar dari jabatannya sebagai imam TUHAN. Dengan demikian Salomo memenuhi firman TUHAN yang telah dikatakan-Nya di Silo mengenai keluarga Eli.

28 Joab had not supported Absalom [when he tried to become the king], but he had supported Adonijah. So when Joab heard what had happened, he ran to the Sacred Tent, and he grasped the projections on the corners of the altar, [because he knew that no one would kill him there].

Ketika kabar itu sampai kepada Yoab--memang Yoab telah memihak kepada Adonia, sekalipun ia tidak memihak kepada Absalom--maka larilah Yoab ke kemah TUHAN, lalu memegang tanduk-tanduk mezbah.

29 When someone told Solomon that Joab had run to the Sacred Tent and was standing alongside the altar, Solomon told Benaiah, “Go and execute Joab.”

Kemudian diberitahukanlah kepada Salomo, bahwa Yoab sudah lari ke kemah TUHAN, dan telah ada di samping mezbah. Lalu Salomo menyuruh Benaya bin Yoyada: "Pergilah, pancung dia."

30 So Benaiah went to the Sacred Tent and said to Joab, “The king commands you to come out!” But Joab replied, “No, I will die here.” So Benaiah went back to the king and reported [what he had said to Joab, and] what Joab had replied.

Benaya masuk ke dalam kemah TUHAN serta berkata kepadanya: "Beginilah kata raja: Keluarlah." Jawabnya: "Tidak, sebab di sinilah aku mau mati." Lalu Benaya menyampaikan jawab itu kepada raja, katanya: "Beginilah kata Yoab dan beginilah jawabnya kepadaku."

31 The king replied to him, “Do what he has requested. Kill him and bury his body. If you do that, my descendants [MTY] and I will no longer be punished for what Joab did when he killed [MTY] two men who (were innocent/had not done anything that is wrong).

Kata raja kepadanya: "Perbuatlah seperti yang dikatakannya; pancunglah dia dan kuburkanlah dia; dengan demikian engkau menjauhkan dari padaku dan dari pada kaumku noda darah yang ditumpahkan Yoab dengan tidak beralasan.

32 But Yahweh will punish [MTY] Joab for attacking and killing Abner, the commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa, the commander of the army of Judah, two men who were more righteous and better [DOU] men than he is. My father David did not even know that Joab [was planning to murder them].

Dan TUHAN akan menanggungkan darahnya kepadanya sendiri, karena ia telah membunuh dua orang yang lebih benar dan lebih baik dari padanya. Ia membunuh mereka dengan pedang, dengan tidak diketahui ayahku Daud, yaitu Abner bin Ner, panglima Israel, dan Amasa bin Yeter, panglima Yehuda.

33 Joab and his descendants will be punished [IDM] forever for his murdering Abner and Amasa. But things will forever go well for David’s descendants [MTY] who rule [MTY] as King David did.”

Demikianlah darah mereka akan ditanggungkan kepada Yoab dan keturunannya untuk selama-lamanya, tetapi Daud dan keturunannya dan keluarganya dan takhtanya akan mendapat selamat dari pada TUHAN sampai selama-lamanya."

34 So Benaiah went [into the Sacred Tent] and killed Joab. Joab was buried on his property in the desert [part of Judah].

Maka berangkatlah Benaya bin Yoyada, lalu memancung dan membunuh Yoab, kemudian dia dikuburkan di rumahnya sendiri di padang gurun.

35 Then the king appointed Benaiah to be the commander of the army instead of Joab, and he appointed Zadok to be the priest instead of Abiathar.

Raja mengangkat Benaya bin Yoyada menggantikan Yoab menjadi kepala tentara; dan raja mengangkat imam Zadok menggantikan Abyatar.

36 Then the king sent [a messenger] to summon Shimei, and the king said to him, “Build a house for yourself here in Jerusalem. Remain there and do not leave the city to go anywhere.

Kemudian raja menyuruh memanggil Simei, dan berkata kepadanya: "Dirikanlah bagimu sebuah rumah di Yerusalem, diamlah di sana, dan janganlah keluar dari sana ke mana-manapun.

37 Be sure that the day that you leave Jerusalem and go across the Kidron Brook, you will be executed, and it will be (your own fault/what you deserve).”

Sebab ketahuilah sungguh-sungguh, bahwa pada waktu engkau keluar dan menyeberangi sungai Kidron, pastilah engkau mati dibunuh dan darahmu akan ditanggungkan kepadamu sendiri."

38 Shimei replied, “Your Majesty, what you say is good. I will do what you have said.” So Shimei remained in Jerusalem for several years.

Lalu berkatalah Simei kepada raja: "Baiklah demikian! Seperti yang tuanku raja katakan, demikianlah akan dilakukan hambamu ini." Lalu Simei diam di Yerusalem beberapa waktu lamanya.

39 But three years later, two of Shimei’s slaves ran away. They went to stay with Maacah’s son Achish, the king of Gath [city]. When someone told Shimei that they were in Gath,

Dan sesudah lewat tiga tahun, terjadilah bahwa dua orang hamba Simei lari kepada Akhis bin Maakha, raja Gat, lalu diberitahukan kepada Simei: "Ketahuilah, kedua orang hambamu ada di Gat."

40 he put a saddle on his donkey and [got on it and] went to Gath. He found his slaves staying with King Achish and brought them back home.

Maka berkemaslah Simei, dipelanainya keledainya, dan pergilah ia ke Gat, kepada Akhis, untuk mencari hambanya itu. Lalu Simei pulang dan membawa mereka dari Gat.

41 But someone told King Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and had returned.

Ketika diberitahukan kepada Salomo, bahwa tadinya Simei pergi dari Yerusalem ke Gat dan sekarang sudah pulang,

42 So the king sent [a soldier] to summon Shimei and said to him, “I told you to solemnly promise, knowing that Yahweh [MTY] was listening, that you must not leave Jerusalem. I told you [RHQ], ‘Be sure that if you ever leave Jerusalem, you will be executed.’ And you replied [RHQ] to me, ‘What you have said is good; I will do what you have said.’

maka raja menyuruh memanggil Simei dan berkata kepadanya: "Bukankah aku telah menyuruh engkau bersumpah demi TUHAN dan telah memperingatkan engkau, begini: Ketahuilah sungguh-sungguh, bahwa pada waktu engkau keluar dan pergi ke mana-manapun, pastilah engkau mati dibunuh! Dan engkau telah menjawab: Baiklah demikian, aku akan mentaatinya.

43 So why did you not do what you solemnly promised to Yahweh? Why did you disobey what I commanded you?”

Mengapa engkau tidak menepati sumpah demi TUHAN itu dan juga perintah yang kuperintahkan kepadamu?"

44 The king also said to Shimei, “You know all the evil things that you did to my father David. So Yahweh will now punish you for the evil things that you did.

Kemudian kata raja kepada Simei: "Engkau sendiri tahu dalam hatimu segala kejahatan yang kauperbuat kepada Daud, ayahku, maka TUHAN telah menanggungkan kejahatanmu itu kepadamu sendiri.

45 But Yahweh will bless me, and he will enable David’s descendants [MTY] to rule forever.”

Tetapi diberkatilah kiranya raja Salomo dan kokohlah takhta Daud di hadapan TUHAN sampai selama-lamanya."

46 Then the king gave an order to Benaiah, and he went and killed Shimei. So Solomon was completely in control of the kingdom.

Raja memberi perintah kepada Benaya bin Yoyada, lalu keluarlah Benaya, dipancungnya Simei sehingga mati. Demikianlah kerajaan itu kokoh di tangan Salomo.