1 Samuel 13
1 Saul was no longer a young man when he became the king. He ruled Israel for 42 years.
Saul berumur sekian tahun ketika ia menjadi raja; dua tahun ia memerintah atas Israel.
2 [Several years after he became king], he chose three thousand men from the Israeli army to go with him [to fight the Philistines]. Then he sent the other soldiers back home. Of the men he chose, 2,000 stayed with Saul at Micmash and in the hilly area near Bethel, and 1,000 stayed with [Saul’s son] Jonathan at Gibeah, in the area where the descendants of Benjamin lived.
Saul memilih tiga ribu orang dari antara orang Israel; dua ribu orang ada bersama-sama dengan Saul di Mikhmas dan di pegunungan Betel, sedang seribu orang ada bersama-sama dengan Yonatan di Gibea Benyamin, tetapi selebihnya dari rakyat itu disuruhnya pulang, masing-masing ke kemahnya.
3 Jonathan [and the men who were with him] attacked the Philistine soldiers who were camped at Geba. The [other] Philistines heard about that. [So Saul realized that the army of Philistia would probably come to fight the Israelis again]. So Saul [sent messengers to] blow trumpets throughout Israel [to gather the people together and] proclaim to them, “All you Hebrews need to hear [that now the Philistines will start a war with us]!”
Yonatan memukul kalah pasukan pendudukan orang Filistin yang ada di Geba; dan hal itu terdengar oleh orang Filistin. Karena itu Saul menyuruh meniup sangkakala di seluruh negeri, sebab pikirnya: "Biarlah orang Ibrani mendengarnya."
4 The messengers told the rest of the army to gather together with Saul at Gilgal. And all the people in Israel heard the news. People were saying, “Saul’s army has attacked the Philistine camp, with the result that now the Philistines hate us Israelis very much.”
Demikianlah seluruh orang Israel mendengar kabar, bahwa Saul telah memukul kalah pasukan pendudukan orang Filistin dan dengan demikian orang Israel dibenci oleh orang Filistin. Kemudian dikerahkanlah rakyat itu untuk mengikuti Saul ke Gilgal.
5 The Philistines gathered together and were given equipment to fight the Israelis. The Philistines had 3,000 chariots, and 6,000 chariot-drivers. Their soldiers [seemed to be as many] as grains of sand on the seashore [HYP]. They went up and set up their tents at Micmash, to the east of Beth-Aven ([which means ‘house of wickedness’, and really referred to Bethel town]).
Adapun orang Filistin telah berkumpul untuk berperang melawan orang Israel. Dengan tiga ribu kereta, enam ribu orang pasukan berkuda dan pasukan berjalan kaki sebanyak pasir di tepi laut mereka bergerak maju dan berkemah di Mikhmas, di sebelah timur Bet-Awen.
6 The Philistines attacked the Israelis very strongly, and the Israeli soldiers realized that they were in a very bad situation. So many of the Israeli soldiers hid in caves and holes in the ground, or among the rocks, or in pits, or in wells.
Ketika dilihat orang-orang Israel, bahwa mereka terjepit--sebab rakyat memang terdesak--maka larilah rakyat bersembunyi di gua, keluk batu, bukit batu, liang batu dan perigi;
7 Some of them crossed the Jordan River at a place where it was very shallow. Then they went to the area where the descendants of Gad lived and to [the] Gilead [region]. But Saul stayed at Gilgal. All the soldiers who were with him were shaking [because they were so afraid].
malah ada orang Ibrani yang menyeberangi arungan sungai Yordan menuju tanah Gad dan Gilead, sedang Saul masih di Gilgal dan seluruh rakyat mengikutinya dengan gemetar.
8 Saul waited seven days, which was the number of days that Samuel had told him to wait for him. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal [during that time], so many of the men in Saul’s army began to leave him and run away.
Ia menunggu tujuh hari lamanya sampai waktu yang ditentukan Samuel. Tetapi ketika Samuel tidak datang ke Gilgal, mulailah rakyat itu berserak-serak meninggalkan dia.
9 So Saul said to the soldiers, “Bring to me an animal to be completely burned [on the altar] and one for the offering to enable us to maintain fellowship [with God].” [So the men did that].
Sebab itu Saul berkata: "Bawalah kepadaku korban bakaran dan korban keselamatan itu." Lalu ia mempersembahkan korban bakaran.
10 And just as he was finished burning those offerings, Samuel arrived. Saul went to greet him.
Baru saja ia habis mempersembahkan korban bakaran, maka tampaklah Samuel datang. Saul pergi menyongsongnya untuk memberi salam kepadanya.
11 Samuel [saw what Saul had done, and he] said to Saul, “Why have you done this?” Saul replied, “I saw that my men were leaving me and running away, and that you did not come here during the time that you said that you would come, and that the Philistine army was gathering together at Micmash.
Tetapi kata Samuel: "Apa yang telah kauperbuat?" Jawab Saul: "Karena aku melihat rakyat itu berserak-serak meninggalkan aku dan engkau tidak datang pada waktu yang telah ditentukan, padahal orang Filistin telah berkumpul di Mikhmas,
12 “So I thought, ‘The Philistine army is going to attack us here at Gilgal, and I have not yet asked Yahweh to bless/help us.’ So I felt it was necessary to offer the burnt offerings [to seek God’s blessings].”
maka pikirku: Sebentar lagi orang Filistin akan menyerang aku di Gilgal, padahal aku belum memohonkan belas kasihan TUHAN; sebab itu aku memberanikan diri, lalu mempersembahkan korban bakaran."
13 Samuel replied, “What you did was very foolish! You have not obeyed what Yahweh, your God, commanded [about sacrifices]. If you had obeyed him, God would have allowed you and your descendants to rule [Israel] for a long time.
Kata Samuel kepada Saul: "Perbuatanmu itu bodoh. Engkau tidak mengikuti perintah TUHAN, Allahmu, yang diperintahkan-Nya kepadamu; sebab sedianya TUHAN mengokohkan kerajaanmu atas orang Israel untuk selama-lamanya.
14 But now [because of what you have done, you will die, and after you die, ] none of your descendants will rule. Yahweh is seeking for a man [to be king] who will be just the kind of person that he wants him to be, so that he can appoint him to be the leader of his people. Yahweh will do this because you have not obeyed what he commanded.”
Tetapi sekarang kerajaanmu tidak akan tetap. TUHAN telah memilih seorang yang berkenan di hati-Nya dan TUHAN telah menunjuk dia menjadi raja atas umat-Nya, karena engkau tidak mengikuti apa yang diperintahkan TUHAN kepadamu."
15 Then Samuel left Gilgal and went up to Gibeah. Saul stayed at Gilgal with his soldiers. There were only about 600 of them left [who had not run away].
Kemudian berangkatlah Samuel dan pergi dari Gilgal ke Gibea Benyamin. Tetapi Saul memeriksa barisan rakyat yang ada bersama-sama dengan dia itu: kira-kira enam ratus orang banyaknya.
16 Saul and his son Jonathan and the soldiers who were with them went to Geba [city] in the area of the tribe of Benjamin [and set up their tents there]. The Philistine army set up their tents at Micmash.
Saul dan Yonatan, anaknya, dan rakyat yang ada bersama-sama dengan mereka, tinggal di Geba-Benyamin, sedang orang Filistin berkemah di Mikhmas.
17 Three groups of Philistia men soon left the place where their army was staying, and went and (raided the Israeli towns/attacked the Israelis and took their possessions). One group went [north] toward Ophrah [city] in [the] Shual [region].
Maka keluarlah orang-orang penjarah dari perkemahan orang Filistin dalam tiga gerombolan: gerombolan yang satu mengambil jalan ke Ofra, ke daerah Syual;
18 One group went [west] to Beth-Horon [city]. The third group went toward the [Israeli] border, above Zeboim Valley, near the desert.
gerombolan yang kedua mengambil jalan ke Bet-Horon, dan gerombolan yang satu lagi mengambil jalan ke perbatasan yang menghadap ke lembah Zeboim arah ke padang gurun.
19 At that time, there were no men in Israel who (were blacksmiths/could make things from iron). [The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that] they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.
Seorang tukang besi tidak terdapat di seluruh negeri Israel, sebab orang Filistin berkata: "Jangan-jangan orang Ibrani membuat pedang atau tombak."
20 So [whenever the Israelis needed] to sharpen the blades of their plows, or picks, or axes, or sickles, they were forced to take those things to a Philistia man who could sharpen those things.
Jadi semua orang Israel harus pergi kepada orang Filistin untuk mengasah mata bajaknya, beliungnya, kapaknya atau aritnya masing-masing--
21 They needed to pay (one fourth of an ounce/8 grams) of silver for sharpening a plow, and (an eighth of an ounce/4 grams) of silver to sharpen an axe, or a sickle, or (an ox goad/a pointed rod to jab an ox to make it walk).
adapun bayarannya ialah dua pertiga syikal untuk mata bajak dan beliung, dan sepertiga syikal untuk mengasah kapak dan untuk memasang kusa--
22 So [because the Israelis could not make weapons from iron], on the day that the Israelis fought [against the men of Philistia], Saul and Jonathan were the only Israeli men who had swords. None of the others had a sword; [they had only bows and arrows].
sehingga pada hari pertempuran itu sebilah pedang atau lembingpun tidak terdapat pada seluruh rakyat yang ada bersama Saul dan Yonatan. Tetapi Saul dan Yonatan, anaknya itu, masih mempunyainya.
23 Before the battle started, some Philistia men went to (the pass/a narrow place between two cliffs) outside Micmash to guard it.
Dan suatu pasukan pengawal orang Filistin telah keluar ke pelintasan gunung di Mikhmas.
