1 Samuel 14

1 One day, Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me; we will go over to where the Philistia soldiers have put up their tents.” [So they went], but Jonathan did not tell his father [what they were going to do].

Pada suatu hari, Yonatan berkata kepada pembawa senjatanya, “Mari kita pergi menyeberang untuk mendekati pos pasukan pengawal Filistin di sana!” Tetapi Yonatan tidak memberitahu bapaknya tentang apa yang akan dia lakukan.

2 On that day, Saul and the 600 soldiers who were with him were sitting around a pomegranate tree at a place where the people threshed grain, near Gibeah.

Saat itu, Saul masih tinggal di Gibea. Dia sedang duduk di bawah pohon delima di Migron, yang adalah tempat di ujung daerah Gibea. Sekitar enam ratus orang berada di sana bersama dengan dia.

3 Ahijah the priest was also there. He was wearing the sacred vest. Ahijah was the son of Ahitub, who was a brother of Ichabod. Ichabod and Ahitub were the sons of Phinehas, who was the son of Eli, who had been Yahweh’s priest at Shiloh. No one knew that Jonathan had left [the Israeli camp].

Di antara orang-orang tersebut ada Ahia anak laki-laki Ahitub, saudara Ikabod. Ikabod adalah anak Pinehas, dan cucu Eli, imam TUHAN di Silo. Pada waktu itu Ahia sudah menggantikan Eli sebagai imam yang mengenakan baju efod. Mereka semua juga tidak mengetahui bahwa Yonatan sudah pergi.

4 Jonathan planned that he and the young man would go through a narrow (pass/place between two cliffs) to get to where the Philistia army was. The cliff on one side of the pass was named Bozez, and the other cliff was named Seneh.

Yonatan berusaha untuk mencapai pos pasukan pengawal Filistin. Untuk itu dia harus mendaki perlintasan sempit yang berada di antara dua tebing yang curam. Tebing di sisi utara dekat dengan Mikmas namanya Bozes, sedangkan tebing di sisi selatan dekat dengan Geba namanya Seneh.

5 One cliff faced north toward Micmash, and the cliff on the other side faced south toward Geba [town].

6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his weapons, “Come with me. We will go to where those (pagans/people who do not believe in Yahweh) [MTY] have set up their tents. Perhaps Yahweh will help us. It does not matter whether we are only two men or many people; nothing can hinder Yahweh from enabling us to defeat them.”

Lalu Yonatan berkata kepada pembawa senjatanya, “Mari kita dekati para penyembah berhala ini! Barangkali TUHAN akan menolong kita! Tidak ada satu pun yang dapat menghalangi TUHAN dari menyelamatkan, baik jumlah pasukan kita banyak maupun hanya sedikit.”

7 The young man who was carrying Jonathan’s weapons said, “Do what you think is the best thing for us to do. I will help you.”

Lalu pembawa senjatanya berkata, “Lakukanlah sesuai keinginan Tuan. Saya siap mendukung!”

8 Then Jonathan said, “Okay, come with me. We will cross the valley to where the Philistia army is, and allow them to see us.

Yonatan berkata, “Baiklah! Mari kita mendekati pasukan Filistin untuk memperlihatkan diri kepada mereka.

9 If they then say to us, ‘You two stay there until we come down to you,’ we will stay there and not go up to them.

Jika mereka berkata kepada kita, ‘Tunggu di sana, sampai kami datang kepadamu,’ maka kita akan tetap tinggal di tempat itu dan tidak akan naik untuk mendatangi mereka.

10 But if they say to us, ‘Come up here [and fight against] us,’ that will show us that Yahweh will enable us to defeat them. Then we will go up and fight them.”

Tetapi jika mereka berkata, ‘Datanglah ke sini dan lawanlah kami,’ maka kita akan naik untuk menyerang mereka. Itu artinya TUHAN sudah menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tangan kita. Itulah tandanya buat kita.”

11 When the two of them crossed the valley, the Philistia soldiers saw them coming. They said, “Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of the holes in which they have been hiding!”

Lalu Yonatan dan pembawa senjatanya memperlihatkan diri kepada pos pasukan Filistin itu. Ada dari mereka yang mengejek, “Lihat! Ada beberapa penakut Israel yang keluar dari tempat persembunyian mereka!”

12 Then the Philistia soldiers who were closest to Jonathan and the young man who carried his weapons said, “Come up here, and we will teach you something [about how to fight] [IDM]!” Jonathan said to the young man who was with him, “Come behind me and climb up, because Yahweh is going to help us to defeat them!”

Kemudian mereka berteriak kepada Yonatan dan pembawa senjatanya itu, “Kalian naiklah ke sini, agar kami bisa memberi pelajaran!” Kemudian Yonatan berkata kepada pembawa senjatanya, “Ikutlah naik di belakang saya, karena TUHAN sudah menyerahkan mereka ke tangan bangsa Israel!”

13 So Jonathan climbed up, using his hands and his feet [because it was very steep]. The young man climbed up following him. As Jonathan climbed, he struck and killed many Philistia soldiers, and the young man who was with him killed many more as he followed behind Jonathan.

Untuk mendaki tebing mereka berdua harus merangkak dengan kaki dan tangan, Yonatan di depan dan pembawa senjatanya mengikuti di belakangnya. Yonatan langsung menyerang tentara-tentara yang ada di pos itu dengan pedangnya, pembawa senjatanya ikut di belakangnya dan membunuh musuh-musuh yang sudah dilukai Yonatan. Sekitar dua puluh orang terbunuh di tempat yang luasnya tidak sampai seperempat hektar. Serangan itu memulai kekalahan orang Filistin.

14 In that first battle the two of them killed about 20 Philistia soldiers in an area that was about half an acre.

15 Then all the other Philistia soldiers, the ones in the camp and the ones who had been attacking the Israeli towns, ones who were out in the field much closer, panicked. Then God caused the ground to shake, and they all became terrified/very afraid.

Saat itu kepanikan menimpa seluruh pasukan Filistin, baik yang ada di perkemahan, dan yang sudah mengambil tempat di medan pertempuran, di pos-pos, maupun kelompok yang sedang menjarah. Lalu Allah membuat bumi bergetar, sehingga ketakutan mereka bertambah besar.

16 Saul’s (lookouts/men who were watching to see if enemies were coming) were in Gibeah [town] in the land of the tribe of Benjamin. They saw that the soldiers of the Philistia army were running away in all directions.

Sementara itu, orang-orang yang berjaga-jaga di sekeliling Saul di Gibea mendengar keributan dari arah perkemahan pasukan Filistin. Mereka juga melihat banyak sekali tentara Filistin melarikan diri ke segala arah.

17 Saul [realized that some of his soldiers must have attacked the Philistia army. So he] said to the soldiers who were with him, “Check to see if any of our men are not here.” So they checked, and they found out that Jonathan and the man who carried his weapons were gone.

Lalu Saul berkata kepada pasukan yang bersama dengan dia, “Kumpulkan barisan dan periksa siapa yang tidak bersama kita.” Dan ketika mereka memeriksa barisan, diketahuilah bahwa Yonatan dan pembawa senjatanya tidak ada bersama mereka.

18 So Saul said to Ahijah [the Supreme Priest], “Bring the sacred vest here [and find out what we should do].” On that day Ahijah was wearing the sacred vest, going in front of the Israelis.

Sesudah mengetahui hal itu, Saul ingin meminta petunjuk dari Allah. Saul berkata kepada Ahia, “Bawalah baju efod ke sini!” Pada waktu itu Ahia yang memakai efod dalam pelayanannya sebagai imam bagi umat Israel.

19 But while Saul was talking to the priest, [he saw that] the Philistia soldiers were becoming more panicked/confused. So Saul said to Ahijah, “Take your hand down [from the sacred vest. Do not waste any more time using the marked stones in the vest to find out what Yahweh wants us to do.”]

Sementara Saul mulai berbicara dengan imam itu, situasi perkemahan pasukan Filistin semakin kacau-balau. Hal itu mempengaruhi Saul sehingga dia berkata kepada imam itu, “Tidak ada waktu meminta petunjuk dari Allah!”

20 Then Saul gathered his men and they went toward the battle. They found that the Philistia soldiers were so confused that they were striking each other with their swords.

Saul dan semua pasukannya berlari ke medan pertempuran. Di sana mereka melihat kekacauan yang begitu hebat karena sesama tentara Filistin saling membunuh dengan pedang mereka sendiri.

21 Before that, some of the Hebrew men had deserted their army and gone to join with the Philistia army. But now those men [revolted and] joined with Saul and Jonathan and the other Israeli soldiers.

Orang-orang Israel yang sebelumnya berpihak kepada orang-orang Filistin dan tinggal di perkemahan mereka, kembali bergabung dengan pasukan Israel untuk menolong Saul dan Yonatan.

22 Some of the Israeli soldiers had previously run away and hidden in the mountains where the tribe of Ephraim lived. But when they heard that the Philistia soldiers were running away, they [came down and] joined the other Israeli soldiers and pursued the Philistia soldiers.

Begitu juga orang Israel yang sebelumnya bersembunyi di perbukitan Efraim, saat mendengar bahwa pasukan Filistin sudah melarikan diri, maka mereka pun bergabung lagi dan ikut mengejar tentara-tentara Filistin yang sedang lari dari medan pertempuran.

23 So Yahweh rescued the Israelis on that day. The Israeli soldiers continued to pursue their enemies beyond Beth-Aven [town].

Demikianlah TUHAN menyelamatkan bangsa Israel pada hari itu, dan pertempuran itu meluas sampai ke daerah Bet Awen.

24 Before Saul’s soldiers went to the battle, Saul declared to them solemnly, “I do not want any of you to eat any food before this evening, before we have defeated all our enemies. If anyone eats anything, [Yahweh] will curse/punish him.” So none of the Israeli soldiers ate any food, and they became faint/weak because they were very hungry.

Pertempuran sepanjang hari itu membuat pasukan Israel sangat kelelahan dan kelaparan. Sebab pada pagi hari itu Saul sudah mengikat mereka dengan bersumpah, “Biarlah TUHAN mengutuk siapa pun di antara kita yang memakan apa pun sebelum matahari terbenam, dan sebelum saya membalaskan dendam kepada musuh-musuh saya!” Jadi, tidak seorang pun dari para tentara yang memakan sesuatu sepanjang hari itu.

25 The Israeli army went into the forest, and they found honeycombs on the ground, but they did not eat any honey.

Ketika mereka berjalan memasuki hutan, mereka melihat madu jatuh menetes ke tanah.

26 They were afraid to eat any, because they had solemnly promised that they would not eat any food.

Tetapi tidak ada seorang pun yang mengambil untuk memakan madu itu karena mereka takut melanggar sumpah yang diucapkan Saul.

27 But Jonathan did not hear what his father commanded [because he had left the camp very early in the morning]. So [when he saw] a honeycomb, he dipped the end of his walking stick into it and ate some honey. After he ate the honey, he felt stronger.

Namun Yonatan tidak mendengar ketika bapaknya mengikat seluruh pasukan dalam sumpahnya itu. Jadi, dia mengulurkan tongkatnya dan mencelupkan ujung tongkat itu ke sarang madu dan mencicipi madu itu. Sesudah itu, dia merasa mendapat kekuatan baru.

28 But one of the Israeli soldiers saw him and said to him, “Your father solemnly declared to us that [Yahweh] would curse/punish anyone who ate any food today. So now we are [very tired and] weak from being hungry [because we obeyed him].”

Lalu seorang anggota pasukan memberitahu dia, “Ayahmu sudah mengikat para pasukan dengan bersumpah, ‘Biarlah TUHAN mengutuk orang yang memakan makanan apa pun hari ini!’ Itulah sebabnya kami sangat lelah.”

29 Jonathan exclaimed, “My father has caused trouble for all of us! See how refreshed/strong I am after eating a little honey!

Maka Yonatan menjawab, “Wah, dengan demikian ayah saya mencelakakan kita! Lihatlah, saya menjadi lebih kuat sesudah mencicipi madu ini sedikit saja.

30 If he had permitted all of us to eat from the food we took from our enemies while we were pursuing them, we would have been able to kill many more of their soldiers!”

Jika semua pasukan diizinkan makan makanan yang mereka rampas dari musuh yang mereka temui hari ini, pasti lebih besar lagi kekalahan orang Filistin.”

31 The Israelis pursued and killed Philistia soldiers all that day, from Micmash [town west] to Aijalon. But they continued to become weaker from being hungry.

Pada hari itu pasukan Israel mengalahkan orang Filistin dari kota Mikmas ke arah barat sampai kota Ayalon, sehingga semua tentara Israel menjadi sangat lelah dan lapar.

32 They had taken [many] sheep and cattle that the Philistia soldiers had abandoned. Now, because they were extremely hungry, they butchered some of those animals and ate the meat without draining the blood from the animals.

Karena itu, pada petang hari mereka mengambil jarahan yang dirampas, seperti domba, sapi dan anak-anak sapi. Mereka menyembelih binatang-binatang itu di atas tanah dan langsung memakan daging yang masih mengandung darahnya.

33 One of the soldiers told Saul, “Look! The men are sinning against Yahweh by eating meat that still has blood in it!” Saul replied [to the men who were near him], “They have disobeyed Yahweh! Roll a large stone over here!”

Maka dilaporkanlah hal itu kepada Saul, “Lihat, anggota pasukan kita berdosa terhadap TUHAN dengan memakan daging yang masih ada darahnya.” Kata Saul, “Jangan melanggar perintah TUHAN! Gulingkanlah sebuah batu besar ke sini. Gunakanlah itu sebagai tempat menyembelih binatang dan mengalirkan darahnya.”

34 After they did that, he said to those men, “Go and tell all the soldiers that each of them must bring an ox or a sheep to me, and kill it here on this stone, [and drain the blood] before he eats any of the meat. They should not sin against Yahweh by eating meat [from some animal] without draining its blood.” So that night all the soldiers brought animals and slaughtered them there. Then Saul built an altar to [worship] Yahweh.

Lalu Saul berkata lagi, “Sebarkanlah perintah ini kepada seluruh pasukan, ‘Bawalah binatang jarahan ke batu ini untuk menyembelihnya dan alirkan darahnya. Jangan berdosa kepada TUHAN dengan memakan daging yang masih ada darahnya.’” Jadi, malam itu setiap orang membawa sapi jantannya dan menyembelihnya di tempat itu.

35 That was the first [time that he built an] altar for Yahweh.

Lalu, Saul mendirikan sebuah mezbah bagi TUHAN dari batu-batu. Itulah mezbah pertama yang dia dirikan bagi TUHAN.

36 Then Saul said [to the Israeli soldiers], “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.” The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.” But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh [what he thinks we should do].”

Kemudian Saul berkata, “Mari kita mengejar orang-orang Filistin malam ini dan menjarah mereka sampai fajar. Kita tidak akan membiarkan seorang pun dari mereka tetap hidup!” Lalu semua pasukan berkata, “Lakukanlah apa yang terbaik menurut Tuan.” Tetapi imam Ahia berkata, “Marilah kita meminta petunjuk Allah terlebih dahulu.”

37 So Saul asked God, “Should we pursue the Philistine soldiers? Will you enable us to defeat them?” But God did not answer Saul that day.

Maka Ahia menggunakan Urim dan Tumim untuk Saul agar bertanya kepada Allah, “Apakah sebaiknya aku memberi perintah untuk mengejar tentara-tentara Filistin sekarang? Apakah Engkau akan menyerahkan mereka ke dalam tangan kami?” Tetapi Allah tidak menjawab Saul pada saat itu.

38 Then Saul summoned all the leaders of his army. He said to them, “[I am sure that God has not answered me because] someone has sinned. We must find out what sin someone has committed.

Kemudian Saul berkata, “Kalian semua, para kepala pasukan, kemarilah! Mari kita cari tahu siapa yang sudah berbuat dosa hari ini.

39 Yahweh has rescued us [from the Philistia army]. Just as certain as Yahweh lives, whoever has sinned must be executed. Even if it is my son Jonathan who has sinned, he must be executed.” [His men knew who was guilty], but none of them said anything [to Saul].

Di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup, yang selalu menyelamatkan Israel, saya bersumpah bahwa orang yang melakukan dosa akan dihukum mati, biarpun itu ternyata anak saya sendiri!” Tetapi tidak seorang pun dari para tentara itu yang menjawabnya.

40 Then Saul said to all the Israeli soldiers, “You stand on one side. My son Jonathan and I will stand on the other side.” His men replied, “Do whatever you think is best.”

Lalu berkatalah Saul kepada semua pasukan Israel, “Kalian berdiri di sana, sedangkan saya dan Yonatan akan berdiri di sini.” Jawab pasukan itu kepada Saul, “Lakukanlah apa yang terbaik menurut Tuan.”

41 Then Saul prayed to Yahweh, the Israelis’ God, “Tell me who is guilty and who is not guilty.” Then the priest (cast lots/threw the stones that were marked), and they indicated that it was [either] Jonathan or Saul who was the guilty one, and that the other men were not guilty.

Kemudian Saul berkata, “TUHAN Allah Israel, mohon Engkau menunjukkan sebabnya Engkau tidak menjawab pertanyaanku hari ini: Jika aku atau Yonatan yang sudah berbuat dosa, maka tunjukkanlah Urim. Tetapi jika dosa ini dilakukan oleh pasukan Israel, tunjukkanlah Tumim.” Ternyata undian menunjuk kepada Yonatan dan Saul, sementara para tentara itu bebas dari tuduhan.

42 Then Saul said to the priest, “Throw the stones again to indicate which of us two is guilty.” So he did, and the stones indicated that Jonathan was the guilty one.

Kata Saul selanjutnya, “Undilah antara saya dan Yonatan!” Dan undian menunjukkan Yonatan yang bersalah.

43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, “Tell me what you have done [that was wrong].” Jonathan replied, “I ate a little bit of honey. It was only a little bit that was on the end of my stick. Do I [deserve to be] executed [because of doing that]?”

Maka berkatalah Saul kepada Yonatan, “Beritahu aku apa yang sudah kamu lakukan!” Kata Yonatan, “Aku mencelupkan ujung tongkatku ke dalam madu untuk mencicipi sedikit darinya. Apakah karena itu saja aku layak dihukum mati?!”

44 Saul replied, “Yes, you must be executed! I hope/wish that God will strike me and kill me if you are not executed for having done that!”

Saul berkata, “Ya! Biarlah Allah menghukum aku, bahkan mencabut nyawaku, jika kamu tidak dihukum mati karena dosa itu!”

45 But the Israeli soldiers said to Saul, “Jonathan has won a great victory for all us Israelis. Should he be executed for eating some honey [RHQ]? Certainly not! Just as surely as Yahweh lives, we will not allow you to injure him in any manner [IDM], [because] today God helped Jonathan [to kill many soldiers of the Philistia army]!” So [by saying that] the Israeli soldiers rescued Jonathan, and he was not executed.

Tetapi pasukan itu berkata kepada Saul, “Jangan! Yonatan tidak boleh dihukum, karena dialah yang hari ini mendatangkan kemenangan besar bagi Israel. Tidak! Jangan menghukum dia! Di hadapan TUHAN yang hidup kami berjanji, jangan sampai sehelai rambut pun jatuh dari kepalanya, karena Allah sudah memakai dia hari ini untuk melakukan hal yang sangat hebat.” Jadi, para anggota pasukan itu menyelamatkan Yonatan dari hukuman mati.

46 Then Saul ordered his soldiers to stop pursuing the Philistia army, so the Philistia soldiers returned to their homes.

Maka Saul berhenti mengejar para pasukan Filistin, sehingga orang-orang Filistin itu dibiarkan pulang ke daerah mereka masing-masing.

47 After Saul became the ruler/king of the Israeli people, his army fought against their enemies in many areas. They fought against armies of the Moab people-group, the Ammon people-group, the Edom people-group, the kings of Zobah [city/area], and the Philistia people-group. Wherever the Israeli army fought, they defeated their enemies.

Sesudah posisi Saul sebagai raja atas Israel menjadi semakin kuat, dia berperang melawan semua musuh mereka di segala penjuru, termasuk bangsa Moab, bangsa Amon, bangsa Edom, raja-raja Zoba, dan bangsa Filistin. Bahkan Saul melepaskan Israel dari penindasan bangsa Amalek. Kemana pun Saul pergi berperang, dia selalu menang. Dengan melakukan hal-hal yang gagah perkasa, dia melepaskan bangsa Israel dari kuasa musuh-musuh mereka.

48 Saul’s army fought bravely and defeated the [very tall] descendants of Amalek. His army rescued the Israelis from those who had (plundered/forcefully taken things from) them.

49 Saul’s sons were Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malchishua. He also had two daughters, Merab and her younger sister Michal.

Anak-anak laki-laki Saul adalah Yonatan, Yiswi, dan Malkisua. Sedangkan anak-anak perempuannya adalah Merab dan Mikal.

50 Saul’s wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul’s army was Abner, who was the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

Istri Saul bernama Ahinoam, anak perempuan Ahimaaz. Panglima pasukan perangnya bernama Abner, anak laki-laki Ner, paman Saul.

51 Saul’s father Kish and Abner’s father Ner were both sons of Abiel.

Kis adalah bapak Saul, dan Ner adalah bapak Abner. Kis dan Ner adalah anak-anak laki-laki Abiel.

52 All the time that Saul was alive, his army fought against the Philistia army. And whenever Saul saw a young man who was (brave/not afraid to fight) and strong, he forced him to join his army.

Ada pertempuran-pertempuran sengit antara pasukan Israel dengan pasukan Filistin selama hidup Saul. Karena itu, jika Saul melihat pemuda yang kuat dan berani, maka dia segera menjadikan orang itu sebagai anggota pasukannya.