1 Samuel 24
1 After Saul [and his soldiers] returned [home] after fighting against the Philistia army, someone reported to Saul that David [and his men] had gone into the desert near En-Gedi.
Sesudah Saul kembali dari pertempuran melawan bangsa Filistin, ada orang yang memberitahukan kepadanya, “Daud sedang bersembunyi di padang belantara En Gedi.”
2 [When] Saul [heard that, he] chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
Maka Saul membawa tiga ribu orang pilihan dari pasukan Israel dan pergi untuk mencari Daud beserta pasukannya di daerah perbukitan Kambing Hutan.
3 At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul [left the road and] entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. [He did not know that] David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!
Ketika Saul dan pasukannya tiba di tempat yang ada kandang-kandang domba, di situ Saul masuk sebuah gua untuk buang air besar. Tetapi pada saat itu, Daud dan pasukannya sedang bersembunyi di bagian gua yang agak ke dalam.
4 David’s men [saw Saul and] whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and [with his knife] he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Mereka yang bersama Daud berkata kepadanya, “Inilah hari yang TUHAN maksudkan ketika Dia berkata kepadamu, ‘Aku akan menyerahkan musuhmu ke dalam tanganmu, supaya kamu dapat memperlakukan dia sesuai kehendakmu.’” Kemudian dengan diam-diam Daud mendekati Saul dan memotong sedikit dari ujung bawah jubahnya.
5 [And then he returned to his men]. But then David felt guilty for having cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.
Sesudah itu, walaupun Saul belum menyadarinya, hati nurani Daud tidak tenang karena dia sudah melakukan hal itu.
6 He said to his men, “I should not have done that to the king! I hope/desire that Yahweh will never allow me to attack the one whom God has appointed, because Yahweh is the one who chose him [to be the king].”
Daud berkata kepada mereka yang bersamanya, “Semoga TUHAN mencegah saya untuk menyakiti raja yang sudah dipilih-Nya! Bagaimana pun juga, raja adalah orang pilihan TUHAN.”
7 By saying that, David restrained his men, and did not allow them to kill Saul.
Dengan perkataan ini, Daud menahan pasukannya dari langsung menyerang Saul. Lalu Saul berdiri meninggalkan gua dan meneruskan perjalanannya.
8 After Saul left the cave and started to walk on the road again, David came out of the cave and shouted to Saul, “King Saul!” Saul turned around and looked, and David bowed down with his face touching the ground.
Maka Daud keluar dari gua itu juga dan memanggil Saul, “Tuanku, ya Raja!” Ketika Saul menengok ke belakang, Daud sujud
9 Then he said to Saul, “(Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.) [RHQ]
lalu berkata kepada Saul, “Mengapa Tuanku mendengarkan orang-orang yang berkata, ‘Daud sedang berencana menyakiti Tuanku?’
10 Today you can see with your own eyes that [what they say is not true]. Yahweh put you in a place where my men and I could have killed you when you were in this cave. Some of my men told me that I should do that, but I did not do that. I said to them, ‘I will not harm my master, because he is the king whom Yahweh appointed.’
Hari ini Tuanku dapat melihat dengan mata kepala sendiri bagaimana TUHAN menyerahkanmu sekarang ini ke dalam tangan hambamu di dalam gua ini. Beberapa orang mendesak hamba untuk membunuhmu, tetapi hamba menolak dengan berkata, ‘Saya tidak akan sedikit pun menyakiti dia, sebab dialah raja yang dipilih TUHAN.’
11 Your majesty, look at this piece of your robe that is in my hand! I cut it from your robe, but I did not kill you. So now you should be able to understand that I am not planning to do anything evil to you. I have not done anything wrong to you, but you are searching for me to kill me.
Ayahku, lihatlah ujung jubahmu yang hamba pegang ini! Sebenarnya hamba bisa saja membunuh Tuan saat memotong bagian ujung jubah ini, tetapi hamba tidak melakukannya. Jadi, sadarilah bahwa hamba tidak merencanakan kejahatan ataupun pemberontakan. Sekalipun hamba tidak bersalah, Tuan selalu mengejar-ngejar hamba untuk membunuh hamba.
12 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge and decide which of us ([is doing what is right/pleases him]). And I hope/desire that he will punish you for the wrong things that you have done to me. But I will not try to harm you.
“Biarlah TUHAN yang menjadi hakim di antara kita, dan biarlah TUHAN menjadi pembela hamba ini dari serangan Tuanku! Tetapi saya sendiri tidak akan pernah menyakiti Tuan.
13 There is a proverb that has the words, ‘Evil things are done by evil people.’ But [I am not evil, so] I will not do evil things to you.
Seperti pepatah lama berkata, ‘Yang melakukan kejahatan adalah orang jahat.’ Tetapi saya sendiri tidak akan pernah menyakiti Tuan.
14 “You are the king of Israel. So (why are you pursuing me?/you should not be pursuing me.) [RHQ] I am [as harmless as] [MET] a dead dog or a flea.
Buat apa raja Israel mengejar saya yang adalah orang yang tidak berarti. Saya ini seperti seekor anjing mati, atau seekor kutu saja!
15 I hope/desire that Yahweh will judge which of us [is doing what (he wants/is right)]. I trust that he will [act like a lawyer and] judge (my case/what I have done), and that he will rescue me from your power [MTY].”
Biarlah TUHAN yang menjadi hakim dan penengah di antara kita. Biarlah Dia memutuskan perkara hamba dan melepaskan hamba dari tangan Tuan!”
16 When David finished speaking, Saul [called out to him and] asked, “My son David, is that your voice [that I am hearing]?” Then he began to cry loudly.
Sesudah Daud selesai mengatakan itu, Saul bertanya, “Apakah itu suaramu, hai Daud, anakku?” Lalu Saul menangis dengan keras.
17 He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have done something very good to me when I tried to do something very bad to you.
Berkatalah Saul kepada Daud, “Kamu lebih benar daripada aku, karena kamu sudah memperlakukan aku dengan baik, sekalipun aku sudah melakukan yang jahat kepadamu.
18 When Yahweh put me in a place [in that cave] where you could have easily killed me, you did not do that.
Hari ini kamu sudah menunjukkan betapa baiknya kamu terhadap aku. TUHAN menyerahkan diriku ke dalam tanganmu, tetapi kamu tidak membunuhku.
19 (Who else would/No one else would) find his enemy and allow his enemy to escape [when he could kill him instead] [RHQ]. I hope/desire that Yahweh will reward you for being kindly to me today.
Andaikan musuh seseorang jatuh ke dalam tangannya, dia pasti tidak akan membiarkannya pergi dengan selamat! Semoga TUHAN membalas perbuatan baik yang sudah kamu lakukan kepadaku tadi.
20 I know that [some day] you will surely become the king, and that your kingdom will prosper as you rule the Israeli people.
Sekarang aku menyadari bahwa kamu akan menjadi raja atas Israel, dan kerajaan Israel akan berdiri kokoh di bawah pemerintahanmu.
21 Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
Jadi bersumpahlah kepadaku atas nama TUHAN bahwa kamu tidak akan membunuh keluargaku, ataupun menghilangkan seluruh keturunanku.”
22 David solemnly promised Saul that he would not [harm Saul’s family]. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went back up into the place where they had been hiding.
Maka bersumpahlah Daud kepada Saul. Lalu Saul pulang, dan Daud beserta pasukannya kembali ke tempat perlindungan yang lain.
