2 Samuel 14
1 Joab realized that the king yearned [IDM] to see Absalom.
Ketika Yoab, anak Zeruya, mengetahui, bahwa hati raja merindukan Absalom,
2 So Joab sent someone to Tekoa [town] to bring back a woman who was very clever. [When she arrived, ] Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.
maka ia menyuruh orang ke Tekoa menjemput dari sana seorang perempuan yang bijaksana, lalu ia berkata kepada perempuan itu: "Berlakulah pura-pura berkabung, dan pakailah pakaian berkabung, janganlah berurap dengan minyak, dan berlakulah seperti seorang perempuan yang telah lama berkabung karena seorang mati.
3 And go to the king, and tell him what I tell you to say.” Then Joab told her what to say [MTY] [to the king].
Kemudian masuklah menghadap raja dan berbicaralah kepadanya seperti ini" --lalu Yoab menaruh perkataannya ke dalam mulut perempuan itu.
4 So the woman from Tekoa went to the king. She prostrated herself in front of him and then bowed down to him, and said, “Your Majesty, help me!”
Ketika perempuan Tekoa itu masuk menghadap raja, sujudlah ia dengan mukanya ke tanah dan menyembah, sambil berkata: "Tolonglah, ya tuanku raja!"
5 The king replied, “What is your problem?” She replied, “Please, sir, I am a widow. My husband died [some time ago].
Raja bertanya kepadanya: "Ada apa?" Jawabnya: "Ah, aku ini seorang janda, sebab suamiku sudah mati.
6 I had two sons. But one day they quarreled with each other out in the fields. There was no one to separate them, and one of them struck the other one and killed him.
Hambamu ini mempunyai dua orang anak laki-laki; mereka berkelahi di padang dan karena tidak ada yang memisahkan, maka yang satu memukul yang lain dan membunuh dia.
7 Now, all my family oppose me. They are insisting that I allow them to kill my son who is still alive [MTY], in order that they may get revenge for his killing his brother. But if they do that, I will not have any son to inherit [my husband’s possessions]. That would be like [MET] extinguishing the last coals of a fire, and my husband would not have a son to preserve our family’s name. [DOU]”
Dan sekarang seluruh kaum keluarga bangkit melawan hambamu ini, dan mereka berkata: Serahkanlah orang yang membunuh saudaranya itu, supaya kami menghukum dia mati ganti nyawa saudaranya yang telah dibunuhnya itu, dan supaya kami memunahkan juga ahli waris itu. Mereka hendak memunahkan keturunanku yang masih tersisa itu dengan tidak meninggalkan nama atau keturunan bagi suamiku di muka bumi."
8 Then the king said to the woman, “Go back home; I will take care of this matter for you.”
Lalu berbicaralah raja kepada perempuan itu: "Pulanglah ke rumahmu, mengenai engkau akan kuberi perintah."
9 The woman from Tekoa replied to the king, “Your Majesty, if you are criticized [for helping me], my family and I will accept the blame. You and the royal family will (be innocent/not have done what is wrong).”
Perempuan Tekoa itu berkata kepada raja: "Aku dan keluargaku akan menanggung kesalahan itu, ya tuanku raja, tetapi raja dan takhtanya tak bersalah."
10 The king said to her, “If anyone says anything [to threaten you/cause you trouble] you, bring that person to me, and [I will make sure that] he will never cause you trouble again.”
Lalu berkatalah raja: "Jika ada orang yang mengatakan apa-apa lagi terhadap engkau, bawalah orang itu menghadap aku, maka ia tidak akan mengusik engkau lagi."
11 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who [wants to get] revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.” David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
Kata perempuan itu: "Kiranya raja ingat kepada TUHAN, Allahmu, supaya si penuntut tebusan darah jangan terlalu banyak menimbulkan kemusnahan dan supaya mereka jangan memunahkan anakku itu." Lalu berkatalah raja: "Demi TUHAN yang hidup--sehelai rambutpun dari kepala anakmu itu takkan jatuh ke bumi!"
12 Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please allow me to say one more thing to you.” He replied, “Speak!”
Kemudian berkatalah perempuan itu: "Izinkanlah hambamu ini berkata sepatah kata lagi kepada tuanku raja." Jawabnya: "Katakanlah."
13 The woman said, “Why have you done this bad thing to God’s people? You have not allowed your son Absalom to return home. By saying what you have just said, you have certainly declared [RHQ] that what you have done is wrong.
Berkatalah perempuan itu: "Mengapa raja merancang hal yang demikian terhadap umat Allah? Oleh karena tuanku mengucapkan perkataan ini, maka tuanku sendirilah yang bersalah dengan tidak mengizinkan pulang orang yang telah dibuangnya.
14 We all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.
Sebab kita pasti mati, kita seperti air yang tercurah ke bumi, yang tidak terkumpulkan. Tetapi Allah tidak mengambil nyawa orang, melainkan Ia merancang supaya seorang yang terbuang jangan tinggal terbuang dari pada-Nya.
15 “Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.
Maka sekarang, aku datang mengatakan perkataan ini kepada tuanku raja karena orang banyak itu telah menakut-nakuti aku. Sebab itu pikir hambamu ini: baiklah aku berbicara dahulu dengan raja, mungkin raja mengabulkan permohonan hambanya ini;
16 Perhaps he will listen to me, and save me from the man who is trying to kill my son. If my son is killed, it would result in us disappearing from the land that God gave to us.’
sebab raja akan mendengarkan aku dan akan melepaskan hambanya ini dari tangan orang yang hendak memunahkan aku dan anakku bersama-sama dari milik pusaka Allah.
17 “And I thought, ‘What the king says will comfort/encourage me, because the king is like [SIM] an angel of God. He knows what is good and what is evil.’ I pray/desire that Yahweh our God will (be with/direct) you.”
Juga hambamu ini berpikir: perkataan tuanku raja tentulah akan menenangkan hati, sebab seperti malaikat Allah, demikianlah tuanku raja, yang dapat membeda-bedakan apa yang baik dan jahat. Dan TUHAN, Allahmu, kiranya menyertai tuanku."
18 Then the king said to the woman, “I will now ask you a question. Answer it, and tell me the truth. [LIT]” The woman replied, “Your majesty, ask your question.”
Lalu raja menjawab, katanya kepada perempuan itu: "Baiklah jangan sembunyikan kepadaku apa yang hendak kutanyakan kepadamu." Kata perempuan itu: "Berkatalah kiranya tuanku raja!"
19 The king said, “Was Joab the one who told you to do this?” She replied, “Yes, Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I cannot avoid telling you what is true. Yes, indeed, it was Joab who told me to come here, and who told me what to say.
Kemudian bertanyalah raja: "Adakah Yoab campur tangan dengan engkau dalam semuanya ini?" Perempuan itu menjawab: "Demi hidupmu, tuanku raja, tidaklah mungkin untuk menyimpang ke kanan atau ke kiri dari segala yang tuanku raja katakan. Sesungguhnya hambamu Yoab yang memerintahkan daku; dialah yang menaruh ke dalam mulut hambamu segala perkataan ini.
20 He did it in order to cause you to think differently about this matter. Your Majesty, you are as wise as God’s angels, and [it seems that] you know everything [that happens] on the earth, [so you know why Joab sent me here].”
Dengan maksud untuk mengubah rupa perkara itu maka hambamu Yoab melakukan perkara ini. Tetapi tuanku bijaksana sama seperti malaikat Allah, sehingga mengetahui semua yang terjadi di bumi."
21 Then the king [summoned] Joab [and] said to him, “Listen! I have decided to do [what you want]. So go and get that young man Absalom and bring him back [to Jerusalem].”
Sesudah itu berkatalah raja kepada Yoab: "Baik, kukabulkan permohonan ini. Pergilah, bawalah kembali orang muda Absalom itu."
22 Joab prostrated himself on the ground, and then he bowed down before the king, and [asked God to] bless him. Then Joab said, “Your Majesty, today I know that you are pleased with me, because you have agreed to do what I requested.”
Lalu sujudlah Yoab dengan mukanya ke tanah dan menyembah sambil memohon berkat bagi raja. Dan Yoab berkata: "Pada hari ini hambamu mengetahui bahwa tuanku raja suka kepada hamba, karena tuanku telah mengabulkan permohonan hambamu ini."
23 Then Joab got up and went to Geshur, and got Absalom and brought him back to Jerusalem.
Lalu bangunlah Yoab, ia pergi ke Gesur dan membawa Absalom ke Yerusalem.
24 But the king said/commanded that Absalom would not be permitted to live in the palace. He said, “I do not want him to come to see me.” So Absalom lived in his own house, and did not go to [talk to] the king.
Tetapi berkatalah raja: "Ia harus pergi ke rumahnya sendiri, jangan ia datang ke hadapanku." Jadi pergilah Absalom ke rumahnya sendiri dan tidak datang ke hadapan raja.
25 Absalom was very handsome. He looked perfect, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head. In all of Israel there was no one whom people admired more than Absalom.
Di seluruh Israel tidak ada yang begitu banyak dipuji kecantikannya seperti Absalom. Dari telapak kakinya sampai ujung kepalanya tidak ada cacat padanya.
26 His hair was very thick, and he cut it only once each year, when it became too heavy for him. Using the standard weights, he would weigh the hair [that he cut off], and it always weighed about five pounds.
Apabila ia mencukur rambutnya--pada akhir tiap-tiap tahun ia mencukurnya karena menjadi terlalu berat baginya--maka ditimbangnya rambutnya itu, dua ratus syikal beratnya, menurut batu timbangan raja.
27 Absalom had three sons and one daughter named Tamar. She was a very beautiful woman.
Bagi Absalom lahir tiga orang anak laki-laki dan seorang anak perempuan, yang bernama Tamar. Ia seorang perempuan yang cantik.
28 [After] Absalom [returned to] Jerusalem, he lived there two years, and during that time he never [was allowed to] see the king.
Setelah Absalom diam di Yerusalem genap dua tahun lamanya, dengan tidak datang ke hadapan raja,
29 So he sent [a messenger] to Joab to ask him to come [and talk to him], but Joab refused to come. So Absalom sent [a message to him] a second time, but he still would not come.
maka Absalom menyuruh memanggil Yoab untuk diutus kepada raja. Tetapi ia tidak mau datang kepadanya. Kemudian disuruhnya memanggil dia lagi, untuk kedua kalinya, tetapi ia tidak mau datang.
30 Then Absalom said to his servants, “You know that Joab’s field is next to mine, and that he has barley [growing] there. Go and light a fire there [to burn his barley].” So Absalom’s servants [went there and] lit a fire, [and all his barley burned].
Lalu berkatalah ia kepada hamba-hambanya: "Lihat, ladang Yoab ada di sisi ladangku dan di sana ada jelainya. Pergilah, bakarlah itu." Maka hamba-hamba Absalom membakar ladang itu.
31 Joab [knew who had done it, so he] went to Absalom’s house and said to him, “Why have your servants burned [the barley in] my field?”
Lalu Yoab pergi mendapatkan Absalom ke rumahnya, dan bertanya kepadanya: "Mengapa hamba-hambamu membakar ladang kepunyaanku itu?"
32 Absalom replied, “Because [you did not come to me when] I sent messages to you [requesting that you come]. I wanted to request that you go to the king to say to him, ‘Absalom (wants to know what good it did/says that is was useless) [RHQ] for him [RHQ] to leave Geshur and come here. [He thinks that] it would have been better for him to have stayed there. [He wants you to] allow him to talk to you. And if you think that he has done something that is wrong, you can [command that] he be executed.’”
Jawab Absalom kepada Yoab: "Ya, aku telah menyuruh orang kepadamu mengatakan: datanglah ke mari, supaya aku mengutus engkau kepada raja untuk mengatakan: apa gunanya aku datang dari Gesur? Lebih baik aku masih tinggal di sana. Maka sekarang, aku mau datang ke hadapan raja. Jika aku bersalah, biarlah ia menghukum aku mati."
33 So Joab went to the king, and told him [what Absalom had said]. Then the king [summoned Absalom], and he came to the king and knelt down in front of him with his face touching the ground. Then the king kissed Absalom [to show that he was pleased to see him].
Kemudian masuklah Yoab menghadap raja dan memberitahukan hal itu kepadanya. Raja memanggil Absalom, dan ia masuk menghadap raja, lalu sujud ke hadapan raja dengan mukanya ke tanah; lalu raja mencium Absalom.
