< 2 Samuel 16 >
1 When David [and the others] had gone a little way past the top of the hill, Mephibosheth’s servant Ziba met him. He had with him two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 bunches/clusters of raisins, 100 bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
Ketika Daud baru saja melewati puncak bukit, tiba-tiba datanglah Ziba budak Mefiboset, mendapatkan dia dengan membawa sepasang keledai yang bermuatan dua ratus buah roti, seratus rangkai buah anggur kering, seratus ikat buah-buahan segar dan sekantong air anggur.
2 The king said to Ziba, “What are these for?” Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for your family to ride on, the bread and the fruit are for your soldiers to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they become exhausted in the desert.”
Raja Daud bertanya kepadanya, "Untuk apa semua ini?" Jawab Ziba, "Keledai-keledai ini untuk binatang tunggangan bagi keluarga Baginda, roti dan buah-buahan ini untuk pelayan-pelayan Baginda, dan air anggur ini untuk mereka yang lelah di padang gurun."
3 The king said, “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your [former] master [Saul]?” Ziba [deceived David by] saying, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks that now the Israeli people will allow him to rule the kingdom that his grandfather Saul ruled.”
Lalu tanya raja kepadanya, "Di mana Mefiboset cucu tuanmu Saul?" "Dia masih tetap di Yerusalem," jawab Ziba, "sebab dia yakin bahwa sekarang orang Israel akan mengembalikan kerajaan Saul kakeknya kepadanya."
4 The king said to Ziba, “Okay, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” Ziba replied, “Your Majesty, I will humbly serve you; and I desire/hope that you will always be pleased with me.”
Lalu berkatalah raja kepada Ziba, "Mulai sekarang segala milik Mefiboset menjadi milikmu." "Terima kasih Baginda," jawab Ziba. "Semoga Baginda selalu senang pada hamba!"
5 When King David [and those with him] arrived at Bahurim [town], a man named Shimei met him. Shimei, whose father was Gera, was one of Saul’s relatives. Shimei was cursing David as he approached.
Ketika Daud sampai ke Bahurim, datanglah seorang dari tempat itu, dan sambil mendekati rombongan raja, ia mengutuki Daud. Orang itu bernama Simei anak Gera, dari sanak saudara Saul.
6 Then he threw stones at David and his officials, even though the officials and David’s bodyguards surrounded David.
Simei melempari Daud dan pegawai-pegawainya dengan batu, meskipun Daud dikelilingi oleh anak buahnya dan para perwiranya.
7 Shimei cursed David and said to him, “Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!
Simei mengutukinya dengan kata-kata, "Pergi! Pergi! Pembunuh! Penjahat!
8 Yahweh is (getting revenge on/punishing) you all for murdering [MTY] many people in Saul’s family. And now he is giving Saul’s kingdom to your son Absalom. You murderer, you are being paid back for the many people that you have killed/murdered [MTY]!”
Engkau telah merampas kerajaan Saul! Sekarang engkau dihukum TUHAN karena membunuh begitu banyak sanak saudara Saul. TUHAN telah memberikan kerajaanmu kepada anakmu Absalom. Sekarang mampuslah engkau, hai pembunuh!"
9 Then Abishai said to the king, “Your Majesty, this man is [as worthless as] [MET] a dead dog! (Why should he be allowed to curse you?/He should not be allowed to curse you.) [RHQ] Allow me to go over there and cut off his head!”
Abisai adik Yoab anak Zeruya, berkata kepada raja, "Mengapa Baginda biarkan pengacau itu mengutuki Baginda? Izinkanlah hamba menggorok lehernya!"
10 But the king replied, “You two sons of Zeruiah, (do not tell me what to do/this does not concern you) [RHQ]. If he is cursing me because Yahweh told him to do that, certainly no one should say ‘(Why are you doing that?/You should not be doing that.) [RHQ]’”
Tetapi raja berkata kepada Abisai dan Yoab abangnya, "Jangan pedulikan. Biarkan saja ia mengutuki aku. Sebab jika TUHAN yang menyuruh dia, siapakah yang berhak menanyakan mengapa ia berbuat begitu?"
11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his officials, “You know that my own son is trying to kill me. So [it is not surprising that] this man from the tribe of Benjamin is also trying to kill me. So ignore him, and allow him to curse me, because [perhaps he thinks that] Yahweh told him to do that.
Lalu Daud berkata lagi kepada Abisai dan kepada semua hambanya, "Anak kandungku sendiri berusaha hendak membunuh aku; mengapa kamu heran melihat kelakuan orang Benyamin ini? Tuhanlah yang menyuruh dia mengutuk aku; sebab itu jangan apa-apakan dia dan biarkan saja dia mengutuk.
12 Perhaps Yahweh will see that I am having all this trouble, and [some day he will repay me by] (blessing/doing good things for) me in return for this man cursing me today.”
Mungkin TUHAN akan memperhatikan penderitaan ini dan memberkati aku sebagai ganti kutukan itu."
13 Then David and those who were with him walked along the road, and Shimei continued walking along the hillside near him. While he walked along, he cursed David and threw stones and dirt at him.
Lalu Daud dan para pengiringnya meneruskan perjalanan, sedangkan Simei berjalan cepat mengikuti mereka di lereng bukit sambil mengutuki dan melempari dengan batu dan tanah.
14 When David and those who were with him arrived at the Jordan [River], they were very tired. So they rested there.
Raja dan seluruh anak buahnya letih sekali ketika sampai di Sungai Yordan, lalu mereka beristirahat di situ.
15 While that was happening, Absalom and all the Israeli people who were with him had arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel had also arrived there.
Sementara itu Absalom dan semua orang Israel yang mengiringinya memasuki kota Yerusalem, dan Ahitofel ikut juga.
16 When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, “I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!”
Ketika Husai teman Daud yang setia itu bertemu dengan Absalom, Husai berseru, "Hidup raja! Hidup raja!"
17 Absalom said to Hushai, “You have been loyal [RHQ] to your friend [David for a long time]. So why did you not go with him [instead of coming to me]?”
Tetapi Absalom bertanya kepadanya, "Di mana kesetiaanmu kepada sahabatmu Daud? Mengapa engkau tidak ikut dengan dia?"
18 Hushai replied, “I will serve the one whom Yahweh and these people and all the other people of Israel have chosen [to be their king]. So I will stay with you.
Husai menjawab, "Mana mungkin! Aku memihak kepada orang yang dipilih oleh TUHAN, oleh orang-orang ini, dan oleh semua orang Israel. Orang itulah yang akan kuikuti.
19 You are my master [King David’s] son; if I do not serve you, what other man should I serve [RHQ]? I will serve you as I served your father.”
Lagipula, siapakah lagi yang akan kulayani? Bukankah putra tuanku? Seperti telah kulayani ayah Paduka, begitu pula akan kulayani Paduka sekarang."
20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “What do you advise that we should do?”
Kemudian Absalom berkata kepada Ahitofel, "Katakanlah apa yang harus kita lakukan."
21 Ahithophel replied, “Your father left some of his slave wives in the palace to take care of it. Have sex [EUP] with them. When everyone in Israel hears that you have done that, they will realize that you are acting very contemptuously toward your father. Then all those who are with you will be very encouraged.”
Jawab Ahitofel, "Pergilah kepada selir-selir ayah Tuanku yang ditinggalkan untuk menunggui istana, dan tidurlah dengan mereka. Seluruh Israel akan tahu bahwa dengan perbuatan Tuanku itu, Tuanku sudah dianggap musuh oleh ayah Tuanku. Maka semua pengikut Tuanku akan bertambah berani."
22 So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof [of the palace]. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, [one by one, ] and everyone [HYP] could see [him going into the tent].
Jadi, untuk Absalom dibuatkan kemah di atas atap istana yang datar itu. Lalu dengan dilihat oleh semua orang Absalom masuk ke dalam kemah itu dan tidur dengan selir-selir ayahnya.
23 In those days, people accepted what Ahithophel recommended as though he were speaking the words of God. So just as David had always accepted what Ahithophel said, now Absalom did also.
Pada masa itu setiap nasihat Ahitofel diterima seakan-akan itu perkataan Allah sendiri; baik Daud maupun Absalom menuruti nasihat-nasihatnya.