2 Samuel 20

1 There was a man there [at Gilgal] named Sheba. He was a man who always caused trouble. He was from the tribe of Benjamin and was the son of Bichri. He blew a trumpet and called out, “We have nothing to do with [DOU] David, that son of Jesse! So, men of Israel, let’s go to our homes!”

Kebetulan ada di sana seorang dursila, bernama Seba bin Bikri, orang Benyamin. Ia meniup sangkakala serta berkata: "Kita tidak memperoleh bagian dari pada Daud. Kita tidak memperoleh warisan dari anak Isai itu. Masing-masing ke kemahnya, hai orang Israel!"

2 So all the men from the other Israeli tribes deserted David and went with Sheba, but the men of Judah stayed with David. They wanted him to be their king, and went with him from near the Jordan [River] up to Jerusalem.

Lalu semua orang Israel itu meninggalkan Daud dan mengikuti Seba bin Bikri, sedangkan orang-orang Yehuda tetap berpaut kepada raja mereka, mengikutinya dari sungai Yordan sampai Yerusalem.

3 When David arrived at the palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten slave wives whom he had left there to take care of the palace and put them in another house. He put a guard at that house, and he provided for them what they needed, but he never had sexual relations [EUP] with them again. So they remained shut up in their house until they died. It was as though they were widows.

Sampailah Daud ke istananya di Yerusalem, lalu raja mengambil kesepuluh gundik yang ditinggalkannya untuk menunggui istana, kemudian dimasukkannya mereka dalam sebuah rumah di bawah penjagaan. Ia memelihara mereka, tetapi tidak dihampirinya. Mereka tetap terasing seperti janda sampai hari mati mereka.

4 [One day] the king said to Amasa, “Summon the soldiers of Judah to come here within three days, and you be here also.”

Berkatalah raja kepada Amasa: "Kerahkanlah bagiku orang-orang Yehuda dalam tiga hari, kemudian menghadaplah lagi ke mari!"

5 So Amasa went to summon them, but he did not return within the time that David told him to.

Lalu pergilah Amasa mengerahkan orang Yehuda, tetapi ia menunda-nunda tugas itu sampai melewati waktu yang ditetapkan raja baginya.

6 So David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba will harm us more than Absalom did. So you take my soldiers and pursue him. If you do not do that, he and his soldiers may occupy/capture some of the (fortified towns/towns that have walls around them), and escape from us. [IDM]”

Lalu berkatalah Daud kepada Abisai: "Sekarang Seba bin Bikri lebih berbahaya bagi kita dari pada Absalom; jadi engkau, bawalah orang-orang tuanmu ini dan kejarlah dia, supaya jangan ia mencapai kota yang berkubu, dan dengan demikian ia luput dari pada kita."

7 So Abishai [and Joab] and the king’s bodyguards and the other soldiers left Jerusalem, to pursue Sheba.

Lalu Yoab, orang Kreti dan orang Pleti dan semua pahlawan keluar menyusul dia. Mereka keluar dari Yerusalem untuk mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

8 When they arrived at the huge rock in [the] Gibeah [region], Amasa met them. Joab was wearing a soldier’s uniform. He had a dagger/long knife fastened to his belt. When he came close [to Amasa, he allowed] the dagger [to] fall on the ground.

Ketika mereka sampai ke batu besar yang di Gibeon, maka Amasa sudah tiba di sana lebih dahulu dari pada mereka. Adapun Yoab mengenakan pakaian perang dan di luarnya ada ikat pinggang dengan pedang bersarung terpaut pada pinggangnya. Ketika ia tampil ke muka terjatuhlah pedang itu.

9 Joab said to Amasa, “Are things going well with you, my friend?” Then Joab grabbed Amasa’s beard with his right hand, in order to kiss him.

Berkatalah Yoab kepada Amasa: "Engkau baik-baik, saudaraku?" Sementara itu tangan kanan Yoab memegang janggut Amasa untuk mencium dia.

10 But Amasa did not see that Joab was holding [another] dagger in his [other] hand. And Joab stabbed it into Amasa’s belly, and his insides spilled out onto the ground. Amasa died [immediately]; Joab did not need to stab him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai continued to pursue Sheba.

Amasa tidak awas terhadap pedang yang ada di tangan Yoab itu; Yoab menikam pedang itu ke perutnya, sehingga isi perutnya tertumpah ke tanah. Tidak usah dia ditikamnya dua kali, sebab ia sudah mati. Lalu Yoab dan Abisai, adiknya, terus mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

11 One of Joab’s soldiers stood alongside Amasa’s body and called out, “Everyone who wants Joab [to be our commander] and who wants David [to be our king], go with Joab!”

Dan seorang dari orang-orang Yoab tinggal berdiri di dekat mayat itu, sambil berkata: "Siapa yang suka kepada Yoab dan siapa yang memihak kepada Daud, baiklah mengikuti Yoab!"

12 Amasa’s body was lying on the road. It was covered with blood. The soldier of Joab [who had called out] saw that many others of Joab’s soldiers were stopping [to see it], so he dragged Amasa’s body off the road into a field, and threw a cloth/blanket over the body.

Dalam pada itu Amasa terguling mati dalam darahnya di tengah-tengah jalan raya. Ketika orang itu melihat, bahwa seluruh rakyat berdiri menonton, maka disingkirkannya mayat Amasa dari jalan raya ke padang, lalu dihamparkannya kain di atasnya, karena dilihatnya, bahwa setiap orang yang datang ke sana berdiri menonton.

13 After the body had been taken off the road, all the soldiers went with Joab to pursue Sheba.

Setelah dijauhkannya mayat itu dari jalan raya, maka semua orang itu berjalan terus mengikuti Yoab untuk mengejar Seba bin Bikri.

14 Sheba went through all the tribes of Israel, and arrived at Abel-Beth-Maacah [town in the northern part of Israel]. There, all the members of [his father] Bichri’s clan gathered, and went with Sheba into the town.

Seba telah melintasi daerah semua suku Israel menuju Abel-Bet-Maakha. Dan semua orang Bikri telah berkumpul dan mengikuti dia.

15 The soldiers who were with Joab [found out that Sheba had gone there, so they] went there and surrounded the town. They built a dirt ramp up against the town wall. They also pounded against the wall [with heavy poles], to cause it to collapse.

Tetapi sampailah orang-orang Yoab, lalu mengepung dia di Abel-Bet-Maakha; mereka menimbun tanah menjadi tembok terhadap kota ini dan tembok ini merapat sampai ke tembok luar sedang seluruh rakyat yang bersama-sama dengan Yoab menggali tembok kota itu untuk meruntuhkannya.

16 Then a wise woman who was in that town [stood on the top of the wall and] shouted down, “Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here, because I want to talk to him!”

Lalu berserulah seorang perempuan bijaksana dari kota itu: "Dengar! Dengar! Katakanlah kepada Yoab: Mendekatlah ke mari, supaya aku berbicara dengan engkau."

17 So [after they told Joab], he came there, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He replied, “Yes, I am.” She said to him, “Listen to what I say.” He replied, “I am listening.”

Maka mendekatlah Yoab kepada perempuan itu. Bertanyalah perempuan itu: "Engkaukah Yoab?" Jawabnya: "Benar!" Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu kepadanya: "Dengarkanlah perkataan hambamu ini!" Jawabnya: "Baik!"

18 She said, “Long ago people used to say, ‘Go to Abel [town] to get good advice about your problems.’ And that is what people did.

Kemudian berkatalah perempuan itu: "Dahulu biasa orang berkata begini: Baiklah orang minta petunjuk di Abel dan di Dan, apakah sudah dihapuskan

19 We are peaceful and loyal Israelis. Our people here are important and respected [IDM]. So (why are you trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh?/you should not be trying to destroy a town that belongs to Yahweh.)” [RHQ]

apa yang telah ditetapkan oleh orang-orang yang setia di Israel! Tetapi engkau ini berikhtiar membinasakan suatu kota, apalagi suatu kota induk di Israel. Mengapa engkau hendak menelan habis milik pusaka TUHAN?"

20 Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!

Lalu Yoab menjawab: "Jauhlah, jauhlah dari padaku untuk menelan dan memusnahkan!

21 That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will (go away from/not attack) this town.” The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will [cut off] his head [and] throw it over the wall to you.”

Bukanlah begitu halnya. Tetapi seorang dari pegunungan Efraim, yang bernama Seba bin Bikri, telah menggerakkan tangannya melawan raja Daud; serahkanlah dia seorang diri, maka aku akan undur dari kota ini." Lalu berkatalah perempuan itu kepada Yoab: "Baik, kepalanya akan dilemparkan kepadamu dari belakang tembok ini."

22 Then this wise woman went to the elders of the town and told them what she had said to Joab. So they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it over the wall to Joab. Then Joab blew his trumpet [to signal that the battle was ended], and all his soldiers left the town and returned to their homes. And Joab returned to Jerusalem and told the king [what had happened].

Kemudian masuklah pula perempuan itu dan berbicara kepada seluruh rakyat dengan bijaksana; sesudah itu mereka memenggal kepala Seba bin Bikri dan melemparkannya kepada Yoab. Yoab meniup sangkakala, lalu berserak-seraklah mereka meninggalkan kota itu, masing-masing ke tempatnya. Maka pulanglah Yoab ke Yerusalem kepada raja.

23 Joab was the commander of the entire Israeli army. Jehoiada’s son Benaiah was the commander of David’s bodyguards;

Yoab menjadi kepala atas segenap tentara Israel, dan Benaya bin Yoyada menjadi kepala atas orang Kreti dan orang Pleti.

24 Adoram supervised the men who were forced to work [for the king]; Ahilud’s son Jehoshaphat was the man who reported [to the people everything that David decided];

Adoram menjadi kepala orang rodi dan Yosafat bin Ahilud menjadi bendahara negara.

25 Sheva was the official secretary; Zadok and Abiathar were the priests;

Seya menjadi panitera negara; Zadok dan Abyatar menjadi imam.

26 and Ira from Jair [town] was also one of David’s priests.

Juga Ira, orang Yair itu menjadi imam pada Daud.