Judges 11
1 [There was a man] from [the] Gilead [region] named Jephthah. He was a great warrior. His father was also named Gilead. But his mother was a prostitute.
Yefta adalah seorang pejuang yang gagah berani. Ibunya seorang pelacur dan ayahnya tidak dapat dipastikan, sehingga dia disebut ‘anak Gilead’.
2 Gilead’s wife gave birth to several sons. When they grew up, they forced Jephthah to leave home, saying to him, “You are the son of a prostitute, [not the son of our mother]. So [when] our father [dies], you will not receive any of his property.”
Ketika Yefta dewasa, dia diusir karena tidak ada keluarga yang mengakui dia sebagai anak mereka. Kata mereka, “Kamu tidak akan mendapat warisan dari ayah kami karena kamu bukan anak yang sah.”
3 So Jephthah ran away from his brothers, and he went to the Tob region. While he was there, some worthless men started to spend a lot of time with him.
Maka Yefta melarikan diri dari mereka dan hidup di tanah Tob. Di sana, preman-preman bergabung dengan Yefta dan berkeliaran bersamanya.
4 Some time later, the Ammon people-group started to fight against the Israelis.
Beberapa waktu kemudian, bangsa Amon mulai memerangi bangsa Israel.
5 When that happened [DOU], the leaders of [the] Gilead [region] went to Jephthah to bring him back from the Tob region [to their area].
Waktu bangsa Amon menyerang, para tua-tua Gilead pergi kepada Yefta di tanah Tob dan meminta dia untuk kembali bersama mereka.
6 They said to him, “Come [with us] and lead our army, and [help us to] fight against the men from the Ammon people-group!”
Kata mereka, “Jadilah panglima kami untuk memimpin kami melawan bangsa Amon.”
7 But Jephthah replied, “You hated me [RHQ] previously! You forced me to leave my father’s house! So why are you coming to me now, [asking me to help you] when you are experiencing trouble?”
Tetapi Yefta menjawab, “Bukankah kalian membenci saya dan mengusir saya dari tempat asal? Mengapa sekarang kalian datang kepada saya waktu kalian dalam kesulitan?”
8 The leaders from Gilead replied, “[Yes, we are having trouble, and] that is the reason that we have come to you now. If you come with us and [help us to] fight against the Ammon people-group, [after we defeat them, we will appoint] you to be the leader of all us people in [the] Gilead [region].”
Jawab mereka, “Itu benar, tetapi sekarang kami memerlukan engkau. Majulah bersama kami untuk berperang melawan bangsa Amon. Engkau akan menjadi pemimpin atas seluruh penduduk Gilead.”
9 Jephthah replied, “If I go back to Gilead with you to fight against the Ammon people-group, and if Yahweh helps us to defeat them, will you truly appoint me to be your leader?”
Kata Yefta, “Berjanjilah dengan jujur! Jika kalian mengajak saya kembali untuk berperang, dan jika TUHAN menyerahkan bangsa Amon kepada saya, maka saya akan menjadi pemimpin kalian semua. Benar begitu?”
10 They replied, “Yahweh is listening to everything that we say. [So he will punish us] if we do not do everything that you tell us to do.”
Para tua-tua Gilead menjawab, “Kami bersumpah. TUHAN menjadi saksi di antara kita. Biarlah Dia menghukum kami kalau kami tidak melakukan seperti katamu itu.”
11 So Jephthah went with them back to [the] Gilead [region], and the people appointed him to be their leader and the commander of their army. And Jephthah solemnly promised to Yahweh there at Mizpah [to serve him well].
Maka Yefta pergi bersama para tua-tua Gilead. Ketika mereka mengangkat dia menjadi pemimpin dan panglima di kemah penyembahan TUHAN di Mispa, Yefta menegaskan perjanjian mereka itu di hadapan TUHAN.
12 Jephthah sent some messengers to the king of the Ammon people-group. They asked the king, “What have we [done to make you angry, with the result] that your army is coming to fight [against the people] in our land?”
Lalu Yefta mengutus orang-orang kepada raja Amon untuk membawa pesan, “Apa masalahmu dengan saya, sampai-sampai engkau datang menyerang negeri saya?”
13 The king replied, “[We have come to fight against you Israelis because] you took our land when you came here from Egypt. You took all our land east of the Jordan [River], from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north]. So if you now give it back to us, there (will be peace between us/we will not fight against you).”
Raja Amon menjawab, “Dulu waktu bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, mereka merampas tanah saya, mulai dari sungai Arnon di selatan sampai sungai Yabok di utara, dan sungai Yordan di barat. Karena itu, sekarang kembalikanlah tanah itu dengan damai!”
14 [The messengers returned to Jephthah and told him what the king had said]. So Jephthah sent the messengers to the king again.
Utusan-utusan Yefta kembali kepada Yefta dan menyampaikan pesan raja Amon. Lalu Yefta mengutus mereka lagi kepada raja Amon untuk menjawabnya.
15 They said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘It is not [true] that we Israelis took the land from the Moab people-group and the Ammon people-group.
Kata Yefta, “Bangsa Israel tidak merampas tanah dari bangsa Moab maupun bangsa Amon.
16 When the Israeli people came out of Egypt, they walked through the desert to the Red Sea, and then [walked across it and traveled to Kadesh town at the border of the Edom region].
Ketika bangsa Israel keluar dari Mesir, mereka berjalan melalui padang belantara ke Laut Merah, menyeberanginya, dan datang ke kota Kades.
17 They sent messengers to the king of the Edom people-group, to say to him, “Please allow us Israelis to walk across your land.” But the king of the Edom people-group refused. Later we sent the same message to the king of the Moab people-group, but he also refused to allow the Israelis to go through his land. So the Israelis stayed at Kadesh [for a long time].
Kemudian pemimpin Israel mengirim pesan ini kepada raja Edom, ‘Mohon izinkan kami melewati tanahmu.’ Tetapi raja Edom menolak. Bangsa Israel mengirimkan pesan yang sama kepada raja Moab, dan dia juga menolak. Jadi bangsa Israel berdiam cukup lama di Kades.
18 Then the Israelis went into the desert and walked outside the borders of the Edom and Moab regions. They walked east of the Moab region, east of the Arnon [River, which is the eastern border of the Moab region]. They did not cross that river to enter [the] Moab [region].
“Sesudah itu bangsa Israel mengitari tanah Edom dan tanah Moab melalui padang belantara, sampai tiba di sebelah timur tanah Moab, yang berbatasan dengan sungai Arnon. Mereka berkemah di seberang sungai Arnon dan tidak masuk ke wilayah Moab.
19 ‘Then the Israelis sent a message to Sihon, the king of the Amor people-group, who lived in Heshbon [city]. They asked him, “Will you please allow us Israeli people to cross through your land to arrive at the land to which we [are going].”
“Kemudian bangsa Israel mengutus orang kepada Raja Sihon dari bangsa Amori yang memerintah di Hesbon untuk menyampaikan pesan, ‘Mohon izinkan kami melewati negerimu untuk pergi ke tanah kami.’
20 But Sihon did not trust the Israelis; [he thought that they would steal some of the things in his land]. So he gathered all his troops and they set up their tents at Jahaz [village] and then they attacked the Israelis.
Tapi Sihon tidak mengizinkan bangsa Israel melewati wilayahnya karena dia tidak percaya bahwa Israel benar-benar hanya akan lewat tanpa berperang. Sihon malah mengumpulkan semua pasukannya, berkemah di Yahas, dan menyerang bangsa Israel.
21 But Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], enabled the Israeli army to defeat [IDM] Sihon and his army. Then they (took possession of/started to live in) all the land where the Amor people-group had lived.
Tetapi TUHAN, Allah Israel, menyerahkan Sihon dan seluruh pasukannya ke tangan bangsa Israel. Bangsa Israel mengalahkan mereka dan merebut seluruh wilayah orang Amori, penduduk negeri itu.
22 The Israelis took all the land that belonged to the Amor people-group, from the Arnon [River in the south] to the Jabbok [River in the north], and from the desert [in the east] to the Jordan [River in the west].
Israel pun memiliki seluruh wilayah Amori mulai dari sungai Arnon di selatan sampai sungai Yabok di utara, dari padang belantara di timur sampai sungai Yordan di barat.
23 ‘It was Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], who forced the Amor people-group to leave as the Israelis advanced. So do you now think that you can force the Israelis to leave [RHQ]?
“Jadi, TUHAN Allah Israel sudah mengusir orang Amori dari tanah itu di hadapan bangsa Israel, umat-Nya. Sebagai raja Amon, mengapa engkau merasa berhak memiliki tanah saya itu?
24 You take the land that your god Chemosh has given to you. And we will live in the land that Yahweh our God has given to us!
Berpuasdirilah dengan tanah yang diberikan kepadamu oleh Kamos, dewa kalian. Demikian juga, kami akan berpuas diri dengan semua yang diberikan kepada kami oleh TUHAN, Allah kami.
25 (You are no/Are you) better than Zippor’s son Balak, who was the king of the Moab people-group? He never [RHQ] quarreled with the Israeli people, and he never started to fight against us [RHQ]!
Lebih bijaksana bila engkau mengikuti contoh raja Moab zaman dulu, yaitu Balak anak Zipor. Dia tidak berani menentang atau berperang dengan bangsa kami.
26 For 300 years the Israeli people have lived in Heshbon and Aroer [cities in your region], and in the surrounding towns, and in all the cities along the Arnon [River]. Why have you people of the Ammon people-group not taken back those cities during all those years [RHQ]?
“Sudah tiga ratus tahun bangsa Israel tinggal di Hesbon dan kota-kota sekelilingnya, di Aroer dan kota-kota sekelilingnya, dan di semua kota di tepi sungai Arnon! Mengapa selama tiga ratus tahun itu kalian tidak merebutnya kembali?
27 We have not sinned against you, but you are sinning against me by attacking me [and my army]. I trust that Yahweh, the great judge, will decide whether we Israelis are right, or whether you people of the Ammon people-group are right.’”
Kami tidak bersalah kepada kalian, tetapi kalian bersalah kepada kami karena menyerang kami. Biarlah TUHAN, Sang Hakim yang adil, menilai siapakah yang benar, bangsa Israel atau bangsa Amon.”
28 But the king of the Ammon people-group did not pay attention to that message from Jephthah.
Tetapi raja bangsa Amon mengabaikan pesan Yefta itu.
29 Then the Spirit of Yahweh took control of Jephthah. Jephthah went through [the] Gilead [region] and through the area where the tribe of Manasseh lived, [to enlist/gather men for his army]. [He finally gathered them together] in Mizpah [city] in [the] Gilead [region] to fight against the Ammon people-group.
Lalu Roh TUHAN menggerakkan Yefta. Dia mengumpulkan pasukannya di daerah Gilead dan Manasye, lalu mereka berangkat dari kota Mispa di Gilead untuk menyerang pasukan Amon.
30 There Jephthah made a solemn promise to Yahweh. He said, “If you will enable my army to defeat [IDM] the Ammon people-group,
Yefta bersumpah kepada TUHAN, “Jika Engkau menyerahkan bangsa Amon kepadaku
31 when I return from the battle, I will sacrifice to you the first person who comes out of my house [to greet me]. It will be a sacrifice that will be completely burned [on the altar].”
dan aku kembali dengan selamat dari peperangan dengan orang Amon, maka apa pun yang pertama keluar dari rumahku untuk menyambutku akan dikhususkan untuk dimusnahkan bagi TUHAN. Aku akan mempersembahkannya sebagai kurban yang dibakar habis.”
32 Then Jephthah [and his men] went from Mizpah to attack the Ammon people-group, and Yahweh enabled his army to defeat them.
Lalu Yefta dan pasukannya maju menyerang bangsa Amon. TUHAN membuat Yefta menang atas Amon.
33 Jephthah and his men killed them, from Aroer [city] all the way to the area around the city of Minnith. They destroyed 20 cities, as far as [the city of] Abel Keramim. So the Israelis [completely] defeated the Ammon people-group.
Dia menumpas mereka mulai dari Aroer sampai sepanjang jalan ke Minit, sebanyak dua puluh kota, bahkan hingga ke Abel Keramim! Demikianlah bangsa Amon ditaklukkan oleh bangsa Israel.
34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, his daughter was the first one to come out of the house to meet him. She was [joyfully] playing a tambourine and dancing. She was his only child; he had no sons and no other daughters.
Saat Yefta pulang ke rumahnya di Mispa, anak perempuannya keluar menyambut dia sambil menari-nari dan memainkan tamborin. Dia satu-satunya anak Yefta.
35 When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes [to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do]. He said to her, “My daughter, you have caused me to become very sad [DOU] because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh [to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house], and I must do what I promised.”
Ketika melihat dia, Yefta merobek pakaiannya sendiri sebagai tanda berduka dan berseru, “Oh, anakku! Kamu benar-benar membuat hatiku hancur! Kamu membawa malapetaka bagiku! Aku sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN dan tidak bisa menariknya kembali.”
36 His daughter said, “My father, you made a solemn promise to Yahweh. So you must do to me what you promised, because [you said that you would do that if] Yahweh helped you to defeat our enemies, the Ammon people-group.”
Gadis itu menjawab, “Ayahku, Ayah sudah bersumpah kepada TUHAN, dan TUHAN sudah memberikan kemenangan kepada Ayah atas bangsa Amon, musuh Ayah. Karena itu, lakukanlah kepadaku sesuai apa yang Ayah sumpahkan.
37 Then she also said, “But allow me to do one thing. (First/before you do what you promised), allow me to go up into the hilly area and wander around for two months. Since I will never be married [and have children], allow me and my friends to go and cry together.”
Tetapi sebelum itu, aku meminta satu hal saja: Izinkan aku mengembara di perbukitan bersama teman-temanku selama dua bulan untuk menangisi nasibku, karena aku tidak akan pernah menikah.”
38 Jephthah replied, “All right, you may go.” So she left for two months. She and her friends stayed in the hills and they cried for her because she would never be married.
Jawab Yefta, “Pergilah.” Dia membiarkan gadis itu pergi selama dua bulan. Beberapa teman ikut bersamanya ke perbukitan. Di sana mereka menangisi nasibnya, karena dia akan mati tanpa sempat berkeluarga.
39 After two months, she returned to her father Jephthah, and he did to her what he had vowed. So his daughter never was married. Because of that, the Israelis now have a custom.
Dua bulan kemudian, dia kembali kepada ayahnya. Lalu Yefta menepati sumpahnya. Gadis itu meninggal sebagai perawan. Inilah asal usul salah satu adat di Israel
40 Every year the young Israeli women go [into the hills] for four days to remember [and cry about what happened to] the daughter of Jephthah.
yaitu setiap tahun, anak-anak perempuan Israel mengembara ke perbukitan selama empat hari untuk mengenang anak perempuan Yefta.
