< 1 Samuel 30 >

1 It came about, when David and his men had come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had made a raid upon the Negev and on Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag, burned it,
Dua hari kemudian, Daud dan anak buahnya kembali ke kota Ziklag. Ketika tiba di sana, mereka mendapati bahwa orang Amalek telah menyerbu bagian selatan negeri Yehuda dan menyerang Ziklag. Mereka tidak membunuh seorang pun. Tetapi mereka membakar habis kota itu dan meneruskan perjalanan mereka dengan membawa serta para wanita, anak-anak dan penduduk lainnya. Mereka juga telah menawan keluarga Daud dan keluarga anak buahnya, termasuk kedua istri Daud, Ahinoam dan Abigail. Daud dan anak buahnya begitu sedih, sehingga mereka mulai menangis tak henti-hentinya sampai kepayahan.
2 and captured the women and everyone who was in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off as they went on their way.
3 When David and his men came to the city, it was burned, and their wives, their sons, and their daughters were taken captive.
4 Then David and the people that were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more power to weep.
5 David's two wives were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelite woman, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
6 David was greatly distressed, for the people were talking about stoning him, for all the people were bitter in spirit, each man for his sons and daughters; but David strengthened himself in Yahweh, his God.
Anak buah Daud sangat susah karena telah kehilangan anak istri mereka. Sebab itu mereka hendak melempari Daud dengan batu. Jadi Daud berada dalam kesulitan besar, tetapi hatinya dikuatkan lagi oleh TUHAN Allahnya.
7 David said to Abiathar son of Ahimelech, the priest, “I beg you, bring the ephod here for me.” Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
Lalu Daud berkata kepada Imam Abyatar anak Ahimelekh, "Bawalah efod itu ke mari!" Maka Abyatar membawa efod itu kepadanya.
8 David prayed to Yahweh for direction, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” Yahweh answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will surely recover everything.”
Kemudian bertanyalah Daud kepada TUHAN, "Haruskah kukejar gerombolan penyerbu itu? Dapatkah aku menyusul mereka?" Jawab TUHAN, "Ya, kejarlah; engkau akan menyusul mereka dan membebaskan para tawanan."
9 So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him; they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
Lalu berangkatlah Daud bersama-sama dengan keenam ratus anak buahnya. Ketika mereka sampai di Sungai Besor, Daud meneruskan perjalanannya bersama-sama dengan 400 orang; sedang yang 200 orang lainnya tinggal di situ. Karena sudah terlalu lelah dan tak sanggup menyeberangi Sungai Besor.
10 But David kept pursuing, he and four hundred men; for two hundred had stayed behind, who were so weak that they could not go over the brook Besor.
11 They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David; they gave him bread, and he ate; they gave him water to drink;
Dalam perjalanan itu anak buah Daud bertemu dengan seorang anak laki-laki Mesir di padang, lalu ia dibawa kepada Daud. Ia diberi makan dan minum,
12 and they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. When he had eaten, he gained strength again, for he had eaten no bread nor drunk any water for three days and three nights.
juga kue buah ara, dan dua rangkai anggur kering. Setelah ia makan, kekuatannya pulih kembali; ternyata sudah tiga hari ia tidak makan dan tidak minum!
13 David said to him, “To whom do you belong? Where do you come from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; my master left me because three days ago I fell sick.
Kemudian Daud bertanya kepadanya, "Siapa tuanmu, dan dari mana engkau?" Jawab anak itu, "Aku orang Mesir, budak seorang Amalek. Aku ditinggalkan tuanku tiga hari yang lalu sebab aku sakit.
14 We made a raid on the Negev of the Kerethites, and what belongs to Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.”
Kami telah menyerbu wilayah orang Kreti di bagian selatan Yehuda dan wilayah marga Kaleb, dan kami telah membakar habis kota Ziklag."
15 David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this raiding party?” The Egyptian said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or betray me up into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this raiding party.”
Lalu tanya Daud kepadanya, "Maukah engkau mengantarkan aku ke tempat gerombolan itu?" Jawabnya, "Aku mau, asal Tuan berjanji kepadaku demi nama Allah, bahwa aku tidak Tuan bunuh atau Tuan serahkan kepada tuanku."
16 When the Egyptian had brought David down, the raiders were spread out over all the ground, eating and drinking and dancing because of all the booty they had taken out of the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.
Lalu dia mengantarkan mereka ke tempat gerombolan itu. Pada waktu itu gerombolan itu berpencar-pencar di seluruh tempat itu, sambil makan, minum dan berpesta pora karena banyaknya barang rampasan yang telah mereka bawa dari negeri Filistin dan Yehuda.
17 David attacked them from the twilight to the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped except for four hundred young men, who rode on camels and fled.
Pada waktu fajar menyingsing keesokan harinya, mereka diserang oleh Daud, dan pertempuran berlangsung sampai malam. Selain dari empat ratus orang muda yang melarikan diri dengan menunggang unta, tak seorang pun dari musuh yang dapat lolos.
18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken; and David rescued his two wives.
Daud berhasil membebaskan segalanya yang telah dirampas oleh orang Amalek, termasuk kedua istrinya;
19 Nothing was missing, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither booty, nor anything that the raiders had taken for themselves. David brought back everything.
tidak ada sesuatu pun yang hilang. Semua anak laki-laki dan perempuan serta segala barang rampasan yang telah diambil oleh orang Amalek, diambil kembali oleh Daud.
20 David took all the flocks and the herds, which the men drove ahead of the other cattle. They said, “This is David's booty.”
Di samping itu Daud juga merampas semua domba dan ternak. Binatang-binatang itu digiring oleh anak buah Daud di depan, terpisah dari segala barang rampasan yang lain, dan mereka berkata, "Ini bagian untuk Daud!"
21 David came to the two hundred men who had been too weak to follow him, the ones the others had made to stay at the brook Besor. These men went ahead to meet David and the people who were with him. When David came to these people, he greeted them.
Setelah itu Daud kembali kepada kedua ratus orang yang terlalu lelah untuk mengikuti dia, dan yang telah ditinggalkannya di pinggir Sungai Besor. Mereka menyongsong Daud serta anak buahnya, dan Daud mendekati serta menyalami mereka.
22 Then all the wicked men and worthless fellows among those who had gone with David said, “Because these men did not go with us, we will not give them any of the booty that we have recovered. Except that each man may take his wife and children, lead them away, and go.”
Tetapi di antara anak buah Daud yang bersama-sama mengikuti dia, ada yang jahat dan tamak. Mereka berkata, "Orang-orang ini tidak ikut; jadi mereka tak berhak mendapat apa-apa dari barang rampasan itu. Mereka hanya boleh mengambil anak istri mereka, dan pergi."
23 Then David said, “You must not act like this, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given to us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the raiders who came against us.
Tetapi Daud menjawab, "Saudara-saudaraku, janganlah kamu berbuat demikian dengan apa yang telah diberikan TUHAN kepada kita! Bukankah kita telah dilindunginya dan diberinya kemenangan atas gerombolan perampok itu?
24 Who will listen to you in this matter? For as the share is for anyone who goes into battle, so also will the share be for anyone who waits by the baggage; they will share and share alike.”
Jadi seorang pun tidak boleh menyetujui usul itu! Semuanya harus mendapat bagian yang sama banyaknya: orang yang tinggal untuk menjaga barang-barang harus mendapat bagian yang sama seperti orang yang maju berperang."
25 It has been so from that day to this day, for David made it a statute and a decree for Israel.
Kemudian hal itu dibuat menjadi sebuah peraturan oleh Daud, dan ditaati di Israel sampai sekarang.
26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent some of the booty to the elders of Judah, to his friends, saying, “See, here is a present for you from the booty from Yahweh's enemies.”
Ketika Daud kembali ke Ziklag, ia mengirim sebagian dari barang-barang rampasan itu kepada para pemimpin kota-kota Yehuda yang telah mendukungnya, katanya, "Inilah hadiah untukmu dari barang rampasan yang kami ambil dari musuh TUHAN."
27 He also sent some to the elders who were in Bethel, and to those who were in Ramoth of the South, and to those who were in Jattir,
Kota-kota itu ialah: Betel dan Rama di bagian selatan Yehuda, Yatir, Aroer, Sifmot, Estemoa, Rakhal, juga kota-kota orang Yerahmeel, kota-kota orang Keni, Horma, Bor-Asan, Atakh dan Hebron. Semua kota di mana Daud dan anak buahnya pernah mengembara, dikirimnya hadiah itu.
28 and to those who were in Aroer, and to those who were in Siphmoth, and to those who were in Eshtemoa.
29 He also sent some to the elders who were in Rakal, and to those who were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to those who were in the cities of the Kenites,
30 and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who were in Bor Ashan, and to those who were in Athak,
31 and to those who were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men habitually went.

< 1 Samuel 30 >