2 Samuel 4
1 And when Saul’s son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
Keturunan Saul yang lain ialah Mefiboset, putra Yonatan. Dia pincang sejak berumur lima tahun, yaitu ketika Saul dan Yonatan meninggal. Sebab pada saat kabar tentang kematian mereka datang dari kota Yizreel, inang pengasuh Mefiboset menggendongnya lalu lari; tetapi karena wanita itu sangat terburu-buru, anak itu jatuh sehingga menjadi pincang. Ketika Isyboset putra Saul mendengar bahwa Abner telah dibunuh di Hebron, hilanglah semangatnya, dan seluruh bangsa Israel menjadi gentar. Isyboset mempunyai dua orang perwira yang menjadi kepala pasukan penyerbu; yang seorang bernama Baana, yang seorang lagi bernama Rekhab. Mereka anak Rimon, dari Beerot dari suku Benyamin. (Beerot terhitung daerah Benyamin. Penduduk aslinya sudah melarikan diri ke Gitaim dan tinggal di sana semenjak itu.)
2 And Saul’s son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:
3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and have been sojourners there until this day.)
4 And Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
Kedua orang perwira itu, yaitu Rekhab dan Baana berangkat ke rumah Isyboset dan tiba di situ pada waktu tengah hari, ketika Isyboset sedang istirahat siang.
6 And they came there into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
Wanita penjaga rumah mengantuk ketika sedang membersihkan gandum, lalu tertidur. Karena itu Rekhab dan Baana dapat menyelinap masuk.
7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and went away through the plain all night.
Mereka terus masuk ke kamar tidur di mana Isyboset sedang tidur nyenyak, lalu menikam dia sampai mati. Mereka memenggal kepalanya dan membawanya pergi. Semalam suntuk mereka berjalan melalui Lembah Yordan.
8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.
Kemudian mereka menyerahkan kepala Isyboset itu kepada Daud di Hebron sambil berkata, "Inilah kepala Isyboset putra Saul, musuh Baginda yang berusaha hendak membunuh Baginda. Hari ini TUHAN telah membalas perbuatan Saul dan keturunannya bagi Baginda."
9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
Tetapi Daud menjawab, "TUHAN yang hidup, yang telah menyelamatkan aku dari segala bahaya, tahu bahwa yang akan kukatakan ini benar.
10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:
Ketika di Ziklag ada orang yang memberitahukan kepadaku tentang wafatnya Saul, dikiranya bahwa dia membawa kabar baik. Tetapi dia telah kutangkap dan kubunuh. Itulah upah yang kuberikan kepadanya sebagai imbalan atas kabar yang dibawanya itu.
11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
Betapa lebih berat lagi hukuman yang akan kujatuhkan kepada penjahat yang telah membunuh orang yang tidak bersalah dan sedang tidur di rumahnya sendiri! Sekarang aku menuntut pembalasan kepadamu atas pembunuhan itu, serta melenyapkan kamu dari muka bumi ini!"
12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
Setelah itu Daud memerintahkan kepada anak buahnya untuk membunuh Rekhab dan Baana. Sesudah dibunuh, tangan dan kaki mereka dipotong dan digantung di dekat kolam. Tetapi kepala Isyboset itu diambil dan dikuburkan di kota itu juga di dalam kuburan Abner.
