1 Raja-raja 2

1 Ketika telah dekat ajalnya, Daud memanggil Salomo, putranya, dan memberikan pesan-pesannya yang terakhir. Daud berkata,

Now the days of David drew near that he should die; and he commanded Solomon his son, saying,

2 "Sudah saatnya aku meninggal dunia. Hendaklah engkau yakin dan berani.

"I am going the way of all the earth. You be strong therefore, and show yourself a man;

3 Lakukanlah apa yang diperintahkan TUHAN Allahmu kepadamu. Taatilah semua hukum-hukum dan perintah-perintah-Nya yang tertulis dalam Buku Musa, supaya ke mana pun engkau pergi engkau akan berhasil dalam segala usahamu.

and keep the instruction of the LORD your God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, his commandments, his ordinances, and his testimonies, according to that which is written in the law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do, and wherever you turn yourself.

4 Kalau engkau taat kepada TUHAN, Ia akan menepati janji-Nya bahwa keturunanku akan memerintah Israel, asal mereka dengan sepenuh hati dan segenap jiwa selalu setia mentaati perintah-perintah-Nya.

That the LORD may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, 'If your children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,' he said, 'a man on the throne of Israel.'

5 Ada lagi satu hal! Kau pasti ingat apa yang telah dilakukan Yoab kepadaku dengan membunuh kedua perwira Israel, yaitu Abner anak Ner dan Amasa anak Yeter. Ia membunuh mereka pada masa damai untuk membalas pembunuhan yang mereka lakukan pada masa perang. Ia membunuh orang yang tidak bersalah tapi sekarang akulah yang harus menanggung perbuatannya dan akulah yang menderita.

"Moreover you know also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, even what he did to the two commanders of the armies of Israel, to Abner the son of Ner, and to Amasa the son of Jether, whom he killed, avenging the blood of war in peacetime, and put the blood of war on my belt that was about my waist, and on my sandal that was on my foot.

6 Nah, anakku, kau harus bertindak terhadap dia menurut apa yang kauanggap baik; hanya jangan biarkan dia meninggal secara wajar. (Sheol h7585)

Do therefore according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to Sheol in peace. (Sheol h7585)

7 Tetapi terhadap anak-anak lelaki Barzilai dari Gilead hendaklah engkau berlaku baik. Kau harus menjamin kebutuhan mereka sehari-hari, sebab mereka telah berbuat baik kepadaku ketika aku melarikan diri dari abangmu, Absalom.

But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.

8 Mengenai Simei anak Gera dari kota Bahurim di wilayah Benyamin, ada pula pesanku kepadamu. Dalam perjalananku ke Mahanaim, Simei itu dahulu mengutuki aku dengan kejam. Tetapi kemudian, ketika ia datang menjemput aku di Sungai Yordan, aku bersumpah kepadanya demi TUHAN bahwa aku tidak akan membunuhnya.

"Look, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying, 'I will not put you to death with the sword.'

9 Tetapi inilah pesanku kepadamu: jangan biarkan dia bebas dari hukuman. Aku tahu engkau bijaksana; jadi, meskipun ia sudah tua, usahakanlah supaya ia dihukum mati." (Sheol h7585)

Now therefore do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you shall bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood." (Sheol h7585)

10 Kemudian Daud meninggal dan dimakamkan di Kota Daud.

David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David.

11 Ia menjadi raja Israel selama empat puluh tahun: tujuh tahun ia berkedudukan di Hebron, dan tiga puluh tiga tahun di Yerusalem.

The days that David reigned over Israel were forty years; he reigned seven years in Hebron, and he reigned thirty-three years in Jerusalem.

12 Kemudian Salomo menjadi raja menggantikan Daud, ayahnya. Kekuasaan Salomo sebagai raja sangat kukuh.

Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.

13 Pada suatu hari, Adonia pergi kepada Batsyeba. Bertanyalah Batsyeba kepada Adonia, "Apakah kunjunganmu ini dengan maksud baik?" "Ya," jawab Adonia.

Then Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, and did homage to her. And she said, "Do you come peaceably?" And he said, "Peaceably."

14 Lalu ia menambahkan, "Ada sesuatu yang saya ingin minta dari ibu." "Apa?" tanya Batsyeba.

He said moreover, "I have something to tell you." She said, "Say on."

15 Adonia menjawab, "Ibu tahu bahwa sayalah yang seharusnya menjadi raja; itu sudah diharapkan oleh seluruh Israel. Tetapi yang terjadi adalah yang sebaliknya; adikku yang menjadi raja, karena TUHAN menghendaki demikian.

He said, "You know that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign. However the kingdom is turned around, and has become my brother's; for it was his from the LORD.

16 Sekarang ada satu permintaan saya, kiranya Ibu jangan menolaknya."

Now I ask one petition of you. Do not deny me." She said to him, "Say on."

17 "Apa permintaanmu?" tanya Batsyeba. Adonia menjawab, "Saya mohon Ibu mau meminta kepada Raja Salomo untuk mengizinkan saya mengawini Abisag, gadis dari Sunem itu. Saya yakin Salomo tidak akan menolak permintaan Ibu."

He said, "Please speak to Solomon the king (for he will not tell you 'no'), that he give me Abishag the Shunammite as wife."

18 "Ya, baiklah," jawab Batsyeba. "Saya akan membicarakan hal itu dengan raja untuk engkau."

Bathsheba said, "Alright. I will speak for you to the king."

19 Maka pergilah Batsyeba kepada raja dengan maksud membicarakan hal itu untuk Adonia. Raja berdiri menyambut ibunya dan sujud kepadanya, lalu duduk lagi di atas tahtanya. Kemudian ia menyuruh orang menyediakan kursi di sebelah kanannya untuk ibunya.

Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

20 Setelah duduk, berkatalah Batsyeba, "Ibu ingin meminta sesuatu yang kecil saja daripadamu. Ibu harap kau tidak akan menolaknya." "Apa itu, Ibu?" tanya Salomo. "Saya tidak akan menolak."

Then she said, "I ask one small petition of you; do not deny me." The king said to her, "Ask on, my mother; for I will not deny you."

21 Batsyeba menjawab, "Izinkanlah Adonia, abangmu itu mengawini Abisag."

She said, "Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife."

22 "Mengapa Ibu meminta hal itu kepada saya?" tanya Salomo. "Itu sama saja dengan meminta supaya saya memberikan tahta kerajaan ini kepadanya. Bukankah dia abang saya? Lagi pula Imam Abyatar dan Yoab memihak dia!"

King Solomon answered his mother, "Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also. For he is my elder brother. For him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."

23 Setelah berkata begitu bersumpahlah Salomo demi TUHAN, "Biarlah saya terkena kutukan TUHAN, kalau saya tidak menghukum mati Adonia karena permintaannya itu!

Then king Solomon swore by the LORD, saying, "God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life.

24 TUHAN telah mengukuhkan kedudukan saya pada tahta ayah saya, Daud. TUHAN telah menepati janji-Nya dan telah memberikan kerajaan ini kepada saya dan keturunan saya. Saya bersumpah demi TUHAN yang hidup bahwa Adonia akan mati hari ini juga!"

Now therefore as the LORD lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day."

25 Maka Raja Salomo memberi perintah kepada Benaya, lalu Benaya pergi membunuh Adonia.

King Solomon sent by Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell on him, so that he died.

26 Kemudian berkatalah Raja Salomo kepada Imam Abyatar, "Pergilah ke kampung halamanmu di Anatot. Kau patut dihukum mati, tapi hari ini aku tak akan membunuhmu, karena ketika kau masih bersama ayahku, kau ikut merasakan segala penderitaannya. Dan kau juga yang mengurus Peti Perjanjian TUHAN."

To Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your own fields; for you are worthy of death. But I will not at this time put you to death, because you bore the ark of the LORD before David my father, and because you were afflicted in all in which my father was afflicted."

27 Lalu Salomo memecat Abyatar sebagai imam. Dengan perbuatan Salomo itu apa yang telah dikatakan TUHAN di Silo tentang keturunan Imam Eli telah menjadi kenyataan.

So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest to the LORD, that he might fulfill the word of the LORD, which he spoke concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

28 Yoab mendengar tentang semua yang telah terjadi itu. Ia menjadi takut karena ia memihak kepada Adonia. Tapi, dahulu ia tidak memihak kepada Absalom. Maka ia lari ke Kemah TUHAN dan memegang ujung-ujung mezbah.

The news came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he did not turn after Absalom. Joab fled to the Tent of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

29 Berita ini disampaikan kepada Raja Salomo. Maka raja menyuruh Benaya membunuh Yoab.

It was told king Solomon, "Joab has fled to the Tent of the LORD, and look, he is by the altar." And Solomon sent to Joab, saying, "What happened to you, that you have fled to the altar?" And Joab said, "Because I was afraid of you, so I fled to the LORD." And Solomon sent to Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, "Go, fall on him."

30 Benaya pergi ke Kemah TUHAN dan berkata kepada Yoab, "Raja menyuruh engkau keluar dari situ!" "Tidak," jawab Yoab. "Saya mau mati di sini." Benaya kembali dan melaporkan hal itu kepada raja.

Benaiah came to the Tent of the LORD, and said to him, "Thus says the king, 'Come forth.'" He said, "No; but I will die here." Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, "Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me."

31 Mendengar itu raja berkata, "Pergilah dan laksanakanlah apa yang dikatakannya itu. Bunuh dia dan kuburkan dia, supaya aku dan seluruh keturunan ayahku tidak bertanggung jawab lagi atas pembunuhan yang dilakukan Yoab terhadap orang yang tidak bersalah.

The king said to him, "Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him; that you may take away this day the innocent blood which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.

32 TUHAN akan menghukum dia karena pembunuhan yang telah dilakukannya tanpa setahu ayahku. Abner perwira Israel, dan Amasa perwira Yehuda, kedua-duanya tidak bersalah. Mereka lebih baik daripada Yoab sendiri, tetapi ia membunuh mereka.

The LORD will return his blood on his own head, because he fell on two men more righteous and better than he, and killed them with the sword, and my father David did not know it: Abner the son of Ner, commander of the army of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the army of Judah.

33 Hukuman karena kematian kedua perwira itu akan ditanggung oleh Yoab dan keturunannya untuk selama-lamanya. Tetapi seluruh keturunan ayahku yang menjadi raja, selalu akan diberkati TUHAN--mereka akan beruntung."

So shall their blood return on the head of Joab, and on the head of his descendants forever. But to David, and to his descendants, and to his house, and to his throne, there shall be peace forever from the LORD."

34 Maka pergilah Benaya ke Kemah TUHAN dan membunuh Yoab di situ. Lalu Yoab dikuburkan di rumahnya di luar kota.

Then Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell on him, and killed him; and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

35 Kemudian raja mengangkat Benaya menjadi panglima angkatan bersenjata menggantikan Yoab, dan Zadok diangkat menjadi imam menggantikan Abyatar.

The king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his place over the army; and the king put Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.

36 Sesudah itu raja memanggil Simei lalu berkata kepadanya, "Buatlah rumah untuk dirimu di Yerusalem ini. Tinggallah di situ dan jangan keluar dari kota.

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and do not go out from there anywhere.

37 Kalau kau berani keluar dan pergi melewati anak Sungai Kidron, kau harus dibunuh; dan kau sendirilah yang menanggung kesalahan itu."

For on the day you go out, and pass over the wadi of the Kidron, know for certain that you shall surely die: your blood shall be on your own head."

38 "Baik, Paduka Yang Mulia," jawab Simei. "Saya akan menuruti perintah Baginda." Maka tinggallah Simei di Yerusalem beberapa waktu lamanya.

Shimei said to the king, "The saying is good. As my lord the king has said, so will your servant do." Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.

39 Setelah tiga tahun terjadilah hal berikut ini: Dua orang hamba Simei lari ke Gat, kepada Raja Akhis putra Maakha. Ketika Simei diberitahu tentang hal itu, ia

It happened at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away to Achish, son of Maacah, king of Gath. They told Shimei, saying, "Look, your servants are in Gath."

40 memasang pelana pada keledainya lalu pergi kepada Raja Akhis di Gat untuk mencari kedua hambanya itu. Ia menemukan mereka lalu membawa mereka pulang.

Shimei arose, and saddled his donkey, and went to Gath to Achish, to seek his servants; and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

41 Ketika Salomo mendengar apa yang telah dilakukan oleh Simei,

It was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and had come again.

42 ia menyuruh memanggil Simei lalu berkata, "Aku sudah membuat engkau berjanji demi TUHAN bahwa engkau tidak akan meninggalkan Yerusalem. Dan aku juga sudah memperingatkan engkau bahwa apabila engkau keluar dari Yerusalem, engkau harus mati. Nah, engkau sudah berjanji dan setuju untuk mentaati perintahku itu, bukan?

The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, "Did I not adjure you by the LORD, and warn you, saying, 'Know for certain, that on the day you go out, and walk abroad any where, you shall surely die?' You said to me, 'The saying that I have heard is good.'

43 Tetapi sekarang mengapa kauingkari janjimu itu dan kaulanggar perintahku?

Why then have you not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have instructed you with?"

44 Kau tahu betul semua kejahatanmu terhadap ayahku. Untuk itu TUHAN akan menghukummu,

The king said moreover to Shimei, "You know all the wickedness which your heart is privy to, that you did to David my father. Therefore the LORD shall return your wickedness on your own head.

45 tetapi aku akan diberkati-Nya dan kerajaan ayahku akan dikukuhkan-Nya sampai selama-lamanya."

But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD forever."

46 Setelah berkata begitu, raja memberi perintah kepada Benaya lalu pergilah Benaya membunuh Simei. Kini Salomo berkuasa penuh di dalam kerajaannya.

So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell on him, so that he died. The kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.