1 Samuel 23
1 Pada suatu hari diberitahukan kepada Daud bahwa orang Filistin menyerang kota Kehila dan merampas gandum yang baru dipotong.
And they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing-floors.
2 Lalu bertanyalah ia kepada TUHAN, "Haruskah aku pergi menyerang orang Filistin?" "Ya," jawab TUHAN, "seranglah mereka dan selamatkanlah penduduk Kehila."
And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And Jehovah said to David, Go and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.
3 Tetapi anak buah Daud berkata kepadanya, "Sedangkan di sini, di Yehuda, kita sudah sangat ketakutan; apalagi kalau kita harus pergi menyerang tentara Filistin di Kehila."
But David's men said to him, Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?
4 Sebab itu sekali lagi Daud meminta petunjuk dari TUHAN, dan TUHAN menjawab, "Jangan khawatir. Seranglah kota Kehila, karena tentara Filistin itu akan Kuserahkan kepadamu."
And David inquired of Jehovah yet again. And Jehovah answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah; for I will give the Philistines into thy hand.
5 Maka pergilah Daud dan anak buahnya ke Kehila lalu diserangnya serta dibunuhnya banyak orang Filistin, dan dirampasnya ternak mereka. Demikianlah Daud membebaskan penduduk kota itu.
And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
6 Ketika Abyatar anak Ahimelekh melarikan diri kepada Daud, dan menyertai Daud ke Kehila, ia juga membawa efod.
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, he came down with an ephod in his hand.
7 Ketika diberitahukan kepada Saul bahwa Daud ada di Kehila, pikir Saul, "Daud telah diserahkan Allah kepadaku. Ia terjebak karena telah masuk ke dalam kota yang bertembok dan berpintu gerbang."
And it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. Then Saul said, God has cast him off into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a city that has gates and bars.
8 Lalu Saul mengerahkan tentaranya dan berangkat ke Kehila untuk mengepung Daud bersama semua anak buahnya.
And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.
9 Tetapi Daud sudah tahu bahwa Saul berniat jahat terhadapnya. Sebab itu ia berkata kepada Imam Abyatar, "Bawalah efod itu ke mari."
And when David knew that Saul devised mischief against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring the ephod.
10 Lalu berdoalah Daud, "TUHAN, Allah Israel, aku mendengar bahwa Saul berniat untuk datang ke Kehila dan menghancurkan kota itu karena aku, hamba-Mu.
Then said David, Jehovah, God of Israel, thy servant hath heard for certain that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.
11 Benarkah kabar yang kudengar itu? TUHAN, Allah Israel, sudilah beritahukan kepadaku." TUHAN menjawab, "Ya, Saul akan datang." Lalu tanya Daud lagi, "Apakah warga kota Kehila akan menyerahkan aku dan anak buahku kepada Saul?" Maka TUHAN menjawab, "Ya."
Will the citizens of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? Jehovah, God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And Jehovah said, He will come down.
And David said, Will the citizens of Keilah deliver up me and my men into the hand of Saul? And Jehovah said, They will deliver [thee] up.
13 Lalu Daud serta anak buahnya kira-kira 600 orang, segera meninggalkan Kehila dan mengembara dari satu tempat ke tempat yang lain. Ketika Saul mendengar bahwa Daud telah pergi dari Kehila, ia membatalkan rencana penyerangannya.
Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, and he forbore to go forth.
14 Setelah itu Daud tinggal di gua-gua pegunungan di padang gurun Zif. Ia selalu dikejar-kejar oleh Saul, tetapi TUHAN tidak menyerahkannya kepada raja itu.
And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
15 Meskipun demikian Daud takut juga, karena Saul berniat hendak membunuhnya. Pada suatu waktu Daud ada di Hores, di padang gurun Zif.
And David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.
16 Yonatan pergi menemuinya ke situ untuk menguatkan kepercayaannya bahwa ia akan dilindungi Allah.
And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 Kata Yonatan kepadanya, "Jangan takut, engkau tidak akan jatuh ke tangan ayahku. Beliau tahu benar bahwa engkaulah yang akan menjadi raja Israel dan bahwa aku akan mendapat kedudukan di bawahmu."
And he said to him, Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father will not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee; and that also Saul my father knows.
18 Kemudian Daud dan Yonatan mengikat perjanjian persahabatan di hadapan TUHAN. Sesudah itu Yonatan pulang ke rumahnya, sedangkan Daud tetap tinggal di Hores.
And they two made a covenant before Jehovah; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
19 Kemudian beberapa orang dari Zif menghadap Saul di Gibea dan berkata, "Daud bersembunyi di daerah kami dalam gua-gua dekat Hores, di atas Bukit Hakhila sebelah selatan padang gurun Yehuda.
And the Ziphites came up to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Does not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood, on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of the waste?
20 Kami tahu, bahwa Baginda ingin sekali menangkap dia; sebab itu, datanglah ke daerah kami. Kami menjamin bahwa Baginda pasti dapat menyergapnya."
And now, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and it will be for us to deliver him up into the king's hand.
21 Saul menjawab, "Semoga kamu diberkati TUHAN karena berbuat baik kepadaku!
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.
22 Pergilah dan pastikan lagi; periksalah dengan sungguh-sungguh di mana Daud berada dan siapa yang telah melihatnya di sana. Aku mendengar bahwa ia sangat cerdik.
Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.
23 Jadi periksalah dengan teliti gua-gua yang pernah menjadi tempat persembunyiannya, dan kembalilah ke mari untuk melaporkan kepadaku. Lalu aku akan pergi bersama-sama dengan kamu, dan jika ia masih ada di wilayah itu, pasti akan kucari, walaupun harus kuobrak-abrik seluruh Yehuda!"
And see, and ascertain all the lurking-places where he hides himself, and come ye again to me with sure information, that I may go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout the thousands of Judah.
24 Maka berangkatlah orang-orang itu kembali ke Zif mendahului Saul. Pada waktu itu Daud dan anak buahnya ada di padang gurun Maon, di lembah yang sunyi di daerah selatan padang gurun Yehuda.
And they arose and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of the waste.
25 Saul dan tentaranya datang hendak mencari Daud, tetapi orang memberitahukan hal itu kepada Daud, sehingga ia pergi ke gunung batu di padang gurun Maon dan tinggal di situ. Setelah Saul mengetahui hal itu, ia segera mengejar Daud.
And Saul and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard [that], and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
26 Saul dan tentaranya berjalan di pinggir gunung sebelah sini sedangkan Daud dan anak buahnya di pinggir sebelah sana. Daud cepat-cepat meloloskan diri dari Saul yang sudah mulai mengepung hendak menangkap mereka.
And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.
27 Tetapi tiba-tiba datanglah seorang utusan menghadap Saul dan berkata, "Hendaknya Baginda segera kembali! Orang Filistin telah menyerbu negeri kita!"
But there came a messenger to Saul, saying, Haste thee and come; for the Philistines have made a raid against the land.
28 Lalu Saul menghentikan pengejaran terhadap Daud, dan pergi untuk berperang melawan orang Filistin. Itulah sebabnya tempat itu disebut Gunung Pemisahan.
And Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.
29 Dari situ Daud pergi ke wilayah En-Gedi, dan bersembunyi di gua-gua.
And David went up from thence, and abode in the strongholds of Engedi.
