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 Ceila, and they rob the barns.
2 Lalu bertanyalah ia kepada TUHAN, "Haruskah aku pergi menyerang orang Filistin?" "Ya," jawab TUHAN, "seranglah mereka dan selamatkanlah penduduk Kehila."
Therefore David consulted the Lord, saying: Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said to David: Go, and thou shalt smite the Philistines, and shalt save Ceila.
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."
And the men that were with David, said to him: Behold we are in fear here in Judea, how much more if we go to Ceila against the hands 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."
Therefore David consulted the Lord again. And he answered and said to him: Arise, and go to Ceila: for I will deliver 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.
David therefore, and his men, went to Ceila, and fought against the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and made a great slaughter of them: and David saved the inhabitants of Ceila.
6 Ketika Abyatar anak Ahimelekh melarikan diri kepada Daud, dan menyertai Daud ke Kehila, ia juga membawa efod.
Now at that time, when Abiathar the son of Achimelech fled to David to Ceila, he came down having an ephod with him.
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 was come to Ceila: and Saul said: The Lord hath delivered him into my hands, and he is shut up, being come into a city, that hath gates and bars.
8 Lalu Saul mengerahkan tentaranya dan berangkat ke Kehila untuk mengepung Daud bersama semua anak buahnya.
And Saul commanded all the people to go down to fight against Ceila, and 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."
Now when David understood, that Saul secretly prepared evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest: Bring hither 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.
And David said: O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath heard a report, that Saul designeth to come to Ceila, 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 men of Ceila deliver me into his hands? and will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, tell thy servant. And the Lord said: He will come down.
And David said: Will the men of Ceila deliver me, and my men, into the hands of Saul? And the Lord 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, who were about six hundred, arose, and departing from Ceila, wandered up and down uncertain where they should stay: and it was told Saul that David was fled from Ceila, and had escaped: wherefore he forbore to go out.
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.
But David abode in the desert in strong holds, and he remained in a mountain of the desert of Ziph, in a woody hill. And Saul sought him always: but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.
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 was come out to seek his life. And David was in the desert of Ziph, in a wood.
16 Yonatan pergi menemuinya ke situ untuk menguatkan kepercayaannya bahwa ia akan dilindungi Allah.
And Jonathan the son of Saul arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:
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."
Fear not: for the hand of my father Saul shall not find thee, and thou shalt reign over Israel, and I shall be next to thee, yea, and my father knoweth this.
18 Kemudian Daud dan Yonatan mengikat perjanjian persahabatan di hadapan TUHAN. Sesudah itu Yonatan pulang ke rumahnya, sedangkan Daud tetap tinggal di Hores.
And the two made a covenant before the Lord: and David abode in the wood: but Jonathan returned 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 went up to Saul in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert.
20 Kami tahu, bahwa Baginda ingin sekali menangkap dia; sebab itu, datanglah ke daerah kami. Kami menjamin bahwa Baginda pasti dapat menyergapnya."
Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king’s hands.
21 Saul menjawab, "Semoga kamu diberkati TUHAN karena berbuat baik kepadaku!
And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.
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 therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.
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!"
Consider and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is bid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if be should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda.
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: and David and his men were in the desert of Maon, in the plain at the right hand of Jesimon.
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.
Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it 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 were on the other side of the mountain: and David despaired of being able to escape from the face of Saul: and Saul and his men encompassed David and his men round about to take them.
27 Tetapi tiba-tiba datanglah seorang utusan menghadap Saul dan berkata, "Hendaknya Baginda segera kembali! Orang Filistin telah menyerbu negeri kita!"
And a messenger came to Saul, saying: Make haste to come, for the Philistines have poured in themselves upon the land.
28 Lalu Saul menghentikan pengejaran terhadap Daud, dan pergi untuk berperang melawan orang Filistin. Itulah sebabnya tempat itu disebut Gunung Pemisahan.
Wherefore Saul returned, leaving the pursuit of David, and went to meet the Philistines. For this cause they called that place, the Rock of division.
29 Dari situ Daud pergi ke wilayah En-Gedi, dan bersembunyi di gua-gua.
Then David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds of Engaddi.
