2 Samuel 2
1 Setelah itu Daud bertanya kepada TUHAN, "Apakah TUHAN menghendaki aku pergi menguasai salah satu kota di Yehuda?" "Ya," jawab TUHAN. "Kota yang mana?" tanya Daud. "Hebron," jawab TUHAN.
And it came to pass after this that David enquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up into one of the cities of Juda? and the Lord said to him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? and he said, To Chebron.
2 Maka pergilah Daud ke Hebron bersama dengan kedua orang istrinya: Ahinoam wanita Yizreel, dan Abigail janda Nabal yaitu wanita Karmel.
And David went up there to Chebron, [he] and both his wives, Achinaam the Jezraelitess, and Abigaia the wife of Nabal the Carmelite,
3 Demikian juga anak buahnya dengan keluarga mereka masing-masing ikut dengan Daud, lalu mereka itu menetap di Hebron dan di sekitarnya.
and the men that were with him, every one and his family; and they lived in the cities of Chebron.
4 Kemudian orang-orang Yehuda datang ke Hebron, dan melantik Daud menjadi raja atas Yehuda. Ketika Daud mendengar bahwa orang-orang Yabesh di Gilead telah menguburkan jenazah Saul,
And the men of Judea come, and anoint David there to reign over the house of Juda; and they reported to David, saying, The men of Jabis of the country of Galaad have buried Saul.
5 ia mengirim utusan ke sana dengan menyampaikan pesan, "Semoga TUHAN memberkati kamu, karena kamu telah menunjukkan kesetiaanmu kepada rajamu dengan memakamkan jenazahnya.
And David sent messengers to the rulers of Jabis of the country of Galaad, and David said to them, Blessed be you of the Lord, because you have wrought this mercy toward your lord, even toward Saul the anointed of the Lord, and you have buried him and Jonathan his son.
6 Oleh sebab itu, semoga TUHAN menunjukkan kasih dan setia-Nya kepadamu. Aku pun akan memperlakukan kamu dengan baik karena perbuatanmu itu.
And now may the Lord deal in mercy and truth towards you: and I also will requite towards you this good deed, because you have done this.
7 Tabahkanlah hatimu dan bertindaklah sebagai pahlawan! Saul, rajamu memang sudah wafat, tetapi orang-orang Yehuda telah melantik aku menjadi raja mereka."
And now let your hands be made strong, and be valiant; for your master Saul is dead, and moreover the house of Juda have anointed me to be king over them.
8 Panglima tentara Saul, yaitu Abner anak Ner, telah melarikan diri bersama-sama Isyboset anak Saul, ke Mahanaim di seberang Sungai Yordan.
But Abenner, the son of Ner, the commander-in-chief of Saul's army, took Jebosthe son of Saul, and brought him up from the camp to Manaem
9 Di sana Abner mengangkat Isyboset menjadi raja atas wilayah-wilayah Gilead, Asyuri, Yizreel, Efraim dan Benyamin, bahkan atas seluruh Israel.
and made him king over the land of Galaad, and over Thasiri, and over Jezrael, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.
10 Isyboset berumur empat puluh tahun pada waktu dijadikan raja atas Israel, dan ia memerintah dua tahun lamanya. Tetapi suku Yehuda tetap setia kepada Daud,
Jebosthe, Saul's son [was] forty years old, when he reigned over Israel; and he reigned two years, but not over the house of Juda, who followed David.
11 dan Daud memerintah di Hebron atas Yehuda tujuh setengah tahun lamanya.
And the days which David reigned in Chebron over the house of Juda were seven years and six months.
12 Pada suatu hari Abner pergi dari Mahanaim ke kota Gibeon, disertai oleh anak buah Isyboset.
And Abenner the son of Ner went forth, and the servants of Jebosthe the son of Saul, from Manaem to Gabaon.
13 Juga Yoab (ibunya bernama Zeruya), bersama anak buah Daud menuju ke kota itu. Kedua regu berlawanan itu berhadap-hadapan di kolam Gibeon; Abner dan pihaknya duduk di seberang sini, Yoab dan pihaknya di seberang sana.
And Joab the son of Saruia, and the servants of David, went forth from Chebron, and met them at the fountain of Gabaon, at the same place: and these sat down by the fountain on this side, and those by the fountain on that side.
14 Lalu berkatalah Abner kepada Yoab, "Ayo, kita suruh anak buah kita bertanding!" "Baiklah," jawab Yoab.
And Abenner said to Joab, Let now the young men arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
15 Lalu majulah dua belas orang dari suku Benyamin yang mewakili Isyboset, dan dua belas orang dari anak buah Daud.
And there arose and passed over by number twelve of the children of Benjamin, belonging to Jebosthe the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
16 Mereka masing-masing saling menjambak rambut dan saling menikam perut lawannya, sehingga matilah mereka bersama-sama. Sebab itu tempat di Gibeon itu disebut "Ladang Pedang".
And they seized every one the head of his neighbor with his hand, and his sword [was thrust] into the side of his neighbor, and they fall down together: and the name of that place was called The portion of the treacherous ones, which is in Gabaon.
17 Setelah itu terjadilah pertempuran yang sengit, dan Abner serta tentara Israel dikalahkan oleh anak buah Daud.
And the battle was very severe on that day; and Abenner and the men of Israel were worsted before the servants of David.
18 Ketiga orang anak Zeruya ada di situ, yaitu Yoab, Abisai dan Asael. Asael larinya cepat seperti kijang,
And there were there the three sons of Saruia, Joab, and Abessa, and Asael: and Asael was swift in his feet as a roe in the field.
19 maka dikejarnya Abner terus-menerus.
And Asael followed after Abenner, and turned not to go to the right hand or to the left from following Abenner.
20 Abner menengok ke belakang dan bertanya, "Engkaukah itu Asael?" "Ya," jawabnya.
And Abenner looked behind him, and said, Are you Asael himself? and he said, I am.
21 "Jangan kejar aku!" kata Abner. "Cobalah tangkap salah seorang dari para prajurit itu dan ambillah senjatanya!" Tetapi Asael terus saja mengejar dia.
And Abenner said to him, Turn you to the right hand or to the left, and lay hold for yourself on one of the young men, and take to yourself his armor: but Asel would not turn back from following him.
22 Sekali lagi Abner berkata kepadanya, "Jangan kejar aku! Nanti terpaksa engkau kubunuh. Jadi, bagaimana aku dapat memandang muka Yoab abangmu itu?"
And Abenner said yet again to Asael, Stand aloof from me, lest I strike you to the ground? and how should I lift up my face to Joab?
23 Ketika Asael tetap tidak mau berhenti, Abner menombak ke belakang, dan kenalah perut Asael sampai tombak itu tembus ke punggungnya. Asael rebah dan tewas di tempat itu juga. Semua orang yang datang ke tempat ia tergeletak itu, berhenti di situ.
And what does this mean? return to Joab your brother? But he would not stand aloof; and Abenner smites him with the hinder end of the spear on the loins, and the spear went out behind him, and he falls there and dies on the spot: and it came to pass that every one that came to the place where Asael fell and died, stood still.
24 Tetapi Yoab dan Abisai meneruskan pengejaran terhadap Abner. Ketika matahari terbenam, sampailah mereka di Bukit Ama, yang ada di sebelah timur Giah, ke arah padang gurun Gibeon.
And Joab and Abessa pursued after Abenner, and the sun went down: and they went as far as the hill of Amman, which is in the front of Gai, by the desert way of Gabaon.
25 Di sana orang-orang dari suku Benyamin bergabung lagi dengan Abner, lalu mengatur barisan mereka di puncak sebuah bukit.
And the children of Benjamin who followed Abenner gather themselves together, and they formed themselves into one body, and stood on the top of a hill.
26 Dari sana berserulah Abner kepada Yoab, "Haruskah kita bertempur selamanya? Tidak sadarkah engkau bahwa perang ini hanya membawa kepahitan? Kami ini saudaramu sebangsa. Berapa lama lagi engkau mau menunggu sebelum memerintahkan anak buahmu supaya berhenti memburu kami?"
And Abenner called Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour perpetually? know you not that it will be bitter at last? How long then will you refuse to tell the people to turn from following our brethren?
27 Yoab menjawab, "Demi Allah yang hidup, seandainya engkau tidak mulai berbicara, pasti anak buahku akan terus memburu kamu sampai besok pagi."
And Joab said, As the Lord lives, if you had not spoken, even from the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
28 Lalu Yoab meniup trompet sebagai tanda bagi anak buahnya supaya berhenti mengejar orang Israel, maka berhentilah pertempuran itu.
And Joab sounded the trumpet, and all the people departed, and did not pursue after Israel, and did not fight any longer.
29 Abner dan anak buahnya semalam suntuk berbaris melalui Lembah Yordan, lalu menyeberangi Sungai Yordan, dan setelah berjalan terus sepanjang siang berikutnya, sampailah mereka ke Mahanaim.
And Abenner and his men departed at evening, [and went] all that night, and crossed over Jordan, and went along the whole adjacent [country], and they come to the camp.
30 Setelah Yoab berhenti memburu Abner, ia mengumpulkan semua anak buahnya. Selain Asael ternyata sembilan belas dari mereka hilang.
And Joab returned from following Abenner, and he assembled all the people, and there were missing of the people of David, nineteen men, and Asael.
31 Anak buah Daud telah menewaskan 360 orang pasukan Abner dari suku Benyamin.
And the servants of David struck of the children of Benjamin, of the men of Abenner, three hundred and sixty men belonging to him.
32 Setelah itu Yoab dan anak buahnya mengangkat jenazah Asael dan menguburkannya di dalam kuburan keluarganya di Betlehem. Lalu mereka berjalan semalam-malaman dan sampai di Hebron pada waktu dini hari.
And they take up Asael, and bury him in the tomb of his father in Bethleem. And Joab and the men with him went all the night, and the morning rose upon them in Chebron.
