2 Samuel 20

1 Di kota Gilgal ada seorang pengacau yang bernama Seba. Dia anak Bikri, dari suku Benyamin. Waktu iring-iringan Daud datang, Seba meniup trompet dan berseru, "Kita tidak ada hubungan dengan Daud. Untuk apa kita ikut dengan dia? Hai orang Israel, ayo kita pulang!"

A rabble-rouser called Sheba, son of Bichri, from the tribe of Benjamin, happened to be there. He blew the ram's horn and shouted: “We have no interest in David, no commitment to Jesse's son. Israelites, let's all go home!”

2 Lalu pergilah orang-orang Israel itu meninggalkan Daud dan mengikuti Seba. Tetapi orang-orang Yehuda tetap setia dan mengiringi Daud dari Sungai Yordan sampai ke Yerusalem.

So all the men of Israel abandoned David to follow Sheba, son of Bichri. But the men of Judah accompanied their king all the way from the Jordan to Jerusalem.

3 Setelah Daud tiba di istananya di Yerusalem, kesepuluh orang selir yang ditinggalkannya untuk menunggui istana, ditempatkannya dalam rumah yang dijaga oleh pengawal. Kebutuhan mereka disediakan secukupnya, tetapi Daud tidak pernah tidur lagi bersama mereka. Jadi mereka itu dipingit dan hidup mereka seperti janda sampai mati.

When David returned to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to look after the palace and put them in a house under guard. He took care of their needs but he didn't sleep with them. They were imprisoned until they died, living like widows.

4 Raja memerintahkan kepada Amasa, "Kumpulkanlah orang Yehuda dan datanglah ke mari bersama mereka dalam tempo tiga hari."

Then the king ordered Amasa, “Call up the army of Judah. Have them come to me within three days, and you come too.”

5 Lalu pergilah Amasa untuk mengumpulkan mereka, tetapi dia tidak kembali pada waktu yang ditentukan oleh raja.

Amasa called up the army of Judah, but he took longer than the time he was given.

6 Kemudian berkatalah raja kepada Abisai, "Seba itu akan lebih menyusahkan kita daripada Absalom. Sebab itu bawalah anak buahku dan kejarlah dia, supaya jangan sampai ia menduduki kota-kota yang berbenteng, dan dapat lari dari kita."

David then spoke to Abishai, saying, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri is going to cause us more trouble than Absalom did. Take the king's men and chase him down, or he will take over fortified towns and get away from us.”

7 Maka di bawah pimpinan Abisai, pasukan Yoab dan pasukan pengawal pribadi raja serta semua prajurit yang lain berangkat dari Yerusalem untuk mengejar Seba.

So Joab's men, along with the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the experienced fighters, marched out of Jerusalem to chase down Sheba, son of Bichri.

8 Ketika mereka sampai ke batu besar di Gibeon, Amasa datang menjumpai mereka. Yoab waktu itu berpakaian perang dengan pedang bersarung yang terikat pada pinggangnya. Ketika dia berjalan maju, sarung pedang itu lepas sehingga pedangnya bergeser ke tangan kirinya.

While they were at the large rock in Gibeon, Amasa caught up with them. Joab was dressed for battle. Over his clothes was a belt around his waist with a dagger in its sheath. As he moved forward, it fell out.

9 Yoab berkata kepada Amasa, "Apa kabar, kawan?" sambil memegang jenggot Amasa dengan tangan kanannya seolah-olah hendak mencium dia.

“How are you doing, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. Joab held Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.

10 Amasa tidak melihat ada pedang di tangan kiri Yoab. Tiba-tiba Yoab menikamkan pedang itu ke perut Amasa, sehingga isi perutnya berhamburan ke tanah. Dia tewas pada saat itu juga, sehingga Yoab tidak perlu menikamnya lagi. Lalu Yoab dan Abisai adiknya, terus mengejar Seba.

Amasa wasn't prepared for the dagger in Joab's left hand. Joab stabbed him in the belly and his intestines poured out onto the ground. Joab didn't need to stab him twice, because Amasa was already dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai set off in pursuit of Sheba.

11 Seorang prajurit Yoab berdiri di dekat mayat Amasa dan berseru, "Siapa yang memihak kepada Yoab dan Daud, ikutilah Yoab!"

One of Joab's men stood beside Amasa and called out, “If you're on Joab's side, and if you are on David's side, then follow Joab!”

12 Mayat Amasa yang bermandikan darah itu tergeletak di tengah-tengah jalan. Prajurit Yoab tadi melihat bahwa semua orang yang lewat berhenti di situ. Oleh sebab itu ia menyeret mayat itu ke ladang dan menutupinya dengan selimut.

But Amasa was there, lying in his blood in the middle of the main road. When the man saw that everybody was stopping to look, he pulled the body off the road into a field and threw a cloth over it.

13 Setelah mayat itu disingkirkan dari jalan, semua orang meneruskan perjalanannya mengikuti Yoab untuk mengejar Seba.

Once Amasa's body was off the road, all the men followed Joab in pursuit of Sheba.

14 Seba telah melintasi semua daerah suku Israel, lalu tiba di kota Abel-bet-Maakha diikuti oleh seluruh anggota marga Bikri.

In the meantime Sheba had gone around all the tribes of Israel and eventually ended up the town of Abel-beth-maacah. All the Bichrites gathered for battle and followed him into the town.

15 Anak buah Yoab mendengar bahwa Seba ada di situ, lalu mengepung kota itu. Mereka menimbun tanah di sekeliling tembok luar dan mulai menggali tanah di bawah tembok itu untuk meruntuhkannya.

Joab's army came and besieged Sheba in Abel-Beth-Maacah. They built a siege ramp against the town's outer wall. While all of Joab's army was battering the wall to knock it down,

16 Di kota itu ada seorang wanita yang bijaksana, dan dia berdiri di atas tembok lalu berseru, "Dengar! Dengar! Mintalah supaya Yoab datang ke mari; aku ingin berbicara dengan dia."

a wise woman from the town called out, “Listen! Please listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come over here so I can speak to you.’”

17 Lalu datanglah Yoab dan wanita itu bertanya, "Tuankah Yoab?" "Ya," jawabnya. Kata wanita itu, "Dengarkanlah perkataanku ini, Tuan." "Baiklah, aku dengarkan," jawab Yoab.

He went over to her, and the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “Yes, that's me,” he replied. “Please listen to what I, your servant, have to say,” she said. “I'm listening,” he replied.

18 Kata wanita itu, "Dahulu orang-orang biasanya berkata begini, 'Jika engkau perlu petunjuk, pergilah ke kota Abel' --dan itulah yang mereka lakukan.

Then the woman said, “In times gone by people used to say, ‘If you want advice, go to Abel,’ and that's how arguments were settled.

19 Kota kami Abel ini besar, salah satu kota yang paling tenteram dan setia di tanah Israel. Mengapa Tuan berusaha menghancurkannya? Inginkah Tuan merusakkan tanah kepunyaan TUHAN?"

I am one of the peaceful and faithful people of Israel. You're trying to destroy a town that's like a mother in Israel. Why do you want to tear down the Lord's possession?”

20 "Sama sekali tidak!" jawab Yoab, "aku sama sekali tidak bermaksud merusakkan atau menghancurkan kotamu!

“Certainly not!” Joab answered. “It's not what I want—to destroy or tear down this town!

21 Itu bukan rencana kami. Tetapi seorang yang bernama Seba anak Bikri, yang berasal dari daerah pegunungan Efraim, telah memberontak terhadap Raja Daud. Serahkanlah dia, lalu aku akan pergi dari kota ini." Kata wanita itu, "Kepala orang itu akan kami lemparkan kepada Tuan dari tembok ini."

That's not the intention. But a man called Sheba, son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has rebelled against the king, against David. Just hand over this one man and I will withdraw from the town.” “Fine,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown over the wall to you.”

22 Lalu pergilah ia dan dengan cerdiknya menyampaikan maksudnya kepada penduduk kota itu. Setelah itu kepala Seba dipenggal dan dilemparkan kepada Yoab. Kemudian Yoab meniup trompet dan anak buahnya meninggalkan kota itu lalu pulang ke rumahnya masing-masing. Yoab pun pulang ke Yerusalem menghadap raja.

The woman went and talked with everyone about her wise plan. So they cut off the head of Sheba and threw it to Joab. Then Joab blew the ram's horn to sound the retreat, and all his men left the town and went home. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

23 Inilah pejabat-pejabat tinggi yang diangkat oleh Daud: Panglima seluruh tentara Israel: Yoab. Kepala pasukan pengawal pribadi Daud: Benaya anak Yoyada.

Joab commanded the whole army of Israel. Benaiah, son of Jehoiada, was in charge of the Cherethites and Pelethites.

24 Kepala pekerja paksa: Adoram. Bendahara negara: Yosafat anak Ahilud.

Adoniram was in charge of the labor force. Jehoshaphat, son of Ahilud, kept the official records.

25 Sekretaris negara: Seya. Imam: Zadok dan Abyatar.

Sheva was the secretary. Zadok and Abiathar were the priests,

26 Imam di istana: Ira dari kota Yair.

and Ira the Jairite was David's priest.