2 Samuel 3
1 Pertempuran antara pendukung keluarga Saul dan pendukung Daud terus berlangsung. Daud semakin kuat, sedangkan lawannya semakin lemah.
There was a long war between those who wanted Saul’s son to be their king and those who wanted David to be their king. But more and more people began to want David to be the king, while the number of people who wanted Saul’s son to be the king continued to become smaller.
2 Putra-putra Daud yang dilahirkan di Hebron adalah yang berikut ini menurut urutan kelahirannya: Amnon. Ibunya ialah Ahinoam dari Yizreel.
David’s wives gave birth to six sons at Hebron. The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam, from Jezreel [city].
3 Kileab. Ibunya ialah Abigail, janda Nabal dari Karmel. Absalom. Ibunya ialah Maakha, putri Raja Talmai dari Gesur.
The next one was Kileab, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal, from Carmel [city]. The next one was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, the king of [the] Geshur [region].
4 Adonia. Ibunya ialah Hagit. Sefaca. Ibunya ialah Abital.
The next one was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith. The next one was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
5 Yitram. Ibunya ialah Egla. Keenam putra itu dilahirkan di Hebron.
The youngest one was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, [another one of] David’s wives. Those sons of David were all born in Hebron.
6 Sementara perang terus berlangsung antara pendukung Daud dan pendukung keluarga Saul, Abner berusaha supaya pengaruhnya makin besar di antara para pendukung Saul.
While those who wanted Saul’s son to rule over them and those who wanted David to rule over them continued to fight against each other, Abner was becoming more influential among those who wanted Saul’s son to be the king.
7 Pada suatu hari Isyboset, putra Saul, menuduh Abner meniduri seorang selir Saul yang bernama Rizpa anak Aya.
When Saul was alive, he had as one of his wives a slave woman named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. [But one day Abner had sexual relations with her]. So Ishbosheth said to Abner, “Why have you had sexual relations with [EUP] my father’s slave wife?”
8 Lalu Abner menjadi sangat marah dan ia berkata, "Apakah Tuanku menyangka aku ini mengkhianati Saul dan memihak kepada Yehuda? Sejak semula aku setia kepada Saul ayah Tuan, dan kepada sanak-saudaranya serta teman-temannya. Aku telah menolong Tuanku sehingga tidak bisa dikalahkan oleh Daud. Meskipun begitu Tuanku menghina aku hanya karena persoalan wanita!
Abner became very angry about what Ishbosheth said to him. He said to Ishbosheth, “(Do you think that I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah?/You are treating me as though I am a [worthless] dog [MET] from Judah.) [RHQ] From the beginning, I have been loyal to Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends. And I have prevented you from being defeated by David’s army. So now (why are you criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman?/you should not be criticizing me about [what I have done with] some woman.) [RHQ]
9 Lebih baik aku menolong Daud, apalagi TUHAN telah berjanji kepadanya akan mengambil kerajaan ini dari Saul dan dari keturunannya, lalu mengangkat Daud menjadi raja atas seluruh Israel dan Yehuda. Semoga Allah membunuhku, jika tidak kulaksanakan janji Allah kepada Daud itu!"
Yahweh solemnly promised that he would not allow Saul and his descendants to continue to rule. He promised that he would cause David to rule over all the tribes of Israel and Judah, from Dan [city] far in the north to Beersheba [city] far in the south. So I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I do not enable that to happen!”
11 Isyboset tidak dapat menjawab sepatah kata pun, karena ia takut kepada Abner.
Ishbosheth was very afraid of Abner, so he did not say anything in reply to Abner.
12 Lalu Abner mengirim utusan kepada Daud yang pada waktu itu ada di Hebron, dengan membawa pesan, "Siapa yang akan menguasai tanah ini? Buatlah perjanjian dengan aku, maka aku akan membantu Tuanku supaya seluruh bangsa Israel berpihak kepada Tuanku!"
Then Abner sent messengers to David [when he was at Hebron], to say to him, “[Either you or I] should be [RHQ] the ruler of this entire nation, [but not Isbosheth. However, ] if you make an agreement with me, I will help you by encouraging all the people of Israel to (be want you to be their king/start to support) you.”
13 Daud menjawab, "Baik! Sampaikanlah pesan ini kepada Abner: Aku mau membuat perjanjian dengan engkau, tetapi dengan satu syarat: Mikhal, putri Saul, harus kaubawa kepadaku apabila engkau datang menghadap aku."
David sent back this reply: “Good! I am willing to make an agreement with you. But before that happens, there is one thing that you must do. When you come to see me, you must bring my wife Michal, Saul’s daughter.”
14 Setelah itu Daud juga mengirim utusan kepada Isyboset, dengan membawa pesan, "Hendaknya Tuan kembalikan Mikhal, istriku, kepadaku. Dia telah kubeli dengan seratus kulit kulup orang Filistin."
Then David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, to say to him, “I [had to kill] 100 men from Philistia [and cut off] their foreskins to give to Saul to pay for Michal [to be my wife]. So now give her back to me!”
15 Lalu Isyboset menyuruh utusannya mengambil Mikhal dari suaminya, yaitu Paltiel anak Lais.
So Ishbosheth sent some men to take Michal from her husband Palti. But [when they took her, ] her husband followed them all the way to Bahurim [town], crying as he went.
16 Tetapi Paltiel terus mengikuti Mikhal sambil menangis. Ketika mereka sampai di kota Bahurim, Abner berkata kepadanya, "Sudahlah, pulang sajalah!" Lalu pulanglah Paltiel.
Then Abner [turned and] said to him, “Go back [home]!”, so he did.
17 Sementara itu Abner berunding dengan para pemuka Israel dan berkata, "Sudah lama kamu menghendaki Daud menjadi rajamu.
Abner went to the Israeli leaders and talked with them. He said, “For a long time you have wanted David to be your king.
18 Nah, inilah kesempatan bagimu. Ingatlah, TUHAN sudah berjanji kepada Daud, bahwa Ia akan memakai Daud untuk menyelamatkan umat-Nya Israel dari orang Filistin dan dari semua musuhnya yang lain."
So now you have an opportunity to do that. Keep in mind that Yahweh promised this: ‘With the help of David, who serves me [well], I will rescue my people from the people of Philistia, and from the power [MTY] of all their other enemies’.”
19 Abner juga berunding dengan orang-orang Benyamin, dan kemudian juga pergi ke Hebron untuk memberitahukan kepada Daud apa yang telah disetujui oleh orang Benyamin dan orang Israel itu.
Abner also spoke to the people of the tribe of Benjamin. Then he went to Hebron, to tell David what all the people of Israel and the people of the tribe of Benjamin had agreed to do.
20 Ketika Abner bersama dengan dua puluh orang anak buahnya menghadap Daud di Hebron, Daud mengadakan pesta untuk mereka.
When Abner came with 20 of his soldiers to see David at Hebron, David made a feast for all of them.
21 Sesudah itu Abner minta diri dan berkata, "Izinkanlah aku pergi untuk menggerakkan seluruh Israel supaya bergabung dengan Tuanku. Mereka akan menerima Tuanku sebagai raja, dan dengan demikian Tuanku akan memerintah seluruh negeri, sesuai dengan kehendak Tuanku." Kemudian Abner diizinkan pergi oleh Daud serta dijamin keselamatannya.
Afterwards, Abner said to David, “Sir/Your majesty, I will now go and encourage all the people of Israel to accept you to be their king, as you have desired.” Then Abner left, peacefully.
22 Sesudah Abner pergi, Yoab bersama anak buah Daud yang lain kembali dari penyerbuan dan membawa pulang banyak barang rampasan.
Soon after that, Joab and some of David’s other soldiers returned [to Hebron] after raiding [one of their enemies’ villages], bringing with them a lot of things that they had captured. But Abner was not there at Hebron, because David had sent him safely home.
23 Kepada Yoab diberitahukan bahwa Abner telah datang menghadap Raja Daud dan sudah diizinkan pergi serta dijamin keselamatannya.
When Joab and the soldiers who were with him arrived, someone told him that Abner had come there and talked with the king, and that the king allowed to go home safely.
24 Lalu menghadaplah Yoab kepada raja dan berkata, "Bagaimana tindakan Baginda itu? Abner telah datang menghadap Baginda. Mengapa Baginda izinkan dia pergi begitu saja?
So Joab went to the king and said, “Why have you done that? Listen to me! Abner [is your enemy, but] when he came to you, you allowed him [RHQ] to leave!
25 Pastilah Baginda tahu bahwa kedatangan Abner itu hanya untuk menipu Baginda, dan untuk mengetahui keadaan serta segala rencana Baginda."
Do you not know that he came to you to deceive you and to find out everything that you are doing, and all the places that you go to?”
26 Sesudah meninggalkan Daud, Yoab mengirim utusan-utusan untuk memanggil Abner. Mereka menyusul Abner sampai dekat sumur Sira, lalu mereka bawa kembali. Semua itu terjadi tanpa diketahui oleh Daud.
After Joab left David, he sent some messengers to get Abner. They found him at Sirah Well, and brought him back to Hebron, but David did not know that they had done that.
27 Segera setelah Abner sampai di Hebron, ia diajak oleh Yoab ke samping, ke dekat pintu gerbang, seolah-olah hendak membicarakan suatu rahasia. Tiba-tiba Yoab menikam perut Abner sampai tewas. Demikianlah Abner mati dibunuh oleh Yoab untuk membalas dendam atas pembunuhan terhadap Asael adiknya.
So when Abner returned to Hebron, Joab met him at the city gate, and took him aside as though he wanted to speak with him privately. Then he stabbed Abner in the stomach [with his knife/sword]. In that way he murdered Abner because Abner had killed [MTY] Joab’s brother Asahel.
28 Ketika Daud mendengar hal itu, ia berkata, "TUHAN tahu bahwa aku dan rakyatku sama sekali tidak bersalah dalam hal pembunuhan terhadap Abner itu.
Later, after David heard what had happened, he said, “Yahweh knows that I and the people of my kingdom are not at all (responsible for/guilty of) murdering [MTY] Abner.
29 Biarlah Yoab dan seluruh keluarganya dihukum karena perbuatannya itu. Semoga dalam keluarga Yoab turun-temurun selalu ada orang yang menderita penyakit kulit yang mengerikan, atau laki-laki yang tak bertenaga, atau yang tewas dalam pertempuran atau yang kekurangan makanan!"
I hope/desire that Joab and all his family will be punished [MTY] for doing that! I hope/desire that there will always be someone in his family who has sores, or someone who is a leper, or some man who is forced to do women’s work, or someone who is killed in a battle, or someone who does not have enough food to eat!”
30 Demikianlah Yoab dan Abisai adiknya, membalas dendam kepada Abner karena Abner telah membunuh Asael adik mereka dalam pertempuran di Gibeon.
That is how Joab and his brother Abishai murdered Abner, because he had killed their brother Asahel in the battle at Gibeon.
31 Kemudian Daud memerintahkan kepada Yoab dan anak buahnya supaya menyobek pakaian mereka, dan memakai kain kabung serta meratapi Abner. Dan waktu mengantar jenazah, Raja Daud sendiri berjalan di belakang peti jenazah.
Then David said to Joab and to all Joab’s soldiers, “Tear your clothes and put on coarse cloth [to show that you are sad], and mourn for Abner!” And [at the funeral], King David walked behind [the men who were carrying] the coffin.
32 Abner dikubur di Hebron, dan raja serta seluruh rakyat menangis dengan nyaring di depan kuburan itu.
They buried Abner’s body at Hebron. And at the grave, the king cried loudly, and all the other people also cried.
33 Setelah itu Daud meratap untuk Abner, katanya, "Haruskah Abner mati sebagai orang dungu?
David sang this sad song to lament for Abner: “It is not right that [RHQ] Abner died like outlaws die!
34 Tangannya tak terikat, dan kakinya tak terbelenggu. Ia mati tertikam oleh orang yang jahat dan kejam." Lalu seluruh rakyat menangisi Abner lebih keras lagi.
No one tied his hands or put chains on his feet, [like they do to criminals]. No, he was murdered by wicked men!”
35 Sepanjang hari orang-orang berusaha membujuk Daud supaya makan sedikit, tetapi ia bersumpah, "Kiranya Allah membunuh aku, jika aku makan sebelum matahari terbenam!"
Then many [HYP] people came to David to tell him to eat some food before sunset, but David refused. He said, “I hope/desire that God will punish me severely [HYP] if I eat any food before the sun goes down!”
36 Mendengar hal itu rakyat merasa senang. Memang, apa saja yang dilakukan Raja Daud, membuat hati mereka senang.
All the people saw what David did, and they were pleased. Truly, everything that the king did pleased the people.
37 Pada hari itu seluruh rakyat Daud dan seluruh bangsa Israel mengerti, bahwa raja tidak menghendaki pembunuhan terhadap Abner itu.
So all the people realized that the king had not wanted Abner to be killed.
38 Kata raja kepada para pengiringnya, "Tidak tahukah kamu bahwa pada hari ini seorang pemimpin besar di Israel telah gugur?
The king said to his officials, “(Do you not realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel?/You should realize that a leader and a great man has died today in Israel.) [RHQ]
39 Meskipun aku ini raja yang dipilih oleh Allah, tetapi sekarang aku merasa lemah. Anak-anak Zeruya itu terlalu kejam. Aku tak sanggup menguasai mereka. Semoga TUHAN menghukum penjahat-penjahat itu, setimpal dengan perbuatan mereka!"
Even though Yahweh appointed me to be the king, today I feel weak. These two sons of Zeruiah, [Joab and Abishai], are very violent; I cannot control them. So I hope/desire that Yahweh will punish them severely in return for this wicked thing that they have done!”
